Ghanaian striker, Abdul-Aziz Yakubu grabbed his team’s winner against UD Vilafranquense in the Portuguese Secunda Liga on Sunday afternoon.
The former Estoril Praia SAD hitman registered his name on the score sheet for the first time in the 2021 Portuguese Secunda Liga since he joined the recently demoted side.
Mouhamed Belkheir scored on the 37th minute mark to give the away team the lead before the end of the first period of the end-to-end match.
Just before the hour mark, Hugo’s Gomes scored with a beautiful strike to restore parity for the home team to set up a grand style finish to the game.
Seven minutes from full time, Yakubu popped up with the winning goal on the 83rd minute to secure a vital home win for the hosts who moves second o no The league table with 17 points from eight matches.
The 22-year-old Ghanaian forward joined the frey as a substitute and his goal sent to home team to the automatic promotion spot.
He has two goals in six matches in all competitions to his credit.
