Ghanaian Players Abroad: Gyan and Ayew register goals, defeat dominate for most

Andre Ayew grabbed a first half opener for Olympique Marseille in their French League 1 home game against Caen on Friday night.

The Ghanaian scored on the stroke of half time to send his Marseille side 1-0 up going into the interval but a second half slump saw the home side lose by three goals to two.

Andre-Pierre Gignac doubled the lead for Marseille after the break but goals from Nicolas Seube, Emiliano Sala and Nicolas Benezet for Caen saw the away side snatch all three points with a 3-2 win.

Andre Ayew played in the entire duration of the game.

Ghanaian defender John Boye was in full action for his Turkish club Kayseri Erciyesspor against Galaasaray, playing the entire game on Friday night.

Kayseri Erciyesspor lost the away game by three goals to one with Umut Bulut, Aurelien Chedjou and Wesley Sneijder scoring the goals for home side Galatasaray.

Bjoern Vleminckx scored the consolation for Kayseri Erciyesspor as John Boye and his team mates got no points from their travel.

Al Ain forward Asamaoh Gyan scored a brace for the United Arab Emirates club, helping them to a 3-0 victory over Fujairah in the Arabian Gulf League.

The Ghanaian scored his tenth goal in the game that pushed his Al Ain side to top the Arabian Guulf League with 39 points.

Ghanaian forward Kwesi Appiah did not play a part for his Crystal Palace side who won 3-1 on the road against West Ham United in the English Premier Leauge.

Albert Adomah was at the receiving end of the goals on Saturday as his Middlesbrough side travelled to play Sheffield Wednesday in the English Championship.

The Ghanaian scored the winner for his club the last time out but had to endure two goals from Sheffield Wednesday without reply on Saturday.

Atdhe Nuhiu and William Keane scored the goals for the home side. Adomah played in the entire duration of the defeat without a booking.

Kevin-Prince Boateng and his Schalke 04 side were handed a excruciating derby defeat in the German Bundesliga by Borussia Dortmund.

Dortmund scored all three goals against the visiting Schalke team in the last 12 minutes of regulation time. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a brace with Marco Reus adding a third for the home side.

Kevin-Prince Boateng played 64 minutes of the game before he was replaced by Tranquillo Barnetta.

Abdul Baba Rahman also played the full game for his Augsburg side when they travelled to battle Hertha Berlin in the German Bundesliga.

The Ghanaian and his side lost the away game by a single goal as Salomon Kalou gave Hertha Berlin a 1-0 win on the day.

Jordan Ayew featured for his French Ligue 1 club Lorient for their game against Bastia on Saturday. Lorient won the game at home by a 2-0 score line with Francois Bellugou and Gianni Bruno scoring the goal for Ayew's side.

The Ghanaian played 79 minutes of the game before he was replaced by Gianni Bruno who subsequently found his name on the score sheet.

Jonathan Mensah missed the away game for his Evian Thonon Gaillard side in the French Ligue 1 on Saturday. Evian played Metz away from home, a game which they won 2-1.