WEEKLY WRAP: 11.27 thru 12.03.2017: The Lows and The Highs

I never know what I will write to open this weekly wrap. As I am putting the listing together it will usually pop! This week is one of those weeks where I have a cloud over my thoughts. So many players are not making their teams or are having, what we now call 'cameo appearances' or just plain bench-warming. There are any number of reasons, and without having much greater detail its probably best for me to just be grumpy and leave it at that.

The German lower leagues were hit with snow, so many matches were postponed this week (the Winter Break will be here soon enough).

Whatever you think following my start, there are some bright spots that definitely need telling......Maki Tall off the bench at 59 minutes ends the match with a brace of goals and created a PK for Tours. Jonathan Amon got his 2nd start in Denmark and was credited with an assist. Jordan Siebatcheu had two assists for Reims. Travis Bowen scored a goal and had an assist in Macedonia, finally Aaron Schoenfeld scored the winning goal for M.Tel Aviv in Israel.

Mukwelle Akale, Kenny Saief, Royal Fennell and Matthew Olosunde all made appearances as they battle back to fitness.

My final shout out today is for GK Quentin Westberg, who had one of his now rare starts, and saved a PK late in Auxerre's Cup match, that gave a life-line into ET, and a win for his club

OK to the lists. First the short one.............

GOALS
Niall Mason - England (pk)
Travis Bowen - Macedonia
Aaron Schoenfeld - Israel
Ryan Malone - Germany
Kyrian Nwabueze - Slovenia
Maki Tall (2) - France
Marc Heider - Germany

ASSIST
Jordan Siebatcheu (2) - France
Travis Bowen - Macedonia
Jonathan Amon - Denmark
Konrad de la Fuente (3) - Spain 

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


MONDAY

Yesterday, Mukwelle Akale entered the match at 79' for Villarreal C team, in his first appearance since getting injured, as they beat UD Alzira 2 - 1 in a comeback win

Giles Phillips (90) as QPR U23 fall 0 - 3 at home to Crystal Palace U23 in England's PDL (South)

James Murphy started for Sheffield Wednesday U23 as they win their 4th straight, this time Leeds U23 are the victim, in a 2 - 1 home victory in England's PDL (North)

Eric Lickert off the bench at 81' as Homborg visited Kaiserslautern II in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) and win 0 - 1. Amazing record this season so far Homborg are 19 wins and zero draws or losses.

Maurits de Baar off the bench at 81' as RKC Waalwijk fall 3 - 2 at Almere in Netherlands Eerste Divisie

Kai Koreniuk remained on the bench as Jong AZ fall 0 - 2 at home to Volendam in Eerste Divisie

Andrija Novakovich (90 + yellow) as Telstar give up a 2 goal lead, then fight back to win 3 - 2 over league leaders Nijmegen in Eerste Divisie. Telstar up to 4th place. Telstar name Andrija 'Man of the Match' following his performance

Jordan Siebatcheu (77) had Two Assists on Reims Goals, as they go on to win 2 - 0 over Auxerre, with GK Quentin Westberg on the bench today....Reims maintain their top spot on the table

TUESDAY

Kofi Twumasi and FC Viitorul lose 3 - 2 as they travel to Botosani in a Romanian Cup 1/8 match (between league #4 & #5) Just Kofi's 2nd time in the senior squad (played 18' in a league match) Its known that Kofi played 25' and he had a yellow card in 73rd minute. (tough to get accurate info)

GK Brendan Moore sat on the bench as Rochdale won their Checkatrade play-off with Doncaster, Niall Mason started went all the way to PK's and Scored the first, in a losing effort. Rochdale advance to the 1/8 round on PK's with a 2 - 1 scoreline

Newcastle & DeAndre Yedlin (90) made tough work of their 2 - 2 draw at West Brom. The tie came from an 83rd minute OG, but they all count - right? in the English Premier League. Newcastle break their losing streak with the draw.

Shaq Moore remained on the bench as Levante draw 1 - 1 in their 2nd leg Cup match (3 - 1 agg) with Girona in Copa del Ray 1/16 in Spain and advance to the next round (looks like the opponent will be Celta Vigo)

WEDNESDAY

GK Gabriel Rosario was the backup keeper as Reading U23 visited Arsenal U23 and held the home team scoreless, in Premier League International Cup

Travis Bowen Scored Akademija Pandev's 3rd Goal, and was credited with the Assist on their 2nd goal, as they dominated Teteks 4 - 1 in the Macedonian Cup match, which puts them through to the semi-finals

Timothy Tillman was an unused sub as Bayern II trounced Buchbach 4 - 0 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Aaron Schoenfeld (83) Scored M.Tel Aviv's first (&winning) Goal as they went on to win 0 - 2 a Shmona in Israel's Toto Cup Semi Final - so the final is next for Aaron

In the Belgium Cup 1/8, Kenny Saief got a cameo appearance at the end of the match for Gent as they beat Lokoren who left Juan Torres on the bench unused, 2 - 1. Gent advance to the quarter finals

In Italy's Coppa Italia Serie C, Josh Perez came off the bench at 51' as they beat Arezzo 2 - 1, after going a goal down early. Advance to the next round, 1/8

Danny Williams got the final 15 minutes in as Huddersfield fall hard, 5 - 0 to Arsenal in the English Premier League. That's 3 straight losses for Huddersfield

Shawn Barry remained on the bench as Korona beat Zaglebie 2 - 0 in Poland's Cup quarter finals - on to the semi's

GK Danny Rogers was the backup keeper for (10 man) Aberdeen as they visited Rangers and lost 3 - 0 in Scotland's Premier League

FRIDAY

Kevin Lankford remained on the bench as Heidenheim beat Kaiserslautern 3 - 2 in Germany 2Liga

Royal Fennell made his 2nd (cameo) appearance since his return from injury at the end of the match as Hallescher fall 0 - 2 to Rostock. I am sure it will take a while for full match fitness for Royal

Javan Torre Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (24) as FSV Frankfurt traveled to Wormatia in Regionalliga (Sudwest) losing 3 - 1

Adam Benn (90) and Neindorf visited Victoria Hamburg in Oberliga (Hamburg) and won 0 - 1, moving them to tied 2nd in the league

Andrija Novakovich (90) as Telstar fall 2 - 1 at Cambuur in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Telstar wobbling a bit right now, drop to 6th place

Kai Koreniuk (90) in Jong AZ 1 - 0 loss at Graafschap in Eerste Divisie. With 3 straight losses and only 3 points from their last 5, Jong AZ have plummeted to 17th place in the table, just 3 places above the drop zone

In Bundesliga, Caleb Stanko remained on the bench for Freiburg and Bobby Wood (87 + yellow) for Hamburg as they played to a goalless draw. Both teams in the bottom 4 clubs

Shaq Moore (90) as Levante traveled to Malaga in Spain's La Liga and fought to a goalless draw. Levante's record is a bit spotty, but the are still only 5 points off a potential Europa League spot

SATURDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt was backup keeper today as Vegalta Sendai traveled to Kofu in Japan's J-League, losing 1 - 0 on a very late (90 +6) goal by the home team. This was J-League final weekend of play. Vegalta Sendai end the season in 12th place (Kofu did their best but are relegated) We will watch for Daniel's status for next season as he fell from favor the 2nd half of this season

