Helio Varela
24-Year-Old
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Scores equalizer off bench
Varela scored one goal to go with one shot (one on goal) in Sunday's 2-2 draw against Uruguay.
ANALYSIS
Varela made an instant impact off the bench by finding the equalizer in the 61st minute, needing just two minutes and 16 seconds to get Cape Verde back on level terms for the fastest goal scored by an African substitute at a World Cup since Roger Milla in 1994. He nearly completed the comeback with a second strike late on but was denied by a goal-saving challenge from Rodrigo Bentancur in the closing stages. Even so, his spark off the bench secured a 2-2 draw that keeps Cape Verde's dream debut campaign alive, and he has now delivered another game-changing moment in a tournament already defined by the nation's giant-killing run.
Varela made an instant impact off the bench by finding the equalizer in the 61st minute, needing just two minutes and 16 seconds to get Cape Verde back on level terms for the fastest goal scored by an African substitute at a World Cup since Roger Milla in 1994. He nearly completed the comeback with a second strike late on but was denied by a goal-saving challenge from Rodrigo Bentancur in the closing stages. Even so, his spark off the bench secured a 2-2 draw that keeps Cape Verde's dream debut campaign alive, and he has now delivered another game-changing moment in a tournament already defined by the nation's giant-killing run.
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