Kenyan defender Eugene Asike helped IF Karlstad keep a cleansheet beat Team Thoren by a solitary goal in Swedish third-tier match played at the Sola Arena on Sunday evening.Asike who featured full minutes was solid at the rear and will be glad to have inspired his side back to winning ways having dropped points in the last five matches.Karlstad, got the all-important goal in the 31st minute through Mohammed Qassem who was later replaced by Agon Beqiri.##NAJAVA_MECA_6686238##Sirius 1-1 AIK Elsewhere, Harambee Stars left back Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma aided AIK pick an away point following their one-all draw to Sirius to a one-all draw at the Studenternas grounds.Ouma played the match to its entirety, a privilege his compatriots Collins Sichenje and Henry Meja did not enjoy thanks to the sky-high competition for game time.Sichenje who has previously featured for AIK as a centre back rather than his preferred defensive midfield position followed the proceedings from the substitutes bench while Meja was overlooked.Leopards chairman Dan Shikanda decries prevailling uncertainty over league startAIK got their goal through Greek forward Sotirios Papagiannopoulos who was put through by former Arsenal midfielder Sebastian Larsson in the 76th minute with the host scoring through Tim Denny.FC Tormenta 1-1 Richmond Kickers Meanwhile, Tobias Otieno’s FC Tormenta settled for a point in the USL League One on Monday after battling Richmond Kickers to a 1-1 draw.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾⚽️❤️A lot of positives to pick Glad to be on the scoresheet once again pic.twitter.com/IUPGEgcL3w— MICHAEL OLUNGA (@OgadaOlunga) October 2, 2022 The midfielder who clocked ninety minutes was cautioned in 63rd minute for a bad tackle.Tormenta took the lead in the 41st minute through Fuad Adeniyi with Kickers levelling matters deep into stoppage time through Nil Vinyals. Al Duhail 1-1 Al GharafaSimilarly, Al Duhail, home to Stars captain Michael Olunga settled for a 1-1 draw in a Qatari Stars Cup matched played at the Al Egla grounds. Once again, the forward proved reliable for Duhail as he found the back of the net.
