WEEKLY WRAP: 11.6 thru 11.12.2017: International Break, Gives me a Break, but There is still Good Stuff in the Lower Leagues

So here we are in the midst of an "international break". Matches are few and far between and limited to lower leagues and friendlies, so don't expect to much detail here this week.

I am starting today with our goal-scoring pair in Slovenia. I have made comment about them before, but it certainly needs repeating. Kyrian Nwabueze at Gorica and Theo (aka Sachem) Wilson at Krka both scored again this week, that's 4 times this season that they both hit the nets together. Theo leads Krka in scoring (7) and Kyrian has scored 4 goals in his 7 matches (3 League / 1 friendly) puts him 2nd in total goals. Great stuff guy's - keep it up

We had 2 players with 2 goals this week, Gboly Ariyibi for MK Dons in England and Maki Tall got 2 in a wipe out cup match (0 - 8 scoreline) and Jordan Siebatcheu continues to score freely in France, where he has 6 goals in 13 appearances. (He had 10 goals for the season last season for Chateauroux in the lower, National League)

A few other notes of interest this week: Young USA Keeper Gabriel Rosario made the bench for the 2nd straight week for Reading U23 (Gabriel is 17 years old). Louis Bennett continues to be a first team choice at Vyskov in the Czech Republic. Ander Egiluz and Khai Celestin both are representing their clubs as regulars in Spain's Tercera, picking up the flag as Shaq Moore and Mukwelle Akale move up to higher the higher Spanish leagues.

OK so not that much to read this week, but still here is the short list......

GOALS
Gboly Ariyibi (2) - England
Kyrian Nwabueze - Slovenia (f)
Theo Wilson - Slovenia
Jordan Siebatcheu - France
Maki Tall (2) - France

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

MONDAY

Alfredo Morales (59) as Ingolstadt visits Nurnberg and wins 1 - 2 in Germany 2Liga

Jordan Siebatcheu (90) as Reims traveled to Le Havre and battled to a goalless draw in France Ligue 2. Reims still at the top, by 3 points.

TUESDAY

James Murphy started for Sheffield Wednesday U23 in the local derby with Sheffield United in England's PDL 2. Wednesday get the bragging rights with a 2 - 1 win, and take over the lead of the division by 3 points (over United)

GK Gabriel Rosario was the backup keeper for Reading U23 in a match that had 12 goals with England's League One Gillingham finally getting the upper-hand in the final 8 minutes, in the Checkatrade Trophy (Group 10). Note: Reading U23 were the only U23 team in the group and although they did not win a match the 3 matches were settled G1 by PK's, G2 by 1 goal, G3 by 2 goals in a 12 goal game. Excellent performance by Reading's Youth Squad against pro opposition

Gboly Ariyibi (90) Scored 2 Goals for MK Dons as they went on to win 3 - 4 at Oxford in Checkertrade Trophy (Group 15) and advance to the next round as top of the group

GK Brendan Moore was backup keeper, again, for Rochdale as they won their Checkatrade Trophy (Group 3) match 2 - 1 (after PK's) over Blackburn to win the group and advance

WEDNESDAY

Jerome Kiesewetter (15) in a return from injury in a friendly. Dusseldorf lose 1 - 3 to FC Koln

Fabian Johnson (90) in a friendly that had M'Gladbach win 4 - 1 over Bielefeld

Josh Perez on the bench for Livorno as they win 3 - 0 over Viterbese in Italy's Serie C (Group A) Josh is not not getting playing time in Italy

THURSDAY

Aron Johannsson played 45' in a 2-2 draw in a friendly vs Netherlands side Heerenveen

FRIDAY

Carlos McCrary off the bench at 40' in Hessen Dreieich 7 - 0 home win over VFB Ginsheim in Oberliga (Hessen). Hessen-Dreieich go top of the table with the win

Julian Ceesay (90) in DJK Gebenbach 2 - 2 draw at Eltersdorf in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Haji Wright and Ken Gipson both started for Sandhausen in today's friendly at Frankfurt, where the score ended 5 - 3 in Frankfurt's favor. Not much info on this match, except that Haji hit the post in the first half.

