First, the wrap is a little shorter this week, weather is the culprit. So many games postponed, it will be interesting to see how, especially in Germany, these games get made up. The German Leagues just shut for the Winter Break, so no matches scheduled till mid/late January. Note: There are some Cup matches scheduled next week.
So to the shout outs.....Timothy Chandler in his first game back for Frankfurt had two assists in the first 30 minutes, enough to ensure their victory. Timothy came back energized by his time off and played maybe his best game this season. Jordan Siebatcheu gave some additional bubbles to the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, Riems, with a hat-trick performance, and for good measure, an assist. Finally, Christian Pulisic waited till the very end of the match, for effect, to score Dortmund's winning goal and send the fans into a state of delirium
Our forgotten/re-emerging player is not playing in the hallowed grounds of Europe, but in the infant ISL in India. Keeper Paul Rachubka has now played 5 straight matches since joining the Southern Indian team of Kerala and he has managed 3 clean sheet's. Paul spent the majority of his career in England.
Young Gun of the week, any one named Malone!! Maurice scored for Augsburg U19 and Ryan Scored for Lokomotive Leipzig - both in Germany
To the lists. First the short(est) list I have done
GOALS
Ryan Malone - Germany
Jordan Siebatcheu (3) - France
Christian Pulisic - Germany
Maurice Malone - Germany
ASSIST
Timothy Chandler (2) - Germany
Jordan Siebatcheu - France
SHUT OUT
Paul Rachubka - India
......and the longer more comprehensive listing;
MONDAY
Giles Phillips (10) as QPR U23 fall 2 - 1 at Millwall U23 in England's PDL (South) QPR U23 had the lead until 72nd minute - they are still top of the table though, but after 2 loses and a draw their lead is now cut to 1 point
Perry Kitchen went 90 & picked up a yellow as the hapless Randers lose 0 - 4 at home to Midtyjlland in the Danish Superliga...can any one say Division 1 next season
Aaron Schoenfeld (57) as M Tel Aviv are held to a goalless draw at M. Petach Tikva. No loses but the draws are pilling up and the points slipping away for M Tel Aviv, now in 4th place in Israels Ligat ha'Al
TUESDAY
In his all to familiar spot, Shawn Barry remained on the bench as Korona traveled to Jagiellonia and got trounced 5 - 1 in Poland Ekstraklase. 2nd straight loss for Korona, who slip to 5th, but giving up 8 goals in 2 matches - not good!
John Brooks (90) in Wolfsburg's 1 - 1 home draw with RB Leipzig. Leipzig are clearly the 2nd best team in Bundesliga, right now, so a draw and a much needed point for Wolfsburg is not such a bad result.
Kenny Saief (72) as Gent are bounced out of the Belgium Cup 4 - 1 at Kortijk in the quarter finals. Kenny's first start since returning from injury, a positive to take away (maybe the only one) from Gent's performance.
Caleb Stanko off the bench at 78' helping Freiburg maintain their 1 - 0 lead over M'Gladbach till the end of the match. An important 3 points for them. 3 wins and a draw over their last 4 matches and Freiburg are 3 points clear of the Bundesliga relegation zone (Fabian Johnson still with a back injury at M'Gladbach)
Timothy Chandler (90) is back. 2 Assists in the first 30 minutes was enough for Frankfurt to win 1 - 2 at Hamburg (minus injured Bobby Wood) The win puts Frankfurt into a 4th place tie with Dortmund and M'Gladbach. Welcome back Timmy
Christian Pulisic went 70 as Dortmund finally won a game, 0 - 2 at Mainz. Early season points have kept them in the top 4 - now they need to take this match as a turn-around
Geoff Cameron (90) as Stoke visited 4th place Burnley, this seasons big surprise in the EPL, losing 1 - 0 on an 89th minute goal
Danny Williams (90) as Huddersfield suffered another defeat, this time 1 - 3 at home to Chelsea. That's just 3 points from their last 5 matches
Jon-Paul Pittman, still rehabbing from injury, got 11 minutes in at the end of the game as Torquay got a late goal (90) to draw 1 - 1 at home with Gateshead in England's National League
WEDNESDAY
Timothy Tillman (45) played the first half in Bayern U19's DFB Junior Pokal Quarter Final match, as they traveled to Kaiserslautern U19 and lost 3 - 2
Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse have to battle back to gain a 2 - 2 draw against the lowly Willem II in Netherlands Eredivisie
Ryan Malone (90) Scored Lokomotive Leipzig's 2nd (and winning) Goal as they go on to beat BAK 07 3 - 1 in Germany's Regionalliga (Nordost) That's 7 goals so far this season for Ryan.
