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ENGLAND Chelsea recorded their first home win under Roberto Di Matteo by beating Stoke City 1-0. Ghana midfielder Michael Essien watched from the bench as Didier Drogba became the first African player to reach a century of league goals. In the Npower Championship, Dutch-born Ghanaian youngster Akwasi Asante was left out of the Birmingham City team who drew 1-1 at Coventry City. Leicester City slipped to their second straight defeat by going down 3-1 at Reading. Ghana defender John Pantsil continued his spell out of first team action and striker Jeffrey Schulpp warmed the bench for Leicester City. Prince Buaben played the last nine minutes for Watford who squeezed past Derby County 2-1 at the Pride Park Stadium. Albert Adomah started Bristol City�s 2-1 loss to Cardiff City from the bench. The attacker came on in the 56th minute but was unable to rescue a point for City. Lloyd Sam did not make the trip with Leeds United who returned from their trip to Middlesbrough with maximum points after winning 2-0. In the League One, former Liverpool youngster David Amoo was introduced on the 79th minute for ten-man Bury which lost 3-1 at Carlisle United. QPR loanee Patrick Agyemang made his debut for Stevenage playing 61 minutes in a 2-2 draw by Chesterfield. FRANCE Olympique Marseille recorded their straight four defeat of the Ligue 1 after losing 1-0 to Ajaccio. Ghana winger Andre Ayew missed the tie due to his shoulder injury but Jordan Ayew played the entire regulation minutes for Marseille. Youngster Kevin Osei failed to break into the first team. There was neither Jonathan Mensah nor Rabiu Mohammed in the Evian Thonon Gaillard side that lost 3-0 on home grounds to Sochaux. Bernard Yao Kumordzi was deployed as a holding midfielder for Dijon which suffered a 2-3 loss to ten-man PSG. Towering Ghana defender John Boye lasted the entire minutes for Stade Rennes which were held to a one-all drawn game. Jerry Vandam held down his place at right-back and lasted the full 90 minutes for Caen who lost 1-0 at Montpellier. In the Ligue 2, Haminu Dramani played just four minutes for Arles-Avignon who condemned Amiens SC to a 3-0 defeat. AS Monaco lifted themselves from the relegation after beating Guingamp 1-0. French-born young defender Dennis Appiah was left out of the Monaco team. Moussa Narry was booked on the 40th minute and played full time for Le Mans who shared the spoils with Clermont Foot in a 1-1 drawn game. In the Reserves League, former Ghana U20 striker Kwame Nsor played the entire minutes for Metz who drew 0-0 with Mulhouse. Kamal Issah played 75 minutes for Stade Rennes in their 1-1 drawn game with Samalo FC. ITALY AS Roma condemned Palermo to their third straight defeat by piping them 1-0. Young midfielder Afriyie Acquah played 87 minutes for Palermo. Striker Maxwell Boadu Acosty was introduced on the 75th minute for Fiorentina who lost 1-0 at Cagliari. Sulley Muntari played 61 minutes for AC Milan who kept their maintained their four points difference at the top by beating Lecce 2-0. Udinese dropped to 5th place after slipping to a 1-0 loss at relegation-trapped Novara. Dynamic midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah played the full 90 minutes for Udinese. In the Serie B, Yaw Asante failed in his bid to gatecrash the Grosseto 18-man squad for their trip to Vicenza as they won 1-0. AS Roma loanee Ahmed Barusso did not feature in Nocerina�s 2-1 home win over Gubbio. Striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom was used as a 74th minute sub for compatriot Isaac Cofie when Sassuolo drew goalless with Sampdoria. In the Reserves League, Defender Francis Boateng played 90 minutes for Inter Milan in their 2-2 draw game ith Cremonese. Daniel Kofi Agyei and Nii Nortey Ashong were involved in action for Fiorentina which defeated Grosseto 2-0. GERMANY Isaac Vorsah was a component of the TSG Hoffenheim defence that conceded 7 goals