Julian Green (90) as Furth fall 2 - 0 at Duisburg in Germany 2Liga, 
<Note> rumors are circulating that Mael Corboz will be leaving Duisburg during the Winter transfer period>

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) allowed 2 goals today as #2 Dusseldorf came to town and forced a 2 - 2 draw with #1 Kiel in 2Liga. Both teams seem to have lost their mojo recently, but both remain at the top of 2Liga

Haji Wright played the final 17 minutes in Sandhausen's 1 - 0 loss at Nurnberg in 2Liga

Oscar Ortiz (90) in Rathenow's 3 - 1 win over Schwerin in Oberliga NOFV (Nord)

DeAndre Yedlin played 5 minutes off the bench at the end of Newcastle's 3 - 1 loss to Chelsea in the EPL. That's 4 losses 1 draw for Rafa's Newcastle as they drop to 14th place

Ryan Malone (89) Scored Lokomotive Leipzig's 2nd Goal as they traveled to Hertha II and GK Jonathan Klinsmann (90) and won 2 - 3. Lokomotive up to 5th place, Hertha II drop to 12th

Jerome Kiesewetter (84) as Dusseldorf U23 fall 0 - 1 to Wattenscheid in Regionalliga (West)

GK Brady Scott was on the losing side as Koln U23 visited Wiedenbruck in Regionalliga (West) and lost 2 - 1, after being up 0 - 1 at the half

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) as Pfeddersheim beat up Diefflen 4 - 1 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Aaron Schoenfeld off the bench at 77' for M Tel Aviv as they are held to a 1 - 1 draw at home to Ashdod in Israel Ligat ha'Al. M Tel Aviv in 3rd place 2 points off the leaders (2 teams)

Matthew Olosunde started today went 90 in Man Utd. U23 2 - 0 win over Celtic U23 in Premier League International Cup

Christian Pulisic (90) as a fading Dortmund traveled to Leverkusen in Bundesliga and end with a 1 - 1 draw. Dortmund are 2d & 3l in last 5, and have slipped to 6th place

Cordt Andreas Flatgen on the bench for Hertha Wiesbach, and GK Malcolm Little backup keeper for Dudenhofen, as they draw 2 - 2 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Danny Williams (90) as Huddersfield lose 2 - 0 at Everton in the EPL. Huddersfield now with 4 straight losses need to turn this around in a hurry, in 15th place, still 5 points above drop zone

Antonee Robinson (90) in Bolton's 3 - 1 win over Barnsley in the English Championship. Bolton are now out of the red zone (on GD) with 2w, 2d, 1l in their last 5

Luca de la Torre got 13 minutes in at the end of the game as Fulham fall 3 - 1 at Brentford. Stopping their win streak at 2 matches

Eric Lichaj (90) as Nottingham have a rough 2nd half and lose 4 - 2 at Ipswich (the game was tied at 2 a piece at the half)

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) as Sheffield United continue to experience trouble in a 3 - 1 loss at Millwall, and are off-pace with the leaders as they now drop to 4th place in the Championship

Lyndon Gooch played the final 10 minutes in Sunderland's 1 - 3 loss at home to Reading in the Championship, and really look as though their drop from the EPL will be followed by a drop to League One

Gboly Ariyibi (90) as MK Dons have no trouble disposing of amateurs Maidstone 4 - 1 in the FA Cup in England

Mason Robertson (90) in Peterhead's 3 - 0 win over Edinburgh City in Scotland's League Two. Peterhead are in 3rd place, 3 points off the lead with a game in hand

Mukwelle Akale, off the bench at 77 mins as Villarreal C lose 3 -1 at Elche II in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 6) Mukwelle still getting his match fitness back up.

Juan Torres remained on the bench as Lokeren hosted #3 Anderlecht in Belgium's Jupiler League, losing this one 1 - 2. Lokeren only 2 points from last 5 matches

In France's Coupe de France, Maki Tall came off the bench at 59 minutes for Tours and caused absolute chaos in the Limoges defense, Scoring 2 Goals and creating a PK in the final 30 minutes, as Tours win 2 - 4 and advance to the next round. 1/32

Antonio Iacovelli came off the bench today (totally lousy translation with no time etc.) as Cesena U19 win 5 - 2 over Venezia U19 in Italy's Campionato Primavera 2

GK Quentin Westberg Started for Auxerre, played the whole match and saved a PK in the 83rd minute that sent the game into ET, where Auxerre beat Andrezieux 1 - 2 to advance in Coupe de France.

Weston McKennie (56) as things did not go so well for Schalke and they have to settle on a 2 - 2 draw with FC Koln, in Bundesliga

In Slovenia, Kyrian Nwabueze (77) Scored Gorica's lone Goal as they fall 2 - 1 at league leaders Maribor, things getting tougher for Gorica, 1w 1d 3 losses in their last 5, drop to 6th, 6 points off Euro League, with 1 game extra played. End of season hopes?

Matt Miazga (90 + yellow) in a tough match at Feyenoord that Vitesse lose 1 - 0. Vitesse have become quite shaky lately, dropping to 7th place with 3 losses in last 5

Ander Egiluz started, went 90, for Basconia as they win 3 - 0 over Lagun Onak, in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 4)

SUNDAY

James Pendrigh started, picked up a yellow and was later subbed out (no info) as Canterbury visited Team Wellington in New Zealand's Premier League, losing 2 - 0. Eric Panzer came off the bench for Team Wellington, who are now tied for the league lead

Tristan Bowen started on the bench as Akademija Pandev fall 0 - 1 at home to Sileks in Macedonia's First League, in a match between #3 & #4. This one was the worst outcome for Pandev, who are now 6 points behind the final Europa spot

Stefan Antonijevic made a cameo appearance in Lillestrom's 3 - 2 victory over Sarpsborg in Norway's 2017 NM Cup Final. Lillestrom finish the year with the Cup and a 12th place finish in Norway's Eliteserien

Terence Boyd (58) and Darmstadt just couldn't hold back Regensburg and Jann George as the visitors win 0 - 1 in Germany 2Liga. Regensburg now unbeaten in their last 5, while Darmstadt without a win in their last 5, slip into the red zone

Masami Okada (90) as Babelsberg travel to BAK 07 and battle to a 1 - 1 draw in Regionalliga (Nordost)

GK Danny Rogers was backup keeper as Aberdeen hosted Rangers in Scotland's Premier League, losing 1 -2. Both teams ar now in 2nd place with Rangers getting the #2 spot on GD

Jordan Siebatcheu came off the bench at 72' as Reims fall 3 - 2 at Lens in ET in Coupe de France

Perry Kitchen (90) as Randers visited Silkeborg and lost 3 - 2 in Denmark's Superliga. Randers are in trouble in the red zone with 14 points from 18 matches

Isaiah Young had a cameo (4min) appearance as Bremen hosted Osnabruck and Marc Heider (90) who Scored Osnabruck's 2nd Goal, and Robbie Kristo (in 18) in a 2 - 2 draw in Germany 3Liga. Bremen are in trouble in the red zone, Osnabruck pull themselves 2 points clear of the drop

Joe Gyau (90) Mario Rodriguez (28) in Sonnenhof's 1 - 3 home loss to Wurzburger in 3Liga. Sonnenhof's first loss in a while drops them to 8th place

Niall Mason (90) as Doncaster ended Scunthorpe and Duane Holmes (90) run in the English FA Cup 3 - 0. Doncaster advance

In Bundesliga, John Brooks (90) and Wolfsburg dispatched M'Gladbach with ease 3 - 0. Fabian Johnson remained on the bench for M'Gladbach

Jonathan Amon (73) got his 2nd start for Nordsjaelland as they visited FC Copenhagen and won 1 - 3 with Jonathan getting the Assist on Nordsjaelland's 2nd Goal. That makes it 1 goal and 2 assists in 186 minutes of first-team play

Another young up and coming American is doing well at Barcelona's Academy. Today 16 year old Konrad de la Fuente had 3 Assists in a 6 - 2 drubbing of Badalona in Spain's Juvenil B. If you follow at this level you will know that this is unusual as he is more likely to score than assist.

