For the future of US soccer, today is especially exciting and this season feels like the future will be on display around the world. In England, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Lyndon Gooch , Emerson Hyndman and Gedion Zelalem are gaining traction in the EPL. In Germany, Christian Pulisic, Julian Green and Russell Canouse look set for senior play this season. (IMHO) This year is the first of the transition years as US Youth stake their claim for USMNT spots for the coming 4 or 5 years. The next group are also starting their ascendancy, just a year or 2 behind, McKinze Gaines, Dallas Aminzadeh, Gboly Ariyibi, Mukwelle Akale, Romain Gall and Luca De La Torre - to name just a few of many - just an amazing group of new young Americans on the horizon.....so yes its an exciting time for US Soccer.
Today's List is long, so if you don't want to read the whole thing, here are the notable highlights first;
Goals
Christian Eissele (Finland)
Eddy Prugh (Sweden)
Matt Nigro (Iceland)
Assists
Gboly Ariyibi (England)
Brian Span (Finland)
Cole Grossman (Norway)
Shut Outs
Daniel Schmidt (Japan)
Ethan Horvath (Norway)
Scott Angevine (Finland)
Jeff Gal (Sweden)
Here is the full (well most) list for this weekend;
SATURDAY
Russell Canouse came off the bench at the 85th minute, as Bochum visited Karlsruher and held them to a 1 - 1 scoreline for the away point in Germany 2Liga
In Sweden Division 2, Eddy Prugh Scored Bodens 2nd goal as they won at home game against Ange 2 - 0
Devante Parker went 90 for Mainz II as they visited Duisburg in Germany 3Liga, and probably wished they had stayed at home - losing 4 - 0. The early season has not smiled on Mainz II so far.
GK Kenneth Kronholm went 90 as Kiel fell 1 - 0 at Fortuna Koln on an early first half goal
Jann George (90) and Regensberg still have not lost so far this season as they visited FSV Frankfurt (who were missing Shawn Barry) and came away with a 1 - 1 draw, a point and a place on top of Germany 3Liga
Marc Heider (82) started for Osnabruck and Robbie Kristo was (in 18 / DNP) as Osnabruck beat Magdeberg 3 - 2 on an 87th minute goal, maintaining their record of no losses so far this season
GK David Yelldell did not make the roster today for Sonnenhof
In Finland Veikkausliiga, Kemi and Christian Eissele hosted Inter Turku. Christian came off the bench, for Kemi, at minute 82, and Scored at 90+ from a PK in a 3 - 1 win
Will John (90) and RoPS visited SJK in Finland's Veikkausliga as they battle for a European spot next season. SJK were to strong on the day as RoPS fall 3 - 1
Theo Siebatcheu came off the bench for Reims at minute 72 as they visited Valenciennes in a France Ligue 2 game that ended goalless.
In Germany 2Liga, Fafa Picault went 90 as St Pauli fell 0 - 2 at home to Braunschweig for their 2nd loss in their opening 2 games
McKinze Gaines (67 + Yellow) as Wolfsburg U19 faced off with Hannover 96 U19 and Lyonel Hyer (8) in Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost) in a game that saw Wolfsburg U19 2 - 0 winners
In Germany Regionalliga (Nordost) Devann Yao went 90 as BAK 07 beat Meuselwitz 1 - 0
Dallas Aminzadeh came off the bench at minute 49 as Oldenburg visited Lupo Martini and came away with a 0 - 1 win in Regionalliga (Nord)
Omar Castro played the first half in Braunschweig II 1 - 2 loss to Norderstedt also in Regionalliga (Nord)
Ryan Malone (90 + Yellow) and Stuttgart Kickers visited Elversberg and came away with a point after a 1 - 1 draw
In Finland Kakkonen (Group C) Lawrence Smith (90) and Chris Corcoran (90) could not find a way through the defense of Hercules in a game that ended goalless
Conor O'Brien (89) and Horsens held on for a 3 - 3 draw with Silkeborg in Denmark's Superliga , as Silkeborg came from a 3 - 1 deficit to tie things up late in the 2nd half.
England's Premier League is back, Cameron Carter-Vickers (in 18/DNP) as Tottenham visited Everton and drew 1 - 1 (no DeAndre Yedlin today)
Stoke had Geoff Cameron in their 18, as they visited Middlesbrough and drew 1 - 1 (no Brad Guzan today) Geoff never got off the bench in a typical 1st game of the season
In England's Championship opening day Johnathan Spector and Birmingham visited Leeds and came home with 3 points after a 1 - 2 win
Fulham who have a small American contingent only used Tim Ream as a time waste 90 min sub, as they visited Preston and won 1 - 2
Adam Henley only lasted the first half as Blackburn visited Wigan and were trounced 3 - 0
Reading are another team with a small group of US players, started Danny Williams (90) as they made the trip to Wolves. 2 goals either side of half-time (42 & 47) sealed the home teams win as Reading fall 2 - 0 to start their season
Gboly Ariyibi (90) and Chesterfield had no trouble in their home opener against Swindon in England's League 1. winning with ease 3 - 1 Gboly was credited with the Assist on their 3rd goal
Duane Holmes went 58 for Scunthorpe as they fought back from a 2 goal deficit to draw 2 - 2 at Fleetwood in League 1
GK Paul Rachubka was an unused sub as Bury visited Gillingham and fell 2 - 1
GK Brendan Moore (90) was on a shut-out until the 90th minute when Torquay's defense let him down and Barrow scored an equalizer in 1 - 1 draw in the Vanarama National League
Perry Kitchen played the 2nd half as Hearts visited Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League in a game that saw no goals by either side.
Kevin Dzierzawski (90) and Peterhead seem to have started this season in a real funk, losing their pre-season cup games and friendlies and now both of their league games. After battling, and just coming up short of promotion last season, they are winless this. today they fell 0 - 3 to East Fife.
