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Zambia U-20 striker, Patson Daka revived Red Bull Salzburg to beat Benfica 2-1, to the 2016-17 UEFA Youth league title at Colovray Stadium.

Patson Daka inspired the 2015–16 U18 Jugendliga Champions–after coming inn as a second half substitute to score a leveller in the 72nd minute, before Schmidt netted the winner just four minutes later.

The 2017 U-20 AFCON winning striker with Zambia, recorded his second goal in the tourney after netting his debut in the semifinals against Barcelona.

Benfica took the lead at the half-hour mark after José Gomes headed inn a João Filipe’s free-kick into the bottomright-hand corner of Bartłomiej Żynel’s post.

In the second half, Daka Patson rose higher in the box to head in Hannes Wolf’s left-wing and restored parity for Salzburg; before Alexander Schmidt scored the winner 4 minutes later.

African football writer, covering the game across the continent. Covered the U-20 Africa Cup of the Nations, in Zambia.

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