October 2, 2016

WEEKEND WRAP: Friday/Saturday/Sunday Features 7 Goals 3 Shut Outs & 2 Assists

Not the best weekend, referencing the past few weeks....but we did get 7 goals and 3 shut-outs. Finland has completed Kakkonen, and will complete Ykkonen, and Veikkausliiga over the next 2 weeks, with some excitement for US Player followers. Norway is setting up for an incredible final 4 weeks, with 6 teams vying for the 2 Europa League spots. There is equal excitement in Sweden's Allsvenskan and Superettan where we could have a US Player (Brian Span) in the Champions League with Mariehamn, but hold on teams, are closing in fast, with just 3 games left. In Superettan 3 teams are chasing promotion and 2 of those have US Players (Sirius/Patrick Hopkins & AFC United/Josh Wicks & Tristan Bowen) its going to be a wild finish. Other news; Keaton Parks has moved up a level at Varzim in Portugal's Segunda Liga and was a sub today - congrats Keaton.

OK here's the list.  the short version (just highlights) first, followed by the comprehensive list that gives the details (as always, we try to capture all the US players activities, if we have missed anyone please let us know)
 
The Short List

GOALS
Andrew Wooten (Germany)
Tim Ream (England)
Royal Fennell (Germany)
Jann George (Germany)
Jon-Paul Pittman (England)
Stephen Golz (Sweden)
Isaac Kannah (Finland)

SHUT OUT
David Yelldell (Germany)
Brendan Moore (England)
Ethan Horvath (Norway)

ASSIST
Perry Kitchen (Scotland)
Brendon Hines-Ike (Sweden)

The Full/Comprehensive list

FRIDAY

Hunter Gorskie came off the bench in ET as Legnica and Podbeskidzie drew 1 - 1 in Poland's Division 1. That's Legnica's third straight draw, following 2 wins. Tied 6th with 2 other teams

Anton Peterlin went 90 in B93's away victory at Hvidore in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1). Three wins in the last five have put B93 into 3rd place.

Shawn Parker was an unused sub in Nurnburg's 2 - 0 home win against Union Berlin in Germany Liga2. With the 6 points in there last 2 games, Nurnberg are now clear of the relegation zone

Andrew Wooten Scored 8 minutes in, and Sandhausen win 2 - 0 over Dresden in Liga2. This was Andrews 3rd goal this young season

Oh Dear! Ryan Malone (77) gets 2 yellows (RED) in Stuttgart Kickers high scoring game at Waldorf in Regionalliga (Sudwest) that ends as a 3 - 3 draw

Oscar Ortiz (90) and SC Feucht lost their home game against DJK Bamberg 0 - 1 in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

GK Matt Pyzdrowski and Helsingborg fell 0 - 1 to Hammarby in Sweden's Allsvenskan. Helsingborg are now in the bottom 3, three points adrift (only 1 win in last 5)

GK Quentin Westberg (90) was on the losing side, Tours, as they hosted GFC Ajaccio in France Ligue 2, falling 0 - 3 . That is 4 straight loses for Tours who are now bottom of the league

Shane O'Neill was an unused sub as NAC Breda visited Volendam in Eerste Divisie, in the Netherlands and fell 2 - 1. Breda are now tied 3rd with 2 other teams

GK David Yelldell (90) gets the Shut Out as Sonnenhof visit Zwickau in Germany 3Liga and get the 0 - 2 victory

In Scotland's Premier League, Perry Kitchen (90 + Assist) and Bjorn Johnsen (21)  visited Motherwell and had little trouble as they win 1 - 3 solidifying their 2nd place spot - just 2 points behind leaders Celtic

SATURDAY

Jakeem Johnson (43) left the game before the end of the first half (?injury) as PEPO drew 2 - 2 at home with Lahti in Finland's Kakkonen (Group A) in what was the last game of the season for both teams - Lahti 5th and PEPO 6th will have to reboot for next season. Jakeem ended the season with 14 Goals/2nd Place in the league.

