by FSL News | 3 Mar, 2019 | Players Abroad News, Video & News
Striker Kei Kamara has started the new campaign with a bang after scoring for Colorado Rapids in their 3-3 against Portland Timbers at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
Kamara opened his account by tapping in a Kellyn Acosta cross in the opening 16th minutes on a day dubbed as the coldest “game” in the history of Major League Soccer.
Disappointedly for the home side, Axel Sjoberg was shown a red card for a handball in the box in the 27th minutes, to make matters worse the Timbers were awarded a penalty kick a few minutes later.
The spot kick was scored by Midfielder Diego Valeri scored before the half-hour mark after slotting home past Tim Haward a rebound of his own saved penalty kick.
Under difficult snowy weather conditions, Sebastian Blanco put Portland in front in the first minute of first-half stoppage time, hammering onto a Valeri corner and slipping a glancing header inside the far post.
Immediately after the restart, Benny Feilhaber scored his first goal for the Rapids and levelled it for the home team.
The Timbers were not ready to allow the host to take the maximum point as they regained their lead 20 minutes later when a sliding Deklan Wynne deflected Andy Polo’s cross into his own net.
However, Andre Shinyashiki last-gasp goal was enough to lift the 10-man Colorado Rapids to a 3-3 draw in their first game of the season.
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by FSL News | 26 Feb, 2019 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Victor Mansaray’s new side Becamex Binh Duong will kick start their AFC Cup tournament against Indonesia club Persija Jakarta on Tuesday at the Utama Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.
The group stage of the 2019 AFC Cup kicks off on Monday with the 12 teams in the ASEAN Zone taking to the field on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The AFC Cup is an annual International association football competition between domestic clubs run by the Asian Football Confederation.
Mansary, who joined the club last week scored his first goal for the club on his debut in their 1-1 draw against Thanh Hoa in Vietnam’s top-tier league last Thursday.
Becamex Binh Duong faces tricky matches alongside Persija Jakarta (Indonesia), Cerez Negros FC (Philippines) and Shan United (Myanmar).
Persija are without key attacker Marko Simic, they going into the AFC Cup after losing in the AFC Champions League play-off match against Newcastle Jet 3-1 in the first round.
BBD’s Competition History
Becamex Binh Duong, are no stranger in this competition, they have created many notable highlights.
They reach the semi-finals at the 2009 AFC Cup in the season after defeating both Thailand’s strong teams PEA FC and Chonburi FC in Bangkok.
In the 2016 AFC Champions League group stage, the team had a 1-1 draw against Jiangsu Suning of China and beat Korea’s Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at Go Dau Stadium.
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by FSL News | 24 Feb, 2019 | Players Abroad News
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Striker Kei Kamara opened scoring accounts for his new Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids in 3-1 pre-season victory over LA Galaxy on Saturday.
The Galaxy suffered defeat without several key players. Sebastian Lletget, Juninho, Perry Kitchen, Giovani dos Santos and Jonathan dos Santos.
The striker, who joined the Rapids in exchange for an international roster slot for the 2019 season, scored the game’s first goal in the 42nd minute, beating Galaxy defender Jorgen Skjelvik on a header.
Another headed goal for the journeyman forward – The Rapids is his fourth MLS team since 2016.
Diego Rubio, another new Rapids addition, doubles their lead in the 69th minute but the next goal was scored by Swedish veteran Zlatan Ibrahimović downing the deficit in half with a header goal.
The Rapids completed their victory with a third goal from Diego Rubio, who was acquired from Sporting Kansas.
Kamara is the sixth all-time leading scorer in the Major League Soccer scoring 112 goals.
He has had spells with Columbus Crew, San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo, Sporting Kansas City, New England Revolution and Vancouver Whitecaps.
