Stars Abroad: Henry Meja grabs double in Sweden as Tobias shines in USA

Henry Meja grabbed a double as his club, Norrby IF, picked up a 4-1 win over Angelhom in a Swedish third-tier match on Saturday afternoon.The Kenyan international was named in the starting XI and repaid his inclusion with goals in either half to steer his side to a win that lifts them to fifth in the table after nine rounds of league matches.##NAJAVA_MECA_7268627##Tim Persson opened the scoring for the host team in the 24th minute before Marcus Victorio drew his side level from the spot in the 31st minute. Meja then got the first of his double in the 39th minute before completing the double eight minutes into the second half.Julis Johansson then scored the final goal of the game in the 63rd minute as the visitors went on to pick up a comfortable win. Meja was withdrawn in the 73rd for Oscar Gustafsson in what was a tactical change from coach Mak Lind.Next for Meja and his Swedish club is a match against Vänersborgs IF on Monday, May 29th.SÅÅ JAAAA 🔥🔥💙Norrby vinner med 4-1 i Ängelholm 👏👏Norrbys mål:🔵 Marcus Victorio 31’ (straff)🔵 Henry Atola Meja 39’, 53’🔵 Julius Johansson 63’#enklubbmångahjärtan pic.twitter.com/hs1VCTv9dF— Norrby IF (@NorrbyIF) May 20, 2023 In the US, Tobias Otieno scored for his side, Tormenta but they unfortunately went down 3-2 to Central Valley Fuego FC. Ronald Alexis scored Fuego’s first in the 8th minute before Arthur Bosua drew his side level in the 38th minute. Orthoniel Arce then gave his side the lead in the 53rd minute from the spot.Otieno then got his name on the scoresheet in the 55th minute, equalizing for his team once again. Zahir Vasquez then broke Tormenta’s hearts with the winning strike deep into extra time. Next for them is a match against the Richmond Kickers on May 28, 2023.Exclusive: Harambee Stars to play Mauritius, Djibouti and Pakistan in June international windowIn Germany, Linton Maina played for 61 minutes as his club, FC Köln, played out a one-all draw with Werder Bremen. Steffen Tigges opened the scoring for Cologne in the 36th minute, before Romano Schmid earned the hosts a point with a goal in the 73rd minute. Dimitris Limnios replaced Maina in the 61st minute.

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