Mitchell Lopez (90) and BK-46 lost their last game of the season 0 - 1 to TPV in Finland's Kakkonen (Group B) This was a traditional 6 point game, TPV's win moves them into 2nd place with BK-46 ended in 3rd. Mitchell ended the season with 9 Goals/5th Place, and BK-46

Lawrence Smith (90), Chris Corcoran (90) and GBK ended their season in a goalless draw at home to VIFK. GBK ended the season in 4th place, VIFK escaped relegation in 9th Place. Lawrence Smith had 10 Goals/10th place, Chris Corcoran had 3 Goals

Jossimer Sanchez (90) and Narpes Kraft won their final game of the season 3 - 1 over #1 OPS. Narpes ended in 7th place, OPS won the league and enter the Promotion Play-offs.

GK Scott Angevine (90) and YPA, had a good game to end their season with a 2 - 4 win at Santa Claus. YPA overcame a horrid start to the season to end up in 6th place. Santa Claus only managed 2 wins all season and are relegated.

In Germany 2Liga, Jerome Kiesewetter came off the bench for the final 9 minutes and Justin Kinjo was an unused sub as Dusseldorf drew 1 - 1 with Karlsruher. Dusseldorf has had a very uneven start to the season - hopefully they will improve.

In England's Championship, Tim Ream (90 + Yellow) Scored Fulham's only goal as they fall 1 - 2 at home to QPR. 3 draws and 2 losses in their last 5, Fulham need to get it together soon

Christian Eissele (25) came off the bench for Kemi as they faced off with SJK in Finland's Veikkausliiga. But the 2nd placed SJK was just to strong today as they beat Kemi 1 - 3

In Germany 3Liga, Mario Rodriguez finally made an appearance, starting for the first time this season (his only other sighting was as an unused sub in the 1st game of the season.) for Chemnitzer as they visited Duisburg and fell 1 - 0 to an early goal. Hopefully we will see more of Mario in the coming months

Royal Fennell Scored giving Hallescher the lead in the first half as they visited Fortuna Koln. Unfortunately they could not hold the lead, giving up an 82nd minute goal, to draw this game 1 - 1. Hallescher has not lost in their last 5 games.

Shawn Barry (90) started today for FSV Frankfurt as they visited #3 Lotte and came away with a 0 - 1 win in Germany 3Liga

Also in 3Liga, Marc Heider (90), Robbie Kristo (in 18/DNP) and Osnabruck had no luck as they hosted Regensburg and lost 1 - 2 on a Jann George 75th minute Score. That's 5 Goals so far this season for Jann, and a tied (5 teams) 2nd place for Regensberg

Omar Castro (90 + yellow) and Braunschweig II had a miserable day in Regionalliga (Nord) as they fell 0 - 3 to ETSV Weiche

Jamil Fearington went 90 in Bronshoj 1 - 0 win over Frem, in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1)

GK Tim Murray and Ekenas just leaked goals today, as they fall 4 - 1 to Oulu in Finland's Ykkonen

Julian Ceesay and Amberg made short work of SpVgg Ansbach as they thumped the home team 0 - 4 in Germany's Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Joel Sonora went 82 minutes as Stuttgart II lost their home game 0 - 2 to Elversberg in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Julian Green was an unused sub as Bayern drew 1 - 1 with FC Koln in Bundesliga

Also in Bundesliga, Timothy Chandler went 90 in Frankfurt's 1 - 0 loss at Freiburg

John Brooks was an unused sub as Hertha beat Bobby Wood (60) and Hamburg 2 - 0 Hertha now in 2nd place (#3 Dortmund has an extra game) and Hamburg 2nd from bottom, with 5 consecutive losses

In Norway Tippeligaen, the relegation battle between Stabaek and Lillstrom ended with Stabaek and Cole Grossman (90) losing at home 1 - 2 . Stabaek (relegation play-off) sit 1 point above Lillstrom (relegation) and are 2 points from safety

Connor O'Brien went 90 for Horsens as they win 1 - 0 over Esbjerg in Denmark's Superliga

In England's Premier League, Sunderland drew 1 - 1 with West Bromich, with Lyndon Gooch coming off the bench at the 90th minute. Sunderland have just 2 points this season.

