It
was another packed weekend as Ghanaian players abroad were in action for the
various clubs in Europe, SPORTS LOUNGE as usual bring you a recap of how
Ghanaian players for their respective clubs.
ENGLAND
In the English, the only Ghanaian
player left in the EPL Derrick Boateng was missing in the
Fulham squad that lost 0-3 to Southampton at Craven Cottage. Elsewhere in the
Championship, Inform Albert Adomah was also out from
Middelsbrough match day squad due to injury as Boro drew 0-0 at Doncaster
Rovers. In other games, youngster Jeffery Schullp warmed the bench for
Leicester City when they won 1-0 away at AFC Bournemouth. Still in the
championship, midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong receiving the
matching orders on his debut after received a 2nd bookable offence
in the 30th min after a hash challenge on Sheffield Wednesday
midfielder Christopher Maguire as his side lost 1-0. In League two, former QPR
attacker Patrick Agyemang came on for Scottish international Jake Jarvis
in the 63rd minute as his side Portmouth lost 1-0 at home to Torquay
United.
SPAIN
In
the Spanish primera division, Striker Richamond Boakye Yiadom watched from
the bench as Elche beat Almeria 1-0 at home. Youngster Abdul Fatau Mohammed also sat on the bench for
his side Granada when they lost 1-2 at
home to Celta Vigo.
ITALY
In
the Italian Seria A, Alfred Duncan was booked in the 20th
minutes and played full throttle as Livorno drew 3-3 at Catania. AC Milan
loanee Kingsley Boateng sat on the bench for Catania. Former FC Nania
midfielder Acosty Boadu Maxwell could not make the match day squad for
Chievo Verona when Lazio beat them 2-0 at home. In other games, Rahman
Chibsah was an unused substitute when Sassoulo lost 1-2 to Hellas
Verona at home. Ghanaian born Gofred Donsah was on Verona’s bench.
Workaholic midfielder Emmanuel
Agyemang Badu played 90 minutes for Udinese when they won 2-0 at
Bologna. Both Sulley Muntari and Michael Essien were in the Milan
match day squad when they drew 1-1 at home with Torino. Muntari was however
substituted in the 62nd minutes as Essien could not feature
in his debut game. Kwadwo Asomoah played 90 min for Juventus when they beat Inter 3-1 at home
GERMANY
Kelvin
Prince Boateng scored his 6th goal of the season for Schalke when he
scored the winner in the 81st minutes with a right footed shot from
the center of the box to the bottom right corner of the post after receiving a
pass from Roman Neustadter in their 2-1 win over VFL Wolfsburg at the Veltins
Arena as the royal blues annex all 3 points to push to 4th place on
the log. Fellow countryman Anthony Annan was not included in
the Schalke match day squad. Ghanaian born German Karim Bellarabi came on
for Orhan Adami in the 67th min when Braunschweig lost 1-2 to 2nd
placed Brussia Dortmund.
FRANCE
Olympic
Marsille loanee Jordan Ayew played 90 minute but could not find the back of the
net for Sochaux in their 1-0 win over Nancy. Ghana’s pacy striker Majeed
Warris also featured in the entire duration for Valencienne when they
lost 3-0 to St Ettienne. Defender Jonathan Mensah was out of the Evian squad due to suspension as Evian
drew 1-1 with AC Ajaccio.
NETHERLANDS
Mathew Amoah warmed the
bench for SC Heracles Almelo in their 2-1 lost to NAC Breda. Fellow Ghanaian
team mate Kwame Quansah was not included in the match day squad for
Heracles. Ghanaian wizkid Christian Atsu Twasam was in his
usual best for Vitessi Ahiem when they drew 1-1 with Fayenood Rottendam. Ghanaian
teenager Shadrach Eghan
stole the show at the De Grolsch Veste when he scored a classy strike in FC Twente’s 3-1 home triumph over Cambuur . Ghanaian-born Dutch
attacker Fred Benson
found his scoring boot as he scored in PEC Zwolle’s 3-1 win over Roda JC
BELGIUM
In
the Jupilar League, Frank Acheampong came on in the 67th minutes but
could not help Anderletch avoid defeat as they lost 2-0 at Liers. Nana
Kwasi Asare also played 90 minutes for KAA Gent when they beat OH
Leuven 2-0. Bernard Yao Kumordzi also played 85 minutes for Racing Genk
when they won 2-0 away at KV Mechelen. Still in the Jupilar League, Daniel
Opare Tawiah featured the whole duration for Standard Liege when they
won 4-0 at home over Cercle Brugge. Enoch Adu Kofi came on to play the
last 5 minutes for Club Brugge when they beat RAEC Bergen Mons 2-1.
SCOTLAND
In
the Scottish premier League, new signing Prince Buabeng lasted 86th
for Partick Thistle on his debute when they drew 1-1 at hom with Dundee United.
TURKEY
In
the Turkish top flight Jerry Akaminko as usual played 90
minutes for Eskirsehirspor’s 2-1 win over Fenerbache. Kwame Amponsah-Karikari scored the only goal of the game for Balikesirspor as they managed a
slim 1-0 win over Adana Demirspor in the Turkish second-tier league on
Sunday
UAE
Ghana
captain Asamoah Gyan scored the winner for Al Ain in their 2-1 win over
Al Ahli in the semi finals of the president cup to qualify them to the finals.
By Frank
Darkwah
Follow Frank
Darkwah on twitter.@Blaqqkoffi
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