WEEKEND WRAP: 2-24 Friday, Saturday, Sunday - Goals, Assists & Shut-Outs

Mixed bag this weekend. American youth players still having enormous impact for their teams, Schalke U19, with the addition of  Nick Taitague, now has 3 US starters. McKinzie Gaines scored for Wolfsburg U19, and Josh Perez for Fiorentina U19. 
Also of note this weekend Theo Siebatcheu's 5th goal in 4 games in France, and Josh Wicks debut as starting GK for Sirius in Sweden. Geoff Cameron got a few minutes in for Stoke as he is back after an extended injury absence.

To the list, we had Americans playing in 17 countries (no south of the border inclusion) as usual short list for the ADD among you............

GOALS
Theo Siebatcheu - France
McKinzie Gaines - Germany
Will Daniels - Iceland
Josh Perez - Italy
Matt Wiesenfarth - New Zealand

ASSIST
*Terence Boyd - Germany
Caleb Stanko - Switzerland

SHUT-OUT
Josh Wicks - Sweden
Justin vom Steeg - Germany

.........and the full and comprehensive listing 

FRIDAY

Kyle Scott was an unused sub as Chelsea U23 fall 4 - 1 at cross town rivals Arsenal U23. Both teams on 25 points in Premier League 2 (Division 1)

Cesar Romero went 85 for Mosta as they were pummeled by league leaders Balzan 7 - 1 in their Malta Premier league match. Mosta look to be in great difficulty, 2nd from bottom and 6 points adrift, points are paramount in the coming weeks

Andrew Wooten (90) and Sandhausen lost their home game to Braunschweig 0 - 1. That's 3 straight loses for Sandhausen who are now out of the running for any chance of promotion from Germany's 2Liga this season.

Marc Heider went 80 and Robbie Kristo returned from injury and put in 10 minutes as Osnabruck fell 0 - 1 to Bremen II in Germany's 3Liga. Osnabruck has slipped to 3rd place after 3 consecutive loses, and are now only 1 point ahead of Hallescher for the play-off spot for promotion

Charlie Rugg went 90 as Pirmasens fell 1 - 0 at Waldorf in Germany's Regionalliga (Sudwest), which was not surprising seeing as they played with just 9 men (2 red cards)

GK Quentin Westberg was an unused sub in Tours goalless draw at home to Troyes in France Ligue 2

Theo Siebatcheu went 90 and Scored the winning goal as Chatearoux beat Avranches 2 - 1 in France's National League. This was Theo's 5th goal in 4 matches since joining on loan from Riems

Gedion Zelalem entered at 56 minutes as Venlo whooped Achilles 29 4 - 0 at home in their Eerste Divisie match in the Netherlands. Venlo are now 8 points clear at the top and it looks pretty good for them getting the automatic promotion at this time

GK Ethan Horvath was the backup keeper again today as Club Brugge beat up on Waregem 5 - 0 in Belgium's Jupiler League. The win gives them a small cushion between themselves and Anderlecht who are 3 points back and have an extra game in hand

I guess the ice is melting, as Aron (Iceman) Johannsson was a bench warmer again today and watched his team Bremen win a surprising 1 - 2 victory over Wolfsburg in Bundesliga.

Not a good start for GK Ciaran Nugent and Galway, as they lose at home 0 - 1 to Drogheda in the Ireland Premier League opener. Early days....fingers crossed for Ciaran

Emerson Hyndman went 90 as Rangers traveled to Inverness and fell 2 - 1 in Scotland's Premier League. 3 Loses a Draw and a Win in their last 5 matches has really hurt any chance of 2nd place (Celtic are so far ahead they cannot be caught) Aberdeen have a game in hand and are already 6 points ahead of Rangers who have lost their mojo in a big way, since losing Warburton

SATURDAY

Japan's J-League (top tier) kicked-off their season today, and GK Daniel Schmidt was backup for his team Vegalya Sendai, as they opened at home against Sapporo, winning 1 - 0. Daniel, who was on loan to Yamaga in J2 last season, will probably spend most of the season on the bench, battling for a starting position, which will be very different from last season's stellar performance.

Isaiah Young came off the bench after 17 minutes for Bremen U19 as they came back from a 2 goal deficit to draw 2 - 2 with Dresden U19, in Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Timothy Tillman (90) and Bayern U19 dispatched Kaiserslautern U19, Corey Anton (90) and Kevin Coleman (3) in a 3 goal 2nd half, to win 3 - 0 in Germany's Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

In the big game in Germany's Junior Bundesliga (West) #1 Schalke U19 with Haji Wright (90) and Weston McKennie (90 + yellow) and debutee Nick Taitague (62) traveled to #2 Dortmund U19 falling 2 - 0. Schalke retain their top spot despite the loss. With the addition of Nick Taitague, Schalke U19 now have a talented trio of young Americans.

Omar Castro (20) came off the bench to help Braunschweig II win their home match 3 - 1  over Eischede in Regionalliga (Nord)

Jerome Kiesewetter was an unused sub in Dusseldorf's goalless draw at home with Heidenheim in Germany 2Liga

Jann George (84 +yellow) as Regensburg traveled to Aalen in Germany's 3Liga and won 1 - 2. Regensberg now in 3rd place (Promotion Play-off)

Shawn Barry (90) for FSV Frankfurt in a goalless draw at home with Rostock in 3Liga as they continue their dismal form

Big changes at Sonnenhof as GK David Yelldell is back on the bench, and Sonnenhof start Mario Rodrigues (86) and Joe Gyau (71) up front as they travel to Hallescher and Royal Fennel (90) and win 0 - 1, putting an end to their poor patch of form. Alternatively, Hallescher are struggling right now, and with 2 loses and 2 draws in their last 5, have slipped to 5th place in 3Liga

McKinzie Gaines (90) Scored Wolfsburg U19 3rd Goal in a 4 - 1 drubbing of JFV Nordwest U19 in Germany's Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost) That's 7 goals this season for McKinzie, with 3 of them coming against JFV. Wolfsburg U19 lead the league

