FC Bayern striker Assomo scores back-to-back hat-tricks for Germany U17
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FC Bayern II striker Bastian Assomo scored his second hat-trick for Germany U17 in the space of three days. The 16-year-old netted his four goals in the 7-0 win over Azerbaijan as a half-time substitute, and he did it all in first-half against Lithuania on Saturday morning.
The striker who played with Bayern's first team in pre-season opened the scoring from Vincent Clair's delivery in the left flank. He scored his second in the 12th minute with excellent play inside the box. Just before half-time, he completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot after a foul on Union Berlin's prospect Linus Güther.
The Berlin-born striker scored seven goals in his first 90 minutes of action at the U17 level. The former Hertha BSC youth player also had six goals in five combined appearances for Germany U15 and U16 national teams. In addition to Germany, Assomo can also represent Cameroon in international football.
The Regionalliga Bayern striker turned provider ten minutes before the end of regular time as Milo Barde also scored in back-to-back games. Germany will conclude the group stage of the first qualification round for the European championship with a game against Northern Ireland at DFB-Campus in Frankfurt am Main.
