Efe Ambrose on target as Hibernian come from two goals down to win Europa League match

FORMER Super Eagles defended Efe Ambrose scored his second goal in the Europa League last night as his Scottish club Hibernian battled from two goals down to beat Asteras Tripolis of Greece 3-2 in the qualifying rounds.

A member of the Eagles team that won the 2013 African Cup of Nations, Ambrose, 29, has since moved from Celtic to Hibernian, where he is the mainstay of their defence. Yesterday, Giorgos Kiriskopoulous scored in the 12th and 35th minute to give the Greek side a two nil lead going into the half time break but four minutes after the hour mark, Ambrose started the comeback with the first goal for Hibernian.

David Gray levelled matters for the Scottish side in the 76th minute and he almost snatched a dramatic win for the home side but the Greek goalkeeper denied him with a fantastic stop. Two minutes into added time, Florian Kamberi netted the winner for Hibernian to complete an amazing turn around for the modest Scottish team ahead of the return leg tie next week.

Yesterday's goal was the second one Ambrose has scored in the Europa League qualifiers this season as he was also on target in their last game against NSI in the previous round. Ambrose is still hopeful of forcing his way into the international set-up as he has not been considered for selection since coach Gernot Rohr took over managing the Super Eagles two years ago.