Joseph Okumu and Linton Maina featured in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday evening with both teams suffering defeat. Monaco’s Eliot Matazo was an unused sub as his team suffered a thrashing in the UEFA Europa League.Okumu started in a three-man backline as they went down 4-2 to Djurgaden in Sweden. Karl Holmberg got the ball rolling with the opener in the 21st minute before Gustav Wikheim got the first of his double in the 42nd minute. Zambian midfielder Emmanuel Banda made it 3-0 deep into first half stoppage time for a comfortable first half lead.A minute into the second half Wikheim got his second of the game and the hosts’ fourth before Gent rallied back with two late goals courtesy of Laurent Depoitre and Hugo Cuypers in the 61st and 73rd minutes respectively.FT 4-2 | #difgnt #UECL pic.twitter.com/RxS0zqfJkb— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) October 13, 2022 In Belgrade, Maina came off the bench as his side went down 2-0 to Partizan. Malian midfielder, Fousseni Diabaté and his Cape Verde counterpart, Ricardo Jorge Pires Gomes found the back of the net for Serbian giants. Main was introduced in the 66th minute for Sargis Adamyan.In Turkey, it was a bad day for Matazo’s Monaco as they suffered a 4-0 humiliation in the hands of Trabzonspor in the UEFA Europa League. Things started going south for the French club in the 44th minute when Malang Sarr conceded an own goal. Three minutes after the break Victor Hugo got the second of the game before Enis Bardhi added a third in the 57th minute. Trezeguet completed the rout in the 69th minute.Sofapaka rookie goalie eager to learn from his seniors