Kai Celestin started on the bench for Sarinena as they win 0 - 2 at Sabinanigo in Spain's Tercera (Group 17) - I have been unable to find any further info at this time

Kenny Saief remained on the bench in a tough match as Gent visited Waregem in Belgium's Jupiler League. (There were  9 yellows and a red card) Better to stay on the bench as he recovers from injury. Gent won the match 0 - 1 and move to 5th place on the table

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WEEKLY WRAP: 9.11 thru 9.17.2017: Lot's of Goals - But not by Many You Know!

So, another busy week with a ton of matches all over the world...and yes to go with that we have goals (22), assists (4) and clean sheets (5). Yeah, but hold on a minute, who are these guys scoring all these goals? Well the young and unsung are putting out their skills for you. Here...2 goal games by Timothy Tillman, Gboly Ariyibi, Gregory Conrad & Ryan Malone, exceptional performances by Andrija Novakovich 2matches, 2 goals 1 assist (and a MOTM)  Jordan Siebatcheu a goal and 2 assists in 1 game! Then we have Emmanuel Sabbi, who was on the bench for the Hobro senior squad one day , the next he scored for the junior squad and then 4 days later debuted for the senior squad (I think that defines "hunger") Cameron Carter- Vickers scored on his debut, and Andrew Stadler scored 3 minutes into extra time to give his team the win and the top spot in their division.

The goalkeepers also continued their dominance with Ethan Horvath in Belgium, Kenneth Kronholm in Germany and Jeff Gal in Sweden all piling on their clean-sheet tally's. Young Brandon Austin gets a clean sheet for Tottenham U23's and Kris Devaux who had a stellar early season (before injury) is back and adding to his value in Norway

So its been a strange week, with so many of our 'senior' players injured or on the bench its been those unsung players who have come to the fore and kept the continual growth of American soccer in the minds of teams and fans alike around the world........to the lists

First the short list........

GOALS
Emmanuel Sabbi - Denmark
Timothy Weah - France
Andrija Novakovich - Netherlands
Cameron Carter-Vickers - England
Jon-Paul Pittman - England
Timothy Tillman - Germany
George Fochive - Denmark
Andrija Novakovich - Netherlands
Timothy Tillman (2) - Germany
Alassane Kane - Germany
Jordan Siebatcheu - France
Carlos McCrary - Germany
Kevin Olali - Germany
Gboly Ariyibi (2) - England
Julian Ceesay - Germany
Gregory Conrad (2) - Iceland 
Andrew Stadler - Sweden
Ryan Malone (2) - Germany
 
ASSISTS
Andrija Novakovich - Netherlands
Jordan Siebatcheu (2) - France
Brian Span - Finland  

SHUT-OUTS
Brandon Austin - England
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany
Ethan Horvath - Belgium
Jeff Gal - Sweden
Kris Devaux - Norway

.....and the longer more complete list


MONDAY

In Denmark, Emmanuel Sabbi (who was on the bench for Hobro's senior squad on Friday) Found himself playing for the reserve team today, and Scored in the 72nd minute to give Hobro a 4 - 3 lead over Thisted. Emmanuel was subbed out at 88' and Thisted scored the equalizer at 90+3 for a final result of 4 - 4

In Finland Kakkonen (Group A) it was a 1st v 2nd as PEPO and GK Paul Blanchette (90) visited KTP - the prize - top spot in the division. Unfortunately, what looked like a positive push, with a 60th minute goal, fell apart as home team KTP, hit back with 2 goals in 6 minutes, then a red card reduced PEPO's chances of a draw, and finally KTP hammered the nail home in ET for a 3 - 1 result. PEPO are now 1 point behind and in the #2 spot (only the top team moves on to the promotional play-off)

Mix Diskerud (90 +yellow) and Goteborg pulled even at the end of the first half, and entered the 2nd half at home with hope - that was crushed a few minutes later when visitors Djurgarden scored 2 goals in 2 minutes leaving Goteborg with a home loss, the final result 1 - 3

Jordan Siebatcheu came off the bench at 71' as Reims fall 0 - 1 at home to Brest, in France Ligue 2. Two straight losses for Riems drops them to third place

Danny Williams stayed on the bench as Huddersfield lost their first match of the season, and gave up the first goals, in a 2 - 0 defeat at West Ham in the English Premier League. Huddersfield drop to 7th place.

TUESDAY

Brian Span (90) in Mariehamn's 2 - 1 win over Inter Turku in Finland's Veikkausliiga....put's them 5 points out of Europa League spot

Timothy Weah (81) Scored the winning Goal for PSG U19 in the EUFA Youth League as they visited Celtic U19 and won 2 - 3

Conor O'Brien (82) in Start's 2 - 2 draw at home to Bodo/Glimt in Norway's OBOS-Ligaen - Conor's 2nd consecutive start since joining the club

Andrija Novakovich, in his 4th start for Telstar Scored their 1st Goal to tie the game in the 1st half, as Telstar went on to a 2 - 2 draw at Jong Ajax in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Andrija has been playing consistently, making the league Team of the Week 3 times

In the English Championship, Sunderland and Lyndon Gooch (19) hosted Nottingham Forest and Eric Lichaj (in 18 dnp) and lost their 4th straight. Nottingham broke a 2 game losing streak.

In England's League One, Mk Don's with Gboly Ariyibi (in 18/dnp) visited #2 Peterborough and lost 2 - 0. MK Don's have had a bit of an uneven season so far and sit at 15th in a 24 team league

GK Brendan Moore (90) and Rochdale looked on the wrong end of the score - then scored twice in ET to win 2 - 1 over Doncaster and Niall Mason (90). Both sides are in the lower half of the league, both on 6 points from 7 games

Usually a sub, Duane Holmes (66) started for Scunthorpe in their home match against Blackburn. Losing 0 - 1 with Blackburn making their win streak 4, while Scunthorpe has now only 1 point from their last 2 matches

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) made his debut for Sheffield United as they traveled to Bolton and Antonee Robinson (76). Both players on loan from their EPL clubs. Cameron Scored in the first half and the goal held up for the rest of the match giving Sheffield Utd. it's 4th straight win, and moved them to 3rd place. While Bolton found no way off the leagues bottom spot - with just 2 points from 7 matches

Jon-Paul Pittman (61) Scored Torquay's only goal as they fall 3 - 1 at Bromley in the English National League, and find no relief from their horrid season (so far) as they languish at the bottom of the league, 4 points adrift already after 10 matches. Jon-Paul has scored 3 times in 7 starts

