It was a man-of-the-match display for Ghanaian striker Abdul-Aziz Yakubu as he scored a brace and helped his Portuguese side Rio Ave beat FC Porto 3-1 on Sunday evening in the Portuguese League.

The win is Rio Ave’s first in the 2022-2023 Season that moved the club up the 18-team league standings to 14th with four points accumulated from four games.

The 23-year-old striker scored his first of the two goals in the 22nd minute as he added a finish to a cross by Ronaldo to send the stadium into raptures.

He then turned provider as his cross from the right side was headed home by Pedro Amaral in the 33rd minute for the second goal.

Amaral then returned the favour as he provided the assist for Abdul-Aziz Yakubu to score his brace in the 43rd minute.

Yakubu has spent the bulk of his professional career in Portugal featuring for the likes of Estoril Praia and Vitoria Guimaraes.

Losing to Rio Ave was the first loss for Porto four games into the 2022-2023 Season; Porto ranks third in the standings.

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