WEEKEND WRAP: 3-24: Friday, Saturday & Sunday - Markedly Reduce Number of Games

If you like to track US Players in the world's lower leagues - well, this is a weekend for you. With the International Break upon us, there were only a few games to track this week, only 1 goal - Jordan Siebatcheu, continues to find success at Chateauroux in France with his 6th goal in 6 games played. Goalkeepers were just a quiet as everyone else, with only Josh Wicks with a shut-out for Sirius, and that was in a friendly. Next week Sweden kicks-off its season so it should provide some fun stats. That's that for this weekend - read on

FRIDAY

Jordan Siebatcheu Scored Chateauroux' 3rd goal as they traveled to Consolat in France's National League and won 1 - 3 (That's 6 goals in 6 matches for his new (loan) club) Chateauroux now #2 in the league

Oscar Ortiz left the game at 88 minutes following 2 Red Cards by the home team, SC Feucht, as they drop points at home in 0 - 1 defeat by DJK Ammerthal in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

In a Friendly GK Matt Pyzdrowski (90) and Sweden's Helsingborg beat Danish side Nordsjaelland 3 - 1

Anthony Wright came off the bench as Nottingham Forest U23's drew 1 - 1 with Watford U23, in the England PDL

Eric Dent was a substitute in Hawkes Bay's 1 - 0 loss to Auckland City in the Semi-Fianls of the New Zealand Premiership Play-offs. Hawkes Bay finished 4th in the regular season which meant a trip to top place Auckland to progress - a hard task. But a good season for Hawkes Bay and Eric Dent

SATURDAY

Shawn Barry (90) for FSV Frankfurt in a 2 - 0 home win over Lotte in Germany's 3Liga. This was the first game in the last five that FSV had gained any points.

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) as #4 Kiel held off #2 Magdeburg in a 1 - 1 draw at home in 3Liga

Jann George (90) and Regensburg fall 1 - 2 at home to Marc Heider (90) and Osnabruck to 2 late goals by the visitors in 3Liga. Osnabruck move up to 3rd in the table

Joe Gyau went 64 minutes (Mario Rodriguez and David Yelldell didn't make the 18 ) as Sonnenhof fall 1 - 2 to Zwickau in 3Liga.

In a Friendly, Brandon Hines-Ike started for Sweden's Orebro as they welcomed Finland's Mariehamn and Brian Span in a 4 - 1 Orebro win.

In another Friendly, GK Josh Wicks maintained a Clean Sheet as Swedish club's Sirius and Gefle met, with Sirius getting a 4 - 0 win in this one.

In Germany's Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost) Lyonel Hyer came off the bench at 60 minutes for Hannover U19 as they traveled to Jena U19, losing 3 - 1

Jamil Fearrington went 90 as Bronshoj beat up on Kolding FF 5 - 2 in the Denmark Division 2 (Promotional Group).

Anton Peterlin (67 + yellow) as B93 traveled to Braband in Denmark's Division 2 (Promotion Group) losing 4 - 2. B93 were leading until a 53rd minute red card put them a man down - and they gave up 3 goals

Offenbach and Bryan Gaul (90) were held to a scoreless draw by Elversberg in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Charlie Rugg went 90 in a scoreless draw between Pirmasens and Nottingen in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Joel Sonora went 77 in Stuttgart II 0 - 1 home loss to Mannheim in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Two Penalty's decided this game as Torquay and GK Brendan Moore visited Wrexham in England's National League finishing in a 1 - 1 draw. Torquay are drawing closer to safety, just 1 point to escape the red zone

Jon-Paul Pittman went 72 minutes on his first start for a while (injury) as Harrogate lose narrowly at Kidderminster 1 - 0 in England's National League (North)

Kristian Scott (90) as Nuneaton hand out a 4 - 1 beating to league leaders Fylde, for their 2nd straight win in England's National League (North)

GK Danny Rogers was an unused sub as Falkirk visited Hibernian in Scotland's Championship and lost 2 - 1 - why you would bench your starting GK, when you are playing at the #1 team defeats me (maybe its injury?) Falkirk are still #2 on GD, and still look a safe bet for a promotional play-off spot

Mason Robertson (72) as Stenhousemuir fall 0 - 3 at home to Albion Rovers in Scotland's League One - that's 4 straight loses and bottom of the table for Steny - not looking good

In a Friendly, GK Alex Horwath and Bran lose 1 - 2 at home to Sogndal in an all Norwegian affair. Bran took the lead after 6 minutes but were unable to last out Sogndal who got 2 second half goals

Kevin Olali joined in the game at 67 minutes as SV Morlautern visited Neunkirchen in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) coming away with a 1 - 1 draw

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) and Pfeddersheim traveled to FSV Salmrohr and lost by 1 - 0 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Julian Ceesay went 90 as Amberg visited Neumarkt in Oberliga (Bayern Nord) and won 0 - 1

Demarveay Sheron was an unused sub as Karlsruher SC II visited Offenburg FV in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg) losing 2 - 1

Dion Acoff was an unused sub as Valur visited Thor Akureyri in the Iceland League Cup (Group 3) Valur found the way to win 2 - 4 and now leads the group on GD. Next up will be the team they share the lead with Akranes - should be an exciting match-up

SUNDAY

Niall Mason went 80' in #1 Doncaster's 0 - 1 home loss to #2 Plymouth in England's League Two. The two teams remain in the same positions

Mayowa Alli started for Thisted as they traveled to Avarta in Denmark Division 2 (Promotion Group). Thisted drew this one 1 - 1, and currently sit in 2nd place (would be promoted) , after three straight draws.

