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Augustus Kargbo takes Serie C tally to six with Cesena
by Alie Bittar @bittar32

Augustus Kargbo takes Serie C tally to six with Cesena

On Monday, Sierra Leone international Augustus Kargbo recorded his sixth of the season as Cesena defeated Sestri Levante 3-1 in week 27 of their Italian Serie C.

Kargbo, who was making his twenty-first appearance – goal came in the 68th minute and helped his team to take a 2-1 lead. 

Donnarumma scored another goal in the 89th minute to secure a 3-1 victory for Cesena FC. 

With 68 points from 27 games, Cesena FC currently sits at the top of the Serie C standings with a 12-point lead over the second-placed team, Torres – with eleven games left to play before the season ends.

by Alie Bittar @bittar32

Curtis Davies nets own goal as Cheltenham beat Port Vale 

Sierra Leone’s Curtis Davies was on the score sheet as Cheltenham had to come from behind twice to secure a 3-2 home win against relegation rivals Port Vale.

It was a three-straight win for the home side as Nathan Smith’s header and Curtis Davies’ own goal put Vale ahead, but Matt Taylor, Jack Shepherd and Will Ferry scored to secure the points for Cheltenham against his former club.

Despite a disappointing own goal, Davies was making his 24th appearance of the campaign. 

Vale threatened early on, with Ethan Chislett testing Luke Southwood twice before Smith headed in Conor Grant’s corner in the 25th minute to put the visitors ahead. 

Lewis Freestone almost levelled the score before Vale goalkeeper Connor Ripley blocked George Lloyd’s effort.

Taylor equalized after a free-kick routine involving Tom Pett, scoring his third goal in four appearances since joining the club. Liam Kinsella and Taylor then came close to giving Cheltenham the lead early in the second half.

However, Vale took the lead again when Southwood parried Chislett’s shot, and Davies turned the ball into his net under pressure from James Wilson in the 65th minute. But Cheltenham responded quickly, with Shepherd scoring a superb volley four minutes later.

Ferry then secured the win in the 73rd minute, jinking past several challenges in the box before applying a neat finish for his first Cheltenham goal.

Mustapha Bundu's Plymouth in the hunt for three straight win
by Alie Bittar @bittar32

Mustapha Bundu’s Plymouth suffer defeat to Leeds United

Leeds United secured a win against Plymouth Argyle, reclaiming the second spot in the league.

The Sierra Leone International was subbed on in the last five minutes for his sixteenth appearance since joining the club.

Willy Gnonto’s goal set them on their way to a dominant victory, although they could have been 2-0 ahead by the break if Georginio Rutter’s deflected shot had not come back off the post.

Although Plymouth Argyle improved in the second half, they were unable to score. Leeds defended with great resilience in the atrocious conditions, keeping the hosts at arm’s length.

Rutter’s powerful low strike made it 2-0 with just under 20 minutes left, and Leeds secured their seventh clean sheet in an eight-game winning run.

Sky Bet Championship

Plymouth Argyle 0

Leeds United 2 (Gnonto 10’, Georginio 72’)

Argyle: Hazard (GK), Houghton (C) (Bundu 84’), Pleguezuelo, Whittaker, Miller (Sousa 81’), Devine, Gibson (Galloway 81’), Randell, Waine (Hardie 60’), Phillips, Sorinola (Mumba 81’). Subs not used: Burton (GK), Scarr, Edwards, Issaka.  

Leeds: Meslier (GK), Firpo, Ampadu (C), Piroe (Gelhardt 90’), Kamara, Summerville (Roberts 83’), Rodon, Gray, Georginio (Joseph 90’), Gnonto (James 76’), Gruev. Subs not used: Klaesson (GK), van den Heuvel (GK), Cresswell, Cooper, Shackleton.

Referee: Matthew Donohue 

Booked: Randell, Gibson (Plymouth) Rodon (Leeds) 

Venue: Home Park

Attendance: 16,818

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Abu Kamara seals Portsmouth's win over Cambridge United
by Alie Bittar @bittar32

Abu Kamara seals Portsmouth’s win over Cambridge United

Sierra Leone native Abu Kamara scored again as Portsmouth maintained their lead at the top of League One with a come-from-behind victory over Cambridge United.

The team’s 3-1 victory kept the six-point gap to second place in the League One standings unchanged.

The visiting team unexpectedly took the lead just before half-time when Danny Andrew headed in Sullay Kaikai’s corner kick, which was deemed to have crossed the line at the near post.

However, on 44 minutes, Kusini Yengi, who had returned to the starting line-up, was fouled in the box. The Australian striker picked himself up and converted from the penalty spot, sending the U’s goalkeeper Jack Stevens the wrong way.

Just before the hour mark, the game was turned around when Yengi and Paddy Lane combined down the left to set up Myles Peart-Harris, on loan from Brentford, to score his first goal for the Pompey club, with a low finish.

In the dying minutes of the game, Lane’s charge-down found Abu Kamara in space on the right side of the field, and the Norwich City loanee curled in a superb angled shot that went past Stevens and hit the underside of the crossbar before going in. This was Kamara’s sixth goal of the season.

Pompey’s fifth victory in six games was their first consecutive home win since October. However, the only concern for boss John Mousinho was midfielder Tom Lowery’s apparent hamstring injury in the first half.

The U’s have only won one of their last five games and are currently four points above the relegation zone.

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Isaac Babadi nets first-ever Eredivisie goal in PSV win
by Alie Bittar @bittar32

Isaac Babadi nets first-ever Eredivisie goal in PSV win

Attacking winger, Isaac Babadi scored his first-ever Eredivisie goal in PSV’s 5-1 win over Volendam on Sunday. 

As a result, they strengthened their grip at the top of the table, ten points ahead of Feyenoord. 

Jordan Teze’s own goal had given the visitors the lead in the opening minute, but 12 minutes later, Ismael Saibari equalized before goals from J. Schouten, Jordan Teze, Ricardo Pepi, and Isaac Babadi wrapped up the big away win.

The young sensation joined PSV’s first team for this campaign and made his debut on August 4, 2023, as a starter in the 2023 Johan Cruyff Shield, which PSV won 1-0, giving Babadi his first trophy in his first game. 

Four days later, he made his European debut in a Champions League qualifier against Sturm Graz. Babadi opened the scoring in the 4th minute for his first goal for PSV, and the game ended with PSV’s 4-1 victory.