WEEKLY WRAP: 3.26 through 4.2.2018: EXTRA Includes Easter Monday

OK I added Easter Monday, as it was as busy in Europe as Sunday, and results this time of year are going to mean promotion or relegation. Our guys did pretty good when you consider the week was still busy with the international break and players traveling. We managed 18 Goals, 4 Assists and 2 Clean Sheets. Shout-Outs in order for Nick Taitague who scored twice and had an assist in Germany. Joe Efford had his 2nd two goal match in less than a month in Greece, and our main shout goes out to Fehim Dedic who scored 3 times and had an assist in two matches. Emmanuel Sabbi came back from injury in Denmark and scored his first goal for his team. Before we leave goals, we had 2 matches this week with 2 yanks playing for opposite sides and scoring, Etchu Tabe and Gerald Ben in Finland, Nermin Crnkic and Marc Heider(also had an assist) in Germany

Marcel Costly had an assist to add to his goal and Lyndon Gooch has been trying to put some energy into his team this week, and also getting an assist. The season has yet to start in Sweden's lower leagues, but don't tell Jeff Gal that, as he gets a commanding clean sheet in a friendly.

Some other news of note. US U18 Owen Otasowie got his first start for Wolves U23, Zyen Jones played the 2nd half of a friendly for Schalke U19 and Josh Sargent played for Bremen U19 in a tournament and was their hero as he scored 5 goals, and helped his team to 3rd place.

<EDITOR NOTE> There will not be a "Wrap" next weekend - I have surgery scheduled this week and will be thinking about my health instead of soccer. Hopefully I will be well enough to continue the following week. Thanks for your understanding.

OK! to the lists.

First the short list....

GOALS
Nick Taitague (2) - Germany(f)
Gillian Jurcher - Germany
Branden Stelmak - Germany
Timothy Tillman - Germany
Nermin Crnkic - Germany
Marc Heider - Germany
Marcus Costly - Germany
Etchu Tabe - Finland
Gerald Ben - Finland
Ian Claus - Germany
Fehim Dedic - Germany
Emmanuel Sabbi - Denmark
Royal Fennell - Germany
Joe Efford (2) - Greece
Fehim Dedic (2) - Germany

ASSISTS
Nick Taitague - Germany
Marc Heider - Germany
Marcus Costly - Germany 
Lyndon Gooch - England

SHUT OUTS
Jeff Gal - Sweden (f)
Bakary Sanyang - Germany

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

FROM LAST SUNDAY
** a number of matches, especially junior games do not make the timeline to get them done by publishing time. But we feel they are important and are now including them as part of the following weeks wrap**

Khai Celestin off the bench at 58 minute mark, as Sarinena traveled to La Almunia and lost 2 - 0 in Spain's Tercera (Group 17)

Jake Barros got a cameo, playing the final 10 minutes as Atletico Arcos drew 1 - 1 with Ad Oliveirense - Sad in Campeonato de Portugal (Group A)

GK Kyle Parks was the backup keeper for Freamunde as they could only manage a goalless draw at home to Spg C Espinho in Campeonato de Portugal (Group B)

Vincent Parra gets the cameo for the final 2 minutes of a match that saw his team Argozelo get pummeled 0 - 6 at home to Merelinense in Campeonato de Portugal (Group A)

Fabian Bastidas off the bench at 68' as S União 1º Dezembro were held to a goalless draw by G Sportivo Loures in Campeonato de Portugal (Group D)

MONDAY

U18 Owen Otasowie got his first start for Wolves U23 as they faced off against league leaders Blackburn U23 in England's PL2. The match was lost 0 - 3 but the Wolves coach singled out Owen "Solid game from U18s midfielder Otasowie" and "Credit to U18 players @austinsamuels99 Owen Otasowie & Diego Lattie for stepping up"

TUESDAY

Kouami Dalmeida (80) as Gonsenheim hosted Hertha Wiesbach and won 2 - 0 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

GK Malcolm Little was the backup keeper for Dudenheim as they win a close one 3 - 2 at home over TuS RW Koblenz in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

WEDNESDAY

Nick Taitague Scored 2 Goals and Assisted on the other in a friendly between Schalke U19 and FC Tokyo U19 - Zyen Jones played the 2nd half in this match as well - Final 3 - 1 Schalke U19

In Germany's Regionalliga (Bayern) Pipinsreid with player/coach Fabian Hurzeler (90) were held to a goalless draw by Burghausen in a hard fought match that saw 2 Red Cards (1 for each side)

Ryan Malone (47) for Lokomotive Leipzig as they are held to a 1 - 1 home draw by Fürstenwalde in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Gillian Jurcher (87) Scored Halberstadt's 3rd Goal, as they go on to beat Neustrelitz 3 - 1 in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Branden Stelmak (73) Scored for Chemie Leipzig as they hold home team Luckenwalde to a 1 - 1 draw in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Bryan Gaul (90) as Elversberg traveled to Röchl. Völklingen and won 0 - 1 in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Timothy Tillman (90) Scored Bayern II 2nd Goal as they go on to thrash visitors SpVgg Bayreuth 5 - 0 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

In Germany's 3Liga, an exciting match-up between Erfurt and Nermin Crnkic (90) who Scored their 2nd Goal and Osnabruck and Marc Heider (76) who Scored their 2nd Goal, and the Assist on the 4th, in a high scoring match that ended 4 - 4

Also in 3Liga, Magdeburg and Marcus Costly (90) who Scored the 1st Goal and Assisted on the 2nd as they were held to a 2 - 2 draw by Zwickau

THURSDAY

Ali Khatoun (65) as Leganes B defeated Pozuelo de Alarcón 3 - 1 in Spain's Tercera (Group 7)

George Fochive (53) as Viborg defeat Skive 1 - 0 in Denmark's Division One

Chris Thorsheim (90) as Nykobing traveled to FC Roskilde in Denmark Division One and won 0 - 1

Jamil Fearrington (90) as Bronshoj visited HIK in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1) and draw 2 - 2.