Bournemouth U23 won at Wigan U23, with Emerson Hyndman playing...that's all folks....Bournemouth did not issue a team list pre or pro match...we know that Emerson played at least 50 minutes, as a tweet mentioned a miss. Final result Wigan U23 1 - 0 Bournemouth U23

WEDNESDAY

In Finland Kakkonen (Group A) Dylan Autran (85) as Mikkeli whooped Legirus Inter 4 - 0. Mikkeli has now won 2 straight and pulled themselves 4 points above the drop zone

In Germany, Tim Tillman (subbed out at 90) Scored Bayern II 2nd (& winning) goal as they visited Nurnberg II in Regionalliga (Bayern) Final 1 - 2

In Denmark's Division One, Viborg and George Fochive (86) made it 3 wins in a row, as George Scored the 1st (& winning) Goal in a 2 - 0 home win over league leaders Vejle

In the EUFA Youth League, Tottenham U19 pummeled Dortmund U19 4 - 0 with GK Brandon Austin getting the Shut-Out

In Norway Division 2, Bryne with GK Kris Devaux (90) scored first and last, but visitors Vidar scored 3 in-between so a 2 - 3 home loss for Bryne and Kris. Bryne are still in 3rd place, just 2 points out of 1st, and 7 points above 4th place Vidar, despite the loss

In the European Champions League, Christian Pulisic (90) and Dortmund found no love at Tottenham where they fall 3 - 1 in the first game of the campaign (group stage)

In the English Championship, Fulham and Tim Ream (90) managed a 2 - 1 home win over Hull - its early season, and Fulham who are 13th (tied 11th) are only 2 points off a top 6 place.

THURSDAY

In Europa League (Group K) Vitesse with Matt Miazga (90) could not hold back Lazio and fall 2 - 3 at home in their opening group match

In Iceland Pepsideild, Valur and Dion Acoff (9) traveled to Akureyri and played to a 1 - 1 draw. Valur are 7 points clear at the top, but today's result shaved a few points off their lead. With just a few games left, Valur are still favorite for Champions League play next season

Also in Iceland Pepsideild Grindavik with Will Daniels (90) continued their downward spiral with a 2 - 1 loss at Vestmannaeyjar. Grindavik now only have 4 points from their last 5 matches

FRIDAY

Starting today with a Shut-Out, in Germany's 2Liga, GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) gets the clean-sheet as Kiel visited Aue and won 0 - 3. Kiel take over the top spot (even if its only temporary)

In Germany's 3Liga Marc Heider went 90 as Osnabruck hosted Erfurt and lost 0 - 1 - breaking their win streak at 2

Staying in Germany, I Regionalliga (Bayern) Player/Coach Fabian Hurzeler (90) as Pipinsried battles to a 2 - 2 draw at Wacker Burghausen, still in trouble the point really helps Pipinsried, and well earned at a team way above them

Fehim Dedec still waiting for his debut at Rosenheim, also in Regionalliga (Bayern) Today he sat on the bench and watched his team held to a 2 - 2 draw by Schweinfurt

In Sweden Division 2 (Norrland) Bodens with Leonard Taylor (90 + yellow) Michael Mercado (90) were held to a goalless draw by Gaellivare Malmberget - not a good result

GK Quentin Westberg was the backup keeper today as Auxerre visited #4 Nimes and got beat 3 - 0 - Auxerre in the red zone after only 1 point from last 5 matches in France Ligue 2

Maki Tall entered the match at 68' with Tours already down by 2 goals to Paris FC in France Ligue 2, which was the final result 2 - 0, like Auxerre only 1 point from the last 5 matches, and in the Red Zone

Seems that Ian Prescott Claus has lost his scoring mojo, and so has Süderelbe as they fall 0 - 4 at home to Concordia in Oberliga (Hamburg)

Andrija Novakovich had himself a day today - a Goal - an Assist and MOTM in 90 minutes for Telstar as they fight back and beat Den Bosch 3 - 2 in Netherlands Eerste Division moving them up to 10th place and still unbeaten

Perry Kitchen sat out today's match, on the bench as Randers draw 0 - 0 at home to Lyngby in Denmark's Superliga - Randers = Dead Last

GK Ethan Horvath (90) and gets the Shut-Out as Club Brugge blanks KV Mechelen 2 - 0 in Belgium's Jupiler League, taking over the top place again +2 points

Kind of disappointing that Joshua Perez did not get off the bench today for Livorno in Italy's Serie C as they visited Alessandria winning 0 - 3 and taking over 2nd place

I'm sounding like a broken record, Shawn Barry stayed on the bench as Korona lost 1 - 0 to #1 Lech in Poland's Ekstraklasa. Korona are 2 wins 3 losses in their last 5 matches and sit in 9th place.

SATURDAY

Trevor Zwetsloot (90) in Bremen U19 1 - 0 win over RB Leipzig U19 in A-Junioren Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Nick Taitague (76) in Schalke U19 goalless draw at Bochum U19 in A-Junioren Bundesliga (West)

GK Daniel Schmidt (90) as Vegalta Sendai visited Tokyo in J-League, losing this one 1 - 0

Anton Peterlin off the bench at 78' as B93 are held in a scoreless draw by Skovshoved in Denmark's Division 2 (Group 1)

Haji Wright (59) as Sandhausen win 1 - 0 over Kaiserslautern in Germany 2Liga. Ken Gipson remained on the bench for Sandhausen

Also in Germany 2Liga, Alfredo Morales left the match after 25 minutes with, what is reported as, a thigh injury. Ingolstadt went on the win 0 - 4 at St Pauli, for only their 2nd win of the season

Masami Okada remained on the bench as Babelsberg traveled to Viktoria Berlin and won 3 -4 in Regionalliga (Nordost)

In Germany 3Liga, Isaiah Young came off the bench at 56' as Bremen II battled to a goalless draw at Rostock. Bremen II join 4 other teams on 12 points/tied 5th.

Also in 3Liga, Joe Gyau went 76' before being replaced by Mario Rodriguez as Sonnenhof traveled to Unterhaching and won 1 - 4. Sonnenhof are one of the 4 teams on 12 points (see above)

Bryan Gaul (90) in Elversberg 1 - 0 win over Ulm in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Javan Howell (90) as FSV Frankfurt hosted Joel Sonora (63) and Stuttgart II winning 1 - 0 in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Marcel Costly (90) in Mainz II 2 - 0 win over Offenbach in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Timothy Tillman off the bench at 64' Scored 2 Goals as Bayern II romp over SpVgg Bayreuth 0 - 5 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Oscar Ortiz got 9 minutes in at the end of the match that saw Optik Rathenow beat Zehlendorf 4 - 1 in NOVF Oberliga (Nord)

Alassane Kane (90) Scored DJK Bamberg's 2nd Goal as they go on to win 0 - 2 at #3 Wurzburger in Oberliga Bayern (Nord). 3 wins in their last 5 have pulled DJK Bamberg well off the bottom.

