November 6, 2016

WEEKEND WRAP: Friday, Saturday, Sunday - 9 Goals, 8 Assists, 6 Shut Outs as Young US Guns Shine

If there are doubts out there about the future of 'soccer' in the USA, this weekend highlights just how promising the future looks. With many lower leagues in Europe and Scandinavia (especially) finished, you would think there would be a drop off in American player activity - a few years back and that was probably true - but this weekend the young guns showed there metal. Scoring, Creating and keeping the nets 'free of leather' the Americans across the pond are proclaiming that US Soccer is here and growing. What's also impressive is that the new crop of US players are playing in well respected leagues, in strong footballing country's Germany, England, Spain and now Portugal. It surely fires up optimism

A couple of debuts (I believe) this weekend, (Loanee) Jack McBean appeared for Coventry City senior squad and Kevin Coleman for Kaiserslautern U19 

Big Congrats to Sirius (Patrick Hopkins) & AFC United (GK Josh Wicks and Tristan Bowen) on being Promoted to the top tier in Sweden. Also to Brann (GK Alex Horwath) who finished 2nd in Tippeligaen and will represent Norway in the Europa League next season.

So enough chat, to the list. As usual for those with short attention spans, the short list is first. For those who want more detail of what is going-on with our players, just keep reading.

The Short List;

GOALS
Weston McKennie - Germany
Tim Tillman - Germany
Brooks Lennon - England
Charlie Rugg - Germany
Eric Lickert - Germany
Daniel Brkovic - Bosnia
Andrew Wooten - Germany
Terence Boyd - Germany
Joel Sonora - Germany

ASSISTS
Antonee Robinson - England
Christian Pulisic - Germany
DeAndre Yedlin - England
Gboly Ariyibi - England
Keaton Parks - Portugal
Timothy Chandler - Germany
Andrew Wooten - Germany 
Cole Grossman - Norway

SHUT OUTS
Will Pulisic - Germany 
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany
Josh Wicks - Sweden
Matt Pyzdrowski - Sweden
Daniel Schmidt - Japan
Caleb Patterson-Sewell - Portugal

The Full, comprehensive list;

FRIDAY

Jerome Kiesewetter (90) Justin Kinjo (in 18/DNP) and Dusseldorf suffered a 0 - 3 home loss to Dresden in Germany's 2Liga. This was Dusseldorf's 1st loss in 5 games (they now share 6th place with Dresden)


GK Quentin Westberg sat out (on the bench) Tours France Ligue 2 game today against Brest which ended in a 0 - 1 loss


Shane O'Neill went 90 as NAC Breda visited Jong Ajax in Netherlands Eerste Divisie as they fall 2 - 1 (Breda and Jong Ajax are tied for 5th place)


John Brooks started for Hertha, and went the full 90 as they hosted Fabian Johnson (came on at 33rd minute) and M'Gladbach. Today Hertha had the measure of their opposition  (probably not helped by a 39th minute Red card) cruising to a 3 - 0 win. (Hertha are now in 3rd place in Germany's Bundesliga)


Tim Ream came off the bench at minute 90, as Fulham visited Brentford in England's Championship and came away with a 0 - 2 win. Two wins in a row, and Fulham are now tied 6th in the Championship


Oscar Ortiz went 90 as FC Feucht won their home game with Eischatt 2 - 1 in Germany's Oberliga (Bayern Nord)


Antonee Robinson went 90 and got the Assist on Everton U23 only goal of the night as they fall 1 - 4 to Norwich U23 in the England Premier League Cup


Danny Barbir started for WBA U23 as they fall at Ipswich U23 2 - 1 in their Premier League Cup match


SATURDAY


Haji Wright (90), Weston McKennie (90) and Schalke U19 took hold of the game against Rott-Weiss Essen early and never looked threatened. Weston McKennie Scored Schalke's 4th goal, and his 2nd in his last 3 games, in Junior Bundesliga (West)


GK Will Pulisic started and went 90, getting the Shut Out for Dortmund U19 in a lopsided 7 - 0 victory over Wuppertaler U19 in Junior Bundesliga (West)


Russell Canouse went 68, picked up a yellow, as Bochum visited Furth in 2Liga in Germany. Bochum fell late in a tightly contested match, 2 - 1.


