Ghanaian-born American Striker, Emmanuel Afriyie Sabbi scored his first goal of the season for OB Odense in the Superligaen on Sunday afternoon in Denmark.
The 22-year-old forward netted the equalizing goal for the host two minutes after going behind to Isaac Atanga’s strike to restore parity for the home team.
The end-to-end full of pace, power and entertainment-filled match failed to produce a goal in the first half as both teams headed to the dressing room thinking of how to break the opposition defense in the second half.
10 minutes after recess, the Tigers drew first blood through a nice finish from Ghanaian youngster Isaac Atanga to put the visitors 1 – 0 up.
With few supporters allowed into the stadium, the home team was cheered by the fans and responded in a style when the Ghanaian forward, Sabbi grabbed the equalizer for the host two minutes after Nordsjaelland took the lead.
At 1-1, both sides surged forward looking to snatch all points but could not make use of the chances that came their way.
The frenetic encounter ended in a draw as both sides settled for a point each.
Sabbi was substituted in the 90th minute and boost of a goal in two matches in the Danish top-flight after joining from Hobro this summer.
The 22-year-old featured in the youth teams of USA and is still eligible to represent Ghana in the future.
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