Richmond Boakye strikes late to earn draw for Jiangsu Suning in China

Ghana striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom rescued Jiangsu Suning from defeat by scoring a late equalizer in the 1-1 draw at Tianjin Quanjian in the Chinese Super League on Friday.

Boakye, who played the entire duration of the match, found the back of the net in the 84th minute.

It was his second league goal in three appearances.

Tianjin Quanjian took an early lead in the fifth minute through Yongpo Wang.

The 25-year-old had been in top-scoring format Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade before joining the Chinese side.

Richmond Boakye-Yiadom made the headlines in China after finding the back of the net on his debut for Jiangsu Suning in his side’s 2-1 win over Tianjin Teda in the Chinese Super League.

He joined the Chinese side in February 2018.