WEEKEND WRAP: 4-28-2017: Features 10 Goals / 8 Clean Sheets

Season kick-offs in Finland and Iceland added to the beginning of the Swedish lower leagues are all represented in this weekends wrap. Its great when our boy's score goals, but our goalkeepers are flying the flag rigorously right now. Of note Zac Lubin, who has only allowed 1 goal this young season and got his first clean sheet, along with Jeff Gal, also only 1 goal allowed this season,  who are making the nets in Sweden their domain. Happy to see Daniel Schmidt between the posts in Japan again, 2 weeks starting and a clean sheet this weekend. All of this weeks keepers have impressed.

OK, so goals, Jordan Siebatcheu does it again in France - he needs calling up (at least a look) Lawrence Smith, who is a CB, scored a ton last season and he has started the new season with one, even in a losing effort. Dion Acoff got his team in Iceland off to a good start, and a new comer (to this blog) Felix De Bono, who is a US/Brazil dual, scored on his debut - although it won't count as the game was abandoned due to snow

Finally, Congratulation to DeAndre Yedlin and Newcastle on their promotion to the EPL and to Matt Miazga and Vitesse for their KNVB Becker Cup Final win.

So OK to the lists....first the short version..........

GOALS
Alassane Kane - Germany
Jordan Siebatcheu - France
Timothy Tillman - Germany
Masami Okada - Germany
Charlie Rugg - Germany
*Felix De Bono - Finland
Nermin Crnkic (2) - Bosnia
Lawrence Smith - Finland
Dion Acoff - Iceland

*game abandoned

SHUT OUTS
Brendan Moore - England
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany
Jeff Gal - Sweden
Bakary Sanyang - Germany
Daniel Schmidt - Japan
Zac Lubin - Sweden
Chris Devaux - Norway
Will Dieterich - Iceland

.........and then the longer comprehensive list

FRIDAY

GK Steve Clark (90) Conor O'Brien (73) in Horsens 2 - 1 loss at Odense in
Denmark's Superliga (Relegation Group). 2 straight loses (and 3 of the last 4) look to have Horsens on the way down to Division 1

Ken Gipson went 63' in RB Leipzig II 1 - 1 draw at Jena in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Alassane Kane (90) Scored Bayern Hof's 2nd goal in a 2 - 4 loss to Unterhaching in Regionalliga (Bayern) This is his 4th goal of the season

Russell Canouse was an unused sub for Bochum as they beat Dresden 4 - 2 at home, in Germany's 2Liga

Kevin Lankford (19) in Heidenheim's 3 - 0 loss at St Pauli in 2Liga

In France, GK Quentin Westberg was the backup keeper in Tours 3 - 0 win over Clermont in Ligue 2

In France National League, Jordan Siebatcheu Scored again, this time Chateauroux's 2nd goal in a 0 - 2 win at Epinal. Chateauroux are in 2nd place (promotion) 3 points behind the leaders, and 2 points ahead of 3rd place.

Shane O'Neill went 90 in NAC Breda's 4 - 1 win at home to FC Oss in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Breda are in 6th (which gets them a quarter final playoff spot) 1point to get them to a semi-final spot. Next up are Almere who are 2 points behind them - critical game

Gedion Zelalem started, but only went the first half, as unexpectedly, #1 Venlo fall 1 - 4 at home to #2 Jong Ajax. Venlo still lead the division, but the lead is now only 4 points in Eerste Divisie

DeAndre Yedlin went 90' for Newcastle as they traveled to Cardiff and won 0 - 2 which ensured their Promotion to the English Premier League next season. Congrats to Newcastle and to DeAndre

GK Ciaran Nugent was the backup keeper for Galway as they win 2 - 1 over Dundalk in Ireland's Premier Division. Galway are still last in the table, but with their first win today, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the last 5 games things are looking up after a rocky start to the season

Hunter Gorskie, started on the bench - but was called into action 12' in to replace an injured defender (he is a midfielder) as Legnica fall 2 - 1 at Podbeskidzie in Poland's Division 1. Legnica are in 4th place 3 points out of 2nd / 4 points out of 1st....tight at the top of the table as 7 teams vie for 2
promotion spots.

SATURDAY

McKinze Gaines played the whole 90 as Wolfsburg U19 traveled to Osnabruck U19 and won 0 - 3 in Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Julian Green was an unused sub in Stuttgart's 2 - 3 win at Nurnburg in Germany's 2Liga

Isaiah Young went 90' before being subbed, picked up a yellow, as Bremen U19 visited Jena U19 in a match that ended goalless Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Toni Suddoth managed just the first half as Stuttgart U19 fall 2 - 3 to Nurnberg U19 in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Corey Anton played 55' as Kaiserslautern U19 were beaten 5 - 3 at Frankfurt U19 in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Nicolas Gonzalez came off the bench at minute 68, as Dalum IF looked for an equalizer in their Denmark Division 2 (Promotion Group) match with Bronshoj, unfortunately it did not come and Dalum IF fall 1 - 2. Realistically, neither of these teams has a chance at promotion this season

Timothy Tillman (90) scored Bayern Munich U19 4th goal as they dismantled
Furth U19 0 - 5 in a convincing away win in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Emerson Hyndman went 57' as Rangers hosted Celtic in Scotland's Premier League (Championship Group) which this season is somewhat of a joke (Celtic are 27 points ahead of the #2 team) Celtic proved their dominance with a 1 - 5 at Ibrox. Rangers remain in 3rd place (looking like they are safely into Europa League)

GK Brendan Moore (90) gets the Shut Out as Torquay hosted North Ferriby, winning 2 - 0 in England's National League. That's 3 straight wins for Torquay, who end the season in 17th place

Masami Okada Scored Schonberg's opening goal at minute 6, giving his team the lead over Bautzen in Regionalliga (Nordost) He went on to play till 57' when he was subbed out as Schonberg wins 1 - 3

Shawn Barry went 90 as FSV Frankfurt fall 1 - 2 to Mainz II in Germany's 3Liga. Its looking like FSV will be in Regionalliga next season

Royal Fennell (90 + yellow card) as Hallescher are held 1 - 1 by Magdeburg in 3Liga

Marc Heider went 90 as Osnabruck visited Lotte in 3Liga and earned a point in a goalless draw

Jann George went 74' for Regensburg as they hosted GK Kenneth Kronholm and Kiel in 3Liga. Kenneth gets the Shut Out and Kiel get 3 point as they win 0 - 3. Kiel has not lost in the last 5 and have a 2 point lead over Magdeburg for the 2nd automatic promotion spot - they are 3 points behind leaders Duisburg, and if the teams are tied on points Kiel have the better GD and would win the league

GK David Yelldell was the backup keeper for Sonnenhof as they played Bremen II to a goalless draw in 3Liga

Charlie Rugg Scored Pirmasens lone goal as they fall 3 - 1 at Elversberg in Regionalliga (Südwest). That's Charlie's 4th goal of the season

Bryan Gaul (90), Matt Taylor (7 + yellow card) as Offenbach traveled to Ulm and lost 2 - 1 in Regionalliga (Südwest)

GK Jeff Gal (90) gets another Shut Out as BK Forward visited #1 Skiljebo SK in Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Svealand) and come away with a point in a goalless draw. BK Forward and Jeff have only allowed 1 goal through their first 4 games, and are in a 3-way tie for 2nd place early in the season

