
Omer Damari spoiled A. Académica de Coimbra's dream of a first European win in nearly 43 years as his 92nd-minute header earned Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC a share of the spoils.
Salim Cissé's sensational effort two minutes into the second period looked like being enough for the home side, but amid mounting late pressure they eventually cracked. Gil Vermouth's sumptuous cross finally unlocked their defence and it was emphatically met at the far post by Damari to earn Yossi Abukasis a 1-1 draw in his first match at the Hapoel helm.
Académica | H. Tel-Aviv | ||
| 12 | Ricardo (GK) | 30 | Apoula (GK) |
| 2 | Dias | 10 | Badier (C) |
| 4 | Ferreira (C) | 11 | Cohen |
| 7 | Marinho | 12 | Ben Haim II |
| 14 | Bruno China | 14 | Vermouth |
| 20 | Cleyton | 17 | Haimovich |
| 28 | Wilson Eduardo | 19 | Djemba-Djemba |
| 30 | Ogu | 20 | Antebi |
| 35 | Reiner Ferreira | 21 | Gordana |
| 55 | Hélder Cabral | 44 | Pantsil |
| 92 | Cissé | 99 | Tamuz |
Substitutes | |||
| 1 | Peiser (GK) | 1 | Kleyman (GK) |
| 6 | Keita | 4 | Shushan |
| 8 | Makelele | 5 | Maman |
| 9 | N'gal | 7 | Danin |
| 22 | Rodrigo Galo | 15 | Toama |
| 36 | Edinho | 16 | Damari |
| 77 | Afonso | 32 | Bruno Coutinho |
Coaches | |||
| Pedro Emanuel (POR) | Josef Abuksis (ISR) | ||
Referee | |||
| Stephan Studer (SUI) | |||
| P | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 |
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