Eric Lickert went 90 as Frieburg II visited Astoria and won 0 - 2 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg) Freiburg II are in the #1 spot and looking for a chance for promotion

Yannis Becker went 90 as TB Uphusen fall 0 - 2 at home to MTV Gifhorn in Oberliga (Niedersachsen)

Fabian Hurzeler went 90 as FC Pipinsreid beat SV Kirchanschöring 1 - 0 in Oberliga (Bayern Süd)

John Neeskens was an unused sub as CF Gava traveled to CD Eldense winning 0 - 1 and pulling themselves out of the relegation zone in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 3)

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WEEKEND WRAP: 3-17: Friday, Saturday & Sunday: Features 6 Goals & 2 Shut-Outs

Another weekend that failed to live up to the hope. Injuries took their toll, weather hit lower leagues again......just not fun to track our guys right now. Good stuff tho' young Danny Barbir showed up on Stoke's U23 squad, and Ismar Tandir scored his 2nd this month along with the continued success of Emerson Hyndman at Rangers. In Iceland, the few players we have left there, are doing well in the League Cup, a preseason competition Will Daniels and JC Mack both scoring, and in Finland Keeper Tim Murray has found his comfort zone, after a rough start. 
Next week is an International Break, but there will be plenty of games in the lower leagues to track
Here's the list;

Short first........

GOALS
Will Daniels - Iceland
Marc Heider - Germany
Ismar Tandir - Bosnia
John Brooks - Germany
Emerson Hyndman - Scotland
JC Mack - Iceland

SHUT OUT
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany
Tim Murray - Finland

.....and the comprehensive list for people who still read.

FRIDAY

USYNT Danny Barbir, swapped black and white for red and white and he started and went 90 as Stoke City U23's were held to a 1 - 1 draw by WBA in England's EPL2 (Group 2)

Shane O'Neill was an unused sub in Breda's 4 - 3 win over Jong Ajax in Netherlands Eerste Divisie

In an unexpected loss, Gedion Zelalem got 18 mins in as league leaders Venlo fell 5 - 2 at Dordrecht (who are 2nd from bottom) in Netherlands Eerste Divisie

In Germany's Bundesliga, Christian Pulisic went 77 minutes as Dortmund faced off with Alfredo Morales (90 before subbed) and Ingolstadt, with Dortmund getting the better of them 1 - 0

Danny Williams went 90 as Reading traveled to Sheffield Wednesday and won 0 - 2 in England's Championship - Reading sitting in 4th place, looking for a chance at promotion to the EPL

GK Ciaran Nugent was the backup keeper as Galway visited Bohemians and snatched a point (they only have 2 points in their first 5 games) in Ireland's Premier League

GK Josh Wicks was the backup keeper for Sirius as they fell 0 - 1 to AIK Stockholm in a friendly in Sweden

Will Daniels  Scored the winner again for Grindavik in Iceland's League Cup (Group 4) as they pulled out a 2 - 3 win at Throttur. Grindavik are leading the group on GD (tied with 1 other) Will went just 25 minutes and picked up a yellow :) as well as the goal

Jordan Siebatcheu went 90 as Chateauroux were handed a beating 0 - 5 at home by Paris FC. Chateauroux still 4th on GD (3rd tied) as they search for a promotional spot

SATURDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt watched from the bench as Vegalta Sendai traveled to Kashiwa in Japan's J-League and won 0 - 1. After 4 games Sendai are in tied 2nd with 3 other teams

Julian Green was an unused sub for Stuttgart as they traveled to Furth and lost 1 - 0 in Germany's 2Liga. Slip by Stuttgart but they still maintain a 2 point lead atop the league.

Justin Kinjo went 90 as Dusseldorf II falls 2 - 3 at home to SC Verl in Regionalliga (West)

Charlie Rugg (89) in Pirmasens 1 - 1 draw at Watzenborn in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Joel Sonora (18) in Stuttgart II defeat at Stuttgart Kickers 3 - 1 in Regionalliga (Sudwest). Ryan Malone is serving a red card suspension and was not in Stuttgart Kickers squad today

Alassane Kane (90 + yellow) in Bayern Hof 2 - 1 loss at Memmingen in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Eric Lickert came off the bench for Freiburg II at 30 mins, as the home team hit Sandhausen II for 6 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg) Final Freiburg II 6 - 0 Sandhausen II

Fabian Hurzeler went 90 as Pipinsried fell 2 - 1 at TSV Dachau in Oberliga (Bayern Sud)

Julian Ceesay went 90 for Amberg as they beat TSV Grosbardorf 2 - 0 in Oberliga ((Bayern Nord)

Oscar Ortiz (90) as SC Feucht were handed a thumping, losing 5 - 0 at Aubstadt in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Perry Kitchen (16), Bjorn Johnsen (25) as Hearts slow skid continues with a 2 - 0 loss at Aberdeen in Scotland's Premier League, only 1 win in the last 5 drops them to 5th place

Joe Gyau (21) as Sonnenhof fall 2 - 0 at Koln in Germany's 3Liga, that's 2 straight losses for Sonnenhof

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) gets the Shutout as Kiel travel to Mainz II and come away with a 0 - 3 victory

Marc Heider (90) Scored Osnabruck's 2nd goal as they win handily, 3 - 0 over Chemnitzer in 3Liga. Marc's 3rd goal since the winter break

Jann George went 90 as Regensburg visited Paderborn in 3Liga, winning this one 0 - 2 - sending Regensburg into 3rd place

GK Tim Murray (90) gets the Shutout for Honka as they visited Christian Eissele (90) and FC Jaro in the Suomen Cup quarter finals and get the 0 - 1 win, progressing to the semi's of the preseason competition

Jamil Fearington (90) as Bronshoj visited Kjellerup in Denmark's Division 2 (Promotion group) falling 2 - 0 - early day's but Bronshoj need to improve

In Bosnia Premier League, Sloboda won a vital game over (then) leaders Sarajevo 3 - 0 Ismar Tandir Scored Sloboda's 2nd goal (his 2nd this month) as they battle into the Bosnia Championship Group for the next stage of the season. Nermin Crnkic and Sarajevo finished in 3rd place (if they had won they would have been top, and Sloboda would not have qualified)

Aron Johannsson (17) for Bremen as they hammer Red Bull Leipzig 3 - 0 in Bundesliga. Aron shot, which was saved, led to the 3rd goal - on the rebounded save. The win pulled Bremen 3 points clear of the drop zone as they now go 5 games unbeaten.

