Africans Abroad: Coulibaly, Belloumi, and Zabiri at the double in Europe

[h2]England[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yalcouye-malick/jq2xC9XI/"]Malick Yalcouye[/a] scored as Brighton and Hove Albion thrashed Coventry City 5-0, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/awoniyi-taiwo/OWFf8WFm/"]Taiwo Awoniyi[/a] was sent off for the newly promoted English top-flight side.[/p][p]The Seagulls took control early and eventually broke the deadlock through Charalampos Kostoulas, who found the bottom corner before half-time.[/p][p]Yalcouye then doubled Brighton’s advantage 10 minutes after the restart. The Ivorian midfielder reacted quickly to win a loose ball ahead of Aurele Amenda, raced through on goal and calmly finished at the near post.[/p][p]Coventry’s hopes of a comeback suffered another blow moments later when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nigeria/EBE2Xb3l/"]Nigeria[/a] international Awoniyi was shown a straight red card for elbowing Maxim De Cuyper off the ball.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leris-mehdi/6uk6H0Ai/"]Pascal Grob[/a] added a penalty before Lewis Dunk and Yasin Ayari completed the rout, leaving Frank Lampard’s men without a goal after four league games.[/p][embed guid="727ff45b-d3bd-4e43-80a0-413b431568ef" url="https://x.com/BHAFC/status/2099249261837783520/video/1" social-type="twitter" /][p]At Stamford Bridge, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/belloumi-mohamed/WWdihvvt/"]Mohamed Belloumi[/a] scored twice as Hull City came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw against Chelsea.[/p][p]The Blues took the lead in the seventh minute when Morgan Rogers beat Konstantinos Tzolakis with a powerful effort.[/p][p]Hull responded before the half-hour mark, with Belloumi guiding Ryan Giles’ cross beyond goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez to level the game.[/p][p]The Algerian forward struck again six minutes later, firing a deflected effort into the net after Semi [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ajayi-semi/2qbYQ9um/"]Ajayi[/a]’s header hit the crossbar.[/p][p]Hosts Chelsea pushed for a response after the break and eventually equalised through Joao Pedro in the 66th minute.[/p][image alt="Mohamed Belloumi" id="58bbcaf7-0524-4b72-8391-d316f4fb4fbb" credit-line="ČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Daniel Hambury" guid="79026ce9-e27e-4e81-bad0-512649d2a192" original-width="1400" original-height="982" /][h2]Italy[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adams-akor/nks9eiQ4/"]Akor Adams[/a] scored his first Serie A goal as Venezia suffered a 4-2 home defeat to Fiorentina.[/p][p]The Nigerian striker opened the scoring midway through the first half after Gianluca Busio found him inside the area.[/p][p]Adams produced a powerful first-time right-footed finish into the far corner to register his maiden goal in Italy’s top flight.[/p][p]However, Venezia’s lead did not last long as Franco Mastantuono scored twice before half-time to put the visitors ahead.[/p][p]Mateo Pellegrino added a third after the break before Mastantuono completed his hat-trick.[/p][p]Antoine Hainaut pulled one back late on, but Fiorentina held on to secure their first Serie A points of the season.[/p][embed guid="178a1a29-14bf-442b-b95f-4e220a0bcea5" url="https://x.com/SerieA_EN/status/2098489946327646700" social-type="twitter" /][p]Elsewhere, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mendy-paul/08diwGf5/"]Paul Mendy[/a] was on target as Cagliari secured a 2-1 victory away to Atalanta.[/p][p]The visitors started strongly and took the lead in the 19th minute when Michel Adopo raced behind the defence before cutting the ball back for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/senegal/hOIsJLJr/"]Senegal[/a]’s Mendy.[/p][p]The forward finished first time, with his effort hitting the underside of the crossbar before crossing the line.[/p][p]Atalanta equalised shortly before half-time through Gianluca Scamacca, but Cagliari restored their lead after the break when Daniel Maldini converted a penalty.[/p][p]Mendy thought he had scored again, but his second-half effort was ruled out for offside after a VAR review.[/p][embed guid="7ddbbe42-405c-4aa8-942a-2edf72b9912d" url="https://x.com/SerieA_EN/status/2098854620130902442" social-type="twitter" /][p]In another Serie A fixture, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/coulibaly-lassana/nccbKjdO/"]Lassana Coulibaly[/a] bagged a brace as Lecce secured a 3-2 victory over Monza.[/p][p]The Malian opened the scoring after just three minutes, rising highest at the back post to head home from an Ivan Ilic corner.[/p][p]Lecce doubled their advantage seven minutes later through Tiago Gabriel, but Monza quickly responded when Ricardo Mangas scored from close range.[/p][p]Coulibaly restored Lecce’s two-goal lead less than 90 seconds later, steering the ball into the near corner after Monza failed to clear a long throw.[/p][p]Monza pulled another goal back through Exequiel Zeballos in the 89th minute, but the visitors held on for victory.[/p][p]Maduka Okoye conceded five goals as Inter Milan came from two goals down to beat Udinese 5-3 at San Siro.