Ghana midfielder Bernard Kumordzi saw red as Dijon were beaten 2-0 at home by Lille in the French Ligue 1. There were goals from Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Ishmael Yartey and Jordan Ayew in the Greek, Swiss and French top-flights. Get a lowdown on how Ghanaian players fared abroad this weekend. ENGLAND Michael Essien played the entire duration of the game for Chelsea who were held to a 0-0 draw game with Arsenal in the English Premier League. The 29-year-old failed to live up to the billing though he played the full 90 minutes. In the Npower Championship, Watford were held to their fourth straight draw of the season after playing 2-2 at Peterborough United. Box-to-box midfielder Prince Buaben lasted the entire duration of the game for Watford. Young striker Akwasi Asante failed to make the first team grade for Birmingham City who drew 1-1 at the American Express Community Stadium against Brighton & Hove Albion. Attacker Albert Adomah played 77 minutes for Bristol City in their 2-0 win over Barnsley at the Ashton Gate Stadium. In the League One, striker David Amoo missed out of the Bury first team squad as they beat Notts County 4-2 at their own backyard. Winger Lloyd Sam was a second half substitute for County. QPR striker Patrick Agyemang played 77 minutes and helped Stevenage to beat Brentford 2-0. FRANCE Jordan Ayew scored the consolation for Olympique Marseille who suffered a 2-1 loss at Bordeaux. Andre Ayew was replaced after 68 minutes. Evian TG made it two wins out of two by beating Toulouse 2-1 at the Parc des Sports. Ghana midfielder Rabiu Mohammed played the last 17 minutes of the game for Evian. Bernard Yao Kumordzi was sent off on the 77th minute mark after receiving a straight red card and his Dijon side lost 2-0 on home ground to Lille. Defender Jerry Vandam played the entire minutes for Caen as Saint Etienne defeated them 4-1 at their own backyard. Defender John Boye watched from the bench as his Stade Rennes side pipped Brest 1-0 to move to fourth place on the log. In the Ligue 2, striker Kwame Nsor scored on his full debut for Metz as they posted a 2-0 victory over Lens on Friday. Haminu Dramani was left out of the Arles Avignon team that was held to a nil-nil draw by Sedan. Moussa Narry played at right-back for Le Mans who drew 1-1 at Angers. GERMANY Isaac Vorsah did not play for TSG Hoffenheim in their 1-0 home defeat to Bayer Leverkusen. Ghana target Karim Bellarabi watched the entire action from the Bayer bench. SPAIN Wakaso Mubarak lost his place in the Villarreal first team squad as they drew 1-1 with Real Sociedad. Young midfielder Paul Quaye played the entire regulation minutes for Espanyol who cruised to a 4-0 win over Monposter in the Spanish reserves league. HOLLAND Jeffery Sarpong played the last 12 minutes for NAC Breda who were humbled 4-0 by Roda JC Kerkrade. Midfielder Anthony Annan was at the heart of midfield for Vitesse Arnhem who drew 1-1 at Heerenveen. The son of former Ghana international Stanley Aborah Junior sat on the Vitesse. Kwame Quansah was key to Heracles Almelo’s 3-2 victory over De Graafschap. The midfielder was inspiration Heracles won the game with nine men. Youngster Edwin Gyasi was not in the De Graafschap. Nana Akwasi Asare played 82 minutes and helped FC Utrecht cruised to a 2-0 win over RKC Waalwijk. Striker Elvis Manu returned to the bench for Feyenoord Rotterdam as they beat ADO Den Haag 2-1. In the second-tier league, Veendam and Helmond Sport battled to a 1-1 drawn game at the Gjaltema Stadion aan De Langeleegte. Dutch-born Ghanaian pair Mitch Apau and Jonathan Opoku played the full match for Veendam. Former Ghana U17 star striker Kelvin Bossman was left out of the Helmond first team squad. Former Ghana defender Eric Addo did not feature for FC Eindhoven in their 4-3 comprehensive win over Fortuna Sittard. ITALY Kwadwo Asamoah played the entire match for Udinese who were held to a 0-0 draw by Chievo Verona. Fiorentina and Inter Milan played out a pulsating a 0-0 goalless draw game at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Ghana youth pair Salifu Amidu and Maxwell Boadu Acosty were both introduced in the second half by Fiorentina. Salifu came on in the 67th minute before Acosty came on five minutes later. AC Milan let the Serie A title slip further away from them after drawing 1-1 with Bologna at the San Siro. Ghana midfielder Sulley Ali Muntari played the entire match for Milan. Afriyie Acquah played the last 11 minutes for Palermo who drew 2-2 with bottom-placed Cesena. In the Serie B, Nana Addo Welbeck sat on the bench as Brescia lost 3-1 to Ascoli. Gubbio shocked Sassuolo 2-0 to better their relegation survival hopes. Striker Richmond Boakye came on after 55 minutes for Sassuolo while Isaac Cofie played the entire 90 minutes. Ahmed Ampimah Barusso played for Nocerina in their 4-0 home loss to Reggina. In the Reserves League, Joseph Alfred Duncan was allowed to rest ahead of the championship play-off as Inter Milan drew 1-1 with Udinese. GREECE Quincy Owusu-Abeyie scored the opener for Panathinaikos who beat Panaitolikos 4-0. David Nii Addy played 77 minutes for Panaitolikos. Kerkyra moved out of the relegation zone after drawing 1-1 at Aris. Midfielder Abdul Osman played the entire duration for Kerkyra but Francis Dickoh did not feature for Aris. Mohammed Abubakar was booked in the 63rd minute. SWITZERLAND Ishmael Yartey scored the consolation for FC Servette in their 3-1 loss at Luzern. PORTUGAL FC Porto loanee Christian Atsu Twasam played 80 minutes for Rio Ave in their 0-0 draw at Gil Vicente. NORWAY Stromgodset moved to 3rd place after posting a 3-0 win over Viking at Drammen. Ghana trio Adam Larsen Kwarasey, Razak Nuhu and Mohammed Abu played the full 90 minutes for Stroms. King Osei Gyan was replaced just after the hour mark. Former Ghana Under-17 captain Paul Addo came off the bench to play 26 minutes for Odd Grenland who drew one-all with Fredrikstad. Rosenborg BK posted a 3-0 victory over Tromso to go top of the table. In the second-tier league Ernest Asante played 88 minutes for IK Start in their 1-1 at Sandefjord.