Kenyan international Victor Wanyama was, for the first time since 29th May, on the losing side as his CF Montreal side went down to a narrow 1-0 defeat against New York City in an MLS League match played at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey, USA on Thursday morning.A solitary goal from Libyan international Ismael Tajouri in the 29th minute is all the home side needed in the match as they edged Montreal in the fixture. Despite Wanyama yet again captaining the side and playing the full length of the game, the former Harambee Stars captain could not help inspire his side to another comeback victory the same way he did in their thrilling 5-4 turnaround win against FC Cincinnati.On se reprend dimanche contre le @NERevolution.Not our night. #CFMTL pic.twitter.com/PmGteeYvCe— CF Montréal (@clubdefootmtl) July 22, 2021 While it was a crushing end for Wanyama’s Montreal as the New York side brought their three-match winning streak to an end, it was delight for the hosts who arrested two consecutive defeats to go back to winning ways with the marginal victory, the win lifting them to seventh on the log on 20 points as Montreal sat in fifth.Philip MweneElsewhere in Eindhoven, Netherlands at the Philips Stadion, Kenyan born Philip Mwene also managed to play full minutes as his PSV Eindhoven side thumped Turkish side Galatasaray 5-1 to gain higher ground in the race for next season’s Champion League.𝗕𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗠! 💪🔥#PSVGAL #UCL #VooruitPSV— PSV (@PSV) July 21, 2021 A man of the match display from Israeli international Erin Zahava culminated with the forward bagging a hattrick in the game and former Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich World Cup-winning star bagging a brace in the match as well.𝗛𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗢 🎩✨#PSVGAL #UCL #VooruitPSV pic.twitter.com/uYyZLnPD4j— PSV (@PSV) July 21, 2021 The heavy first-leg loss dented the Turkish giants hopes of making it to the Champions League as they need five goals to turn the tie around, a task that although not impossible, seems too much of an ask.On the other hand, Mwene and his PSV side just need to keep out the Istanbul side to progress to the next round of the qualifiers where they will take on either Celtic or Midtjylland.The second leg of the match will be played in Istanbul next week.
