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VIDEO: Usain Bolt scores brace on first start in professional football

BY Mansur Ibrahim

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Usain Bolt, former Jamaican sprinter, hit the net twice in his maiden game for a professional football team.

The Olympic champion scored the third and fourth goals as Central Coast Mariners defeated Macarthur South West 4-0.

Speaking after the game, Bolt said: “My first start and scoring two goals, it’s a good feeling.”

“I’m happy I could come here and show the world I’m improving. I’m keen to be a Mariner, to play my best and get into the team.”

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He was substituted after playing for 75 minutes.

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