It was a busy Thursday evening for some previous, current and potential Lions defending the interest of their clubs in the second round of the 2019/2020 UEFA Europa League Qualifiers.
Ndip Tambe Robert was undoubtably the man of the night.
Partizani 0 FC Sheriff 1
Cameroon forward Robert Ndip Tambe scored the lone goal of the second round UEFA Europa League Qualifiers game in the 24th minute and played the entire game. He was booked at the 59th minute. Sheriff are now in a good position to qualify for the next round after that precious away win.It is Tambe’s second goal in 3 European games this season.
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Budapest Honved 0 CS Universitatea Craiova 0
Cameroon forward David Ngog played for 81 minutes before making way for Dominik Cipf for the home side. Ngog did not have any telling contribution.
Since his team could not get the much needed goal, it was vital for them to avoid conceding from the visitors. To make sure of this, Coach Giuseppe Sannino brought in new recruit Niba MacDonald in the place of Ivan Lovric at the 75th minute. The Cameroonian defender who came through the ranks of CINYODEV Buea joint Budapest Honved from Slovakian top flight club Nitra this summer. The 0-0 draw leaves both teams with a fifty fifty chance to go through, though the hosts of the return leg tie will fancy themselves.
Flora Talinn 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 2
There was a precious away win for last season’s Europa League semi-finalists Eintracht Frankfurt against Estonian champions Flora Talinn. Potential Indomitable Lion Evans Ndicka Obitte played the entire game as left full back for Frankfurt.
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2 Esbjerg fB 0
Cameroon midfielder Afrid Max Ebong Ngome was in the heart of midfielder for his Belarusian team which made sure of a home win against Esbjerg fB. The 19 years old had a commanding display which now leaves his team in the driver’s seat ahead of the return leg game.
Yeni Malatyaspor 2 Olimpija Ljubljana 2
Cameroonian defender Macky Bangnack played the entire game for the visitors and even saw yellow at the 65th minute. His Slovenian team will now try to make the most of their two precious away goals when they host their Turkish opponents for the return leg.
Gent 6 FC Viitorul Constanta 3
Gent did not need their most expensive signing of all times, Cameroonian defender Michael Ngadeu Ngadjui whom they signed from Slavia Prague this summer, to see off FC Viitorul Constanta as the Belgians won by an emphatic 6-3 score.
Ngadeu was given a breather since he is just returning from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Strasbourg 3 Maccabi Haifa 1
French Ligue Cup winners Strasbourg defeated Maccabi Haifa at home to take a giant stride towards the next round of fixtures in the competition. The Israeli side side were a man down at the 44th when Ayad Habashi was sent off. Cameroon’s 2017 AFCON winner Ernest Mabouka Massoussi played the entire game for the visitors in his natural right back position.
Legia Warsaw 1 KuPS 0
The introduction of Cameroon’s 30 year old forward Arnaud Thiery Ngueukam at the 74th minute for Mame Thiaw failed to have the expected results as Legia Warsaw held on to their 9th minute goal. The presence of Cameroon defender Landry Tabi Manga as right back from the start of the game could not prevent that early goal. He made way at the 65th minute for Saku Savolainen.
Torino 3 Debrecen 0
Nicolas Nkoulou and Torino made light work of Hungarian giants Debrecen. The Cameroon defender as usual commanded Walter Mazzari’s back three for Torino who did not give the Debrecen frontline any space.
They go into the return leg fixture with a comfortable advantage.
Muambo Edward
