Kenyan forward Linton Maina’s strike turned out to be the match-winner as his Hannover 96 side beat Hansa Rostock 1-0 while Joseph Okumu missed KAA Gent’s 2-2 draw against KV Kortrijk.Linton MainaThe Kenyan was again trusted with another starting berth as Hannover took on relegation-threatened Hansa Rostock in the 2.Bundesliga.90′ Das Spiel ist aus: Wir gewinnen bei @HansaRostock mit 1:0 und nehmen wichtige drei Punkte mit. 💪😃 #H96 #NiemalsAllein ⚫️⚪️💚 | #FCHH96 0:1 pic.twitter.com/6sVlOXym1v— Hannover 96 (@Hannover96) January 14, 2022 Hannover themselves were having an indifferent season after a torrid start to the campaign that left them at the wrong end of the table but have started scaling up the log.After a barren first half that saw little goalmouth action, the game burst into life in the 58th minute when Maina broke the deadlock in spectacular fashion. The 22-year-old pounced on a loose ball in the middle of the pitch and went on a lung-bursting run before turning Thomas Meissner inside out and firing the ball into the far post. 58′ TOOOOOOOOOOOOOR! #H96 #NiemalsAllein ⚫️⚪️💚 | #FCHH96 0:1 pic.twitter.com/16hIt7IYWK— Hannover 96 (@Hannover96) January 14, 2022 Maina was then rested in the 68th minute for Hendrik Weydandt as Hannover held on for their lead to move to 12th on the log. Joseph OkumuThe former Chemelil Sugar defender missed KAA Gent’s matchday squad with a suspected injury as they settled for a 2-2 draw against KV Kortrijk.Gent were missing Michael Ngadeu, Tarik Tissoudali and Sulayman Marreh who were on duty with Cameroon, Morocco and Gambia in the Africa Cup of Nations.Met deze 1️⃣1️⃣ gaan we vol voor de drie punten tegen @kvkofficieel! 🔵⚪ #COBW #gntkvk #jpl pic.twitter.com/TejwJkIHha— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) January 14, 2022 It only took eight minutes for Kortrijk to open the scoring through Dylan Mbayo with Alessio Castro-Montes levelling matters a minute before halftime. Gent picked up from where they left from in the second half as they took the lead seven minutes after the resumption but Mbayo scored in stoppage time to snatch a point for Kortrijk.