GK Josh Wicks (90) gets the start and the Shut-Out as Sirius best Ljungskile 2 - 0 in Sweden's Svenska Cup (Group 3) Sirius now lead the group

In Sweden Svenska Cup (Group 4) Ryan Finley and Varnamo traveled to Falkenbergs and came away with a 1 - 1 draw against the group leaders

Branden Hines-Ike and Orebro visited BKV Norrtalje and thumped the small team 0 - 5 in Sweden Svenska Cup (Group 8). Only the top 8 teams (Group winners) go on to the next round, Orebro are sitting in 2nd in their group and will host leaders Hacken next weekend in a winner takes all

Bobby Wood was probably glad to be on the bench and not be associated with the absolute drubbing that Bayern laid on Hamburg today. If it looked like Hamburg may have hit a good stretch recently, facing Bundesliga leaders Bayern was a wake up. Final: Bayern 8 - 0 Hamburg

Terence Boyd played the 2nd half as Darmstadt fell 1 - 2 at home to Augsburg in Bundesliga
*NOTE: Some outlets have Terence with a Assist on Darmstadt's goal - unconfirmed as yet

Christian Pulisic managed 8 minutes for Dortmund as they traveled to Freiburg who they clinically took apart 0 - 3 cementing their 3rd place spot in Bundesliga

GK Steve Clark (90) Conor O'Brien (90) and Horsens drew 1 - 1 with Odense in Denmark's Superliga. Horsens face run-away league leaders FC Copenhagen next. Steve Clark was awarded Man of the Match

GK Brad Guzan back on the bench today for Middlesbrough as they visited Crystal Palace and lost 1 - 0 in England's Premier League

Lynden Gooch was on the bench today for Sunderland, as they fall 2 - 0 at Everton. Good to see Lynden back in the 18

The steady Tim Ream went 90 for Fulham as they visited Cardiff in the English Championship and drew 2 - 2. Fulham needed the win to stay im the hunt for the 6th and final promotional play-off spot, but fell a little short, they are 5 points off the pace but have a game in hand

Things did not look to good for DeAndre Yedlin (90) and Newcastle as they went into the half down 0 - 2 to Bristol City, but the league leaders fought back in a match that ended 2 - 2. Newcastle hold the #1 spot but Brighton are only 2 points behind and have an extra game to play in a tight race at the top of the English Championship

Eric Lichaj (90) and Nottingham traveled to relegation troubled Wigan and managed a goalless draw, which, breaks their losing streak at 3 games

Duane Holmes went 90 as Scunthorpe had to rely on an OG to get out of Bristol Rovers with a 1 - 1 draw in England's League One. Scunthorpe has slipped from run-away leaders to tied 2nd (on GD) after 3 draws and 2 loses in their last 5.

GK Brendan Moore (90) and Torquay succumbed to an 80th minute goal in a back and forth 2 - 3 loss to Sutton in England's National League. Torquay are hanging on above the drop zone and need a win or two to keep their heads above water

Hearts went without their American's as they look for a turn around of fortune in Scotland Premier League. Perry Kitchen was an unused sub, and Bjorn Johnsen (Hamstring) did not make today's squad. The plan did not work, as Hearts fall 2 - 0 at Partick and remain in 4th place

GK Danny Rogers (90) and Falkirk held on for a 2 - 2 draw with Dumbarton in Scotland's Championship. #3 Falkirk has not lost a match in their last 5, and look good for a promotional play-off spot

Kevin Dzierzawski got some mud on his boots running on the pitch at the 90th minute, as Peterhead were held 1 - 1 at home by East Fife in Scotland's League One

Will Daniels can't stop scoring. Today Will Scored the opening goal for Grindavik as they traveled to Breidablik in the Iceland League Cup and earned a 1 - 1 draw in Group 4, where they now lead the group

Josh Perez Scored Fiorentina U19 2nd goal against Cesena U19 in Italy's Primavera (Group A) Fiorentina U19 are now in 2nd place fighting for promotion.

In Germany's Regionalliga (West) GK Justin vom Steeg (90) gets the Shut-out, Justin Kinjo (90) as Dusseldorf traveled to Essen and get away with a scoreless draw

2 early goals cemented Bahlinger SC 2 - 0 first half  in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg) Piakai Henkel entered the game at 63 minutes, in a game that ended with a 2 - 1 win over Reutlingen

In Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) Kevin Olali came off the bench at minute 73 as Morlautern came back to tie Diefflen 2 - 2

Caleb Stanko went 90 and gets an Assist on Vaduz opening goal as Vaduz visit Thun in Switzerland's Super League. Vaduz showed some improvement leading 2 - 3 at one point before falling 4 - 3

Hunter Gorskie was an unused sub as Legnica beat Kluczbork 2 - 0 in Poland Division One. Legnica in 4th, realistically need help to get to a promotion spot, but its possible

Kristian Scott made the first team for Nuneaton, following his deal approval (yesterday). Kris who was a favorite with Nuneaton was released and joined league leaders Fylde, before being brought back to his old club. He was an unused sub as visitors Nuneaton scored 3 goals in a 1 - 3 win over Boston, for Nuneaton's first win in 5 try's in England's National League (North)

In Bundesliga's late match. John Brooks (90 + yellow) and Hertha got the better of Timothy Chandler ((90) and Frankfurt 2 - 0 as the teams swap league places 5 & 6.

Desevio Payne was an unused sub, as Groningen gave up a 2 - 0 lead, losing 2 - 3 to Utrecht in Eredivisie in Netherlands.

