Harambee Stars striker Ryan Ogam was on target for RFC Liège, but his strike was not enough as his side suffered 3-2 defeat to Patro Eisden in the Belgian second tier match played on Sunday night.
Introduced in the second half, Ogam found the back of the net eight minutes later, offering a timely confidence boost ahead of his upcoming international assignments despite his club’s struggles.
Patro Eisden raced into a three-goal lead inside the opening 22 minutes, with Tanzanian international Haji Mnoga, Radja Nainggolan and Seok-ju Hong all getting on the scoresheet.Simon Paulet pulled one back for RFC Liège from the penalty spot before Ogam struck nine minutes from time to set up a tense finish. However, the hosts could not find an equaliser as Patro Eisden held on to claim all three points.
The defeat leaves RFC Liège 14th in the standings with five points from eight matches, placing them in the relegation zone. Ogam and his teammates will look to revive their campaign when they travel to face Seraing on 30 October, with their opponents also on five points.
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