GK Ryan Buckingham remained on the bench as Middelfart hosted Skovshoved in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1) in a match that ended goalless

Chijioke Aranotu started for USD Scanzorosciate as they hosted Crema in Italy Serie D (Group B) winning this one 1 - 0

Slavin Peter Matin remained on the bench as Trento could only manage a 3 - 3 draw at home to Romanese in Italy Serie D (Group B)

Will Daniels off the bench at 53' as Grindavik won 0 - 1 over Akureyri in the semi-final match in Iceland's League Cup. Grindavik will face Dion Acoff and Valur in the Final

Nick Depuy went 66' as Fremad Amager traveled to Vejle and played to a 1 - 1 draw in Denmark Division 1

Etchu Tabe (90) Scored the winning Goal, Jacob Bushue (90) as Ekenas beats Haka with Gerald Ben, who Scored Haka's only Goal, 2 - 1 in the quarter finals of Finland's Suomen Cup

In another quarter final match GK Tim Murray (90) and Honka traveled to SJK and won 1 - 2 to book their spot in the semi-final's of Finland's Suomen Cup

Evan Nadaner (65) Kyle Nuel (65) as Ennepetal visited Eintracht Rheine and lost 1 - 0 in Oberliga (Westfalen)

Jeanot Soja remained on the bench today for Nöttingen in a 0 - 0 draw with SGV Freiberg in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Toni Suddoth (72) as Pforzheim visited SSV Reutlingen and lost 3 - 1 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Joshua Perez came off the bench at 77' as Livorno fall 0 - 2 at home to Monza in Italy Serie C (Group A) Livorno still have a 2 point lead at the top of the table

FRIDAY

Owen Otasowie started on the bench as Wolves U23 traveled to WBA U23, winning this one 1 - 2 in a Premier League 2 (Group 2) match

Duane Holmes (85 + yellow) as Scunthorpe traveled to Oxford and force a 1 - 1 draw in England League One. Scunthorpe remain in 5th place (Play-off position)

Adam Benn (90) as Neindorf win 3 - 1 over Vorwarts-Wacker in Oberliga (Hamburg)

Brian Span started for Vasteras (VSK) as they win 1 - 0 over Atvidaberg in a friendly in Sweden

GK Jeff Gal started, went 90, as BK Forward visited Skovde in an all Sweden Friendly winning with ease 0 - 4 - Clean Sheet for Jeff 

Tim Ream (90) as Fulham continue their undefeated run with a 0 - 2 win at Norwich Fulham up to third place

Niall Mason (90) as Doncaster win at Blackpool in England's League One

Gboly Ariyibi off the bench early at 41' as Northampton are pummeled 0 - 4 at home by Charlton in England League One

GK Brendan Moore was the back-up keeper (as usual) as Rochdale win 3 - 1 over Shrewsbury in League One

GK Quentin Westberg was the backup keeper for Auxerre as they win 3 - 1 at home over Bourg Peronnas in France Ligue 2

Andrija Novakovich (90 +yellow) as Telstar visited FC Oss and forced a goalless draw in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Andrija will miss the next match - yellow card accumulation

Maurits De Baar remained on the bench as Waalwijk fall 1 - 0 at Graafschap in Eerste Divisie

Jake Keegan (69) as St Patricks fall 2 - 1 at Derry City in Ireland's Premier Division

Lyndon Gooch (90 +1) as Sunderland visit Derby and come away with all 3 points in a 1 -4 win in England's Championship

Rory McCullough played the first half as Athlone draw 1 - 1 at home with Finn Harps in Ireland's Division One

SATURDAY

Kevin Lankford entered at 59' as Heidenheim were defeated at home by Alfredo Morales (18) and Ingolstadt 1 - 2 in Germany 2Liga

Sanoussy Baldé (58) as Altona were well beaten at home 0 - 3 by BSV Rehden in Germany Regionalliga (Nord)

Shaq Moore made the bench today as Levante visited Girona in Spain's La Liga. Step Up for Shaq, shame he didn't make the pitch. Final 1 - 1

Marc Heider (90) as Osnabruck are held to a 1 - 1 draw by Rostock in Germany 3Liga

Justin Kinjo only made it through the first half a Dusseldorf II are beaten 0 - 2 at home by Wiedenbrück in Regionalliga (West)

GK Brady Scott was the backup keeper for Koln II as they visited cross-town rivals Victoria Koln, losing 2 - 0 in Regionalliga (West)

Mael Corboz (90) and Wattenscheid traveled to Westfalia Rhynern and fall 2 - 1 in Regionalliga (West)

Bryan Gaul (90) and Elversberg were held scoreless by Freiburg II in a match that end 0 - 0 in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Javan Howell remained on the bench as visitors FSV Frankfurt lose 1 - 0 at Steinbach in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Fabian Hurzeller (90) as Pipinsreid traveled to Buchbach and won 1 - 3 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Ian Claus (90) Scored Süderelbe's first Goal, but it went for naught as Wedel strike back and Süderelbe fall 4 - 2 in Oberliga (Hamburg)

Eric Lickert remained on the bench as Homburg beat Kouami Dalmeida (90) and Gonsenheim 3 - 0 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Kevin Olali (90) as Morlautern hosted Eppelborn and won 3 - 1 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Fehim Dedic came off the bench at 72' and Scored Chiemgau Traunstein 2nd Goal at 77' as they go on to beat hosts Kornburg 0 - 3 in Oberliga (Bayern Sud)

In France Ligue 2, Jordan Siebatcheu came off the bench for final 10 minutes as Reims traveled to Nancy and won 0 - 2. Reims look like a lock for promotion to Ligue One - they are 11 points ahead of the 2nd place team

Jordan Dörr (90) in Griesheim's 3 - 0 loss at Rot-Weiss Hadamar in Oberliga (Hessen)

Allasane Kane left the match at 30' (??Injury) as DJK Bamberg won 3 - 0 in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Malik McLemore came off the bench at 64' as Bayern Hof lose 2 - 1 at Jahn Forchheim in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Demarveay Sheron (90) was captain of Sandhausen II as they fall 2 - 0 at Bahlinger in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Darian Gurley (90) as Astoria Waldorf II get dismantled at Villingen 6 - 1 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Scott Parker was an unused sub as Augsburg held Leverkusen in a goalless draw in Germany's Bundesliga