Photo MLS – Dignity Health Sports Park – Carson, CA – February 23: LA Galaxy 1-3 Colorado Rapids
Scoring Summary:
COL: 42′ – Kamara (Serna)
COL: 69′ – Rubio (Nicholson)
LA: 77′ – Ibrahimovic (Antuna)
COL: 85′ – Rubio (Shinyashiki)
by FSL News | 22 Feb, 2019 | Players Abroad News
FC Zurich suffered another 2-0 defeat to Napoli as they crashed out of the Europa League against tough European opposition.
The Italians are through to the Round of 16 after a comfortable 5-1 aggregate victory over FC Zurich on Thursday.
The Sierra Leone skipper Umaru Bangura, who captains the Swiss club was unable to save them from another thumping in Italy.
Former Chelsea and Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti made it two straight victories from his first two games in the Europa League with a 2-0 home victory over Zurich.
Goals from strikers Simone Verdi and Adam Ounas in each half at the Stadio San Paolo were enough to condemn their visitors.
Bangura’s club side was making their maiden appearance in the competition round of 32, having made it through to the group phase of the second-tier European competition for the first time in 11 years.
The defeat means FC Zürich have lost each of their four previous away games against Italian opposition in the UEFA Cup/Europa League.
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by FSL News | 21 Feb, 2019 | Players Abroad News
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Alhaji Kamara, 24, who last played for FC Sheriff in Moldova expressed his delight after joining Danish Superliga side Vendsyssel as a free agent.
The club has been looking for a prolific striker as they struggled in the top flight of Danish football.
“I’m happy and can’t wait to meet my new teammates. I have previously played in Sweden, so I know a little about Scandinavian football,” he told the club’s website.
The former Sheriff striker added, “What I know is that the Danish league is strong with some good teams that would like to play football. Personally, I hope that I can help the team by making goals.
“I am hard working and a team player, and I am really looking forward to helping us stay in the Super League,” Kamara noted.
The Allsvenskan winner since departing Swedish side Norrkoping has had spells with Johor Darul Takzim (loan), D.C. United, Richmond Kickers (loan), Al-Taawoun and Sheriff Tiraspol.
“Kamara is a really talented attacker who has previously proven that he can score goals. He has his forces in his timing in in-depth, his work in the field, and then he has a good main game despite his height,” Sports director explained.
“We hope and believe he can help us in the spring. However, we are aware that when we pick up a player at this time, he will have to spend some time getting in the same match form as the rest of the squad.
“Not to say that he is out of step, but we expect him to be built up in the first two to four weeks, so he is ready to make a crucial difference for us in the playoffs,” Ole Nielsen added.
Kamara is the second Sierra Leonean striker to join the club, Christian Moses played for the club and scored nine goals in nineteen appearances before leaving to join Viborg FF.
by FSL News | 21 Feb, 2019 | Players Abroad News
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Sierra Leone and former Seattle Sounders Academy star, Victor Mansaray could make his V-League debut with Becamex Binh Duong FC today (February 21) when they take on Thanh Hoa in Vietnam’s top division.
The 22-year-old is said to have signed a short-term contract with the Vietnamese club who are allowed to register only four foreign players.
Further information stated that if the player failed to adapt with the team and the league, the club has the sole right to end his contract immediately without compensation before they can recruit another player in the second phase of the season.
Mansaray has had a spell with the Seattle Sounders FC training academy, a team playing in the American Major League Soccer (MLS) and later with Charleston Battery Club in the USL Championship (the US second-tier league) where he made 18 appearances and scored two goals.
He also represented the U.S U-18 national team in August 2014 and played two games in the friendly tournament hosted by the Czech Republic, against Hungary and Ukraine.
After turning 18 in February 2015, Mansaray moved up to the U.S Under 20 national team where he made one appearance in 2015, followed by six others the following year scoring two goals.
After been dropped from the U.S. team for the 2017 U-20 World Cup, the striker said he was open to a called up by the Sierra Leone national team and on June 5, 2017, he received his first Sierra Leone called up for the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya but was an unused sub.
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