In Sweden Superettan, Sirius and Patrick Hopkins (90) extended their lead at the top of the table to 5 points, beating Ljungskile 0 - 2
In Germany Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) GK Bakary Sanyang (New York) started and went 90 in TSG Pfeddersheim's 3 - 1 loss to SV Rochling
Also in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) Charlie Butte went 90 for SpVgg Burgbrohl in their 0 - 4 dismantling by SV Gonsenheim
In Oberliga (Bayern Nord) Julian Ceesay went 90 in Amberg's 3 - 0 over FC Sand
Eric Friedlander was in the 18, but did not play for SpVgg Ansbach in their 1 - 1 draw at Erlenbach/Main in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)
Oscar Ortiz went 90 in SC Feucht goalless draw at Wurzburger II, also in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)
GK Alex Horwath never got off the bench as Brann visited Valerenga in Norway's Tippeligaen in a 3 - 2 loss. Brann are still holding on to 3rd place despite the loss
Lyndon Gooch made his EPL debut today putting in 65 energetic minutes in Sunderland's 2 - 1 loss at Manchester City
Mukwelle Akale gets his first senior squad minutes as he comes off the bench at minute 61 for Villarreal in a friendly loss with CD Leganés 3 - 2
SUNDAY
Timothy Tillman went 90 as Bayern Munich U19 hosted Freiburg U19 in a Junior Bundesliga game that saw Bayern win 2 - 1
GK Daniel Schmidt gets another Shut Out as Yamaga visit C-Osaka in Japans J League 2 and come away with a 0 - 1 win and maintain the 2nd place position
Emerson Hyndman was not in squad today (Ankle Injury) for Bournemouth in their EPL opener against Manchester United - Final Bournemouth 1 - 3 Manchester United
GK Ethan Horvath gets the Shut Out for Molde as they visit Aalesund in Norway's Tippeligaen and leave with 3 points, winning 0 - 2
Royal Fennel was in 18/DNP as Wurzburger were held at home 1 - 1 by Kaiserslautern in Germany's 2Liga
In Germany's Regionalliga (Nordost) Masami Okada went 85 as FC Schonberg visited Luckenwalde and drew 1 - 1
In Finland Kakkonen (Group C) GK Scott Angevine gets the Shut Out as YPA win again (4 out of 5) this time 1 - 0 over 2nd place MuSa
In Iceland Division 2, Vestri overcame Aegir 2 - 0 as Matt Nigro (86) Scored Vestri's opening (and winning) goal. Aegir and Jannik Eckenrode (58 + Yellow) had no answer today and have now lost 4 in a row, relegation problems really will worry them now
In Sweden Superettan, Paul Torres (90) and Assyriska fell 0 - 1 at home to Degerfors a disappointing result for Assyriska, who have lost 4 of the last 5 and are now in the relegation zone 5 points from safety, behind Degerfors
Also in Superettan, AFC United, GK Josh Wicks (90) and Tristan Bowen (59) gave up a 2nd half goal as they visited IK Frej and lost 1 - 0. AFC remain in 3rd place, and are still within range of 2nd place as Halmstad also lost today (2 points separate the teams)
In Sweden Division 2 (Norra Gotaland) Lidkopings FK beat Kortedala IF with GK Jeff Gal getting the Shut Out for Lidkopings
In Iceland Division 2, Jordan Tyler (90) and Hottur beat KV Reykjavik by 3 - 2. Hottur are in 8th (12 team league) place and look sure to end in the middle of the table, as they are to far behind for promotion, and to far ahead for relegation.
Harrison Hanley went 83 minutes for Njardvik as they drew 2 - 2 with Volsungurin Iceland's Division 2.
In Finland's Veikkausliga, Brian Span (90) was credited with the Assist on Mariehamn's first goal, as they went on to beat VPS 0 - 2. The win, the first in 5 games has given Mariehamn the top spot in Veikkausliga.
In Finland Ykkonen, Jaro with Josue Soto (90) and Kyle Curinga (90) visited GrIFK and came away 2 - 3 winners as they continue their rebound (2 wins 2 draws in last 4 games)
Mike Banner (90) and KPV hosted Gabriel Wirtz(in 18/DNP) and Jazz Pori in a 6 goal thriller that ended in a 3 - 3 draw. Both teams with something to play for, Jazz to salvage their season and escape relegation, KPV to move into a promotion spot (they are 4 points behind)
In Kakkonen (Group C) Jossimer Sanchez (90) and Narpes Kraft put together an emphatic 4 - 1 win over Lapua. Narpes are now 6 points clear of the relegation zone
In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Brendon Hines-Ike and Orebro found a way to win at Hacken, 0 - 1, and break a 2 game losing streak and snatch up 3 points, in a very close grouping of teams battling for the last Europa League spot ( Malmo are 6 points ahead of this group of 4 teams)
In Norway's Tippeligaen, Start and Alex De John (in 18/DNP) gained a rare point as they visited Stromsgodset and left with a 1 - 1 draw. Start who almost certainly will be relegated playing spoiler - Stromsgodset were hoping for 3rd place after this weekend
Stabaek are still struggling, but today Cole Grossman (90) was credited with an Assist on their first goal, then later they had to fight back to get a 2 - 2 draw at Viking. Stabaek have now had 4 draws and a loss in their last 5 games, they are 2nd from bottom, but amazingly only 3 points from safety
In a friendly news, Timothy Chandler started for Frankfurt as they beat Spanish side Celta Vigo. Christian Pulisic was not in Dortmund's squad for the German Super Cup (he is playing Monday in another friendly) and Julian Green was in the 18 / DNP for Bayern Munich in their win
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