Daniel Amartey scores to earn Leicester City draw in Europa League

Daniel Amartey scores to earn Leicester City draw in Europa League

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:52 PM
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  • Ghana defender Daniel Amartey scored his first goal of the season for Leicester City
  • The center back netted as Leicester City were held at home by Spartak Moscow
  • Daniel Amartey has been in top form for the Foxes in the ongoing campaign

Ghana defender, Daniel Amartey scored his first goal of the season for Leicester City in the 1-1 draw against Spartak Moscow in the Europa League.

The center-back's second half goal leveled the scores for the Foxes in a dramatic encounter at the King Power Stadium.

In photos posted on Twitter by the club, sighted by YEN.com.gh, the 26-year-old is seen celebrating the equalizer against the Russian club.

Daniel Amartey celebrates his goal for Leicester City against Spartak Moscow. SOURCE: Twitter/ @LCFC
Daniel Amartey scores to earn Leicester City draw in Europa League. SOURCE: Twitter/ @LCFC
Source: Twitter

In a highly entertaining first half, both sides created chances but failed to take advantage.

However, the visitors broke the deadlock six minute after the break, when former Chelsea winger Victor Moses connected to a Mikhail Ignatov pass.

Six minutes later, Leicester leveled through Daniel Amartey, who met an exquisite pass from Ayoze Perez.

The Foxes began to create more chances as the clock ticked, but could not just add to their tally.

Leicester City manager Brendan Rogers was pleased with the performance of Amartey and his teammates despite the disappointing result.

"I was pleased with the performance," Rodgers told LCFC TV. "I thought we played well. We had a moment in the second half where we didn’t track the runs into the box and we got punished for it. It’s happened to us before, at the weekend, so it’s something we need to look at. We spoke about it.
"It’s the dirty side of the game you’ve got to do. You’ve got to sprint when the ball’s gone past you. We didn’t go that well enough and the gap opened up. Other than that, we created opportunities, playing against a team that’s really deep in the pitch, and I thought we managed that part of it really well."

Daniel Amartey pockets Ronaldo

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that, Ghana's Daniel Amartey is the man of the moment after his outstanding display for Leicester City in their big win against Cristiano Ronaldo and his Manchester United.

The Black Stars center-back returned to England in top form and started as the Foxes humbled big spenders Manchester United 4-2 at the King Power stadium.

Amartey lasted the entire duration, but the highlight of the game was how he held his own against the great Ronaldo.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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