DeAndre Yedlin went the full 90 as Newcastle defeats Huddersfield 1 - 0 in England's Premier League

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) as Ipswich fall 1 - 0 at Birmingham in England's Championship

Julian Ceesay (90) as Gebenbach traveled to Aubstadt and won 1 - 2 in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

In Scotland League 2, Mason Robertson remained on the bench as Peterhead win 3 - 0 over Clyde. Very tight in this promotion race, Peterhead are tied at the top, but only lead the division on GD

Antonio Iacovelli remained on the bench as Cesena U19 draw 1 - 1 with Novara in Italy's Primavera 2 (Group A)

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) gets the Shut Out as Pfeddersheim visit Trier and hold the home team to a goalless draw in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Eric Palmer-Brown got an 8 minute cameo for Kortrijk as they had little difficulty dispatching Waasland-Beveren 4 - 1 in their opener in the Belgium Jupiler/Europa League (Group A)

Keaton Parks (90) and Benfica B looked for a while that they would steal a point at Santa Clara after a 2nd half comeback to reach 2 - 2, but an ET (90+4) goal by Santa Clara gave them the 3 - 2 win in Portugal's Segunda Liga

It was supposed to be the match of the day in Bundesliga as leaders Bayern hosted Christian Pulisic (74) and Dortmund. But instead it ended as a 6 - 0 rout and Bayern qualifying for the Champions League next season. All is not lost for Dortmund, who must quickly bounce back from this defeat, they sit in 3rd place with the team above and the 3 teams below all within 3 points of each other.

Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse drop home points to relegation battling Roda 0 - 3. Vitesse are now in danger of losing out on Europe play next year (2 Losses & a draw in their last 3) they sit in the final spot (7th) in Eredivisie.

Jake Barros got an 8 minute cameo as Atlético Arcos traveled to Merelinense and lost 3 - 1 in Campeonato de Portugal (Group A)

GK Kyle Parks was backup keeper for Freamunde as they visited Coimbroes and lost 1 - 0 in Campeonato de Portugal (Group B)

SUNDAY

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) as Kiel snag an away point at Bielefeld in Germany 2Liga

Julian Green (89) in Furth's 2 - 1 home win over Union Berlin in Germany 2Liga. Furth now above the red zone, but not out of trouble

Jann George played the first half as Regensburg lose at home 1 - 3 to Aue in 2Liga

Andrew Wooten is back from injury (been out since August). He came off the bench at 65th minute as Sandhausen visited St Pauli and played to a 1 - 1 draw in 2Liga

Emmanuel Sabbi (73), also back from injury, in Denmark Superliga, Scored Hobro's Goal, giving them the 1st half lead. Unfortunately visitors Aarhus had other ideas scoring 3 unanswered goals and defeating Hobro 1 - 3. Of Note: This was Sabbi's first goal for Hobro

Royal Fennell (90) Scored Hallescher's 2nd Goal as they go on to beat Nermin Crnkic (90) and Erfurt 3 - 0 in Germany's 3Liga

Isaiah Young remained on the bench as Bremen II traveled to Lotte and lost 3 - 2 in 3Liga

Marcel Costly came off the bench at 63' for Magdeburg as they get a 0 - 1 away win at Unterhaching in 3Liga

Ryan Malone (90) as Lokomotive Leipzig fall 2 - 0 at Cottbus in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Geoff Cameron remained on the bench as Stoke visited Arsenal. losing 3 - 0 in England's Premier League

Joe Efford started and Scored Two Goals ( 57' & 87') as Ergotelis go on to win 5 - 1 over Panegialios in Greece Football League. 2nd 2 goal performance in the last 30 days. Ergotelis now 1 point above the relegation zone

GK Josh Wicks (90) and Sirius did not have a successful opening day in Sweden's Allsvenskan, losing 3 - 1 to Hammarby

Aaron Jóhannsson off the bench at 75' as Bremen win 2 - 1 over Timothy Chandler (65) and Frankfurt in Germany's Bundesliga

Travis Bowen remained on the bench as Pelister were held in a goalless draw by Vardar in Macedonia First League

Shane O'Neill remained on the bench as Excelsior got thumped 5 - 0 by Feyenoord in Netherlands Eredivisie

Mix Diskerud (90) as Goteborg start their season with a 1 - 3 away win over Trelleborgs in Sweden's Allsvenskan

Timothy Tillman (81) for Bayern II as they play to a goalless draw at Memmingen in Regionalliga (Bayern). Bayern forced to make some late changes following red card, Timothy got caught in the shuffle.

An awful start for Anderlecht and Kenny Saief (90) as they lose 0 - 2 at home to Gent in the Jupiler/Championship Group. Anderlecht drop to 3rd (Europa) while Gent move above them into 2nd (Champions League)

EASTER MONDAY

Chris Thorsheim (90) as Nykøbing FC traveled to Esbjerg in Denmark Division 1, and lost 5 - 2

Nick Depuy (90) as Fremad Amager traveled to Vendsyssel and played to a goalless draw in Denmark Division 1

George Fochive (90) as Viborg hosted Roskilde in Denmark Division 1, winning 2 - 0

GK Ryan Buckingham was the backup keeper for Middelfart as they visited FC Sydvest and battled to a 2 - 2 draw in Denmark Division 2

Jamil Fearrington (90) as Bronshoj were held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by VSK Århus in Denmark Division 2

Sanoussy Baldé off the bench at 70' as Altona fall 1 - 0 at Oldenburg in Germany Regionalliga (Nord)

Zack Hamm off the bench at 66' as Seligenporten fall 0 - 2 at home to VfR Garching in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Maurits De Baar was an unused sub as Waalwijk got thumped 0 - 4 at home by Almere in Netherlands Eerste Divisie

Kyle Nuel of the bench at 63' as Ennepetal fall hard at home, 1 - 4 to Paderborn II in Oberliga (Westfalen)

Alex De John (46) Andrew Stadler (7) as Dalkurd visited AIK Stockholm and lost 2 - 0 in their season opener in Sweden's Allsvenskan

