May 14, 2017

WEEKEND WRAP: 5-12-2017: Mixed Success for Our American Players

OK, this weekend was a difficult one to track, so many players not playing or on losing teams - makes it difficult to get excited. That said, we had 7 Goals in 7 different countries. Our goalkeepers overall didn't have stellar games except Ethan Horvath, who got his 2nd straight start and had a positive effect in both, last week an assist and this week a game saving PK save in Belgium.

In the promotion/relegation news Jordan Siebatcheu and Chateauroux are promoted (although its unlikely that Jordan will be with the team next year as his loan period has ended) Mael Corboz and Duisburg have secured promotion to the 2Liga. Keeper Kenneth Kronholm and Kiel are promoted, up to Germany's 2Liga. Alfredo Morales and Ingolstadt are relegated. Fulham and Reading played to 1 - 1 draw and will now have to settle their chances in a do or die battle next week, while in Germany Stuttgart is on the cusp of winning 2Liga (with only 1 game left) and Hamburg are teetering on the edge of relegation from Bundesliga.

So here is the list ...short one first

GOALS
Mitchel Lopez - Finland
JC Mack - Iceland
Nermin Crnkic - Bosnia
Joshua Perez - Italy
Kyle Gurrieri - Sweden
John Neeskens - Spain
Jerome Kiesewetter - Germany

ASSIST
Bjorn Johnsen - Scotland

SHUT OUT
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany
Kris Devaux - Norway

and the long, comprehensive listing..........


FRIDAY

Mariehamn and Brian Span (66) took care of Kemi with a 3 - 0 win in Finland's Veikkausliiga, as they finally get back on track

George Fochive (5) has made it back on the pitch after a long spell of injury, and helped Viborg beat GK Steve Clark (90) Conor O'Brien (90) and Horsens 3 - 0 in Denmark's Superliga (Relegation Group) in the first leg to decide who will drop into the 1st Division. Horsens have really created themselves a hole to dig out of

Timothy Wilson went 80, as OTP were hammered 4 - 0 by JBK in Finland's Kakkonen (Group C). It's early season, but 1 point from 3 games and a 0 - 6 GD is not a good sign for the rest of the season at OTP

Jordan Siebatcheu (90) and Chateauroux win 0 - 2 at Lyon Duchere in Frances National League, cementing their place in France Ligue 2 next season - Congratulations to Jordan and Chateauroux

In Ireland, GK Ciaran Nugent was the backup keeper for Galway as they drew 1 - 1 at home with Cork City in the Premier League ( 4draws 1 win in last 5 - still tied at bottom of league)

GK Will Dieterich (90) and Grotta, allowed a 90+1 goal by Fylkir and fall 1 - 2 at home in their Inkasso-Deildin match-up with the #2 team.

SATURDAY

Bjorn Johnsen (74 + Assist on Hearts goal) and Hearts traveled to Rangers in Scotland's Premier League (Championship Group) and lost 2 - 1. Emerson Hyndman (Rangers) did not make 18 - Injured. Perry Kitchen was in Hearts 18, but did not play.

Shawn Barry (90) and FSV Frankfurt are already relegated, and today had no response to a 4 goal onslaught by Bremen II in Germany's 3Liga - Final 0 - 4

Another team in 3Liga (with little to play for) losing big, Hallescher and Royal Fennell (90 + yellow card) fall 0 - 3 at home to Wehen

Devante Parker was an unused sub in Mainz II 3 - 3 draw at Lotte, in 3Liga Mainz II are relegated

At the top of 3Liga, Regensburg and Jann George (87) beat Chemnitzer 3 - 2 and sit in 3rd place with an opportunity at promotion. With one match left they lead Magdeburg by 2 points, so its win and your in. If the teams are tied on points Magdeburg would move into third on GD

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) gets the Shut Out as Kiel traveled to Sonnenhof where GK David Yelldell was the backup keeper today, and won 0 - 1. Kiel and Kenneth will play in 2Liga next season.