Toni Suddoth (90) and Stuttgart U19 faced off against Bayern Munich U19 and Tim Tillman (90 + yellow), who Scored Bayern's 2nd goal in a 3 - 2 loss at Stuttgart in Junior Bundesliga (Sud/Sudwest) Tim had tied things up at 2 a piece, but Bayern allowed a 90th minute goal, giving Stuttgart the win


McKinzie Gaines went 78 minutes in Wolfsburg U19 0 - 2 win over St Pauli U19 in Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)


Jann George went 90 as Regensburg fell 3 - 1 at Bremen II in Germany's 3Liga


Royal Fennell went 90 for Hallescher as they force a goalless draw on Duisburg in 3Liga - its tight at the top of 3Liga with 9 teams separated but just 6 points after 14 games


GK Kenneth Kronholm gets the Shut Out as Kiel manage a goalless draw with Erfurt in 3Liga


Devante Parker found himself on the losing side today as Mainz II fall 0 - 2 to Sonnenhof (who are without GK David Yelldell, who is injured) in 3Liga


Robbie Kristo (73 + yellow) Marc Heider (90) and Osnabruck held on for a 1 - 1 draw with Shawn Barry (90) and FSV Frankfurt also in 3Liga


Finally in 3Liga, Mario Rodriguez was on the bench for Chemnitzer as they visited Wehen and came away with all 3 points in a resounding 0 - 3 win.


Anton Peterlin went 90 for B93 in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1) as they won 0 - 1 at Fredensborg, and qualified for a promotional play-off spot.


Just 1 goal separated #4 Bronshoj (promotional play-off) from #5 BK Frem after Bronshoj visited Hvidovre on the last regular season match and came away with 1 point in an exciting 3 - 3 draw where Jamil Fearrington went 90 in this Denmark Division 2 (Group 1) game.


In Denmark Division 2 (Group 2) Marienlyst with Jonathan Dolezal (not in 18 today) made the promotional play-off with a 2 - 0 victory over Svendborg.


Note: We have 3 teams with Americans in the Denmark Division 2 Promotion Play-offs (which is 3 for 3 in the division)


Jochen Graf did not get off the bench today as Oskarshamns drew 1 - 1 with Qviding in Sweden's Division 1 (Sodra) with the season over Oskarshamns finished 10th and remain in the division for next season (they are the only team with a US presence in this division)


Christian Pulisic went 68 minutes, provided an Assist on Dortmund's 4th goal, as Dortmund thumped the hapless (and Bobby Wood-less) Hamburg 2 - 5 in Bundesliga


Lyndon Gooch came off the bench 4 minutes into injury time, and still managed to pick up a yellow, as Sunderland got their first win of the season over Bournemouth in the English Premier League


GK Brad Guzan sat on the bench for Middlesbrough's 1 - 1 draw at Manchester City also in the EPL


Johnathan Spector went 90 as Birmingham snagged a point at Manager David Wagner's Huddersfield in a 1 - 1 draw in the English Championship


DeAndre Yedlin went 90, and grabbed an Assist on the winning goal as Newcastle continue their dominance in the English Championship with a 2 - 1 win over Cardiff


Eric Lichaj went 90, picked up a late yellow, against QPR, as both teams reduced to 10 men, played to a 1 - 1 draw in the Championship


Danny Williams went 90 as Reading had little trouble as they visited Wigan and came away with a 0 - 3 result, also in the Championship


Hunter Gorskie joined the fun for Legnica, in the 64th minute as they had little problem thumping Pogon Siedice in Poland's Division 1, for their 2nd straight win


In Scotland's Premier League Perry Kitchen (90) and Bjorn Johnsen (84) led Hearts to a hard fought 2 - 2 draw with St Johnstone. Hearts remain in 3rd place in the league


It looked like GK Danny Rogers would be on the losing side after Falkirk let in an 87th minute Morton goal, but with time running out they found the equalizer, for a 1 - 1 final score in Scotland's Championship


In Scotland's League One, Kevin Dzierzawski spent the game on the bench as Peterhead suffered a 1 - 3 loss to Brechin, which killed off their win streak at 3


BIG NEWS from Sweden - Both Sirius and AFC United ended on 61 points - #1 and #2 in Superettan - separated by 1 goal GD


Patrick Hopkins (75) and Sirius lost their game at Dalkurd 2 - 1, but with a separation of 1 goal GD, they win Superettan and are PROMOTED to Allsvenskan next season


GK Josh Wicks (90) Tristan Bowen (6) and #2 AFC battled #3 Halstad to a 0 - 2 win and are PROMOTED from Superettan to Allsvenskan next season (Halstad will be in the play-off for promotion) Josh Wicks gets the Shut Out


Paul Torres (90 + yellow) and Assyriska FF put up a great fight at the bottom of Superettan, but gave up 2 goals in the final 3 minutes, and take the 3 - 2 loss at Orgryte. It's not totally bad news though, finishing 14th means a Play-off game against Norrby, who were in 2nd place in Division 1 (Sodra), to stay in Superettan, and they have had a reasonably strong finish to the season.