Weston McKennie (90) for Schalke as they rise to the #2 spot in Bundesliga, on a 3 - 2 win over Augsburg.
DeAndre Yedlin (90) in Newcastle's 0 - 1 home defeat by Everton in England's Premier League. Newcastle have only 1 point from their last 5 matches - can Rafa pull them out of their freefall?
GK Danny Rogers, was the backup keeper, as usual, for Aberdeen as they traveled to St. Johnstone and won 0 - 3. Aberdeen tied 2nd (with Rangers) in the Scottish Premier League
Maki Tall (90) for Tours as they fall 2 - 1 at Amiens in France Coupe de la Ligue
THURSDAY
Joel Sonora (64) as Stuttgart II beat Hessen Kassel 1 - 0 in Regionalliga (Sudwest). This was Stuttgart II's first win since October 15th!!!
In Israel, M. Tel Aviv won the Toto Cup for a record 5th time. Aaron Schoenfeld came off the bench in the 86th minute to help close out the match with H.Beer Sheva at 0 - 1
Jay Denny (90) as Newtown wins 2 - 1 over Llandudno in Wales Premier League
FRIDAY
GK Paul Rachubka (90) gets the Shut Out as Kerala Blasters win 1 - 0 over North East Utd. in India's ISL (top tier) for their first win of the season
Jerome Kiesewetter (13) makes his first appearance in a while (injury) as Dusseldorf traveled to Braunschweig in Germany 2Liga and won 0 - 1. Dusseldorf now lead 2Liga, by 1 point, but have played 1 more game than those chasing to the top
Alfredo Morales (90) for Ingolstadt as they visited Union Berlin in 2Liga, winning this one 1 - 2 and moving into 4th place (over Union Berlin) Good result for them
Royal Fennell (90) as Hallescher played at league leaders Paderborn in Germany 3Liga and came away with a point in a goalless draw - great performance on their part, and helping to pull away from the relegation zone
In France Ligue 2, Auxerre traveled to AC Ajaccio an were beaten 3 - 1, with GK Quentin Westberg on the bench. Both Auxerre backs managed to score goals for the opposition - really bad defense at Auxerre!!!
Andrija Novakovich (90) as Telstar got back on the right track, winning 0 - 1 at Jong Utrecht in Eerste Divisie in the Netherlands. Telstar up to 4th place, still in the promotion mix
Kai Koreniuk (90) and Jong AZ were trounced 3 - 0 at Maastricht in Eerste Divisie. That's 4 straight losses for them, and 3rd from bottom could spell doom unless they break out of this funk
SATURDAY
Kevin Lankford (15) and Heidenheim visited Aue in Germany 2Liga and stole a point with a late equalizer in a 1 - 1 draw
Jann George (90) as Regensburg defended home-turf winning 3 - 2 over Bielefeld in 2Liga. Regensburg move up to 6th
GK Danny Rogers was back-up keeper for Aberdeen as they won easily, 4 - 1 over Hibernian in Scotland's Premier League
Bad day for Sonnenhof and Joe Gyau (71 + RED Card) Mario Rodriguez remained on thr bench as they traveled to Magdeburg and were thrashed 3 - 0 in Germany 3Liga
Isaiah Young (84) as Bremen II lost 1 - 0 at Unterhaching in 3Liga
Oh Yes!!! Jordan Siebatcheu (85) SCORES A HAT-TRICK and gets an Assist as Reims demolish Valenciennes 5 - 1 in France League 2 and maintain their 7 point lead at the top of the table, with their 4th straight win (Reims last league loss was October 13th)
Antonio Iacovelli, Off the bench at 72 min. as CD Cesena U19 throttled Parma U19 4 - 0 in Italy's Primavera 2 (Group A) for their 3rd straight win (6 matches unbeaten) and move into 3rd place (tied with 4 other teams) 4th on GD
In Bundesliga, Caleb Stanko came off the bench at 90' as a time waste for Freiburg in a disastrous 2 ET goal collapse at Augsburg. Final 3 - 3 with, as stated, 2 goals allowed in the 3 minutes of ET
Aron Johannsson made the bench today (1st appearance since knee injury) as Bremen held on for a 2 - 2 draw with Mainz in Bundesliga
