Most of the rest is kinda' blah. Players subbed in and out or not making their 18. We lost 3 teams in the Europa League, Hertha, Vitesse & M. Tel Aviv - but we did have some teams advance (or qualify) in the junior competitions, Tottenham U19, Ajax U19, Benfica B and PSG II all having a good week. It seems to be a trend that our young gun's are having more success than our senior players.
And then.....the much hyped Christian Pulisic/Dortmund vs Weston McKennie/Schalke match. I like both players, but the difference in quality between the two is quite apparent. Weston was ineffectual and replaced in the 1st half (hopefully his confidence will survive that) Christian was busy running around for the whole game and certainly had a hand in the first Dortmund goal. SO what did we learn? Weston is probably a season away from being a regular starter, he will get his chances and he must take them, for me USMNT remains a question mark. Christian is a starter and will continue to be, in one of the worlds best leagues and will also be the feature of USMNT for the next 5 years leading up to the WC. (nothing new here) But coaches need to recognize that Christian needs to be placed in the right position for him to truly benefit whatever team he is playing for. Finally - what a game!! I can't remember enjoying a match so much for many years - classic.
OK enough meandering, to the lists;
First the short list ..........
GOALS
Duane Holmes - England
Terence Boyd (2) - Germany
Ian Claus (2) - Germany
Kyrian Nwabueze - Slovenia
James Pendrigh (2) - New Zealand
Jonathan Amon - Denmark
Julian Green - Germany
Matt Miazga - Netherlands
SHUT OUTS
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany
.....and the longer more comprehensive listing
MONDAY
Kyrian Nwabueze played the complete game as Gorica faced off with Rudar in a make-up game for the abandoned match on Saturday, Gorica losing this one 2 - 0. Rudar move into Europa League spot, while Kyrian and Gorica drop to 5th (4 points off the final EL spot)
Shawn Barry remained on the bench as Korona traveled to Zaglebie and played to a goalless draw in Poland's Ekstraklasa
Maurits de Baar started for Jong Waalwijk as they took on Jong NAC Breda in Netherlands Reserve League, winning 4 - 0
Kai Koreniuk joined the fun at 58' as Jong AZ beat Jong Ajax 4 - 2 in the Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Jong AZ were down 0 - 2 in the first half and made a momentus come-back
U18 GK Gabriel Rosario was the backup keeper today for Reading U23 as they fall hard at Newcastle U23 4 - 1. Reading U23 still in the mix for a promotional play-off place
TUESDAY
GK Brandon Austin (90) for Tottenham U19 as they beat Dortmund U19 1 - 3 in the UEFA Youth League. Unfortunately, Brandon had a "Horvath Style" howler allowing Dortmund's goal in the first half - but he did settle down and have an OK match after that
Serginio Dest (90) as Ajax U19 faced off with Poland's Legia U19 in UEFA Youth League (Play-off) and will advance to the next round - despite losing today 0 - 2, winning 4 - 3 over the 2 game series
In the Premier League International Cup (Group F) Keaton Parks (90 + Yellow) as Benfica B visited West Ham U23 and won 0 - 2. Benfica B will visit Tottenham U23 next to decide 2nd place in the group. Currently Tottenham are in that position on GD
In England's Championship, new Sunderland coach, Chris Coleman gave Lyndon Gooch (63) the start as they traveled to Aston Villa. Unfortunately the result was another loss, this time 2 - 1
Nottingham Forest and Eric Lichaj (90) won their home match against Norwich 1 - 0 and moved up to 7th place
In a shootout in Sheffield, Sheffield United and Cameron Carter-Vickers (58) came up short as Tim Ream (90) Luca de la Torre (in 18) and Fulham win 4 - 5. The loss dropped the leaders down to 3rd place (out of automatic promotion)
In England League One, Scunthorpe traveled to Bradford and Duane Holmes (74) Scored the opening Goal for his team as they go on to win 1 - 2. Scunthorpe jump up to 3rd (Bradford drop to 5th)
GK Brendon Moore was the back-up keeper for Rochdale as they lose 2 - 1 at Charlton in League One
Gboly Ariyibi (45) played the first half as MK Dons were held to a 1 - 1 draw by Southend. Both teams are are tied on 24 points
Niall Mason (in18) and Doncaster visited #2 Wigan in League One and got beat 3 - 0. Doncaster's poor form continues as they now find themselves 2 point off the red zone.