SATURDAY

Ian Prescott Claus (81) as Süderelbe visited Dassendorf and lost 4 - 1 in Oberliga (Hamburg)

Kyrian Nwabueze Scored for Gorica as they faced Italian Serie A side Udinese in a friendly that they ultimately lost 4 - 1

Louis Bennett (60) as Vyskov were held to a goalless draw by Olomouc in the Czech Republic MSFL. This is a game they should have won, if they want to stay in contention, they are in 4th place, now 5 points out of first

Bryan Gaul came off the bench at 78' for Elversberg as they traveled to Koblenz in Regionalliga (Sudwest) and won 2 - 3. Elversberg move up to 5th place

Joel Sonora (90) in Stuttgart II 1 - 3 loss at home to Hoffenheim II in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Player/Coach Fabian Hurzeller (90) as Pipinsried win their home match against Unterföhring 3 - 0 in Regionalliga (Bayern) That's 3 straight wins for Pipinsried

Eric Lickert (22) as Homburg defeated Kevin Olali (90 + yellow) and Morlautern 4 - 1 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) Homburg are a perfect 18 - 0 and lead the division by 14 points

Oh Dear! GK Bakary Sanyang hit with an OG as Pfeddersheim draw 1 - 1 at home with RW Koblenz in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Dallas Aminzadeh (90) as Blumenthaler destroyed Bremen III 6 - 2 in Oberliga (Bremen)

Toni Suddoth (65) as Pforzheim were well and truly beaten 5 - 1 at TSG Backnang in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

In England League One, Gboly Ariyibi (87) as MK Don's win 1 - 0 at home over Fleetwood.

Duane Holmes played the 2nd half as Scunthorpe pulled off a 1 - 0 win over Bristol Rovers, with a 90+4 ET goal in England League One. That's 3 straight wins for Scunthorpe as they rise to 5th place in the league

Peterhead and Mason Robertson (90) were in a 2nd half back to back to back goal-fest finally falling 2 - 3 to Stenhousemuir in Scotland's League Two. Peterhead remain tied for 3rd in the table, 4 points out of first

GK Quentin Westberg (90) got a rare opportunity to play as Auxerre traveled to Chamalières in the French Cup (Coupe de France) and won 1 - 3 to advance to the next round

Theo Wilson (77) Scored NK Krka first goal as they go on to beat NK Radomlje 2 - 1 in Slovenia. That 7 goals for Theo, he leads the team in scoring

Ander Egiluz (90) as Basconia battle to a 3 - 3 draw with visiting league leaders Santurtzi, in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 4)

SUNDAY

While we were all sleeping (in the US) Erik Panzer (in 18) as Team Wellington beat Tasman United 2 - 1 in New Zealand's Premier League (aka ISPS Handa Premiership) Team Wellington are tied top (2nd on GD) of the league.

Christopher Thorsheim (90) as Nykøbing traveled to Brabrand in Denmark Division 1 and came away with a point earned in a 1 - 1 draw

Javan Torre Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (in 18) as FSV Frankfurt fall 2 - 4 at home to Stuttgarter Kickers in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Joe Efford (90) in Ergotelis 2 - 1 loss at Panachaiki in Greece Football League. Ergotelis just 2 points from their first 3 matches

Jordan Siebatcheu off the bench at 67' and Scores Reims 2nd Goal at 72' as they go on to win 0 - 2 at Geispolheim in Coupe de France

In another Coupe de France match Maki Tall (90) Scored 2 Goals as Tours wallop Pays Argentonnais 0 - 8 to advance

Khai Celestin (71) as CD Sariñena win 3 - 1 over Binefar in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17)

