Ghanaian striker Patrick Twumasi scored a fabulous finish to aid Kazakhstan champions FC Astana to secure passage to the next stage of the Europa League.
The 22-year-old former Sogakope Red Bull Academy graduate scored on the 76th minute mark to ensure the Kazakhstan Premier League title-holders nicked a draw in Belarus.
Astana have progressed on a 4-2 aggregate win after managing a 2-0 lead from the first leg tie in Kazakhstan.
Bate, the hosts, were seeking to recover from a 2-0 first-leg defeat suffered last week but they were reduced to ten men while Astana took advantage to strangle them.
Twumasi scored to put Astana 2-1 ahead before the home side snatched a late equalizer but it proved too late to stage a comeback.
The Ghanaian striker has now scored twice in his last two games for Astana after scoring in a league game during the weekend.
He was handed his debut Ghana call-up In June but he failed to make an appearance in Avram Grant's Black Stars side.
By El Akyereko
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