Substitute Igor De Camargo struck twice in the last 11 minutes as VfL Borussia Monchengladbach booked their place in the UEFA Europa League knockout stages by defeating AEL Limassol FC 2-0.
When De Camargo trotted on with 16 minutes remaining a scrappy Group C encounter hung in the balance but that soon changed. First AEL Limassol FC were reduced to 10 men when Luciano Bebe, guilty of a glaring early miss, brought down Patrick Herrmann and received his marching orders. Juan Arango clipped the upright from the resulting free-kick before De Camargo took centre stage, latching onto Havard Nordtveit’s through ball and firing low inside the far post. His added-time header made sure.
AEL had begun the game knowing only a win would do and they nearly enjoyed a dream start.