Joshua Perez came off the bench at 77' as Livorno traveled to Monza in Italy's Serie C (Group A) and battled to a 1 - 1 draw. <Update> Josh did get the Assist on Livorno's goal. Livorno are now 6 points clear at the top of the table

Nick Taitague came off the pitch at 33 (?Injury?) as Schalke U19 beat RB Leipzig U19 with debutante Shaft Brewer coming off the bench at 71'. Final score 1 - 3 in DFB Cup Junioren

John Neeskens started for FC Santaboia as they hosted Santfeliuenc in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 5) Final Score 1 - 0 in favor of Santaboia

Junior Flores remained on the bench as Dortmund II traveled to Bonner SC and won big - 0 - 4 in Regionalliga (West)

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WEEKLY WRAP: 10.30 thru 11.5.2017: 10 Goals, 7 Assists & 4 Clean Sheets

This was a week full of action, so maybe save this report for next week as the international break kicks in again. 
A few points from this week,  Andrew Stadler & Alex De John saw their team, Dalkurd promoted, as did Keeper Tim Murray with Honka. Finally Conor O'Brien and Start are promoted in Norway. Congratulations to players & clubs.
We had some debut's this week as well. Caleb Stanko made his Bundesliga debut, as did Jonathan Amon, for Nordsjaelland, in Denmark's Superliga, of note, Jonathan is only 18.
Back from injury this week, Kenny Saief appeared in a reserve game early in the week  and in the senior squad on Sunday. Keaton Parks, who took a pre-game knock a few weeks back was also on the field twice this week. Also as hinted last week, Jonathan Klinsmann made the trip for Hertha's Europa League match (bench) and the next day played for th reserve squad as he try's to regain fitness.
My Final shout out goes to young keeper Brandon Austin who helped Tottenham U23 play Real Madrid U23 (UEFA Youth League (Group H))  to 1 win & 1 draw in their home/away, something that really should be of note going forward in his career.
OK enough talk.......

First the short list.....

GOALS
Timothy Tillman - Germany
Carlos McCrary - Germany 
Niall Mason (pk) - England
Kevin Olali - Germany
Ian Prescott Claus - Germany
Oscar Ortiz - Germany
Malik Mclemore - Germany
Andrew Stadler - Sweden 
Maurice Malone - Germany
Nick Taitague - Germany

ASSISTS 
Giles Phillips - England 
Antonee Robinson - England
Emmanuel Sabbi -  Denmark
Nick Taitague - Germany
Isaiah Young - Germany
Cameron Carter-Vickers - England
Romain Gall - Sweden

SHUT OUTS
Tim Murray - Finland
Jonathan Klinsmann - Germany
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany
Malcolm Little - Germany

.....and the long more comprehensive listing.....



MONDAY

Young American GK Gabriel Rosario was the backup keeper for Reading U23 as they traveled to West Brom U23 in EPL 2 and won 0 - 2. I have never seen his name on the U23 roster before (but I could easily have missed it) only U18. Step Up??

Giles Phillips (90 + yellow) had an Assist in QPR U23 2 - 0 win over Cardiff U23 in England's PDL. QPR lead the league by 3 points and have a match in hand

Perry Kitchen (90 + yellow) as Randers visited Brondby in Denmark Superliga and lost 3 - 1 worsening their situation at the bottom of the league

Stefan Antonijevic remained on the bench as Lillestrom throttled Aalesund 4 - 0 in Norway's Eliteserien

Mix Diskerud (90) as Goteborg traveled to AIK in Sweden's Allsvenskan and were defeated 2 - 1

Brendan Hines-Ike (90) and Orebro paid Norrkoping a visit in Allsvenskan and got beaten 2 - 0, for their 3rd straight loss

Shawn Barry sat on the bench as Korona handed hosts Lechia a 0 - 5 beating in Poland's Ekstraklasa. Korona jump up to 6th place (4 points out of first)

DeAndre Yedlin (90) as Newcastle lost a close one at Burnley 1 - 0 in England's Premier League. Burnley jump over Newcastle with the win

