RICARDO Vaz Te turned frustration into celebration on Thursday night to put Wanderers on the threshold of the last 32 of the UEFA Cup.

The 19-year-old striker, who honed his talents in the suburbs of Lisbon but shunned Portugal's top clubs to fulfil his ambition to play in England, scored a sensational late equaliser - within a minute of being sent on in a last-gasp substitution - to earn a 1-1 draw against Vitoria Guimaraes.

It was a goal Sam Allardyce believes has given Wanderers a glorious opportunity to claim one of the three qualification places up for grabs in their UEFA Cup group when they take on Sevilla at the Reebok on December 14.

Wanderers had hoped for a victory in Portugal, which would have confirmed their passage into the knockout stages, but the manager was upbeat as he assessed the impact of his super sub.

"This was probably the turning point of our European campaign," he said. "I think a draw against Sevilla will get us into the last 32 - and that would be a hell of an achievement for a club like ours.

"We'll try and win the game but I'm confident we will only need a draw."

Vaz Te's second senior goal since joining Wanderers as a 16-year -old - he scored the winner in an FA Cup tie at Oldham last season - was a sensational strike, which was all the more remarkable considering how increasingly

frustrated he has become at his lack of first team opportunities. He was only making up the numbers on the subs' bench until Polish striker Marek Saganowski gave Vitoria the lead five minutes from time.

Now, the supremely confident Portuguese U20 international has set his sights on scoring his first Premiership goal.

"I like the big stage," he said. "That is why I wanted to come to England and my ambition is to score in the Premier League.

"I have been frustrated but I know I have to wait, be patient and work hard. It is understandable why the manager picks the teams he picks, when you look at the players we've got, but it's up to me to work hard and show him that he can trust me and show him that I can be big and help the team.

"That's all I want to do and I hope this really is the start of something for me because I have big ambitions and I want to make it at Bolton."

Wanderers gave their least impressive European performance in Guimaraes - the City of the Kings - but they again had the character to come from behind, as they did in both legs of the first round tie against Lokomotiv Plovdiv, and in their group game in Besiktas, where they earned an impressive 1-1 draw.

Allardyce praised his team's fighting qualities.

"We never say die, no matter where we are," he said. "It really is a big ask to come from behind at any stage, but to come from behind away from home, as we have done again, really is a big achievement."

Wanderers will train in Portugal today and tomorrow, using the facilities of the Boa Vista and Porto clubs and taking advantage of warm weather training as they prepare for Sunday's Premiership game at Fulham.

Kevin Davies, who missed the Guimaraes game after suffering a recurrence of a rib injury, is expected to meet up with the squad when they fly into London tomorrow evening.

Allardyce said" Boa Vista and Porto have both offered us great training facilities and ther weather is so mild here it will be ideal for us to get some good work in before Sunday's game."