Ghanaian players enjoy mixed results in Uefa Europa League; Amartey steals a point for Copenhagen, Manu suffers defeat with Feyenoord

Published on: 23 October 2014
Ghanaian players enjoy mixed results in Uefa Europa League; Amartey steals a point for Copenhagen, Manu suffers defeat with Feyenoord
Daniel Amartey in action

Ghana winger Christian Atsu came off the bench late to play for Everton in their pulsating stalemate with French side Lille at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in France. 

Midfielder Daniel Amartey got on target for FC Copenhagen as they drew away at Club Brugge.

Atsu's last competitive minutes for the Toffees came in the same competition, the 21-year-old Chelsea loanee had played the entire first-half of Everton's 1-1 draw at Russian side Krasnodar.

On Thursday night, manager Roberto Martinez benched the youngster did not bring him on until the 82nd minute when he hooked Republic of Ireland international Aiden McGeady and replaced him with Atsu but his introduction would not alter the fate of the game as it ended 0-0.

Everton remain top of the table with five points from three games.

Elsewhere in Croatia, Rijeka punctured the hopes of Feyenoord after beating Eredivisie giants 3-1 at the Stadion Kantrida. Dutch-born Ghanaian attacker Elvis Manu started the game and played until the 82nd minute for Feyenoord.

Attacker Samuel Afum watched from the Young Boys bench as the Swiss Super League side silenced Italian giants Napoli 2-0 to enhance their qualification chances.

Romanian side Steaua Bucure?ti were made to work for their 2-1 win over Portuguese side Rio Ave. Midfielder Alhassan Wakaso started the game for Rio but youngster Emmanuel Boateng came off the bench to play for Rio.

Abdul Majeed Waris played the entire 90 minutes but he failed to score for Trabzonspor who recorded a smooth 2-0 win over Belgian side Lokeren. While youngster Eugene Ansah was not in the Lokeren squad for the game, Belgian-born Denis Odoi played full throttle for them.

Ghanaian pair of Anthony Annan and Gideon Baah both started the game for HJK Helsinki who recorded a 2-0 loss against Italian side Torino. Annan was booked in the 49th minute.

Wakaso Mubarak came off the bench to inspire Celtic to victory against Romanian side Astra. The 24-year-old had been brought on in the 67th minute and he led the charge for his side as they triumphed. Ghanaian midfielder Seidu Yahaya started the game for Astra while Sadat Bukari was on the bench. Celtic won 2-1.

Daniel Amartey  scored an 89th minute goal and he played full throttle for FC Copenhagen who drew 1-1 with Club Brugge. Danish-born Danish Amankwaa also played on the wings for Copenhagen. He was booked in the 49th minute.

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