Europa League Wrap : Nigeria U23 Hopefuls Ndidi, Umar Work 90-Min Shift; Owoeri & Onuachu Score; Igiebor, Kayode, Lawal, Bentley Feature

Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round, Game 1.<br /><br /><b>Solomon Ime Udo</b> played the entirety of Shirak&rsquo;s 1-1 draw with Spartak Trnava at the Gyumri City Stadium,<br /><br />Over to the Ortal&#305;q Stadion (Almat&#305; ), Super Eagles midfielder <b>Nosa Igiebor </b>started and played for 86 minutes as Maccabi Tel Aviv were held to a 1-1 draw by Kairat.<br /><br />Former USA U20 international <b>William Oluremi John</b> worked an eighty-one minute shift in midfield in RoPS&rsquo;s 1-1 draw at NK Lokomotiva.<br /><br />At the MCH Arena in Denmark, Nigeria U23 international <b>Paul Onuachu </b>hopped off the bench in the 68th minute and scored five minutes later as FC Midtjylland thrashed FC Vaduz 3-0. <b>Rilwan Hassan</b> made a dramatic return to the Wolves this summer and was in action for 72 minutes.<br /><br />Super Eagles midfielder <b>Dickson Etuhu</b> has resumed full training at AIK but is lacking match fitness, so did not take part in AIK&rsquo;s 1-0 win over Europa at the Friends Ariena.<br /><br />Osmanlispor FK and Dream Team VI striker <b>Aminu Umar </b>fired blanks as his team shared the spoils with Zimbru . The game ended 2-2 at Stadionul Zimbru (Chi&#351;in&#259;u).<br /><br />Aminu played the entirety of the game while teammate <b>Raheem Lawal </b>was in action for 63 minutes. <br />&nbsp;<br /><b>John Owoeri</b> restored parity for BK Hacken in the 83rd minute in their 1-1 draw with Cork City in G&ouml;teborg. He went the distance.<br /><br />Ex-AC Milan and Marseille left-back <b>Taye Taiwo</b> went the distance in HJK&rsquo;s 1-1 draw at Bulgarian side Beroe. Teammates <b>Nnamdi Oduamadi </b>and <b>Vincent Onovo</b> did not make the squad.<br /><br />Odd Grenland suffered a shock 3-0 loss to PAS Giannina , with <b>Chuks Akabueze</b>, wearing the number 26 shirt, going the distance.<br /><br /><b>Tunde Adeniji </b>was introduced in the 70th minute as Levski Sofia were held to a goalless draw at Maribor, for whom <b>Sunday Omoregie</b> was a 76th minute sub.<br /><br />Genk number 25 <b>Wilfred Ndidi</b> played the entirety of his team&rsquo;s 2-0 win at home against Buducnost Podgorica. <br /><br />In Malta, <b>Frank Temile</b> was introduced after 81 minutes in Birkirkara&rsquo;s goalless draw against <b>Juwon Oshaniwa</b>&rsquo;s Hearts. The wing-back was not in action while goalkeeper <b>Ini Akpan</b> was an unused sub for the Maltese team. <br /><br />Ex-Flying Eagles star <b>Olarenwaju Kayode</b> started in Austria Vienna&rsquo;s 1-0 win over Kukesi at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion (Wien). He subbed out in the second minute of second half stoppage time.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br />
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