Julian Ceesay (90) in FC Amberg's 5 - 2 win over Wurzburger in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Oscar Ortiz (90) in SC Feucht's 1 - 1 draw at Grossbardorf in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Fabian Hurzeler (90) in Pipinsried's 2 - 2 draw at BCF Wolfratshausen in Oberliga (Bayern Sud)

Oh Dear!! Ryan Masch (87) Red Card (2 x yellow) as Skovde traveled to Qviding in Sweden Division 1 and lost 2 - 1. Skovde 1W, 1D, 3L, through their first 5 games of the season.

Bryan Gaul (90) in Offenbach's 1 - 0 win over Hoffenheim II in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Charlie Rugg (90) as Pirmasens traveled to Homburg and won 0 - 1 in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Alassane Kane 46' in Bayern Hof's 5 - 2 beat down at Ingolstadt II in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Anton Peterlin went 90 in B93's 2 - 1 home win over Brabrand in Denmark's Division 2 (Promotion Group) win puts them in 3rd place

Jamal Fearrington (90) in Bronshoj 1 - 2 win at Kolding IF in Denmark's Division 2 (Promotion Group)

Tanner Sica (90) at Tindastoll in a 1 - 1 draw at Fjardabyggd in Iceland's Division 2. This was Tanner's debut for his new club

GK Jeff Gal (90) in BK Forward's 2 - 4 win at Upsala in Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Svealand) BK Forward still unbeaten and Jeff's GA record is at only 3 goals after 6 games. BK Forward sit in 2nd place.

Christian Pulisic got 10 minutes in as Dortmund visited Augsburg and Drew 1 - 1. Dortmund are in 3rd place (on GD) and will host a failing Bremen next match, while 4th place Hoffenheim will get Augsburg at home - tight and meaningful matches

Alfredo Morales came off the bench at 62' as Ingolstadt traveled to Freiburg and snagged a point in a 1 - 1 draw, a good result but they are still relegated to 2Liga next season

Timothy Chandler went 90, picking up a yellow along the way as Frankfurt just didn't have enough today as they visited Mainz and lost 4 - 2

Bobby Wood went 90 as Hamburg get a point at Schalke in a 1 - 1 draw. Teetering on the edge, Hamburg host Wolfsburg next match in a game that will see one team fall and one team survive

Fabian Johnson was back, coming off the bench at 66' as M'Gladbach traveled to Wolfsburg and captured a point in a 1 - 1 draw.

Cordt Andreas Flätgen got 5 minutes in as Neunkirchen visited FV Diefflen and won 1 - 3 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) and Pfeddersheim fall 0 - 1 at home to Koblenz in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

GK Brad Guzan's misery continued as Middlesbrough fall 1 - 2 at home to Southampton in the EPL

Lyndon Gooch stayed on the bench as Sunderland were well beaten by Swansea 0 - 2

Christian Eissele went 90 for FC Jaro and Daniel Stevens came off the bench for GrIFK at the 78th minute as the teams played to a goalless draw in Finland's Ykkonen

Isaac Kannah went 90 as MiPK visited Sudet in Finland's Kakkonen (Group A) as MiPK win this one 1 - 2

In Kakkonen (Group B) a back and forward game for BK46 as Joshua Bushue (90 + yellow) and Mitchel Lopez (90) who Scored BK46 2nd goal, eventually lost 3 - 4 to Tampere United. BK46 has now lost both of it's opening games.

Not a good day for GBK in Kakkonen (Group C) as Lawrence Smith (90) and Jossimer Sanchez (81 + yellow) lose their 2nd game as they are thumped by KuFu98 0 - 5. Still early - so get it fixed guy's!

Brendon Hines-Ike went 90, picked up a yellow as Orebro visited AIK Stockholm in Sweden Allsvenskan, losing 1 - 0. 3 straight loses (4 in 5) pushes Orebro down into the bottom half of the table

In Sweden's Superettan, Helsingborg and GK Matt Pyzdrowski slip to 3rd place as they have trouble with cellar-dwelling IFK Frej in a 2 - 2 draw. Helsingborg with much credit to Matt, are the only unbeaten team in Superettan after 7 games.