John Brooks (90) Scored Hertha's 2nd goal in a losing effort at FC Koln in Bundesliga where the home team hit 4 goals winning 4 - 2. Hertha are still in the top 6/5th (European spot) but are a bit wobbly right now with only 2 wins in their last 5

Emerson Hyndman (90) Scored the opener (winner) for Rangers as they handed a thumping to Hamilton, in Scotland's Premier League. Rangers are now in 3rd place and will be looking forward to being in the Championship Group for the 2nd part of the season (Rangers are 7 points clear of St Johnstone, but 30 points behind leaders Celtic)

Geoff Cameron went 90, picked up a yellow, as Stoke took on league leaders Chelsea at the Bet365 Stadium, giving up an 87th minute goal and falling 1 - 2 in England's Premier League

Tim Ream (90) Luca de la Torre (unused sub) and Fulham had a hard day against Wolves, who came into Craven Cottage and left with 3 points defeating the home side 1 - 3. A bit of a blow to Fulham's drive to get a promotional play-off spot

Oh dear! they did it again, Scunthorpe gave up 2 goals ( 2nd in 90 +1) and lose to Oxford 2 - 1 in England's League 1. Duane Holmes was an unused sub, as Scunthorpe have a 1 win 4 loss record in their last 5, but they do retain their 5th place in the League

Niall Mason went 90, picked up a yellow, as Doncaster explode for 3 goals in the 2nd half, giving them a 1 - 4 win over Leyton Orient in England's League Two. Doncaster are now 6 points clear at the top of the league, and look like a sure thing to move up to League One next season

Mason Robertson went 90 for Stenhousemuir as they traveled to Airdrieonians in Scotland's League One, and fall 1 - 0. Bottom of the league, things are not looking good for Steny

Kevin Dzierzawski was an unused sub in Peterhead's goalless draw at Albion Rovers, in a game that saw both teams trying to avoid the drop - Peterhead has a 1 point advantage

Kristian Scott went 90 for Nuneaton as the traveled to Curzon Ashton in the English National League (North) losing this one 2 - 1

Jon-Paul Pittman (77) made his return to the Harrogate line-up after a 'discussion' over his contract kept him out the last few games. He started on the bench but was quickly inserted after a serious injury to one of the Harrogate players in the 13th minute and he helped Harrogate to a 2 - 1 victory over visitors Chorley

In Israel's Ligat ha'Al (Championship Group) M Tel Aviv won their opening game with ease 3 - 0 over Sakhnin. Aaron Schoenfeld joined the game in the 71st minute (M Tel Aviv scored twice after Aaron's insertion)

GK Danny Rogers (90) and #2 Falkirk slipped up against #3 Morton 0 - 1 in Scotland's Championship - not good, when next up is at #1 Hibernian and your trying for a chance at promotion

JC Mack Scored Selfoss' first goal tying the game at 1 - 1as They found a way to beat Fylkir 1 - 2 in Iceland's League Cup (Group 2). Selfoss is tied for 1st with 2 other teams (2nd on GD) with one game left in the group play (they would progress to the next round on GD if it ended today)


Timothy Chandler (90) and Frankfurt Vs Bobby Wood (90 + before subbed) and Hamburg ended in a goalless draw which did not help either team - Frankfurt's effort to break in to top 6, Hamburgs effort to break out of bottom 3.....blah!

Matt Miazga (90 +yellow) as Vitesse visited powerhouse PSV in Netherlands Eredivisie losing by 1 - 0 - the difference between #3 PSV and # 6 Vitesse is 22 points (the top 3 clubs are above 60 points followed by #4 at 44) big gap

Eric Dent was an unused sub as Hawkes Bay easily beat Hamilton 4 - 0 in New Zealand's Premier League. The win has Hawkes Bay in 4th spot

Matt Wiesenfarth, started and was subbed out, Sean Morris went 90 as Canterbury United fell 1 - 3 at home to Team Wellington in New Zealand's Premier League. After a good start to the season things have gone horribly wrong at Canterbury, after 3 straight loses

SUNDAY

Anton Peterlin (90) in B93 2 - 1 win over Greve in Denmark's Division 2 (Promotion Group)

Mayowa Alli (90) in Thisted's 1 - 1 draw with Dalum IF in Denmark's Division 2 (Promotion Group)


GK Brad Guzan on the bench/back-up keeper as Middlesbrough hosts Manchester United and loses 1 - 3 in the English Premier League

Bryan Gaul (90) Matt Taylor (8) as Offenbach travel to Mannheim and lose 2 - 1 in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

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

GK Justin vom Steeg was an unused sub as Dusseldorf traveled to Karlsruher, in 2Liga, and came away with a 0 - 3 win

Royal Fennell (90 + yellow) for Hallescher in a goalless draw at Lotte, in Germany 3Liga

Christopher Thorsheim was an unused sub as Nykobing FC fall 2 - 3 at home to league leaders Skive in Denmark's 1st Division. That's 2 straight loses for Nykobing

Sami Adjai was an unused sub as Naestved draw 1 - 1 with Fremad Amager in Denmark 1st Division

Joshua Perez and Fiorentina U19 reached the knockout stage of the Viareggio Cup, beating Perugia U19 2 - 1 in the final group game. Fiorentina U19 go 3 and 0 winning Group 8.

