Good evening and welcome to LIVE coverage of tonight’s Champions League Group H match between CFR Cluj and Braga at the Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu.

Braga are already chasing shadows in these opening few minutes of this second half. They’re going to have to do a lot of work with ten men.

Braga had 63% of possession in that opening half but really didn't test the Cluj keeper enough. The hosts looked like scoring every time they went forward, though, and were as efficient as usual when doing so.

Alan jinks his way past Rada down the right and plays the ball back into the path of Amorim who sends the ball into the penalty area. It’s not a great cross and is claimed by Felgueiras.

Cadu looks to venture forward but is soon facing his goal under pressure as he fails to find a pass. The ball goes back to the goalkeeper and is cleared to safety.

Hat-trick hero Rui Pedro is penalised for a foul on Coelho deep into the Braga half. Needless, that.

Braga must effectively score three goals in this second half to stand any chance of progressing into the knockout stage.

The second half is under way.

The referee brings a frantic first half to an end. Braga have it all to do in the second period.

That was the last thing Braga needed. The know if they lose this game then they are out and Douglao shows real indiscipline to put his team down to 10-men.

RED CARD!! DOUGLAO IS SENT OFF!! The centre half, who has had a shocker so far, is sent off for elbowing Rada after the ball had been headed wide for a goal kick. The players came together and the Braga defender simply sent his elbow straight into the face of his opposition. Ridiculous.

Ruben Micael's corner is met by Alan but the contact is poor and flies wide.

Looking at replays of that header, there really was some quite shocking defending which allowed for Custodio to get a free header on goal. That's been a feature of this game so far...

Custodio meets Viana's corner and sends a powerful header on goal. Felgueiras is beaten but the ball is cleared off the line by Pinto.

Cluj are under a sustained bit of pressure at the moment. Braga are pushing forward in numbers as they search for a vital goal before the whistle. They are awarded a corner.

STAT: That was the first hat-trick in the Champions League scored by a Romanian team's player.

Rui Pedro spots the run of Sougou and sends his team mate through on goal with a delightful lofted ball. He’s chased all the way by Douglao and is forced wide. Sougou has no support so opts to go for goal and is off balance when doing so. The ball flies high and wide.

Eder is instantly back in the thick of the action as he finds some space in between Cadu and Piccolo. The front man surges into the box and pulls the trigger from the right but Piccolo recovers well to block the shot.

Eder has made his way back onto the pitch with heavy strapping on his left leg. He's been a danger so far and Jose Peseiro will be glad that he's not been forced into a change.

Alan challenged Rada deep in the Cluj half. The Braga captain is adamant that the ball came off his opposition before going into touch but the throw-in is awarded to the hosts.

Éder is down with an injury. He looks in some discomfort. The visitors will not want to make a second change in these remaining moments of the first half but may be forced to.

Moments before that thrid goal, Braga made their first change of the night as Hélder Barbosa replaced Leandro Salino.