GK Zac Lubin records his first loss of the season as Ljunskile fall 1 - 2 at home to Landskrona in Sweden's Division 1 (Sodra) . Ljunskile drop to #4 and Landskrona take over 1st place (just 3 points separate)

In Iceland's Inkasso-deildin JC Mack (78) Scored the first goal for Selfoss as they went on to win 1 - 3 at Thor Akureyri. After 2 matches Selfoss are top with 2 wins (on GD)

Stefan Antonijevic was an unused sub as Lillestrom traveled to Kristiansund in Norway's Eliteserien and fought for a 1 - 1 draw as both teams are currently in the bottom 3 - no changes here

Alex De John went 90 in Dalkurd's 3 - 0 home win over Trelleborgs in Sweden's Superettan. With the win Dalkurd jumps over Helsingborg into 2nd place, 2 points out of first.

Geoff Cameron (90) and Stoke got thumped 1 - 4 by Arsenal in the EPL. The game, which was of little importance for Stoke, gave Arsenal an advantage in their efforts at European soccer next season. (4 points above Man U, and 1 point behind Liverpool - for the final UCL spot)

Tim Ream went 90 for Fulham as they hosted Danny Williams and Reading in
the first leg of the England Championship Promotion Playoff Semi Finals. The game ended 1 - 1 which will probably feel like an advantage to Reading as they head home next to face Fulham in the 2nd leg.

In Bosnia's Premier League (Championship Group) Nermin Crnkic Scored Sarajevo's first goal in a losing effort, as Zrinjski won 3 - 2. They sit in 3rd place

Ismar Tandir started for FK Sloboda Tuzla in Bosnia Premier League (Championship Group) winning 2 - 0 over Radnik Bijeljina. Sloboda are in 4th place but to far behind to catch Sarajevo for a European Spot

Caleb Stanko (67) in Vaduz 2 - 0 loss at St. Gallen in Switzerland Super League

Alex Horwath was the backup keeper for Brann as they beat Molde 4 - 1 in their home game in Norway's Eliteserien. Bran jump up to 3rd place on the table

Kyle Knotek (90) Chad Barson (90 + yellow) as Linkoping City traveled to Assyriska IF and won 1 - 5. Linkoping are now clear at the top of the table in Sweden's Division 2 (Sodra Svealand)

Kene Eze started for North Geelong Warriors as they drew 1 - 1 with Hume City in Australia's NPL (Victoria) North Geelong are off the bottom of the table for the first time this season after 4 draws in 5 games!!

Joshua Perez (45) Scored Fiorentina U19's 6th goal (it was 6 - 0 at the half) as they dismantled Brescia U19 (true) 12 - 1. Fiorentina U19 have finished 2nd in the Primavera (Group A) with a +53 GD, Sampdoria U19 could (technically) catch them if they beat Latina U19 33 - 0 which is unlikely don't you think? Fiorentina U19 now enter the playoffs.

Dylan Williams started for Launceston City as they fall 0 - 5 at home to Hobart in Australia's NPL (Tasmania) Launceston, who have been playing somewhat better of late, blew this one and are now at the bottom of the table.

In Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Gotaland) Kyle Gurrieri went 90, picked up a yellow and Scored Nordvärmland FF 3rd goal as they beat visitors Lerums IS 3 - 1 for their 2nd straight win, and elevation out of the bottom 3. GK Anthony Halterman was the backup keeper for Nordvärmland FF

In Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 3) John Neeskens went 90 and Scored CF Gava's first (and eventual winner) goal as they went on to defeat Saguntino 4 - 0 in their final game of the season. Gava end the season on a high, unbeaten in their last 5.

SUNDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt (90) and Vegalta Sendai visited Omiya Ardija in Japan's J-League and lost 2 - 1 Sendai have lost 3 of their last 5

Jalon Brown and Alec Faulkner both started for Valentine FC as they visited #2 Edgeworth FC, losing this one 1 - 0 in Australia's NPL (North NSW)

Masami Okada (27) for Schonberg as they visited Furstenwalde and lost 5 - 3 in Germany's Regionalliga (Nordost)

In Denmark Division 1, Sammy Adjai (13) in Naestved's 3 - 0 defeat at the hands of Koge

GK Michael Lansing was backup keeper for Vejle as they traveled to Skive and won 0 - 1 in Denmark Division 1.

