WEEKLY WRAP: 7.3 through 7.9.2017: The Kids Are Alright & 14 Goals, 3 Assists & 5 Shut Outs

 I have dropped some pieces on goal-keepers, on groups of players in different countries and now US young guns - who were front and center this weekend. As we are in the throws of training games, preseason and also the lower leagues are playing or kicking off their seasons, this is the time of the young, hopeful players, not only from the USA but everywhere. For the USA read on.

Haji Wright celebrates

This past week saw the perceived promise of the future of US Soccer on display around the world and it really gives reason to get excited. Remember that these games are more often than not big vs small with scores in double figures,and are primers for the season. Also some players that I would have in this group have not started playing yet; Joshua Perez in Italy, Timothy Weah in France and Shaq Moore in Spain come to mind.

McKinzie Gaines Scores

The elder's Luca de la Torre at Fulham, Lyndon Gooch at Sunderland, Brendan Hines-Ike at Orebro in Sweden, Matt Miazga at Chelsea and Emerson Hyndman at Bournemouth all fall under the title of elders, some have played for the senior USMNT already and represent the next wave

Weston McKennie battles

The true youngsters, McKinzie Gaines at Darmstadt, Haji Wright and Weston McKennie at Schalke, Maki Tall at Tours in France have all been 'bumped' up to their teams senior squads for this coming season and all of them have responded with goals and assists, with some regularity during this early preseason. Andrija Novakovich, has been loaned for the season to Telstar in the Netherlands, while Matthew Olosunde at Manchester United, Antonee Robinson at Everton, Isaiah Thomas at Wolfsburg all have new long-term contracts while Jonathan Klinsmann and Danny Barbir are both currently without teams  Eric Palmer-Brown is playing at Sporting KC. If you keep going further, Nick Taitague, the now lone Schalke U19 and Kyle Scott at Chelsea may  break out this coming season...the list just goes on (in a good way)

Then finally there is Christian Pulisic - who doesn't really fit in the category's as a true youngster and an elder he fits both - nuf said!

So take Dr Who's TARDIS, say 5 years into the future (maybe a little more) - and conjure up your line-up for the USMNT. You can't help but feel good and a little excited.

Note here: I probably left some players off the list - If you wish, use the comment segment and let every one know...group them 1. Elders 2. True Youngsters - there are quite a few up and comings that I left off the list because, well IMHO, they have mush to prove still.

Next Week is the start of Germany's Regionaliiga and Oberliga seasons so lot's to track in next weekends wrap

OK the short list

GOALS

Gregory Conrad - Iceland

Jalon Brown - Australia

Aaron Schoenfeld - Israel

Jacob Bushue - Finland

Joe Gyau - Germany (f)

Maki Tall - France (f)

McKinzie Gaines - Germany (f)

Ian Garrett - Finland

Brendan Hines-Ike - Sweden
Luca de la Torre - England (f)

Haji Wright (4) - Germany (f)

ASSIST
Weston McKennie (2) - Germany (f)
Haji Wright - Germany (f)

SHUT OUT
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany (f)
Ethan Horvath - Belgium (f)
Paul Blanchette - Finland 
Josh Wicks - Sweden
Zac Lubin - Sweden

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

MONDAY
No Games

TUESDAY

Gregory Conrad Scored the tieing Goal for Afturelding in Iceland's Division 2 as they traveled to Vidar. Gregory went the full 90 minutes and picked up a yellow in ET in this away draw

Tanner Sica went 90, picked up a yellow as Tindastoll visited Volsungur in Iceland Division 2, losing this one 2 - 1

WEDNESDAY

Jalon Brown Scored (yet again) for Valentine as they win 3 - 2 over Newcastle Jets in Australia's NPL (NNSW) That's 11 goals in 8 games !!!

In a Friendly, Ken Gipson started (1st half) and Andrew Wooten started on the bench for Sandhausen as they win 2 - 1 over Luzern of Switzerland

Luca De La Torre started for Fulham in a Friendly against Piast of Poland winning 0 - 1 on a PK

GK Kenneth Kronholm got the Shut Out as Kiel faced off in a Friendly with Ukraine's Shakhtar in a goalless draw

GK Ethan Horvath gets the Shut Out as Club Brugge plays a Friendly at Oleksandriya in Ukraine, winning 0 - 3

THURSDAY

Aaron Schoenfeld (90) Scored, opening his Europa League account as M.Tel Aviv win 0 - 3 at Albania's Tirana. The aggregate for this match-up was 5 - 0 in M.Tel Aviv's favor.

Sarajevo and Nermin Crnkic (90) did not make it through to the next round of the Europa League, winning today's game 2 - 1, but losing the series 3 - 4 on aggregate, following ET and a PK shoot-out

Kyrian Nwabueze went 90 and picked up a yellow as Shirak traveled to Slovakia's Gorica carrying a 2 goal deficit, and for a short while it looked like they might pull off a surprise, unfortunately, it was just to much to ask. Shirak managed a respectable 2 - 2 draw today, but fall 4 - 2 on aggregate

Oh my, Grotta and GK Will Dieterich are just going through the worst time right now, visiting Kopavogur in Iceland's Inkasso-deildin and losing 2 - 0 and now firmly at the bottom of the table with just 5 points from 10 games

Speaking of Iceland, Dion Acoff (90) and Valur won their Europa League tie with Latvia's Ventspils 1 - 0 and will move on to the next round. Valur had a slight advantage going into today's match with a 0 - 0 away draw in the first leg, today's win gave them a 1 - 0 aggregate.

FRIDAY

Brian Span (79) as Mariehamn held on for a 2 - 2 draw at home with Ilves in Finland's Veikkausliiga. Dropped points for Mariehamn, who are fighting for a Europa League spot next season. HJK are well out in front (UCL Spot) and 6 teams are within 4 points of each other for the 2 EL spots, so dropped points - not good

Jacob Bushue (90) Scored BK-46 2nd goal from the spot, giving his team the 2 - 0 win over EsPa in Finland's Kakkonen (Group B). BK-46 who have not lost in their last 5 are now top of the division. Mitchel Lopez went 86 minutes and contributed to the teams performance.

Harrison Hanley did not get off the bench as Haukar traveled to, league leaders, Fylkir in Iceland's Inkasso-deildin and lost 2 - 0

JC Mack (90) and Selfoss battled to a 1 - 1 draw at home to Throttur in Inkasso-deildin in Iceland. Selfoss has drawn their last 2 games and remain in contention, just (they are 6 points behind 2nd place Keflavik)

In a Friendly Germany's Sonnenhof traveled to Austrian team Liefering winning 0 - 2 with a Goal from Joe Gyau in the 11th minute, that went on to be the winner.

