Dutch-born Ghanaian defender Tyrese Asante was on the scoresheet to help his Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv to seal passage to the Europa League group phase.
Maccabi reached the Europa League and will enter the inaugural League phase draw in Monaco tomorrow following a 8-1 aggregate victory over TSC in the Playoff.
A Henry Addo brace in the space of four minutes (2 and 6) followed by goals from Tyrese Asante (12), Dor Turgeman (56) and Ido Shahar (89) saw Maccabi record a 5-1 win away to Backa Topola.
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Asante, 22, who joined Maccabi Tel Aviv, in July this year, has become an integral member of the club and looks set to make a breakthrough move in Europe and time soon.
