One Kenyan player featured while two were unused as their clubs featured in Europe on Thursday night registering mixed results in the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Conference League.Joseph Okumu’s Gent of Belgium, Linton Maina’s FC Koln’ and Monaco which Eliot Matazo turns out for were all in action on Thursday evening.##NAJAVA_MECA_6697038##Okumu and Matazo were unused subs while Maina came off the bench. Gent and Koln suffered defeats in the Conference League while Monaco picked a win in the UEFA Europa League.Monaco downed Turkish side, Trabzonspor 3-1 at home. Things started going the hosts’ way as early as the 11th minute when the visitors were reduced to ten following Maximiliano Gomez’s sending off.💥 Monaco’da Trabzonspor tribünü. pic.twitter.com/iYMWYqNEe9— Çift Turnike (@cifturnike) October 6, 2022 Two minutes later captain Ben Yedder put his side ahead before completing his brace from the spot just before the interval. Ten minutes into the second stanza Axel Disasi added a third of the game. Anastasios Bakasetas scored a consolation for the visitors 18 minutes from time.In Belgium, Okumu’s Gent suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to Djurgården. The Swedish club is home to Kenyan international Frank Odhiambo and was also Michael Olunga’s first club outside the borders. Marcus Danielison scored the only goal of the game in the 38th minute. The two teams meet again in a week’s time for the return leg.In Germany, Koln went down 1-0 to Partizan of Serbia. Svetozar Marković scored the only goal of the game in the ninth minute. Maina came off the bench in the 61st minute for Denis Huseinbašić. Koln will be hoping to bounce back when they travel to Serbia next week.Kariobangi Sharks narrow down on areas of weakness after evaluating newbies