Brighton are really stamping their place in the Championship as they beat Reading and Danny Williams (90) 3 - 0 to take the lead of the Championship by 1 point over Newcastle - the promotion race looks to come down to the wire. Reading are still in the mix, at 5th, despite losing their last 2 games, and currently look good to play for that 3rd promotion spot in the play-offs

Ismar Tandir came off the Bench at 65 minutes as Sloboda Tuzla visited Mladost Doboj in Bosnia Premier League and lost 3 - 1

Danijal Brkovic started and went 90, picking up a yellow, for Celik Zenica as they drew 1 - 1 at home with league leaders Zrinjski Mostar in the Bosnian Premier League


SUNDAY

Sean Morris (90), Matt Wiesenfarth came off the bench and Scored for Canterbury United, in a 2 - 1 defeat at Eastern Suburbs in New Zealand's Premier League. This was Matt's first goal this season

Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse traveled to GA Eagles in Netherlands Eredivisie and won 1 - 3. Vitesse is tied 6th (7th on GD) after braking two loss skid with a Europa chance still possible

Nermin Crnkic went 90 as FK Sarajevo won their home match v NK Vitez 1 - 0 in the Bosnia Premier League. The win was their 6th straight league win, 8th overall, as they hold 2nd place in the league with 3 games left in the regular season.

Ken Gipson (90) in RB Leipzig II 1 - 1 draw at Oberlausitz in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Shawn Parker (29) and Nurnberg fell 0 - 1 to Russell Canouse (4) and Bochum in Germany 2Liga. Both teams are mid-table with 29 points

Julian Green got 30 minutes in Stuttgart's 2 - 0 win over Kaiserslautern in 2Liga. This is Stuttgart's 5th straight league win, 7th overall. They are a good bet right now for promotion to Bundesliga

Etchu Tabe went 79, picked up a yellow as Ekenas (EIF) won their Finland Suomen Cup (Group D) game against FC Legirus 1 - 0

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) and Kiel traveled to cellar dwelling Zwickau in Germany 3Liga losing this one 1 - 0. A loss that is most costly in a tight race for the third promotional spot (a win would have put them tied 3rd with 2 other teams)

GK Matt Pyzdrowski (90) as Helsingborg fall short in their come-back against Degefors, in Svenska Cup (Group 6) in Sweden 2 - 3. With 2 loses they are bottom and will not progress to next round

Geoff Cameron (8) made his first appearance (back from injury) for Stoke as they were well beaten by Tottenham 4 - 0 in England's Premier League. Good to see him back on the pitch

Alfredo Morales (90) for Ingolstadt as they lose 0 - 2 at home to M'Gladbach and Fabian Johnsen (90) in Bundesliga. M'Gladbach with 4 wins in the last 5 games has pulled themselves to safety (9 points clear of the drop zone) While Ingolstadt are in a battle for survival in the top flight, 4 points from safety

Eric Lickert (26) in Freiberg II 0 - 3 win at Stuttgart Kickers II in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg) Freiberg II take over top spot in the league (GD)

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WEEKEND WRAP: 2-17 - Friday, Saturday, Sunday - Features Goals & Shut-Outs

The weekend started out so promising with a 4 goal exhibition by Christian Eissele in Finland, and another score from Theo Siebatcheu in France. But the weekend did not live up to the promise. Not to say it wasn't busy and productive, but there were only 2 more goals. The US Goalkeepers did better and for the first time in a while we also had an assist.

Junior leagues in Germany are now back at full blow, and Finland (Suomen) and Sweden (Svenska) both have their Cup competitions going on. American youth still dominates our list though.

Here is the short list........

GOAL
Christian Eissele (4) - Finland
Theo Siebatcheu - France
Mason Robertson - Scotland
Will Daniels - Iceland
Haji Wright - Germany

ASSIST
Christian Eiselle - Finland
Perry Kitchen - Scotland

SHUT-OUT
Brendan Moore - England
Justin vom Steeg - Germany
Ciaran Nugent - Ireland (friendly)


....and the comprehensive list

FRIDAY

Christian Eissele made his club debut as FC Jaro traveled to SJK Akatemia in a Finland Suomen Cup match. Christian amazingly, Scored 4 Goals and added an Assist in the 1 - 8 drubbing against an obviously inferior opponent

In Germany 2Liga, Julian Green went 62 minutes as Stuttgart traveled to Heidenheim and won 1 - 2. Stuttgart are now (as of Friday) 6 points clear at the top of 2Liga.

Andrew Wooten went the full 90 for Sandhausen in a 3 - 0 crushing defeat by Kaiserslautern in 2Liga. That's 2 straight loses by Sandhausen as they slip to 7th place

Devante Parker came off the bench at minute 73 as Mainz II continues their downward spiral, losing 0 - 2 to Duisburg in 3Liga

Theo Siebatcheu scored his 4th league goal in 2 games (he also has 1 cup goal) as Chateauroux beat Creteil 1 - 2 in France's National League. Chateauroux tied for 3rd (4th GD) only 2 points out of first place

Gedion Zelalem was an unused sub in Venlo's 0 - 1 win at Volendam in the Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Venlo are 6 points clear at the top

Ethan Horvath was back-up GK for Club Brugge (he is having a hard time getting play minutes) as they visited Westerloo in Belgium's Jupiler League and won 1 - 2, which keeps them on top (today) Anderlecht are 3 points back and play on Sunday.

SATURDAY

Daniel Stevens played 21 minutes, off the bench, as GrIFK fell 0 - 3 to HJK in Finland Suomen Cup (Group C)

McKinzie Gaines played the 2nd half, picked up a yellow card as Wolfsburg U19 traveled to Braunschweig U19 and won 0 - 1. Wolfsburg U19 are now 2 points clear at the top

Russel Canouse was an unused sub as Bochum defeated Wurzburger 2 - 1 in Germany 2Liga. The win moves Bochum up and comfortably out of the red zone

Jerome Kiesewetter (24) and Dusseldorf were in a mid-table battle at Furth that ended in a 1 - 0 loss in 2Liga

GK Kenneth Kronholm didn't have much to do today as Kiel made short work of Fortuna Koln in Germany's 3Liga. Kiel won 5 - 1 and finally broke the string of draws at 4.