Matt Miazga (90) in Vitesse 3 - 0 win over Roda in Netherlands Eredivisie. Vitesse end in 5th place just out of a European spot. (the 3 straight losses late in the season cost Vitesse dearly)

Romain Gall got 5 minutes as Sundsvall and visitors Jonkopings played to a goalless draw in Sweden's Allsvenskan. Amazingly Sundsvall has drawn its last 5 games!

The top two teams in Germany's 2Liga got together in Hannover, as Julian Green (13) and Stuttgart visited, and lost 1 - 0. Both teams are on 66 points, Stuttgart has the edge on GD, with 1 game left for each.

Russell Canouse played the final 6 minutes for Bochum as they traveled to 1860 Munich in 2Liga and won 1 - 2

Jerome Kiesewetter went 90 and Scored the opening goal for Dusseldorf as they traveled to Nurnberg and won 1 - 3 in 2Liga

Kevin Lankford (33) in Heidenheim's 0 - 1 win at Union Berlin in 2Liga

GK Kris Devaux gets the Shut Out as Bryne are held to a goalless draw by Notodden in Norway's Division 2 (Group 2) Bryne is 3rd place - still undefeated Kris has a 3 GA record.

In Germany's Regionalliga (Nord) Ian Prescott-Claus left the game after 27 minutes (? Injury) as Luneburger went on to win 3 - 0 over SV Eichede

GK Paul Blanchette (90) as PEPO were held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by JaPS in Finland Kakkonen (Group A) PEPO who started the season off in disastrous fashion have improved steadily over the past few weeks

Eric Friedlander was an unused sub as Nyköpings BIS fall 1 - 3 at home to Vasalunds IF in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra). That's 4 straight losses for Nyköpings as they sink to the bottom of the table

Kyrian Nwabueze started for Shirak as they beat Banants 1 - 0 in the Armenian Premier League. Shirak are in 3rd place, which will see them in Europa league next season, with 3 games left to play

GK Benjamin Machini was the backup keeper for Barakaldo as they hosted Rayo Majadahonda in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 2) and were held to a 1 - 1 draw. The tied game helped with Barakaldo's survival chances, and really hurt Rayo's chances at promotion.

GK Josh Wicks (90) and Sirius got a bit of a shock as Elfsborg scored 4 minutes in to play....but after re-grouping Sirius had little trouble, and trounced the visitors 4 - 1 in Sweden's Allsvenskan and remain in 2nd place (on GD)

Mayowa Alli was an unused sub as Thisted continued their winning streak to 8 games (10 unbeaten) as they seemingly rule Denmark's 2nd Division (Promotion Group) leading the pack by 10 points

GK Ethan Horvath (90) got his 2nd start for Club Brugge in Belgium's Jupiler League (Championship Group) as they faced off against leaders Anderlecht. Ethan has been terrific in both games (last week he was credited with an assist) today he saved a PK that kept his team in the match, which ended in a 1 - 1 draw. As all top 4 teams (the European spots) drew there is no change in the standings, but a draw with the favored team has Brugge in a good place for a UCL spot.

Shaq Moore got 15 minutes in his return to Levante UD B as they faced of with Badalona in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 3) winning handily 4 - 1. The win knocked Badalona out of contention for a promotion playoff spot an lifted Levante UD B out of automatic relegation and into a relegation playoff (Note: Levante UD B went undefeated in their final 5 games)

Aaron Schoenfeld (12) and M.Tel Aviv fall 2 - 1 at M.Ironi Petah Tikva in Israel's Ligat ha'Al - (Championship Group). M.Tel Aviv had already qualified for Europa League next season and are 16 points ahead of third place B.Jerusalem.

I mentioned last week that Will Daniels has failed, so far, to translate an excellent pre-season into league success. Today Will started on the bench, before coming on in the 56th minute as Grindavik hosted Olafsvik in Iceland's Pepsidelid. The match ended with Grindavik's first defeat of the season as they fall 1 - 3. Will did not find the net again this week, so we will have to wait another week to celebrate with him.

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