GK Brad Guzan was an unused sub for Middlesbrough as they visited West Ham in a game that ended in a 1 - 1 draw

Johnathan Spector went 90 as Birmingham win 1 - 0 at home against Blackburn and climb into 6th spot in England's Championship

Eric Lichaj (90) as Nottingham visited Bristol City and lost 2 - 1 after leading into the 2nd half. (2 goals in 3 minutes from Bristol killed off the game)

Danny Williams went 90, as Reading hosted Derby County and drew 1 - 1 on a 90th minute Reading goal

DeAndre Yedlin was an unused sub as Newcastle visited Rotherham and won 0 - 1. Newcastle are now in 3rd spot (3 points out of 1st)

GK Paul Rachubka (the perennial back-up) and Bury hosted Duane Holmes (78) and Scunthorpe in England League One. Scunthorpe won this one 1 - 2 and are now 3 points clear at the top of the table

Gboly Ariyibi (90) and Chesterfield are not having a good time right now, today's game saw them lose 0 - 1 at home to Bradford in England's League One

GK Brendan Moore gets the Shut Out as Torquay visit Gateshead in England's National League and hold the home team to a 0 - 0 draw

In the English FA Cup Qualifiers, Jon-Paul Pittman Scored the opening goal for visiting Harrogate as they faced of with United of Manchester in a goal fest that ended 3 - 3. A replay is required

Kevin Dzierzawski (90) and Peterhead scored first but couldn't hold on as they fall 1 - 2 to #2 Livingston. Peterhead are having a terrible time of things and sit firmly at the bottom of the table

Andrew Stadler came off the bench at 75th minute, but by then Ostersunds had (literally) hit Falkenbergs for six in Sweden's Allsvenskan. Final Ostersunds wins 6 - 1

Jochen Graf got 4 minutes on the pitch today as Oskarhamns fell 2 - 1 at Norrby in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra)

In Sweden Division 2 (Norra Gotaland) GK Jeff Gal (90), Stephen Golz and Lidkopings held on for a 2 - 2 draw at home. with Gauthiod. Stephen Golz Scored at the stroke of half-time to tie things up at 1 - 1, This is Stephen's first professional goal and (obviously) his first for Lidkopings

In Sweden's Division 2 (Norrland) Bodens and Eddy Prugh were held to a 1 - 1 draw by visitors Soderhamns. 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 5 games has dropped Bodens to 4th place ( 1st and 2nd - Promotion) is already settled as both teams are 14 + points ahead of #3.

In a story of 2 halves, Vaduz and Caleb Stanko (78) swapped goals with Sion, in Switzerland's Superliga to finish the 1st half a 2 - 2. In the 2nd half a different story as Sion put 3 unanswered goals past Vaduz, who fall 2 - 5. Only 1 point in the last 5 is not good enough, even early in the season

Despite losing a CB in the 33rd minute to a red card, Alex Horwath (in 18/DNP) and Brann held on for a goalless draw at Sogndal maintaining their 2nd place in Norway's Tippeligaen

Shame, Falkirk and GK Danny Rogers (90) were on a shut out, but an 87th minute goal by St Mirren spoiled that as Falkirk visited St Mirren and came away with a 1 - 1 draw

High flying Dortmund and Christian Pulisic (45) brought down to earth by Leverkusen 2 - 0 in Bundesliga - wasn't expecting that!

Matt Miazga put in 4 minutes for Vitesse as they win their home game against Groningen 2 - 1 in Eredivisie

17 year old Louis Bennett still waiting his chance at Anorthosis in Cyprus as they tie AEL Limassol 0 - 0

SUNDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt (90) and Yamaga visited Kamatamare in Japans J-League 2 came away with a nice 2 - 4 win solidifying their 2nd place position

Rubio Ruben was an unused sub for Utrecht as they visited Ajax in Netherlands Eredivisie and fell 3 - 2. Rubio has not played since 21st August

Geoff Cameron (90) and Stoke visited Manchester United in the EPL and came away with an unexpected draw, on a late goal (82') The result really didn't help either team

In Germany 3Liga, Devonte Parker (80) and Mainz II managed a 1 - 1 draw with Erfurt. Mainz II are bottom of the league with just 1 win in 10 games

Alassane Kane (14) came off the bench to help last place Bayern Hof beat #2 Bayern Munich II 1 - 0 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Romain Gall (90) and Nykopings lost their away match to Team TG in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra)

Justin Kinjo (71 + yellow) who was on the senior squad yesterday, started for Dusseldorf II in Regionalliga (West) as they beat Schalke II 1 - 0

George Fochive (90) and Viborg played to a goalless draw with league leaders FC Copenhagen in Denmark's Superliga

