Kenyan international Erick Marcelo Ouma featured in AIK’s 1-1 draw against Kalmar while his defensive compatriot Joseph Okumu missed KAA Gent’s 1-1 draw against Anderlecht.Erick Marcelo OumaThe former Gor Mahia left-back was once against trusted with a start as AIK squandered a chance to go top of the Swedish Allsvenskan after being held to a 1-1 draw by Kalmar.This was the 19th game that Marcelo was starting after only missing one game due to suspension that came after an accumulation of three yellow cards.Bahoui! AIK har kvitterat borta mot Kalmar!Se matchen på https://t.co/U8GJcAKnx2 pic.twitter.com/IF0ZODMhzx— discovery+ sport 🇸🇪 (@dplus_sportSE) September 23, 2021 The first half was a drab encounter as neither side threatened to break the deadlock with the major incident coming in the 37th minute when Kalmar’s Rasmus Sjostedt was shown a yellow card.The game however sprung to life six minutes after the hour mark when Oliver Berg turned the ball into the net from close range after a Jonathan Ring cross. Marcelo was rested in the 74th minute with 17-year-old midfielder Yasin Ayari introduced as AIK aimed to salvage something from the game.The equalizer finally came in the 90th minute with the Kalmar defence cracking right at the depth as Nabil Bahoui flicked in Bojan Radulovic’s corner. The draw leaves AIK level on points with Djugarden as reigning champions Malmo also chases hot on the heels of the joint leaders, trailing by two points.
Joseph OkumuKenyan international Joseph Okumu sat out of KAA Gent’s 1-1 draw against 2017 Belgian Jupiler Pro League champions Anderlecht.Gent got things underway with a thunderbolt from Alessio Castro-Montes who got past two Anderlecht players before rifling the ball into the back of the net from the edge of the penalty area.FT 1-1 | Hard gestreden voor een punt #andgnt #jpl pic.twitter.com/9Kd54jAmPG— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) September 23, 2021 Anderlecht were handed a route back into the tie a minute before the hour mark when Alessio Castro-Montes went from hero to villain as he tripped Sergio Gomez inside the box with the referee pointing to the spot.Lior Refaelov stepped up to take the penalty and held his nerve to convert with the goal enough to earn Vincent Kompany’s Anderlecht a point.Okumu looked to have missed the match due to the coach’s preference with Gent in a torrid run of form having failed to win any of their last three league games. Injured Olunga in race against time to face Mali