GK Jeff Gal keeps adding to his list of clean sheets - gets the Shut Out today as BK Forward win 2 - 0, making it 7 straight wins for the league leaders as they take care of Gute in Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Svealand)

Jared Odenbeck started for Lindome as they traveled to Vinbergs IF and fought to a 2 - 2 draw in Sweden Division 2 (Vastra Gotaland)

Nybro are just having a terrible season, today, Sterling Hancock and Simon Megalley both started with Peter Fives on the bench as Nybro visited Räppe GOIF and lost 3 - 0 in Sweden Division 2 (Ostra Gotaland)

Jamil Fearrington (90 + yellow) and Bronshoj hit the wall as they hosted BK Frem at home losing 0 - 3 - for their 5th straight loss

Ekenas with Felix Da Bona (90) and Etchu Tabe (90) have broken their losing streak with a 3 - 1 win over OPS in Finland's Ykkonen

GK Tim Murray (90) and Honka stay in striking distance of TPS Turku in Ykkonen thanks to a 1 - 2 win over Christian Eissele (90) and Jaro

Josue Soto came off the bench at 63' for Oulu as they win 2 - 1 over Daniel Stevens (27) and GrIFK. Oulu break their 3 match losing streak, while GrIFK extend their losing streak to 3 matches and are now solidly in last place (looking like GrIFK will be in Kakkonen next season)

Busy day for Jordan Siebatcheu (90 + yellow) as he Scores Riems 2nd Goal, and gets 2 Assists on the 1st and 3rd goals as Riems traveled to Sochaux and won 2 - 4. Riems break a 2 match losing streak and move into 2nd place in France Ligue 2

Jay Denny (90) in Newtown's 4 - 0 thumping of Aberystwyth in the Welsh Premier League

Jon-Paul Pittman only managed 1 half of today's match as Torquay traveled to Barrow, and battled to a 1 - 1 draw in England's National League - still no wins this season for Torquay, who have only 4 points from 11 matches and are rock-bottom

Mason Robertson (90) and Peterhead had a good day in Scotland's League 2 winning at Cowdenbeath 0 - 4, moving Peterhead up to 3rd place

In Germany's Oberliga (Hessen) Carlos McCrary came off the bench at 52' for Hessen Dreieich and Scored their 3rd Goal as they went on to win 3 - 0 over Steinbach. Hessen Dreieich 4 straight win moves them up to 4 place

Demarveay Sheron (90) in Sandhausen U23 2 - 0 loss at Weinheim in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Cody Sundquist came off the bench at 57' for Osnabruck U19 as they fall 6 - 3 in a goal-fest at Hamburg U19 in A-Junioren Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

GK Tyler Back was in the 18 for Nordvärmland FF as they traveled to IK Gauthiod in Sweden Division 2 (Norra Gotaland) and lost 3 - 1

Weston McKennie remained on the bench as Schalke beat hosts Bremen 1 - 2 in Germany's Bundesliga

Timothy Chandler (90) in Frankfurt's 1 - 2 home loss to Augsburg in Bundesliga

Kevin Olali (90) and Scored Morlautern's only Goal as they fall 3 - 1 at Diefflen in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Danny Williams (90) for Huddersfield as they draw 1 - 1 with Leicester at home in England's Premier League.

DeAndre Yedlin returned to Newcastle's team and went 90 today as they beat visitors Stoke 2 - 1 for their 3rd straight win and a share of 3rd place in the EPL with Chelsea

Tim Ream (90) as Fulham fall 2 - 1 at Burton, in England's Championship

Lyndon Gooch gets a minute as Sunderland draw 1 - 1 at Hull in the Championship. Sunderland just 6 points from 8 matches so far this season

Antonee Robinson (90) for Bolton as they lose 2 - 0 at Ipswich. Bolton have yet to win a match this season and have 2 points from their first 8 matches

Nottingham Forest lose again as out of favor Eric Lichaj remains on the bench as Forest succumb 1 - 2 to Wolves

Cameron Carter-Vickers, surprisingly, unused and on the bench for Sheffield Utd' 0 - 1 loss to Norwich (remember CCV scored last weekend in his debut)

Gboly Ariyibi (90) scored last week - and now he is on a roll Scoring 2 Goals for MK Dons as they beat GK Brendan Moore (90) and Rochdale 3 - 2 in England's League One.

Gerald Ben (90) Isaac Kannah (90) and MiKi have been a pretty good team recently, winning 3 straight but today they just didn't have it as they fall 3 - 0 at JaPS in Finland Kakkonen (Group A)

GK Paul Blanchette found himself as backup keeper today as PEPO continued its run to win Kakkonen (Group A) today they visited Keski-Uusimaa and after going down 1 - 0 came back in the 2nd half with 2 unanswered goals

Joshua Bushue (90 + yellow) was handed the Captains Arm-band today as BK-46 traveled to MuSa and won 0 - 1 in Finland Kakkonen (Group B) That's 5 straight wins for BK-46 - who are not mathematically out of the running for a promotion spot - sit 4th

Julian Ceesay (90) Scored Gebenbach's 3rd Goal as they win 3 - 1 at home over Schweinfurt in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

In Iceland Inkasso-deildin it was not a good day for our US guy's Haukar with Harrison Hanley, who only lasted the first half were hit for 6 at home by Fylkir

Meanwhile Selfoss and JC Mack (90) got punished 4 - 0 at Throttur.
***The 2 combined games a 10 - 0 dismantling - whew!***

In Iceland Division 2 - we did much better - with Tindastoll coming back from 0 - 2 to win 4 - 2 over Völsungur. Tanner Sica (90 + yellow) and Gregory Conrad (90 + yellow) who had 2 Goals leading the revival by the end of the first half.

In Scotland Premier League, GK Danny Rogers was the back-up keeper as Aberdeen and Kilmarnock shared the points in a 1 - 1 draw. Aberdeen still in 2nd place

In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Brendan Hines-Ike went 90 as Orebro fall 4 - 1 at Djurgarden

In Swedens Division 2 (Norra Svealand) Karlslunds kept pace with BK Forward for the top spot with a 2 - 1 win (in ET) James Gulley came off the bench at 73 minutes while GK Ian McDonald-Wilkins was the backup keeper today

In Sweden Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) Michael Stewart (90) as Örebro Syrianska beat Motala 4 - 2 which gave them a little breathing room in the bottom half of the table

With 4 matches left this season, Linkoping City are 9 points clear at the top of the Swedish Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) Today they won 4 - 0 over Varmbols. Chad Barson (90 + yellow) for Linkoping

Rubio Rubin came off the bench at 58' to try and help his team, Stabaek, who ere trailing Stromsgodset unfortunately he could not alter the out come and Stabaek fall 0 - 2 at home

Alex De John (18) and Andrew Stadler (7) both started on the bench, but luckily the coach put both of them on late in the match and Dalkurd with a Goal from Andrew 3 minutes into ET gave them the win at Gefle, in Sweden's Superettan. Dalkurd are 3 points ahead at the top of the league and look a good bet for promotion this season to Allsvenskan

Fabian Johnson did not get off the bench as M'Gladbach traveled to RB Leipzig and drew 2 - 2

Shane O'Neill was also left on the bench in Netherlands were Excelsior lost 1 - 2 to Heerenveen in Eredivisie

Theo Wilson came off the bench at 54 minutes as NK Krka traveled to Jadran Dekani in Slovenia's Druga Liga and fought to a 2 - 2 draw

Ashton Gotz (90 + yellow) appeared in his 2nd match for Roda as they fall 1 - 3 to Willem II in Eredivisie

Kyle Varley (90) as Red Star Zurich fall 1 - 3 at home to Thalwil in Switzerland 1.Liga Classic (Group 3) That's 2 straight losses for Red Star, still in top half of table though

SUNDAY

Maurice Malone (90) for Augsburg U19 as they visited Wehen U19, losing 1 - 0 in A-Junioren Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Keaton Parks (90 +yellow) and Benfica B suffered a 2 - 0 loss at CD Cova da Piedade in Portugal's Segunda Liga - Why was Keaton playing a #6 today? Even the Benfica fans were puzzled!

