Andre Ayew starred for Olympique Marseille
By Akyereko Frimpong-Manson
GHANAsoccernet.com picks its team of the week after monitoring Sunday’s round of matches abroad.
England:
John Pantsil was left-out of the Fulham squad that made the successful trip Manchester City to hold them a one-all draw game.
Spain:
Derek Boateng was an unused substitute for Getafe in their 0-0 draw with Hercules at away.
Wakaso Mubarak made his Spanish La Liga debut when he came on as an 80th minute sub for José Manuel Catalá when Villarreal squeezed a point out of Racing Santander.
Italy:
Cesena gave the relegation battle a boast when they recorded a slim 1-0 win over Chievo Verona on home grounds.
Ex-Ghana captain Stephen Appiah was not in the Cesena first team.
Udinese returned to winning waves after condemning Palermo to a 7-0 defeat in just an hour at their own-yard.
Ghana midfield talisman Kwadwo Asamoah was pivotal in that massive victory for Udinese but compatriot Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu was absent from the trip to Sicily.
Ghana Under-20 midfielder Afriyie Acquah replaced Javier Pastore after 63 minutes.
Esmond Hansen Sackey scored all two goals for Correggese in their 2-1 win over Traversetolo in the Italian lower tier.
France:
Andre Ayew snatched a late goal as Marseille came from behind to beat Nancy and move to within a point of the Ligue 1 summit.
Ayew levelled the scoring from a rebound just after recess and snatched the winner with three minutes left.
Jordan Ayew came on as 45th minute substitute for Loïc Remy.
Holland:
Nana Kwasi Asare sat out of FC Utrecht’s 1-1 draw with NEC due to injury.
Team of the Week:
Richard Kingson-David Addy, Daniel Opare, John Mensah, John Boye-Wakaso Mubarak, Kwadwo Asamoah, Andre Ayew, Afriyie Acquah-Jordan Ayew, Asamoah Gyan.
GHANAsoccernet.com Player of the Week Award: Andre Ayew- Marseille