#2 Osnabruck and Marc Heider (90) traveled to #3 Magdeburg as both teams battle for the second automatic promotion spot in 3Liga. Osnabruck, who have been in a rough patch lately, had no answers today and fall 3 - 0, as the teams swap places

With the same set-up as last week, GK David Yelldell (90) and Mario Rodriguez (58) both started for Sonnenhof as they visited Preussen Muster in 3Liga, with Joe Gyau (32) coming off the bench replacing Mario. Munster's 2 goal first half lead was a little to much for Sonnenhof to overcome and they fell 3 - 0

It took a Frankfurt OG, for Jann George (31) and Regensburg to beat Shawn Barry (90) and FSV Frankfurt 2 - 1 in 3Liga. A game of 2 teams going in different directions in the league

Brendan Hines-Ike and Orebro could only manage a 1 - 1 draw at home as they hosted Atvidabergs in their opening Svenska Cup (Group 8) match

Etchu Tabe went 69 for Ekenas IF as they hosted Brian Span (62) and IFK Mariehamn in Finland's Suomen Cup (Group D) with a predictable win by unbeaten Mariehamn who lead their group.

Christian Pulisic (23) off the bench for Dortmund as they had little trouble dispatching Wolfsburg 3 - 0 in Bundesliga

Timothy Chandler (90 + yellow) and Frankfurt just didn't have enough as they hosted Alfredo Morales (90) and Ingolstadt and dropped 3 points at home in a 0 - 2 defeat. Good result for Ingolstadt as they battle at the bottom of the league, not so good for Frankfurt as they slip to 5th after 2 straight losses

John Brooks (90) and Hertha must be heartbroken after giving up a 90+6 minute goal and drawing 1 - 1 with Bayern Munich in Bundesliga

Terence Boyd only managed 58 minutes for Darmstadt as they visited Hoffenheim and fall 2 - 0. Darmstadt are in dire trouble (both teams above them won their last games) as they are stuck in last place in Bundesliga

Aaron Jóhannsson was an unused sub as Bremen traveled to Mainz and came away with a 0 - 2 win. Aaron has had a bit of trouble finding playing time since returning from injury, maybe be a rumored move to MLS is not that far from the truth

In Denmark's Superliga Silkeborg (Rubio Rubin not in 18) held on to win 1 - 0 over GK Steve Clark (90) on his debut, Conor O'Brien (23) and AC Horsens. Horsens have hit a rough spot with one win and 4 losses in their last 5, Silkeborg are improving with 2 wins, 2 loses and a draw in their last 5. Both teams are on 27 points.

Eric Lichaj (90 +yellow) and Nottingham Forest had their handsful today with Sheffield Wednesday and fell 1 - 2 in England's Championship. No sighting of Gboly Ariyibi in the Nottingham squad

Duane Holmes was an unused sub for Scunthorpe as they traveled to Sheffield United in England League One and grabbed a point in a 1 - 1 draw in the leagues marquee game of #1 & #2.

GK Brendan Moore gets the Shut-Out as Torquay visited Barrow in England's National League in a game that ended scoreless

GK Brad Guzan (90) and Middlesbrough made hard work of their 3 - 2 victory over League One Oxford in the FA Cup and will enter the next round

GK Matt Pyzdrowski (90) had a horror of a game as Helsingborgs fell 0 - 3 at Brommapojkarna 3 - 0 in their opener in Sweden's Svenska Cup (Group 6)

In Regionalliga (West) GK Justin vom Steeg gets the Shut-Out, Justin Kinjo goes 90 before being subbed as Dusseldorf II traveled to M'Gladbach II and came away with a goalless draw

Charlie Rugg (31) as Pirmasens hosted Wormatia in Regionalliga (Sudwest) losing 1 - 3

Ryan Malone went 90 as Stuttgart Kickers drew 1 - 1 with Kassel in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Joel Sonora went 81 as Stuttgart II traveled to Watzenborn in Regionalliga (Sudwest) and won 0 - 1, for their 3rd straight win

In Scotland's Premier League Perry Kitchen (77 & Assist) Bjorn Johnsen (50) and Hearts fought back for a 1 - 1 draw with cellar dweller Inverness. Hearts remain in 4th

In Scotland's Championship GK Danny Rogers and Falkirk fought hard for a 2 - 2 draw at Morton. Both teams are on 41 points with Falkirk in 3rd place on GD - both teams look good for the Promotional play-offs

Kevin Dzierzawski got a couple off minutes at the end of this back and forth match for Petershead as they play to a 3 - 3 draw at Stranraer, the point puts them 4 points above the drop zone in Scotland's League One

Debutant Mason Robertson, who joined Stenhousemuir in Scotland's League One earlier this week, Scored the tying goal as Stenhousemuir visited Albion Rovers in a match that ended 1 - 1. Good start for the newcomer. Mason joined till the end of the season, from Washington State Huskies

Kyle Scott went 90 for Chelsea U23 as they hosted Manchester City U23 in England's Premier League 2 (Division 1) in a game that was back and forth with ton's of goals - final Chelsea U23 3 - 4 Manchester City U23

Will Daniels went 90 for Grindavik in Iceland's League Cup and Scored the 2nd goal as they visit and trounce Leiknir F. 0 - 5. Note. Will signed a 2 year contract extension with Grindavik and celebrated with a Hat-trick pre-season game a couple of weeks ago.

GK Ciaran Nugent (90) gets the Shut-Out as Galway visit Cobh Ramblers in Ireland in a friendly game that Galway won 0 - 2

Bobby Wood seemed to injure his hip during warm-ups and was relegated to the bench as Hamburg draw 2 - 2 with Freiburg in Bundesliga

Cory Anton went 83, picked up a yellow and was replaced by Kevin Coleman (7) as Kaiserslautern U19 had little trouble dispensing Karlsruher U19 3 - 1 in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Lyonel Hyer (22) in Hannover U19 1 - 3 loss to St Pauli U19 in Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Ethan Dent and Hawkes Bay ran rampant over host Wellington Phoenix 2 - 7 in New Zealand's Premier League. Hawkes Bay are currently in 5th place (4 points off first)

SUNDAY

Toni Suddoth (90) as Stuttgart U19 traveled to Freiburg U19 and draw 2 - 2 in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Timothy Tillman went 90, picked up a yellow as Bayern U19 visited Mainz U19 and won 0 - 1 in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest) Bayern are tied for 1st place in the league