Emmanuel Sabbi came off the bench at 71' , for his first appearance for Hobro as they fall hard at Midtjylland 5 - 1 in Denmark's Superliga

Ryan Malone Scored both of Lokomotive Leipzig's goals as they traveled to Altglienicke and fought to a 2 - 2 draw in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Kevin Lankford, remained on the bench as Heidenheim visited Bochum and won 1 - 2 in Germany 2Liga

Julian Green (90 + yellow) as Furth hosted Dusseldorf in 2Liga winning 3 - 1, for their first win of the young season

Jann George (58) in Regensburg's 0 - 2 home loss to Dresden, in 2Liga

George Fochive (90 + yellow) as Viborg visited Koge in Denmark Division 1 and were trounced 3 - 0, stopping their winning streak at 3 matches

Chris Thorsheim only lasted the first half as Nykobing fall 1 - 2 at home to Thisted in Denmark Division 1

Chris Corcoran (90) Jossimer Sanchez (90) as GBK traveled to Narpes Kraft and won 0 - 2 extending their win streak to 7 matches and leaving them comfortably in 2nd place in Kakkonen (Group C)

Justin Kinjo (90) as Dusseldorf U23 travel to Aachen in Regionalliga (West) and trade goals until the end with a 3 - 3 final result.

Lyonel Hyer was subbed out in ET for Hannover U19 as the battled with Hertha U19 to a 2 - 2 draw in A-Junioren Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

GK Brady Scott was the backup keeper for Koln U23 as they draw 1 - 1 at M'Gladbach U23 in Regionalliga (West)

Toni Suddoth (90) as Pforzheim visited Karlsruher II and won 0 - 1 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

The frustration is mounting at Sirius as their downward spiral continues with an absolute 0 - 5 beating at home by Ostersunds in Sweden's Allsvenskan. GK Josh Wicks (90 + yellow) was between the sticks as Sirius lose their 4th straight and go from challenging for Europe play to mid-table

Travis Bowen started on the bench for Akademija Pandev as they traveled to Pobeda in Macedonia's First League battling to a 2 - 2 draw. Pandev are now 3rd (tied 2nd) a Europa League spot

Dallas Aminzadeh (90) as Blumenthaler traveled to Leher took a 2 goal lead then lost 3 - 2 in Oberliga (Bremen)

Niall Mason (90) as Doncaster dropped points at home to Duane Holmes (69) and Scunthorpe, in a 0 - 1 win for the visitors. Scunthorpe move up to the 6th spot in England League One

In Finland Kakkonen (Group A) GK Craig Hill was on the losing side as Kultsu met #1 KTP and fall 0 - 2

Today could not have gotten any worse for Ian Garrett (45) and VIFK as they visited Hercules in Kakkonen (Group C) and were dismantled by the home side in a one-sided 6 - 1 loss (VIFK's goal came in ET)

Eric Friedlander remained on the bench for Nykopings as they are held to a 1 - 1 draw with Carlstad in Sweden Division 1 (Norra). Nykopings drops into the red zone (on GD)

In Netherlands Eredivisie, Vitesse and Matt Miazga (90 + yellow) were held to a 1 - 1 draw by Venlo, who earned a 90th minute PK goal.

In Norway OBOS-ligaen, Conor O'Brien (90) as Start visited Fredrikstad and lost 2 - 1 (after scoring first) Start are still in 2nd place (automatic promotion) with 6 matches left to play

(Like Sirius in Allsvenskan) Another team in crisis is Ljunskile in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) who have gone from contender for promotion to the lower half of the table Today they lost 0 - 2 at home to Husqvarna, making 6 straight losses since the summer break, and what was a very successful season for GK Zac Lubin has turned into a nightmare

Brian Span (90) got the Assist on Mariehamn's first goal, as they go on to win 3 - 2 over Kemi in Finland's Veikkausliiga. Mariehamn seem revitalized as they move up to 6th (2 points off a Euro place) with a 3 wins 1 draw 1 loss in the last 5 matches

Dylan Autran (44) came off early (?Injury?) as Mikkeli gave up a first half lead to lose 2 - 3 to last place Lahti in Kakkonen (Group A) ending their win streak at 2 matches

Christian Pulisic came off the bench at 66' as Dortmund demolished FC Koln in Bundesliga 5 - 0. Dortmund take over the top spot

In Norway Eliteserien, Stefan Antonijevic remained on the bench as Lillestrom were held to a goalless draw at home to Kristiansund

In Norway Division 2 (Group 2) GK Kris Devaux gets the Shut Out for Bryne as they have no trouble beating Byasen 5 - 0. Bryne has moved into 2nd place in a very close top 3 in the Division. 2 points seperate the top 3 - #1 automatic promotion #2 promotion play-off #3 better luck next year! 5 matches left in the season

In Iceland Pepsideild, Will Daniels (77) and Grindavik held off Breidablik literally down to the last minute, in a 4 - 3 win, Grindavik's first in their last 6, placing them in 5th place 6 points out of Euro play next year - but with only 2 games left the teams above would have to go through a major meltdown for Grindavik to advance

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WEEKLY WRAP: 8.28 thru 9.3.2017: Young Americans Making a Name For Themselves in Europe and Scandinavia

Not a complaint, just an observation...just as things get going in the world's leagues - bomp! they stop for international competition....so when (if ) you are reading below you will notice the lack of those 'named' players.......The upside is that you can glory in the young players that are trying to make their way into the higher leagues (and pay) . From a personal perspective, back in the 70's I was introduced to American Football, and one of the things that was immediately obvious was that the college kids were playing for the fun of competitive sport and not cash (NFL) which in turn made the college games a whole lot more fun to watch than the pro's, maybe that's just me ? as a person not exposed to the sport.

OK now this weeks highlights. Starting with the keepers who stop the scoring. Brendan Moore is a young man trying to make his way in England, this week he had his 2nd consecutive shut out and stopped a PK. Jeff Gal, who I have written about a few times before, had his 2nd consecutive shut-out and is now in double figures for shut-outs this season in Sweden. Tyler Back, who had a terrible time last season, with a team that lacked any noticeable defense, played his debut game in Sweden and got a shut out to begin his new club career, and finally, much touted youngster Brady Scott represented his first team, Koln, in Germany and kept a clean sheet for his team. Of note Craig Hill debuted in Finland after an extended period with out a team and Paul Blanchette continued to help his team win again in their promotion push.

Goals came a little more sparingly this week, but of note Gregory Conrad, who changed teams in Iceland a month back has now had two consecutive 2 goal matches. Shaq Moore did something rare for an American, he scored in Spain. Duane Holmes has become English club Scunthorpe's super-sub scoring last week and this off the bench and two of the more recognizable names Jerome Kiesewetter and Terrence Boyd both had multi goal performances in friendlies in Germany. Also of note, Lawrence Smith, who is a defender, just can't stop scoring..he did again this week.

Besides Craig Hill, a number of players debuted for their teams this week. Brandon Curriston in Sweden Kyle Varley, who was bumped up from Red Star Zurich junior team to the senior squad, Dallas Aminzadeh started a league lower in Germany, but he hasn't given up, Joshua Perez in Italy with Livorno made his debut today and Conor O'Brien, who is pretty well known already, begin his season at IK Start in Norway.