In England's Championship, Antonee Robinson (90 + yellow) and Bolton were held to a 2 - 2 draw by Reading. Bolton are now 7 matches undefeated after their disastrous start to the season and remain in the bottom three
In England's National League, Jon-Paul Pittman (2) made a cameo appearance at the end of the match as Torquay traveled to Sutton and won 0 - 1. This was Jon-Paul's first appearance since 7th of October (injury)
WEDNESDAY
Timothy Weah (71) as PSG U19 win 2 - 0 over Scotland's Celtic U19 in the UEFA Youth League (Group B). Next up is Bayern Munich U19 in a match that will settle the group winners
Ryan Malone (90) as Lokomotive Leipzig are tied in a goalless draw with cross-town rivals Chemie Leipzig in Regionalliga (Nordost)
Erik Lickert (90 + yellow) for Homborg (Regionalliga) in a regional cup match at Saarbrücken that Homborg won 3 - 4
THURSDAY
GK Jonathan Klinsmann was the back-up keeper as Hertha visited Spain's Athletico Madrid in the Europa League (Group J) losing 3 - 2. Hertha are eliminated
Matt Miazga (90) for Vitesse as they battled to a 1 - 1 draw at Italy's Lazio in the Europa League (Group K). Vitesse are eliminated
Aaron Schoenfeld (60) as M.Tel Aviv hosted Czech team Slavia Prague in the Europa League (Group A) losing 0 - 2. M.Tel Aviv are eliminated
FRIDAY
Haji Wright off the bench at 76' as Sandhausen lose 1 - 2 at home to Heidenheim in Germany 2Liga. Ken Gipson remained on the bench for Sandhausen. Kevin Lankford did not make Heidenheim's 18 today. Sandhausen now have lost 3 of their last 4
Terence Boyd (86) Scored 2 Goals, but that was not enough as Darmstadt gave up a 90 +5 own goal and settled for a 3 - 3 draw at Union Berlin in Germany 2Liga. After what looked like a great pre-season Terence has only made the team 4 times (League) and 3 of those were as a sub, so excellent
showing on Terence's part today
Perry Kitchen (90) as Randers fall 0 - 2 at home to Sonderjyske in Denmark's Superliga.
Devann Yao (14) as Meppen are held to a 1 - 1 draw with Sonnenhof and Joe Gyau (90 + yellow) in Germany 3Liga
Joel Sonora (80) in Stuttgart II 2 - 1 loss at FC Ulm in Regionalliga (Sudwest)
Timothy Tillman (90) as Bayern II dispatch FC Unterföhring 5 - 2 in Regionalliga (Bayern)
If your team gets 2 Red Cards its unlikely that you will get a good result. Adam Benn (90), who Captained Neindorf saw his team disintegrate after 2 reds, 3 - 0 at FC TUS Osdorf in Oberliga (Hamburg)
Ian Claus (90) Scored Twice as Süderelbe had little trouble with Rugenbergen winning 3 - 1 also in Oberliga (Hamburg)
In France Ligue 2, Jordan Siebatcheu (90) as Reims traveled to AC Ajaccio and won 0 - 1 with an ET goal. Riems are 4 points clear at the top of the table. Next up Auxerre
Auxerre, who had GK Quentin Westberg as their backup keeper today, gave up a 90 + 3 goal, to draw 1 - 1 at home with Nancy in Ligue 2
In Netherlands Eerste Divisie, Kai Koreniuk went 75' as Jong AZ lost 3 - 2 at Dordrecht. Jong AZ have hit a bad patch as they have now lost 4 of their last 5
Maurits De Baar continues to make the first team roster, today remaining on the bench as Waalwijk win 2 - 1 over FC Oss in Eerste Divisie, that's 2 in a row for Waalwijk
Kenny Saief (15) played the last 15 minutes of Gent's game. This was Kenny's first minutes in the senior squad since May and his first appearance since the USA/Ghana match in July. Good to see him back from injury. Gent really didn't need him today as they easily won 3 - 1 over Mouscron in Belgium's Jupiler League. Gent has won 4 of their last 5 and risen to 6th place in the league
Jay Denny (90) as Newtown fall 3 - 0 at Aberystwyth in Wales Premier League. After an awful start Newtown fought their way off the bottom of the table, so today's loss is a bit of a set back for their revival (after winning 2 straight)
SATURDAY
GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) gets the Shut Out as Kiel hold on for a goalless draw as they hosted Alfredo Morales (90) and Ingolstadt in Germany 2Liga
Jann George (24) as Regensburg beat Duisburg 4 - 0 in Germany 2Liga
Masami Okada (90) as Babelsberg draw 1 - 1 at home with BFC Dynamo in Regionalliga (Nordost)
GK Brandon Austin was the backup keeper for Tottenham U23 as they traveled to Manchester City U23, losing 4 - 2 in EPL2
Isaiah Young remained on the bench for Bremen II as they hosted Erfurt in a match that ended scoreless in Germany 3Liga
Marc Heider (90) Robbie Kristo (in 18) as Osnabruck visited Jena in Germany 3Liga and snagged an away point in a goalless affair.
