WEEKLY WRAP: 10.23 thru 10.29.2017: New Stars Shine and US Youth Players Outside of Germany

This week started slowly then built up to some fun things.
Of note this week, Andrija Novakovich continues to shine in the Netherlands with another goal and an assist. Duane Holmes back as super-sub scores the winner in a thrilling 3 - 2 win for Scunthorpe. Theo Wilson makes it 4 goals in the last 3 matches in Slovenia, and welcome Joe Efford, who has played 2 meaningful matches this past week, in the Greek Cup, where he scored on his debut and in the Greek Football League (2nd tier) for Ergotelis. Alfredo Morales needed 2 matches to get a goal and an assist, but that's cool and finally Joe Gyau and James Murphy both get their first league goals of the season.

Again, this week is riddled with young players trying to make their mark. As mentioned Joe Efford in Greece, then Kai Koreniuk and Maurits De Baar in Netherlands and Rafael Antonio Iacovelli in Italy as well as Ander Egiluz and Khai Celestin in Spain. The number of young Americans is increasing in Europe (and outside of Germany), which IMHO is great news. We are already seeing stars appear in the ranks of US youth, Tim Weah, Josh Sargent, Chris Durkin as examples, these players will be joined by lesser known players over the coming year or so, and will make up, what I believe, will be a USMNT like we have never seen before (well I can speculate right?) 

Sweden's leagues will complete next week, while the rest of the major leagues will continue to battle it out, so see you all next weekend for the weekly wrap.

Here's the short list.........

GOALS
Alfredo Morales - Germany
Joe Efford - Greece
Marcel Costly - Germany
James Murphy - England
Joe Gyau - Germany
Jordan Siebatcheu - France
Duane Holmes - England
Maurice Malone (2) - Germany
Victor Mansaray - Sweden
Andrija Novakovich - Netherlands
Theo Wilson - Slovenia

ASSISTS
Alfredo Morales - Germany
Andrija Novakovich - Netherlands

SHUT OUT
Malcolm Little - Germany

....and the longer, more comprehensive list.....

MONDAY

GK Brandon Austin was the backup keeper as Tottenham U23 faced off in the local derby with Arsenal U23 and won 3 - 2 in England's PL2

Stefan Antonijevic (90) in Lillestrom's 1 - 0 loss at Odd in Norway's Eliteserien

Perry Kitchen (90) in Randers 1 - 1 home draw with Aalborg in Denmark Superliga. Randers still in last place

GK Zach Lubin was the backup keeper for Ljungskile as they won easily by 4 - 0 over Qviding in Sweden's Division One (Sodra) That's 3 straight wins for Ljungskile

Luca De Le Torre started for Fulham U23 as they visited Wolves U23 in England's PL2 and won 1 - 4

James Murphy started for Sheffield Wednesday U23 as they visited last place Bolton U23 and lost 3 - 1 in England's PDL

Kai Koreniuk, off the bench at 79' could not help Jong AZ as they fall 2 - 1 at FC Oss in Netherlands Eerste Divisie

Haji Wright & Ken Gipson both remained on the bench as Sandhausen gave up a 90+ goal and draw 1 - 1 with St Pauli in Germany 2Liga

Desevio Payne started for Excelsior 2 in a reserve game against NAC Breda 2. Final result 3 - 2 Excelsior, after trailing 0 - 2

TUESDAY

Mario Rodriguez started for Sonnenhof in a friendly with VfB Nachwuchs, in Germany which Sonnenhof won 2 - 0 - As far as I can tell, Mario played 90'

Fabian Johnson came off the bench at 76' as M'Gladbach visited Dusseldorf and won 0 - 1 in the DFB Pokal

Weston McKennie came off the bench at 57' as Schalke traveled to Wehen in DFB Pokal and won 1 - 3

In a match that had #1 against #2 in Sweden's Superettan, Andrew Stadler (90) Alex De John (30) and Dalkurd traveled to Brommapojkarna, losing 1 - 0. So what does that mean for next season? Dalkurd would have taken the #1 spot with a win, and remain in 2nd place. With 2 matches left and, now, 4 points behind its unlikely that they will take the top spot. Dalkurd are 4 points ahead of 3rd place Trelleborgs where they will decide who is promoted automatically and who fills the playoff spot...my take is that the Superettan ends the way it is today.

Emerson Hyndman remained on the bench as Bournemouth won 3 - 1 over Middlesbrough in a Carabao Cup match. There are many fans of Emerson who would like to see him move on from Bournemouth, where it must be somewhat disheartening for him lacking playing time.

Alfredo Morales (90) and Scored the 3rd Goal in Ingolstadt's 1 - 3 win at Furth in DFB Pokal.

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) was on the wrong side of a 3 - 2 scoreline as Kiel traveled to Mainz in DFB Pokal and lost in ET

Jay Denny and Newtown AFC reached the final four of the Welsh League Cup as they defeated Carmarthen 0 - 2

WEDNESDAY

Joe Efford Scored on his first appearance for Ergotelis in a Greek Cup match, which ended in a 2 - 4 loss to a much stronger team, Greek Super league's Xanthi. The Greece league season kicks off next weekend, so expect to hear more of Joe

Kofi Twumasi went 90 today as FC Viitorul won 2 - 4 at CSM Scolar Resita in the Romania Cup advancing to the round of 8

Marcel Costly (90) Scored Mainz II 2nd (& winning) Goal as they hosted Freiburg II in Regionalliga (Sudwest) defeating the visitors 4 - 1

Kyrian Nwabueze (90) as Gorica win 1 - 0 over Triglav in the Slovenian Cup Quarter Finals ( 2 - 0 on agg)

John Brooks made his return from injury today, but remained on the bench in a tight DFB Pokal match between Wolfsburg and Hannover that ended in a 1 - 0 victory for Wolfsburg.

Marc Heider (90) Robbie Kristo (9) as Osnabruck fall 2 - 3 to Nurnburg in DFB Pokal

George Fochive (90) as Viborg travels to Esbjerg and hold the game goalless and snag's a point in Denmark Division 1

Christopher Thorsheim (90) in Nykobing's 1 - 1 draw with league leaders Vejle in Denmark's Division One. Nykobing is pulling away from the red zone....slowly

GK Brady Scott watched from the bench as Koln II beat up on Wuppertaler 6 - 3 in Regionalliga (West)

Ashton Gotz only played the first half as Roda beat Groningen 3 - 1 in the Netherlands KNV Beker to advance to the next round

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) as Pfeddersheim visited Mechtersheim and lost 3 - 1 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Not a good day for GK Ethan Horvath (90) as Club Brugge lose for just the 2nd time this season 2 - 0 at Genk. Club Brugge unbeaten streak was 6 - going back to September 9th

Kyle Scott is still waiting for his opportunity after spending today's Carabao Cup game between Chelsea and Everton. But at least he was watching Chelsea win 2 - 1 on a 90+ ET goal and advance into the final 8

GK Danny Rogers was the backup keeper for Aberdeen as they hosted Celtic and fall 0 - 3 in Scotland's Premiership

Maki Tall came off the bench at 22 minutes (replacing an injured Cheikh Diarra) as Tours went on to beat Nantes 3 - 1 in France Coupe de la Ligue to reach the final 8 teams

Theo Wilson (66) and Krka fall 0 - 3 at home to Aluminij Kidricevo in the Pokal Slovenije quarter finals - 2nd leg. Agg 0 - 3 Krka out of the competition.