Brian Span (90) and Mariehamn had no answer today as they hosted HJK in a Finland Suomen Cup quarter final match and lost 0 - 3 - exiting the competition.

Caleb Stanko enter the match at minute 69 for Vaduz as they fall 0 - 1 at home to Lausanne in Switzerland's Super League. Vaduz return to last place with a visit to #2 Young Boys up next

Yanis Becker (90) as TP Uphusen visited Bersenbruck in Oberliga (Niedersachsen) and came away with a point in a 2 - 2 draw

Conor O'Brien (75) GK Steve Clark (90) as Horsens visited Esbjerg and draw 1 - 1 in Denmark Superliga

Masami Okada (74) as Schonberg hit a brick wall named RB Leipzig II allowing 6 goals in a 1 - 6 home defeat in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Dion Acoff (25) as Valur beat Vikingur 2 - 1 in Iceland League Cup (Group 3) moving Valur into 2nd place with a game in hand.

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WEEKEND WRAP: 3-10: Friday, Saturday & Sunday - A Not So Good Weekend!

Not much to get excited about this weekend (IMHO) good to see Josh Perez get another goal, Rubio Rubin score his first in Denmark, and of course Bobby Wood's game winner for Hamburg. Other than those few instances our guys were not on the form of last week, for sure. It just feels that the 'unused sub' delineation was over used this weekend, and shortened playing time really were the main points of our players. We had 2 red carded players Ryan Malone in Germany and John Neeskens in Spain - oh blah! No Shut-outs this weekend, but Tim Murray played well in Finland helping Honka through to the quarter finals of Suomen Cup, and Danny Rogers almost got the clean sheet for Falkirk.......enough, to the list

Short version   

GOALS
Joshua Perez - Italy
Masami Okada - Germany
Rubio Rubin - Denmark
Charlie Rugg - Germany
Bobby Wood - Germany
Will Daniels - Iceland

ASSISTS
Matt Miazga - Netherlands

........and the full, comprehensive list


FRIDAY

Joshua Perez Scored for Fiorentina U19 as they hosted Latina U19 in Italy Primavera (Group A) and won 4 - 0, maintaining their 2nd place in the league on GD

Hunter Gorskie was an unused sub as Legnica beat Drutex-Bytovia 2 - 1 in Poland's Division One. Legnica in 4th place, 3 points out of a promotion spot

Julian Green went 58 for Stuttgart and Russel Canouse played the 2nd half, picking up a yellow, as Stuttgart and Bochum drew 1 - 1 in Germany's 2Liga. Stuttgart still hold on to the top spot

Marc Heider went 90, picked up a yellow, for Osnabruck and GK Kenneth Kronholm went 90 for Kiel, as Osnabruck held on to win this one 2 - 1 in Germany's 3Liga. (Robbie Kristo was not in the Osnabruck 18 today) After a rough path of 4 straight losses, Osnabruck may be back on track, in 4th (tied 3rd) on GD

Masami Okada (90) Scored FC Schonberg's only goal in a 0 - 1 win at Lok. Leipzig in Regionalliga (Nordost)

In Netherlands Eredivisie, Matt Miazga (90) was credited with the Assist on Vitesse 5th goal in a  5 - 0 win over Sparta Rotterdam

Also in Netherlands, in Eerste Divisie, Gedion Zelalem came off the bench for Venlo at 61' in a 4 - 1 win over Sittard. Venlo are now 9 points clear at the top and look a good bet for promotion

In Denmark's Superliga, Rubio Rubin came off the bench at 62' and Scored Silkeborg's only goal in a 5 - 1 loss to Nordsjaelland. This was Rubio's first goal in Denmark, and for his new club

Aron Johannsson was an unused sub in Bremen's 1 - 1 draw at Leverkusen in Germany's Bundesliga. Although 3 points are what is needed to maintain their position outside of the red zone, a good point today for Bremen and Aron has them 3 points clear.

Oscar Ortiz (90) for SC Feucht as they lose 0 - 1 to Wurzburger Kickers II in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Dylan Williams started for Launceston (Laun City) in Australia's NPL Tasmania as their opening game of the season ended in a 1 - 1 draw

Kene Eze came off the bench as North Geelong Warriors fell 1 - 3 at home to Port Melbourne in Australia's NPL Victoria

SATURDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt was an unused sub as Vegalta Sendai lose their home game to Kobe 0 - 2 in Japan's J-League

GK Brad Guzan (90) was picked to be in goal for Middlesbrough as they faced off with Manchester City in the quarter finals of the FA Cup, falling 0 - 2 and putting paid to their hopes of silverware this season (this may have been Brad's final appearance for the EPL club)

Joe Gyau (28) Mario Rodriguez (72) as Sonnenhof visited Aalen in a local derby game that had Aalen ending with bragging rights 2 - 0 Germany's 3Liga . Joe Gyau only lasted 28', no word on the reason for his early exit

Jann George went 90 minutes in Regensburg's 2 - 2 draw at Koln in 3Liga. Regensburg slip a little to 4th (Tied 3rd - GD)

Shawn Barry went 90 for FSV Frankfurt as they hosted Royal Fennell (90) and Hallescher in 3Liga with Hallescher collecting all 3 points in a 0 - 1 win. FSV are in a bit of trouble at the bottom of the table where 5 teams are within 2 points of each other and 2 of these will drop at the end of the season

