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Super Eagles midfielder, Raphael Onyedika was shown a red card as Club Brugge lost 3-2 to Fiorentina in the first leg semi-final of the Europa Conference League on Thursday.
The Nigerian international, who was making his 11th appearance for Club Brugge in the competition, has netted one goal.
He was shown a red card after receiving two yellow cards in the 58th minute and 61st minute respectively.
The host made a fast start to the game, taking the lead after just five minutes thanks to a sensational curling Sottil strike. However, they were quickly pegged back as just over 10 minutes later captain Cristiano Biraghi was penalised for handball in the box which, after a lengthy VAR check, was deemed enough to be a penalty. Opposing captain Hans Vanaken cooly dispatched from the spot to bring the Belgians level.
Fiorentina’s spirits were lifted late on as Belotti provided an instinctive turn and finish to restore the lead and end his 15-game goalless streak.
However, agony soon became ecstasy for Club Brugge who were level just minutes later as Igor Thiago latched onto a long hopeful ball before applying a deft finish to score his 29th goal of the campaign.
Fiorentina threw everything at Club Brugge for the remainder of the game and their persistence was eventually rewarded as substitute Nzola reacted quickest after hitting the post to tap the ball into an empty net in stoppage time.
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