With a new contract in hand, and an opportunity to show his worth, Maki Tall played in a friendly in France for the senior squad of Tours and Scored the sole Tours goal in a 2 - 1 defeat by Guingamp. Good showing by Maki

In a Friendly in Germany, Terence Boyd (45) McKinzie Gaines (90) and Darmstadt faced off at Worms, winning 0 - 4 with McKinzie Scoring (again) in the 15th minute (eventual winning goal)

In England, Lyndon Gooch started at forward for Sunderland as they traveled to Bury to play a friendly, which Sunderland won 2 - 3

Caleb Stanko played the 2nd half for Freiburg in a friendly against minnows FV Lörrach-Brombach winning 0 - 8

SATURDAY

Tyler Fischer came off the bench at 67th minute for Avondale as they were held scoreless at home to Hume City in Australia's NPL (Victoria)

Kenny Eze came off the bench at 52 minutes, for North Geelong as they lost their home game to South Melbourne 1 - 5 in Australia's NPL (Victoria) The Geelong Warriors are looking a fair bet for the drop at this point....

Launceston City FC and Dylan Williams were held to a goalless draw by Devonport in Australia's NPL (Tasmania). With only 6 points from 15 matches their future in the NPL looks short for Launceston

GK Daniel Schmidt and Vegalta Sendai continue their skid as they fall 3 - 0 to Kobe in Japan's J-League. That's 3 straight loses for Vegalta

In Finland's Ykkonen, Etchu Tabe (90) Felix De Bona (90) and Ekenas held on for a 1 - 1 home draw with Haka. Ekenas is hovering above the drop zone and need points if they are to survive

Dylan Autran (64) in Mikkeli's 4 - 1 loss at PKKU in Finland's Kakkonen (Group A) Mikkeli is another team sliding down the league rapidly, with 3 straight loses

Mikkelin Kissat (MiKi) and Isaac Kannah were totally dismantled by KTP 0 - 6 in Finland's Kakkonen (Group A)

On Brighter news from Finland's Kakkonen (Group A) GK Paul Blanchette recorded another Shut Out as PEPO played host to Kiffen and won 2 - 0. PEPO in 4th (on GD)

In Finland's Kakkonen (Group C) Ian Garrett (82) Scored VIFK's 2nd Goal as they went on to win 2 - 4 at Narpes Kraft. VIFK have won their last 5 and sit just 1 point out of first place on the table

Tanner Sica (90) was on the losing side in a 0 - 1 home defeat for Tindastoll as the hosted Hugin in Iceland's Division 2. With 2 loses this week Tindastoll need to figure out were the problem's are quickly

In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Brendan Hines-Ike went 90, picked up a yellow and Scored Orebro's only Goal as they fall 3 - 1 to Hammarby, stopping their win streak at 3 games. Orebro are far enough off the bottom to feel safe following their run

GK Josh Wicks (90) gets the Shut Out against his old team 1 - 0, as Sirius were pushed by AFC until they broke through at the 75th minute. The win has Sirius in 3rd place in Allsvenskan in their first season back. AFC has not faired well and will probably be back in Superettan next season

In what is becoming a normal thing, Eric Friedlander spent the match on the bench for Nykopings as they visited Vasteras in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra), losing 3 - 1. Nykopings needs to shore up its defense quickly, if they are to survive the drop

Ryan Masch (74) and Skovde just didn't have enough today as they fall 2 - 3 at home to Kristianstads in Sweden's Division 1 (Sodra). With just 3 points from their last 5 matches Skovde have slipped into the red zone

In a Friendly, GK Mike Lansing remains unbeaten for his new club Aalborg as the Danish side visited Rostock in Germany and earned a 1 - 1 draw

Aaron Jóhannsson started for Bremen in a friendly that was abandoned after young Ajax player, Abdelhak Nouri, collapsed during the game. Our thoughts are with the Abdelhak for a speedy recovery

Fulham looked good for the win after Luca de la Torre Scored their 2nd Goal, giving them a 0 - 2 lead over Czech team Zlin in their Friendly match, then they gave up 2 goals in 3 minutes....and the game ended 2 - 2. Tim Ream also started for Fulham

In, undoubtedly, the most tracked, and fun, friendly of the day, Schalke traveled to minnows, Erkenschwick, winning 1 - 9. Weston McKennie (90) had 2 Assists, and Haji Wright Scored 4 (Four) Goals and an Assist, in his 2nd half appearance. With so much written by others I leave it at this.

Alfredo Morales started for Ingolstadt in their Friendly with Wehen with the hosts Ingolstadt winning 2 - 1

SUNDAY

In a Friendly Lyndon Gooch and Sunderland managed a 2 - 2 draw at Hibernian in Scotland

Julian Green played the 2nd half in a Friendly in Germany, as Stuttgart visited Stuttgart kickers, in a game that ended in a 1 - 1 draw

In Sweden's Division 1 (Sodra) 5th place Ljunskile tried to stop their 3 game skid, and succeeded. GK Zac Lubin gets the Shut Out as Ljungskile traveled to Qviding and won 0 - 1. Zac played 90 and picked up a very late yellow (time wasting maybe?)

In a Friendly, Caleb Stanko played in the 2nd half for Freiburg as they had no difficulty with amateurs Freiburger winning 0 - 8

Christian Eissele came off the bench for the 2nd half as Jaro tried to make up a 1 goal difference at GriFK, but they fall short losing their Finland Ykkonen game 1 - 0. GriFK Daniel Stevens stayed on the bench for this match, which was only their 2nd win of the season. After 2 straight losses Jaro has slipped into a dangerous position 7th place in a 10 team league)

Shawn Barry got his first run out with his new team in Poland, Korona Kielce in a friendly with Greek side AEK. Shawn came off the bench in the 62nd minute in a 0 - 1 loss

Will Daniels (90) and Grindavik got back on their winning ways with a 2 - 1 win over Akureyri in Iceland's Pepsideilid. Grindavik go back to the top of the league, with Valur (the only team that can keep pace with them) and Dion Acoff, playing later today

GK Alex Horwath was the back-up keeper for Brann in Norway's Eliteserien as they traveled to Stabaek, losing this one 2 - 0. Brann are really having trouble lately, and although they sit in 2nd place they are falling further behind leaders Rosenborg, as a number of teams creep closer (Molde are on the same point total, Sarpsborg 1 behind and now Stabaek are just 3 points back) 

Dion Acoff (90) and Valur hosted Stjarnan in Iceland's Pepsidelid with a chance of taking over clear league leadership. Unfortunately Valur fell a little short drawing 1 - 1 at home. So at the end of this week of games Valur & Grindavik share the top spot, with Valur ahead on GD.