**Of Note: Kenny Saief played 85 minutes in a reserve game (U21) for Gent against KV Mechelen - the game ended 1 - 1 after KVM scored at 86'

TUESDAY

Oscar Ortiz (90) as Rathenow beats Torgelower Greif 3 - 2 in Oberliga NOVF (Nord) Rathenow are now 6 points clear at the top of table, with no defeats this season after 12 matches

Javan Torre Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (8) as FSV Frankfurt won their home match 2 - 0 against Roching in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Joel Sonora (90) in Stuttgart II 2 - 2 draw at home with Offenbach in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Zachary Hamm made a cameo appearance as Seligenporten draw 2 - 2 at home with Bayern II and Timothy Tillman (90), who Scored Bayern's 2nd goal in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Adam Benn (90) as Niendorf visited Rugenbergen and thumped the home side 0 - 5 in Oberliga (Hamburg). Niendorf are in 2nd place, but 9 points out of first, after 14 matches

Eric Lickert (9) as #1 Homborg had no trouble dispatching #2 Pirmasens 3 - 0 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) Homborg are 16 - 0 and lead the league by 8 points

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) gave up 3 goals in Pfeddersheim's 0 - 3 home loss to Idar-Oberstein in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Carlos McCrary came off the bench at 74' and Scored Hessen-Dreieich only goal as thay fall 1 - 2 at home to Watzenborn in Oberliga (Hessen)

Timothy Weah (90) for PSG U19 as they lose their Group B match with Anderlecht U19. This was a classic meltdown - PSG were winning 2 - 0 at home, when they were penalized with a Red Card in the 70th minute, that provided a PK for Anderlecht, who then went on to score 3 times and win 2 - 3, while PSG collected a 2nd Red Card. PSG are in 2nd place in their group behind Bayern U19 and will face Celtic U19 next

Justin Butler (a young Ger/US prospect) came off the bench at 59' for Bayern U19 in their UEFA Youth League match at Celtic U19 and helped his team to a 1 - 2 victory

Niall Mason (90) - he scored his PK as Doncaster got the better of Scunthorpe and Duane Holmes (15) 2 - 1 after PK's in England's Checkatrade Trophy (3rd Round)

Tim Ream (90) Luca de la Torre (in 18) and Fulham lost 0 - 2 at home to Bristol City in the England Championship

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) and Sheffield United lost their away match at QPR 1 - 0. The result drops them from #1 to #3 - it's really tight at the top and any lost points can be seemingly devastating.

Antonee Robinson ( 90) and credited with the assist on Bolton's 3rd goal, as they visited Sunderland and played to a 3 - 3 draw. Lyndon Gooch was not in Sunderland's 18 today.

Eric Lichaj (90 + yellow) as Nottingham Forest fall 3 - 1 at Reading in the Championship

WEDNESDAY

Khai Celestin came off the bench at 84' as Sarinena thumped La Almunia 4 - 0 in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17). CD Sarinena are unbeaten in last 5

Keaton Parks (84 + yellow) as Benfica B drop points at home in a 1 - 3 loss to Santa Clara in Portugal Segunda Liga

GK Brandon Austin (90) and Tottenham U23 win 3 - 2 over Real Madrid U23 in UEFA Youth League (Group H) Brandon and Tottenham have 1 win & 1 draw against Real Madrid in the competition

GK Malcolm Little (90) as Dudenhofen fall 2 - 0 at Karbach in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

John Neeskens (90) started for Santboia as they traveled to UE Figueres and battled to a goalless draw in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 5)

GK Tim Murray (90) gets the Shut Out, but he and Honka will not be happy with a goalless draw at home to HIFK, in their first leg of the Play-off, with top tier play in Veikkausliiga on the line. 2nd leg now do or die!!