Haji Wright (88 + yellow), Weston McKennie (90) and Schalke U19 had to come back from a 2 goal deficit to draw with M'Gladbach U19 2 - 2 on Haji's 72 minute tying goal. Schalke U19 have a 5 point lead at the top of the table

Shaq Moore went 71 for Levante UD B as they traveled to CF Gava, that saw John Neeskens (10) make his debut in the match which was won by CF Gava 2 - 1 on an 89th minute PK in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 3)

Masami Okada got to chance to dirty his uniform for a couple of minutes as a sub for Schonberg as they drew 2 - 2 with Luckenwalde in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Devann Yao played the final 15 minutes as BAK 07 visited Meuselwitz in Regionalliga (Nordost) and came away with a 0 - 1 win

Ken Gipson (83) as RB Leipzig II falls 0 - 1 at home to Nordhausen in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Royal Fennell (90) in Hallescher's 1 - 0 loss at Rostock in Germany's 3Liga. As all the teams around them also lost this weekend, Hallescher remain in 4th place, just 1 point out of the promotion race

Isaiah Young came off the bench at minute 58 for Bremen U19 as they traveled to Kiel U19 in Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost) and came away with a point in a 1 - 1 draw

In Netherlands Eredivisie Desevio Payne (90) for Groningen as they visited Sparta Rotterdam, and despite being down a man in the 2nd half, forged a 2 - 2 draw, their 4th draw in 5 games.

Also in Eredivisie, Matt Miazga (90 + yellow) hosted the mighty Ajax, in a match that ended with the visitors winning 0 - 1

Cameron Carter-Vickers was an unused sub in Tottenham's 0 - 3 FA Cup win over Tim Ream (90) and Fulham - Tottenham into the next round

Fabian Johnson (80) and M'Gladbach fall 1 - 2 at home to RB Leipzig in Bundesliga. M'Gladbach had a missed PK that may have changed the outcome. RB Leipzig seem to have recovered their mojo, while M'Gladbach end their 3 game winning streak

GK Josh Wicks was back-up GK today in Sirius 0 - 5 away win at Division One (third tier) Arameisk-Syrianska IF in Sweden's Svenska Cup (Group 3)

Ryan Finlay and Superettan's IFK Varnamo visited Allsvenskan power Elfsborg and came away with a 2 - 2 draw in Svenska Cup (Group 4)

Emerson Hyndman went 90 in Rangers 2 - 1 loss at Dundee in Scotland's Premier League. The much troubled Rangers are now in 3rd place, with Hearts just 5 points behind

Benjamin Machini was the back-up GK in Barakaldo's 2 - 1 win over Arenas Club in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 2). Barakaldo have been a little hot and cold, but sit in 8th place 4 points short of a promotional play-off spot

In Germany's Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg) Eric Lickert went 46 for Freiburg II as they hosted Piakai Henkel (8) and Bahlinger SC in a match that ended scoreless. Freiburg II are in 2nd place (3 points off 1st)

Andrija Novakovich went 90 as Reading U23 visited Matt Olosunde (46) and Manchester United U23 in the Premier League 2 (Division 1) winning 0 - 2. Neither team are 'stellar' this season, but the win moves Reading up and out of the red zone

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WEEKEND WRAP: Friday, Saturday,Sunday: Features 12 Goals

For the second week in a row, its the young Americans that are making an impact with their teams. Joshua Perez scored the 3rd and 4th goals in a 4 - 3 win, Weston McKennie scored as Schalke won 2 - 4, Isaiah Young opened his account with Bremen U19. Theo Siebatcheu had a hat-trick in France in his first league game (he had scored in his club debut in Coupe de France) so that's 4 goals in 2 games - off to a furious start. Gedion Zelalem finally got his first professional goal, and Romain Gall scored his 2nd goal for his new club in 3 games (all pre-season) Finally, Kene Eze an American forward in Australia scored the tying goal for his club in the season opener. Kene was on fire last season, and was one of the main reasons North Geelong were promoted to the NPL. Kene previously played for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in USL.

So lets go to the list (short one first)........

GOALS
Kene Eze - Australia
Theo Siebatcheu (3) - France
Gedion Zelalem - Netherlands
Romain Gall - Sweden (friendly)
Terence Boyd - Germany
Joshua Perez (2) - Italy
Brian Span - Finland 
Weston McKennie - Germany
Isaiah Young - Germany

SHUT-OUT
Danny Rogers - Scotland

.....and the more comprehensive list

FRIDAY

GK Steve Clark (90) in a friendly, in Denmark, for AC Horsens, as Steve's new club loses 2 - 3 to Sonderjyske (also Denmark) Horsens other American Conor O'Brien is still out injured (foot)

Kene Eze (70) Scored the tying goal for North Geelong Warriors in a 1-1 result at Pascoe Vale in Australia's NPL (Victoria)

Jerome Kiesewetter was an unused sub for Dusseldorf as they drew 1 - 1 at home to Kaiserslautern in Germany's 2Liga

Marc Heider went 90 for Osnabruck as they fell 1 - 2 to Devante Parker (90) and Mainz II in Germany 3Liga (Robbie Kristo is still out injured)

Devante Parker's brother Shawn Parker was an unused sub as Nurnberg were held 1 - 1 at home by Braunschweig in 2Liga

GK Justin vom Steeg in goal for Dusseldorf II as they are crushed 5 - 1 by Wuppertaler in Germany Regionalliga (West)

Theo Siebatcheu (90) Scored a HAT-TRICK for Chateauroux (1st League goal /previously score in DFB Pokal) as Chateauroux thump CA Bastia 5 - 0 in France National League. Chateauroux in 6th place - but only 4 points out of first - with 2 wins 3 draws in last 5.

Gedion Zelalem came off the bench at 65 minutes, and Scored his first goal for new team Venlo, in a lop-sided 7 - 0 win over Helmond in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Venlo are now 7 points clear at the top of the league.

