ENGLAND
Midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong warmed the bench for the 'Gunners' as Arsenal needed an 83rd minute strike from Robin van Persie to book a 2-1 win over a stubborn Sunderland side at the Emirates Stadium.
John Pantsil earned his 100th cap in England on Sunday by coming on as a 57th minute substitute for Leicester City who suffered a 2-0 defeat at Birmingham City.
Bristol City's misery in the campaign continued on Saturday as they suffered yet another defeat.
Mid-table side Peterborough United edged them 2-1 at their favourite Ashton Gate Stadium.
Ghana midfielder Albert Adomah played the full 90 minutes for Bristol City.
Prince Buaben broke into Watford's first team squad for the second time since joining them in July but was he unused in their 2-0 home reverse to Crystal Palace.
On Friday, Leeds United condemned Doncaster Rovers to a 3-0 defeat at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Winger Lloyd Sam did not make the trip with the Peacocks who now occupy 7th position.
Millwall Boss Kenny Jackett threw striker Patrick Agyemang straight into action just after securing his loan move from QPR during the week.
The 31-year-old striker was replaced on the 46th minute as Millwall secured a priceless 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough.
In the League One, striker David Amoo was booked on the 89th minute when his side Bury lost 1-0 at Leyton Orient.
GERMANY
TSG Hoffenheim dropped to 9th place on the Bundesliga table after losing 2-0 at Stuttgart.
Ghana defender Isaac Vorsah played the entire regulation period for the Hoffs.
In the Bundesliga II, winger Mohammed Lartey set up both goals for Hansa Rostock which humbled 1860 Munich 2-0.
Elsewhere in the Liga III, midfielder Jurgen Duah was introduced in the 74th minute for PreuBen Munster who beat Jahn Regensburg 2-0.
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw with VfL Osnabrück.
Youngster Jeff Gyasi played the entire duration for Rot-Weiß.
Arminia Bielefeld remained at the foot of the table after losing 1-0 at Kickers Offenbach.
Defender Marcel Appiah lost his starting place at Bielefeld but former AshGold striker Eric Agyemang came off the bench to play 12 minutes.
FRANCE
Olympique Marseille drew their third game on a trot after failing to beat Toulouse.
Andre Ayew was booked on the 77th minute and lasted 82 minutes while his younger brother Jordan came off the bench to play 29 minutes in the 0-0 contest.
Caen earned a vital 1-1 draw at Brest to remain in 8th place.
Full-back Jerry Vandam manned the defence of his loan club Caen and lasted the entire duration of the match.
New boys Evian Thonon Gaillard now face the prospect of dropping to the relegation zone after losing 2-1 at home to nine-time champions Saint Etienne.
Ghana midfielder Rabiu Alhassan Mohammed was an unused substitute for Evian.
Ghana captain John Mensah watched from the Olympique Lyon bench as they beat bottom-placed Nancy 3-1 to move on points level with leaders PSG.
In the Ligue 2, Haminu Dramani played the entire match for Arles Avignon who failed to find their rhythm and drew 1-1 with relegation trapped Amiens SC.
Le Mans dropped to the foot of the table after being overpowered at home by second-placed Clermont Foot.
Former Etoile du Sahel star Moussa Narry was not named in the Le Mans squad for the tie.
HOLLAND
Vitesse Arnhem continued their impressive start to the season as they used nine men to beat NEC 1-0.
Stanley Aborah Junior saw red on his debut for Vitesse while Anthony Annan was an unused substitute.
Heracles Almelo confirmed their superiority over Groningen with a 2-1 victory at the Polman Stadion.
Box-to-box midfielder Kwame Quansah was cautioned on the 53rd and lasted the entire period for Heracles.
Elsewhere at the Philips Arena, FC Utrecht took their legs off the pedal and allowed PSV Eindhoven to score a 71st minute solitary goal to beat them 1-0.
Nana Akwasi Asare though was impressive in the match for FC Utrecht.
In the Eerste Divisie, Dordrecht suffered their heaviest defeat of the season losing 5-0 to Almere City.
Ghanaian winger Kevin Tano played full throttle for Dordrecht.
Kelvin Bossman warmed the bench for Helmond Sport pipped Den Bosch 1-0 to stay in 8th place.
Striker Jonathan Opoku underlined his impressive scoring form hitting a brace for Veendam who trounced AGOVV 4-0.
The 21-year-old scored on the 37th and 79th minutes for Veendam and played the entire match. Defender Mitch Apau was replaced after 82 minutes.
ITALY
Udinese remained in second place despite drawing 0-0 with Atalanta at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia.
Kwadwo Asamoah played a free role for Udinese as they earned that vital draw with ten men. Compatriot Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu watched the entire game from the bench.
Sulley Muntari played his first full 90 minutes in the Serie A in several months for Inter Milan who now face the likelihood of dropping into the relegation zone.
They surrendered a 6th minute lead to lose 2-1 at Catania.
Champions AC Milan gave their campaign a shot in the arm as they cruised to a 3-0 victory over a stubborn Palermo side at the San Siro.
Ghana midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng was omitted from the AC Milan squad because of injury.
However, youngster Afriyie Acquah was brought on in the final 16 minutes of the game for Palermo.
In the Serie B, striker Yaw Asante watched from the bench as his Grosseto suffered a 2-0 loss at Cittadella.
Sassuolo narrowed the gap between themselves and leaders Torino by beating AlbinoLeffe 1-0 at the Stadio Alberto Braglia in Modena.
Ghana junior striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom sat out of the game and so did midfielder Isaac Coffie.
In the reserves league, Fiorentina's Primavera moved to second place with 11 points after comfortably beating Sampdoria 3-1.