Anton Peterlin (90), Marcus Salandy-Defour (Unused sub) as B93 visited Aarhus Fremad in Denmark's Division 2 (Promotion Group) and won 1 - 2, moving B93 up to 4th place

Mayowa Alli played the last 5' in Thisted's 4 - 0 win over Marienlyst in Denmark's Division 2 (Promotion Group) Thisted have not lost a league game since October 1st 2016 and sit atop the league by 7 points and look a lock for promotion

Aron Johannsson was an unused sub for Bremen and John Brooks was out (injured) for Hertha as Bremen won 2 - 0 and move up to 6th just a point behind today's opponent Hertha for the automatic Europa League spot in Bundesliga

Terence Boyd was out injured as Darmstadt won their 3rd straight over visitors Frieburg 3 - 0 - to little to late for Darmstadt though

Christian Pulisic couldn't provide the magic for Dortmund, as they were held in a goalless draw at home to FC Koln. Dortmund still in 3rd place

Fabian Johnson still injured at M'Gladbach who traveled to Mainz and won 1 - 2 . M'Gladbach still have an outside (but unlikely) chance of a Europa League spot

Oh Dear! Alfredo Morales picks up a RED (2 x yellow) as Ingolstadt traveled to RB Leipzig and manage a goalless draw (every point is crucial) Its not looking good for Ingolstadt

In England's Premier League, Geoff Cameron went 90 in a dull 0 - 0 draw with West Ham. Stoke sitting in 12 spot are high enough in the league that they will survive and continue in EPL next season

Lyndon Gooch was an unused sub as Sunderland fall 0 - 1 at home to Bournemouth in an awful performance - Sunderland are Relegated, and will play in the English Championship next season

Fulham and Tim Ream (90) were held to a 1 - 1 draw with Brentford in England's Championship (they missed a potential game winning PK) but remain in 6th - the final play-off spot - as the teams around them faired no better

Eric Lichaj (90) and Nottingham traveled to QPR in England's Championship and lost 2 - 0 - Nottingham are only above the drop zone on GD - desperate times for Eric and his club

Danny Williams entered the game at 60' and picked up a yellow straight away, as Reading beat Wigan 1 - 0 in the Championship. Reading are 3rd in the league, and hold the 1st of the play-off qualifying spots

Niall Mason (90 + yellow card) as Doncaster fall at home 1 - 3 to Exeter in England League Two. Weird way of celebrating Promotion - 3 straight losses!!!

In Finland Ykkonen the game between GrIFK and Daniel Stevens and KPV was abandoned for bad weather

GK Tim Murray was the backup keeper for FC Honka as they visited Haka and won 0 - 4 in Finland's Ykkonen season opening day

Isaac Kannah went 90 in Mikkelin Kissat 1 - 1 draw at home to JaPS in Finland Kakkonen (Group A) in their season opener

GK Paul Blanchette was the backup keeper for PEPO as they lose their 2nd straight 2 - 3 to PKKU in Finland Kakkonen (Group A)

Jacob Bushue and Mitchel Lopez both started for BK-46 in Kakkonen (Group B) unfortunately the winner today was the weather - the game was abandoned

In Scotland Premier League (Championship Group) Bjorn Johnsen came off the bench at 79' while Perry Kitchen sat this one out, as Hearts draw 2 - 2 at home with Partick. Hearts are probably to far behind to make any European spot next season.....

GK Danny Rogers was the backup keeper for Falkirk as they draw 2 - 2 with Queen of the South in Scotland's Championship. Falkirk are still in 2nd place, with a chance of promotion through play-offs

Mason Robertson (90) in Stenhousemuir's 0 - 2 win at Queens Park in Scotland's League One. Steny move to within 3 points of safety after their 2nd straight win

Andrew Stadler had an in and out day - in at 12' to replace an injured player - out at 84' as Dalkurd beat Gefle 3 - 0 to go top of the table. Alex De John was an unused sub by Dalkurd in Sweden Superettan

Eric Friedlander was an unused sub as Nykopings BIS got thumped at home 0 - 3 by #1 Brage in Sweden Division One (Norra). That's 2 straight losses after winning their opener

In Bosnia's Premier League (Championship Group), Nermin Crnkic Scored 2 Goals and Sarajevo went on to win 0 - 3 at Radnik Bijeljina. Very tight at the top of the league, where leaders Zrinjski are tied for first (lead on GD) with Zeljeznicar, but Sarajevo are only 2 points behind both these teams. Europa League spot is locked, UCL to play for

Ha!!! Caleb Stanko went 90 as Vaduz won away from home 1 - 3, on the strength of 2 (Two) OG's by Lausanne. Vaduz are still 4 points from safety, but another freeky game could see them safe

GK Alex Horwath was the backup keeper for Brann as they draw 1 - 1 with Viking at home. Brann drop to 4th place

Felix De Bono (a USA/Brazil dual) Scored the tieing goal for Ekenas and Echu Tabe was on the bench in a game that was abandoned (at 1 - 1) because of snow at TPS Turku in Finland's Ykkonen - this was the season opener for both teams

Kene Eze went 90 in North Geelong's 2 - 2 draw at home with St Albans in Australia's NPL (Victoria) North Geelong are still winless this season after 11 games

GK Bakary Sanyang gets the Shut Out for Pfeddersheim and Kevin Olali goes 69' for Morlautern as the teams play to a goalless draw in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Piakai Henkel came off the bench at the 74th minute as Balinger beat Ravensburg 2 - 1 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Eric Lickert joined the action in the 72nd minute as Frieburg traveled to Reutlingen and won 0 - 3 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Kris Scott (90) as Nuneaton traveled to Alfreton in the final game of their season and fought to a 3 - 3 draw in England's National League (North) Nuneaton finished 12th in the league

Jon-Paul Pittman ended the season on the bench as Harrogate draw 0 - 0 at Telford. Harrogate end the season in 11th place

Julian Ceesay went 90 in Amberg's huge home loss 2 - 7 to Ansbach in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Aaron Schoenfeld came on for the last few minutes for M.Tel Aviv and unfortunately #1 H.Beer Sheva scored in the 89th minute to win 1 - 2 in Israel's Ligat ha'Al (Championship Group). Tel Aviv are locked for the Europa League, and really catching Beer Sheva is not on

Joshua Perez started for Fiorentina as they visited Napoli, an won  0 - 1 in ET (90+4). In Italy Primavera (Group A) - no further info on this game at writing

SUNDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt (90) gets the Shut Out for Vegalta Sendai as they traveled to Shimizu in Japan's J-League, winning 0 - 3. Sendai have started 3 keepers so far this season, Daniel has started the last 2 games (1 win / 1 draw)

Duane Holmes (90) in Scunthorpe's 3 - 1 win over Coventry in England's League One. Scunthorpe, after a rocky February, have found their form again at the end and are rewarded with a 3rd place finish and a trip to the promotion play-offs

In Germany's Junior Bundesliga (West) Weston McKennie (90) Haji Wright (90) Nick Taitague (25) and Schalke U19 waited until ET before they locked up this one 2 - 1 over Leverkusen U19, and re-take the league lead from Dortmund U19

Jerome Kiesewetter came off the bench at the 76th minute, but Dusseldorf were not able to get the tieing goal and fall 1 - 0 at Hannover in Germany 2Liga. Dusseldorf are hanging on by their fingernails 2 points above the drop

