Find out how Ghanaian players fared abroad during the weekend, Michael Essien warms Chelsea bench again

Published on: 23 September 2013

Ghanaian players enjoyed a drought weekend as none of them was able to find the net abroad. 

Chelsea got back to their winning ways after beating Fulham 2-0 at the Stamford Bridge.

Michael Essien watched the entire game from the Chelsea bench.

Ian Holloway did not consider Hiram Boateng in his Crystal Palace team as they lost 2-0 to Swansea City.

In the Npower Championship, youngster Koby Arthur did not play for Birmingham City who hammered Sheffield Wednesday 4-1.

German-born Jeffrey Schulpp came off the bench in the 65th minute to play for Leicester City in their 2-2 draw with Blackpool.

Albert Adomah was replaced in the 90th minute by Middlesbrough who drew 3-3 with AFC Bournemouth. Birmingham finished the game with ten men.

BELGIUM

Club Brugge applied the brakes on Anderlecht after demolishing them 4-0 to move second on the table.

Winger Frank Acheampong played full throttle for Anderlecht and was booked in the 50th minute.

Former Ghana U17 midfielder Enock Adu-Kofi was introduced by Brugge in the last two minutes of the game.

Standard Liege perpetuated their unstoppable run in the league after beating Lokeren 2-1.

Daniel Opare set up the match winner for the Liege in the 45th minute of the first half.

Bennard Kumordzi was an unused substitute by KRC Genk who held Waasland-Beveren to a 0-0 draw at the Freethiel-Stadion.

Defender Richard Ofori watched from the stands as his Lierse SK won 2-0 over Kortrijk.

Abdul Yakinu-Iddi saw the entire action from the bench as his KV Mechelen side recorded an unconvincing 4-2 win over Mons.

French-born defender Jerry Vandam played full throttle for Mechelen.

KAA Gent needed an own-goal in the 54th minute to draw 1-1 with KV Oostende at their own backyard.

Nana Akwasi Asare was a full-timer for Gent.

In the Second Division, Dutch-born Kevin Tano scored on the 64th minute mark for Royal Antwerp when they demolished Vise 5-1 on Sunday.

SCOTLAND

In the Scottish Premier League Dutch-born former Kevin Luckassen was left out of the Ross County squad that beat Heart of Midlothians 2-1.

PORTUGAL

Alhassan Wakaso saw full time action for Rio Ave and helped them to draw 1-1 at Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Liga Sagres.

Haminu Dramani watched from the stands as his Gil Vicente side failed to beat Olhanense, drawing 1-1.

David Addy was sent off in the 61st minute after picking a second consecutive booking as Benfica SL beat his Vitória Guimarães 1-0.

RUSSIA

Spartak Moscow returned to the summit of the Russian Premier League after beating CSKA Moscow in a derby clash on Saturday.

Ghana striker Abdul Majeed Waris did not play part of the game for Spartak Moscow - he warmed the bench.

Kuban Krasnodar slipped to a 3-0 home loss to Amkar Perm'. Rabiu Mohammed missed the game due to injury.

Wakaso Mubarak came off the bench in the 46th minute to play in Rubin Kazan's 2-1 home reverse to Tom' Tomsk.

HOLLAND

PSV Eindhoven highlighted their superiority over Ajax Amsterdam after beating them 4-0 at the Philips Stadion.

Ghana-target Memphis Depay played full throttle for PSV.

Jeffrey Sarpong lasted the entire duration of the game and helped NAC Breda to beat AZ Alkmaar 3-0.

Ghanaian attacker Raymond Gyasi did not play for Alkmaar.

Elvis Manu did not play for Feyenoord Rotterdam who beat FC Utrecht 1-0.

Youngster Shadrach Eghan lasted 59 minutes for FC Twente who posted a 3-0 win over Heracles Almelo.

Midfielder Kwame Quansah played in midfield for Heracles but neither Matthew Amoah nor Edwin Gyasi was in the Heracles team.

Ten-man Cambuur managed to hold Go Ahead Eagles to a 0-0 draw at their own backyard.

Dutch-born defender Kodjo Amevor warmed the bench for Go Ahead Eagles.

Christian Atsu failed to make the first team squad of Vitesse Arnhem when they won 3-0 over PEC Zwolle.

Ghana-born former Dutch youth international Fred Benson lasted 46 minutes for PEC Zwolle.

Defender Johan Kappelhof was a pillar in defence for Groningen in their 4-1 win over KRC Waalwijk.

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