Zac Sapsford is quickly endearing himself to Dundee United fans after the A-Leagues graduate’s exploits on the European stage.
Sapsford scored a goal and set up another as Dundee United earned a 2-2 draw with Rapid Vienna in the first leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League third-round qualifier on Friday (AEST).
The 22-year-old former Western Sydney Wanderers star, who swapped the Isuzu UTE A-League for the Scottish Premiership this off-season, was at the heart of his new team’s memorable comeback in Austria.
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Sapsford teed up Max Watters before equalising 15 minutes from the end as Dundee United head back to Tannadice Park for the second leg. The Courier in Scotland labelled Sapsford performance as “virtuoso” post-match.
He now has two goals and two assists in three qualifying matches for the Scottish club.
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“I’m really pleased with the whole team today,” Sapsford told BBC Scotland. “We all put a shift in and keep the tie alive going back to Dundee.
“Every game is tough, I like to work hard. No matter what I do, I like to come off the pitch with everything left on the field.
“We’ll see next Thursday [how significant the goal is].
“They’re really good on the ball but I think we did a fantastic job tonight to keep them to two goals.
“We all work so hard we were able to score really good goals against them and I think the whole team is buzzing.”
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