Sammy Adjei (90) in Naestved's 3 - 3 draw with Vejle in Denmark's 1st Division. Naestved are 5 points under water and look like they will be in 2nd Division next season

In Germany's Regionalliga (West) Justin Kinjo went 77 in Dusseldorf II 2 - 0 win over Wattenscheid

Brian Span went 90, picked up a yellow card, as Mariehamn were held at home 1 - 1 by VPS in Finland's Veikkausliiga. After 4 games this season, Mariehamn still have not lost, they sit in 3rd place, but 3 consecutive draws will not win them the league, they need to find the win mojo

Romain Gall got 5' in as Sundsvall visited AIK in Sweden's Allsvenskan and earned a point in a goalless draw

GK Brad Guzan (90) as Middlesbrough hold off Manchester City in the English Premier League - good to see Brad performing well for 'Brough - 4 starts 1 win 1 draw and 2 losses, for the cellar dwellers

Ian-Prescott Claus off the bench at 72nd minute as Lüneburger SK Hansa beat Oldenburg 2 - 1 in Regionalliga (Nord)

Oscar Ortiz (90) as SC Feucht visited DJK Bamberg in Oberliga (Bayern Nord) and snagged a point in a 1 - 1 draw

Bobby Wood went 90, but Hamburg just didn't have any answers today as they are well beaten, 4 - 0, at Augsburg in Bundesliga. With 3 straight losses, Hamburg slip back below the red line, and need results to survive - next up are Mainz, who are ahead of Hamburg only on GD, an opportunity for both teams to break out - should be an exciting game

In Finland Kakkonen (Group C) Chris Corcoran (90 + yellow) Lawrence Smith (90 + yellow) Jossimar Sanchez (90) and GBK lose their opening game 1 - 2 to Narpes Kraft despite Lawrence Smith's Goal

Also in Kakkonen (Group C) Timothy Wilson (90) made his debut on opening day for OTP. Unfortunately the day did not go well for them as they lose 0 - 2 to KuFu

In Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) GK Zac Lubin (90) and Ljunskile beat Karlskrona 2 - 1. Ljunskile and Zac are now 3 & 0, allowing just one goal so far. -excellent start for Zac with his new team

Not so good for Skovde and Ryan Masch (90) also in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) as they lose 3 - 0 at Mjallby - there 2nd straight loss

Fabian Hurzeler (90) in Pipinsreid 1 - 0 loss at Schwabmunchen in Oberliga (Bayern Sud)

GK Benjamin Machini was the backup keeper for Barakaldo CF as they lost 1 - 2 to Leioa in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 2)

Timothy Chandler (90) and Frankfurt fall 1 - 0 at Hoffenheim in Bundesliga's late game today

Today was the final of KNVB Becker, Netherlands Cup Final. Matt Miazga went 90 for Vitesse who won, beating AZ Alkmaar 0 - 2. Congrats to Matt & Vitesse.

Stefan Antonijevic came on the pitch at the end of the game, so he could hear the whistle better I expect, as Lillestrom visited Sogndal in Norway's Eliteserien and won 0 - 1 for their 2nd win of the new season

GK Chris Devaux (90) gets the Shut Out as Bryne win 3 - 0 over Hod in Norway's Division 2 (Group 2) This is Chris's 3rd win and 1st Shut out this season (in 3 games) Bryne are top of the division

GK Will Dieterich gets the Shut Out as Grotta visits KFG Gardabaer in the Icelandic Cup and wins 0 - 3 - ,moves on to the next round

Dion Acoff (90) and Scores the first and winning goal for Valur as they host Olafsvik and win 2 - 0 in the opener for their Pepsidelid League (Premier) in Iceland

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Mid-Week Wrap: 4-26-2017: Shut-Outs and Goals

Barely enough to warrant a "Wrap" but so happy to see our guy's representing today.....GK getting a chance to play, Alex Horwath & Brad Guzan both with Shut Out's. Kevin Olali scoring to help his team to a win and of course a mention for Timothy Chandler's Assist yesterday that put Frankfurt through to the Cup Final, where they will face off with Christian Pulisic and Dortmund...good stuff

Here you go.....

GK Alex Horwath (90) gets a Shut-Out as Brann travel to Austevoll in a Norway NM Cup match and win 0 - 7

Bryne starting GK Kris Devaux was on the bench for today's NM Cup game against Brodd... Bryne win this one 4 - 0

Stefan Antonijevic started on the bench as Lillestrom traveled to Skjetten in NM Cup and won 0 - 2

Ian-Prescott Claus got 7' in Luneburger 1 - 2 loss to Egestorf/Langreder in Germany's Regionalliga (Nord)

Kevin Olali (subbed at 90) Scored the first goal for Morlautern as they beat TuS RW Koblenz 2 - 1 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

In Sweden Allsvenskan, Mix Diskerud went 90 as Goteborg were held to a 1 - 1 draw (on an OG) by Hammarby - still no losses for Goteborg 1 win, 4 draws

Brandon Hines-Ike 90' in a goalless draw at home as Orebro face off with Hacken, also in Allsvenskan. Orebro miss their chance to go top

GK Ethan Horvath backup keeper (again) for Club Brugge as they win 3 - 1 over Oostende in the Jupiler League (Championship Group) in Belgium. Brugge cement their Europa League spot, and are now just 1 point out of the Champions League position, held by Gent

GK Brad Guzan, got the start and the Shut-Out as Middlesbrough beat fellow cellar-dwellers Sunderland 1 - 0.

Christian Pulisic came off the bench at 80' as Dortmund beat Bayern 2 - 3 at the Allianz Arena to advance to the DFB Pokal Final, where they will face Timothy Chandler (who got a critical assist yesterday) and Frankfurt

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WEEKEND WRAP: 4-21-2017: 10 Goals / 2 Assists / 6 Shut Outs on a Busy 3 Days

On one of the busiest weekends this year, our American guys had a pretty successful time of things, with Americans representing in 19 countries. Sweden started with their lower leagues and it seems that our goalkeepers were ready with 3 clean sheets. Shout out to Zac Lubin for 2 clean sheets in his first 2 games, Jeff Gal gets his first shut out and Matt Pyzdrowski and (still unbeaten) Helsingborg continue their bright start to the season, and Matt had his 2nd clean sheet of the season

Lyndon Gooch played in Sunderland's  U23's and scored, Isaiah Young was on the score-sheet again and Jordan Siebatcheu had a brace as he led his team to victory. There was a first goal, by Dylan Williams in Australia for his new team, but it was in germany that we still saw the most goals with 5 goals.

So many teams are now at that point in the season that a win or loss could mean UCL or Europa or nothing at all, its a great time of the year. We plan to continue the Weekend Wrap as usual, but on busy mid-week days we will add a wrap to cover all the activity - so keep an eye open for that.

