In the last game of the 18th round of matches in the Spanish championship, Nigeria international Ikechukwu Uche bagged a hat - trick in Villarreal&rsquo;s 5 - 2 defeat of Rayo Vallecano.<br /><br />The encounter at the Estadio del Rayo Vallecano witnessed a lot of goals. Within 12 minutes, the Yellow Submarines raced into a two - goal lead.<br /><br />Ikechukwu Uche opened the scoring in the 10th minute while Jeremy Perbet added a second two minutes later.<br /><br />Frenchman Jeremy Perbet scored again before the break to take the scoreline to 3 - 0.<br /><br />In the second half, Uche took advantage of the weak Vallecano defense to score two more goals and complete his first La Liga hat trick.<br /><br />Nery Castillo got a double for the hosts, netting first in the 66th minute, then in injury time.<br /><br />Photo Credit: <cite>villarrealcf.es</cite><br /><br />