Cameron Carter-Vickers remained on the bench as Ipswich were held to a 2 - 2 draw by Millwall in England's Championship

Lyndon Gooch (83) gets an Assist, as Sunderland fall 1 - 3 at home to Sheffield Wednesday in England's Championship. Sunderland's fall through the divisions looks to continue, with League One looking more likely for next season

Gboly Ariyibi came off the bench at 74' as Northampton fall 2 - 0 at Peterborough in England League One 

Malik McLemore off the bench at 60' as Bayern Hof traveled to Großbardorf and won 0 - 1 in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Anton Peterlin remained on the bench as B93 fall 1 - 3 at Odder in Denmark's Division 2

Adam Benn (90) as Niendorf defends home turf in an exciting 3 - 2 win over Barmbek-Uhlenhorst in Oberliga (Hamburg)

GK Tim Murray (90) and Honka eliminated from the Finland Suomen Cup in the Semi-Final by HJK as they fall 2 - 1 (Ekenas is playing tomorrow in the other Semi-Final)

Romain Gall (90) as Sundsvall opened their season at home to Orebro and Brendan Hines-Ike (90) and had to settle on a goalless draw in Sweden's Allsvenskan

GK Mike Lansing watched from the bench as Aalborg lost 0 - 3 at home to Brondby in Denmark's Superliga

Stefan Antonijevic remained on the bench as Lillestrom traveled to Kristiansund and lost 2 - 1, after taking the early lead, in Norway's Eliteserien

Fehim Dedic (82) Scored Twice as Chiemgau Traunstein beat up on Neumarkt 5 - 0 in Oberliga (Bayern Sud)

Ian Claus (90) as Süderelbe visited VfL Pinneberg and lost 2 - 1 in Oberliga (Hamburg)

Terence Boyd (86) as Darmstadt win 1 - 0 over league leaders Dusseldorf  in Germany 2Liga. Darmstadt have been in pretty good form lately (3W / 2D in last 5) but are still in dire straights with time running out

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WEEKLY WRAP: 3.19 through 3.25.2018: We're Back - All Minor Leagues - But We Managed 9 Goals

<Editor> First up, my apologies for missing the last few weeks....personal problems have really knocked me down. I will continue to follow and report on our guys, but their maybe a few more weeks in the coming couple of months that I miss.

OK lets see what we have this week, oh right! the International Break, so no senior matches to speak of. USYNTeamers and USMNT have reduced our number of players we follow. Many of the players on the list are unknown to most, unless your hard-core, but its worth noting that our guy's in Portugal, Spain and Italy are playing fairly regularly for their clubs. Of course Germany's lower leagues remain the dominant place for our players.Denmark re-started (their lower leagues) its season this week, and Sweden starts next week, so something to look forward to

Shout Out's go to Rory McCullough who scored his first goal for Athlone in Ireland (he joined them at the beginning of March and has made the field every match since) While Anton Peterlin scored the equalizer for B93 in Denmark, and Nermin Crnkic scored the winner for troubled Erfurt in 3Liga.

OK..to the lists. As usual the short list first.......

GOALS
Adam Benn - Germany
Ian Claus - Germany
Dion Acoff - Iceland
Anton Peterlin - Denmark
Nermin Crnkic - Germany
Kouami Dalmeida - Germany
Rory McCullough - Ireland
Gillian Jurcher - Germany
Justin Kinjo - Germany

No known Assists or Shut Outs!

......and the longer, more comprehensive listing.

FROM LAST SUNDAY
** a number of matches, especially junior games do not make the timeline to get them done by publishing time. But we feel they are important and are now including them as part of the following weeks wrap**

Ali Khatoun (59) as Leganes B fall 0 - 1 to Villaverde Boetticher in Spain's Tercera (Group 7)

Mukwelle Akale (90) as Villarreal C draw 1 - 1 at home with Novelda CF in Spain's Tercera (Group 6)

Nico Pascual-Leone (90) as CD Roda fall 0 - 1 to Olimpic Xátiva in Spain's Tercera (Group 6)

GK Benjamin Machini remained on the bench as Mallorca B beat Platges de Calvia 3 - 0 in Spain's Tercera (Group 11)

Khai Celestin entered at 64' as Sarinena wins at home 2 - 0 over Atlético Monzón in Spain's Tercera (Group 17)

Slavi Peter Matin was an unused sub as AC Trento hosted Calcio Lecco and lost 0 - 2 in Italy Serie D (Group B)

Claudio Torrejón joined the match at minute 78 as CCD Cerceda draw 1 - 1 with Fuenlabrada in Spain's Segunda B (Group 1)

Jake Barros remained on the bench as Atlético Arcos traveled to Gd Bragança and snagged an away point in Portugal's Campeonato de Portugal (Group A)

GK Kyle Parks still waiting to debut for Freamunde as they visited Canelas in Portugal's Campeonato de Portugal (Group B), losing this one 2 - 1

Fabian Bastidas (71) as S União 1º Dezembro drop home points to Caldas in Portugal's Campeonato de Portugal (Group D)

Chijioke Aranotu started for USD Scanzorosciate as they win 1 - 0 at home against Grumellese in Italy's Serie D (Group B)

MONDAY

Giles Phillips (45) as South Group's QPR U23 beats North Group's Sheffield Utd. U23 2 - 1 England's Professional Development League

Rory McCullough came off the bench at 58' as Athlone fall 1 - 2 to Cabinteely in Ireland's Division One (2nd Tier). Rory, a 23 y/o striker from Austin Tx. joined Athlone on March 7th

Maurits de Baar and Waalwijk 2 were thumped 0 - 4 at home by Desevio Payne (63) Shane O'Neill (90) and Excelsior 2 in Netherlands Reserve League

Javan Torre Howell (45) played the first half, as FSV Frankfurt fall 1 - 3 to Offenbach in Germany's Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Julian Green (77) as Furth visited Aue in Germany 2Liga and lost 2 - 1. Both teams now with 33 points and in relegation problem

Niall Mason (90) as Doncaster wins 2 - 0 over Bradford in England's League One - both teams mid-table and not involved in promo/rel battle

TUESDAY

Joe Gyau (56) in a goalless draw between Sonnenhof and Rostock in Germany's 3Liga. Mario Rodriguez remained on the bench for this one

Two Americans Two Goals; Adam Benn (90) Scored Neindorf's 4th Goal as they go on to beat Ian Claus (90) who Scored Süderelbe opening Goal 4 - 2 in Oberliga (Hamburg)

Joshua Perez came off the bench at 78' as #1 Livorno win 1 - 0 over #2 Siena in Italy's Serie C (Group A). Livorno retake the top spot and have a game in hand as they battle for the automatic promotion spot to Serie B

Gboly Ariyibi joined the game at 73' as Northampton were held to a 1 - 1 home draw by Shrewsbury in England's League One. Two teams going in different directions, Shrewsbury sitting in 2nd place aiming for promotion, and Northampton teetering on the edge of the relegation zone.