Emmanuel Sabbi (69) gets the Assist on Hobro's first goal as they go on to win 2 - 1 on PK's (after 1 - 1 regulation + ET) Hobro advance to the quarter finals of DBU Pokal and FC Nordsjælland (Jonathan Amon in 18/DNP) go home empty handed

Kevin Olali (90) Scored Morlautern's only goal as they fall 2 - 1 at Trier in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Christian Pulisic (90) in Dortmund's UCL Group match with APOEL that ended in a 1 - 1 draw...which effectively ends the campaign for both teams (although if either wins final 2 games and Real Madrid lose both games that would change)

THURSDAY

Aaron Schoenfeld (25) as M.Tel Aviv fall 0 - 1 at home to FC Astana - of Kazakhstan in (Group A) of the Europa League. M. Tel Aviv have only 1 point from their first 4 matches, and have not scored a goal at this stage of the competition. Effectively out

GK Jonathan Klinsmann was the backup keeper for Hertha as they beat Zorya - from Ukraine - 2 - 0 in the Europa League (Group J) for their first win of this part of the competition. With 2 matches left they can make the knockout round, by winning and hoping for a little luck

Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse lost 0 - 2 to Belgium team Waregem in Europa League (Group K) with only 1 point from the first 4 matches it is highly unlikely they will qualify for the knockout stage

FRIDAY

Haji Wright (9) came on at the end of the game as Sandhausen drop points at home to Duisburg 0 - 1 in Germany's 2Liga

Isaiah Young (23) in Bremen II crash and burn at home at the hand of Sonnenhof and Joe Gyau (79) who is credited with an Assist in a 0 - 5 beating in 3Liga

GK Jonathan Klinsmann (90) gets the Shut Out as Hertha II could only manage a goalless draw against visitors BFC Dynamo in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Also in Regionalliga (Nordost) Masami Okada (90) and Babelsberg draw in a goalless match at home with Meuselwitz

Timothy Tillman (88) as Bayern II traveled to Ingolstadt II and won 0 - 2 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

GK Quentin Westberg was the backup keeper for Auxerre as they fall at home 0 - 1 to Ajaccio in France Ligue 2

Ian Prescott Claus (90) Scored Süderelbe first goal as they went on to win 1 - 2 at Hamburg III in Oberliga (Hamburg)

In Netherlands Eerste Divisie, Kai Koreniuk (in 18) as Jong Ajax visited Almere losing 3 - 2

Maurits De Baar (in 18) as Waalwijk traveled to Maastricht and fought to a goalless draw in Eerste Divisie

Andrija Novakovich (90) as Telstar beat G.A.Eagles 3 - 1 for their 5th straight win, moving them up to 4th place

Kenny Saief (in 18) made his first call up to the senior squad since his long- term injury, as Gent wins 1 - 0 at home over Standard Liege in Belgium's Jupiler League. Great news for Gent and the USMNT

Aron Johannsson, made a cameo appearance as Bremen traveled to Frankfurt and lost 2 - 1 in Bundesliga

Tim Ream (90) and Fulham fall 2 - 0 at Wolves in England's Championship

Gboly Ariyibi (in 18( as MK Dons travel to amateur side Hyde and have no problems winning 0 - 4 in the early round of the FA Cup

SATURDAY

In Finland's Rel/Pro play-off GK Tim Murray (90) and Honka traveled to HIFK for the 2nd leg of their match with the Veikkausliiga cellar dweller and came away with a 1 - 1 draw. On away goals (the first leg was scoreless) Honka are Promoted, and will play in Finland's top tier next season

Terence Boyd (15) in Darmstadt's 2 - 2 draw at Braunschweig in Germany's 2Liga

Kyrian Nwabueze (90 + yellow) as Gorica fall 0 - 3 at home to Triglav in Slovenia's Prva liga. Gorica are still in 4th place 1 point out of Europa League spot

Oscar Ortiz (80) Scored Rathenow first Goal as they went on to win 1 - 3 at FC Frankfurt in Oberliga NOVF (Nord)