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WEEKLY WRAP: 6.26 - 7.2.2017: 17 Goals / 2 Assists/ 1 Shutout - Europa/Scandinavia & Friendlies

Well that was a lively week for our American players....17 goals!!!! ( well with a bunch coming in decidedly one-sided friendlies) But regardless it was a lot more fun tracking the action this week than a few of the past weeks....a few things that stood out to me - Terence Boyd and McKinzie Gaines are just tearing it up for Darmstadt, even if its just pre-season, both have multiple goals and assists. Jalon Brown continues to score and impress in Australia, as does Leon Taylor in Sweden. Andrew Wooten is also of to a good start with his brace.

In the nets, Paul Blanchette recovered from a weak performance on Tuesday with another Shut Out on Sunday. Mike Lansing has debuted for Aalborg in Denmark, playing 2 games this week and on the winning side both times, also a shout out to Matt Pyzdrowski with 2 PK saves in 2 games.

In the Europa League it was mixed results, with most teams (with Americans) playing away from home. Shirak lost 2 - 0 at home, hard to recover from that, Valur had a goalless draw away, Sarajevo lost 2 - 1 away - but that away goal could be critical in the return and Tel Aviv won handily at home 2 - 0

So here's the list (short first)

GOALS
Brian Span - Finland
Ian Garrett - Finland
Robbie Kristo (2) - Germany (f)
Felix De Bona - Finland
Lawrence Smith - Finland
Royal Fennell - Germany (f)
Jalon Brown (2) - Australia
Leon Taylor - Sweden
Mitchel Lopez - Finland
Andrew Wooten (2) - Germany (f)
Terence Boyd (2) - Germany (f)
McKinzie Gaines - Germany (f)
Mix Diskerud - Sweden

ASSIST
McKinzie Gaines - Germany
Branden Hines-Ike - Sweden

SHUT OUT
Paul Blanchette - Finland

....and the longer comprehensive list


MONDAY

Alex De John was on the bench and Andrew Stadler got his first minutes (9) for Dalkurd as they had little problems overcoming Norrby in Sweden's Superettan, and made the move to 2nd place in the division

Matt Pyzdrowski (90) saved his 2nd PK min as many games, as Helsingborg traveled
to Varnamo and battled to a 1 - 1 draw in Superettan. Helsingborg now sit in 3rd place, so Americans in 2 of the top 3 teams in this division in Sweden

In Iceland Pepsideilid, Will Daniels went 90 as Grindavik faced off at Breidablik and managed a goalless draw. Grindavik has only lost 1 game and are in 2nd place behind Valur and Dion Acoff by just 2 points

TUESDAY

Brian Span (90 + yellow) Scored Mariehamn's 2nd goal as they went on to beat up Inter Turku 5 - 0 in Finland's Veikkausliiga. Mariehamn has been a little hit and miss so far this season, but they are good enough to hold down the 3rd place (eventual Europa League) spot

Christian Eissele (82) as Jaro beat OPS 2 - 1 in Finland Ykkonen. Jaro are solidly mid-
table after a poor start to the season, but have improved lately with a 2w/2l/1d in their last 5

In Finland Kakkonen (Group A) Dylan Autran started and went the first half as Mikkeli fall 0 - 1 at home to Sudet. Mikkeli are another mid-table team at this point, but the league is tightly contested so they are only 4 points of the lead (4 points between 1 & 7 place)

PEPO lost today dropping them from the top position to 4th, as GK Paul Blanchette allowed 2 goals, at home, to KTP - who are now top, and lost 1 - 2, in Finland's Kakkonen (Group A)

Both Jacob Bushue and Mitchell Lopez got 90 minutes in today as BK-46 traveled to NuPS and won handily, 0 - 4. BK-46 are now in 3rd place - 2 points off the lead, and unbeaten in their last 5

Jossimer Sanchez went 90, picked up a yellow as GBK had to fight back for a 1 - 1 draw with TP-47 in Finland's Kakkonen (Group C) - no shows today Lawrence Smith for GBK, Jordan Rouse for TP-47 the loss of points cost GBK their 3rd place (they drop to 5th) as TP-47 move up to 4th

Timothy Wilson (90 + yellow) as OTP visited Hercules in Finland Kakkonen (Group C) and won a thrilling 2 - 3 match, for their first win of the season. OTP are improving slowly with 1w/3d/1L record over the last 5 matches. They are still bottom, but just 3 points from safety

Ian Garrett played 66 minutes, but importantly, Scored the winning goal as VIFK traveled to PK-37 and won 1 - 2 in Finland Kakkonen (Group C). This was Ian's 2nd appearance for VIFK and his first Goal. VIFK has now won 4 straight and moved into (clear) 2nd place.

In a Friendly in Sweden, Brendan Hines-Ike went 90 as Orebro fall 0 - 1 to Djurgarden

In a Friendly (played in Sweden) Denmark's Aalborg with debutante GK Mike Lansing got the win over Hacken. Always good to start at a new team with a win - nice one Mike

In a friendly played in Lithuania, Mix Diskerud went 90 as Sweden's Goteborg lost 3 - 1 to Zaigiris.

WEDNESDAY

Michael Stewart (90) Will Weber (in 18) and Orebro Syrianska visited Boo FF in Sweden's Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) battling to a goalless draw - Orebro Syrianska are slipping behind in points, down to 6th place with 1W/2D/2L in their last 5 and are looking like a mid-table finish is most probable.

Eric Friedlander stayed on the bench as Nykopings visited IFK Lulea in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra) and won 0 - 2 - this is a big help for Nykopings as they battle to get off the bottom. This win puts them just 3 points from safety

In a Friendly in Germany, Jerome Kiesewetter played the 2nd half in a laugher as Dusseldorf laid a beating on minnows TSV Kresfel Bockum 0 - 14

and if you think that's a whooping! Russell Canouse played the second half in Bochum's 0 - 23 (yup twenty three) win over TuS Querenburg

So whats missing? Goals neither player scored in a combined 37 goals - with little detail available on these 2 matches its hard to say whether they assisted on any. First pre-season matches against tiny teams (mostly amateur) doesn't really say a lot about the winners future though

In another Friendly in Germany, Robbie Kristo came off the bench for the 2nd half and Scored 2 Goals for Osnabruck as they drilled SV Brukteria Dreierwalde 0 - 12

THURSDAY

Kyrian Nwabueze went 74 minutes as Shirak fall at home 0 - 2 to Slovakian's Gorica in the Europa League Qualifications (1st leg) - a bit of an uphill climb now for Shirak

Dion Acoff (90) as Valur traveled to Latvia and met Ventspils in their 1st leg of the Europa League Qualification, battling to a goalless draw - I think that Valur and Dion have the advantage as they host the 2nd leg in Iceland on July 5th

Nermin Crnkic (90) as Sarajevo played their first leg Europa League Qualifier in Moldovia against Zaria Balti, they lost 2 - 1 but will return home, where they have a tremendous record, and also an away goal to help if needed