THURSDAY

Perry Kitchen off the bench at 51' as Randers traveled to Holbæk and won1 - 4 in DBU Pokalen - move into next round - Quarter Finals

Carlos McCrary made a cameo appearance as Hessen-Dreieich draw 1 - 1 at home with Bayern Alzenau in Oberliga (Hessen)

Shawn Barry (90) as Korona traveled to Zaglebie in Poland's Polish Cup, Quarter Finals, winning 0 - 1 and moving on to the Semi's

In Spain's Copa del Rey, Shaq Moore started & went 90 as Levante won 0 - 2 away from home at Girona. Congratulations to Shaq on his first senior squad start.

 FRIDAY 

James Murphy started for Sheffield Wednesday U23 and Scored the matches opening Goal, as Wednesday draw 2 - 2 at Nottingham Forest U23. Sheffield Wednesday lead the English PDL

Alfredo Morales (90) credited with the Assist on Ingolstadt's 3rd goal in a 1 - 3 victory at Bielefeld in Germany 2Liga

GK Jonathan Klinsmann (90) and Hertha II in a 2 - 0 defeat at Halberstadt in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Timothy Tillman (68) in Bayern II's 1 - 1 draw at home to Illertissen in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Bryan Gaul (90) as Elversberg hosted Javan Torre Howell (90) and FSV Frankfurt winning 3 - 1 - Kouami Dalmeida was also on the bench for FSV, in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

In France Ligue 1, GK Quentin Westberg was the back-up keeper as Auxerre traveled to Bourg Peronnas and draw 1 - 1. Auxerre has not lost in their last 5 matches.

Desevio Payne remained on the bench as Excelsior visited Twente in Eredivisie winning convincingly 1 - 3. Excelsior moves up to 7th in Netherlands top tier

Young American, Maurits De Baar got his 3rd look at the senior squad as hit sat on the bench for Waalwijk as they defended home turf in a 1 - 0 victory over Dordrecht in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. This was Waalwijk's first win of the season

In England, GK Brandon Austin (90) and Tottenham U23 visited Derby U23 and lost 1 - 0 in Premier League 2. Tottenham's U23 are really not having a season like their senior squad

Sheffield United (temporarily) takes over the lead of England's Championship, as Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) and the visitors Sheffield grab 3 points at Leeds in a 1 - 2 win

Ian Prescott Claus goes 90 as Süderelbe battle back for a 1 - 1 draw at home to Barmbek-Uhlenhorst in Germany's Oberliga (Hamburg)

Adam Benn (90) in Neindorf's 3 - 1 win over Curslack-Neuengamme in Oberliga (Hamburg)

SATURDAY

Young American Rafael Antonio Iacovelli  was an unused sub as Cesene U19 visited Brescia U19, losing 2 - 1 in Italy's Championato Primavera 2 (Group A)

Anton Peterlin (90) in B93 0 - 1 away win at Skovshoved in Denmark's Division 2 (Group 1)

Brian Span (90) and Mariehamn fall short of Europa League qualification on GD after falling 0 - 1 at home to Ilves in the final match of the season in Finland's Veikkausliiga. Mariehamn finish the season in 5th place

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) and Kiel visited Darmstadt in Germany's 2Liga and draw 1 - 1. Kiel remain in 2nd place

Haji Wright came off the bench at 52' but was not able to help Sandhausen as they traveled to Furth and lost today 2 - 1 in 2Liga

Masami Okada joined the action at 56' as Babelsberg fought to a 2 - 2 draw at Auerbach in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Isaiah Young off the bench at 58' as Bremen II lose 1 - 0 at Aalen in Germany 3Liga

Devann Yao (22) as Meppen traveled to Hallescher in 3Liga falling 2 - 0 and snapping their win streak at 3

Joe Gyau went 88 and Scored Sonnenhof's 2nd Goal as they beat hosts Lotte 0 - 2 in 3Liga. This was Joe's first league goal of the season

Marc Heider (90) Robbie Kristo (in 18) as Osnabruck thump Zwickau 4 - 0 in 3Liga

In Regionalliga (West) GK Brady Scott was the backup keeper as Koln U23 hosted Justin Kinjo (64) and Düsseldorf U23 and won 3 - 1

Marcel Costly (90) as Mainz II visited Roching Völklingen and won 0 - 2 in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Player/Coach Fabian Hurzeller (90) as Pipinsried fall 2 - 5 at home to Ingolstadt II in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Oscar Ortiz (58) as Rathenow fought to a goalless draw at Anker Wismar in Oberliga NOVF (Nord)

Julian Ceesay (90) in Gebenbach 1 - 2 win at Großbardorf in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Malik McLemore (90) in Bayern Hof's 1 - 0 victory at home over Würzburger Kickers II in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

In Sweden Superettan, Andrew Stadler (90) Alex De John (4) as Dalkurd win their home match against GAIS 1 - 0. The big match's are next week as #1 takes on #4 and #2 Dalkurd take on #3, with the league title and promotion on the line

Jamil Fearrington (90 + yellow) as Bronshoj defend home turf in a 2 - 1 win over Hillerød in Denmark's 2nd Division (Group 1)

In France Ligue 2, we won't be seeing Maki Tall for a few weeks as he gets a Red Card (2 x yellow) in a 2 - 0 defeat of Tours by Lorient. Tours still winless have only 2 points from 13 matches and are bogged down in last place

Elsewhere in Ligue 2, Jordan Siebatcheu (90) Scored Reims opening Goal (and eventual winner) as they went on to beat Nancy 3 - 0 and maintain their lead at the top of the table

In Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) Kevin Olali (90) as Morlautern get lucky as a 90 + 3 OG hands them a 1 - 1 draw against GK Bakary Sanyang (90) and Pfeddersheim

In Bundesliga

A worrying trend at Dortmund where Christian Pulisic (90) lose on the road to Hannover in Bundesliga. Dortmund are still top, but now only on GD from Bayern, with RB Leipzig knocking on the door. Dortmund has only managed 1 point from their last 3 matches

With Jonathan Klinsmann playing for the reserves yesterday, Hertha did not field any Americans today as they beat Bobby Wood (56) and Hamburg 2 - 1. Hamburg are in the Red Zone, with only 1 point from their last 5 matches

Fabian Johnson (19) came off the bench for M'Gladbach as traveled to Hoffenheim and won 1 - 3 with 2 goals in 5 minutes. The win moved M'Gladbach above Hoffenheim into 6th place

Over at Schalke, Weston McKennie (13) came off the bench for the home team as they faced off with John Brooks (90) and Wolfsburg in a match that ended even at 1 - 1. Notable here John Brooks first full match since his injury, a good sign for club and country. Wolfsburg have now drawn their last 6 matches. Schalke move up to 5th place (ahead of M'Gladbach on GD)

