Ghanaian Players Abroad: Ayew brothers, Kudus, Tetteh on target

 It was a great weekend for Ghanaian players abroad with lots of goals and quality performances, including important strikes from the Ayew brothers — Jordan and Andre — in England.

Edmund Okai Gyimah brings to you a wrap up of the performances of Ghanaian players abroad.

SPAIN

Thomas Partey featured for Atletico Madrid as they defeated Real Valladolid 1-0 to stay at the fourth position on the league log but 13 points off joint leaders, Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Iddrisu Baba was impressive in the heart of midfield for Mallorca throughout their 1-1 draw with Leganes.

Youngster Mujaid Aliu Sadick played for 90 minutes in the heart of defence for Deportivo La Coruna who drew 3-3 with Rayo Vallecano.

Emmanuel Lomotey played for 68 minutes for relegation-bound Extremadura who drew 1-1 with Malaga.

ITALY
Attacker Emmanuel Gyasi was replaced in the 86th minutes by Tobias Reinhart as Spezia pipped Empoli 1-0.

Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu took command of the Hellas Verona midfield for 90 minutes as they defeated Calgliari 2-1.
Moses Odjer played for 65 minutes for struggling Trapani who drew goalless with Frosinone.

GERMANY

Centre-back Gideon Jung was solid for SV Hamburg who drew 1-1 with Osnabruck.

Arsenal loanee, Jordi Osei Tutu scored the second goal for VfL Bochum who drew 2-2 with Greuther Furth.

Gideon Jung played the full match while Jan Gyamerah lasted 55 minutes as their side SV Hamburg lost 2-1 to Hiddenheim.

Elsewhere in the Bundesliga III, Akwasi Okyere Wriedt netted a hat-trick for the second team of Bayern Munich who walloped SV Meppen 5-1.

Danish-born Ghanaian midfielder Nikolas Nartey played for 61 minutes for Hansa Rostock who beat Carl Zeiss 4-0. Aaron Opoku was also introduced in the 60th minute by Rostock.

 PORTUGAL
Joseph Amoah played for 74 minutes for Vitoria Guimaraes who dew 1-1 with Moreirense.

 ENGLAND
Jordan Ayew returned to winning ways as he scored for Crystal Palace who beat Bournemouth 2-0 last Saturday. It was a landmark strike for Palace’s leading goal scorer who took his tally to nine goals this season and became the highest scoring Ghanaian in Premiership history with 25 goals, overtaking the 24-goal mark he shared with retired legend Tony Yeboah.

Yeboah scored his 24 goals in 47 games with Leeds United, while Ayew attained that feat in 129 appearances for three different clubs — Aston Villa, Swansea City and Palace.

Edward Nketiah replaced Alexandre Lacazette in the 74th minute as Arsenal’s woes continued with a 2-1 away defeat to Brighton. Teenage star Tariq Lamptey was an unused substitute for the winners.

At Riverside, Andre Ayew set up the opener for Rhian Brewster in the 18th minute before netting a 34th minute penalty also as Swansea humiliated Middlesbrough 3-0 in the Championship.

In Wales on Sunday, Cardiff City defeated Premiership-bound Leeds United by two goals to nothing, winger Albert Adomah Danquah played 65 minutes for the winners.

 DENMARK
 Red-hot Mohammed Kudus netted a brace as Nordsjaelland walloped AaB 4-0. Ibrahim Sadiq also set up a goal in the game. The winners started the game with three Ghanaian — Kudus, Isaac Atanga and Sadiq. Two other Ghanaians, Kamaldeen Sulemana and Abdul Mumin, were introduced later.

TURKEY
Bernard Mensah played for 90 minutes for Kayserispor who defeated Genclirbirligi 2-0.

Afriyie Acquah saw 90 minutes of action as his side Yeni Malatyaspor beat Goztepe 2-1.

CZECH REPUBLIC
Forward Benjamin Tetteh replaced Libor Kozac in the 63rd minute and scored the fourth goal as Sparta Prague handed Slovan Liberec a 4-1 mauling.
Emmanuel Antwi played for 64 minutes for Pribram as they defeated Sigma Olomouc 2-0.

 HUNGARY
Abrham Frimpong replaced Gergo Lovrencsics in the 25th minute as Ferencvros beat Ujpest 1-0 to be crowned league champions.

SLOVAKIA
In form Osman Bukari scored the third goal for Trencin as they went away to beat Zlate Moravce by three goals to two.
Edmund Addo lasted 90 minutes in central midfield for FK Senica as they lost 0-2 to Nitra. Compatriot Sulley Sadam replaced Filip Buchel in the 76th minute.

SWEDEN
Ebenezer Ofori and Enock Adu Kofi were on the winning side as AIK beat Hamarby 2-0.

AUSTRIA

Samuel Tetteh was introduced in the second half and netted the second goal for LASK who beat Sturm Graz 2-0. Isaac Donkor, who played in defence for Sturm Graz, was sent off in the 72nd minute.

Central midfielder Majeed Ashimeru replaced Masaya Okugawa in the 64th minute as his side Red Bull Salzburg drew 2-2 with Wolfsberger.