Aaron Schoenfeld came off the bench at 78' as M.Tel Aviv won their home leg of the Europa League 2 - 0 over Tirana of Albania - good start for Tel Aviv

In Iceland's Inkasso-deildin, GK Will Dieterich (90) and Grotta fall 0 - 1 to Keflavik as things at Grotta just seem to be getting worse after 4 straight losses

FRIDAY

Tyler Fischer started for Avondale as they traveled to Melbourne Knights in the Australian NPL (Victoria) and came away with a 1 - 1 draw. Avondale currently sit in 4th place, and every dropped point is hurting

Christian Eissele (28) and Jaro hosted Etchu Tabe (90) and Felix De Bona (90 + yellow)
and Ekenas in Finland's Ykkonen. Ekenas broke their 3 game losing streak with the 1 - 2 win, with Felix De Bona Scoring Ekenas first goal. Ekenas are out of the red zone (barely)

Jossimer Sanchez (90) and Lawrence Smith (13) traveled to JJK in Finland's Kakkonen (Group C) Lawrence Smith, back from injury, celebrated with an 85th minute Goal, helping GBK win this one 0 - 3 and getting them back on track and into 3rd place

JC Mack (90) as Selfoss held on to a 1 - 1 draw with Fram in Iceland's Inkasso-deildin. Selfoss who started the season well enough are really in an up and down mode right now, they need the points to stay in contention, sitting in 5th place

In Friendlies:

Royal Fennell (90) as Hallescher visited BAK 07 and Scored the first goal for Hallescher as they go on to win 1 - 2

Joe Gyau played the 2nd half in a friendly pitting Sonnenhof against Stuttgart Kickers in a match that ended 2 - 0 in Sonnenhof's favor

SATURDAY

Jalon Brown Scored 2 Goals as Valentine visited Adamstown in Australia's NPL (NNSW) but they still lose 4 - 2 in a blow to their championship run. They are still in 2nd place but now 4 points adrift of the leaders Lambton (I have no information on whether or not Alec Faulkner played today)

Kenny Eze started on the bench for North Geelong as they were thumped at home by league leaders Heidelberg 0 - 4 . North Geelong look doomed to slip into the obscurity of the lower leagues in Australia

GK Daniel Schmidt (90) and Vegalta Sendai had to much on their plate today as an own goal and a 90+ goal sent them down to a home defeat 2 - 3 by G-Osaka in Japan's J-League for their 2nd straight loss

Leon Taylor (90) Scored Bodens only goal in a 1 - 2 home defeat at the hands of Bollnas GIF in Sweden's Division 2 (Norrland). 2 straight loses and Bodens have slipped to 6th and look to be out of contention at this point

Isaac Kannah (90) as MiKi traveled to Kultsu in Finland's Kakkonen (Group A) losing this one 2 - 0

BK-46 had little trouble in Kakkonen (Group B) winning 1 - 5 over SalPa. Jacob Bushue played into ET before being subbed out, and picked up a yellow, while Mitchel Lopez Scored BK-46's 4th goal and played 88'. BK-46 share the top spot, but in this highly contested league only 3 points separate 1 through 6.

Timothy Wilson stayed on the bench today as OTP traveled to KajHa in Finland's Kakkonen (Group C) losing 2 - 1. OTP remain in last place

Tanner Sica (90) as Tindastoll hosted KV in Iceland's Division 2, winning this one 5 - 3. Tindastoll are slowly creeping up the table, with 3 wins and a draw in their last 4, now in 7th

No Romain Gal for Sundsvall today as they hosted Sirius and GK Josh Wicks (Both players are DC United Alum's) Sirius won this one 1 - 2, for their 2nd straight win and move into 3rd place. While Sundsvall slip further down after 4 straight losses in Sweden's Allsvenskan

Ryan Masch (90) as Skovde traveled to Assyriska BK in Sweden's Division 1 (Sodra) and fought to a 1 - 1 draw. Skovde have pulled themselves out of the red zone, but on the strength of 3 draws, against teams below them

Harrison Hanley stayed on the bench as Haukar whooped Leiknir F. 5 - 0 in Iceland Inkasso-deildin

Stefan Antonijevic (90) as Lillestrom win at home 2 - 0 over Strömsgodset in Norway's Eliteserien, that's 4 wins in 5 games for Lillestrom

Gregory Conrad (63) as Afturelding hosted Vestri, winning 1 - 0 in Iceland's Division 2. 2nd straight win pushes them up the table, and into contention, at 5th place

In a Friendly in Denmark, GK Michael Lansing, in his 2nd outing for AaB played the first half and suffered an OG (headed in by his defender) in their match with Vendsyssel, which AaB won eventually 3 - 2 - so technically 2 starts to Mike and 2 wins

In a Friendly in Germany, Alfredo Morales played the whole match in Ingolstadt's 1 - 0 win over Karlsruher

Andrew Wooten started Scored the 2 first half goals giving Sandhausen a 2 - 0 lead at the half against Oberliga side TuS Mechtersheim. As is usual Andrew was replaced for the 2nd half of this friendly in Germany

Maki Tall & Tours played a Friendly in France against a squad from Foot Breizh Académie The first goal (PK) was a result of a foul on Maki. Tours won the match 1 - 2, their first pre-season of the year

In a Friendly in Germany Terrence Boyd (2nd half) had 2 Goals and McKinzie Gaines had a Goal and an Assist (and drew a PK - like last week) as Darmstadt throttled minnows Victoria Griesheim 0 - 8. Its so good to see both American's at Darmstadt starting out this (pre) season so well

In a Friendly, Russell Canouse started for Bochum as they visited Shakhtar in the Ukraine. Bochum lose this one 2 - 0

Perry Kitchen came off the bench at 63' as Hearts played a Friendly at Livingston in Scotland, winning 0 - 1

Masami Okada started today for his new team Babelsberg losing their pre-season opener 1 - 3 to Altona 93 in Germany

SUNDAY

In Finland's Kakkonen (Group C) Ian Garrett went 61 in VIFK's  0 - 2 win at KuFu98. VIFK are clear in 2nd place 1 point off the lead

In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Mix Diskerud (69) Scored the first goal (and eventual winner) for Goteborg as they traveled to Jonkopings. Its been an up and down start to the season (2W, 2L,1D in their last 5) they sit in 9th with 17 points the final Europa League spot is Sirius with 22, so all is not lost if they can turn things a bit more positive

For the 2nd time this week, Eric Friedlander finds himself stuck on the bench as Nykopings win 3 - 1 at home to Assyriska FF in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra). That's 2 straight wins (both this week) for Nykopings who are now just 3 points away from escaping the red zone

In a Friendly in Germany, Robbie Kristo came on in the 2nd half in an unexpected 3 - 0 loss to Wiedenbruck, who play in Regionalliga

In another German Friendly, Alfredo Morales started for Ingolstadt as they beat Oberliga side Eichstatt 4 - 0

Ljunskile and GK Zac Lubin (90) continue their trip in the wrong direction as they fall 0 - 1 at home to Angelholms - 3 straight losses and they are now in 6th place, 11 points off the top.

