Ghanaian midfielder Daniel Afriyie capped a dramatic night with a stoppagetime goal as Aarau beat FC RapperswilJona 53 in a wild Challenge League encounter at Stadion Brgglifeld.Introduced late on, Afriyie made his mark in the 90+1st minute, finishing coolly to kill off any hopes of a visiting comeback and underline his growing importance to the side.Aarau had started poorly, falling 20 behind inside 12 minutes through strikes from Florian Kamberi and Rijad Saliji. Shkelqim Vladi dragged the hosts back into the game with goals on 32 and 54 minutes, either side of half-time, before Valon Fazlius penalty on 56 minutes and a second on 71 put Aarau 42 up.Filipe Ferreiras 78thminute effort set up a tense finale at 43, only for Afriyie to settle it with Aaraus fifth in added time.Afriyies latest strike takes his 2025/26 Swiss Challenge League record to 8 goals and 5 assists in 23 appearances, underlining his status as one of Aaraus key attacking threats.Aarau now turn their focus to a tough away trip against Etoile Carouge on Friday 6 March as they push on in their promotion bid.
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