GK Malcolm Little gets his first start of the season for Dudenhofen and gets the Shut Oot as they have little trouble defeating Saar 05 Saarbrücken 3 - 0 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Demarveay Sheron (90) captained Sandhausen II as they traveled to Backnang and lost 2 - 0 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Toni Suddoth (90) as Pforzheim made the trip to Astoria Walldorf 2 and won 0 - 2 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

In England's Premier League, Danny Williams (69) and Huddersfield were stopped in their track by Liverpool as they fall 3 - 0

In England's Championship, Tim Ream (90) Luca de la Torre made a cameo appearance as Fulham held on with an ET goal for a 1 - 1 draw against Bolton and Antonee Robinson (41)

In England League One, Gboly Ariyibi (80) and MK Dons could not get anything going as they fall 2 - 0 at Bristol Rovers. Just 2 points from their last 5 matches has the Dons moving in the wrong direction

Niall Mason was an unused sub in Doncaster's 0 - 1 win at Bury. Doncaster have pulled themselves 3 point clear of the red zone

Duane Holmes (19) has had a shaky period at Scunthorpe lately, going from super sub scoring goals to starter and failing to find the mark. So of course Scunthorpe put him back as super sub, and of course Duane Scored the winning Goal as his team won a back and forth battle 2 - 3 at Oldham. Scunthorpe move up to 5th place

GK Brendan Moore, continued as back-up keeper for Rochdale as they pulled off a 1 - 1 draw at bottom club Plymouth

In Scotland's Premier League, GK Danny Rogers was the back-up keeper for Aberdeen as they won 2 - 1 over Ross County. Aberdeen are firmly in 2nd place and challenging Celtic this season (1 point behind the leaders). Baring injury I doubt Danny will get much playing time, with Aberdeen doing so well

In Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) Ryan Masch (90) as Skovde won 2 - 0 over Assyriska and nudged above the relegation zone on GD, with 1 match left to play next week. Skovde will visit Husqvarna, who are just above them in the league, and Assyriska (who are tied on points with Skovde) will host #3 Utsiktens - exciting battle of survival coming

Louis Bennett (90) as Vyskov dismantled Uhersky Brod 4 - 0 in Czech Republic's MSFL. The win moves Vyskov into 3rd place

In Wales Premier League, Jay Denny (90) in Newtown's 2 - 1 loss at Llandudno. With just 1 point from their last 5 matches Newtown are in deep trouble in the relegation zone

In Scotland's League 2, Mason Robinson (90) as Peterhead win their 2nd straight 1 - 0 at home over Annan. Peterhead are sitting in 3rd place, just 3 points out of first

Ashton Gotz (90) as Roda hold on for a 1 - 1 draw with Feyenoord in Netherlands Eredivisie

Eric Lichaj (90) as Nottingham Forest find a way past Hull in a back and forth shoot-out that ends 2 - 3 in favor of Nottingham, in the English Championship. That's 2 straight wins for Nottingham

Ander Egiluz (90 + yellow) as CD Basconia traveled to Real Sociedad C and draw 1 - 1 in Spain's Tercera (Group 4)

SUNDAY

Nick Taitague (78) as Schalke U19 visited Fortuna Köln and won 1 - 5 in A-Junior Bundesliga (West)

Emanuel Sabbi (10) as Hobro traveled to Sonderjyske and draw 1 - 1in Denmark's Superliga. Hobro are in 4th place

Trevor Zwetsloot (55) for Bremen U19 hosted Lyonel Hyer (16) and Hannover U19 in a match that ended all even a 1 - 1 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Conor O'Brien (74) as Start fall at home 0 - 1 to Elverum in Norway's OBOS-ligaen. You could call this a shock result as 2nd place Start are fighting for promotion, while away side Elverum are fighting for survival. The good news Start and Conor are PROMOTED and will play in Eliteserien next season (still 1 match to play)

In Netherlands Eredivisie, Matt Miazga (90 + yellow) as Vitesse lost only their 2nd match this season as they fall at home 2 - 4 to #1 PSV. Vitesse are in 4th place

Maurice Malone (82) Scored 2 Goals as Augsburg U19 hosted Fürth U19 and won with ease 5 - 2 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Nykopings have now won 5 straight, as they beat Sollentuna 2 - 1 in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra) with Eric Friedlander on the bench today

In Sweden Division 1 (Norra) Victor Mansaray (74 + yellow) Scored Umea's 2nd Goal as they went on to dismantle Enskede IK 7 - 1. Umea are in 4th place with 1 match remaining

In Belgium Jupiler League, GK Ethan Horvath was reduced to back-up keeper today as Club Brugge walloped St Truden 4 - 1 maintaining their 8 point lead at the top of the table. Evidently the coach is upset with Ethan over an error in their last game?

Christopher Thorsheim (90) as Nykøbing FC were held to a goalless draw by Esbjerg in Denmark's Division 1

George Fochive (90) as Viborg are held at home 2 - 2 by Thisted in Denmark Division 1

In Netherlands Eerste Divisie, Andrija Novakovich (90) continues to star, with a Goal and an Assist in Telstar's 4 - 0 blasting of Almere. That's 5 goals in the last 4 matches for Andrija, 7 goals this season so far. Telstar tied 3rd in the table (4th on GD)

Romain Gall (90) in Sundsvall 1 - 4 home defeat by Hammarby in Sweden's Allsvenskan. With 1 match left Sundsvall are in the red zone (GD) they travel to Goteborg (Mix Diskerud) next week. Jonkopings the side that is ahead of them play #3 Djurgarden who must get points to qualify for Europa League in a tight race for the 2 EL spots

Joe Efford played in his first league match, entering for the 2nd half as Ergotelis were held to a goalless draw in Greece Football League (2nd tier) by Kallithea in the opening match of the season (note: Ryan Palmbaum is on the roster of Kallithea, but did not dress today)

Khai Celestin entered at 61' as CD Sariñena traveled to Atletico Monzon and battled to a goalless draw in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 14)

Joshua Perez was an unused sub as Livorno won 3 - 0 at home over Pro Piacenza in Italy's Serie C (Group A)

Rubio Rubin (15) as Stabaek hold run-away league leaders Rosenborg to a goalless draw at Rosenborg in Norway Eliteserien

Theo Wilson Scored the 4th Goal as NK Krka won their 3rd straight 4 - 2 over NK Kranj. This was Theo's 4th goal in the last 3 league matches, giving him a team leading 6 goals

Shaq Moore came off the bench for his first senior squad league match for Levante at 72' in match of 2 halves. The first half belonged to Levante, the 2nd half to Eibar as the 2 Spanish La Liga teams settled for a 2 - 2 draw. Levante have now drawn 3 straight matches

Kyrian Nwabueze (85) in Gorica's 0 - 3 win at Aluminij in Slovenia's Prva liga. Gorica in 4th place, 1 point out of the final Europa League spot. Explain: 2 teams are way out in front (tied at 34 points, battling for UCL spot) 3 teams are battling for the remaining Europa League spot, Rudar are 3rd w/23 points , Gorica next w/22, and Domzale trailing behind w/19 points.