GK Quentin Westberg was an unused sub as Tours visited Nimes in French Ligue 2, and came away with a 1 - 1 draw. Sounds good but really they were up 1 man for most of the game and up 2 for the last 10 minutes. If they are going to survive the drop they will have to do better.

Shane O'Neill (90) as NAC Breda fall 2 - 3 at home to Waalwijk in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Not surprising seeing as they lost 1 man to a red card in the 3rd minute.

SATURDAY

McKinze Gaines II went 81 minutes in Wolfsburg U19's 1 - 0 home win over Dynamo Dresden U19 in Germany Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Corey Anton played the full 90 minutes as Kaiserslautern U19 are well beaten at home by Mainz U19 2 - 5 in Junior Bundesliga (Sud/Sudwest)

In Germany 3Liga, Shawn Barry went 90, picked up a yellow card, as Frankfurt fell 0 - 3 at home to Chemnitzer. That's 2 straight losses for FSV

Royal Fennell (90) and Hallescher managed a 1 - 1 draw with Regensberg in 3Liga, Jann George was not in the 18 for Regensberg today. Hallescher are tied for 3rd place (4th on GD) and although they have not lost in 5 weeks, they have only won once.

All three Americans played for Sonnenhof, in their 1 - 1 draw with Rostock in 3Liga. GK David Yelldell went 90, Mario Rodriguez went 73 before handing over to Joe Gyau who played the final 17 minutes. Sonnenhof are doing pretty well of late with 3 draws and 2 wins, putting them at 7th, with hope still alive of a promotion spot

In a Friendly, Romain Gall Scored for Sundsvall in their 2 - 0 win over AFC Eskilstuna (aka AFC United) This is Romain's 2nd pre-season goal for his new club (in 3 games)

In Germany Bundesliga, Aron Johannsson got 10 minutes on the pitch for Bremen as they fell 0 - 1 to M'Gladbach and Fabian Johnson (90)

Terence Boyd went 58 minutes and Scored the first goal for Darmstadt as they surprisingly beat Dortmund 2 - 1. Christian Pulisic went 90 for Dortmund. This was the first win for bottom placed Darmstadt since last October (they only have 3 wins all season) so this was a massive victory for them

Oh dear, Alfredo Morales (90) and Ingolstadt held on bravely against giants Bayern and looked good for 1 point at home, but just ran out of steam in the 90th minute, when they gave up 2 late goals, losing 0 - 2 in Bundesliga

Timothy Chandler and Frankfurt had no answer today as Leverkusen scored 3 and Frankfurt's visit to the Bay Arena ended with a 3 - 0 loss

No goals today for Bobby Wood (90 +) but Hamburg gets its 2nd straight win 0 - 3 at high flying RB Leipzig, who seem to have lost their mojo. It's a massive win for the visitors that lifts them to 1 place above the drop zone

GK Brad Guzan was an unused sub for Middlesbrough as they held off Everton in a goalless draw in the English Premier League

Duane Holmes went 90 as Scunthorpe fall 0 - 1 at home to Shrewsbury in England's League One. Scunthorpe continue to struggle to find their early season form/consistency. They remain in 2nd place but fall further behind leaders Sheffield United for the top spot.

Danny Williams went 90 for Reading as the best they could do today was a goalless draw against visitors Barnsley in England's Championship

Fulham and Tim Ream (90) had to wait till 5 minutes into extra time to score the winning goal as they hold back cellar dwelling Wigan 3 - 2 in England's Championship

An absolute horror of a game for Nottingham Forest, as they visited Norwich and got thumped 5 - 1. To add salt in the wound, Eric Lichaj received a Red (2 x yellow) in the 70th minute. The 2 game win streak is over.

GK Brendan Moore (90) and Torquay could only manage a 1 - 1 draw at home to Macclesfield in England's National League

GK Danny Rogers gets the Shut-Out as Falkirk continue there found form and march up the Scottish Championship with a convincing 3 - 0 win over Dundee Utd. Falkirk are now in 3rd, 3 points behind Dundee Utd, and in a promotional play-off spot.

Kevin Dzierzawski was an unused sub as Peterhead drew 1 - 1 with Albion Rovers in Scotland's League One

Toni Suddoth went 90 for Stuttgart U19 as they had no trouble with Frankfurt U19 winning 3 - 1 in Junior Bundesliga (Sud/Südwest)

Daniel Stevens played the first half for GrIFK as they fell 0 - 2 to FC Honka in a Finland Suomen Cup match-up

Joshua Perez scored 2 Goals for Fiorentina U19 to give them a 4 - 3 win over Verona U19 in Italy's Primavera (Group A) before he was ejected for 2 x yellows in the 84th minute. Fiorentina U19 are now in 3rd place

Brian Span went 90 and Scored IFK Mariehamn's 3rd goal in a 4 - 0 rout of P.Iirot in Suomen Cup (Group D) in Finland - they now lead the group

John Brooks (90) did not have a good day as Hertha traveled to Schalke and lost 2 - 0 in Bundesliga. Hertha remain in 6th place after 3 loses in their last 5

DeAndre Yedlin went 90 as Newcastle visited Wolves and came away with a 0 - 1 win in the English Championship. Newcastle have taken back the top spot by 1 point over Brighton, with Huddersfield in 3rd 7 points behind.

Desevio Payne went 90, picked up a yellow as Groningen found league leaders Feyenoord to much to handle losing 2 - 0 in Netherlands Eredivisie. Groningen are mid-table, Feyenoord extend their lead at the top to 8 points

Matt Miazga (53) got the early 1st half call off the bench and finished the game. Not a good result at all for Vitesse who lost this home game 0 - 2, they are at 6th place in Eredivisie, in a crowd for a Europa League play-off spot.

