Ghanaian midfielder, Elisha Owusu was in full flight for KAA Gent as they beat Rapid Wien in the third qualifying stage of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
The box-to-box midfield anchor played full throttle for his team at home in their impressive 2-1 win over the Austrian Bundesliga side.
The host drew first blood through Niklas Dorsch’s inch perfect header following a pinpoint cross on the right side of attack by Sven Kums on the 36th.
Roman Yaremchuk converted a 59th minutes spot kick to make it 2-0 after the break when Georgi Chakvetadze was brought down inside the box.
At the depth of the match with just a minute left to play, the visitors scored a consolation goal through a nice finish from Yusuf Demir.
The 22-year-old has played a pivotal role for the Blue and Whites since his debut for the club in 2019 since he joined from French side Olympic Lyon.
Gent will come up against Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv at home on September 22 and travel to Ukraine for the return leg on September 29 to fight for a possible spot in the 2020-21 champions league group stage.