GK Brendan Moore was the backup keeper today as Rochdale fall 0 - 2 at home to Fleetwood, in England League One. Rochdale looking doomed to League Two play next season

WEDNESDAY

Owen Otasowie remained on the bench as Wolves U23 qualified for the next round of the English Premier League Cup, beating Exeter U23 3 - 1 on penalty kicks

Sanoussy Baldé started, went 90 as Altona fall 0 - 2 at home to Hannover II in Germany Regionalliga (Nord) Altona looking like a candidate for relegation.

Kevin Olali (90) as Morlautern give up home points in a 0 - 2 defeat by TuS Koblenz in Germany Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Kyle Varley got a cameo appearance today as Red Star Zurich beat FC Seuzach 2 - 0 to rise above their opponent and into 6th place in Switzerland 1.Liga Classic (Group 3)

Royall Fennell went 90 as Hallescher fall 0 - 1 to Marcel Costly (89') and Magdeburg - so out of the Regional Cup (quarter final)

THURSDAY

No Matches

FRIDAY

Isaiah Young had a cameo appearance (3) at the end of the match that Bremen II lost 0 - 2 at home to league leaders Paderborn in Germany 3Liga. Looking more likely that Bremen II will be playing in Regionalliga next season

Dion Acoff started for Valur (subbed out at 90) and Scored the 2nd Goal as they hosted Stjarnan and GK Will Dieterich who replaced the starting GK at 54' in the Iceland League Cup Semi Final match that ended with Valur winning 3 - 1

Fabian Hurzeller (90 + yellow) as Pipinsreid traveled to Memmingen and collapsed following their keeper being red carded. Final 3 - 1 Memmingen, in Germany's Regionalliga (Bayern)

Ian Claus (90) and Süderelbe got throttled at home 0 - 5 by Buchholz in Oberliga (Hamburg)

Jake Keegan (subbed out at 90') as St Patricks return to winning ways, with a 1 - 0 victory over Limerick in Ireland's Premier League

SATURDAY

Elson Pllumbi (25) as Bremer SV were well beaten at home by Leher TS in Oberliga (Bremen)

Alex Vedamanikam (90) as Braunschweig U19 traveled to Neindorfer U19 winning 2 - 3 in A Junioren Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Anton Peterlin Scored the equalizer for B93 as they visited Naesby in a match that ended 2 - 2 in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1)

Nermin Crnkic started, went 90, and Scored the winning Goal as Erfurt defeated Fortuna Koln 2 - 1 in Germany's 3Liga

Mario Rodriguez off the bench for Sonnenhof at 62' as they fall hard at home 0 - 3 to Royal Fennell (who was captain today) and Hallescher. Royal went 90 and picked up a yellow in the match in 3Liga

Jeremy Lundy played the final 10 minutes as TuS Koblenz visited Saarbrucken and won 0 - 1 in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Jamil Fearington (90) as Bronshoj fall 1 - 0 at Odder in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1)

Jordan Doerr (90) Scored an OG as Griesheim traveled to TSV Lehnerz and lost 6 - 3 in Oberliga (Hessen)

Carlos McCrary remained on the bench as Hessen Dreieich visited SV Steinbach and won 1 - 3 in Oberliga (Hessen)

Alassane Kane (90) as Bamberg traveled to Erlenbach and draw 1 - 1 in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Julian Ceesay (90) as Gebenbach are held to a goalless draw at home to Aschaffenburg in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Toni Suddoth entered at 72' as Pforzheim beat Karlsruher II 2 - 1 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Demarveay Sheron waited until minute to join the match, but by then Sandhausen II was already losing 1 - 3 to Weinheim in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Darian Gurley (90) as Walldorf II fall 3 - 6 at home to Bissingen in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) as Pfeddersheim lose 0 - 2 at home to Mechtersheim in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Jay Denny (90 + yellow) as Newtown defeat Llandudno in Wales Premier League to pull themselves away from the prospect of relegation

Gboly Ariyibi (20) as Northampton fall 2 - 0 at Fleetwood in England's League One. Its nail-biting time at Northampton, with League Two play looming

Duane Holmes (90) as Scunthorpe salvage a 1 - 1 draw at home to Rochdale (GK Brendan Moore on the bench as usual) in England League One

Kouami Dalmeida (89) Scored Gonsenheim's 2nd Goal as they go on to win 1 - 3 at Eintracht Trier in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Joe Efford (53) as Ergotelus are defeated 4 - 2 at OFI Crete in Greece Football League and are back in relegation trouble

Mason Robertson remained on the bench as Peterhead win 1 - 0 over Annan in Scotland Division Two. Peterhead are #1 on GD, but have played one extra match

Kyle Varley was an unused sub as Red Star Zurich traveled to St Gallen II and won 1 - 2 in Switzerland's 1.Liga Classic (Group 3)

Maurits De Baar entered at 84' as Waalwijk hold on for a goalless draw at high scoring Telstar in Netherlands Eerste Divisie

Rory McCullough (80) Scored for Athlone after just 1 min, but that was it! as they fall 5 - 1 to Longford in Ireland's Division 1. 5 matches 5 losses for Athlone, not the best way to start the season

In Serie C (Group A) Joshua Perez remained on the bench as Livorno had little difficulty defeating Viterbese 1 - 3 to maintain their drive for promotion to Serie B