Brendan Hines-Ike went 90 for Orebro as they win 4 - 2 over #3 Norrkoping in Sweden's Allsvenskan. Brendan was credited with an Assist on the 3rd (and winning) goal. That 3 straight wins for Orebro who have finally woken up. They move to tied 7th (9th on GD)

Brian Span (90) and Mariehamn had a tough task visiting #2 VPS in Finland's Veikkausliiga, and they held up, battling to a goalless draw and a 3rd place spot against a team that had not lost in their last 5, a good point earned

Dylan Autran went 90 for Mikkeli as they hosted GK Paul Blanchette (90) and PEPO in Finland's Kakkonen (Group A) Today was Paul's day, earning another Shut Out as PEPO win this one 0 - 2 moving into tied 3rd (4th on GD) and only 2 points off the top spot

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NEW WEEKLY WRAP: 5-29 thru 6-04: New Faces, Goals, Shut Outs and Other News

So here we are for our second weekly wrap, and it was a bit busier than I thought it would be. The big stand-out is the number of new faces, who's scoring and the goalkeepers that are getting it done.

New Faces: The Spring migration to Scandinavia has almost finished, young Americans have found their way to Sweden and Finland and are now starting to get play time on their new teams. I have written about some in the blog already,  Kyle Gurrieri, Tony Halterman, Michael Stewart, Will Weber in Sweden   Chad Barson, Timothy Wilson, Joshua Bushue, Dylan Autran, Ian Garrett and Paul Blanchette in Finland also Jalon Brown tear it up in Australia with schoolmate Alec Faulkner. Marcus Salandy-Defour in Denmark, Tanner Sica, Gregory Conrad and Devonte Small in Iceland and those just featured this week - there are more in the wings

Goals this week from saw Christian Eissele finally get off the mark, Kyle Gurrieri get his first and Jalon Brown continue his form with his 6th this season.

Keepers saw mixed results overall with Jeff Gal suffering his first loss of the season (not a bad run at all - 10 games only 6 goals allowed) Paul Blanchette got his 2nd (consecutive) shut out and Zac Lubin his 4th shut out in 8 games.

OK here's the short list......

GOALS
Will Daniels - Iceland
Mitchel Lopez - Finland
Jalon Brown - Australia
Felix De Bono - Finland
Christian Eissele - Finland
Kyle Gurrieri - Sweden
Brian Span - Finland

SHUT OUT
Steve Clark - Denmark
Alex Horwath - Norway
Paul Blanchette - Finland
Zac Lubin - Sweden
Daniel Schmidt - Japan

.......and here's the more comprehensive list ( you will see many names that are new to you)

MONDAY

The week starts off with a thrilling Championship Match with EPL Promotion as the prize and Manager David Wagner (ex USMNT striker) takes his team, Huddersfield, from almost relegated last season - to Premier League this, with a 1 - 0 final score (decided by PK's) Danny Williams (90 + ET + PK) and Reading fall on the very last kick (4 -3 on PK's) Wow!!!

Daniel Stevens (23) and GrIFK visited Honka (and probably wished they didn't) and got thumped 5 - 0 in Finland's Ykkonen. GrIFK firmly in last place now

Christian Eissele (90 + yellow) still hasn't found his scoring form this season as Jaro traveled to TPS Turku in Finland's Ykkonen and lost 1 - 0. Jaro in 6th place, but with 2 games in hand

Jacob Bushue (90) Mitchel Lopez (90) as BK-46 hosted KaPa and held on for a goalless draw in Finland's Kakkonen (Group B)

Brandon Hines-Ike (90) as Orebro welcomed Sirius and GK Josh Wicks (90) in their Sweden Allsvenskan match up. Orebro won the competition 2 - 1 after Sirius missed a 1st half PK. Sirius in a big drop out of top 3, down to 7th, Orebro out of bottom 3 (4 points above red zone)

GK Matt Pyzdrowski (90) and Helsingborg remain the only undefeated team in Sweden's Superettan after winning 3 - 1 over Syrianska. They sit in 2nd place.

Kyle Knotek (90) and Chad Barson (90 + yellow) as Linkoping City won 1 - 0 on an OG over (then 2nd place) Sylvia. The 3 points boosts them into 2nd place, and yes they remain undefeated in Sweden's Division 2 (Sodra Svealand)

TUESDAY

Jann George (67) as Regensburg traveled to 1860 Munich in the 2nd leg of the Pro/Rel playoff. The game was marred by fan violence (by 1860 Ultras) and was halted for a period at the end of the game - which Regensburg won 0 - 2 (1 - 3 agg) and claimed a spot in Germany's 2Liga next season. Congrats to Regensburg and Jann on the promotion

GK Will Dieterich (90) and Grotta fought hard in their Icelandic Cup match at Akranes, finally succumbing in ET 2 - 1.

Kyrian Nwabueze and FC Shirak finished off their Armenian Premier League season with a goalless draw with Gandzasar. Shirak finished 3rd in the league and will be one of the teams to represent Armenia in the Europa League next year

Brian Span (67) in Mariehamn's 2 - 1 win over RoPS in Finland's Veikkausliga which moves them up to 5th place (within 4 points of a EU spot)

Not a good result for Horsens and GK Steve Clark (90 - Shut Out) as they are held in a goalless draw by Vendsyssel in the Denmark Superliga (Relegation Playoff Final). Conor O'Brien stayed on the bench for this match. Horsens will have to survive in the 2nd leg at Vendsyssel to avoid being relegated

GK Alex Horwath (90) get the Shut Out as Brann travel to Nest-Sotra and win 0 - 2 in Norway's NM Cup, qualifying for the next round

Stefan Antonijevic and Lillestrom didn't have it all their own way, but ended with a comfortable away win 2 - 4 also in Norway's NM Cup

In Denmark's other (Relegation Playoff Final), George Fochive (12) came off the bench to help Viborg to a 1 - 1 draw at Helsingor, so an away goal and a home match will give them the edge in the 2nd leg

JC Mack went 79' as Selfoss visited Hafnarfjordur in in the Icelandic Cup, losing 2 - 1. All the goals came in the first half, but Selfoss could not find a way through in the 2nd half

GK Paul Blanchette gets the Shut Out (Paul's 2nd consecutive) as PEPO traveled to Kultsu in Finland's Kakkonen (Group A) winning 0 - 2, moving them up to 3rd place (tied 2 - GD)

