Bitter Sweet performances scattered all around for Ghanaians plying their trade overseas this weekend. Blackstars Captain Andre Ayew made a return from the sick bed to register a goal for Swansea city whiles Partey’s Arsenal were humbled in the Premier League as youngster Benson Anang scored an own goal.
Our team lead by Evans Gyamfi presents insightful details about our Stars performances this weekend;
Austria
20yr old attacker, Kelvin Kwarteng Yeboah scored Sturm Graz 3rd goal from the spot and was substituted on the 77th minute in their 3-1 win over LASK. This is his 2nd goal of the season in 11games.
Georgia
Samuel Inkoom came on in the 58th min for Torpedo Kutaisi as they came from a goal down to secure a point against Dinamo Batumi.
Greece
Abdul Baba Rahman played the entire duration of the game for PAOK as they drew goalless with 5th placed Panathinakos.
Germany
Hans Nunoo Sarpei 22yr old was introduced into the game for Greuther Furth in the 80th min as they lost 2-1 away to ST. Pauli in Bundesliga 2.
Patrick Twumasi was once again left on the bench for Hannover 96 in their 4-2 lost to SandHausen. They have now lost 4 games in a roll and had manage to win only 1 of their last 6matches in the Bundesliga 2.
France
John Boye played 90min for Metz but goals from Kylian Mbappe and Icardi were enough to see PSG beat Metz 1-3 away to bang all the maximum points.
Alexander Djiku lasted the entire duration of the game for Strasbourg as they lost at home to Nantes. He was booked as well.
England
Andy Yiadom was taken off in the 81st min for Reading as they drew 2-2 with Swansea city.
Andre Dede Morgan Ayew made a comeback from injury in the 64th min to salvage a point for Swansea in the 83rd min.
Albert Adomah Danquah came on in the 66th min for Queens Park Rangers as they were at the receiving end (1-3) at home to Norwich City.
Finland
Nasiru Zakaria Banahene played full game for Honka in their 4-2 lost to HJK.
Anthony Annan lasted 90mi for Inter Turku as they were able to beat Kups 1-0
Bismark Adjei-Boateng played the entire game and was booked for Kups
Edmund Arko-Mensah was substituted on the 72nd min for Honka
Italy
Alfred Duncan had almost 7min to play for Cagliari as they won 3-2 over As Roma.
Kwadwo Asamoah sat out of the game for Cagliari.
Emmanuel Quartsin Gyasi played 85min for Spezia but they were defeated 2-0 by Genoa.
Amadou Diambo was left on the bench for Benavento as they lost 2-4 to Udinese the Zebras
Sweden
Abdul Fatawu Shafiu played 26min for his club Trelleborg in their 1-1 draw to Orgryte.
Ebenezer Ofori made his 2nd appearance from the bench for AIK in their 2-0 win over Hammarby at home. He has just played 10min in 3games so far.
David Accam meanwhile was an unused substitute for Hammarby as he has just played 13min for them this season.
Patrick Kpozo and Frank Arhin both lasted the entire game for Ostersunds FK as they drew 1-1 away to Malmo FF.
Thomas Boakye (85min) and Sadat Karim (62min) were in action for Halmstad as they were beaten 2-1 by Norrkoping
Switzerland
Goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi was in post for ST. Gallen as they managed to beat Vaduz 1-0
Spain
23yr old attacker Samuel Obeng Gyabaa started his 12th game of the season for Real Oviedo in the segunda B as they lost 0-1 at home to Girona
Defender Joseph Aidoo was in action 90min for Celta Vigo as they saw off Osasuna 2-1 in La Liga
Sabit Abdulai 21yr old sat out of Getafe’s 0-2 away win over Huesca
South Africa
Edwin Gyimah played full throttle of the game for Black Leopards in their 1-1 draw at home to Super Sports United.
Mumuni Abubakar also came from the bench in the 60th min to play for Black Leopards. This was his 19th appearance of the season as he had started 14games
Mohammed Anas was an unused substitute for for Black Leopards as well
Daniel Gozar had few minutes to play for Swallows as he was brought on in the 90+2min in their 1-1 home draw to Orlando pirates. This is his 5th time coming off the bench and has managed only a start and scored a goal in 6 matches so far
Turkey
Godfred Donsah came off the bench on the 78th min for Rizespor as they lost 2-1 to Genclerbirli
Joseph Paintsil played 90min for Ankaragucu when they lost 2-1 to Yeni Malatyaspoi
Benjamin Tetteh on the other hand came off the bench in the 68thmin to score the winner on the 77th min for Yeni Malatyaspoi taking his goal tally to 5 I. 2+ga
Afriyie Acquah only saw 5min of action for Yeni Malatyaspoi as he replaced Yavru on the 85th min
Joseph Attarmah Lawoe was taken off during the first half for Kayserispor as they lost 3-1 to Besiktas.
Bernard Mensah made his 15 appearance off the bench for Besiktas on the 73rd mi as they won ober
Caleb Ekuban featured 90min for Trabzonspor in their 2-0 win over Faith Karagumruk
Gilbert Koomson played 53min for Kasimpasa as they lost 3-2 to Fenerbache
Benson Anang scored an own goal on the 19th min as he lasted entire game for Zilina in their 2-3 home lost to Slovan Bratislava
Striker Bismark Charles Sir played 24min for CSKA Sofia in their 2-0 win over Levski Sofia
Netherland
Kudus Mohammed played no part in Ajax 2-0 win over AZ as he was benched
Kwesi Okyere Wriedt was replaced on the 86th min for Willem II