OK enough of the notables...lets get to the details

Here is the short listing.........

GOALS
Gboly Ariyibi - England
Duane Holmes - England
Jerome Kiesewetter (3) - Germany (f)
Felix De Bono - Finland
Alassane Kane (2) - Germany
Gregory Conrad (2) - Iceland
Shaq Moore - Spain
Terrence Boyd (2) - Germany (f)
Kevin Olali - Germany
Lawrence Smith - Finland
Sterling Hancock - Sweden

SHUT OUTS
Brady Scott 1/2 Game - Germany (f)
Tyler Back - Sweden
Brendan Moore - England
Jeff Gal - Sweden

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

MONDAY

Josue Soto came off the bench (78') for Oulu as they faced Haka at home in Finland's Ykkonen in a 0 - 1 loss. Both teams have the same point total Oulu are 4th on GD. Both teams are 10 points off a promotion spot - I don't think so

George Fochive off the bench at 56' to help Viborg to a 1 -2 win at #2 Vendsyssel FF in Denmark's Division 1. Viborg showing some life in the lower half of the table with 2 wins out of 3

Lyonel Hyer off the bench (71) for Hannover U19 as they win 3 - 1 over Braunschweig U19 in A-Junioren Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

In Sweden's Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) Chad Barson (90) as Linkoping City thumped Assyriska IF 6 - 1. Linkoping are now 6 points clear at the top and are looking good for promotion (right now)

TUESDAY

Anton Peterlin (67) as B-93 falls 1 - 0 at LSF in Denmark's Landspokal Cup

Sebastien Turenne Des Pres (90) as Blackpool fall 1 - 2 to Wigan on PK's after a 1 - 1 match into ET. In the Checkertrade EFL Cup

Niall Mason played the 2nd half of Doncaster's away match with Grimsby in the EFL Cup. Doncaster won 1 - 2 on PK's after ET

Gboly Ariyibi (73') Scored MK Don's first (and winning) Goal as the Don's go on to win 2 - 0 over Brighton U23 in EFL Cup

Duane Holmes (90 + yellow) Scored Scunthorpe's 2nd (and winning) Goal as they beat Lyndon Gooch (90) and Sunderland U23 3 - 1 in the EFL Cup match

WEDNESDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt (90) as Vegalta Sendai win 3 - 1 over Kashima in the (1st leg) Quarter Finals of the YBC Levian Cup

Jerome Kiesewetter (71) started in a friendly, as Dusseldorf took on minnow Meerbusch and won 7 - 2. Jerome Scored 3 Goals completing the hat-trick in 60 minutes

Jamil Fearrington (90) in Bronshoj 0 - 2 loss to Naestved in Denmark's Landspokal Cup - Bronshoj out of the competition

Christopher Thorsheim remained on the bench as Nykobing played home team Koge into extra time, before falling 4 - 3 in Landskopal Cup - Nykobing are out.

JC Mack (90) as Selfoss lose 1 - 2 at home to #2 Fylkir - Selfoss has dropped from #1 down to 9th (4th from bottom) after 4 losses in the last 5 matches in Iceland Inkasso-deildin

GK Brady Scott played the 2nd half of a friendly for 1. FC Köln as they traveled to TV Herkenrath (Oberliga) and won 2 - 7. Brady came in with the home team actually winning 2 - 1 - he kept a clean sheet for his half of the match.

THURSDAY

GK Will Dieterich (90) was on the winning side in a wild goal-fest in Iceland's Inkasso-deildin, as Haukar held off a late come-back from Leiknir to win 5 - 3. Time is running short but they are still in striking distance of promotion

Schalke played a lil'ol friendly at FC Gutersioh wining 0 - 9 with Weston McKennie (90) and Nick Taitague (90) joining the senior squad for the romp

GK Brandon Austin was the backup keeper for Tottenham U23 as they dismantled West Ham U23 7 - 2 in the Premier League International Cup winning the first match of the competition

FRIDAY

Erik Ortega and Rochedale Rovers, who won the regular season League Title, were our last hope of an American in the play-offs in Australia....unfortunately they totally blew it...losing 0 - 5 in the Quarter Final - what do they say, oh! that's right, there is always next season

In Finland's Ykkonen, Ekenas and Felix De Bono (90) Etchu Tabe (in 18/dnp) looked to come back from a 2 goal deficit at Haka, Felix Scored for Ekenas (his 10th this year) but obviously that was not enough. Ekenas have now lost 4 straight and only managed 1 point in their last five matches. They have a fairly good lead over the 3 teams below them, but expect them to be involved in a relegation battle

For a while this season Oulu and Josue Soto were looking like they may make a run at promotion, but 3 loses in their last 5 matches has dampened that dream. Today Oulu and Josue (33) visited #1 TPS Turku with a predictable outcome - a 2 - 0 loss

Player / Manager Fabian Hurzeler left himself off the Pipinsried squad - which may have been a mistake....as they were thumped 4 - 1 by SpVgg Bayreuth in Germany's Regionalliga (Bayern) and are now on the cusp of the red zone

Bryan Gaul came off the bench at 70' and helped Elversberg beat Hoffenheim II 3 - 1 in Germany's Regionalliga (Sudwest). After a shaky start Elversberg has won the last 2 and are now firmly mid-table

Alassane Kane has found his mojo...as he hammer's home the proverbial nail in the coffin twice as he Scores a Brace leading DJK Bamberg to a 0 - 5 win over Weiden in Germany's Oberliga (Bayern Nord). This was DJK Bamberg's 2nd straight win and 2nd 5 - 0 scoreline as Alassane is now doing what they brought him in to do - score goals.

Ian-Prescott Claus (90) as Suderelbe beat Adam Benn (in 18/dnp) and Niendorf 2 - 0 in Oberliga (Hamburg). Suderelbe jump up to 3rd place, while Niendorf drop to 5th

In Netherlands Eerste Divisie - Andrija Novakovich (90) and Telstar came back from 2 goals down to take a 3 - 2 lead and oops! the match against FC Oss ended 3 - 3. Telstar are yet to lose, then again they are yet to win - 3 matches - 3 draws

Aron Johannson played the 2nd half of a friendly against  Shawn Barry and Korona - result 2 - 0 Werder Bremen

Ken Gipson and Haji Wright both started for Schalke as they lose 0 - 1 to French side Strasbourg Alsace in a friendly

SATURDAY

Anton Peterlin off the bench at 76' as B-93 fall 1 - 5 at Naestved in Denmark's Division 2 (Group 1)

Michael Mercado was in the Bodens squad as they traveled to IFK Timra in Sweden's Division 2 (Norrland) losing this one 2 - 1

Jared Oldenbeck started for Lindome GIF as they lost 1 - 3 at home to Varbergs in Sweden's Division 2 (Vastra Gotaland)

Brandon Curriston started on the bench for Tenhults IF as they get thumped at home by IS Halmia 2 - 7 in Sweden's Division 2 (Vastra Gotaland)

Justin Kinjo (45) and Dusseldorf U23 were 4 goals down before they started their comeback at Rodenghausen, but came up short losing 4 - 3 in Germany's Regionalliga (West)