THURSDAY

Fabian Hurzeler (90) in Pipinsried Pro/Rel match with Furth II ended in a 1 - 1 draw - slight disadvantage to Pipinsried for the return at Furth II

Jamil Fearrington (90) in Bronshoj 3 - 0 defeat at Brabrand in Denmark's Division 2 (Promotion Group)

Anton Peterlin (90) in B93's 1 - 3 win at Greve in Denmark's Division 2 (Promotion Group) B93 are in 5th - 6 points out of a promotional spot

Mayowa Alli (90) in an unexpected 0 - 2 home loss to Kolding in Denmark's Division 2 (Promotion Group) Thisted have already won the league, Kolding are sitting in 3rd 4 points out of 2nd (promo spot)

Weird One...Will Daniels (90) Scored Grindavik's only goal during regular time (which ended 1 - 1). Will is one of his teams top scorers, but he was omitted from the PK (first 5) and Grindavik lost 2 - 1 (on PK's) to Leiknir in Icelandic Cup.

FRIDAY

Jacob Bushue (90) and Mitchel Lopez (90+1 - subbed out in dying moments) Scored BK-46 2nd and winning goal as they win at Espoo 1 - 4 in Finland's Kakkonen (Group B) BK-46 move up to 5th after 2 wins and a draw in their last 3 games

GK Ciaran Nugent was the backup keeper today, for Galway as they traveled to Derry City in Ireland's Premier League, losing this match 2 - 1. Three losses in a row, and Galway are back in last place

Harrison Hanley off the bench at 62' trying to help Haukar as they faced off with GK Will Dieterich (90) and Grotta in Iceland's Inkosso-deildin. The match ended 1 - 1 which did not help either team ( a win by Haukar would have placed them 3rd, or a win by Grotta would have them at 4th)

Gregory Conrad came off the bench at 75' for Afturelding as they visited Njardvik in Iceland's Division 2. Afturelding falling 1 - 0. Njardvick rise to #1 Afturelding drop to 3rd.

SATURDAY

Jalon Brown (90) Scored the only goal of the game as Valentine win in their derby match with Lake Macquarie in Australia NPL (Northern NSW) Valentine move to the top of the table with the victory

Kene Eze started for North Geelong as they hosted Kingston City, losing this one 0 - 2 in Australia NPL (Victoria) I would say North Geelong are in big trouble this season and need to turn things around in a hurry

Dylan Williams went 90 for Launceston City as they hosted Northern Rangers in Australia NPL (Tasmania) losing 1 - 2 Launceston have definitely lost their mojo

Both Americans started for Ekenas as they traveled to KPV in Finland's Ykkonen. Etchu Tabe went 74 and Felix De Bono went 90 and Scored a first half PK as they fall 2 - 1 and slip to just 1 point above the red zone

Dylan Autran got to play the 2nd half as Mikkeli (MP) visited Kultsu and lost 1 - 0 in Finland's Kakkonen (Group A) MP retain 3rd place in the league despite the loss. This was Dylan's debut for MP.

Ian Garrett (90 + yellow) as VIFK won their match against Lawrence Smith (90) Jossimer Sanchez (90) and GBK in Finland Kakkonen (Group C) . VIFK rise to 5th and GBK slip to 8th. This was Ian's first start for VIFK (he debuted last week with 2 minutes at the end of the game)

JC Mack went 90+3 before being subbed as Selfoss won 1 - 0 over Kopavogur in Iceland's Inkasso-deildin. The win has them tied 3rd - 2 points off 1st place

Tanner Sica (90 + yellow) in Tindastoll's 1 - 2 home loss to Magni in Iceland's Division 2. Tindastoll are having a rough start to the season with 3 straight losses, and only 2 points from 5 games

Brendan Hines-Ike went 90 in Orebro's 0 - 1 away win at Kalmar in Sweden's Allsvenskan, as they finally find their form and pull themselves up the table

Romain Gall went 61 minutes for Sundsvall as they traveled to Ostersunds falling 3 - 1 in Sweden's Allsvenskan. Sundsvall have now lost 3 straight and have slipped down the table, perched just above the drop zone

Ryan Masch went 90 as Skovde visited Karlskrona and won 0 - 2 over their close rivals in Sweden's Division 1 (Sodra) the win leapfrogs them above today's opponent

GK Zac Lubin goes 90, picks up a yellow and gets the Shut Out as Ljungskile travel to Kristianstads and win 0 - 2. Ljungskile now share the top spot in Sweden's Division 1 (Sodra) Zak now has 4 Shut Outs this season (after 8 games) and has only allowed 5 goals in that period

GK Jeff Gal (90) and BK Forward lost their first game of the season 2 - 0 at Gute in Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Svealand). Forward missed their chance to go top of the league and remain in 2nd place. Jeff has only allowed 6 goals in 10 games.

Stefan Antonijevic came off the bench in ET as Lillestrom visited Stabaek in Norway's Eliteserien 2 - 4 win

Alex De John came off the bench at 63' as visitors Dalkurd had little trouble with this match, on the pitch, but the game was abandoned with Dalkurd leading 1 - 3 at Syrianska in Sweden's Superettan. Dalkurd are in 3rd place in the table.

In Sweden Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) Michael Stewart (90) Will Weber (7) as Örebro Syrianska IF traveled to Motola AIF winning 1 - 2 making it 3 straight wins and rising to tied 6th in the table

In their 2nd game this week, Linköping City and Kyle Knotek are finally beaten. Linkoping traveled to Varmbois and lose 1 - 0 unfortunately on an OG. Linkoping are still in 2nd place in the table (but only on GD)

SUNDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt gets the Shut Out as Vegalta Sendai hosted Kofu in Japan's J-League winning 3 - 0 for their 2nd straight win

GK Steve Clark (90) Conor O'Brien (90 + yellow) and Horsens enter today's match knowing that if they lose they are relegated from Denmark's Superliga. Well that didn't happen Horsens won at Vendsyssel 1 - 3 and will remain in Superliga next season

Christian Eissele (90) Scored Jaro's 2nd goal, giving his team a comfortable 2 goal lead with 15 minutes left to play .....then Haka fought back and the match ended at a 2 - 2 draw in Finland's Ykkonen. Good to see Christian get off the mark, but his team needs to do better

Timothy Wilson (90 + yellow) as OTP looked on the way to their first win of the season in Finland's Kakkonen (Group C) but alas a 90+5 ET goal by Narpes Kraft led to a 3 - 3 draw. Good to see OTP actually score (they had not scored through 5 games)

Eric Friedlander got 6 minutes in as Nykopings fall 0 - 1 at home to Arameisk-Syrianska in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra) Nykopings are on a 5 game skid, which has placed them tied at the bottom of the league

Kyle Gurrieri Scored Nordvärmland FF goal, and that was enough to give them the win over Gauthiod in Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Gotaland). Due to lack of info, I cannot say how long Kyle played for, or if GK Tony Halterman played (he was in 18)

GK Matt Pyzdrowski (90) and Helsingborg still retain their unbeaten status in Sweden's Superettan as they traveled to Falkenbergs and earned a 1 - 1 draw. Helsingborg are in 2nd place on the table.

