WEEKEND WRAP: Saturday 6/4/2016 - Features Games in Iceland, Sweden and Germany

This is the time of year when getting up early in the AM is the hardest. Following the lower leagues, and smaller teams presents many challenges. That said, I love the research work this time of the year, finding and tracking (new) young Americans out there trying to make a name for themselves has its own rewards. Today, very few games for a weekend day - with Euro 2016 and Copa Centennial, most leagues have suspended play for a few weeks. But fear not I have games and Americans players out there even in these lean times.

To the list;

GK Daniel Schmidt started, went the full 90 for Yamaga in Japan's J-League as they won 2 - 1 as they beat Kitakyushu to extend their winning streak to 3 (4/5) and move into 3rd place.

In Sweden Division 2. Both Eddy Prugh and Chase Miller started and went 90 for Bodens BK as they visited Anundsjo and came away with a 0 - 3 win - which puts them at tied first in the division.

In Iceland Inkasso-Deildin Johnatan Lama (62) and Huginn, visited GK Will Dieterich (in 18/DNP) and Haukar. Huginn lost this one 3 - 0 and are still in need of points

In Iceland Division 2, Jannik Eckenrode, 90 min, yellow card and Aegir hosted Vestri, who had two American starters, Matt Nigro and Brodie Steigerwald, who both went 90, with GK Cyrus Mohseni on the bench - the game ended in a 1 - 1 draw, giving Aegir their first point of the season.

Also in Iceland Division 2, Hottur and Jordan Tyler, who started and went 90, visited KV Reykjavik, gave up an early goal and never recovered as they fell 1 - 0

In Sweden Superettan, GK Josh Wicks, started, went 90 and Tristan Bowen came off the bench at minute 82, picked up a yellow, as AFC United beat IK Frej 1 - 0. AFC are now top of Superettan

Ryan Finley started, went 90 and picked up a yellow card as Angelholms had a hard time at home and lost 0 - 2 to Varbergs in their Superettan match up

In Sweden Division 2, GK Jeff Gall, started and went 90 as Lidkopings FK visited Rynninge and came away with a 0 - 2 win, always good to get an away shut-out.

In Germany Oberliga Play-offs, we have just one team to follow Altona 93. They are currently top of Group A, following a 0 - 2 win over Bremer SV. Cody Shields started and went 90 in the victory, and Nicholas Ledesma, was in the 18/DNP, as Altona targets promotion to Regionalliga.

In Superettan, Patrick Hopkins started went 90, Paul Torres was in the 18 but DNP, as Sirius hosted Trellebergs and won 2 - 1. Sirius now in 3rd place in Superettan.

In Iceland Inkasso-deildin, JC Mack started and went 90 as Selfoss fell 0 - 1 to Thor Akureyri 

Harrison Hanley started for Njardvik and went the full 90, as they visited Volsungur in Iceland Division 2 and came away with a point in a 1 - 1 draw - Njardvik move into 3rd spot

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Monthly Wrap of Americans in Iceland Division 2 - Wrap for May

OK  weird to do a monthly wrap, but in truth its very very difficult to get info on 2nd Division Icelandic teams - we do have a number of young players there, and finally I have found a site that will give all the info I need going forward. As the season is young I thought it would be a good time to do a catch-up....so here goes.

May 7th, Matt Nigro, started went 90, and Scored the eventual winning goal in a 3 - 0 victory for Vestri over KF in their opening league game

May 7th, Harrison Hanley, started and went 90, as Njardvik visited and beat Hottur and Jordan Tyler, who came off the bench at 61, final:0 - 1

May 13, Harrison Hanley, started went 90 as Njardvik fell 0 - 1 at home to IR Reykjavik, on an ET penalty 

May 14, Matt Nigro went 80 for Vestri and Jordan Tyler went 90 for Hottur as Vestri won the game 2 - 0

May 20, Jordan Tyler started and went the full 90, Scoring Hottur's 5th Goal in a 5 - 1 drubbing of KF

May 20, Harrison Hanley came off the bench at minute 81 as Njardvik visited KV and came away with a 0 - 3 win

May 21, Matt Nigro played 71 minutes for Vestri as they visited IR and lost 2 - 1

May 28, Jordan Tyler started, went 90 and Scored Hottur's lone goal in a 1 - 1 draw with IR

May 28, Matt Nigro came off the bench at 72nd minute as Vestri fell 1 - 3 at home to KV

May 30, Harrison Hanley, started went 90 and Scored Njardvik's 4th goal is a 4 - 1 win over Aegir

The next game in Division 2 in Iceland is June 4th - so this is the complete month of May done!  All teams have played 4 games, Njardvik are in 2nd place with 9 points, Vestri 6th with 6 points and Hottur 9th with 4 points

So we have 3 players in the league, all have scored for their teams in the first 4 games of the season - great start - Jordan Tyler has 2 (in 3 appearances), Matt Nigro and Harrison Hanley 1 a piece (in 4 appearances)

More Stuff:

Matt Nigro, "played collegiate soccer at William Paterson University in New Jersey, and following his collegiate career bounced around to USL tryouts" before signing this year with Vestri 

 

Jordan Tyler played his college soccer at Penn State and Coastal Carolina  before moving to PDL: KW United, Columbus Crew U19-U20 

Harrison Hanley is a 24 year old striker, who previously played with Mikkelin in Finland before joining Njardvik. Played his college ball at Santa Clara

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