SUNDAY

Mukwelle Akale (90) as Villarreal C draw 2 - 2 at Borriol in Spain's Tercera (Group 6)

Gillian Jurcher Scored Halberstadt's 4th Goal in a 0 - 4 romp over Viktoria 1889 Berlin in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Ryan Malone off the bench at 70' as Lokomotive Leipzig traveled to Luckenwalde and won 0 - 1 in Regionalliga (Nordost)

GK Jonathan Klinsmann and Hertha II allowed 2 goals against but still managed a 2 - 2 draw at Nordhausen in Regionalliga (Nordost) Hertha undefeated in their last 5 are in 4th place but will not catch the leaders or be promoted

Victor Tarwo (90) as Neustadt were held to a goalless draw by Habenhauser in Oberliga (Bremen)

Chris Thorsheim (90) as Nykoping battle to a 3 - 3 draw with Thisted in Denmark's Division 1

Marcel Costly had a cameo of 5 minutes as Magdeburg beat Osnabruck and Marc Heider (90) 2 - 0 in Germany's 3Liga - 3 straight loses for Osnabruck who traveling in the wrong direction. Magdeburg up to 2nd place (automatic promotion)

Sanoussy Baldé (72) as Altona visited Hildesheim and played to a 1 - 1 draw in Regionalliga (Nord)

Justin Kinjo (90) Scored Dusseldorf II 3rd Goal as they go on to win 3 - 0 over Erndtebrück in Regionalliga (West)

Oscar Ortiz played the 2nd half while George Moushi remained on the bench as Rathenow visited Seelow and won 0 - 3 in Oberliga NOFV (Nord)

Evin Nadaner (65) and Kyle Nuel remained on the bench as Ennepetal were held to a goalless draw at home by Hammer SpVg in Oberliga (Westfalen)

Chijioke Aranotu came off the bench as Scanzorosciate traveled to Pro Patria losing 1 - 0 in Italy Serie D (Group B)

Slavi Peter Matin remained on the bench as Trento visited Rezzato in Italy Serie D (Group B) and lost 4 - 2

Nico Pascual-Leone (90) as CD Roda traveled to Novelda CF in Spain's Tercera (Group 6) and forced a 2 - 2 draw

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WEEKLY WRAP: 1.29 thru 2.4.2018: Spain, Italy & Portugal Feature

We (USA) are not known for our players in Spain, Portugal & Italy. With a few exceptions we have not broken into the upper echelon in these countries. But over the past year we have slowly been infiltrating the lower leagues, and this week it was so evident that I have decided to give the Shout Out to these young guns learning their trade in Southern Europe. They may not join the few who realize first team play in La Liga or Serie A, but they are making themselves known to the 'selectors' of our young National teams, and other clubs in Europe through their own efforts.

In Spain, we have a number of young players, primarily in the Tercera (4th Tier) a sprawling league that covers 17 or so regions in Spain. As well as a few players in the (3rd tier) Segunda B. Mukwelle Akale at Villarreal and Shaq Moore at Levante are probably our best know representatives in Spain but just below them, players like Khai Celestin at CD Sariñena, Ander Egiluz at Basconia, Keeper Benjamin Machini & Akil Watts at RCD Mallorca with Ali Khatoun coming up at Leganes. Below that we have young phenom (my choice of words) Konrad de la Fuentes at Barcelona's Juvenil B along with Ben Lederman.

In Italy, Josh Perez at Livorno is probably the most well known, but a group of young players are starting to make their mark. Rafael Antonio Iacovelli moved from New York to Cesena in the Primavera, Chijioke David Aranotu is playing regularly for USD Scanzorosciate in Serie D where newcomer Jarrett Reeser is trying to break in to the Varese squad, as are other US young players across Italy.

In Portugal, everybody is familiar with Texas's Keaton Parks at Benfica, but he isn't the only one trying their talent in Portugal. Keeper CJ dos Santos & Armando Pelaez are also pushing for spots at Benfica. Jake Barros just debuted this weekend at Atletico Arco in the Campeonato de Portugal, Stephen Payne is at Varzim and Mark Withers just transferred to Salgueiros. Finally news broke this week that Keaton Parks older brother, Keeper, Kyle Parks has signed with SC Freamunde also in the Campeonato de Portugal

So there is my Shout Out - there are others in these countries, some I have identified, and some I probably have not - yet. But its exciting to see that the US has the players with talent to break into these and other countries that traditionally only look inward for their future talent. 

OK to the short list (looking good)...

GOALS
Luca de la Torre - England
Andrew Stadler (pk) - Sweden
Trevor Zwetsloot (2 pk) - Germany
Mat Miazga - Netherlands
Alfredo Morales - Germany
Andrew Stadler (pk) - Sweden
Konrad de la Fuentes (2) - Spain 
Maurice Malone - Germany 
Keaton Parks - Portugal  

ASSISTS
Keaton Parks (2) - Portugal
Christian Pulisic - Germany
Antonee Robinson - England
Konrad de la Fuentes (3) - Spain

....and to the longer more comprehensive listing;

MONDAY

Konrad de la Fuentes (88), Ben Lederman (2) as Barcelona Juvenil B visited Girona B in Spain's Liga Nacional (Group 7) winning 1 - 2

Looks like Giles Phillips remained on the bench as QPR U23 fall 3 - 2 at Colchester U23 in England's PDL (South)

Marlon Fossey (54) Luca de la Torre (90) as Fulham U23 falls 2 - 1 at West Brom U23 in England's EPL 2 (Group 2) after Luca had given them the lead with a 28th Minute Goal. Both West Brom U23 goals scored within 2 minutes at 82' & 84'

In England's EPL 2 (Group One) Kyle Scott (90) and Chelsea U23 fall 2 - 1 at Everton U23

Both Americans involved in the Manchester United U23/Tottenham Hotspur U23 clash remained on the bench today. Matthew Olosunde (Man Utd) and GK Brandon Austin (Tottenham) have contributed to their teams this season, it must be disappointing for them

