Kenyan international Joseph Okumu had a night to forget as his KAA Gent side lost 2-0 to Royale Union Saint-Gilloise while Johanna Omolo’s Kocaelispor bagged a point in Turkey. Joseph OkumuFormer Chemelil Sugar defender Joseph Okumu started for Gent as they went down 2-0 to table-toppers Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League.Okumu was deployed as a left centre back as Gent played the 3-5-2 formation to try and contain the free-scoring Royale Union who have 29 goals in 13 games.Balen op Halloween 😫🎃 #gntusg #jpl pic.twitter.com/Psj5gISR8v— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) October 31, 2021 It took only seven minutes for Royale Union to open the scoring through Dante Vanzeir after Deniz Undav whipped in a low cross.##NAJAVA_MECA_5938183##Gent were presented with a chance to level proceedings when the video assistant referee (VAR) was needed to hand them a penalty for a handball inside the box.Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe could however not hold his nerve as he saw his penalty cannon off the woodwork on its way out.Drie keer het doelkader en hyperefficiënte bezoekers, dat is veel werk voor de boeg #COBW #gntusg #jpl pic.twitter.com/Ot0WuSkwDX— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) October 31, 2021 Teddy Teuma doubled Royale Union’s lead in the 45th minute when Okumu was judged to have handled the ball and he expertly dispatched the penalty.That’s how things ended as Royale Union extend their lead at the summit of the log while Gent continue to lose ground on European places.
Johanna Omolo Kenyan international Johanna Omolo was handed the final 10 minutes of the game as his Kocaelispor side settled for a 1-1 draw with Denizlispor in the Turkish second tier.South African forward Dino Ndlovu fired a long-range effort from the edge of the penalty area after just four minutes of play.Karşılaşmanın ikinci yarısından kareler. 📷#DSvKS pic.twitter.com/cCwOIzVPr2— Kocaelispor (@Kocaelispor) October 31, 2021 Oguz Yilmaz restored parity for Denizlispor with 12 minutes left on the clock as he had the time to receive a pass, control it and fire the ball into the back of the net with a low effort.Omolo was introduced in the 80th minute for Bryan Cabezas but could not have any meaningful effect on the game as the clash ended 1-1.