GHANAsoccernet.com reporter Herbert Boakye Yiadom brings you a comprehensive report on the weekend performance of Ghanaian players abroad in their respective leagues worldwide.
Players who scored:
• Jordan Ayew climbed off the bench to score for Leicester City in their 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town in the English Premier League.
• Ibrahim Osman climbed off the bench to score the winning goal for Feyenoord in their 3-2 win over AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie.
• Antoine Semenyo scored his fourth goal of the season as Bournemouth defeated champions Man City 2-1 in the Premier League.
• Patrick Twumasi scored a brace for Beitar Jerusalem in their 2-0 win over Hapoel Hadera in the Israeli top-flight league.
• Joseph Paintsil scored in LA Galaxy’s 4-1 win over Colorado Rapids in the MLS playoffs.
• Jerome Opoku scored for Basaksehir in their 3-2 defeat to Konyaspor in the Turkish Super League.
ENGLAND
• In the Premier League, Thomas Partey played 86 minutes in Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United.
• Jordan Ayew climbed off the bench to score for Leicester City in their 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town.
• Jeffrey Schlupp made a brief appearance in Crystal Palace’s 2-2 draw against Wolves.
• In the Championship, Amankwah Forson saw 16 minutes of action for Norwich in their 2-1 loss to Cardiff.
• Brandon Thomas-Asante played 86 minutes for Coventry in their 3-0 win over Middlesbrough.
SPAIN
• In La Liga, Inaki Williams played 90 minutes for Athletic Bilbao in their 1-1 draw against Real Betis.
ITALY
• In Serie A, Alfred Duncan saw 14 minutes of action for Venezia in their 1-0 loss to Inter Milan.
GERMANY
• In the Bundesliga, Ransford Konigsdorffer saw 16 minutes of action for Hamburger in their 1-1 draw against Nurnberg.
FRANCE
• In Ligue 1, Ghanaian duo Gideon Mensah and Elisha Owusu were involved in Auxerre’s 4-0 win over Rennes.
• Andre Ayew played 90 minutes for Le Havre in their 1-0 win over Montpellier.
• In Ligue 2, Nathaniel Adjei played 90 minutes for Lorient in their 2-1 loss to Clermont.
AUSTRIA
• Emmanuel Baidoo made a brief appearance for Salzburg against Grazer AK, which ended in a draw.
• Emmanuel Agyeman briefly appeared for Wolfsberger in their 2-1 loss to A. Klagenfurt.
AZERBAIJAN
• Emmanuel Addai was in action for Qarabag against Turan, which ended in a draw.
BELGIUM
• In the Jupiler Pro League, Mohammed Fuseini was involved in Royale Union SG’s 1-1 draw against Mechelen.
• Christopher Bonsu-Baah was in action for Genk in their 2-0 win over Royal Antwerp.
• Ghanaian duo Lawrence Agyekum and Francis Abu were involved in Cercle Brugge’s 2-0 win over Charleroi.
• Majeed Ashimeru played 38 minutes for Anderlecht in their 4-0 win over Kortrijk.
BELARUS
• Fard Ibrahim saw 90 minutes of action for Isloch Minsk against FC Gomel, which ended in a draw.
CYPRUS
• David Abagna was in action for APOEL against APOLLON, which ended in a draw.
• Ghanaian duo Emmanuel Lomotey and Richard Ofori were involved in Achnas’s 3-2 win over Karmiotissa.
• Ghanaian duo Eric Boakye and Alex Sarfo were involved in Aris Limassol’s 2-0 loss to Aris.
ESTONIA
• David Epton saw 61 minutes of action for Tammeka in their 3-3 draw against Narva.
GREECE
• Abdul Baba Rahman was involved in PAOK’s 2-1 win over Lamia.
ISRAEL
• Henry Addo was in action for Maccabi Tel Aviv as they lost 1-0 to Kiryat Shmona.
• Matthew Anim Cudjoe played 66 minutes for Sakhnin in their 1-0 win over Maccabi Bnei Raina.
• Patrick Twumasi scored a brace for Beitar Jerusalem in their 2-0 win over Hapoel Hadera.
• Godsway Donyoh was in action for Hapoel Hadera.
• Ebenezer Mamatah and Emmanuel Agyei were involved in SC Ashdod’s 3-1 loss to H.Beer Sheva.
LITHUANIA
• Divine Naah was in action for Kauno Zalgiris in their 1-0 loss to Dainava Alytus.
• Lawrence Ofori was in action for Moreirense in their 1-0 loss to Vitoria Guimaraes.
MALAYSIA
• Ebenezer Assifuah saw 28 minutes of action for Kedah in their 1-0 loss to Selangor.
MALTA
• Ghanaian duo Prince Afriyie and Joshua Agyemang were involved in Mosta’s 2-1 win over Melita.
• Simon Zibo was in action for Sliema against Floriana, which ended in a draw.
MOLDOVA
• Nana Boakye was involved in Sheriff Tiraspol’s 4-0 win over Milsami.
NETHERLANDS
• Ibrahim Osman climbed off the bench to score the winning goal for Feyenoord in their 3-2 win over AZ Alkmaar.
ROMANIA
• Baba Alhassan was in action for FCSB in their 1-1 draw against Univ. Craiova.
SERBIA
• Regan Obeng was in action for Tekstilac Odzaci in their 3-1 loss to Radnicki Nis.
• Ibrahim Zubaru featured in Partizan’s 2-1 win over TSC.
SLOVAKIA
• Bright Donkor saw 55 minutes of action for Trencin against Kosice, which ended in a draw.
• Samuel Gidi was involved in Zilina’s 1-0 loss to Ruzomberok.
• Ivan Mensah saw 90 minutes of action for Banska Bystrica in their 1-0 loss to Skalica.
SLOVENIA
• Abdul Samad Mukadas saw 17 minutes of action for Koper in their 2-1 win over Nafta.
SWEDEN
• Ghanaian duo Terry Yegbe and Jallal Abdullai were involved in Elfsborg’s 1-0 win over Vasteras SK.
SWITZERLAND
• Emmanuel Essiam saw 20 minutes of action for Basel in their 5-0 win over Winterthur.
• Lawrence Ati-Zigi was in post for St. Gallen in their 1-1 draw against Sion.
TURKEY
• In the Super Lig, Joseph Attamah and Yaw Ackah were involved in Kayserispor’s game against Adana Demirspor, which ended in a draw.
• Alexander Djiku lasted 56 minutes in Fenerbahce’s 3-2 win over Trabzonspor.
• Jerome Opoku scored for Basaksehir in their 3-2 defeat to Konyaspor.
• Isaac Donkor was in action for Adanaspor AS against Bandirmaspor, which ended in a draw.
USA
• Joseph Paintsil scored in LA Galaxy’s 4-1 win over Colorado Rapids in the playoffs.
• Lalas Abubakar was in action for Colorado Rapids.
• In the playoffs, Ronald Donkor was in action for New York Red Bull against Columbus Crew. His side won 3-2 on penalties to progress to the next round.
• In the USL Championship playoff, Elvis Amoh saw 17 minutes of action for Detroit City in their 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay.