Brooks Lennon went 90 and Scored the opening and winning goal for Liverpool U23 as they easily beat Huddersfield U23 3 - 0 (Liverpool Web: "Lennon’s clinical equaliser claimed a point for Liverpool in their International Cup tie with Porto in midweek, and the American forward notched his third goal in four games 25 minutes in."


Justin Kinjo, who was on the 1st team roster for Dusseldorf yesterday, played 90 minutes today for the B Team, as Dusseldorf II forced a 3 - 3 at Sprockhovel in Regionalliga (West)


Charlie Rugg went 63, picked up a yellow and Scored Pirmisans only goal as they drew 1 - 1 at Steinbach in Regionalliga (Sudwest)


Julian Ceesay went 90 as Amberg played to a 1 - 1 draw at Frohnlach in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)


Eric Lickert (65) and Freiberg II won their game over Pforzheim 1 - 0 as Eric Scored the only goal of the game in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)


In England National League (North) Kristian Scott started for Nuneaton as they visited #3 Chorley and lost 1 - 0 as Nuneaton's problems persist


GK Paul Rachubka on the bench for Bury Town as they faced Wimbledon in the FA Cup in a game that ended even 2 - 2 - they will have to replay


Duane Holmes (67) started for Scunthorpe, picked up a yellow, as Scunthorpe had a rare loss as they fall at Charlton 3 - 1 and are now out of the FA Cup


In the FA Cup, Gboly Ariyibi (90) had the Assist on the first goal as Chesterfield visited Colchester and won 1 - 2 to advance into the 2nd round of the FA Cup. For those that still don't get the passion for the game (even at the lower levels) The big tweet of the day for Chesterfield is that they finally got revenge for an FA Cup defeat in 1958/59 !!!


Tim Chandler went 90 for Eintracht Frankfurt and was credited with the Assist on the games only goal as they beat FC Koln 1 - 0 in Bundesliga - E.Frankfurt now tied 5th (with Dortmund, FC Koln)


SUNDAY

Eric Palmer-Brown started for Porto B as they fall 1 - 0 to Cova De Piedade in Portugal's Segunda Liga

Rubio Rubin was an unused sub, as Utrecht beat Excelsior 2 - 1 in Netherlands Eredivisie


Daniel Brkovic started and Scored Celik Zenica's 1st goal, as they beat Olimpic Sarajevo 3 - 0 in Bosnia's Premier League


Cameron Carter-Vickers was an unused sub for Tottenham as they visited Arsenal, in the London derby and scored all the goals (1 OG) in a 1 - 1 draw in England's Premier League. Tottenham now have 4 draws in their last 5 games


In Germany 2Liga, Andrew Wooten (90) Scored Sandhausen's 3rd and winning goal and got the Assist on the first goal as Sandhausen hosted 1860 Munich and won 3 - 2


In Serbia , Ismar Tandir and Javor won their home game 2 - 0 against visitors Radnicki Nis as they battle back from a bad opening of the season, they are 2W/2D/1L in the last 5


Caleb Stanko (in 18/DNP) and Vaduz drew 0 - 0 at home with Grasshoppers in Switzerland's Super League. Vaduz remain on the bottom


Horsens and Conor O'Brien (90) have now lost their last 2 games, today a 1 - 5 thrashing by Midtjylland in Denmark's Superliga pushed them down, out of the championship group (that plays for Euro spots) Time to turn it around guys


Devann Yao played the 2nd half of BAK 07's 2 - 1 victory over Luckenwalde in Germany's Regionalliga (Nordost)


Matt Miazga went 90 as Vitesse lost their 2nd straight 1 - 2 to Heracles in Netherlands Eredivisie and drop places, below Utrecht (16) with 15 points


Jack McBean (I believe this is his first senior start with the club) played the 2nd half for Coventry City in their FA Cup tie at Morecombe. The game end with a 1 - 1 draw, and a replay on the horizon


GK Matt Pyzdrowski (90) gets the Shut Out as Helsingborg end their season with a 2 - 0 win over Jonkopings in Sweden's Allsvenskan. With 2 straight wins, and finishing 14th (of 16) Helsingborg find's itself in the relegation play-off spot where they will play Superettan third place Halmstad


Ostersunds and Andrew Stadler (30) lost their final game of the season 2 - 4 to relegated Gefle in Sweden's Allsvenskan - Ostersunds are mid-table and safe for next season