OK as usual.....short version below

GOALS
Isaiah Young - Germany
Kene Eze - Australia
Lyndon Gooch - England
Timothy Tillman - Germany
Marc Heider - Germany
Jordan Siebatcheu (2) - France
Dylan Williams - Australia
Bryan Gaul - Germany
Eric Lickert - Germany

ASSIST
Timothy Chandler - Germany
Aaron Schoenfeld - Israel

SHUT OUT
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany
Jeff Gal - Sweden
Matt Pyzdrowski - Sweden
Zac Lubin - Sweden 
Bakary Sanyang - Germany
Will Dieterich - Iceland

........and the full comprehensive, for those that want more info, below

FRIDAY

Brian Span went 90 as Mariehamn visited Inter Turku in Finland's Veikkausliiga in a game that earned them an away point with a 1 - 1 draw - Mariehamn sitting in 2nd place in early season

Rubio Ruben was an unused sub as Silkeborg hosted Viborg and lost 1 - 2 on an 83rd minute goal in Denmark's Superliga (Relegation Group) In the group of 4 teams Silkeborg are #2 and Viborg #3

In Poland Division 1, Hunter Gorskie was an unused sub as Legnica won 2 - 0 over Pruszkow (Hunter is back after sitting out a red card)

Jerome Kiesewetter was an unused sub as Dusseldorf had 2 red cards and lost at home 1 - 3 to St Pauli in Germany 2Liga

Gedion Zelalem was an unused sub for Venlo as the visited Eindhoven in Netherlands Eerste Divisie, in a goalless draw. Venlo are still 7 points clear at the top of the table

Shane O'Neill went 90 in NAC Breda's goalless draw at FC Emmen also in Eerste Divisie. Breda look good for post season play, but the reality is they won't make it to far in the play-offs

Kyle Scott went 90 for Chelsea U23, as they held off Everton U23 and Antonee Robinson in a 2 - 2 draw in England's Premier League 2

GK Ciaran Nugent was backup keeper for Galway as they visited Limerick and drew 1 - 1 on an 85th minute goal. Galway are still bottom but have only lost 1 of their last 5 in Ireland's Premier League

Oscar Ortiz went 90 as SC Feucht and SV Weiden played to a goalless draw in (Oberliga Bayern Nord)

Justin Kinjo went 90 as Dusseldorf II visited Siegen in Regionalliga (West) and won 0 - 3

Charlie Rugg went 90 as Pirmasens fall 0 - 1 at home to #1 Mannheim in Regionalliga (SudWest)

Benedict Laverty played the last 7 minutes as Augsburg II won 0 - 4 at Seligenporten in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Isaiah Young went 90, and Scored Bremen U19 4th goal in a 4 - 2 win over RB Leipzig U19 in Junioren Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost) That's 3 goals this season for Isaiah

SATURDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt got the start for Vegalta Sendai as they traveled to Hiroshima in Japan's J-League in a game that saw Sendai score 3 goals in an 8 minute span, to take a 2 - 3 lead, before giving up a very late goal - 90+5 to settle for a 3 - 3 draw, which breaks a 3 game losing streak

In Australia NPL (Victoria) Kene Eze Scored North Geelong's only goal as they traveled to Green Gully and lost 3 - 1. North Geelong has yet to claim a victory this season

Weston McKennie (90), Haji Wright (90 + yellow) and Schalke U19 lost just their 3rd game of the season as they fall 2 - 0 at RW Essen U19 in Junioren Bundesliga (West)

In England's Premier League 2 (Group 1), Lyndon Gooch (83) Scored Sunderland U23 first goal, as they went on to win 2 - 1 over Arsenal U23

Kevin Lankford was an ET sub as 10 man, Heidenheim held off Bielefeld in a 2 - 2 draw in Germany's 2Liga

McKinzie Gaines (90) as Wolfsburg U19 hosted St Pauli U19 in Junioren Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost) winning this one 3 - 0 pulling further ahead at the top of the league

Timothy Tillman (90) Scored Bayern Munich U19 3rd goal as they faced off with Toni Suddoth (90 + yellow) and Stuttgart U19 in Junioren Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest) Bayern holding on the top spot, by 3 points

Corey Anton (72) Kevin Coleman (8) and Kaiserslautern U19 romped over Furth U19 with a 5 - 0 win in Junioren Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest) Kaiserslautern U19 sit in 2nd behind Bayern

Nicolas Gonzalez. started and went 73' as Dalum IF hosted Kjellerup IF in Denmark's Division 2 (Promotion Group) in a 1 - 1 draw. Neither of theses teams are in the running for promotion at this point

In Germany 3Liga, Shawn Barry was given the Captains armband, went 90, as 10 man FSV Frankfurt traveled to Duisburg and fall 3 - 2 on an OG, after leading 0 - 2 at the half.

GK Kenneth Kronholm gets the Shut-Out as Kiel win 2 - 0 at home against Chemnitzer in 3Liga. Kiel remain in 2nd place on GD

Joe Gyau (90) GK David Yelldell as backup goalkeeper, as, 10 man, Sonnenhof visited Magdeburg and fall 2 - 1 in 3Liga

Royal Fennell was an unused sub in Hallescher's 3 - 2 loss at Mainz II, also in 3Liga

Marc Heider Scored Osnabruck's only and winning goal, as he went 90 in the 1 - 0 win over Aalen in 3Liga. Osnabruck move up to 5th 3 points out of a promotion play-off spot. Also American Coach Joe Enoch has re-signed with Osnabruck for further 3 years - well deserved

Jann George (81) in Regensburg's 1 - 1 draw with Wehen in 3Liga puts them in 4th just a point behind Magdeburg for the final play-off spot in 3Liga

GK Jeff Gal gets the Shut-Out as BK Forward thump IFK Lidingo 3 - 0 in Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Svealand) Now unbeaten in their first 3 games, in 2nd place

Jamil Fearrington (90 + yellow) in Bronshoj 0 - 2 home loss to Brabrand in Denmark's 2nd Division (Promotion Group) That's 5 straight losses for Bronshoj - not the way to get promoted!

Jordan Siebatcheu Scored both Goals in Chateauroux's 2 - 0 win over Concarneau in France's National League. Chateauroux tied 2nd (3rd on GD) in the league, still in promotion spot (play-off)

GK Kris Devaux (90) as Bryne visited Fana in Norway Division 2 (Group 2) and won 1 - 2. Bryne now 2 wins to start the season, tied at the top.
 
Timothy Chandler went 90 and provided the Assist on Frankfurt's 1st goal as they went on to beat Augsburg 3 - 1 in Bundesliga

Bobby Wood went 90 for Hamburg as they faced of with Darmstadt (Terence Boyd not in 18, injury) as they fall 1 - 2. Darmstadt are pretty much done for the year and will be relegated, Hamburg's loss today was a blow in their battle to survive - sitting in 15th spot, just 1 point above the drop in Bundesliga

John Brooks went 90 in Hertha's 1 - 0 win over Wolfsburg in Bundesliga. Hertha are looking good for a Europa League spot next season

Alfredo Morales went 90 for Ingolstadt and Aron Johannsson remained on the bench for Bremen as a close game broke open in the final 10 minutes with Bremen getting 3 of their 4 goals, in a 2 - 4 win. 2 straight losses for Ingolstadt have put them in deep trouble at the bottom of Bundesliga, while Bremen move into 6th with an opportunity to play Europa League next year

In Denmark Superliga (Relegation Group), GK Steve Clark (90) Conor O'Brien (80) as Horsens loses at home 1 - 3 to Esbjerg. In the group of 4 teams Horsens is now in 3rd spot - close to relegation

