February 12, 2017

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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