Performance of Ghanaian players abroad

Published on: 17 January 2011

Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan's claimed the headlines by scoring a dramatic late goal for Sunderland in their 1-1 draw with Newcastle in the Tyneside derby on Sunday.

Italy:

Maximiliano Pellegrino's own goal helped AS Roma to a 1-0 win over Cesena at the Stadio D. Manuzzi.

The defender poked the ball into the back of his own net just on the stroke of full time.

Ex-Ghana captain Stephen Appiah lost his place in the Cesena first team.

Ghana Under-20 midfielder Afriyie Acquah was not picked for Palermo's trip to Cagliari which resulted in a 3-1 defeat.

Africa's Most Promising Star Kwadwo Asamoah was in full swing for Udinese which crashed Genoa 4-2 to cement their eighth place in the Serie A.

Compatriot Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu was however missing the victorious trip.

Black Satellites striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom replaced Brazilian Rafinha with six minutes left for play.

Sulley Muntari was axed from Leonardo's first team that hammered Bologna 4-1 at the Guiseppe Meazza after a bust-up with the coach in a Coppa Italia game last week.

Midfield genius Kevin-Prince Boateng was not involved in action over the weekend due to a injury as AC Milan drew one-all at Lecce.

In the Serie B, Salifu Amidu regained his starting role and lasted 76 minutes for Vicenza in their 1-1 draw with Atalanta.

Yaw Asante warmed the bench for Grosseto which narrowly edged Ascoli 1-2 away.

Isaac Cofie was booked for a rough challenge in Picenza's 0-2 defeat by Modena on Saturday.

Ahmed Barusso was an unused subsitute for Livorno in their 1-0 reverse at Sassuolo.

England:

Right-back John Pantsil maintained his place in the Fulham starting XI and lasted the entire duration in their 1-1 draw at Wigan.

Chelsea returned to their scintilating form at the Stamford Bridge as they convincingly edged Blackburn Rovers 2-0.

Michael Essien played 80 minutes before being replaced by Josh McEachran amidst speculations that he might loose his starting place.

Ghana first choice goalie Richard Kingson picked three balls from his net on Saturday at West Brom as Ian Holloway's Blackpool were undone by Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie.

The game ended 3-2 in favour of WBA.

Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan stood between Newcastle United and a dery double with a last-gasp strike.

Gyan bundled the ball home from close range after Newcastle keeper Steve Harper failed to deal with a Phillip Bardsley's drive with four minutes left for play to steal a share of the derby spoils for the Black Cats.

In the Npower Championship, Albert Adomah was a component of the misfiring Bristol City attack which failed to reply Middlesborough which trounced them 4-0 at home.

Injured Patrick Agyemang watched QPR's unentertaining scoreless drawn game with Burnley.

Leeds United ended their five match winless streak on an emphatic note disciplining Scunthorpe 4-0.

Wing wizard Lloyd Sam failed to make a return into Leeds United's first team.

In the League One, Brighton beat a ten-man Peterborough 3-1 at home.

Former Chelsea Youth team captain Seth Nana-Ofori Twumasi warmed the bench for Peterborough.

Jo Kuffour's quest to revive Bristol City's campaign suffered a major jolt as Carlisle thrashed them 4-0.

Spain:

Real Sociedad did the unthinkable by beating Getafe pants down at the Coliseum Alfonso.

Derek Boateng's brilliance in midfield was no barrier for Sociedad as they hammered in four unanswered goals.

Jeffery Sarpong was benched for the game.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie made no impact for the 60 minutes he lasted on the pitch for Malaga as Barcelona cruised to a 4-1 win at the Camp Nou.

In the Segunda Division, Wakaso Mubarak saw red on the half hour mark in Elche FC's pulsating 0-0 draw with Granada FC.

Ghana defender Jonathan Mensah was surprisingly dropped to the bench once again.

Germany:

Sixth-placed Freiburg played an entertaining 2-2 draw with St. Pauli at home.

Number ten shirted Charles Takyi broke into the St. Pauli starting eleven for their first time in many weeks.

He was however subbed by Gerald Asamoah after 65 minutes.

Isaac Vorsah made a return from suspension to play full time for TSG Hoffenheim which lost 2-1 at Werder Bremen on the 90th minute.

Striker Prince Tagoe was however introduced after 79 minutes.

Left-back Hans Adu-Sarpei has not returned to Schalke 04's first team squad as they lost 0-1 to Hamburg SV.

Others:

Ghana left-back David Nii Addy did not play in Academica de Coimbra's 0-1 defeat to giants Benfica on home soil.

Fred Benson converted a spot kick for RKC Waalwijk four minutes after the break but was red-carded on the 63rd minute for a cynical challenge.

RKC went on to win the tie 4-1 against FC Eindhoven in the Dutch second-tier league.

Andre Ayew helped Olympic Marseille to return to winning waves by beating rivals Bordeaux 2-1 at the Stade Vélodrome after three draws on a streak.

Jordan Ayew watched proceedings from the bench.

John Boye was called to the Stade Rennes first team squad in their 4-0 goal raid over Arles on home grounds but he did not play.

Samuel Inkoom played an instrumental role in FC Basel's 5-0 demolishing of Belgian side Club Brugge in a pre-season friendly.

In the French Ligue 2, Rabiu Mohammed is still struggling for a first team place at Evian Thonon Gaillard as he missed their trip Vannes which ended 2-2.

Eric Gawu found his scoring boot as he scored in Hapoel Ashkelon's 4-0 away victory over Hapoel Ramat Gan.

Goalie Stephen Ahorlu kept a clean sheet for the first time since joining Hapoel Ashkelon.

Striker Sam Yeboah lasted the entire second department of the game for Beitar Jerusalem in their 0-2 reverse against Maccabi Petah Tikva.

Youngster Mohammed Abu and Goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey were both involved in action for Stromsgodset in their pre-season training match with Asker which ended goalless.

Team of the Week: Formation - 4-1-4-1

Richard Kingson-John Pantsil, Isaac Vorsah, John Boye, Samuel Inkoom-Derek Boateng, Michael Essien,  Kwadwo Asamoah, Eric Gawu, Andre Ayew-Asamoah Gyan,

Subs: Stephen Ahorlu, Richard Boakye, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Charles Takyi, Prince Tagoe, Amidu Salifu.

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