In Germany Regionalliga (Sudwest) Charlie Rugg Scored Pirmasens 1st goal as they beat Hoffenheim II 3 - 2. This Charlies 2nd goal of the season

Matt Taylor came off the bench at 88' for Offenbach as they beat Stuttgart Kickers and Ryan Malone (38 + RED Card) 2 - 0 in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Jordan Siebatcheu (90) in a 2 - 1 loss for Chateauroux in France's National League as they visited Sedan and miss the opportunity to go top of the league (they are tied for #1 - 2nd on GD)

In Bundesliga, Frankfurt and Timothy Chandler (90) fall hard at Bayern 3 - 0. This is Frankfurt's 5th straight loss as they drop to 6th

Terence Boyd was an unused sub as Darmstadt helped their own cause with a 2 - 1 win over Mainz. They are still bottom but are now 4 points below Ingolstadt, 8 below safety

Hertha and John Brooks (90) held on against Dortmund and Christian Pulisic (played the final 15') to win 2 - 1. At 40 points they are just 3 points behind Dortmund and a Champions League spot

Mix Diskerud came off the bench in the 83' for his new club IFK Goteburg in the Swedish Svenska Cup quarter finals as the lost 1 - 2 to Norrkoping

In England's Championship Eric Lichaj (66) and Nottingham visited Burton and lost 1 - 0, their 2nd straight loss, and are now only 2 points above the red zone

No DeAndre Yedlin (injured) and Newcastle fall at home to Tim Ream (90) and Fulham, 1 - 3. Newcastle are still top, but only on GD, Fulham are 2 points off a play-off spot

Danny Williams came off the bench at 33' as Reading had one of those days losing 3 - 0 at Preston as things tighten up in the race for a Championship Play-off spot

In an unbelievable turn of the game, Scunthorpe, who were leading 0 - 2 at Gillingham gave up 3 PK's in 9 minutes, and lost the game 3 - 2. Duane Holmes was an unused sub in this self destructive performance in League One. Scunthorpe now drop to 5th with 4 straight loses and only 1 point from the last 5 games

GK Brendan Moore (90) held off the Southport attack as Torquay traveled to a 1 - 2 win and above the red zone for the first time in a while in England's National League

Justin Kinjo (74) as Dusseldorf II fall 1 - 0 at Ahlen in Regionalliga (West)

Kristian Scott (90) as Nuneaton had their handsful with Worcester in England's National League (North) in a game that end all square at 1 - 1

In Scotland's Premier League, the playing time drought continues for Perry Kitchen (in 18/DNP) and Bjorn Johnsen (10) as Hearts win this home game handily 4 - 0 over Hamilton to break their losing streak at 2

GK Danny Rogers (90) put in a good performance as Falkirk traveled to Ayr in Scotland's Championship and won 1 - 4. 3 wins and 2 draws in their last 5 games has Falkirk in 2nd place

Mason Robertson (77) for Stenhousemuir as they visited Alloa in Scotland's League One, losing this one 2 - 1

Also in Scotland's League One, Kevin Dzierzawski was an unused sub as Peterhead fall 0 - 1 at home to Brechin

Two yellow cards put an end to John Neeskens day as Gava fall 0 - 1 at Liagostera in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 3)

Nermin Crnkic (82) for FK Sarajevo in Bosnia Premier League, as they continue their winning ways. Sarajevo remarkably have not lost since 10/22 last year - across all competitions. Today they won 2 - 0 over Siroki Brijeg closing the gap on leaders Zrinjski to just 2 points

Ismar Tandir and Sloboda visited Radnik in Bosnia Premier League losing 2 - 1 , but maintaining their 5th spot in the table

In Switzerland Vaduz visited Grasshoppers and won! Caleb Stanko got a couple of minutes as Vaduz finally have pulled themselves off the bottom of the Swiss Super League with a 1 - 2 away win.

In Bundesliga's late game, Alfredo Morales (72) and Ingolstadt fought back to manage a 2 - 2 draw with FC Koln a result that didn't help either team

Julian Ceesay went 90 as Amberg visited Sand in Oberliga (Bayern Nord) coming away with a 1 - 1 draw

JC Mack went 90 as Selfoss traveled too Fjolnir in Iceland League Cup (Group 2) winning with ease 2 - 4

SUNDAY

Corey Anton (90) Kevin Coleman (1) and Kaiserslautern U19 traveled to Augsburg U19 and came away with all 3 points in a 0 - 2 win in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Timothy Tillman (90) as Bayern U19 fall 2 - 1 at Nurnberg U19 in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

All three of the USA youth Schalke U19 started and went 90. Weston McKennie, Nick Taitague & Haji Wright led Schalke U19 in a 2 - 2 draw at Bochum U19 and maintain their lead at the top of Junior Bundesliga (West)

Devann Yao got 13' in at the end of the game as BAK 07 falls at home to Jena in Regionalliga (Nordost) 1 - 3

Emerson Hyndman got his first experience at the 405th Old Firm derby between Celtic and Rangers in Scotland's Premier league. Emerson went 90, as a late Rangers goal led to a 1 - 1 draw

Andrew Wooten played the final 15' as Sandhausen and Furth ended in a 1 - 1 draw in Germany's 2Liga

Isaiah Young went 82' in Bremen U19 3 - 0 victory at home to JFV Nordwest, in Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Chris Thorsheim was an unused sub as Nykobing fell 3 - 0 at Helsingor in Denmark's 1st Division, breaking Nykobing's 3 win streak

Sami Adjai was an unused sub for Naestved as they traveled to Roskile, losing 2 - 1 in Denmark 1st Division. Naestved are now 4 points adrift from safety after 3 straight loses