[/p][p]The Nigerian goalkeeper made an excellent double save to deny Marcus Thuram early on as the White and Blacks took a 2-0 lead through James Abankwah and Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.[/p][p]However, the hosts fought back before half-time, with Carlos Augusto and Nicolo Barella scoring to level the game.[/p][p]Thuram then put Inter ahead after the break before Pio Esposito and Ange-Yoan Bonny added further goals.[/p][p]Okoye made several important saves but could not prevent Inter from scoring five times.[/p][image alt="Maduka Okoye" id="4f933d0a-6478-4ffc-b411-1ca0a34abf69" credit-line="Luca Rossini/IPA Sport / IPA / Profimedia" guid="7d088c2e-1fe0-47f6-9e0e-0b3f7139a7d5" original-width="1400" original-height="933" /][h2]Germany[/h2][p]Cameroon forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kofane-christian-michel/jk7yHyMk/"]Christian Kofane[/a] scored for Bayer Leverkusen in their 2-2 draw by Augsburg.[/p][p]Kofane opened the scoring early after collecting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tapsoba-edmond/d4z5zQ7g/"]Edmond Tapsoba[/a]’s long ball before calmly placing his finish beyond goalkeeper Finn Dahmen.[/p][p]Leverkusen dominated the first half and created several chances but could not add to their lead.[/p][p]Augsburg turned the game around after the break, with Michael Gregoritsch scoring twice in quick succession to put the hosts ahead.[/p][p]Leverkusen pushed for an equaliser, and Patrik Schick eventually rescued a point in the closing stages.[/p][p]The draw moved Leverkusen up to seventh, while Augsburg remained unbeaten at home.[/p][embed guid="1ad4f2e1-88e3-4121-8ed5-3944177558b9" url="https://x.com/bayer04_en/status/2099756099188744209" social-type="twitter" /][p]Algerian star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aouchiche-adil/vZxp6aZ0/"]Adil Aouchiche[/a] propelled Schalke to their first Bundesliga victory since the 2022/23 season with a 3-1 win over Union Berlin.[/p][p]Robin Gosens opened the scoring for the Royal Blues in the 24th minute, before Aouchiche doubled their advantage shortly after half-time.[/p][p]The French midfielder exchanged passes with Junior Adamu before firing past Frederik Rønnow. The goal was initially ruled out for offside but was awarded after a VAR review.[/p][p]Union dominated possession but struggled to break Schalke down, with Tim Skarke scoring a late consolation.[/p][p]Maximilian Wober then sealed Schalke’s victory in stoppage time, moving them up to seventh in the table.[/p][h2]Spain[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zabiri-yassir/CzE3mWTC/"]Yassir Zabiri[/a] scored twice as Racing Santander came from behind to beat Deportivo Alaves 2-1 at El Sardinero.[/p][p]The visitors took the lead in the 18th minute when Ville Koski followed up to score after Julen Agirrezabala had saved an initial effort.[/p][p]Racing responded before half-time, with Moroccan star Zabiri racing onto a ball over the top before calmly finishing with his left foot past Antonio Sivera.[/p][p]The forward completed his brace early in the second half, meeting Inigo Vicente’s cross to put Racing ahead.[/p][p]Alaves pushed for an equaliser but struggled to create clear chances as Racing held on for their second victory of the season.[/p][embed guid="46dcf9a9-f62e-4ebc-b45f-c67e8e8ab0a8" url="https://x.com/LaLigaEN/status/2098763098324611575" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aubameyang-pierre-emerick/Wl4EyKZk/"]Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang[/a] matched a remarkable LaLiga record last achieved by Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2009 after scoring in Deportivo La Coruna’s 1-1 draw with Getafe.[/p][p]The 37-year-old has now found the net in each of his side’s opening five league matches of the 2026/27 campaign.[/p][p]The former Gabon international became only the 11th player in LaLiga history to score in the opening five rounds of a season. [/p][p]His remarkable run began against Elche before goals against Malaga, Valencia and Villarreal.[/p][p]The former Barcelona forward now has five goals and two assists, helping newly promoted Deportivo remain unbeaten under Antonio Hidalgo.[/p][h2]France[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bourabaa-adil/CjOLQg4D/"]Adil Bourabaa[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sima-abdallah/xzssoNnp/"]Abdallah Sima[/a] were both on target as Le Mans surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Lens, extending their wait for a home Ligue 1 victory to 2010.[/p][p]Algeria international Bourabaa opened the scoring after 32 minutes, heading home from close range after Louis Mafouta’s effort struck the bar. [/p][p]The forward then turned provider before half-time, setting up Lucas Calodat for Le Mans’ second.[/p][p]Lens responded through Sima in stoppage time, with the Senegal international heading Florian Thauvin’s cross into the top corner. [/p][p]Franjo Ivanovic eventually levelled for Lens as both sides settled for a point.[/p][image alt="Shina Oludare" id="77f4edee-493b-45e2-b24b-0d9a1e05766a" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="f9c299bc-02a4-47f2-89ca-4b85924ff221" original-width="1200" original-height="381" /]