GK Zach Lubin was stated as being in 18 for today's match at Angelholms. Currently I have no info as to whether he played or not. The match ended in a 2 - 2 draw. With both of these teams in mid-table and only 1 more to play, they are not involved in any Pro/Rel - except #6 Ljunskile are hosting Mjalby who are chasing leaders Landskrona next week, in an absolutely fascinating scenario - Mjalby trail by 3 points, but have an equal GD / have won their last 5. Landskrona have lost 3 of their last 5 - including their last 2 straight. and host #4 Karlskrona - talk about a pick'em

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WEEKLY WRAP: 10.16 thru 10.22.2017: 14 Goals / 2 Clean Sheets in an Average Week of Action

Just a quick overview this week....I need some time off!!!
An average week for our guys, but some things that I think stand out. Andrija Novakovich is killing it in the Netherlands, if he continues he will be 'hunted' by bigger clubs and it will be interesting to see if he can perform at the next level (there is no doubt that he is doing an excellent job at Telstar). Good to see McKinzie Gaines back in his squad, he played twice this week. Kind of sliding below the radar, Conor O'Brien is on a team (Start) that could get promoted to Norway's top tier, lets hope he stays through the off-season. Jonathan Klinsmann got a break, because of injuries at Hertha, and found himself on the bench in the Europa League. Finally, I said it last week and I'll say it again "when did Slovenia become a hot-bed of US goal-scorers! 2 goals from our 2 players Kyrian Nwabueze and Theo Wilson in Slovenia" and hey! deja vu! 3 goals from the same 2 this week

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

GOALS
Keaton Parks - Portugal (f)
Brian Span - Finland
Andrija Novakovich - Netherlands
Nick Taitague - Germany
Josue Soto - Finland
Felix De Bona (2) - Finland
Dallas Aminzadeh - Germany
Kyrian Nwabueze - Slovenia
Fabian Johnson - Germany
Eric Lichaj - England
Theo Wilson (2) - Slovenia
Romain Gall - Sweden

SHUT OUTS
Bakary Sanyang - Germany
Ethan Horvath - Belgium

 .....and the longer more comprehensive listing........

MONDAY

Giles Phillips, went off injured late in the first half, as QPR U23 traveled to Charlton U23 and won 4 - 5 in England PDL

With the opportunity to jump a place into the Europa League mix, Mariehamn and Brian Span (90) just had to tie or beat JJK, the bottom team in Finland's Veikkausliiga - to bad they missed the opportunity, losing 1 - 0. With 2 matches remaining Mariehamn will need to win both and hope for a little luck to go their way, if they want to qualify for Europe next season

Rubio Rubin made a cameo appearance for Stabaek as they forced a 2 - 2 draw at Sarpsborg with an 87th minute goal in Norway's Eliteserien

Kai Koreniuk remained on the bench as Jong AZ lost 1 - 3 at home to Helmond in Eerste Divisie in Netherlands

McKinzie Gaines (30) for Darmstadt as they fall 3 - 4 at home to Nurnburg in Germany 2Liga. McKinzie back in the squad, where he last appeared on August 12

TUESDAY

James Murphy started and went 90 today as Sheffield Wednesday U23 as they hosted Birmingham U23, winning 4 - 1 in England's PDL

In the UEFA Youth League (Group H), GK Brando Austin (90) as Tottenham U19 traveled to Real Madrid U19 and battled to a 1 - 1 draw

Timothy Tillman (74) in Bayern Munich II 0 - 2 win at Rosenheim in Germany's Regionalliga (Bayern)

Conor O'Brien (69) in Start's 4 - 2 win over Ranheim in Norway's OBOS-ligaen. Start sit in 2nd place, which if they remain there will give them automatic promotion

Justin Kinjo was subbed out at 90 minute mark as Dusseldorf II beat Dortmund II 2 - 0 in Regionalliga (West)

In England League One, Niall Mason played the 2nd half as Doncaster wins 2 - 1 over Portsmouth

Also in League One, Gboly Ariyibi made a cameo appearance in MK Dons 1 - 1 home draw with Walsall

GK Brendan Moore was the backup keeper for Rochdale as they draw 2 - 2 at home with Northampton

Finally in League One, Duane Holmes went 76 minutes in Scunthorpe's 1 - 1 home draw with Fleetwood

Christian Pulisic (90) as Dortmund traveled to Cyprus and played APOEL to a 1 - 1 draw in the UCL (Group H). After 2 losses in the UCL, and now a draw, Dortmund have just 1 point, so it's an uphill climb for Dortmund (and APOEL)

WEDNESDAY

U17 Justin Butler came off the bench at 69 minute mark, his first appearance at this level, as Bayern U19 beat up Celtic U19 6 - 2 in the UEFA Youth League. Bayern U19 and PSG U19 (Timothy Weah is absent, playing for USA U17 in U17 World Cup) are tied at the top of Group B.

Kyle Scott remained on the bench in Chelsea's 3 - 3 draw with AS Roma in the UCL (Kyle's first UCL squad 18)

Theo Wilson (72) in Krka goalless draw at Aluminij Kidricevo in the Slovenian Cup - Quarter-finals (1st leg)

THURSDAY

Matt Miazga (90 + yellow) as Vitesse gained their first point in the Europa League (Group K) with a 1 - 1 draw at Belgium's Waregem

GK Jonathan Klinsmann was the backup keeper for Hertha as the traveled to Ukraine's Zorya, losing 2 - 1 in Europa League (Group J)

Keaton Parks Scored for Benfica B as they played a friendly against lower league Sintrense and won 7 - 3

FRIDAY

Brian Span (90) Scored Mariehamn's 3rd Goal, as they go on to beat RoPS 0 - 3 in Finland Veikkausliiga. Mariehamn take possession of 4th place and final Europa League spot (next up at home to #3 Ilves)

McKinzie Gaines (46) started his 2nd senior squad league match today as Darmstadt visited Dusseldorf and lost 1 - 0 in 2Liga

Alfredo Morales (90) for Ingolstadt as they hosted Heidenheim and Kevin Lankford (18) winning 3 - 0 in 2Liga

Justin Kinjo (90) in Dusseldorf II goalless draw at home to Uerdingen in Regionalliga (West)

Marc Heider (25) Robbie Kristo remained on the bench as Osnabruck visited Rostock and lost 2 - 0 in 3Liga

Joe Gyau was subbed out at 90 minutes, and picked up a yellow, as Sonnenhof won 3 - 1 at home over Chemnitzer in 3Liga, breaking a 3 game losing streak.

