FOROYAA Newspaper (Serrekunda)
Sulayman Bah
23 March 2011
Sanna Nyassi made a second-half debut for the Rapids in a Gambian derby with countryman Futty Danso.
The Speedy winger is yet to establish himself as a regular player for the Major League Soccer defending champions, and only joined the fray in the second-half after the Rapids already went three up over newcomers Portland Timbers, while Gambian-hopeful Macoumba Kandji was rested as he recuperated from an injury.
The Rapids got off to a winning start with only eight minutes on the clock in the first-half as Larentowsick poked in the opener before Jamaican striker Omar Cummings and Smith each scored one to make it three , though Cooper leveled for Portland but it only proved a consolation.
Timbers’s defender Mamadou Futty Danso was listed on the substitute bench but did not feature before a crowd of 17,123 home supporters of Rapids.
Sainey Nyassi and Abdoulie Kenny Mansally were deployed as surrogates as Revolution drew David Beckham’s Galaxy at Los Angeles. Winger Mansally came on in the first-half in the 22nd minute for Schilawaski while Nyassi was pushed to the game late on in the 74th minute.
Brazilian Juninoh pulled level for Galaxy in the 39th minute after Sharlie Joseph put Revolution ahead as the game ends 1-1.
Revolution seats sixth at the Eastern Conference with one point in a single game.
Elsewhere, in Slovakia Momodou Ceesay starred unsubstituted as Zilina beat sixth place Zlate. Ceesay was involved in the entire game.
In Denmark, on loan Tijan Jaiteh came on in the 63rd minute in Randers 0-0 draw with Horsens on Sunday.
Ous Jallow’s barren run of goal stretches to two games since the Denmark league resumed. The Gambian starred again in Brondby’s 3-1 defeat to league leaders Copenhagen. The 22-year-old Gambian was substituted in the 46th minute. Jallow’s scoring credentials were put to a question by some section of the Danish press couple of weeks ago. Paul Jatta did not feature however as he nurses an injury.
Njogu was voted ‘man of the match’ despite Notts County’s 1-0 lost to Bristol Rovers. The Gambian forward is yet to find the back of the net since moving to English League One Notts County. Njogu’s Notts were in action at press time, slugging it out with Brighton.
In League two fourth division, a step below League one, Mustapha Carayol was on the pitch for Lincoln City but could not help in his side’s 2-1 defeat to Stevenage.
In Belgium, Mustapha Jarju scored a brace to hit his sixteen goal of the season in Mons 2-0 win over Tubize. Jarju is the league second highest goal poacher.
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