Timothy Chandler came off the bench at minute 42 as Frankfurt faced off with Weston McKennie (9) and Schalke, giving up a 2 goal lead in the final 10 minutes, to draw 2 - 2
DeAndre Yedlin (90) as Newcastle visited Arsenal and fall 1 - 0 in the English Premier League. 4th straight loss, and jammed into the relegation zone for Newcastle
Danny Williams (26) in Huddersfield's 1 - 4 win at Watford in the EPL. Huddersfield firmly mid-table
Antonee Robinson (90) in Bolton's 0 - 1 loss to Burton in England's Championship
Eric Lichaj (90) in Nottingham Forest's 2 - 1 loss at Bristol City in the Championship
Cameron Carter-Vickers (69) in Sheffield United's 1 - 0 loss at Preston in the Championship
Lyndon Gooch (67) for Sunderland as they beat Fulham and Tim Ream (90), Luca de la Torre (1) 1 - 0 in the Championship. Sunderland rise above the red zone for the first time in a while
Niall Mason (90) in Doncaster's 1 - 1 home draw with Oldham in England's League One
GK Brendan Moore on the bench for Rochdale as they play to a goalless draw at home to Oxford in League One
Duane Holmes played the first half as 10 man Scunthorpe could not hold the lead against Gboly Ariyibi (30) and MK Don's in a 2 - 2 draw in League One
Geoff Cameron (90) as Stoke are trounced 0 - 3 at home by West Ham in the English Premier League. 3 straight losses for Stoke, who are now just 1 point above the relegation zone.
In Belgium's Jupiler League, Kenny Saief remained on the bench as Gent visited St Liege and played to a goalless draw. Gent hold on to 4th place, but only by 1 point
Christian Pulisic was subbed out at 90 +3, but not before he Scored Dortmund's winning Goal in the 89th minute as they came back after Hoffenheim took the early lead to win 2 - 1, Dortmund's 2nd straight. Just like that Dortmund are in 3rd place (on GD)
Juan Torres remained on the bench as Lokeren draw 1 - 1 at home with Waasland-Beveren in Belgium's Jupiler League. Lokeren are desperate for points, only 2 from their last 5, sit next to last place
Matt Miazga (90) and Vitesse traveled to Twente and grabbed a point in a 1 - 1 draw in Netherlands Eredivisie. Vitesse is real wobbly right now, and have slipped to 7th place, slowly falling out of contention for a Euro spot next season (1w, 2d, 2l in last 5)
SUNDAY
James Pendrigh (90) in Canterbury United's 3 - 0 win at home over Hawkes Bay in New Zealand Premier League
Eric Panzer came off the bench as Team Wellington were held to a goalless draw at home by Southern United in New Zealand Premier League
Maurice Malone came off the bench at 59' and Scored Augsburg U19 2nd Goal in a 2 - 2 draw at Bayern U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)
Julian Green (90) for Furth as they hosted Darmstadt (Boyd & Gaines both with injuries not in 18) in a match that ended 1 - 1 in Germany 2Liga. Both teams go into the winter break in the bottom 3
Ken Gipson (90) as Sandhausen beats GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) and Kiel 3 - 1. Kiel have looked wobbly for the last month, playing to draws in 4 of the last 5. Going into the winter break they have lost their top spot. Sandhausen (Wooten & Wright not in 18) have moved up to 5th place following this 2nd straight win, hopefully the momentum will survive the break.
Khai Celestin, off the bench at 71' as C.D.Sariñena get thumped 0 - 4 at home by league leaders Teruel in Spain Tercera Division (Group 17)
Joe Efford (29) as Ergotelis draw 1 - 1 at home with Apollon Pontou in Greece Football League. Ergotelis are struggling this season, 8 matches / 3 points and sitting at bottom
Keaton Parks only got the final 7 minutes in, which is a shame as Benfica was have a goal fest, as they beat Tondela 1 - 5 in Portugal's Primeira Liga. But he played....so good! Next up #1 Sporting on Jan 3rd- that will be a fun game
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