Royal Fennell made the bench for Hallescher (he last appeared 19th August / Injured) as they traveled to Magdeburg in 3Liga, losing 2 - 1
Bryan Gaul (90) as Elversberg drop 3 points at home in a 0 - 2 defeat by Mannheim in Regionalliga (Südwest)
Player/Coach Fabian Hurzeller (58) as Pipinsreid fall 1 - 3 at home to Eichstätt in Regionalliga (Bayern)
Malik McLemore (90) as Bayern Hof visited Eltersdorf and lost 3 - 1 in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)
GK Bakary Sanyang (90) as Pfeddersheim traveled to FSV Salmrohr and won 2 - 3 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)
Kevin Olali (90) in Morlautern's 1 - 1 draw at home to FV Engers in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)
GK Malcolm Little (90) gave up an early goal for Dudenhofen, but that's all Trier needed to win, as Dudenhofen fall 0 - 1 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)
Kyrian Nwabueze (90 + yellow) Scored Gorica's 1st Goal, in a match that ended 2 - 2 as Gorica could not hold on at home in Slovenia Prva Liga
John Brooks (70) in Wolfsburg's 2 - 1 loss at Augsburg in Germany's Bundesliga (possible injury??)
Caleb Stanko gets 11 minutes for Freiburg as they win 2 - 1 at home over Mainz in Bundesliga
So the anticipated Christian Pulisic (90) v Weston McKennie (33 + yellow) in the biggest rivalry in German Football, was kind of a fizzle. Weston McKennie came off early, after the Schalke mid-field was over-run by Dortmund, and ineffectual. Christian was pretty active, and was involved in the set up of the first goal. Certainly a fun match to watch if you were not invested in either team, as Dortmund and Schalke play to a 4 - 4 draw in Bundesliga with Dortmund giving up an impressive 4 - 0 first half lead
Oh My! what a bad day in Newcastle. DeAndre Yedlin (90) scored an OG and Newcastle fall 0 - 3 to Watford. Newcastle has now lost their last 4 matches and slipped down to 13th place (just 4 points above the red zone). The numbers tell the tale for Newcastle, scored 1 goal given up 8 goals in this losing run
Lyndon Gooch remained on the bench as Sunderland win 0 - 2 at Burton in England's Championship. This was only Sunderland's 2nd win of the season and new coach Chris Coleman's first
Luca de la Torre remained on the bench as Fulham beats Millwall in the Championship by 1 - 0
Antonee Robinson (90) as last place Bolton are crushed 5 - 1 at #1Wolves in the Championship
Niall Mason (90) as Doncaster beats MK Dons 2 - 1 in England's League One. (Gboly Ariyibi remained on the bench for the Don's)
GK Brendon Moore was backup keeper again as Rochdale wins 2 - 0 over Peterborough in League One
Duane Holmes (77) was quickly called into action after starting on the bench as he replaced an injured team-mate. Scunthorpe didn't miss a beat though and went on to win 2 - 0 over Charlton making it 5 straight wins and snagging 3rd place in League One
Timothy Weah was an unused sub today as PSG II traveled to Schiltigheim and drew 1 - 1 in France National League 2 (Group B)
Cameron Carter-Vickers (68) as Sheffield United comeback from 0 - 1 down to Birmingham and draw 1 - 1 in England's Championship. Seems the substitution was tactical. Sheffield have hit a bump in the road and have now dropped to 3rd place
Fabian Johnson played the 2nd half as M'Gladbach beat Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 2 - 1 and move up to 4th place in the table
Juan Torres remained on the bench as (10 man) Lokoren traveled to St. Truiden in Belgium's Jupiler League and came away with a point in a goalless draw
Theo Wilson (90) as NK Krka fall 4 - 1 at NK Rogaska in Slovenia Druga Liga. NK Krka now in 7th place, next up at home to #2 Nafta
Shawn Barry remained on the bench as #3 Korona visited #2 Legia in Poland's Ekstraklasa winning 3 - 2. Korona unbeaten in their last 10, break Legia's unbeaten run at 6 matches
Shaq Moore (90) as Levante faced Athletico Madrid in Spain's La Liga and, well, Shaq will want to forget this one as Levante were destroyed 0 - 5 in front of their home crowd. Athletico up to 3rd and Levante down to 13th after today's result.
