Braga took an away goal advantage over ten-man Dynamo Kiev after the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final in Ukraine.
Portuguese score precious away goal in draw in Kiev
Braga took an away goal advantage over ten-man Dynamo Kiev following the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final in Ukraine.
Andriy Yarmolenko gave the hosts a dream start when notching the opener after only six minutes.
But Ognjen Vukojevic put the ball into his own goal on 14 minutes to gift Braga a precious away goal.
And Dynamo's night then got even worse when veteran striker Andriy Shevchenko climbed off the bench at half time only to depart the field 16 minutes later following two bookings.
Ahead of kick-off Dynamo coach Yuri Semin claimed his side were the favourites not just for this match but also to reach the final, and his players appeared to have taken his words to heart as they made a bright start.
They went ahead with the first clear-cut opportunity of the night as Oleg Gusev's deep cross was met by the head of Yarmolenko, who buried the ball from 12 yards to give the hosts an early advantage.
Pegged back
But, despite continuing to dominate proceedings, their lead did not last long and they were pegged back on 14 minutes.
On a rare foray forward by Braga, a cross from the left flank ricocheted onto Vukojevic, whose touch sent the ball past goalkeeper Olexandr Shovkovskiy and into the net.
Yarmolenko then had a fantastic chance to put Dynamo back in front but he blazed over from six yards when it would have been easier to hit the target.
Gusev then had a couple of half-chances before the interval but neither really threatened Artur in the Braga goal.
Shevchenko was introduced by Semin at the interval but the Dynamo legend did not have a positive impact on the tie.
The 34-year-old was booked after 53 minutes for a foul on Miguel Garcia before receiving his second yellow eight minutes later when he rounded Artur and put the ball in the net, despite the assistant referee's flag having been up for some time.
Referee Bjorn Kuipers was quick to dismiss the striker despite the veteran's protestations that he did not hear the whistle.
The dismissal appeared to take the sting out of the game with neither side creating much in the way of an attacking threat in what time remained, but it will be the visitors who are much the happier with the result after a tight contest.