Matt Wiesenfarth came off the bench for Canterbury as they won their home match up with Hawkes Bay and Ethan Dent 2 - 1 in New Zealand's Premier League

SUNDAY

Timothy Tillman (90) in Bayern U19 1 - 2 home loss to Hoffenheim U19 has Bayern toppled from the top spot in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Haji Wright (90), Weston McKennie (90 and a Goal) in Schalke U19 2 - 4 win over Preussen Munster U19 in Junior Bundesliga (West) extends lead at top of table to 7 points (over Dortmund U19)

Isaiah Young came off the bench at 63 minutes and scored at 73 minutes for Bremen U19 as the won this laugher 7 - 2 over Hamburg U19 in Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Julian Green (58) and Stuttgart hosted Sandhausen and Andrew Wooten (90) in Germany 2Liga. Stuttgart win this tight game 2 - 1 at Mercedes Benz Arena and improve their lead of 2Liga to 5 points. Sandhausen slip to 7th

Starting with both Americans on the bench Hearts could only manage a goalless draw against visitors Hibernian, in Scotland's FA Cup. Bjorn Johnsen joined the action for the 2nd half, while Perry Kitchen sat this one out.

Caleb Stanko came off the bench at 67th minute for visiting Vaduz as they were hit for 4 second half goals by Sion, losing this one 4 - 2 in Switzerland's Super League

Emerson Hyndman went 78 in Rangers 2 - 1 win over Morton, in Scotland,s FA Cup

GK Ethan Horvath was an unused sub for Club Brugge as they visited Lokeren in Belgium Jupiler League. Losing 1 - 0 Club Brugge have now allowed Anderlecht to catch them, and they share the top of the league. With both teams on 52 points, any slip up at this point must be avoided.

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WEEKEND WRAP: Friday, Saturday & Sunday Features USYNT Players and 7 Goals

Plenty of action this weekend, but its the younger players that carry the flag. Cameron Carter-Vickers and Matt Miazga both dressed twice Cameron playing once and Matt on both occasions. Lyndon Gooch returned from injury and scored, Julian Green scored in a friendly and Haji Wright just keeps on scoring, this time two goals for Schalke U19, and that's not all that American youth players did this weekend.

We had debut's by Gedion Zelalem at league leaders Venlo, Mukwelle Akale, making his first 18 call for Villarreal B, Romain Gall debuted and scored for his new team GIF Sundsvall and Aaron Schoenfeld, who made a surprising cross town switch to Maccabi Tel Aviv made his debut the next day. 

So here's the lists

GOAL
Lyndon Gooch - England
Julian Green - Germany/Friendly
Andrew Wooten - Germany
Romain Gall - Sweden/Friendly
Marc Heider - Germany
Haji Wright (2) - Germany
 
SHUT OUT
Danny Rogers - Scotland

.....and the comprehensive list;
 
FRIDAY

Brian Span went 90 minutes as Mariehamn traveled to TPS Turku in Finland Suomen Cup (Both teams are tied at the top of Group D)

Lyndon Gooch is back, well with Sunderland's U23. Lyndon Scored Sunderland's lone goal as they got beaten 4 - 1 by Manchester City U23

Matt Miazga got his 3 minutes in (again) today as Vitesse visited Den Haag and won 0 - 2. In Netherlands Eredivisie

Shane O'Neill played the full 90 minutes in NAC Breda's 2 - 1 loss at Den Bosch in Netherlands Eerste Divisie

Joel Sonora (45) and Julian Green (45 and a goal) in a friendly between Stuttgart and Stuttgart Kickers. Final 4 - 0 to Stuttgart

Gedion Zelalem came off the bench,at 75th minute, for his debut with VVV Venlo in a 4 - 1 win oat home, over Graafschap in Eerste Divisie. Right now Venlo look unstoppable and should be favored for promotion

Bobby Wood went the 90 for Hamburg as they beat Leverkusen 1 - 0 in Bundesliga's Friday game. The win moves them up to 16th, and gives hope that they will escape relegation

SATURDAY

Corey Anton went 90 before being subbed out for Kaiserslautern U19, as they traveled to Hoffenheim U19 and fought to a 2 - 2 draw, in Germany's Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Shawn Parker was an unused sub, as Nurnberg visited Heidenheim in Germany 2Liga and won 2 - 3

USYNT Mukwelle Akale on the bench for Villarreal B, this is his time making 18 in competitive play. Villarreal beat Llagostera 4 - 1 in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 3) and move up to 6th place (one point out of Promotional play-off spot)

Andrew Wooten Scored Sandhausen's goal (the first was an OG by Aue) as they beat Aue 2 - 0 in Germany 2Liga. Sandhausen have not lost in the last 5 and are sitting 5th with 30 points, 5 points out of 1st

Lyonel Hyer came of the bench at 77 for Hannover U18 as they hosted Isaiah Young (78) and Bremen U19 in Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost). Not the best debut for Isaiah as Bremen were knocked for 6 in a resound 6 - 0 loss

In Scotland Premier League, Hearts traveled to Motherwell and won 0 - 3. Bjorn Johnsen only lasted the first half, and Perry Kitchen didn't join the action until minute 63.

In Finland Suomen Cup (Group C) , Daniel Stevens (28) and GrIFK managed a 2 - 2 draw at KTP

In a Friendly, Sweden's GIF Sundsvall won big over Norway's Levanger, 5 - 1 with newly arrived Romain Gall getting the 5th goal for Sundsvall - nice start - even if only a friendly

In Germany 3Liga, Royal Fennell went 90 as Hallescher traveled to Chemnitzer and drew 1 - 1. With 2 wins and 3 draws in their last 5, Hallescher move into 3rd place

Marc Heider went 90 and Scored with tieing goal (90th min) that saved Osnabruck from defeat as they traveled to Duisburg and came away with a point in a 2 - 2 draw in 3Liga

Shawn Barry went 90 as Frankfurt fell 1 - 0 on a PK at Erfurt in Germany 3Liga

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) and Kiel looked good for 3 home points, with a 2 - 0 lead at the half, but Aalen fought back and the game ended even at 2 - 2. That's 3 straight draws for Kiel, they need wins if they want to get into the promotion mix. Only 9 points separate #1 from #9, so there is still lots to play for in 3Liga

Devante Parker (90) was on the losing side as Mainz II hosted Paderborn and lost 0 - 1. Bottom of the table and with 4 straight loses, Mainz II are looking doomed at this point and Regionalliga next season looks almost certain

Jann George went 72 and picked up a yellow, as Regensburg hosted Sonnenhof and there cadre of Americans. GK David Yelldell stayed on the bench, but Mario Rodrigues (59) started and gave way to Joe Gyau for the final 30 minutes in this 1 - 1 draw in 3Liga. Both teams are improving with Sonnenhof 3 wins and 2 draws, Regensburg 2 wins 2 draws 1 loss - in their last 5.