With no playing time at Club Brugge, GK Ethan Horvath may have hurt his chances of progressing within the USMNT, we will have to wait and see. Today Ethan stayed on the bench and watched as Club Brugge gave up a late goal to St Truiden that led to a 2 - 2 draw, and for the first time this season Anderlecht have taken over at the top of Jupiler League in Belgium

Desevio Payne played the 1st half for Groningen as they traveled to Roda, in Netherlands Eredivisie, and lost this one 3 - 1. The rough patch continues for Groningen with 3 loses and 2 draws in the last 5 games

Toni Suddoth went 90 in Stuttgart U19 0 - 4 heavy defeat by Hoffenheim U19 in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

GK Tim Murray (90) and Honka have made it through to the Suomen Cup quarter finals in Finland, after beating KuPS 2 - 4 - next up FC Jaro and Christian Eissele

In Denmark's Superliga, GK Steve Clark (90) Conor O'Brien (80) had no answers for #2 Brondby as they fall 0 - 2 at home for their 2nd straight loss

Will Daniels (66) Scored Grindavik's 2nd and winning goal, as they beat Fram 3 - 1 in Iceland's League Cup (Group 4) Grindavik lead the group on GD

In Bundesliga's late game, Bobby Wood (90) Scored Hamburg's 2nd & winning goal against M'Gladbach and Fabian Johnson (33). With their 2nd straight win Hamburg has pulled themselves close to safety. 3 Teams at the bottom on 26 points, Hamburg are in the red zone still, but on GD.

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WEEKEND WRAP: 3-3, Friday, Saturday & Sunday - 12 Goals, 2 Assists & 3 Shut-Outs

A weekend sandwich, little to cheer about on Friday and Sunday, with a massive day on Saturday. Not to belittle Friday's two goal game from Etchu Tabe, a single goal from a defender is usually reason to cheer, but two? 
Then there was Saturday. In Germany Fabian Johnson gets 2 goals and Christian Pulisic gets another, making it the first time Americans had 3 goals Bundesliga on the same day (really?) Overall 10 of the 12 goals scored by Americans came on Saturday. Christian Eissele scored a Hat-Trick for the 2nd time in 3 weeks (last time he actually scored 4) and is the top goal scorer in Finland's Suomen Cup. In Bosnia,  Ismar Tandir scored a PK - his first goal for his new team, and Debutant Mason Robertson scored for Stenhousemuir in Scotland. On the Keeper front, Tim Murray had a Shut-out on his debut in Finland and Malcolm Little came off the bench for his injured peer and saved the day in Germany's lower leagues. Finally, Christian Pulisic added an assist, and Danny Williams got the assist for Reading in their win (whew)
Sunday? well not a whole lot, good news for Bobby Wood's Hamburg, with a massive win over Hertha, Chris Thorsheim made his debut with Nykobing in Denmark and Alex De John debuted with Sweden's Dalkurd.

OK to the list - as usual - short version first...............

GOALS
Etchu Tabe (2)  - Finland 
Marc Heider - Germany
Christian Eissele (3) - Finland
Ismar Tandir - Bosnia
Christian Pulisic - Germany
Mason Robertson - Scotland
Justin Kinjo - Germany
Fabian Johnson (2) - Germany

ASSIST
Christian Pulisic - Germany
Danny Williams - England

SHUT OUT
Tim Murray - Finland
Danny Rogers - Scotland
Malcolm Little - Germany

 ...........and the long, comprehensive list next.


FRIDAY

Etchu Tabe Scored Ekenas 2nd and 3rd goal's as they traveled to TPS in Finland's Suomen Cup as EIK wins this match-up 0 - 3. Ekenas finish Group D round in 3rd place (do not qualify for next round)

George Fochive still out with knee injury did not make the line-up for Viborg as they visited Esborg in Denmark's Superliga

Both Russell Canouse with Bochum and Jerome Kiesewetter with Dusseldorf were unused subs for their teams as Dusseldorf visited Bochum and won 1 - 2 in Germany's 2Liga

Wolfsburg U19 won the match against RB Leipzig U19 1 - 0 in Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost) 1 - 0. The game was marred by 2 Red Cards delivered to Wolfsburg U19 - One of these was a Straight Red to McKinzie Gaines in the 90th minute (so I guess we don't get to follow McKinzie for a few weeks)

Oscar Ortiz went 90, before being subbed out, as SC Feucht visited Eltersdorf in Oberliga (Bayern Nord) and won 1 - 2

Charlie Rugg went 90 as Pirmasens beat Saarbruken 2 - 0 in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Antonee Robinson went 90 in #1 Everton U23's 3 - 0 loss at #2 Manchester City U23 in England's Premier League 2 (Division 1) Everton U23 continue to lead the league despite the loss

GK Quentin Westberg was an unused sub as Tours traveled to GFC Ajaccio in France's Ligue 2. The result ended in a 2 - 2 draw, which did little to alleviate the stress of Tours relegation fight

Its early in the season in Ireland but GK Ciaran Nugent (90) and Galway are 0 for 2. Today they were outplayed at league leaders Cork City 4 - 0. (Galway are 1 of 5 teams with-out a point in Ireland's Premier League)

SATURDAY

Ethan Dent came off the bench for Hawkes Bay United as they hosted Southern United in the New Zealand Premier league, winning this one 2 - 1. Two straight wins & 4 wins in the last 5 matches have put Hawkes Bay in 5th place, just 1 point out of a quarter final play-off spot, or 3 points out of a semi-final play-off spot.

