Stamford Bridge was the venue,as Chelsea
relied on Demba Ba's solitary strike,to win against West Brom.Super
Eagles stars,Victor Moses and John Obi Mikel were late
substitutes.Fellow Eagle,Peter Osaze Odemwingie almost silenced Blues
fans,but he was denied by Cech.
At MCH Arena,the trio of Rilwan Hassan,Izunna
Uzochukwu and Sylvester Igboun were instrumental to FC Midtjylland's
one-nil win against SønderjyskE
1461 Trabzon won 1-0 at home to
Sanliurfaspor.Enugu-born attacker Chikeluba Ofoedu looked sharp
upfront.He was resolute and a menace to the away side's back-four.
Fans in Donbass Arena went home
disappointed,with their darling team,Dynamo Kiev being held to a one-all
draw by Kryvbas.The positives of the match were Lukman Haruna's goal
and Taye Taiwo's outstanding performance from left-back.
Bode Daniel was on the scoresheet,helping
Ferencvaros to a devastating three-nil at Lombard.The enterprising
Nigeria-born striker was on for 90 minutes.
Fortuna Dusseldorf were forced to a one-all
draw by Mainz.Leon Balogun continued to send an SOS call to Super Eagles
selectors with his excellent show from right-back.He covered every
blade of the right side of defence and lasted the length.
Ado Den Haag won 3-1 at home to
Heracles.Kenneth Josiah Omeruo continued to raise his stock with another
solid performance.The AFCON winner was given rave reviews by pundits of
the game in Holland.
Granada lost 2-1 at home to Mallorca.Odion
Jude Ighalo couldn't continue his goalscoring form.The former Lyn Oslo
star was replaced by Youssef El Arabi in the 73rd minute of play.
Fomer Lillestrom goal-machine Anthony Ujah was
part of the Cologne squad that held FSK Frankfurt to a one-all draw.The
attacker was in action for 65 minutes.
MP Antalyaspor impressively dispatched Gaziantepspor 5-2.Isaac Promise netted on the hour mark and lasted the length.
Kayserispor made use of home advantage,winning
2-1 in a Turkish Super League match against Mersin.Former youth
star,Nduka Ozokwo(Mersin)was a 46th minute substitute.
Middlesbrough won 2-1 at home to Cardiff
City.It was a goalscoring debut for Sammy Ameobi,with the on-loan
Newcastle winger netting the second goal.
Kayserispor made use of home advantage,winning
2-1 in a Turkish Super League match against Mersin.Former youth
star,Nduka Ozokwo(Mersin)was a 46th minute substitute.
Leyton Orient defeated Bournemouth 3-1 on
Saturday.Moses Odubajo(Leyton Orient) was brilliant serving as a shield
to the back-four,while Afolabi Obafemi(Leyton Orient) was a 90th minute
substitute.
Elland Road fans were given something to
cheer,when Leeds defeated Millwall 1-0 on Saturday.Former Watford
centre-back Danny Shittu ended up on the loosing side.
Las Palmas forced Barcelona B to a thrilling
three-all draw.Ex-FC Abuja forward Chrisantus Macauley represented
Palmas in the explosive battle.
Levante forced Valencia to a two-all draw.The
introduction of Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins was the tonic Levante needed
to fight back on Saturday.
Benfica B forced Portimonense to a one-all
draw.Tochukwu Nwankwo aka Simmy was a phobia to Benfica B's defence
line.He lasted the entire duration.
The match between Monastir and Stade Tunisien
ended goalless.Nigeria striker Orok Akarandut almost gifted Stade the
maximum points.He was rated by the Tunisian press.
In Cyprus Omonia Nicosia held firm to win 2-1
at home against Apollon Limassol.Rasheed Alabi was a quality addition in
the colours of Omonia.He lasted the entire duration.
Air India slumped to a 2-1 loss against ONGC,
in an I-League encounter at the Balewadi stadium in Pune on Sunday. Ezeh
Henry opened the scoring in the 41st minute for Air India.
Montpellier continued their impressive league
form with a 2-0 Ligue 1 win against Stade Rennes.John Utaka was on for
90 minutes and ended up on the winning side,while Onyekachi Apam ended
up on the loosing side and was a first half substitute.
Sandhausen won 3-1 at Regensburg.Former Super
Eagles defender Seyi Olajengbesi capped a brilliant performance with a
goal.He was on for 90 minutes.
FK Karabakh were held to a goalless draw by
Inter Baku.Former Etoile du Sahel striker Emeka Opara was on for 90
minutes in the colours of Karabakh.
In Azerbaijan,Azal PFC Baku were in festive beating FK Qabala 6-1.Oluremi was on the scoresheet in 90th minute of action.
Ahmed Musa was back to his best on Friday with a hat-trick for CSKA Moscow in a pre-season game in Spain against BATE Borisov.
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