In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Brendan Hines-Ike (57) as Orebro lost 0 - 1 at home to last place Halmstad, for their 2nd straight loss

In France Ligue 2, Auxerre had GK Quentin Westberg as their backup keeper as they won 2 - 1 over Quevilly Rouen. Auxerre now very mid-table

Also in France, Tours did not use Maki Tall, who remained on the bench, as they lost 0 - 1 at home to Sochaux and extended their losing streak to 3 (1 point from last 5 matches)

In The Netherlands Eerste Divisie, Andrija Novakovich (90) Scored Telstar's 1st Goal, as they went on to win 1 - 2 at Helmond. Telstar now in 4th place

Kai Koreniuk remained on the bench as Jong AZ win 2 - 1 at home over FC Emmen, also in Eerste Divisie.

In Germany Bundesliga, Weston McKennie stayed on the bench as Schalke beat Mainz 2 - 0, this was Weston's first game back after injury. Schalke now at #4 in the thick of things at the top of Bundesliga

Shawn Barry stayed on the bench as Korona fought back from a 2 goal deficit to draw 3 - 3 at #1 Gornik Z. in Poland's Ekstraklasa. Move up to 6th place in the table

SATURDAY

Lyonel Hyer came off the bench at 36 minutes, as Hannover U19 fall 0 - 3 at home to Dresden U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Nick Taitague (83) Scored Schalke U19 4th Goal as they go on to beat Oberhausen U19 5 - 1 in A-Junior Bundesliga (West) with all 5 goals coming in a 15 minute span, in the 2nd half.

In Denmark, Anton Peterlin (17) in B93's 2 - 5 loss at home to BK Frem in Division 2 (Group 1) B93 are stuck in the relegation group, does not look good for them

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) as Kiel win 2 - 1 at home over Bielefeld in Germany 2Liga. Kiel are in 2nd place as the season progresses

Javan Howell (90) in FSV Frankfurt's 4 - 1 win at home over Hessen Kassel in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Oscar Ortiz (79) in Rathenow's 0 - 2 away win over Lichtenberg in NOFV Oberliga (Nord)

It's Finland's Ykkonen's Final day of the regular season.....

Christian Eissele (90) as Jaro forces a 1 - 1 draw in their final match away to Gnistan. Jaro end up in 5th place

Daniel Stevens didn't make the last day roster for GrIFK as they win 2 - 1 over Haka. GrIFK are Relegated

GK Tim Murray (90) and Honka were held to a 1 - 1 draw at home with TPS Turku in a final day battle of #1 and #2. Honka will play a play-off with a Veikkausliiga team TBD to see if they can win promotion. TPS will play in the top flight next season

Josue Soto Scored Oulu's 2nd Goal and Felix De Bona Scored Twice for Ekenas as this one ended 3 - 2 in favor of Oulu. For Oulu, Josue went 33 minutes, for Ekenas, Felix went 90 and picked up a yellow, and Echu Tabe went 90. Oulu ended in 4th place and Ekenas ended in 7th

In Germany 3Liga, Isaiah Young played the final 30 minutes as Bremen II were held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by Lotte

Joel Sonora (90) as Stuttgart II got thumped 5 - 0 at Saarbrücken in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Marcel Costly (90) as Mainz II settled for a 1 - 1 draw at home with Elversberg and Bryan Gaul (90) in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Zachary Hamm remained on the bench as Seligenporten beat Pipinsried and Fabian Hurzeller (90) 3 - 0 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Julian Ceesay (90) as Gebenbach fall 1 - 3 at home to Bayern Hof and Malik McLemore (86) in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

In France Ligue 2, Jordan Siebatcheu (90) as Reims maintained their position at the top of the league, with a 0 - 1 win at Lens

Dallas Aminzadeh (90) as Blumenthaler traveled to Aumund-Vegesack in Oberliga (Bremen) in a match that ended in a 2 - 2 draw with Dallas Scoring Blumenthaler's 1st Goal

In Norway's OBOS-ligaen, Conor O'Brien (90) as Start traveled to Arendal and won 0 - 2. Start are solidly in 2nd place (automatic Promotion) with 2 matches left in the season - look for Start in the top tier next season

Even in a losing cause Kyrian Nwabueze (90) can't help Scoring. Today Gorica fall 1 - 3 to Domzale in Slovenia's Prva liga, but Kyrian Scored Gorica's only Goal

In Sweden's Division 1 (Norra) Umea and Victor Mansaray (90) continue their wretched form losing 0 - 1 to Nykopings and Eric Friedlander (in 18). Umea were competitive until recently, but on 2 points from their last 7 matches have knocked them out of any promotion chance

In Bundesliga, Timothy Chandler (37) went off injured, with a non-contact knee injury, as Frankfurt came back from 0 - 2 down to draw Christian Pulisic (90) and Dortmund 2 - 2

Fabian Johnson (65) Scored M'Gladbach's only Goal as they were dismantled at home by Leverkusen 1 - 5

In Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) GK Bakary Sanyang gets the Shut Out as Pfeddersheim have no trouble with FV Engers, winning 3 - 0

Kevin Olali (90) as Morlautern visited Mechtersheim and lost 2 - 1 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Toni Suddoth (88) as Pforzheim fall 0 - 1 at home to Bissingen in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

In England's Premier League, Danny Williams (90 + yellow) and Huddersfield shocked Manchester United with a 2 - 1 win. Manchester's first loss of the season

DeAndre Yedlin (90) as Newcastle beat bottom place Crystal Palace 1 - 0 to move up to 6th place in the EPL

Geoff Cameron (90) as Stoke fall 1 - 2 at home to Bournemouth. Both teams in the bottom 3 of the EPL

Tim Ream (90) in Fulham's 2 - 1 loss at Aston Villa in England's Championship

Antonee Robinson was an unused sub as Bolton managed a 1 - 1 draw at home with QPR. Bolton still bottom, but with 4 points in their last 2 matches improving

Lyndon Gooch made a cameo appearance for Sunderland as they gave up a 1 - 3 lead at Brentford to draw 3 - 3

Eric Lichaj (90) Scored Nottingham Forest's 2nd Goal in a 2 - 0 defeat of Burton. Eric's first league goal of the season

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) in Sheffield United's 2 - 1 home win over Reading, has Sheffield tied 2nd in the league after 13 matches

Niall Mason (60) in Doncaster's lackluster 0 - 3 home defeat by Walsall in League One

Gboly Ariyibi played the final 20 minutes in an exciting high scoring affair, as MK Don's came back from a 2 - 4 deficit to draw 4 - 4 with Oldham in England's League One

GK Brendan Moore was the backup keeper as Rochdale win 1 - 0 at home over Bristol Rovers

Duane Holmes didn't have a good day only lasting the first half and picking up a yellow as Scunthorpe win 2 - 1 over Peterborough in League One

Ryan Masch (90) as Skovde fall 2 - 1 at Kristianstads in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) Skovde are in a bit of bother as they slip into the red zone after 2 straight losses (they can recover next week when they play the team directly above them)

Eric Lickert made a cameo appearance as Homburg traveled to Hertha Wiesbach and won 0 - 2 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

In Sweden Division 2 Promotion Playoff (Group 1) GK Ian McDonald-Wilkins was the backup keeper today as Karlsunds won 0 - 2 at IFK Timrå to take the group lead

In the Czech Republic MSFL, Louis Bennett left the game just before half-time (??Injury) as Vyskov visited Hulin and lost 2 - 1