GK Daniel Schmidt was back-up keeper for Vegaita Sendai as they traveled to Iwata in Japan's J-League, winning 0 - 1, giving Sendai a 2 for 2 record to start the season

Corry Anton (90) in Kaiserslautern U19 2 - 2 home draw with Nurnburg U19 in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

The trio of Americans at Schalke U19, Weston McKennie (90), Haji Wright (90) and Nick Taitague (3) continued to help Schalke U19 dominate opponents, this week Bielefeld U19 with a 2 - 0 win, maintaining their league lead in Junior Bundesliga (West)

Daniel Stevens (43) for GrIFK in their 2 - 0 win over Gnistan in Finland's Suomen Cup (Group C).

In the other Suomen Cup (Group C) match Isaac Kannah (90) and KTP fell 0 - 2 to FC Honka. GK Tim Murray made his debut with FC Honka, his new team, and took home a Shut-Out.

Isaiah Young went 90 for Bremen U19 as they traveled to Braunschweig U19 and drew 3 - 3 in Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Emerson Hyndman got 82' in, as Rangers hit Hamilton for 6 - 0 in the Scottish FA Cup Quarter Finals

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) and Kiel won 2 - 1 over Paderborn in Germany's 3Liga putting them in6th place with an outside shot at promotion

Royal Fennell went 90 as Hallescher visited Munster in 3Liga playing to a 1 - 1 draw. Hallescher are tied on 36 points with Kiel

Jann George went 76' picked up a yellow as Regensberg beat Lotte 2 - 1 in 3Liga, maintaining their tied 2nd place (3rd on GD)

Joe Gyau (80) Mario Rodriguez (21) and Sonnenhof won their home game against Shawn Barry (90) and FSV Frankfurt 3 - 1 also in 3Liga, maintaining their tied 3rd (4th on GD) in the league

Marc Heider Scored Osnabruck's only goal in a losing effort at Wehen, falling 2 - 1 in 3Liga. Robbie Kristo got in for the last 16 minutes

GK Matt Pyzdrowski (90) and Helsingborg fell 1 - 0 to Djurgarden in Sweden's Svenska Cup (Group 6) Helsingborg are yet to win a match in the competition.

Christian Eissele Scored a Hat-Trick as FC Jaro thumped FC Jazz 6 - 1 in Finland Suomen Cup (Group B) Christian now leads all goalscorers in the competition

Ismar Tandir Scored a 90th min PK to give Sloboda a 2 - 1 win over Metalleghe-BSI Jajce in Bosnia's Premier League. This was Ismar's first goal for Sloboda, in the Bosnian Premier League. Sloboda now in 5th place

Aron Johannsson was an unused sub as Bremen beat Darmstadt and Terence Boyd (12) 2 - 0 in Germany's Bundesliga

Christian Pulisic (46) Scored Dortmund's 4th goal and got the Assist on the 6th, as they hit Leverkusen for 6 in a convincing 6 - 2 victory (Christian replaced Marco Reus just before half time)

Alfredo Morales went 87' in Ingolstadt's big 5 - 2 loss at Hoffenheim. Ingolstadt have only 3 points from their last 5 games and are 2nd from bottom of Bundesliga

Geoff Cameron went 90 for Stoke as they won their home game against Middlesbrough (GK Brad Guzan on the bench) 2 - 0 in England's Premier League. Stoke looking a little better, Middlesbrough currently in a tailspin are in the relegation zone

Tim Ream (90) in Fulham's impressive 3 - 1 win over Preston in England's Championship. Fulham have now not lost a league game in the last 5 games and sit just out-side the Promotional play-off group, at 7th

Captain Eric Lichaj led Nottingham to a 3 - 0 win over Brighton, who are contending for leadership of the English Championship. Great result for Nottingham, who on 40 points, should be safe from relegation.

Danny Williams went 90 and Assisted on Reading's 1st goal as they go on to beat Wolves 2 - 1 in the Championship. The top 6 (promotional group) in the Championship is pretty tight, but Reading certainly have a shot at progressing

Duane Holmes came off the bench at 69' as Scunthorpe continue to struggle losing 0 - 2 at home to Fleetwood, who take over 2nd place from Scunthorpe. Scunthorpe are only 3 points away from (7th place) missing the promotional play-offs

After only 2 points from the last 5 games GK Brendan Moore (90) and Torquay are now in the relegation zone after falling 1 - 2 to Guiseley in England's Nation League

GK Danny Rogers (90) and Falkirk visited Queen of the South in Scotland's Championship, winning 0 - 2 as Danny gets the Shut-Out. Falkirk now in 2nd place

Mason Robertson Scored on his debut with Stenhousemuir in a 3 - 1 win over Kevin Dzierzawski and Peterhead

GK Josh Wicks (90) as Sirius travels to Goteborg and manages a 2 - 2 draw in Sweden's Svenska Cup (Group 3) the result puts them tied first in the group (but may not progress on GD)

Ashton Gotz (90) as Hamburg II hit 6 past Rehden in Regionalliga (Nord) in a 6 - 0 win at home

Masami Okada went 71 as FC Schonberg beat Oberlausitz 2 - 0 in Regionalliga (Nordost)

The two Justin's both featured in a thrilling 4 - 3 victory for Dusseldorf II in Regionalliga (West) GK Justin vom Steeg went 90 in goal and Justin Kinjo (60) Scored Dusseldorf's 2nd goal (tying the game) as they won 4 - 3 over Rodinghausen

Ryan Malone went 90 for Stuttgart Kickers as they fall 0 - 1 at home to Koblenz in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Allasane Kane went 90, picked up a yellow card as Bayern Hoff fell 0 - 1 at home to Illertissen in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Fabian Hurzeler went 90 as Pipinsreid visited Unterfohring in Oberliga ( Bayern Süd) losing 2 - 1

Julian Ceesay went 90 as Amberg beat DJK Bamberg 2 - 1 in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