In Germany 3Liga, Devann Yao (60) as Meppen win at home, 3 - 2 over Chemnitzer

Marc Heider (61) Robbie Kristo (in 18) as Osnabruck visited league leaders Paderborn and lost 3 - 0 in 3Liga

Jerome Kiesewetter (90) Justin Kinjo (45) as Dusseldorf II fall 1 - 3 to Bonner in Regionalliga (West)

Bryan Gaul (in 18) as Elversberg win 3 - 1 over visitors Astoria Waldorf in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Joel Sonora (90) as Stuttgart II fall 2 - 0 at Schott Mainz in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Player/Coach Fabian Hurzeller (in 18) as Pipinsreid win 1 - 3 (on two 90th+ minute goals) over Furth II in Regionalliga (Bayern)

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) on the wrong end of a crushing defeat as Pfeddersheim visited Kaiserslautern II and lose 5 - 0 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Malik Mclemore (90) Scored the first Goal for Bayern Hof as they go on to win 4 - 0 over visitors Amberg in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Julian Ceesay (90) in Gebenbach 2 - 0 win over Sand in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Jamil Fearrington (90) as Bronshoj visited Frem for the last regular season match in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1) and force a 3 - 3 draw on a 90+2 goal. Bronshoj enter the relegation group play-offs

Marcel Costly (71) as Mainz II traveled to Stuttgart Kickers and won 1 - 2 in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Demarveay Sheron (90) captained Sandhausen U23 to a 0 - 5 loss against visitors Villingen in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Toni Suddoth (90) as Pforzheim win comfortably at home over SV Spielberg in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Eric Friedlander (in 18) as Nykopings end their season with a 1 - 2 win at Assyriska in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra) Nykopings end the season in 4th place after a tremendous run of 6 straight wins (unbeaten in last 8 matches)

Victor Mansaray (90) as Umea traveled to Vasalunds and played to a 1 - 1 draw in their final league match of the season in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra) Umea end the season in 5th place

Kevin Olali (90) as Morlautern are held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by Hertha Wiesbach in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Rafael Iacovelli entered the match at 18 minutes for Cesena U19 as they hosted Napoli U19 in Italy's Primavera 2 and were held to a 1 - 1 draw.

Louis Bennett (67) as Vyskov visited Mohelnice in the Czech Republic MSFL battling to a 2 - 2 draw. Vyskov are in 5th place in the league

Ryan Masch (90) as Skovde wins 1 - 2 at Husqvarna in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) ending their season with 2 wins and escaping the drop by 3 points, for another season in Division 1.

GK Zach Lubin (in 18) was the backup keeper for Ljunskile as they were held 2 - 2 by Mjallby in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) Ljunskile end up in 7th place after a tremendous start to the season peters out (Mjallby will be in the promotion playoff match)

In Bundesliga, Freiburg with Caleb Stanko (90) who made his Bundesliga debut, could not contain Schalke and Weston McKennie (90) as they fall 0 - 1. Schalke up to 4th place, Freiburg drop into the relegation zone

Bobby Wood relegated to the bench as Hamburg beat Stuttgart 3 - 1 for their first Bundesliga win since August

Fabian Johnson also remained on the bench for M'Gladbach as they were held to a 1 - 1 draw by Mainz in Bundesliga

In England Premier League, Danny Williams (28 + yellow) as Huddersfield win 1 - 0 over West Brom

DeAndre Yedlin (90) as Newcastle drop points in a 0 - 1 home defeat to Bournemouth (no Emerson Hyndman) in the EPL. That's 2 straight losses for Newcastle.

