GHANAIANS ABROAD 28 FEBRUARY – 2 MARCH 2011

ENGLAND

In the Premier League, Michael Essien was booked in the 74^th minute and played the full match as Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-1.

SCOTLAND

In the Scottish Premier League, Prince Buaben replaced Stuart Armstrong in the 72^nd minute and scored in the 75^th minute as Dundee United beat Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2-0.

Francis Dickoh played the full match as Hibernian won 2-1 at Hamilton Academical.

SPAIN

In La Liga, Quincy Owusu Abeyie was replaced in the 82^nd minute by Fernando Miguel Fernandez as Malaga beat Almeria 1-0

Derek Boateng replaced Victor Sanchez in the 66^th minute as Getafe drew 1-1 with Atletico Madrid.

Mubarak Wakaso replaced Cani in the 71^st minute as Villareal beat Hercules 1-0.

Jeffrey Sarpong was an unused substitute as Real Sociedad drew 1-1 with Levante.

In the Segunda, Jonathan Mensah missed Granada’s 2-0 loss to Girona due to suspension.

ITALY

In the Serie A, Kevin Prince Boateng replaced Robinho in the 63^rd minute, scored in the 77^th minute and was booked almost immediately for over celebrating as AC Milan thrashed Napoli 3-0.

In the Serie B, Isaac Cofie played the full match as Piacenza beat Empoli 2-1.

GERMANY

In the DFB Pokal, Anthony Annan was booked in the 84^th minute and replaced in the 89^th minute by Kiriakos Papadopoulos as Schalke 04 beat Bayern Munich to qualify for the German FA Cup final. Hans Adu Sarpei was also replaced in the 82^nd minute by Lukas Schmitz for Schalke 04.

FRANCE

In the Coupe de la France, Abeiku Quansah was an unused substitute as Nice beat Reims 3-2 to qualify for the semifinals.

Moussa Narry played the full 120 minutes as Le Mans lost 2-0 to Paris Saint Germain.

NETHERLANDS

In the KNVB Beker, Nana Akwasi Asare missed Utrecht’s 1-0 defeat to FC Twente.

BELGIUM

In the Belgian FA Cup quarterfinals, Daniel Opare played the full match as Standard Liege thrashed Mechelen 4-1 to qualify for the semifinals on a 6-1 aggregate. Abdul Yakinu Iddi was booked in the 85^th minute and played the full match for Mechelen, whilst Yakinu’s older brother Abdul Ganiyu Iddi replaced David De Storme in the 57^th minute and was booked in the 80^th minute for Mechelen.

William Acheampong scored in the 67^th minute and was replaced by Dominic Foley in the 87^th minute as Cercle Brugge drew 1-1 with Germinal Beerschot to qualify for the semis on a 3-1 aggregate.

Patrick Amoah played the full game as White Star Woluwe lost 1-0 to Gent, who qualify on a 3-0 aggregate.

Rahim was an unused substitute as Lierse lost 3-2 at home to Westerlo, who thus qualify for the semi finals on away goals scored.