Performance of the week Although he could not help his side march through the UAE President Cup quarters, Mohamed Abou-Treika stole the limelight on his Bani Yas debut with a scintillating display capped by a wonder goal. Two debuts and two more goals In Switzerland, Mohamed Salah notched his third Super League goal for Basel to help the Swiss champions to a 3-0 victory over Sion. The game also saw Egypt international Mohamed Al-Nenni make his Basel bow after coming on as a second-half substitute in the 74th minute. Another Egyptian to hit the target this week was teenager Ahmed Hassan 'Koka', scoring the opener for Portugal's Rio Ave in a 2-1 victory over Academica. Egypt forward Geddo made his Hull debut after coming on as a 71st minute sub, even so could not help the Tigers avoid a 1-0 away defeat at Brighton. The game saw two more Egypt internationals feature for 90 minutes in Hull full-back Ahmed Elmohamady and Brighton center-half Adam El-Abd, but Ahmed Fathi was dropped by the visitors. Midfielder Hosni Abd-Rabou also played a full game in Saudi Arabia as Al-Nasr cruised to a 2-1 away win over Al-Raed to advance to the Crown Prince Cup final. Belgium's Lierse, who are managed by former Egypt coach Hany Ramzy, succumbed to a 1-0 league loss at Sporting Charleroi. Despite the presence of roughly eight Egyptians on the Belgian strugglers' board, only two of them played in the match as striker Mohamed Al-Gabbas and midfielder Ashour Al-Taqui started for Lierse and were both substituted. Defender Ahmed Saied 'Ouka' and midfielder Mostafa Shebeita were named in the squad but were confined to the bench throughout the 90 minutes as Lierse now lie third from bottom. Tarek Yehia's Hajr played out a vital 2-2 draw at Saudi giants Ittihad, even so the draw did not take the visitors out of the relegation zone as they now lie second from bottom with 15 points. Another manager to draw in Saudi Arabia was Mohamed Salah who saw his team Al-Shoalah secure a 1-1 draw at Al-Faisali to move 10th of the league standings as they take on giants Al-Hilal this week.
