This is the question of many. Who are the best foreign football players to play in Nepal? The answer is not easy. More than impossible. One answer to that question might be this, Levnani Ahmad Hijazi. With the help of his hat-trick, Dhangadhi FC won the Nepal Super League (NSL) on Friday.

Kathmandu Razors remained the top team before Hijaji's magical performance. This game itself was one of the best in the history of the tournament. 

What to talk about in the first half, the game was the same starting 45 minutes. Hijaji became the third player in NSL history to score three goals. He became the hat-trick scorer after Kathmandu's Mesuke Olemou and Birganj United's William Opuke. Hijaji has also become the highest goalscorer in the third season of the tournament. He has scored 9 goals in two seasons. For this he has played 14 games. 

Dhangadi's Spanish coach Hua Manuel Martinez was naturally overjoyed after the comeback win from a goal down. He said, Hijaji is the biggest star of NSL. Hijazi is among the top three players I have coached in my life. He plays his role very sweetly. Hijaji is no less. He also praised the same Martinez and said, "He is the best among the coaches who played for me." 

Dhangadhi on top

With this win, Dhangadhi has climbed to the top with 8 points from 4 games. Defending champion Lalitpur City also has 8 points from 4 matches. Dhangadhi is ahead by goal difference. Along with Lalitpur, Dhangadhi has almost reached the playoffs. On the contrary, the situation in Kathmandu has become extremely critical. Kathmandu has only 6 points from 5 games. This is the team's second loss. 

Kathmandu will face Chitwan FC in their last match. 

Even if they win this game, Kathmandu will have at most 8 points. Therefore, winning this match will not reach Kathmandu. The results of other games should be adjusted accordingly. "If we don't deserve the playoffs, we won't get there," Kathmandu's coach Patrick de Wied admitted sincerely, "Our efforts will continue until the end." My congratulations to Dhangadhi. Dhangadhi is a strong team, Hijaji's performance was decisive.'

Belgian pro-licensed coach also analyzed the game correctly and accurately. He said, "If we had scored the second goal when we were ahead by one goal, the victory would have been ours. However, we could not do that and the game turned in Dhangadhi's favour. The team conceded three goals in the first half and the game was completely out of our control. Kathmandu took the lead in the 22nd minute. For this, Amadou Diop made a powerful shot from the penalty box. 

In the 32nd minute of the game, Dhangadhi goalkeeper Walid Birou made an excellent save on Vincento Cozello's shot. This has to be the best defense of the goalkeeper this season. Had the goal been scored in this situation, Dhangadhi would not have been able to make a comeback. Hijaji scored in the 35th, 41st and second minute of injury time in the first half. He completed it within 12 minutes for his hat-trick. In his second goal, Kritisharat Chunju made an excellent performance. 

Both teams in 10 players 

The performance of both teams was not decisive in the second half. In other words, the entire story of the game was written in the first half. The biggest feature of the second half was that both teams were down to 10 men. Referee Prajwal Chhetri sent Dhangadhi's Randeep Poudel off the field with a double yellow card and Kathmandu's Kojello was shown a straight red card. There was a tense situation between the two. The time was 86th minute. It may prove to be more expensive for Kathmandu.