Kyle Varley entered in the 86th minute for a cameo appearance for Red Star Zurich as they draw 3 - 3 with FC Gossau after giving up a 90th minute goal in Switzerland 1.Liga Classic (Group 3)

In Spain La Liga, Shaq Moore was in the 18 for Levante as they draw 1 - 1 with Getafe.....patience Shaq will get his chance

In Wales Premier League, Jay Denny (90) as Newtown visited Cardiff Metropolitan and lost 2 - 0. Newtown now only have 2 points from the last 5 matches and are in the relegation group

An early red card put paid to any chance for Hamburg and Bobby Wood (90) to grab 3 points from their home game against mighty Bayern Munich in Bundesliga, where the final result was 0 - 1

Theo (Sachem) Wilson (88) Scored both of his teams (NK Krka) Goals as they go on to beat lead leaders NS Mura in Slovenia's 2.SNL

In Netherlands Eredivisie, Desevio Payne came off the bench at 71 minute mark as Excelsior were held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by bottom team Sparta Rotterdam - not a good result for the home team

Ashton Gotz (90) and Roda suffered a major defeat by Twente. After losing their first 7 matches it looked like they had solved their problems with 2 straight wins, so today's loss is crushing. Final score 3 - 0. Roda remain in last place.

Daquan King (33 - RED CARD) in Panevežys 1 - 2 loss at home to Dainava Alytus in Lithuania 1 Lyga. That's 2 straight losses for Panevezys and a drop to 10th place.

SUNDAY

Emmanuel Sabbi, came off the bench for the final 10 minutes as Hobro hits 4 past Nordsjaelland in Denmark's Superliga.

Jann George left the match after 15 minutes (??Injury) as Regensburg traveled to Aue, losing 1 - 0, in Germany 2Liga

Masami Okada came off the bench at 72 minutes as Babelsberg were held to a goalless draw by visitors Budissa Bautzen in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Ryan Malone (90) as Lokomotive Leipzig battle back to draw 1 - 1 with VfB Auerbach in Regionalliga (Nordost)

In Belgium Jupiler League, GK Ethan Horvath gets the Shut Out as Club Brugge extend their lead at the top of the table to 8 points, beating Antwerp 1 - 0

Christopher Thorsheim (90 + yellow) and Nykøbing traveled to Thisted and won 0 - 1 in Denmark's Division 1

Timothy Tillman (30) as Bayern Munich II beat cross-town rivals Munich 1860 0 - 1 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Mix Diskerud (90) as Goteborg fall 0 - 1 at home to Ostersunds in Sweden's Allsvenskan

Romain Gall (90) Scored Sundsvall's 2nd Goal, to give them a 2 - 0 lead, but they could not hold it, as Norrkoping came back and forced a 2 - 2 draw

No playing time today for Joshua Perez as Livorno beat Giana Erminio 2 - 1 in Italy Serie C (Group A) Joshua is spend an awful lot of time on the bench!!

Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse traveled to Heerenveen and handed the home side a 0 - 4 result. Vitesse move up to 3rd place, Heerenveen drop to 7th

Khai Celestin entered the match at 77 minutes, as CD Sariñena won 1 - 0, on a 90th minute goal over SD Borja in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17)

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WEEKLY WRAP: 10.9 thru 10.15.2017: Bad Week/Good News

It has not been a good week for American soccer - but its not all bad. The USMNT performance really provided a downer that was hard to swallow, but then I track US Players well known and not and realized that the future is actually not that dire. Here's a taste. In England, young US/UK dual Kyle Scott (19) made the bench in an EPL game for the first time for Chelsea, In Spain, Shaq Moore (20) was in the 18 for La Liga side Levante, and in Netherlands, Andrija Novakovich (21) continues to shine. Emmanuel Sabbi (19) is playing in Denmark's Superliga and Joshua Perez (19) in Italy's Serie C, and of course already very well known Christian Pulisic (19).  These are just some of the young US Players that have had their names mentioned for the future, (there are so many out there younger and a little older, this is just a sampling)  but it gives an idea of the potential out there, and if the USSF handles things well, the dream of great things is attainable. So there is good news out there, keep your heads up - even in the rough time we are in.

Other news, goalkeeper Jeff Gal had another shut out (I've lost count for the season) and led his team BK Forward to a league title and promotion in Sweden. Jeff is not the only goalkeeper have a breakout year, Tim Murray in Finland was on the good end of the stick in a 0 - 10 laugher that keeps his team, Honka, in the hunt for promotion to Finland;s top tier. 

A couple of players re-appeared GK Josh Wicks in Sweden, Aaron Schoenfeld in Israel have both been missing from their squads with no news as to why...Eric Lichaj finally made a start for Nott's Forest. Shawn Parker back from injury in Germany played for Augsburg II in the lower leagues.

And hey! when did Slovenia become a hot-bed of US goal-scorers! 2 goals from our 2 players Kyrian Nwabueze and Theo Wilson in Slovenia

OK! enough...to the lists, short one first as usual..........

GOALS
Andrija Novakovich - Netherlands
Alfredo Morales- Germany
Etchu Tabe - Finland
Fabian Hurzeller - Germany
Toni Suddoth - Germany
Kyrian Nwabueze - Slovenia
Theo Wilson - Slovenia
Joel Sonora - Germany

SHUT OUTS
Tim Murray - Finland
Jeff Gal - Sweden
Josh Wicks - Sweden

.....and the longer, more comprehensive list......

MONDAY

Giles Phillips played the 2nd half, as QPR U23 beat Coventry U23 1 - 0 in England's PDL (South) QPR U23 lead the league after 7 matches (incidentally Coventry U23 drop to #2 following today's match)

TUESDAY

Emerson Hyndman (90) as Bournemouth U21 fall 3 - 2 at Cheltenham in England's Central League

In a Regional German Cup (Hessenpokal) Jovan Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (in 18) as FSV Frankfurt traveled to RW Hadamar and won 1 - 2

WEDNESDAY

Shawn Parker (61) as he returns from injury at Augsburg II in a 2 - 2 draw with Rosenheim - Fehim Dedic (in 18) in Regionalliga (Bayern)

THURSDAY

Kai Celestin started for CD Sariñena as they hosted Caspe in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17) winning 2 - 1. Sarinena move out of the red zone up to 12th place.

In Finland Veikkausliiga, Brian Span (90) and Mariehamn traveled to Lahti and won 0 - 1. After a very up and down season Mariehamn are still in with a chance of Europa next season, currently sitting tied 4th (5th on GD) and their next match is against last place JJK, while Lahti, who shares 4th are playing runaway leaders HJK - could be an interesting end of season battle brewing here.

