By: Bubacarr Fallaboweh
Alkamba Sports brings to you a wrap-up of the performance of Scorpion players across the globe. Musa Juwara and Baboucarr Gaye returned to the starting eleven for the first time since match days 5 and 3, respectively.
France
Ablie Jallow, who got 70 minutes under his belt against Nice, lasted 61 minutes in Metz’s 2-1 defeat against Monaco.
Abdoulie Sanyang, who lasted 80 minutes, assisted Pape Meissa Ba as GF38 continued their unbeaten run following a 3-3 draw against Valenciennes.
Italy
Sheikh Sibi got his second clean sheet of the season by making crucial saves in the last ten minutes. Casarotta’s goal, which came from the spot in the 87th minute, gave victory to Virtus Verona against Fiorenzuola.
Turkey
Omar Colley and his Besiktas side lost the Turkish derby against Galatasaray. The Gambian captain played the full throttle as Mauro Icardi found the back of the net, but it was never enough.
Switzerland
On Saturday, Ebrima Colley came in as a substitute for BSC Young Boys in a goalless draw game against FC Zürich in the Swiss Super League. Colley’s shot on target hit the woodwork.
Denmark
Musa Juwara, who came as a substitute in the last seven matches, was handed a starting berth in Copenhagen, replacing Kirkegaard in the first XI. Onugkha gave the visitors the lead in the 60th, but the host replied twice via Elias Achouri and Mohamed Elyounoussi. Hamza Barry featured in the game and was replaced in the 87th minute.
Estonia
Alieu Gibba came off the bench to give Paide three valuable points. Gibba had made five appearances before getting the winner in the 83rd minute. The 1-0 win over Kuressaare has opened a five-point lead in the race for the top-three finish. Ebrima Jarju kept his 13th clean sheet this season.
Bulgaria
Baboucarr Gaye was handed his second start in the Efbet Parva Liga, and it paid dividends as the 25-year-old goalkeeper kept a clean sheet against CSKA Sofia 1948.
Czech Republic
James Gomez made his fourth appearance in the league in Sparta Praha’s 4-0 win over Dynamo CB.
Lamin Jawo returned to haunt Zlin by scoring twice to take his goal tally to four in the season. Jawo was on a goal drought, going 195 minutes without a goal. Mlada Boleslav’s 9-5 win has left FC Zlin bottom of the table of the Czech top division.
Slovakia
Mahmudu Bajo got his second season assist as FK Železiarne Podbrezová thumped Ružomberok.
Bakary Jawara made his second appearance for FK Pohronie in a goalless draw against Považská Bystrica in the Slovakian Liga 2 on Friday.
Musa Jatta was close to handing the home team the deserved three, only to see his header off target in the 87th minute.
Qatar
Yusupha Njie inspired Al-Markhiya SC to their first win of the season by scoring in both halves. Njie was put through on two occasions and scored without a glimpse. The six-pointer against Al-Shamal was Markhiya’s first three points and Njie’s 7th goal in 9 games in all competitions.
Saudi Arabia Pro League
The spoils were shared between the top-of-the-table clash between Al-Taawoun FC and Al-Ittihad SC as the game ended 1-1. Musa Barrow hit the woodwork twice.
Muhammed Badamosi scored his second Saudi Pro League goal for Al-Hazem in a 4-3 win over Al-Raed on Saturday.
Assan Ceesay failed to add to his goal tally by firing blank against Al Nasr. The host returned to snatch all three points thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning freekick. Ceesay had two one-on-ones but needed help finding the back of the net.
Senegal
Lie Kah, who lost two finals last season, was crowned Trophée des champions.
(Super Cup) winners with Teungueth following their 2-1 win over GenerationFoot. Lie gave the Rufisque the lead in the 4th minute and went on to play the full throttle.