Babajide Ogunbiyi (90) and Hobro hosted GK Michael Lansing, unused sub, and Vejle in Denmark's Division 1. The win puts Hobro into tied 2nd in the league, the loss by Vejle puts has them just one place above relegation

GK Bakary Sanyang and TSG Pfeddersheim took a 5 - 0 lead into halftime, and then went to sleep, hanging on for a 5 - 3 win over SV Gonsenheim in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Aris Briggs Zustra (90) and Osnabruck II visited MTV Gifhorn and with 2 red cards had little chance in a 2 - 0 loss in Oberliga (Niedersachsen)

Sammy Adjei was an unused sub as Naestved visited Fredericia in Denmark's Division 1 and lost 3 - 1 - this was only the 2nd time Sammy was included in the 18 this season

Dallas Aminzadeh (90) and Oldenburg made short work of VfB Lubeck in Regionalliga (Nord) with a comfortable 3 - 0 win.

With 4 games left in Sweden's Superettan, Patrick Hopkins (90) and Sirius look good for promotion, they sit in 1st place 3 points ahead of Halmstad and 6 ahead of the charging AFC United. Today they visited #6 Trelleborgs and took care of business 0 - 2 - look for Sirius in Allsvenskan next season (IMHO) Note: in a traditional 6 point game Sirius will visit Halmstad in the 2nd to last game of the season.

Keaton Parks was an unused sub for Varzim in Portugal's Segunda Liga, as they were held to a goalless draw at home by Freamunde

GK Craig Hill (90) and KuPS did not have a good day in Finland's Veikkausliiga, as they fell at home to Inter Turk 0 - 2 . Two draws and three losses in their last five games has put an end to any thoughts of European play next season as their spiral continues

Mariehamn and Brian Span (52) took care of business as they hosted PK-35 with the top spot in Veikkausliiga on the line. 3 second half goals hammered home their win 4 - 2. Its not a certainty that Mariehamn will be playing in Europe next season, with 3 games left they have to face 2 of Finland's top 4 teams, and with only 3 points separating the top 4 clubs its a winner takes all scenario

Will John (25) and RoPS are in a similar circumstance as KuPS....heading in the wrong direction - down. Today they visited VPS (who now are ahead of them) and lost 1 - 0

Etchu Tabe (7) came off the bench late, as Haka lose at GrIFK 1 - 0 - Haka are 5 points above the drop zone, GrIFK 4 points above

In Finland's Ykkonen, Kyle Curinga (90) and Jaro hosted Isaac Kannah (31) and KTP winning 3 - 1. Isaac Kannah Scored KTP's only goal. With just 2 games left this season, #4 Jaro are a long-shot for a promotion - 5 points out of first. KTP are in big trouble, and could well be relegated down to Kakkonen

Mike Banner (90 + yellow) and KPV went into #1 JJK, who were on a 3 straight win streak, and came out with 3 points as they won 0 - 1. KPV will end up mid-table, JJK are now only 1 point in the lead atop the league

Fabian Johnson (82) and M'Gladbach were totally demolished by 3 goals in 6 minutes by Schalke as they went on to win 4 - 0 - its just 6 games (this season) but M'Gladbach has fallen off track with this loss. Schalke who had 0 points from there first five games came up big with their first win of the season

Brendon Hines-Ike (31 + Assist) and Orebro put in a good effort to fight back against Djurgarden in Sweden's Allsvenskan succumbing 3 - 2. Nice to see Brendon in the action and making a difference. Orebro have not shown much fighting spirit of late 2 losses, 3 draws in last 5 games, hopefully, even in this loss they will gain some confidence

Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer chose to start both GK Ethan Horvath (90) and Josh Gatt (64 + yellow) as Molde traveled to Tromso in Norway's Tippeligaen. Good choice as Molde win 0 - 2 and gain 3 valuable points that put them just 1 point out of a chance of European football next season. There are only 4 games left in the Tippeligaen season left. Ethan can claim the Shut Out


Not that it matters much, Alex De John  went 90 in Starts 2 - 0 loss to Viking in Norway's Tippeligaen - Start are already so far behind they are relegated and will play in OBOS-Ligaen next season. NOTE: There are 4 games left in Tippeligaen. Rosenberg will play Champions League next season, there are 6 teams within 6 points of the 2nd/3rd spot (Europa League)

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