Antonee Robinson (90) and Bolton continue their resurgence with a 2 - 1 win over visitors Norwich. Bolton are now unbeaten in their last 5 (2 wins - 3 draws) and are off the bottom, but still in the red zone in the English Championship

Eric Lichaj (90) in Nottingham Forest's 4 - 0 drubbing of QPR in England's Championship

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) credited with an Assist on Sheffield United's first goal as they go on to win 4 - 1 over visitors Hull. United sit in 2nd place in the Championship

Anton Peterlin (90) in B93's 4 - 1 win over visitors Hvidovre in Denmark's Division 2 (Group 1) B93 end the regular season with 2 wins, but will still play in the relegation group for survival

Niall Mason played the 2nd half as Doncaster roared back after falling 2 goals behind to win 2 - 6 over Ebbsfleet in the early FA Cup round

Duane Holmes (25 + yellow) as Scunthorpe draw 0 - 0 at fellow League One club Northampton - they will need to play this one again - to see who advances in the early rounds of the FA Cup

GK Brendan Moore (in 18) still in the dog-house as he is the backup keeper for Rochdale as they win 4 - 0 over Bromley to advance to the next round of the FA Cup

GK Danny Rogers (in 18) was the backup keeper for Aberdeen as they traveled to Hamilton and draw 2 - 2 in Scotland's Premier League. Aberdeen still in 2nd place but slipping a little behind Celtic - which is not good

GK Matt Pyzdrowski was the backup keeper for Helsingborg as they hosted Osters in Sweden's Superettan losing 0 - 2 to end their season in 7th place

Andrew Stadler (90) Scored and gave Dalkurd a 2 - 0 lead at the start of the 2nd half, then the wheels came off and Trelleborgs was able to tie things up at 2 - 2. Alex De John (19) came on late to help shore up the defense. Despite the result Dalkurd are Promoted to Allsvenskan Sweden's top tier after finishing 2nd. (Trelleborgs will be in the Pro/Rel playoff)

Jay Denny (90) as Newtown lose 1 - 2 at home to Bangor City in Wales Premier League. With only 9 points from 12 matches things are not looking to good at Newtown

Mason Robertson (90) as Peterhead traveled to Elgin and won 0 - 2 in Scotland's League 2. Peterhead in 3rd place and only 2 points out of the top spot

U18 Jonathan Amon off the bench at 85' for Nordsjaelland as they are held to a 2 - 2 draw by Lyngby. Nordsjaelland are tied 2nd (3rd on GD) This was Jonathan's first Supeliga appearance and his 2nd appearance for Nordsjaelland's senior squad (in 18, Nov 1 in a cup game)

Juan Torres never got off the bench as Lokeren traveled to Genk in Belgium's Jupiler League and fought to a goalless draw

Christian Pulisic and Dortmund's woes continue as they fall hard to Bayern 1 - 3 and drop to 3rd in Bundesliga, that's 3 losses in 4 matches (+ 1 draw).

Theo Wilson (90) in NK Krka's 4 - 2 loss at NK Fuzinar in Slovenia's Druga Liga. Breaks Krka's 3 match win streak.

Desevio Payne off the bench at 71' as Excelsior hosted Ashton Gotz (90) and Roda in a Netherlands Eredivisie match that ended with a 1 - 0 score in favor of Excelsior, who are in 7th place after 2 straight wins (unbeaten in 4)

Joshua Perez never got off the bench again as #1 Livorno beat #2 Siena in Italy's Series C (Group A) in a match that ended with a 90th minute goal giving Livorno a 1 - 2 win

SUNDAY

Maurice Malone (90) Scored Augsburg U19 first Goal as they go on to win 1 - 2 at Kaiserslautern U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Nick Taitague (73) Scored Schalke U19 4th Goal and also got an Assist, as they win big at home, 6 - 1 over visitors M'Gladbach U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (West)

John Neeskens remained on the bench as FC Santaboia win 1 - 0 at home over Castelldefels in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 5)

Conor O'Brien (74) as Start visited Asane in Norway OBOS-ligaen and lost 3 - 2. 2nd straight loss, but Start maintain 2nd place in the table and are Promoted to Norway's Eliteserien (top tier)

Lyndon Gooch remained on the bench as Sunderland visited Middlesbrough in England's Championship, and lost 1 - 0.