GK Malcolm Little (45) came on in the 2nd half replacing the starting GK, and held on in SC Hauenstein's 1 - 0 victory over Pirmasens II and claiming a Shut-Out

Jon-Paul Pittman return's from injury, comes of the bench in minute 54 for Harrogate as they settle for an entertaining 3 - 3 draw with #1 Fylde in England's National League (North)

Kris Scott started and went 90 as Nuneaton Town beat Gainsborough 2 - 1 in England's National League (North)

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) and Pfeddersheim held on for a 2 - 2 draw as visitors Saar 05 Saarbrucken matched goal for goal in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Kevin Olali came off the bench for the final 20 minutes as Morlautern beat Salmrohr 3 - 0 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Fabian Johnson (90) had himself a day as he Scores Twice for M'Gladbach as they beat Schalke 4 - 2 in Bundesliga. Two wins in a row 4 wins in last 5 as M'Gladbach battle back to the relevancy

DeAndre Yedlin came off the bench for the last 10 minutes as Newcastle traveled to 3rd place Huddersfield and won 1 - 3 in England's Championship - They are now 5 points clear at the top and you have to say that EPL soccer next season looks a sure bet

Nermin Crnkic went 90 before being subbed out, as Sarajevo met at cross town rivals Olimpic Sarajevo and won 0 - 1. The win was the 7th consecutive, and has Sarajevo in 2nd place in the Bosnia Premier League, and already qualified for the "Championship Group"

Danijal Brkovic started for Celik Zenica in the Bosnian Premier League as they visited Vitez in a game that had no effect on the championship grouping, as both teams are way behind on points. The game, which was reported as slow and boring, ended in a goalless draw.

Hunter Gorskie was an unused sub as Legnica visited Olimpic Grudziadz losing the match 2 - 1 in Poland's Division One. Legnica are in 4th place 6 points out of a promotion spot.

Shaq Moore came off the bench at 69' as #18 Levante UD B visited #1 Barcelona B, and briefly had the lead, but in the end settled on a 1 - 1 draw

Ethan Horvath resumed his role as back-up keeper for Club Brugge as they visited Genk, losing 2 - 1, and holding on to the top spot only by GD, over Anderlecht (the top three teams in the league have already qualified for the Belgium Championship Group)

Mat Miazga started again for Vitesse in Netherlands Eredivisie, going 90 and picking up a yellow card, in a 3 - 1 loss at Zwolle. The loss dropped them to 7th.

Joshua Perez started for Fiorentina U19 as they traveled to Sampdoria losing this one 1 - 0

SUNDAY

Timothy Tillman (90) and Bayern U19 had no problem against Karlsruher U19 winning 3 - 0, and maintaining their lead at the top of Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Rubio Rubin got 12 minutes off the bench as Silkeborg won 2 - 0 over Randers in Denmark's Superliga

Chris Thorsheim made his debut with Nykobing in Denmark's Division 1, going 90 minutes in their 1 - 0 win over Koge. Nykoping now at 5th (4 points separates the top 5 teams)

GK Mike Lansing (90) and Vejle failed to hold back Skive, losing 0 - 2 at home in Denmark's Division 1

Caleb Stanko (10) came on at the end of Vaduz match with Basel in Switzerland Super League. The goals came in the first half in a 1 - 1 draw, and despite their poor record, Vaduz has a chance to escape relegation, tied at the bottom with Lausanne, on 19 points.

Mael Corboz made the Duisburg bench in Germany's 3Liga as they traveled to Bremen II and snagged a point in a goalless draw

Ryan Finley and Varnamo won their home tie against Ytterhogdals 1 - 0 in Sweden's Svenska Cup (Group 4) match, finishing 2nd in the group.

In Netherlands Eredivisie, Groningen coach gave Desevio Payne the 2 mins to impress at the end of the a game that ended 1 - 1 with heavy hitting Ajax

Timothy Chandler (90) and Frankfurt have totally come off the rails, a 4th straight loss has them in 6th, with the vultures circling. The final today 1 - 2 in favor of visitors Freiburg

GK Steve Clark (90) Conor O'Brien (90) and Horsens walked into a brick wall as they traveled to league leaders FC Copenhagen and were trounced 5 - 0 in Denmark's Superliga

The second Red card of the weekend given out to an American, Bryan Gaul lasted 59 minutes, picking up 2 yellows, as Offenbach traveled to Trier and lost 1 - 0 in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Toni Suddoth (90) and Stuttgart U19 visited 1860 Munich U19 and got all 3 points with a 1 - 2 win in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Eric Lickert played the 2nd half, as Freiberg II dispatched Ravensberg 4 - 2 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg) Freiberg II now 2 point clear at the top of the league

Ken Gipson went 83 in RB Leipzig II 4 - 2 win over Lok Leipzig in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Alex De John debuted for Dalkurd as they visited AIK in Sweden's Svenska Cup (Group 1) Alex went 90, picked up a yellow in a goalless draw with the group leaders, ending their competition in 2nd place

Brendan Hines-Ike went 90 in Orebro's home match with group leaders Hacken in Svenska Cup (Group 8) drawing 1 - 1, and finishing 2nd in the group

**NOTE: There will be no representation by Americans in the next round of Svenska Cup

Cordt Andreas Flätgen went 90 for Neunkirchen as they were blown out 5 -1 by Gonsenheim in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Bobby Wood went 90 as Hamburg had a massive win over John Brooks (90) and Hertha 1 - 0 for their 3rd win in the last 5 games (3W,1D,1L) pulling themselves closer to safety in Bundesliga. For their part, Hertha are still in 5th but will need points if they are to play in Europe next season

Cesar Romero played the 2nd half for Mosta as they were pummeled by Valletta in Malta Premier League 4 - 0

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