Defender Ime Okon opened his goal account for Hannover 96 as Antonio Van Wyk and Gift Links provided assists for their respective clubs.
Okon scored Hannover 96’s second goal as they beat 1. FC Magdeburg 3-1 in a German Bundesliga 2 tie played at the HDI-Arena on Saturday.
Japanese star Hayate Mutsuda netted the first goal after 17 minutes, and Okon doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time. Benjamin Kรคllman made it three in injury time. Martijn Kaars scored 1. FC Magdeburg’s consolation goal.
In the MLS Western Conference, Bongokuhle Hlongwane played the whole match as Minnesota United beat Real Salt Lake. They won 3-1 in a match that was played at the America First Field on Sunday morning.
Meanwhile, Olwethu Makhanya and coach Bradley Carnell recorded a massive 4-0 win over Chicago Fire FC at Subaru Park. In addition, Makhanya played the whole match and was yellow-carded for a foul in the first half.
Forwardย Tai Bariboย opened the scoring in the 34th minute, and defenderย Kai Wagnerย doubled the lead in the 64th minute with a goal from a set piece. Midfielder Danley Jean Jacques added a third in the 73rd minute before forward Milan Iloski sealed the win in the 80th minute.
The win helped Carnell’s charges move to pole position in the MLS Eastern Conference with 54 points from 28 matches. FC Cincinnati are second with 52 points.
Moreso, former Sekhukhune United midfielder, Jamie Webber, played 22 minutes as his FC Tulsa beat Orange County SC 1-0 at the ONEOK Field in a USL Championship match on Sunday.
ANTONIO VAN WYK AND GIFT LINKS WEIGH IN WITH ASSISTS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE CLUBS
In the Austrian Bundesliga, Antonio Van Wyk provided an assist as SV Ried beat BW Linz 2-0 at the Hofmann Personal Stadium on Saturday. Van Wyk provided the assist for their first goal. Philipp Pomer scored both goals.
Simply put, Maart and Van Wyk helped SV Ried secure their first win in the 2025/26 Austrian Bundesliga after four matches. They moved to eighth position, with four points on their tally.
Gift Links also provided an assist on Sunday evening as AGF beat Vejle BK 1-0 at the Ceres Park Vejlby in a Danish Superliga match. Patrick Mortensen benefited from Links’ brilliance to score the only goal of the game in the seventh minute.
In the English Premier League, Bafana Bafana star Lyle Foster played 86 minutes as Burnley FC beat Sunderland 2-0 at Turf Moor on Saturday. Second-half goals from Josh Cullen and Jaidon Anthony earned Burnley their first win of the 2025/26 season.
In the Belgian Pro League, former SuperSport United forward Shandre Campbell was not in action. Club Brugge’s match against Westerlo, which was scheduled for Saturday, was postponed.
ELIAS MOKWANA MISSING IN ACTION AT ESPERANCE TUNIS
Additionally, Elias Mokwana was not in the Esperance Tunis team that beat JS Kairouan 4-0 in the Tunisian Championship on Thursday at the Hamda Aouani Stadium.
Moreso, in the England Championship, Luke Le Roux was on parade for 34 minutes for Portsmouth FC. The latter came from behind to draw 1-1 with West Bromwich Albion. Le Roux was also yellow-carded in the match played at The Hawthorns Stadium on Saturday.
In Norway, Samkelo Kabini played 90 minutes as Molde FK beat Tromsรธ 2-0 on Sunday night at the Aker Stadium. He was also yellow-carded in the match. Fredrik Gulbrandsen and Halldor Stenevik were the goal-scorers.
Ex-Kaizer Chiefs star Siyabonga Ngezana played 45 minutes as FCSB lost 2-0 to Argeล Piteลti. The match was played at the Arena Naศionalฤ on Sunday night. Ngezana received a yellow card during the match and was substituted at half-time. Adel Bettaieb broke the deadlock for Argeล Piteลti in the 72nd minute. Mihai Popescu’s own goal after 88 minutes sealed the win for Argeล Piteลti.
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