In England's Premier League, GK Brad Guzan gets his 2nd straight start for Middlesbrough as they visited Bournemouth and got thumped 4 - 0. Middlesbrough played most of the game with 10 men, but they were down 2 - 0 in the first 20 minutes, before that - say hello to the Championship Middlesbrough - and we welcome you home to the USA Brad Guzan

Geoff Cameron went 90 in Stokes 2 - 0 loss to Swansea in England's Premier League

Tim Ream went 90 as Fulham traveled to Huddersfield and won 1 - 4 closing the gap between the teams who sit at 5th and 6th - with the play-offs in sight in England's Championship

Eric Lichaj (90) and Nottingham reduced Danny Williams (52) and Reading's chances of catching Newcastle a blow as Reading visited and fall 3 - 2. The win puts Nottingham 3 points clear of the drop zone

Out of favor Duane Holmes was an unused sub as a resurgent Scunthorpe won there 4th straight in a 1 - 2 away win at Swindon in England's League One

Niall Mason went 90 in Doncaster's 2 - 1 loss at Wycombe in England's League Two. Doncaster who are already promoted are battling to retain top spot are now only 2 points ahead of 2nd place Plymouth

GK Brendan Moore (90) as Torquay visit Dover and win 1 - 2 in England's National League. Torquay move out of drop zone, by 1 point.

An absolutely disastrous start of the season for GK Paul Blanchette (90) as PEPO are thrashed 6 - 0 by Klubi 04 in Finland's Kakkonen (Group A) season opening game.

GK Danny Rogers was the backup keeper today, as Falkirk visited Dunfermaline and won 1 - 2 in Scotland's Championship. Falkirk are in 2nd place, and have won the opportunity of a play-off to rise to Scotland's Premiership

Kevin Dzierzawski was an unused sub as Peterhead hosted Mason Robertson (90 + yellow) and Stenhousemuir in a battle of the relegated in Scotland's League One. Mathematically neither team are relegated (as yet)

In Sweden Superettan, GK Matt Pyzdrowski earned the Shut-Out for Helsingborg as they traveled to GAIS in a goalless draw. Helsingborg are yet to lose a game.

Alex De John was an unused sub as Dalkurd traveled to Osters in Sweden Superettan and came away with a 1 - 2 win. Dalkurd in 3rd place (tied 2nd)

GK Zac Lubin gets the Shut-Out as Ljungskile visited Ryan Masch (70) and Skovde and won 0 - 2 in Sweden's Division 1 (Sodra) - 2 games 2 shut-outs for Zac!!!

Kyle Knotek and Chad Barson started for FC Linkoping City in Sweden Division 2 (Södra Svealand) as they draw 1 - 1 with Sleipner (Linkoping City tied 3rd with Sleipner)

GK Anthony Halterman and Kyle Gurrieri and Nordvärmland FF visited Grebbestads FF in Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Gotaland) losing 2 - 0

Ashton Gotz (90) got a run out for Hamburg II as they fall at home 1 - 3 to Wolfsburg II in Regionalliga (Nord)

Alassane Kane joined the game for Bayern Hof at minute 51 as they went on to win 0 - 2 over 1860 II in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Kevin Olali (90) in SV Morlautern's 3 - 2 loss at Wiesbach in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

GK Bakary Sanyang gets the Shut-Out as Pfeddersheim host Jagersburg and win 4 - 0 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Franco Leudy came off the bench at the 84th minute in a 1 - 1 draw between FT Braunschweig II and SC Spelle-Venhaus in Oberliga (Niedersachsen)

Yannis Becker went 83' in Uphusen 1 - 1 draw with Wunstorf in Oberliga (Niedersachsen)

Ryan Finley went 61' as Varnamo traveled to Degefors in Sweden's Superettan and won 0 - 1 for a share of the top spot in the league

Christian Pulisic went 90 as Dortmund traveled to M'Gladbach (where Fabian Johnson is still out with an injury) and won 2 - 3 on an 87th minute goal. Dortmund hold on to 3rd place in Bundesliga by just 1 point

Aaron Schoenfeld starts for M Tel Aviv gets Assist on the goal, gets a yellow but completes the game as M Tel Aviv, Europa League bound, draw 1 - 1 with B Jerusalem in Israel's Ligat ha'Al (Championship Group)

Danijal Brkovic started for Celik Zenica as they hosted Bosnia Premier League (Relegation Group) league leaders Siroki Brijeg and won 1 - 0. This was their 2nd straight win.

Ismar Tandir went 90 in Sloboda's goalless draw with #1 Zrinjski in the Bosnia Premier League (Championship Group) Sloboda are to far behind to make a European spot next season.

Jon-Paul Pittman off the bench at 66' as Harrogate lose 1 - 2 to Brackley in England's National League (North)

Kris Scott went 85 as Nuneaton's 7 game unbeaten streak was abruptly ended by United of Manchester 1 - 4 in England's National League (North)

Caleb Stanko (58) and bottom placed Vaduz nearly pulled off the result of the day, but gave up a 90+3 goal to draw 2 - 2 at Switzerland's Super League #1 Basel

SUNDAY

In Australia NPL (Tasmania) Launceston are not having a good season so far, today they lost 7 - 1 at #2 South Hobart. The bright moment was when Dylan Williams Scored (What I believe) is his first club goal.

Masami Okada played the first half in Schonberg's 1 - 1 draw with Auerbach in Germany's Regionalliga (Nordost)

Emerson Hyndman went 70 in Rangers 2 - 0 loss at Hampden Park as Celtic score both sides of the half to win the Scottish FA Cup Semi-Final match. So the Final is set Celtic v Aberdeen

Russell Canouse joined the match for Bochum in the 76', as they visited Braunschweig in Germany's 2Liga and lost 2 - 0. Bochum's first loss in 5 games. Braunschweig are in a 3-way tie at the top of the league.

Chris Thorsheim was an unused sub in Nykobing FC 2 - 2 draw at home to FC Frederica, in Denmark's 1st Division.

Sammy Adjei went 79' as Naestved traveled to Vendsyssel and drew 1 - 1 in Denmark's 1st Division.

Mayowa Alli was an unused sub for Thisted as they continue their winning ways, this time - visitors, Hvidovre were the victims 2 - 0 . Thisted have now won 5 straight and have not lost in 7. They lead the Denmark 2nd Division (Promotion Group) by 5 points - and look a good bet for promotion to the 1st Division

Demarveay Sheron went 84' in Karlsruher II 2 - 0 win over SSV Reutlingen in Germany's Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Bryan Gaul Scored the 90th minute tieing Goal (PK) for Offenbach as they draw 2 - 2 with Hessen Kassel in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Eric Lickert came on for the 2nd half for Frieburg II and Scored their 3rd goal in a 4 - 1 win over FSV Hollenbach in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Fabian Hurzeler went 90 in Pipinsried's 2 - 0 win over SpVgg Hankofen-Hailing in Oberliga (Bayern Süd)

Ian-Prescott Claus went 90 for Lüneburger SK Hansa in their 2 - 0 loss at Norderstedt in Regionalliga (Nord)

GK Will Dieterich got the Shut Out as Grotta traveled to Afturelding in the Icelandic Cup won 0 - 1 and advance to the next round

Kyrian Nwabueze started for Shirak as they fell 0 - 1 at home to Alashkert in the Armenian Premier League. The loss drop's Shirak to 3rd place (Europa League), and moves Alashkert to the top of the league