GK Josh Wicks (90) as Sirius score an ET goal to earn a 2 - 1 victory over Halmstad in Sweden's Allsvenskan. Sirius back on their winning way after a rough patch the past 3 weeks, move up to 5th

Mix Diskerud went 73 as Goteborg traveled to Norrkoping in Sweden Allsvenskan, losing 2 - 0 - Goteborg are in 11th place 3 places above the drop zone

Isaac Kannah (90) as Mikkeli UP (MiPK) win 2 - 1 at home over PKKU in Finland's Kakkonen (Group A)

Brian Span (90) Scored the opening goal for Mariehamn as they traveled to KuPS in Finland's Veikkausliga on the way to a 1 - 2 win. Mariehamn on a roll with 2 straight wins move up the table to 5th (2 points off of 2nd place) in a tight group at the top of the table

George Fochive never made it off the bench as Viborg faced off with Helsingor in the other pro/rel battle in Denmark. A battle that wasn't decided until after ET, and a game that ended in a 2 - 2 draw, with Helsingor gaining the upper hand in away goals. The agg was 3 - 3. So Viborg are relegated....

GK Alex Horwath was the backup keeper today as Brann visited Odd in Norway's Eliteserien and earned a goalless draw. Brann are in 3rd place after 2 straight draws (following 3 wins)

Joshua Perez went 90 as Fiorentina U19 beat Atalanta U19 1 - 0 in the Primavera Quarter Finals....and advanced to the Primavera Semi Finals where they will meet Juventus U19

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NEW WEEKLY WRAP: 5-22 thru 5-28: Lots to Review - 11 Goals, 4 Clean Sheets

NEW THIS WEEK - Wrapping the Main Action of the Week

With the major world leagues complete, its time to look at what's happening each week, primarily in Scandinavia, where the seasons have only recently started. 

We have some really good stuff, Goals, Clean Sheets (2 Shut Outs in a week for Jeff Gal in Sweden) Promotion's and Relegation's to review

GOALS
Felix De Bono - Finland / Wednesday
JC Mack - Iceland
Haji Wright (3) - Germany
Nick Taitague (2) - Germany
Jalon Brown (2) - Australia
Lawrence Smith - Finland
Felix De Bono - Finland / Sunday

SHUT OUT
Jeff Gal - Sweden / Tuesday
Alex Horwath - Norway
Paul Blanchette - Finland
Jeff Gal - Sweden / Sunday

ASSIST
Mix Diskerud - Sweden

MONDAY

Mix Diskerud (90) gets the Assist on Goteborg's 4th goal as they beat up Romain Gall (90) and Sundsvall 0 - 4 away from home in Sweden's Allsvenskan

GK Matt Pyzdrowski (90) in Helsingborg's 1 - 2 win at Osters in Sweden Superettan. Matt and Helsingborg are the only undefeated team in the Superettan after 9 games.

Will Daniels (89) in Grindavik's 2 - 3 win at Akranes in Iceland Pepsideild

Dion Acoff (90) in Valur's 2 - 1 win over KR in Iceland Pepsideild. Valur tied for 1st place

TUESDAY

Jeff Gal gets another Shut Out in Forward BK's 0 - 3 away win at S.Kebura in Sweden's (Norra Svealand). Forward are top of the league, and remain undefeated after 8 games - Jeff has only let 4 goals past him this season

WEDNESDAY

Felix de Bono Scored Ekenas 3rd goal as they win 4 - 0 in Finland's Ykkonen over OPS - Etchu Tabe was an unused sub for the match

Stefan Antonijevic (90 + yellow) as Lillestrom traveled to Brumunddal in Norway's NM Cup and won 1 - 3 advancing to the round of 16

GK Alex Horwath gets the Shut Out as Brann travel to Lysekloster in Norway NM Cup and win 0 - 2 to advance

GK Daniel Schmidt was the backup keeper for Vegalta Sendai as they visited Sapporo in Japan's Levain Cup and won 1 - 2. Vegalta Sendai qualified for the play-offs for the cup - opponent is not set (at time of writing)

THURSDAY

Mayowa Alli was an unused sub as Thisted beat Bronshoj and Jamil Fearrington (90 + yellow) 4 - 1 to officially win Promotion to Denmark's First Division next season - Congrats to Mayowa and Thisted

Kyle Knotek (90) and Chad Barson (90) as Linkoping City traveled to Motala AIF in Sweden's Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) and won 1 - 3 Linkoping are still undefeated after 8 games and sit in 3rd place in the table 2 points out of first

Christian Eissele (90) and FC Jaro were held to a 1 - 1 draw with Honka and GK Tim Murray (in 18 DNP) in Finland's Ykkonen. Honka go top of the table with this win

Shane O'Neill (90) was handed the Captains armband as NAC Breda hosted Nijmegen in the Pro/Rel Play-off in Netherlands. NAC Breda will take a 1 - 0 lead into the 2nd leg with the slight advantage and possible promotion to Eredivisie

M.Tel Aviv lost 0 - 1 on PK's against Yehuda in the Final of the Israel State Cup. Aaron Schoenfeld was an unused sub in the match

GK Paul Blanchette gets the Shut Out as PEPO beats Isaac Kannah (90) and MiPK in Finland Kakkonen (Group A)

Ryan Masch (89) and Skovde are held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by Oskarshamns in Sweden's Division 1 (Sodra)

GK Tony Halterman was the backup keeper as Nordvärmland FF draw 2 - 2 with Skoftebyns in Sweden Division 2 (Norra Gotaland) Nordvarmland were 0 - 2 after 6 minutes and fought their way back

JC Mack (90) Scored Selfoss 2nd goal as they traveled to Keflavik and drew 2 - 2 in Iceland's Inkasso-deildin

FRIDAY

Kene Eze (90) as North Geelong Warriors fall at Bentleigh 3 - 0 in Australia's NPL (Victoria) North Geelong are having a hard time of it this season, they are 5 points astray of safety

GK Ciaran Nugent was the backup keeper today (he has been 'missing' for the past few games....as Galway lost 1 - 2 to Bohemians. 2nd straight loss for Galway and they drop into the red zone

Haji Wright (83) Scored 3 times, Nick Taitague (74) Scored twice Weston McKennie (90) as Schalke U19 beat up on GK Will Pulisic (90) and Dortmund 6 - 0 in the Westfalenpokal. Schalke U19 will play SV Lippstadt 08 in the Final on the 30th.