Jay Denny (90) as Newtown fall at home to Bala Town in the Welsh Premier League, in a match between 2 struggling teams

FRIDAY

GK Brandon Austin, was the backup keeper for Tottenham U23 as the hosted Leicester U23 in England's EPL2 in a match that ended in a 1 - 1 draw

Joe Gyau (90) in Sonnenhof's 3 - 0 loss at Hallescher in Germany 3Liga

Marc Heider only played the first half as Osnabruck lost 0 - 2 at home to Magdeburg in 3Liga

GK Brady Scott was the backup keeper for Koln U23 as they draw 2 - 2 at home with RW Oberhausen in Germany Regionaliiga (West)

Timothy Tillman (90) in Bayern II 1 - 3 loss at home to Schalding-Heining in Regionaliiga (Bayern)

Malik McLemore (90) in Bayern Hof's 1 - 5 win at Weiden in Germany Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Eric Lickert (30) as Homburg wins 3 - 2 at home against Trier in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) as Pfeddersheim fall 3 - 1 at Pirmasens in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

GK Quentin Westberg was the backup keeper as Auxerre traveled to Brest and battled to a 1 - 1 draw in France Ligue 2

Jordan Siebatcheu (90) returned to Chateauroux, this time with Reims as they fall 3 - 1 in France Ligue 2

Maki Tall remained on the bench as Tours visited Valenciennes losing 2 - 0 in France Ligue 2

Andrija Novakovich (90) continues to impress in the Netherlands, Scoring a first half PK (winning) Goal in Telstar's 3 - 0 win over Dordrecht in Eerste Divisie. For those counting that's 5 league goals for Andrija since joining Telstar, who move up to 6th on this result

Shaq Moore remained on the bench in what I believe is his first call-up for the senior squad at Levante as they visited Espanyol and forced a goalless draw in Spain's La Liga - great news we have a US Player in Spain's Top Tier.

SATURDAY

Nick Taitague (59) in Schalke U19 3 - 1 loss at Dortmund U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (West)

Lyonel Hyer, off the bench at 79' as Hannover U19 lose 2 - 1 at Kiel U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Haji Wright (90) in Sandhausen's 2 - 0 defeat at Bochum in Germany 2Liga, drops them to 3rd place

Alfredo Morales (90 + yellow) Scored Ingolstadt's 2nd Goal (and tieing goal) as they did well in a 2 - 2 draw at Dresden in 2Liga

In Finland's Ykkonen, Felix De Bona (90) Etchu Tabe (90) and Ekenas hold on against Daniel Stevens (5) and GrIFK in a 3 - 3 draw - Etchu Tabe Scored in ET, as Ekenas scored twice in 3 minutes of ET

Christian Eissele (90) and Jaro came up short at home to Josue Soto (30) and Oulu in Ykkonen, with Oulu winning 1 - 3

I guess if you are going to Shut-Out the home team, well go big! GK Tim Murray (90) and Honka throttled OPS 0 - 10 (yup Ten) to maintain the pace behind TPS Turku at the top of the league. Honka are 3 points back and play TPS Turku next weekend, in what could be the championship match. Honka have a +40 GD and would win the Ykkonen league on goals

Isaiah Young (90) as Bremen II were handed their hat at Paderborn losing 7 - 1 in Germany 3Liga

In the Czech Republic, Louis Bennett (75) made his 4th appearance (played every match since he joined) for Vyskov as they win 1 - 0 over Unicov in MSFL (4th tier)

Philip Atbashyan (28) as Utenis fall 1 - 2 at home to Jonava in Lithuania A Lyga - despite the loss Utenis qualified for the Championship Round (top 6 teams)

Justin Kinjo (90) in Düsseldorf U23 2 - 0 loss at Wuppertaler in Regionalliga (West)

Bryan Gaul (90) in Elversberg's 4 - 1 win over visitors Stuttgart Kickers in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Javan Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (in 18) as FSV Frankfurt traveled to SSV Ulm and played to a 2 - 2 draw in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Player/Manager Fabian Hurzeller (90) Scored an 89th minute Goal to tie the match for Pipinsried against visitors Illertissen in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Oscar Ortiz (84) in Rathenow 3 - 1 win at home against Brandenburger in NOFV Oberliga (Nord)

Adam Benn (90) as Niendorf traveled to FC Türkiye and won 0 - 2 in Oberliga (Hamburg)

In Sweden Allsvenskan, Mix Diskerud (90 + yellow) as Goteborg traveled to Halmstad and won 1 - 2

John Quintanilla (90) as Kumla are held to a 2 - 2 draw at home to IK Sleipner in Sweden Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) in their final game of the season Kumla are Relegated

Chad Barson (90) as Linkoping City visited Värmdö IF in Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) and won 0 - 2 in the final game of the season - Linkoping City are Promoted

Jamil Fearrington (90 + yellow) as Bronshoj fall 1 - 5 at home to Hvidovre in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1)

Julian Ceesay (90) as Gebenbach win 2 - 0 over Wurzburger II in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Jared Odenbeck (90) as Lindome won big at home over Ullareds IK scoring 6 goals in a 6 - 2 win, in their last match of the season - they finished mid-table, 8th place

Nybro played all their American's in their final match of the season, Peter Fives (90) Sterling Hancock (90) Simon Megally (90) Brandon Fricke (90) as they won 1 - 0 at home over Asarums IF. Alas 2 straight wins for their final 2 matches was not enough to save them from Relegation

Michael Mercado (90) as Bodens fall 2 - 3 at home to Täfteå IK in Sweden Division 2 (Norrland). Bodens ends the season mid-table, 7th place.

In Bundesliga, Timothy Chandler (90 + yellow) and Frankfurt traveled to Hannover and won 1 - 2. Frankfurt tied 6th (7th on GD) with Schalke

Bobby Wood (79) as Hamburg fall 3 - 2 at Mainz in Bundesliga. Only 1 point from their last 5 matches have Hamburg on the edge of the red zone

Kevin Olali (90) as Morlautern handle Gonsenheim 4 - 2 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Demarveay Sheron (90) Ken Gipson (68, RED CARD) and Sandhausen U23 visited Astoria Walldorf 2 and lost 3 - 1 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Toni Suddoth (90) Scored the tieing Goal as Pforzheim traveled to Ravensburg and draw 2 - 2 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Kyrian Nwabueze (88 + yellow) Scored the winning Goal, as Gorica hosted Celje in Slovenia's Prva Liga, winning 2 - 1 - Gorica move into 3rd place (final Europa spot)

Perry Kitchen (90 + yellow) and Randers fall 3 - 2 to Nordsjaelland in Denmark's Superliga. Last place Randers just shoot themselves in the foot with 2 Red Cards, that led to an 86th minute Nordsjaelland winning goal

In England's EPL, Kyle Scott made the senior squad for Chelsea as they unexpectedly fall 2 - 1 at Crystal Palace. Great to see Kyle up their in the first team

Geoff Cameron (90) and Stoke got thumped for 7 goals as Manchester City ran all over them in a 7 - 2 victory in EPL

Danny Williams came off the bench at the 60 minute mark as Huddersfield drop points at Swansea in a 2 - 0 defeat. After a pretty good start to the season manager David Wagner has seen his team gain only 2 points in the last 5 matches and drop down to 12th in the EPL

Antonee Robinson was an unused sub as Bolton won 2 - 1 over Sheffield Wednesday in the English Championship. This was Bolton's first win (in 12 matches) this season