Nermin Crnkic started for FK Sarajevo as they drew 1 - 1 with Krupa in the Bosnian Premier League (Championship Group) Sarajevo will play in Europa League next season (they are 11 points ahead of the next team) the question is whether they can catch #1 Zeljeznicar who are 5 points ahead and hold Bosnia's only Champions League spot

In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Goteborg and Mix Diskerud (90) got a 90+ PK to snag an away point at Ostersunds in a 1 - 1 draw. Goteborg still unbeaten this season

GK Ethan Horvath was back-up keeper again today as Club Brugge visited Anderlecht in Belgium's Jupiler League (Championship Group) Club Brugge lost this one 2 - 0 and dropped to 3rd place, which is a big deal. 2nd place is Champions League 3rd, Europa...Club Brugge has not won a game in the post season 2 draws 2 losses - they are spoiling a good season with poor results

GK Benjamin Machini was backup keeper for Barakaldo in their Spain Segunda Division B (Group 2) match at Gernika, where they lost 2 - 0. That's 4 losses in the last 5 games

Our final game of the weekend has Stefan Antonijevic and GK Alex Horwath facing each other in Norway's Eliteserien. Sadly Stefan was an unused sub for Lillestrom and Alex was backup keeper for Brann in a game that ended 0 - 2 in Brann's favor. Lillestrom started their first 5 games with a win, but have now lost 4 straight, while Brann has won 3 and only lost once.

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TRANSFER Ex DCU Academy, Timothy Wilson Signs for OTP in Finland For Their First Season

Timothy Wilson (Frederick, Md.) a 23 year old striker has joined OTP in Finland. I have to admit finding info on Timothy is a little tough, I know he played with DC United's Academy team, at the U18 level. The OTP site states that after DCU he traveled, playing in Turkey, France and Peru, I cannot confirm any of that. Timothy had been trialing with OTP for the past month, before signing a contract.

The club's full name for the curious is Oulun Työväen Palloilijat - so OTP is better, kick off their season in Finland's Kakkonen Group C on April 30th at home against KuFu. For OTP this is their first 'senior' season having played in Kolmonen (semi-pro) prior and offered the place in the Kakkonen League following YPA (was US Goalkeepers Scott Angevines last team) filling for bankruptcy

NOTE: as stated, it has been really difficult finding any information about this (other than OTP's website). If you should have more info, please let me know. Thanks

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SPECIAL EASTER MONDAY WRAP: 4-17-2017

Photo: InsideSoCal.com

Seeing as there was so much activity today, I thought I would put out a special 'wrap' for the day.

Quite a few of the more 'known' names took the field and many lesser known players done their bit. Goalkeepers had a pretty good day with a special shout out for Zac Lubin - who produced a clean sheet/win on his debut appearance in Sweden. Ciaran Nugent finally got his opportunity in Ireland and paid back his coach with a shut out, and finally Josh Wicks was stellar for Sirius also in Sweden, with a clean sheet/win. No goals, but plenty of action today....straight to the full listing

EASTER MONDAY

Rubio Rubin was an unused sub as Silkeborg visited Viborg in Denmark Superliga (Relegation Group) and drew 0 - 0. Rubio still looking for his first start with Silkeborg, who remain group leaders. George Fochive remains out of the Viborg squad recovering from an injury

Alassane Kane got just the final 12 minutes as Bayern Hof were thumped by Bayern II 5 - 0 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Benedict Laverty came off the bench at 79' as Augsburg II traveled to Furth II and came away with a point with a 1 - 1 draw in Regionalliga (Bayern)

GK Ethan Horvath was an unused sub as Club Brugge continues its effort to make a UCL spot next season in a 2 - 2 draw at Waregem in Belgium's Jupiler League (Championship Group). Ethan still has 0 minutes with his new club. Club Brugge sit in 2nd place, with 2 teams breathing heavy behind them. Position could change later today

Shane O'Neill only lasted the first half as NAC Breda were held to a 3 - 3 draw in Netherlands Eerste Divisie by Eindhoven. Breda should make it through to post season play for a promotion spot, but its a hard road for them as they will enter in the quarter finals and have to play through

Gedion Zelalem was an unused sub for Venlo in their goalless draw with Emmen in Eerste Divisie. IMHO Gedion needs to get out of this situation, and find a club where he can get some serious playing time. Venlo has a gameday squad of 23 players, its just to many for him to get a chance

Jamil Fearington went 90 in Bronshoj 1 - 0 defeat at Aarhus Fremad in Denmark Division 2 (Promotion Group) Bronshoj are not in the running for promotion.....

Mayowa Alli (from Twitter)

Mayowa Alli went 90 in Thisted's 0 - 5 win at Greve in Denmark Division 2 (Promotion Group) Thisted are leading the group and look likely to get promoted to Denmark Division 1

Anton Peterlin played the final 3 minutes as B93 traveled to Kjellerup IF and won 1 - 3 in Denmark Division 2 (Promotion Group). B93 are 3 points off of the 2nd promotion spot...we will have to wait and see how they end up the season

In Sweden Superettan, GK Matt Pyzdrowski and Helsingborg got a shock when Gefle scored in the first minute of play...They fought back and the match ended in a 1 - 1 draw. Helsingborg are in 5th place, and have yet to lose a game. Good start to the season

Tim Ream went 90 for Fulham as they beat Aston Villa 3 - 1 in England's Championship. The win moves them into 6th place, the final promotional play-off spot. Fulham are on a 3 game win streak.

Eric Lichaj went 90 in Nottingham's 1 - 0 loss at Cardiff in England's Championship. Unbelievably, Nottingham are only 1 point above relegation

DeAndre Yedlin, back in the starting line-up at Newcastle, went 78 minutes as Newcastle fall 3 - 1 at Ipswich. Luckily Newcastle have a pretty good point cushion as they have only 1 point from their last 3 matches. Brighton have pulled 7 points ahead in the race for the top spot in England's Championship, but I still feel Newcastle will get the 2nd automatic berth.

Danny Williams put in 90 minutes for Reading as they win 2 - 1 over Rotherham in England's Championship and maintain their position for the post season play-offs

Duane Holmes has slipped down the pecking order and remained on the bench today as Scunthorpe continued their revival with a 3 - 1 win over Chesterfield in England League One. Sheffield United are already promoted so only 1 spot remains for automatic promotion. 4 points separates #2 and #5 so it looks to be down to the wire for that spot and then a battle between the remainder in the play-offs - exciting stuff. Just an fyi...Scunthorpe has now won 3 straight and 4 out of 5 in their run up

Niall Mason went 90 as Doncaster fall 0 - 1 to Blackpool in England League Two. Note: Doncaster have already won promotion, and will play in League One next season

GK Brendan Moore (90) as Torquay beat Braintree 3 - 1 in England's National League. Torquay are now just 1 point away from safety, but will have to travel to high-flying Dover next weekend

Jon-Paul Pittman (90) as Harrogate Town falls 0 - 3 to Halifax in England's National League (North)

Kristian Scott went 90 as Nuneaton traveled to AFC Telford and came away with a 2 - 4 win in England's National League (North)

Photo: SportingKC                         Zac Lubin

A successful debut for GK Zac Lubin, who gets the Shut-Out for his new team Ljungskile in a 1 - 0 win over Utsiktens in Sweden's Division One (Sodra)

