Former Ghana youth star, Najeeb Yakubu provided an assist as Ukrainian outfit, Vorskla Polta made a bold step towards the Europa Conference League qualification against KuPS on Thursday.
The Ukrainian side went down against KuPS in the first leg in the 6th minute when Nigeria through, Aniekpeno Udoh.
Vorskla Polta, however, grabbed the equalizer in the 29th-minute mark through Malian forward, Ibrahim Kane at the Savon Sanomat Areena.
Yakubu who played so well in the game, provided an assist to Kane who wasted no time in slotting the ball at the back of the net.
Vorskla who are bent on qualifying for the EUROPA Conference League took the game to KuPS which led to their second goal, scored by Olivier Thill from the penalty spot in the 56th minute.
Vorskla managed to hold on to the lead for the most period of the second half before giving away the lead to draw 2-2.
KuPS central defender, Diogo Tomas rose to the occasion to pull level in added time to put the game 2-2 at full time.
Vorskla have a slight advantage after the 2-2 away draw going into the second leg at home on July 29, with Najeeb Yakubu expected to repeat the high-quality performance exhibited in the first leg in Finland.
