Tashreeq Matthews Hits Jude Bellingham’s Celebration After Scoring In IK Sirius’ 7 Goal Win, Video

Tashreeq Matthews Hits Jude Bellingham’s Celebration After Scoring In IK Sirius’ 7 Goal Win, Video

Byron Pillay
updated at September 17, 2023 at 1:59 PM
  • Tashreeq Matthews is in fine goalscoring form for IK Sirius in the top tier of Swedish football
  • South Africa's Matthews scored one goal and assisted two, as IK Sirius beat his former side 7-0
  • The winger broke out Jude Bellingham's iconic celebration after scoring against Varbergs BoIS

Tashreeq Matthews is performing on another level in Sweden at the moment.

The South African winger has been in incredible form for his new side, IK Sirius, and is turning heads with his performances.

Tashreeq Matthews celebrating for IK Sirius.
Tashreeq Matthews scored one goal and assisted two others as IK Sirius won 7-0. Image: @iDiskiTimes.
Source: Twitter

Matthews got himself on the scoresheet again during IK Sirius’ last game, as they thumped Varberg BoIS 7-0. Matthews previously played for Varbergs BoIS before moving to IK Sirius.

The youngster scored one goal in the seven-goal rout and also notched up two assists. Matthews also hit Jude Bellingham’s now iconic celebration after netting in the eighth minute of the game.

He has now taken his tally to eight goals and six assists in the league this season.

Bellingham’s impressive season for Madrid

Like Matthews, Bellingham has also enjoyed an impressive season for Real Madrid.

As noted by Transfermarkt, the English youngster has scored five goals and notched up one assist in four games this season.

The former Borussia Dortmund captain is proving to be one of the best buys of the recent transfer window, as he has revitalised Madrid’s attack.

Los Blancos have won four games out of four this season and trail Barcelona by one point at the top of the table. Barcelona have played a game more.

Carlos Alcaraz copies Bellingham’s celebration

Multiple Grand Slam winner and Real Madrid fan Carlos Alcaraz could not hide his admiration for Jude Bellingham after he pulled off his celebration at the US Open quarter-final against Alexander Zverev.

Alcaraz, who is the reigning US Open champion, copied Bellingham's celebration after defeating Zverev to reach the semi-finals.

The Wimbledon champion comfortably edged the German 6-3, 6-2, 6-4, and broke out the now iconic celebration that the English youngster uses after scoring a goal, Sports Brief reported.

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Byron Pillay
Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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