Tim Tillman went 90 in Bayern U19 away win at 1860 Munich U19 in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest). The 0 - 3 win puts Bayern U19 on top of the table

In Bundesliga, John Brooks (90) and Hertha hosted Alfredo Morales (90 + Yellow) and Ingolstadt winning this one 1 - 0 on a 1st minute goal, breaking a 2 game skid and moving them to 5th place

Fabian Johnson came off the bench for M'Gladbach at 65th minute with the game tied at 0 with Freiburg, after that 'boom' M'Gladbach win 3 - 0, their 2nd straight.

Tim Ream (90) and Fulham went to Birmingham and lost 1 - 0 in England's Championship, denting Fulham's chances of a top 6 finish, still time though

Danny Williams (90) and Reading traveled to Ipswich and pulled off a 2 - 2 draw, maintaining their 3rd place

DeAndre Yedlin (90) and Newcastle continued to wrack up points as they win 1 - 0 at home to Derby. Newcastle are 2 points clear at the top and 6 point ahead in there quest for automatic promotion

Duane Holmes (45 + yellow) only went the first half as Scunthorpe visited Southend and lost 3 - 1 in England's League One. Scunthorpe have slipped a bit, but are still in 2nd place but are still 7 points ahead of 3rd place Bolton, for the automatic promotion.

GK Brendan Moore (90) and Torquay fall on a 13th minute PK, 1 - 0 to Bromley in England's National League. Torquay have now lost 4 of their last 5 games, and slipped down the table, and are 4 points out of the relegation zone

Echu Tabe went 90 for his new team, Ekenas in a 1 - 2 win at P-lirot in Finland Suomen Cup (Group D)

Emerson Hyndman went 90 in Rangers 1 - 1 draw at home with Ross County. Rangers are tied 2nd (3rd on GD) with Aberdeen, Hearts are 6 points behind them, but it looks good for our Americans for post season play

GK Danny Rogers (90) and Falkirk won their home game against Dunfermaline 2 - 0 in the Scottish Championship, moving them up to 3rd place. Danny gets the Shut-Out

Kevin Dzierzawski was an unused sub in Peterhead's 4 - 1 defeat by Airdrieonians in Scotland's League One. Peterhead are now only 3 points above the drop zone

Aaron Schoenfeld picked up a yellow in his debut with new club Maccabi Tel Aviv in their 1 - 0 win over H Beer Sheva in Israel Ligat ha'Al

Cameron Carter-Vickers was an unused sub as Tottenham managed a 1 - 0 win over Middlesbrough (Brad Guzan on the bench) in England's Premier League.

Captain Eric Lechaj (90) led Nottingham to a tight 2 - 1 win (the winning goal at 90 +2) over Aston Villa in England's Championship.

In Bundesliga, Christian Pulisic played the final 30 mins as Dortmund beat #2 RB Leipzig 1 - 0 and moved into 3rd place in Bundesliga

After playing 3 minutes on Friday for the Vitesse senior squad, Matt Miazga played 90 and picked up a yellow as Jong Vitesse traveled to Spakenburg and drew 2 - 2 in Netherlands Tweede Divisie (Third Tier)

Desevio Payne (90 + yellow) as Groningen give up a late goal and draw 1 - 1 with lowly Excelsior in Netherlands Eredivisie. That's 1 win and 4 draws in the last 5.

SUNDAY

Ethan Dent came off the Bench for Hawkes Bay as they beat Auckland 2 - 1 in New Zealand's Premier League

Matt Wiesenfarth came off the bench in Canterbury United's 1 - 1 draw at Hamilton in New Zealand's Premier League

Haji Wright (81) is red hot after the Winter Break, Scoring 2 Goals for Schalke U19 as they won a lop-sided victory 4 - 1 over Dusseldorf U19 in Junior Bundesliga (West) Schalke are now 4 points clear at the top of the table.

McKinzie Gaines II went 90 and picked up a yellow as Wolfsburg U19 traveled to Kiel U19 and won 1 - 2. Wolfsburg U19 maintain their 2nd place and distance themselves from Leipzig while getting to just 1 point behind leaders Hertha in Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Russell Canouse was an unused sub in Bochum's 1 - 1 draw with Karlsruher in Germany's 2Liga

GK Ethan Horvath was the back-up keeper for Club Brugge in Belgium's Jupiler League as they beat Charleroi 1 - 0. Club Brugge are now 3 points clear at the top of the table

Aaron Jóhannsson came off the bench at minute 66 for Bremen as they traveled to Augsburg, losing this one 3 - 2 in Bundesliga. 3 Straight losses for Bremen have pushed them to just 1 place above the red zone

Andrija Novakovich (90) and Reading U23 could not hold off Chelsea U23 dropping this one 2 - 0 in Premier League 2 (Division 1)

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) started for Tottenham U23 as they traveled to Liverpool U23 in Premier League 2 (Division 1) losing 3 - 2. Note: Carter-Vickers was on the bench yesterday for the senior squad.

It was Timothy Chandler/Frankfurt vs Terence Boyd/Darmstadt in the late Bundesliga match. Chandler went 90 and Boyd 68 as Frankfurt took charge in the 2nd half winning 2 - 0. Darmstadt look doomed at this point while Frankfurt are battling for the 3rd Champions League spot.

Shaq Moore went 90 as Levante UD B, fall 2 - 1 at Cornella in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 3)

GK Benjamin Machini resumed his position as back-up keeper as Barakaldo drew 1 - 1 with league leaders Albacete, on a late OG in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 2)

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