GK Will Dieterich had a tough day, as he and Grotta suffer a 0 - 3 loss at home to #1 Throttur in Iceland Inkasso-deildin

SATURDAY

Jalon Brown Scored Twice as Valentine beat Charlestown City 3 - 1 in Australia's NPL (Northern New South Wales) Valentine are having a pretty good season so far, third on the table and just 2 points out of first

Sammy Adjai (56) came off the bench early to replace an injured team mate as Naestved falls 1 - 0 at Helsingor in Denmark Division 1. Naestved are relegated to Division 2

Christopher Thorsheim (90) as Nykobing FC beat Fremad Amager 2 - 0 ending their Denmark Division 1 season in 7th place - and without a loss in their last 5 games

Dylan Williams (90) as Launceston City traveled to Davenport and lost 1 - 0 in Australia NPL (Tasmania) Launceston are bogged down in last place

GK Mike Lansing was the backup keeper for Vejle today as they traveled to Fredericia in Denmark Division 1, losing 3 - 1

Jossimer Sanchez (90) Lawrence Smith (90) and GBK win 1 - 0 on Lawrence Smith's Goal over OTP and Timothy Wilson (90) in Finland's Kakkonen (Group C)

Tanner Sica (90) started for Tindastoll as they traveled to Affurelding in Iceland Division 2. Suffering a dis-heartening 5 - 1 defeat

Devonte Small came off the bench at 61' as Reynir lost 1 - 2 to visitors Dalvik in Iceland Division 3

Its been a bad week for Sundsvall and Romain Gall (80 + yellow) as they lose their 2nd game 3 - 0 at Kalmar. That's 7 goals allowed - none scored in 2 games!! Just 3 points above the drop zone, in Sweden's Allsvenskan

BabaJide Ogunbiyi is still out injured, but his club #1 Hobro won today over #2 Vendsyssel FF - Final 1 - 0. The win gives Hobro the #1 spot and Promotion to Denmark's Superliga next season - Congrats to Hobro and Babajide

Brian Span (90) as Mariehamn travel to SJK in Finland's Veikkausliiga and grab an away point in a 1 - 1 draw.

Harrison Hanley came off the bench at 63' had a yellow card, for Haukar as they visited Thor Akureyri in Iceland Inkasso-deildin - losing this one 2 - 1

Christian Pulisic played the 2nd half in the DFB Pokal (Cup), in Germany, for Dortmund as they faced off with Timothy Chandler (72) and Frankfurt in a thriller that ends 1 - 2 in Dortmund's favor
Congrats to Christian and Dortmund

SUNDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt and Vegalta Sendai fell behind in the 2nd half, before scoring 2 goals in 2 minutes to beat Albirex Niigata in Japan's J-League. 2 wins and a draw in the last 3 games have moved Vegalta up to tied 7th

GK Steve Clark (90 + yellow) Conor O'Brien (45) and Horsens win 3 - 2 (4 - 3 agg) over Esbjerg in Denmark's Superliga (Relegation Playoffs) and will continue to the next (final) round with high hopes of surviving relegation
UPDATE: Horsens will play the Home/Away Relegation Playoff against Vendsyssel FF - 5/31 (H) and 6/4 (A)

Anton Peterlin (90) Marcus Salandy-Defour (9) in B93 1 - 0 win over Aarhus Fremad in Denmark Division 2 (Promotion Group). B93 sit in 5th place on the table

Mayowa Alli (90) in Thisted's commanding 0 - 3 win at Marienlyst in Denmark Division 2 (Promotion Group). Thisted has already won promotion to Division 1 next season and will win the division 2 crown

Kyrian Nwabueze started for Shirak in Armenia's Premier League, losing 3 - 1 at league leaders Alashkert. Shirak has qualified for the Europa League next season

Ian Garret was an unused sub as VIFK traveled to AC Kajaani, losing this one 2 - 1. VIFK firmly mid-table in Finland's Kakkonen (Group C) after 5 games

Jamil Fearrington (90) in Bronshoj 2 - 0 win over Dalum IF in Denmark Division 2 (Promotion Group)

GK Jeff Gal gets the Shut Out, as BK Forward dismantle IFK Aspudden-Tellus 7 - 0 in Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Svealand) Forward, as with their name, going in the right direction....top of the table and undefeated this season - 2 Shut Out wins for Jeff and his team this week

Felix De Bona (90) Scored Ekenas only goal in a 1 - 1 draw at Gnistan in Finland's Ykkonen, Etchu Tabe came off the bench at 68' - this is Felix 2nd goal this week. After a horrid start losing their first 3 games Ekenas has had a good week, with 1 win and a draw.

In Sweden, Eric Friedlander would have got his first start for Nykopings, but the Sweden Division 1 (Norra) game was postponed.

In Switzerland, Caleb Stanko (90 + yellow) in Vaduz 2 - 2 draw at Luzern in Super League. Unfortunately Vaduz is relegated

Shane O'Neill (90 + yellow) as NAC Breda destroy Nijmegem 1 - 4. and with that NAC Breda return to Eredivisie next season - Congrats to NAC Breda and Shane on the Promotion

GK Zac Lubin (90) as Ljungskile win 2 - 1 over Assyriska BK in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra). Ljungskile are in third place (on GD) after 7 games (only 1 loss)

Mix Diskerud (84 +yellow) as Goteborg are held to a 1 - 1 draw by Elfsborg in Sweden's Allsvenskan. 4 points out of 6 this week seems pretty successful, but a home draw will dull the happiness over that

In Denmark Superliga (Relegation Group) Viborg and George Fochive (in 18 DNP) lost a close game to Aarhus 1 - 0. Viborg will now have to face Division 1 / Third Place FC Helsingor in the pro/rel game - this will decide their fate

GK Alex Horwath was the backup keeper for Brann as they hosted Aalesund in Norway's Eliteserien and found themselves in a battle that had an OG and a red card - with a final of 1 - 1 and the loss of at least a share of the top spot in the league for Brann. (They are 2nd on GD)

Stefan Antonijevic was an unused sub as Lillestrom blasted Tromso 4 - 1, after Tromso scored in the 1st minute of play. of this Norway Eliteserien match up.

In a match between the only 2 Iceland Premier teams that we follow, Grindavik and Will Daniels (74) held on to beat Valur and Dion Acoff (75) 1 - 0 in Pepsideild - both teams are on 10 points / 2nd place with Valur have the edge on GD

Kyle Gurrieri (90) for Nordvärmland FF as they visited Stenungsunds IF in Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Gotaland) Nordvärmland FF won the game 1 - 2 GK Tony Halterman was the backup keeper for this match

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