Mix Diskerud went 86 in Goteborg's match with newly promoted AFC that ended 1 - 1. This drops Goteborg to 4th and moves AFC off the bottom - not a good result for Goteborg

Another American GK in Sweden gets a Shut-Out as newly promoted Sirius and GK Josh Wicks traveled to Norrkoping and won 0 - 2 - the win moves them to 3rd place...not a bad start to the season for Sirius

GK Bakary Sanyang went 90 in TSG Pfeddersheim' 2 - 2 draw at SV Gonserheim in Germany's Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Oscar Ortiz went 90 as FC Feucht falls 1 - 2 to SV Erlenbach in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Julian Ceesay went 90 in FC Amberg's 1 - 2 loss Wurzburger FV in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Stefan Antonijevic was an unused sub as Lillestrom visited Aalesund and lost 3 - 1 in Norway's Eliteserien. Just 4 games into the season and Lillestrom are on a 3 game losing streak

GK Alex Horwath still has not debuted for Brann, as they win 3 - 1 over Haugesund in Norway's Eliteserien

Julian Green was an unused sub in an exciting 2 -3 win by Stuttgart over Bielefeld in Germany's 2Liga  Stuttgart lead the race for promotion - by 1 point

GK Ciaran Nugent got the nod today, and showed his worth with a Shut-Out performance for Galway who won 2 - 0 over Derry City in Ireland's League Cup Round of 16 - qualify for the quarter finals.

GK Brad Guzan got a rare start with Middlesbrough  in the English Premier League, with the unenviable task of stopping Arsenal....although Arsenal are going through some problems right now, IMHO, Middlesbrough were never really expected to win and didn't, losing 1 - 2 but not a bad performance from them. Brad will be in the US (in MLS) sometime during the Summer Transfer window.
 

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TRANSFER: Kyle Gurrieri signed with Nordvärmland FF in Sweden Division 2 - Joins 2 Other Americans at Club

Totowa, New Jersey native Kyle Gurrieri (19) signed with Nordvärmland in Sweden Division 2 - Nora Gotaland back in March. Kyle is a mid-fielder who played college at Syracuse University (after spending a short time with Wilmington Hammerheads) signed on March 10th 

He will join fellow American's John Avery Neal (Los Alamos NM - College Pacific U) and Goalkeeper Tony Halterman (a dual USA/Croatia who played with Kitsup Pumas SC) 

3 American's means a close watch of Nordvärmland FF this upcoming season

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TRANSFER: Former Ft. Lauderdale Striker - Mitchel Lopez signed with BK-46 in Finland Kakkonen

Another catch-up move - still searching/still researching

Photo:  Svenska YLE             Mitchell Lopez (left) and Alieu Ceesay at BK46

Mitchel Lopez, 23, a defensive midfielder out of Opa-locka Florida joined BK-46 from EIK in the semi-pro leagues of Finland in January. Mitchel, who uses the 'one name', is a dual USA/Brazil. He started his career at Penarol-AM in Brazil, before moving to the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers in NASL, where he spent a year, then chose Finland as his next stop.

Mitchel is paired with fellow American - Jacob Bushue - should be fun to track BK-46 this upcoming season

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WEEKEND WRAP: 4-14-2017: Americans Helping Their Clubs

 

The weekend, which is slightly reduced because of the holiday, had some interesting games for our players. Outstanding in the group is Horsens pair goal keeper Steve Clark and Mid-fielder Conor O'Brien who both contributed to their clubs critical win. Also of note Emerson Hyndman and Christian Pulisic both with assist's and Danijal Brkovic who scored the winner for his team in Bosnia. Sweden has kicked off their season, and quite a number of Americans have already represented their clubs, with more to come as the lower league's get going. Next week Finland will go to a full schedule, so there is lot's to look forward to.  

Here are the lists....short form first......

GOALS
Joshua Perez - Italy
Danijal Brkovic - Bosnia
Brian Span - Finland

ASSISTS
Christian Pulisic - Germany
Emerson Hyndman - Scotland
Connor O'Brien - Denmark

SHUTOUTS
Steve Clark - Denmark

.......and below..the full, comprehensive look at the weekend.


FRIDAY

I included this game, from Thursday. Chad Barson (90) for Linkoping City in Sweden's Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) and Kyle Knotek (90) as the 2 Americans helped their team battle to a goalless draw at Rynninge IK. Linkoping City are tied top of the league.

GK Jeff Gal and BK Forward played to a 1 -1 draw at BKV Norrtälje in Sweden's Division 2 (Nora Svealand) in their 2nd game of the new season. Currently sitting in 2nd place.

Photo: ESPN FC     Joshua Perez

Joshua Perez Scored Fiorentina U19's 6th goal in a 6 - 0 drubbing of Perugia U19 in Italy's Primavera (Group A) Fiorentina U19 are in 2nd place tied with AC Milan U19, Fiorentina have a much better GD over third place Milan (+41)

Eric Lichaj (90) and Nottingham lose 0 - 1 at home to Blackburn, in England's Championship. Just 2 points above the red line...they are in trouble (just 5 points from last 5 games)

Duane Holmes was an unused sub in Scunthorpe's 0 - 1 away win at MK Dons in England's League One. Still in the thick of it, for a promotional play-off spot.

Nial Mason went 90, picked up a yellow, as Doncaster traveled to Colchester and forced a 1 - 1 draw, keeping their 6 point lead on top of England's League Two - Doncaster are PROMOTED to England League One

Tim Ream went 90 for Fulham as they traveled to Norwich and earned a tough 1 - 3 victory, playing the 2nd half a man down. They are still knocking on the door of a promotional play-off spot, only 3 points separate #7 Fulham from #4 Reading

GK Brendan Moore (90) and Torquay look to be heading down, 4 points adrift of safety and with time running out, yet again they gave up the lead late in the game and crumbled..at least this time it was at league leaders Lincoln - Final 2 - 1 in England's National League

Danijal Brkovic went 90 Scored the games only goal as Celik Zenica visited Olimpic Sarajevo in Bosnia's Premier League (Relegation Group) wining 0 - 1. Celik still in big trouble, 2nd from bottom.

Shane O'Neill went 90, picked up a yellow, as NAC Breda fall 2 - 1 at Helmond in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. That's 2 straight losses at a time they are fighting for a post season play-off spot

Gedion Zelalem came off the bench for Venlo at 68' mark to help his team win 1 - 2 at Waalwijk in Eerste Divisie. Venlo seem to have recovered from their rough spot (lets call it a blip) and have put together 2 wins, and an 8 point cushion at the top of the league with only a few games left to play

DeAndre Yedlin, back in the Newcastle saddle again, as they hold off Leeds in the English Championship, but the 1 - 1 draw probably hands the top spot to Brighton (who won again) although Newcastle still look good for the #2 spot and automatic promotion to the Premier League

GK Ciaran Nugent was in his familiar back up position as Galway managed a point at home with a 1 - 1 draw with St Patricks, as both teams struggle in the early season

Perry Kitchen got the captains armband again and Hearts finished the regular season with a goalless draw at Kilmarnock. Hearts enter the post season Championship Group at 5th place, in the hunt for a European competition place next season. Bjorn Johnsen was an unused sub in the game. I'm sure Hearts will be disappointed with the poor form hitting at the end of the season, when they started so well

Jordan Siebatcheu (90) in Chateauroux 1 - 1 home draw with Chambly in France National League. Chateauroux have hit a bad spot, right now, which has dropped them to 4th place (5 points in 5 games)

SATURDAY

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) for Kiel as they visited Erfurt in Germany's 3Liga and snagged an away point in a 1 - 1 draw. Kiel in 3rd place (tied with Magdeburg)

Royal Fennell went 90,picked up a yellow as Hallescher were held 1 - 1 at home by Duisburg in 3Liga

Regensburg and Jann George (90 + yellow) hosted Bremen II in 3Liga, winning this one 3 - 1 and boosting Regensburg into 2nd place.