Kouami Dalmeida off the bench at 73', Javan Howell remained on the bench as FSV Frankfurt fall 0 - 2 at home to Mannheim in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Joel Sonora went 77 in Stuttgart II 1 - 5 win over rivals Stuttgart Kickers in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Toni Suddoth entered the match at 66' in 2 - 2 draw for Pforzheim at Göppinger SV in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Michael Stewart was in the Örebro Syrianska squad as they visited Hannige in Sweden's Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) losing 2 - 1

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) in Pfeddersheim 2 - 4 win at FC Karbach in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Jamil Fearrington (90 + yellow) in Bronshoj 0 - 1 home loss to AB in Denmark's Division 2 (Group 1)

Ryan Masch (90) in Skovde's 2 - 1 loss at Angelholms in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra)

In Sweden's Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) Chad Barson (90) and Linkoping City extended their winning streak (to 6 games) and their lead at the top of the table (to 9 points) and are looking more a sure bet for promotion as they win 0 - 2 at Kumla

GK Tyler Back (90) started and gets the Shut Out as Nordvarmland pummel Lidkopings 6 - 0 in Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Gotaland)

Cody Sundquist (83) in Osnabruck U19 0 - 1 loss to Braunschweig U19 in A-Junioren Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Duane Holmes off the bench at 70' as Scunthorpe continue their unbeaten run with a 0 - 1 win at Bury in England's League One

Niall Mason (59 + yellow) as Doncaster and Peterborough play to a goalless draw in England League One

GK Brendon Moore (90) and 10 man Rochdale battle to a goalless draw at Southend in England League One - Brendon stopped a PK in this one and gets the Shut Out, his 2nd straight

Gboly Ariyibi (90) as MK Don's comeback from a 0 - 1 deficit to draw Oxford 1 - 1 in League One

Julian Ceesay (90) in DJK Gebenbach's 3 - 0 win over Aubstadt in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

In Iceland Division 2, Tanner Sica (90 + 2/yellow/red) Gregory Conrad (90 + yellow) as Tindastoll beat Vidar 4 - 2 on 2 Goals from Gregory Conrad. This is Gregory's 2nd 2 goal game in 3 weeks since joining Tindastoll

In Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Svealand) GK Ian McDonald Wilkins was the backup keeper for Karlslunds, as they traveled to Lidingo and won 1 - 3, as they hold on to 2nd place in the division, looking for promotion

Meanwhile Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Svealand) divisional leaders BK Forward win big 0 - 3 at Habo FF with GK Jeff Gal getting another Shut Out (2nd consecutive) in the win. BK Forward are still 3 points clear at the top

Kyle Varley remained on the bench as Red Star Zurich beat St. Gallen II 1 - 0 in Switzerland 1.Liga Classic (Group 3) Unbeaten this season Red Star moves into 3rd place in the division (top 2 places/promotion)

Theo Wilson (90) as NK Krka visited NK Brezice in Slovenia's Druga Liga, losing this one 3 - 1 - One Win, four losses - now in the red zone

GK Zac Lubin found himself on the bench, as the backup keeper for Ljungskile as they continue their downward spiral with their 3rd straight loss to Oddevold in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra). ever since the season break, Ljunskile who were looking at a shot at promotion, have been awful, they are now in 6th place but out of the running this season

Jon-Paul Pittman came off the bench at 79' as Torquay draw 1 - 1 at home with Chester in England's National League

Shaq Moore (90) Scored the first (and ultimately - winning) Goal as Levante II beat Elche II 2 - 0 in Spain's Tercera Division

In a friendly in Germany, Darmstadt met an amateur team Aschaffenburg in one of those ice-hockey scoring games. Terence Boyd had 2 Goals and he along with McKinzie Gaines played 90 minutes in Darmstadt 4 - 7 win

SUNDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt (90 + yellow) and Vegalta Sendai could not hold the lead at Kashima in their YBC Levain Cup / Quarter Final in Japan, losing 3 - 2

In Denmark's Division 1, Christopher Thorsheim (90) as Nykobing hosted Brabrand, winning 1 - 0 and moving into 4th place

In Oberliga (Bremen) Dallas Aminzadeh (90) in his debut with his new club Blumenthaler as they traveled to Schwachhausen and won 1 - 3. With 2 straight wins Blumenthaler jump up to 4th place

Kevin Olali (70) Scored Morlautern's 2nd Goal as they traveled to Dudenhofen and won 0 - 2, and pulled themselves out of the red zone

Demarveay Sheron (90) and Sandhausen U23 were well beaten when they visited Karlsruher II in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg) Final 3 - 0

In Sweden's Division 2 (Ostra Gotaland) Nybro started all 4 Americans, Peter Fives (90), Sterling Hancock (90), Simon Megally (51) and Brandon Fricke (90). Nybro lost the home game 2 - 3 - but Sterling Hancock Scored Nybro's first Goal in the loss.

In Finland's Ykkonen, GK Tim Murray and #3 Honka, went head to head with (then) #2 KPV. Honka came out on top 3 - 1 after being behind at the break. Honka are now in the #2 spot (on GD) which if the league ended today would be the final promotion spot, and 4 points behind leaders TPS Turku with 6 games remaining

Also in Ykkonen, Jaro and Christian Eissele (90) pushed its winning streak to 5 games, as they hosted GrIFK and Daniel Stevens (73) and won with ease 5 - 2. Jaro are in 5th place but unlikely to get into the promotion mix, while GrIFK are in dire need of points in their last 6 matches, sitting deas last and 6 points from safety

In Finland's Kakkonen (Group A) GK Craig Hill debuted for Kultsu as they traveled to Legirus and won 1 - 2, for their 3rd straight win. Great to see Craig 'minding the sticks' again

Another American GK who is tearing up in Finland is Paul Blanchette, today he and PEPO welcomed last place Lahti Akatemia and won, as they should, 3 - 1 to take over the top spot in Kakkonen (Group A) by 2 points with 4 games left

The game of the day in Kakkonen (Group C) was GBK and Lawrence Smith (90 + yellow) Jossimer Sanchez (90 + yellow) and Chris Corcoran (90) hosting league leaders AC Kajaani - GBK were 11 points behind AC Kajaani, for the only promotion spot. GBK just pummeled the leaders 4 - 0 with Lawrence Smith Scoring the 1st (and winning) Goal from a PK. GBK are now 8 points behind with 4 to play. Although mathematically do-able its probably unlikely that GBK will catch the leaders

In other Kakkonen (Group C) play, Ian Garret went 90 as VIFK won 0 - 1 at JJK, which puts them in 3rd place

In Norway OBOS-ligaen, Conor O'Brien (69) debuted for Start as they traveled to Jerv and won 1 - 3. With 8 matches still to play Start sit in 2nd place (promotion) 3 points ahead of #3 Ranheim

In Sweden Division One (Norra) Nykoping and Eric Friedlander (in 18/dnp) traveled to Vasalunds and won 1 - 3 pulling themselves free of the red zone, with 9 matches still left

In Italy Serie C, Joshua Perez came off the bench at 80' for Livorno in their Serie C match with Prato - the match ended in a 1 - 1 draw (with Livorno scoring both goals)

In a friendly in Germany, Mario Rodriguez (60), Joe Gyau off the bench at 69, as Sonnenhof won 1 - 0 over Stuttgart

In a friendly, Huddersfield and Danny Williams (Started) traveled to Altona in Germany and won 0 - 3

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