May 14, 2016

WEEKEND WRAP: Saturday 5/14/2016 - Features 4 goals, Final Day in Germany and More

So today was the final day for the senior leagues in Germany, with Bayern, Dortmund and Leverkusen all qualifying for the Group Stage of the Champions League, and M'Gladbach will have to take the long road in qualifying. In the Europa League Schalke and Mainz qualify with a disappointing Hertha entering the early rounds to qualify. 
Stuttgart and Hannover are relegated to 2Liga, and Frankfurt will play in a play-off against Nurnburg to see if they get to stay. 
In 2Liga Freiberg and RB Leipzig are promoted to Bundesliga, while at the bottom Paderborn are the only club officially relegated until the results of tomorrow's games.
In 3Liga, Dresden and Aue are promoted to 2Liga with Wurzburber waiting to see who ther opposition will be in a promotional play-off. Stuttgart Kickers, Cottbus and Stuttgart II round out the relegation picture for Germany's senior leagues.
***What is going on with the Stuttgart program?????
Elsewhere, we had 4 goals from 3 players, 1 in Finland, a brace in Sweden and a PK also in Finland. 

Lets just go to the list;
 
In Sweden's Division 2 the early game was Bodens, Eddy Prugh (90) and Chase Miller (90) against Skelleftea. The game ended in goalless draw. Bodens are still unbeaten but fall a spot to 3rd.

Devonte Parker came off the bench at 63rd minute as Mainz II visited Cottbus in Germany 3Liga and came away with a 2 - 3 victory

Marc Heider started and went 90 as Kiel where pummeled by Erfurt, and lost 0 - 3 in there final home game of the season.

Royal Fennel started and went 90 as Wurzburger visited Ryan Malone (18) and Magdeburg and won 0 - 1. Wurzburger done enough to ensure that they would play in the Promotion Play-off against a 3Liga team (that will be decided Sunday)

Joel Sonora (90) and Stuttgart II ended their disastrous season with a 3 - 1 loss at Wehen. They are relegated, and will play in Regionalliga next season

In Finland's Kakkonen Group A PEPO 1 visited Sudet and and although Jakeem Johnson Scored the the games opening goal PEPO 1 failed to hold on to the lead and fell 2 - 1

Sasa Plavsic started for S. Kerbura in their Sweden Division Two game at Karlbergs. S. Kerbura won the game 1 - 3 with Sasa Plavsic Scoring 2 goals (3 minutes part) in the victory

In Finland's Kakkonen Group C Lawrence Smith Scored from a PK in what was ultimately the winner as his team GBK Kokkola visited AC Kajaani and won 1 - 2. Captain Chris Corcoran (90) was back following red card suspension

In Finland Ykkonen, Mike Banner (30) and KPV took the lead into halftime and then hung on as Oulu came back strong in the 2nd half. The game ended a 2 - 2. KPV remain unbeaten at the top of Ykkonen.

Gabriel Witz started and went 90 for Jazz in Finland Ykkonen as they search for their first points of the season, this game at home against KTP with Isaac Kannah (22) was an opportunity against another team starting slowly. Jazz scored 3 goals, but KTP out paced Jazz and scored 4 - final Jazz 3 - 4 KTP.

Life in Finland is not that great right now for GK Scott Angevine, as his team YPA lost big at OPS in Kakkonen Group C, 5 - 1 YPA have yet to record a point and have let in 10 goals - time to improve!

In Germany Bundesliga, Timothy Chandler and Frankfurt lost at Bremen (Aaron Jóhannsson still out injured) 1 - 0. Frankfurt will be in the Relegation Playoff where they will play Timothy's old team, Nurnberg which will be there chance to stay in Bundesliga.

***Stuttgart and Jerome Kiesewetter are relegated to 2Liga

At Leverkusen GK David Yelldell was called into action as regular starter Dario Kresic was unable to continue. David was not able to stop a Ingolstadt PK but Leverkusen went on to win 3 - 2 and cement their spot in Champions League next season. Ingolstadt did not use Alfredo Morales who sat on the bench today.

*** Dortmund were held to a 2 -2 draw today (Christian Pulisic was not in the 18) but their path to Champions League was already set, along with Bayern Munich.

Fabian Johnson (not in 18 due to injury) and M'Gladbach won their game 0 - 2 at Darmstadt and will enter the Qualification Round of Champions League.
Devante Parker (who played in Mainz II game today) will have an opportunity next season for Mainz who will play in Europa League. (Schalke were the other team to qualify) as they held John Brook's and Hertha in a goalless draw. Hertha will enter the Europa League early round and take the long road to the finals.

Ryan Finley went 90, picked up a yellow card as Angelholms were trounced by Assyriska FF 0 - 3 in Sweden's Superettan

In Iceland Division 1 (2nd tier) JC Mack started went 90 as Selfoss fall 3 - 0 at Keflavick - its early season so no panic yet for Selfoss.

In Regionalliga Bayern, Bayern Munich II beat Augsburg II, with David Spies putting in 90 minutes, 2 - 1. Julian Green was not in the 18 for Bayern.

Also in Regionalliga Bayern Amberg and Julian Ceesay got thumped 4 - 0 by Schalding-Heining

In Oberliga Bayern Nord, Alassane Kane (90) could not find the net as DJK Bamberg were trounced 4 - 0 by Grossbardoff

In Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, GK Martin Little and Cort Flatgen both went 90 as Neunkirchen won 2 - 0 over Hauenstein

In Regionalliga Sudwest, GK Zack Steffen (90) and Caleb Stanko (72) and Frieburg II beat up on Kaiserslautern II and Irvin Parra (85) 5 - 2

Bryan Gaul (90) was on the losing side as Bahlinger visited Offenbach and were handed a heavy defeat in Regionalliga Sudwest

Charlie Rugg (20) came off the bench and helped Trier beat Pirmasens 0 - 1 also in Regionalliga Sudwest

Also in Regionalliga Sudwest, Russell Canouse went 90 as Hoffenheim II visited Spielberg and won handily 2 - 5

No Christian Pulisic for Dortmund this week, but Junior Flores made a brief appearance for Dortmund II in their 3 - 0 win over Velbert in Regionalliga West

In Poland Division One, Hunter Gorskie went 90 as Legnica visited Grudziadz and came away 0 - 1 winners - shame they are a little to far back for promotion this year they are picking up their game 3w 1d 1L in last 5.

GK Will Dietreich kept a clean sheet until the 75th minute as Haukar beat Akureyi 4 - 1 in Iceland's 1st Division

GK Ciaran Nugent started on the bench (DNP) as Sligo Rangers faced off with Bohemians in Ireland's Premier League and won 1 - 0.

Alejandro Bedoya (90) started for Nantes as they visited PSG - one they could probably done without as they got pummeled 4 - 0 in their final game of the season.

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