at Bayern Munich. The Black Stars center-back played 90 minutes as the Bavarians beat them 7-1 at the Allianz Arena. There was no Hans Sarpei in the Schalke 04 team that won 3-1 against Hamburg SV. Liga 3, striker Eric Agyemang played one minute for Arminia Bielefeld which beat FC Saarbr�cken 3-1. Defender Marcel Appiah was a pillar at the back for Bielefeld. Defender Phil Ofosu-Aryeh played 83 minutes for Rot-Wei� Erfurt who drew 2-2 with Jahn Regensburg. Jeff Gyasi set up the only goal of the match for Rot-Wei� Oberhausen which pipped SV Babelsberg 03 1-0. HOLLAND Anthony Annan was a great anchor in midfield for Vitesse which beat Groningen 3-1 at their own back yard. Stanley Aborah Junior missed the trip due to injury. Kwame Quansah featured for Heracles Almelo but could not help them to avoid a 2-0 defeat at the hands of ADO Den Haag. There was no Jeffery Sarpong in action for NAC Breda which won 3-1 over PSV Eindhoven. Elvis Manu watched the entire action from the bench as his Feyenoord Rotterdam side were held to a 1-1 draw with FC Utrecht. Nana Akwasi Asare played full time for Utrecht. Winger Edwin Gyasi watched from the bench as AZ Alkmaar defeated his relegation-trapped De Graafschap 2-0. In the Second-tier League, Kelvin Bossman played the last two minutes for Helmond Sport which beat Oss 2-1. Experienced defender Eric Addo did not play for FC Eindhoven which won 1-0 at Emmen. Mitch Apau and Jonathan Opoku both played for Veendam which lost 3-1 at Willem II. SPAIN 16-year-old Paul Quaye made his Spanish La Liga debut for Espanyol by coming in as a 87th minute substitute in their 5-1 drubbing of Rayo Vallecano. Quaye replaced Nigerian striker Kalou Uche. TURKEY Jerry Akaminko was a pillar at the back for Manisaspor which won 2-0 over Mersin ?dmanyurdu. Striker Prince Tagoe was left out of the Bursaspor team that drew 1-1 with Eski?ehirspor. PORTUGAL In the Liga Sagres, Christian Atsu scored one and set up two for Rio Ave which humbled Victoria Setubal 3-0. In the reserves league, Enoch Ebo Andoh was in action for FC Porto which suffered a 1-0 loss at Sporting Lisbon. GREECE Abdul Osman helped Kerkyra to return to winning waves by beating Xanthi 2-0. Former Hibernian defender Francis Dickoh warmed the bench for ten-man Aris who suffered a 2-0 loss to Olympiakos Piraeus. AEK Athens managed to beat Panathinaikos 2-0 to move to fourth place. Wing-wizard Quincy Owusu-Abeyie played 65 minutes for Panathinaikos. UKRAINE Derek Boateng�s red card became the talking point of FC Dnipro�s 1-1 draw game with Vorskla. Defender Samuel Inkoom made a quick recovery from his head injury to play full time for Dnipro in the game. Dominic Adiyiah made his Ukrainian league debut by coming on as 70th minute sub to replace Kobakhidze in Arsenal Kiev�s 1-1 drawn game with Zorya. Winger Abeiku Quansah was left out of the first team. Defender Daniel Addo did not play for Zorya. ISRAEL Striker Eric Gawu did not feature for Bnei Sakhnin which won 3-0 over Hapoel Petah Tikva. Daniel Addo played full time for Hapoel Petah Tikva. Lukman Imoro was a full timer for Hapoel Rishon who beat Ashdod 2-1. SERBIA Striker Nathaniel Asamoah could not make his debut for Red Star Belgrade who humbled Javor Ivanjica 3-1 to stay in second place. Former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah lasted 78 minutes for Vojvodina in their 0-0 draw with Metalac GM. Appiah was booked in the 45th minute. Former Hearts of Oak midfielder Francis Bossman played the last three minutes for Sloboda Sevojna who held Partizan Belgrade to a 0-0 draw at their own backyard. Winger Quincy Owusu was left out of the Hajduk Kula 18-man squad that travelled to draw with BSK Borca on Saturday. CYPRUS Sam Yeboah warmed the bench Nea Salamis in their 4-1 defeat at Omonia Nicosia. Carlos Ohene played full throttle for Alki who lost 2-0 at Ethnikos Achna. SWITZERLAND Wing Ishmael Yartey set up both goals for ten-man FC Servette which beat Luzern 2-1.