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) gets the Shut Out, as Kiel thump Dresden 3 - 0 in Germany 2Liga. Kiel are 1 point off the top in 2nd place, and are unbeaten in their last 6 league matches

Ryan Malone (90) in Lokomotive Leipzig 2 - 1 win over visitors Halberstadt in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Javan Torre Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (in 18) as FSV Frankfurt traveled to Freiburg II and lost 2 - 1 in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Alassane Kane off the bench at 76' as DJK Bamberg win 1 - 0 over Jahn Forchheim in Oberliga Bayern (Nord)

Lyonel Hyer got the last 10 minutes as Hannover U19 thoroughly beat Niendorf U19 7 - 2 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Christopher Thorsheim (90) as Nykøbing hosted Roskilde winning 3 - 2 in Denmark Division 1.

GK Malcolm Little gets the Shut Out as Dudenhofen win 1 - 0 at home over Gonsenheim in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Matt Miazga (90) as #5 Vitesse are held in a goalless draw at home by #3 Zwolle in Netherlands Eredivisie.

In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Mix Diskerud (90) and Goteborg fall 0 - 3 at home to Romain Gall (90) and Sundsvall with Romain getting the Assist on Sundsvall's first goal. The win by Sundsvall keeps them in Sweden's top flight for another season as they finish 1 point above the drop. Goteborg ended their season with 3 straight losses

Brendan Hines-Ike (90) as Orebro lost their final match of the season 1 - 2 to AIK (who qualified for Europa League). Orebro had an awful end of season run with 4 straight losses

Perry Kitchen (90) and Randers win 1 - 0 at home over Aarhaus in Denmark's Superliga - just Randers 2nd win in 15 attempts. Still bottom, but now in striking distance of removing that tab

Keaton Parks (20) as Benfica B fall 3 - 4 at home to Penafiel in Portugal's Segunda Liga. Not quite sure why Keaton didn't start (maybe coming off an injury) Benfica B ended the match with 10 men o the field, and have now lost 3 straight

Looks like Khai Celestin went 90 (unconfirmed - but he did start) as CD Sariñena fought to a goalless draw at CD Belchite in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17) CD Sariñena unbeaten in their last 5

Nehemiah Perry (90) as St Andrews fall 0 - 2 at home to Silema in Malta Premier League. 5th straight loss for St Andrews

Joe Efford (65) as Ergotelis draw their 2nd straight to start the season in Greece Football League, last week goalless this week a 1 - 1 draw with Chania Kissamikos

Rubio Rubin (in 18) but not used as Stabaek pummel Odd 0 - 5 in Norway's Eliteserien.

GK Ethan Horvath, still sitting on the bench, as Club Brugge visit Anderlecht in a match that end scoreless in Belgium Jupiler league. Club Brugge still lead the league by 6 points

Emmanuel Sabbi was an unused sub today as Hobro fall 0 - 1 at home to Aalborg in Denmark's Superliga. Hobro remain in 4th despite the loss

John Brooks (90) in a 6 goal thriller as Wolfsburg give up an 83rd minute goal, miss a PK and settle for a 3 - 3 draw with Hertha in Bundesliga. Wolfsburg now on a run of 7 straight draws

In Norway Eliteserien, Stefan Antonijevic remained on the bench for Lillestrom as they traveled to Brann and lost 2 - 0. GK Alex Horwath is still out injured for Brann, who are 1 point out of a Europa League place

In Spain's Tercera Division (Group 4) Anders Egikuz (65 + yellow) and Basconia traveled to Aurrera Vitoria and won 3 - 6. Basconia's first win since September 2nd, but they are only 1 point from safety

Aaron Schoenfeld an unused sub for M. Tel Aviv as they win 0 - 1 at H. Raanana in Israel Ligat ha'Al. M. Tel Aviv up to 4th, 3 points off the top

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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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