Despite getting full minutes under their belt in respective league matches played on Wednesday night, Kenyan internationals Joseph Okumu and Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma ended up ended up with nothing to show for it as both KAA Gent and AIK, where the two Harambee Stars defenders ply their trade respectively, lost their league encounters. Here is a wrap of how the action unfolded.Joseph Okumu (KAA Gent)The former Chemelil defender was looking to help his team manage to get three league wins in a row for the first time in this 2022/2023 season when his KAA Gent side travelled to face Royale Union SG at the Stade Joseph Marien in Brussels.FT 2-0 | De punten blijven in Brussel #usggnt #jpl #ft pic.twitter.com/7uEzrASFaq— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) October 19, 2022 However, those plans were dealt an early blow as 24 year old Ivory Coast international Jean Lazare Amani unleashed a spectacular effort from outside the box to give the home side the lead after getting the better of Gent goalkeeper Paul Nardi just 12 minutes in, a narrow lead they held onto till the break.Fourteen minutes into the second half, Gent’s hopes of salvaging at least a point were made even more difficult as Okumu defensive partner Michael Ngadeu was shown a straight red card for an adjudged last man defending.Stars Abroad: Mandela, Yidah sit out as Sundowns outwit Marumo GallantsWith the numerical advantage, Royale Union took the advantage and Dante Vanzeir added the second with eight minutes to go after converting a perfectly weighted cross from Amani who turned from goal scorer to provider.That proved to be the end of the scoring act as Royale Union clinched the 2-0 victory.##NAJAVA_MECA_6736500##Erick ‘Marcelo’ OumaMarcelo’s AIK saw their four game unbeaten run brought to an end at home as log leading Hacken continued with their impressive quest for the title with a 1-2 victory that stretched their own unbeaten streak to twelve games.Just two minutes in, Ghana’s Ibrahim Sadiq was on the right place to open the scoring for the visitors after being set through on goal by Kristoffer Lund.AK would be reduced to ten men in the 69th minute after Yasin Ayari was shown his second yellow card.Highly-rated Kakamega Homeboyz defender set for dream move to EuropeAlexander Jeremejeff then doubled Hacken’s lead in the 85th minute before John Guidetti pulled one back for AIK from a penalty awarded in first minute of added time but it proved too little too late.Collins Sichenje and Henry Meja who also play for AIK did not feature in the math. Former Tusker man Meja was an unused substitution while Sichenje is serving a red card suspension.