Midfielder Daniel Kofi Agyei captained the Fiorentina side while Amidu Salifu and Nii Ashong both played 90 minutes but striker Maxwell Acosty is suspended.
Elsewhere, defender Bright Addae scored the winner for Parma's Primavera side a powerful in a 2-1 victory over Siena.
Midfielder Godfred Adolf was brought on in the last 20 minutes of the game.
SPAIN
Villarreal failed to win for the fourth consecutive time after churning out a 0-0 draw at Getafe.
Ghana youth midfielder Mubarak Wakaso played the entire second half for the Yellow Submarines.
Newcomers Granada FC and Atletico Madrid played out a 0-0 draw game at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes.
On loan Udinese midfielder Richard Boateng failed to make the first team grades at Granada.
Would-be Ghana midfielder Jeffery Sarpong played 69 minutes for Real Sociedad who slipped to a 2-0 loss at Real Zaragoza.
BELGIUM
Cofie Bekoe and Rahim Ayew did not play in Lierse's 2-1 win at Zulte-Waregem because of documentation and injury respectively.
There was no action for either Patrick Amoah or Westerlo's William Owusu-Acheampong as OH Leuven and Westerlo battled to a 0-0 draw.
Midfielder Abdul Yakeen Iddi maintained his place in the Mechelen starting line-up as they slipped to a 2-1 home defeat to Cercle Brugge.
Daniel Opare was a full-timer as Standard Liege suffered their heaviest defeat of the season going down 5-0 at Anderlecht .
SWITZERLAND
Winger Ishmael Yartey was imperious in FC Servette's 3-1 crashing of Yverdon in the round of 16 in the Swiss Cup. He set up all three goals.
UKRAINE
Defender Daniel Addo received a straight red card for a horrible challenge as his Zorya FC side drew 0-0 with Vorskla.
FINLAND
On Friday, Dickson Agyeman played in midfield for Jaro who defeated second-placed Inter Turku 3-2.
TURKEY
Former Ghana youth defender Jerry Akaminko was a pillar in defence for Manisaspor who won 2-1 to move up to 11th place.
In the second-tier league, whiz kid Torric Jibril played a cameo role in Bucaspor's 5-2 drubbing of Denizlispor. Jibril was replaced in the 64th minute.
Striker Dominic Adiyiah dropped to the Karsiyaka bench as they condemned Tavsanli Linyitspor to a 4-0 defeat.
Bismark Idan warmed the bench for Goztepe which recorded a 1-0 loss at home to leaders Boluspor.
USA
In the MSL, midfielder Kalif Alhassan played the entire match for Portland Timbers who recorded a 2-0 reverse at home to Houston Dynamo.
Strikers Dominic Oduro and Patrick Nyarko both played for Chicago Fire in their 2-1 victory at DC United.
Former Ghana Under-20 midfielder Gershon Coffie played in Vancouver Whitecaps' 2-0 reverse at Dallas FC.
DENMARK
Nordsjaelland helped themselves to the second spot after beating Aalborg BK 1-0.
Midfielder Enock Adu-Kofi was booked on the 68th and played the entire match for Nordsjaelland.
EGYPT
In the first week of the Egyptian Premier League, ENPPI and El Gounah shared the spoils in a 3-3 draw.
Midfielder Samuel Ocran played the entire match for Gounah.
Former Asante Kotoko midfielder Francis Akwaffo made his debut for Al Ittihad in their 1-1 draw at El Daklyeh.
Samuel Owusu came on in the 65th minute for Ghazl El Mehalla in their 3-0 defeat at home to Al Masry.
Striker Kwabena Yaro played the entire duration as El Entag El Harby were shocked 2-1 at home by El Shorta.
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GREECE
Bottom-placed Kerkyra surrender an 80th minute lead to draw 2-2 with Atromitos in the Super League.
Midfielder Abdul Osman played the full 90 minutes for Kerkyra.
Francis Dickoh was a pillar at the back for Aris who battled to a 1-1 draw with Ergotelis.
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie scored a classy goal for giants Panathinaikos and send them to the summit of the table.
ISRAEL
Ghana midfielder Laryea Kingston sat out of Hapoel Be'er Sheva's 1-1 draw with Maccabi Haifa.
Former Kessben FC defender Daniel Addo was part of a Hapoel Petah Tikva defence that conceded five goals at Hapoel Tel Aviv in a 5-0 scoreline.
NORWAY
Ghana midfielder Mohammed Abu scored a 54th minute goal to earn a 1-1 draw for Stromsgodset at Sogndal.
Compatriots Adam Larsen Kwarasey and Razak Nuhu both played full time for Stromsgodset.
Former Ghana U17 captain Paul Addo warmed the bench for Odd Grenland who dropped to 7th place.
On Friday, King Osei Gyan played 70 minutes for Viking who recorded a 3-0 loss at Valerenga.
SCOTLAND
Hibernian dropped to the relegation zone after losing yet again this time to Motherwell.
Striker Manuel Agogo lasted was a full timer as Hibs lost 1-0 at home.
SERBIA
Defender Lee Addy did not play in Red Star Belgrade's 5-0thrashing of Metalac GM on Saturday.
Francis Bossman, the erstwhile Hearts of Oak midfielder, played in Sloboda's 1-0 home reverse to BSK Borca.
AUSTRIA:
Youngster Felix Adjei made his first team debut Red Bull Salzburg who drew 1-1 with Wacker Innsbruck.
The 20-year-old right back was handed a starting role but was replaced after 64 minutes in the Bundesliga.
SWEDEN
Former Ghana U20 striker Kwame Amponsah-Karikari sealed a 2-1 victory for AIK Stockholm as they triumph over Hacken. The win has helped AIK to second place.
Elsewhere, midfielder James Frempong played the last eight minutes for Norrkoping which defeated Elfsborg 2-1.