Shaq Moore started for Levante UD 'B' in Spain's Segunda B (Group 3) as they beat Llagostera 2 - 0. With 2 wins and 3 draws in their last 5 Levante has moved up in the league and out of immediate danger


Terence Boyd (90 + yellow) Scored RB Leipzig II's only goal as they visited Bautzen in Regionalliga (Nordost) and came away with a 1 - 1 draw


Dallas Aminzadeh played the first half as Oldenburg visited Norderstedt forcing a 2 - 2 draw in Regionalliga (Nord)


Joel Sonora (88) Scored Stuttgart II first goal as they visited Offenbach with Matt Taylor (16) and Bryan Gaul (90) both playing for the home side, in a game that ended in a 2 - 2 draw in Regionalliga (Sudwest)


Ryan Finley played the 2nd half and Sammy Adjei came on for the final 17 minutes as Naestved fell 1 - 3 to Vendsyssel in Denmark's Division 1. Today's result puts Naestved in a troubling position just 1 place off bottom.


BabaJide Ogunbiyi (90 + yellow) as Hobro fall 0 - 1 to Nykobing in Denmark Division 1. The loss cuts into Hobro's lead at the top - to 1 point.


Keaton Parks played 90, and was credited with an Assist on the 2nd goal, as Varzim hosted U.Madeira in Portugal's Segunda Liga and won 2 - 1 - the win takes Varzim out of immediate danger, and gives them a 1W/2D/2L record for their last 5


George Fochive was an unused sub, as Viborg falls 1 - 2 at home to Brondby in Denmark's Superliga, Viborg are in trouble folks, 4 straight losses in their last 5


GK Bakary Sanyang (90) finds himself on the losing side for the 2nd straight weekas Pfeddersheim fall 2 - 1 at Koblenz in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)


Cordt Andreas Flätgen left the game after 21 minutes (? Injury ?) and Neunkirchen get thumped 1 - 5 at home to FV Diefflen in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)


Aris Briggs Zustra went 90 as Osnaruck II could only manage a goalless draw against Eintracht Northeim in Oberliga (Niedersachsen)


Kevin Coleman (1 min) Corey Anton (3 min) and Kaiserslautern U19 visited Furth U19 and had no luck at all, losing 4 - 1 in Junior Bundesliga (Sud/Sudwest). This may be Kevin Coleman's first appearance for Kaiserslautern U19?


In Slovakia 2Liga (West), coach Mike Keeney got the win for Samorin with defender Nicholas Edginton going the full 90. Final Samorin 2 - 0 Slovan Bratislava B - Samorin a firmly in the mix for a promotional play-off spot


GK Daniel Schmidt gets the Shut Out as Yamaga win 2 - 0 over Verdy in Japan J-League 2. With Sapporo losing their match Yamaga now share 1st place with Sapporo on 81 points each. A danger to both is Shimizu who are just 3 points behind the leaders and charging up the table with 9 wins in 10 games - their last loss was to Yamaga 2 months ago.


Ethan Dent (90) started for Hawkes Bay United in their New Zealand Premier match against defending champs Wellington. In a hard fought game, Hawkes Bay held their own until the 87th minute when they gave up Wellington's wining goal, followed by another a minute later, for a 2 - 4 loss


Matt Wiesenfarth went 72 as Canterbury United visited Auckland in New Zealand's Premier, and came away with a respectable 0 - 0 result against the league leaders. Of note, Canterbury (Dragons) are the only team in the league without a loss.


GK Mike Lansing was on the bench today as Vejle drew 0 - 0 with Frederica in Denmark's Division 1


GK Benjamin Machini was the back-up keeper for Barakaldo today as they visited Real Sociedad B in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 2) and came away with a point in a goalless draw. That's 3 consecutive draws and 2 wins in their last five.


NORWAY' TIPPELIGAEN is OVER


GK Alex Horwath (in 18/DNP) and Brann won their final season game 2 - 1 over Sarpsborg. So its Europa League football next season for Brann


Josh Gatt went 85, and Ethan Horvath sat and watched from the bench as Molde fall 1 - 0 at Lillestrom in their final game of the season. They finish a disappointing 5th


Stabaek and Cole Grossman (90) faced off with already relegated Start and Alex De John (70) in a game that Stabaek had to win to even have an outside chance of survival in the top flight. They completed their mission and Cole Grossman had the Assist on the first goal as Stabaek went on to win 3 - 0. It will be a week or so before they find out their opponent in the play-off.


GK Caleb Patterson-Sewell gets the Shut Out as Farense beat  Aljustrelense 0 - 1 in Campeonato de Portugal Prio (4th Tier)

 

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