Jake  Rozhansky, came of the bench at 87' as Netanya defeated B.Jerusalem 2 - 1 in Israel Ligat ha'Al. Not a good result for B.Jerusalem who are driving to the top, but Netanya will be happy with an excellent win that moves them to 5th place

In France Ligue 2, Jordan Siebatcheu (87) as Reims fall 0 - 1 at home to Lorient. Unexpected result from the league's run-away leaders

TUESDAY

Keaton Parks (90) credited with 2 Assists, as Benfica B pummels Famalicao 5 - 0 in Portugal Segunda Liga. Benfica B move up to 10th place

In England's Championship Lyndon Gooch came off the bench at 84' as Sunderland visited Birmingham and lost 3 - 1

Eric Lichaj remained on the bench as Nottingham Forest were trounced at home 0 - 3 by Preston, in England's Championship

Kris Scott made a cameo appearance coming on in the 90th minute as Weston Super-Mare beat Bath City 4 - 2 in England's National League (South)

Andrew Stadler (29) Scored in the PK shootout, Alex de John (90) missed his PK. as Dalkurd fall 1 - 0 on PK Kicks following a goalless (Pre-season competition) Atlantic Cup match against Shamrock Rovers

WEDNESDAY

USYNT Trevor Zwetsloot started on the bench today, in DFB Junioren Pokal, looked like he would only get a cameo appearance right at the end of the match - which ended going into ET (30 min) - Looks like he Scored 2 PK's in the shootout which Bremen U19 finally lost 14 to 13, losing the match
to Kaiserslautern U19 1 - 0 (after pk's)

GK Tim Murray was on the bench as FC Honka fall 1 - 4 to FC Lahti in an all Finland friendly

Joe Efford (57) as Ergotelis traveled to Panserraikos in Greece Football League winning 0 - 1. Ergotelis has not lost in their last 4 matches and is slowly climbing out of trouble.

GK Mike Lansing started for Aalborg as they visited Sparta Prague and lost 2 - 1 in a friendly

GK Danny Rogers (90) with his 2nd Start & 2nd Win as Aberdeen down Ross County 2 - 4. In 2nd place and 3 points above Rangers.

DeAndre Yedlin (90 + yellow) as Newcastle give up 85th minute goal and have to setle for a 1 - 1 draw at home to Burnley. 1 point not good enough to get free of the trouble zone

Geoff Cameron remained on the bench as Stoke were held to a goalless draw in a scrappy match with Watford in the English Premier League.

THURSDAY

No Matches Today

FRIDAY

GK Paul Rachubka was back-up keeper for Kerala Blasters as they visited Pune City, winning 1 - 2. Kerala are 2 points off a play-off spot in India's ISL

Jonathan Amon (52) for Nordsjælland as they faced off with CSKA Moscow in a friendly that ended 1 - 1

Masami Okada (90) as Babelsberg walloped Brendan Stelmak and Chemie Leipzig 4 - 4 in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Marlon Fossey (90) in his first full game since returning from injury, as Fulham U23 hosted Blackburn U23, losing 0 - 1 in England's EPL2 (Group 2) - Fulham are 5th (Promo Play-off spot) and Blackburn have taken over the #1 spot

GK Quentin Westberg was the back-up keeper as Auxerre traveled to Tours (minus Maki Tall) and won 0 - 2. Auxerre with a big jump from 16th to 11th as a reward for the win

Matt Miazga (90) took 6 minutes to Score the go-ahead Goal, as Vitesse met Groningen in Netherlands Eredivisie, winning 2 - 0. Vitesse in 6th place

Andrija Novakovich (90) in Telstar's 3 - 2 loss at Den Bosch in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Andrija was tackled in the box a forced a penalty that gave Telstar an early and short lived lead. Telstar are still in 4th place though.

Kyle Scott came off the bench at the 74th minute, to help Chelsea U23 win 1 - 0 over Leicester U23 in England's EPL (Group 1)

Christian Pulisic (72) was credited with the Assist on Dortmund's 2nd Goal, as they went on to beat FC Koln 2 - 3 in Germany's Bundesliga. A very useful 3 points, in a win that breaks a run of 3 draws, and puts them into 2nd place (for now)

Antonee Robinson (90) gets the Assist on the only Goal of the match, as Bolton beat a pretty good side in Bristol City (5th place) 1 - 0., and are now (finally) 3 points clear of the drop zone in England's Championship

Nehemiah Perry was an unused sub as St Andrews snagged a point in a 1 - 1 draw at Gzira in Malta's Premier League

SATURDAY

GK Bill Hamid (90) in 2nd friendly of the day for Midtjylland as they lose 2 - 1 to Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande

Kevin Lankford remained on the bench as Heidenheim win 3 - 1 over St. Pauli in Germany 2Liga

Alfredo Morales (90) Scored Ingolstadt's 2nd Goal as they go on to win 3 - 0 over Furth, with Julian Green (90)

Alex De John (78) Andrew Stadler off the bench at 67' Scored in the PK Shootout but Dalkurd fall 2 - 1 to Jablonec in the Atlantic Cup

Jake Rozhansky came off the bench at 78' as Netanya visited Shmona in Ligat ha'Al and won 1 - 2. Netanya now up to 5th place

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) and Kiel had to settle for a 1 - 1 draw with Jann George (82) and Regensburg in 2Liga

In England U18 Premier League (South), Indiana Vassilev (90) Calum Stretch (in 18 DNP) and Aston Villa U18 visited Norwich U18 and won 1 - 2. Aston Villa U18 have been in a really wobbly patch and this was their first win in 5 outings

Also in England U18 (North), Owen Otasowie (48) in Wolves U18 as they traveled to Sunderland U18 and lost 2 - 0.Wolves have now lost their last 5 and are 2nd from bottom place

Isaiah Young entered the match at 81' as Bremen II lose big at home to Munster 2 - 4 in Germany 3Liga

Royal Fennell (90) and Hallescher got the better of Osnabruck with Marc Heider (90) and Robbie Kristo (11) back from injury, winning this one 1 - 0 in 3Liga

Joe Gyau (90) Mario Rodriguez (22) as Sonnenhof were held to a 1 - 1 draw by Paderborn in Germany 3Liga

