anderlecht's acheampong floors olympiacos published: thursday 25 february 2016, 23.49cet olympiacos 1-2 anderlecht (aet, agg: 3-1) ghanaian winger frank acheampong struck twice in extra time as the belgian side's nerve held on a tense night in piraeus.
kostas fortounis's coolly taken penalty gives olympiacos momentum alan pulido goes close for olympiacos and anderlecht hit post in second half frank acheampong on target twice as belgian side win match in extra time apply for tickets for uefa europa league final at basel's st. jakob-park round of 16 draw takes place on friday, streamed live from 13.00cet
ghanaian forward frank acheampong was the hero of the hour for anderlecht, scoring twice in extra time to block olympiacos's path to the uefa europa league round of 16.
trailing 1-0 from the opening instalment in brussels, the greek champions were back on terms by half-time. first-leg scorer serigne mbodji was penalised for handling in the box, and kostas fortounis sent silvio proto the wrong way from the resulting penalty. the home crowd roared olympiacos on, but the game lost its shape a little.
with both proto and opposite number roberto kept busy throughout, alan pulido was guilty of missing a fine chance for olympiacos as the hour-mark approached. andy najar struck the post for anderlecht after a surge forward not long afterwards, and the belgian team may have sensed that the tide was turning in their direction as time went on.
none the less, it took extra time for them to win the tie. olympiacos looked momentarily refreshed, but acheampong's fine finish from a tight angle dealt them a fierce blow at the end of the first additional period. najar then sent the 22-year-old racing through to score his second of the night, acheampong's composure – and olympiacos's tired legs – combining to put besnik hasi's men into friday's draw.