Tim Ream (90) and Fulham scored 2 goals in the final 15 minutes to salvage a 2 - 2 draw at home to Preston

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90 + yellow) as Sheffield United win 1 - 0 over Ipswich in the Championship. Sheffield are now tied 2nd (3rd on GD) in the league

Lyndon Gooch remained on the bench as Sunderland were held to a 1 - 1 draw by QPR in the Championship - only 3 points from the last 5 matches for Sunderland

In England's League One, Niall Mason (90) in Doncaster's 1 - 0 loss at Charlton

GK Brendon Moore was the backup keeper for Rochdale as they traveled to Fleetwood and battled to a 2 - 2 draw in League One

Gboly Ariyibi went 90 as MK Dons fall 2 - 0 at Portsmouth in League One

Duane Holmes (90) as Scunthorpe drop points at Rotherham in a 2 - 0 defeat that extends their run to 3 straight losses and drops them to 12 place

GK Danny Rogers was the backup keeper for Aberdeen as they won their Scottish Premier League match 0 - 1 at Hibernian

Brendon Hines-Ike (90) as Orebro visited Ostersunds in Sweden's Allsvenskan and lost 3 - 0, breaking their win streak at 2 matches

A bad day for Andrew Stadler (29) and Dalkurd who lose 1 - 2 at home to Osters, in a match that could now cost Dalkurd the Swedish Superettan League championship. They still lead by 2 points, but 2nd place Brommapojkarna have a game in hand, next match against cellar dwelling Syrianska, followed by a home match-up with Dalkurd - tense situation at the top of Superettan

Christian Pulisic played the 2nd half as Dortmund just could not handle RB Leipzig in Bundesliga today. The match had 5 goals and 2 red cards as Dortmund fall 2 - 3 at home

Ashton Gotz (90) as Roda win 1 - 0 at home over NAC Breda in Netherlands Eredivisie. That's 2 straight wins for Roda (following 6 straight losses) as they battle their way off the bottom of the table

Theo Wilson, subbed out at 90, Scored the winning Goal for Krka as they win 3 - 2 over Tabor Sezana in Slovenia's Druga Liga

Kyle Varley made a cameo appearance for Red Star Zurich as they fall 3 - 1 in Switzerland's 1.Liga Classic (Group 3)

SUNDAY

Ander Egikuz (90 + yellow) as Basconia traveled to Alaves B, and forced a 1 - 1 draw in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 4)

In Denmark Superliga, Emmanuel Sabbi remained on the bench as Hobro traveled to Horsens and played to a 2 - 2 draw, despite playing from the 7th minute with 10 men

Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse visited Heracles in Netherlands Eredivisie and force a 1 - 1 draw on an 87th minute score. Vitesse sit in 4th place

Anton Peterlin played the first half for B93 as they fall 2 - 0 at Næstved in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1) B93 are 4 point short of the promotion group

Kevin Lankford (23) and Heidenheim could not contain GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) and Kiel, as the #2 team Kiel visited and won 2 - 5 in Germany 2Liga. Heidenheim slip into the red zone

Jann George (90) and Regensburg fall 0 - 2 at home to Union Berlin in 2Liga

Ryan Malone (90) in Lokomotive Leipzig's goalless draw at Budissa Bautzen in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Masami Okada went 51 minutes as Babelsberg got thumped 4 - 0 at Cottbus in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Joel Sonora (79) Scored Stuttgart II's 3rd Goal as they went on to win 3 - 1 over Mannheim in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Marcel Costly (90) in Mainz II 2 - 4 win at Kassel in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Cody Shields (90) in Wedeler 5 - 3 loss at Rugenbergen in Oberliga (Hamburg)

GK Jeff Gal (90) as BK Forward do the job and hold of 2nd place Karlslunds, in a 2 - 0 win over Sundbybergs IK to win Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Svealand) Jeff gets the Shut Out and Forward win automatic Promotion - Congratulations to Jeff and Forward

GK Ian McDonald-Wilkins was the backup keeper for Karlslunds as they did their bit today as well beating Håbo FF 2 - 4 to maintain their 2nd place spot - they will be in the playoffs for Promotion

Eric Lichaj went the full 90 minutes for Nottingham Forest as they visited Derby and lost 2 - 0 in England's Championship (good to Eric starting again)

George Fochive (80) as Viborg are held to a scoreless match by Fremad Amager in Denmark Division One

Joshua Perez got 9 minutes at the end of Livorno's 0 - 4 away win over Cuneo in Italy's Serie C (Group A) Livorno in 2nd place, 1 point behind, with a game in-hand

Alassane Kane (90) as DJK Bamberg fall 1 - 2 at home to Würzburger FV in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Victor Mansaray (90) in Umea FC's goalless draw with Carlstad United in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra)

Eric Friedlander remained on the bench as Nyköpings visited Arameisk-Syrianska and provided the home team with a 1 - 6 beating in Sweden Division 1 (Norra)

Vincent McCluskey (13) GK Tyler Back was backup keeper as Nordvärmland fall 1 - 2 at home to Karlstad BK in Sweden Division 2 (Norra Gotaland) Nordvarmland finish the season in 9th place

Ryan Masch (90) as Skovde visited Oddevold and lost 1 - 0 in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra)

GK Zach Lubin (90) as Ljunskile traveled to Rosengard and won 1 - 3 in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra)

In Netherlands Eredivisie, Desevio Payne played the 2nd half as Excelsior traveled to Den Haag and won 1 - 2

In England EPL DeAndre Yedlin (90 + yellow) as Newcastle visited Southampton and draw 2 - 2. 9th place with 11 points is only 2 points behind 5th place Chelsea - close at the top of the EPL

In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Romain Gall (88) and Sundsvall traveled to Elfsborg and lost 2 - 1. Sitting just above the red zone, Sundsvall really need some points

GK Josh Wicks returns to the starting line-up for Sirius and gets the Shut Out as they win 2 - 0 over Djurgarden in Sweden's Allsvenskan. After 6 straight losses, Sirius are now to far back to make an impact on the top of the table this season.

In Norway Eliteserien, GK Ethan Horvath (90) and Club Brugge get their 4th straight win as they dispatch Oostende in a 2 - 3 away victory. Club Brugge lead at the top is 6 points

In Bundesliga, Fabian Johnson (74) as M'Gladbach traveled to Bremen and won 0 - 2. M'Gladbach in 5th place, after 3 wins from 4 matches. Bremen with just 4 points from 8 matches are now in (early season) trouble, 2nd from bottom

Stefan Antonijevic made a cameo appearance for Lillestrom as they won 1 - 0 over Sogndal in Norway's Eliteserien. Lillestrom in the bottom half of the table need all the points they can get - today helped

Aaron Schoenfeld (12) as M.Tel Aviv beat Yehuda 2 - 0 in Israel Ligat ha'Al. M.Tel Aviv move up to 2nd place in the league

Daquan King (68) as FK Panevezys hosted League leaders Palanga in a 3 - 4 loss in Lithuania 1 Lyga

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