Marcel Costly played the 2nd half as Magdeburg traveled to Wurzburger losing 1 - 0. A bit of a blow to Magdeburg's promotion attempt, but still in 2nd place

Bryan Gaul played the final 3 minutes as 10 man Elversburg battled to a 2 - 2 draw at Saarbrucken in Germany's Regionalliga (Südwest)

GK Will Dieterich was the back-up keeper for Stjarman as they win the 1st Cup of the year 1 - 0 over Grindavik in Iceland's Football.net Cup

Stefan Antonijevic came off he bench at 76' as Lillestrom fall 0 - 3 to Sarpsborg in an all Norway friendly

Caleb Stanko was an unused sub as Freiburg traveled to Leverkusen and grabbed a point in a goalless draw in Bundesliga

GK Jonathan Klinsmann was the back-up keeper for Hertha as they draw 1 - 1 at home with Hoffenheim

Aron Johannsson off the bench at 56 minute as Bremen won for the first time in a while 1 - 2 at Schalke (minus Weston McKennie / injured). The 3points raises Bremen to 4th from bottom, out of the drop zone on GD

Geoff Cameron (90) as Stoke fall 2 - 1 at Bournemouth in England's Premier League

Tim Ream (90) as Fulham win 2 - 0 over Eric Lichaj (90) and Nottingham Forest. 6 straight wins for Fulham in 5th place while Nottingham are in a bit of a downward spiral with 3 loses in their last 4

Lyndon Gooch sat on the bench and watched as Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) and Ipswich win 0 - 2 at the pitiful Sunderland

Duane Holmes (90) as Scunthorpe traveled to Fleetwood and won a close match 2 - 3. This ended a really bad streak for Scunthorpe who will be hard pressed to reach the automatic promotion spot in League One and will have to hope for a good run in the play-offs. Still enough time and anything can
happen

Gboly Ariyibi off the bench at 72nd minute could not help Northampton get back into the match as Rochdale who are desperate for points, hold on to win 0 - 1 with GK Brendon Moore as their back-up keeper

Niall Mason remained on the bench as Doncaster visited Portsmouth and earned a draw in a 2 - 2 League One match

GK Danny Rogers reverted to his back-up role as Aberdeen wins big at home 3 - 0 over Hamilton in Scotland's Premier League

Jay Denny (90) as Newtown traveled to Llandudno and win 3 - 4 in Wales Premier League (Relegation Group) Newtown leads the group on GD

SUNDAY

Sammy Adjai started for Hawkes Bay United as they traveled to Tasman United and are beaten 5 - 2 in New Zealand's Premier League

Konrad de la Fuentes had 2 goals (1 PK), 3 assists, and a cross that forced an own goal as Barcelona Juvenil B won in an 8-0 romp over Josep Maria Gené . Ben Lederman came off the bench at 55 min to join Konrad. Gideon Davis started for Josep Maria Gené

Maurice Malone, started, went 90, and Scored Augsburg U19 3rd Goal in a 1 - 3 win at Frankfurt U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

GK Craig Hill (90) as PEPO fall 1 - 4 at home to HIFK in Sweden Suomen Cup (Group D)

Shaq Moore went 90 as Levante B draw 2 - 2 at home with Almazora in Spain's Tercera (Group 6)

John Neeskens entered at 75' mark as Santboia win 2 - 0 over UE Vilassar De Mar in Spain's Tercera (Group 5)

In Netherlands Eredivisie, Shane O'Neill remained on the bench as Excelsior were held to a 2 - 2 draw at home by Utrecht

Alex Vedamanikam started, went 50 mins (debut) as Braunschweig U19 were thumped 5 - 0 at Bremen U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

GK Jonathan Klinsmann started, went 90 as Hertha II beat Luckenwalde 5 - 1 in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Micah Akin started on the bench (and remained there) as Velbert were held goalless in a 0 - 0 match with SV Straelen in Oberliga (Niederrhein)

Terence Boyd off the bench at 68 minutes, as Darmstadt drop points at home in a 1 - 2 loss to Duisburg in Germany 2Liga. Darmstadt are sinking into real trouble at the bottom of the table

Matthew Olosunde (90) as Manchester United U23 traveled to Derby U23 and drew 1 - 1 even though Derby were reduced to 10 men with 15' to go, in England's Premier League 2 (Group 1) That's probably why they are at the bottom of the league

Nermin Crnkic (90' debut) and Erfurt are never going to get off the bottom and escape relegation if they lose at home like today against Zwickau in Germany 3Liga

Kenny Saief (90) as Anderlecht draw 2 - 2 at home with KV Mechelen in Belgium's Jupiler. Halts their move up the league. Of note they missed an 81st minute PK.

Joshua Perez came off the bench at 59' as Livorno draw 1 - 1 at Pistoiese in Italy Serie C (Group A)

DeAndre Yedlin (90) as Newcastle battle to a 1 - 1 draw at Crystal Palace in England's Premier League. Newcastle hovering above the drop zone, but just on GD.

Shawn Parker made the bench today for Augsburg as they win 3 - 0 over Timothy Chandler (90) and Frankfurt in Germany's Bundesliga

Keaton Parks (88) Scored Benfica B first Goal as they go on to win 1 - 3 over Keaton's old club Varzim in Portugal's Segunda Liga

Bobby Wood (90) as Hamburg battle back to earn a 1 - 1 draw at home to Hannover in Bundesliga. Hamburg needs points , quickly, they sit 2nd from bottom, 3 points adrift of safety

Ander Egiluz started today for Basconia, went 90, in a 0 - 2 loss at home to Somorrostro in Spain's Tercera (Group 4)

Chijioke David Aranotu started today for Scanzorosciate in Italy's Serie D (Group B) in a 5 - 0 win over Levico Terme

Aaron Schoenfeld came off the bench at 68' as #1 M.Tel Aviv hosted #2 H Beer Sheva winning 1 - 0 in Ligat ha'Al. a task made easier by H. Beer Sheva's 2 red cards. M.Tel Aviv are now in sole possession of top spot

Jake Barros (25) as Atlético Arcos lose 1 - 2 at home to Ad Fafe in Campeonato de Portugal (Group A)

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