Joe Gyau went 86 minutes, while GK David Yelldell watched from the bench as Sonnenhof scored twice in a 5 minute stretch in the first half and held on to beat Mainz II 2 - 1 in 3Liga. Devante Parker was an unused sub for Mainz II who look a sure bet for relegation into Regionalliga.

Brian Span is on a goal scoring run

Brian Span played 90' and Scored the tying goal for Mariehamn as they were held at home to a 1 - 1 draw with HJK in Finland's Veikkausliiga, that's 2 goals in the first 2 games of the season - rockin it Brian

In Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) Ryan Masch went 90 as Skovde traveled to Rosengard and won 0 - 1 in their opening league game. Not a bad way to start your season

Christian Pulisic started, went 90 and got the Assist on Dortmund's 1st goal as they beat Timothy Chandler (90) and Frankfurt 3 - 1 in Bundesliga as they battle for a UCL spot

Oh Dear! John Brooks gets hit with an OG and a yellow card in a 90' performance as Hertha fall to Mainz 0 - 1. Hertha holding on to the automatic Europa League spot by their fingernails

Alfredo Morales went 69 as Ingolstadt were well beaten at Wolfsburg 3 - 0 making survival in Bundesliga an even harder job, as Ingolstadt's 3 win streak hits a brick-wall and 2Liga looms

In England's Premier League, Geoff Cameron went 90 as Stoke beat Hull 3 - 1, breaking a 3 game losing streak for Stoke

In England's Championship, Danny Williams (90 + yellow) traveled to Aston Villa and won 1 - 3, moving to 4th place, looking more likely they will be in the post-season play-offs

In Scotland's Premier League, Emerson Hyndman went 90 and is credited with the Assist on Rangers 2nd goal, as they win 2 - 0 over Partick. Regular season is done, Rangers end 3rd, next up Championship Group (6 teams) will play for their Europe spots

In Scotland's Championship, GK Danny Rogers is back in the squad, spending today on the bench as Falkirk come from behind twice to tie St Mirren 2 - 2 . Falkirk still in 2nd place

Mason Robertson (90) has become a regular for Stenhousemuir in Scotland's Division 1, the team is not doing to well, losing again today, 0 - 1 at home to #1 Livingstone and looking more and more likely to be in Division 2 next season

Masami Okada (90) as FC Schonberg win handily 3 - 0 over BFC Dynamo in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Ryan Malone only got 3 minutes on the pitch today as Stuttgart Kickers beat Charlie Rugg (90) and Pirmasens 3 - 1 in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Bryan Gaul went 90 as Offenbach visited Steinbach in Regionalliga (Südwest) winning 0 - 1

Eric Lickert got 12 minutes in as Freiburg II win 2 - 1 over Karlsruher II in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Fabian Hurzeler (90) as Pipinsreid visited Regensburg II and win 0 - 1 in Oberliga (Bayern Sud) Fabian is Player/Coach at Pipinsreid (he took over in July last year) - Born in Houston, Fabian is a dual Ger/USA Central Mid-fielder - all that at age 24 !!!!

Kene Eze went 83 minutes as North Geelong Warriors fight back from a 3rd minute goal by Oakleigh Cannons to draw 1 - 1 in Australia's NPL (Victoria)

In England's National League (North) Nuneaton with Kristian Scott (90) faced of with visitors Harrogate and Jon-Paul Pittman (90) in a game that ended 2 - 1 to the home side

Caleb Stanko (90) in Vaduz 0 - 1 home loss to Sion in Switzerland's Super League. Vaduz 5 points adrift at the bottom of the table looked doomed and a good bet for relegation

Photo: Ekstra Bladet  Steve Clark gets a clean sheet

Huge win for Horsens in Denmark's Superliga (Relegation Group) as GK Steve Clark gets the Shut-Out and Conor O'Brien gets the Assist in their 0 - 1 victory at Esbjerg

Shaq Moore only lasted the first half as Levante UD B visited Valencia B and drew 1 - 1 in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 3) . Levante UD B are right on the edge of disaster (ahead only on GD) an away draw is a good result against the #3 team, but when you need points......just sayin'

Aaron Schoenfeld was an unused sub as M Tel Aviv beat Petah Tikva 2 - 0 and drew with 3 points of the top spot in Israel's Ligat ha'Al (Championship Group) M.Tel Aviv are already set for an automatic berth in the Europa League

Matt Miazga left the field (injury ? Hamstring) in the 27th minute and Vitesse fall 1 - 0 at Excelsior in Netherlands Eredivisie. Vitesse should still make the Netherlands Europa League play-off.

Nermin Crnkic started for Sarajevo as they fought to a goalless draw at Zeljeznicar in Bosnia Premier League (Championship Group) Zrinjski won and jumped over both teams in the standings. As it stands right now -#1 Zrinjski would play UCL, #2 Zeljeznicar & #3 Sarajevo would enter Europa League

SUNDAY

It seems that Vegaita Sendai's problems go deeper than their goalkeeper squad. GK Daniel Schmidt, who had an outstanding last season was between the posts as Sendai suffered a 1 - 4 drubbing at the hands of #2 Kashima in Japan's J-League. Sendai has now played 3 different goalkeepers this young season (7 games) and given up 15 goals - the worst GA in J-League.

Russell Canouse came off the bench at 79' to help his team Bochum hold on to a slim 1 - 0 lead in Germany 2Liga. Bochum broke a string of draws (4 straight) with the win

Jerome Kiesewetter was an unused sub in Dusseldorf's 1 - 1 draw at Dresden in 2Liga

Shawn Barry went 90 for FSV Frankfurt and Marc Heider went 90 for Osnabruck in a 1 - 1 draw in Germany's 3Liga. Neither team benefited from the draw, with FSV in serious relegation trouble, and Osnabruck missing the chance to go 3rd (promotion spot)

In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Brendan Hines-Ike (90 + yellow) and Orebro won their match with Ostersunds 2 - 1 to maintain their 'shared' lead at the top of the table

In Sweden's Superettan, Alex de John (15) and Dalkurd are still unbeaten, today they held on for a goalless draw with Varbergs, very early days of the season. Dalkurd have Andrew Stadler available, but he has not yet made the game day squad

Aron Johannsson was an unused sub as Bremen faced off with Hamburg in Bundesliga, winning 2 - 1 (Bobby Wood has a knock, that kept him off the Hamburg squad today)

Romain Gall entered the match at the 83' mark for Sundsvall as they hosted Hacken in Sweden's Allsvenskan. Not enough time really for him to have an effect on the outcome, as Sundsvall fall 1 - 2. This is their 2nd straight loss, after opening with a win.

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