Indiana Vassilev (90) Callum Stretch (10) as Aston Villa U18 lose 2 - 1 at Reading U18 in England's U18 Premier League.
In New Zealand Football Championship, James Pendrigh Scored Twice as Canterbury saw off Hamilton 3 - 0 for their 2nd straight win
Eric Panzer started for Team Wellington as they fall 2 - 1 at Waitakere in New Zealand Football Championship
Ander Egiluz started, went 90, for Basconia as they traveled to Portugalete, losing 2 - 0 in Spain's Tercera (Group 4) Basconia battling for survival, Portugalete battling for promotion
SUNDAY
Jonathan Amon (80) Scored Nordsjaelland's 5th Goal as they trounce Horsens 6 - 0 in Denmark's Superliga. Jonathan's first goal for his new club. Nordsjaelland move to 3rd place (3 points off of first)
Lyonel Hyer remained on the bench as Hannover U19 beat RB Leipzig U19 5 - 3 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)
Ashton Gotz (90) as last place Roda visit 2nd place Ajax and get blown-out 5 - 1 in Netherlands Eredivisie
Oscar Ortiz (90) as Rathenow traveled to Strausberg and played to a goalless draw in Oberliga NOVF (Nord)
Julian Green (90) Scored Furth's 4th Goal as they beat visitors St. Pauli 4 - 0 in Germany's 2Liga
GK Danny Rogers in his normal back-up position for Aberdeen as they win 1 - 3 at Kilmarnock in Scotland's Premier League
Emmanuel Sabbi (15) as Hobro traveled to Odense and lost 3 - 0 in Denmark Superliga
Eric Lichaj (90) as Nottingham Forest drop home points in a 0 - 2 loss to Cardiff in England's Championship.
Christopher Thorsheim (90) as Nykøbing traveled to Skive and draw 4 - 4 in Denmark Division 1
George Fochive entered for Viborg at 66' as they faced off at Roskilde, losing 1 - 0 in Denmark Division 1
Joshua Perez (22) as #1 Livorno lost their first game of the season 1 - 0 at #2 Pisa in Italy Serie C (Group A) Livorno still lead the league by 5 points
GK Gabriel Rosario was back-up keeper for Reading U23 as they visited Stoke U23 and won 2 - 3 in England's EPL2
Bobby Wood (82) as Hamburg beat Hoffenheim 3 - 0 in Germany's Bundesliga
Matt Miazga (90) Headed in Vitesse First Goal at 87th minute, as they go on to beat 10 man Den Haag in Netherlands Eredivisie
Danny Williams (90) as Huddersfield lose 1 - 2 at home to Manchester City in the EPL. Manchester City remain unbeaten this season, Huddersfield with 2 straight loses are firmly mid-table
Kai Celestin (48) as CD Sariñena hosted Robres in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17). CD Sariñena has now dropped the last 2 matches and slipped to 8th place
John Neeskens came off the bench for Santaboia as they are held to a goalless draw by Espanyol B in Tercera Division (Group 5). In fairness Espanyol B are runaway leaders of the league, with no loses, so a pretty good result for Santaboia
Joe Efford (70) in Ergotelis 4 - 0 loss at Doxa Dramas in Greece Football League. Ergotelis just 2 points from first 5 matches.
Stefan Antonijevic made a cameo appearance as Lillestrom visited Sandefjord in Norway's Eliteserien winning 1 - 3.
Aaron Schoenfeld (9) came on late as M. Tel Aviv traveled to H. Haifa and played to a 2 - 2 draw in Israel Ligat ha'Al.
GK Ethan Horvath was back-up keeper again for Club Brugge as they came from behind twice to beat Waregem 3 - 2 and maintain their lead of Belgium's Jupiler League
Keaton Parks was in the 18 for Benfica, but remained on the bench as they destroyed Setubal 6 - 0 in Portugal's Primeira Liga, and moved into 3rd place. A little disappointed that the Benfica coach went with senior players as sub's late in the game. But I am sure that Keaton will get his chances, and take advantage when he does.
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