Gambian foreign-based players returned from international break with sublime performances across various leagues over the weekend. Musa Barrow scored a brace and provided an assist for Al Taawoun. Alieu Fadera’s 70th-minute tap-in sealed it for Sassuolo at home, whereas Ebou Adams inspired the Rams to a 1-0 win against West Bromwich.
England
Saturday’s 2-1 away defeat for the Seagulls has seen them drop to 13th position with only four points after matchday four of the Premier League.
Ghanaian forward Antoine Semenyo scored and provided an assist as AFC Bournemouth beat Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 at Vitality Stadium. Brighton hit back in the 48th minute when Mitoma nodded Yankuba Minteh’s cross. Minteh came twice, hitting the target; his shot was saved by Dorde Petrovic at his near post as Albion had offered little threat in the first half.
After Mitoma’s goal, Albion seemed to have the momentum. Minteh hit the side netting, and Danny Welbeck’s volley went narrowly wide.
After their trip along the south coast, the Seagulls will host Tottenham next Saturday.
In the championship, Derby secured their first three points of the season when they beat West Bromwich Albion on Saturday afternoon at the Hawthorns.
Andi Weimann broke the deadlock in the 84th minute for Derby, securing the Rams’ first league success and clean sheet of the campaign.
Italy
Serie B champions got their season rolling, finally following their 1-0 home win courtesy of Alieu Fadera’s goal in the 70th minute.
Fadera replaced Armand Laurienté in the 64th minute and went on to get his first shot blocked by Marusic; however, Sassuolo did break the deadlock from a set play. Tarik Muharemovic rose to nod down the corner kick, which hit Fadera on the knee to surprise Provedel from close range. Fadera capped off a perfect week, which saw him scoring his first goal for the Scorpions.
In the Primavera League, Sulayman Jallow made his debut for Fiorentina as they lost 3-1 to Roma. Jallow, who replaced Conti, took only one minute to announce his presence by scoring. His countryman, Muhammed Bah of Roma, lasted 87 minutes.
Sweden
Mjällby are edging closer to their first ever Allsvenskan title following their 1-0 win against Degafors on Saturday. With Hammarby drawing 2-2 against Djurgården, Mjällby AIF now has a 11 point lead with seven games left. Tom Pettersson was the hero as Abdoulie Manneh replaced Viktor Gustafson in the 46th minute.
IFK Norrköping assistant coach Ari Skulason was full of praise for young defender Abdoulie Tamba following their 1-1 draw at the Örjans Vall stadium against Halmstad.
“Debutant away against Halmstad on grass, and he’s only been with us a few weeks. It’s really fun for him. He’s young, and he’s mixing and giving a little, but he’s a very, very exciting guy.” Skulason said of Tamba
In the Superettan, Kalmar FF came from behind to beat Västerås 2-1 with Gibril Sosseh playing 45 minutes.
Czech Republic
Lamin Jawo scored a brace and assisted another for his side, FK Jablonec, in a 3-2 win over FK Pardubice in the Czech First League on Sunday. Jawo won the Man of the Match award after scoring his 4th goal of the season.
Scotland
Adama Sidibeh scored his first league goal of the season for his club, St. Johnstone FC, in a 2-0 win over Raith Rovers in the Scottish Championship on Saturday.
Estonia
Bubacarr Tambedou was on target for Levadia in their 2-2 draw against Tammeka. The former Paide talisman scored his eighth league goal of the campaign.
Saudi Arabia
Musa Barrow scored twice and provided an assist as Al Taawoun FC edged Al-Okhood in a five-goal thriller. Saturday’s impressive performances saw Barrow winning the Man of the Match award.
Barrow broke the deadlock in the 15th minute and went on to assist Martinez after 12 minutes. Blaz Kramer and Koray Günter brought the host on level after 56 minutes. However, Barrow saved the bruises as he scored his second goal to see the winner.
In Division One, both Omar Colley and Hamza Barry made their debuts for Al-Diriyah and Al Zulfi, with the latter losing on his debut.
