Super-sub Acheampong seals victory for Anderlecht
A dominant Anderlecht performance was rewarded with Frank Acheampong's second-half goal as it saw off APOEL in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16.
Substitute Frank Acheampong scored with his first touch to seal a 1-0 second-leg win for Anderlecht as APOEL was beaten 2-0 on aggregate in the UEFA Europa League's Round of 16.
Nicolae Stanciu's away goal had secured victory in a tight first leg, but Anderlecht was more convincing in asserting its dominance back in Brussels, although it was made to wait for the breakthrough.
Early openings came and went for Lukasz Teodorczyk and APOEL was fortunate to head into the interval still level as goalkeeper Boy Waterman was worked time and time again.
The visitors' improvement in the second half was minimal, though, and Acheampong was introduced from the bench after 64 minutes as Anderlecht sought to finally kill off the tie.
The Ghana international's impact was immediate as he pounced on a loose ball in the box just seconds later to convert and deservedly send Rene Weiler's side through.
