An average week for our guys, but some things that I think stand out. Andrija Novakovich is killing it in the Netherlands, if he continues he will be 'hunted' by bigger clubs and it will be interesting to see if he can perform at the next level (there is no doubt that he is doing an excellent job at Telstar). Good to see McKinzie Gaines back in his squad, he played twice this week. Kind of sliding below the radar, Conor O'Brien is on a team (Start) that could get promoted to Norway's top tier, lets hope he stays through the off-season. Jonathan Klinsmann got a break, because of injuries at Hertha, and found himself on the bench in the Europa League. Finally, I said it last week and I'll say it again "when did Slovenia become a hot-bed of US goal-scorers! 2 goals from our 2 players Kyrian Nwabueze and Theo Wilson in Slovenia" and hey! deja vu! 3 goals from the same 2 this week
OK to the lists, first the short version......
GOALS
Keaton Parks - Portugal (f)
Brian Span - Finland
Andrija Novakovich - Netherlands
Nick Taitague - Germany
Josue Soto - Finland
Felix De Bona (2) - Finland
Dallas Aminzadeh - Germany
Kyrian Nwabueze - Slovenia
Fabian Johnson - Germany
Eric Lichaj - England
Theo Wilson (2) - Slovenia
Romain Gall - Sweden
SHUT OUTS
Bakary Sanyang - Germany
Ethan Horvath - Belgium
.....and the longer more comprehensive listing........
MONDAY
Giles Phillips, went off injured late in the first half, as QPR U23 traveled to Charlton U23 and won 4 - 5 in England PDL
With the opportunity to jump a place into the Europa League mix, Mariehamn and Brian Span (90) just had to tie or beat JJK, the bottom team in Finland's Veikkausliiga - to bad they missed the opportunity, losing 1 - 0. With 2 matches remaining Mariehamn will need to win both and hope for a little luck to go their way, if they want to qualify for Europe next season
Rubio Rubin made a cameo appearance for Stabaek as they forced a 2 - 2 draw at Sarpsborg with an 87th minute goal in Norway's Eliteserien
Kai Koreniuk remained on the bench as Jong AZ lost 1 - 3 at home to Helmond in Eerste Divisie in Netherlands
McKinzie Gaines (30) for Darmstadt as they fall 3 - 4 at home to Nurnburg in Germany 2Liga. McKinzie back in the squad, where he last appeared on August 12
TUESDAY
James Murphy started and went 90 today as Sheffield Wednesday U23 as they hosted Birmingham U23, winning 4 - 1 in England's PDL
In the UEFA Youth League (Group H), GK Brando Austin (90) as Tottenham U19 traveled to Real Madrid U19 and battled to a 1 - 1 draw
Timothy Tillman (74) in Bayern Munich II 0 - 2 win at Rosenheim in Germany's Regionalliga (Bayern)
Conor O'Brien (69) in Start's 4 - 2 win over Ranheim in Norway's OBOS-ligaen. Start sit in 2nd place, which if they remain there will give them automatic promotion
Justin Kinjo was subbed out at 90 minute mark as Dusseldorf II beat Dortmund II 2 - 0 in Regionalliga (West)
In England League One, Niall Mason played the 2nd half as Doncaster wins 2 - 1 over Portsmouth
Also in League One, Gboly Ariyibi made a cameo appearance in MK Dons 1 - 1 home draw with Walsall
GK Brendan Moore was the backup keeper for Rochdale as they draw 2 - 2 at home with Northampton
Finally in League One, Duane Holmes went 76 minutes in Scunthorpe's 1 - 1 home draw with Fleetwood
Christian Pulisic (90) as Dortmund traveled to Cyprus and played APOEL to a 1 - 1 draw in the UCL (Group H). After 2 losses in the UCL, and now a draw, Dortmund have just 1 point, so it's an uphill climb for Dortmund (and APOEL)
WEDNESDAY
U17 Justin Butler came off the bench at 69 minute mark, his first appearance at this level, as Bayern U19 beat up Celtic U19 6 - 2 in the UEFA Youth League. Bayern U19 and PSG U19 (Timothy Weah is absent, playing for USA U17 in U17 World Cup) are tied at the top of Group B.
Kyle Scott remained on the bench in Chelsea's 3 - 3 draw with AS Roma in the UCL (Kyle's first UCL squad 18)
Theo Wilson (72) in Krka goalless draw at Aluminij Kidricevo in the Slovenian Cup - Quarter-finals (1st leg)
THURSDAY
Matt Miazga (90 + yellow) as Vitesse gained their first point in the Europa League (Group K) with a 1 - 1 draw at Belgium's Waregem
GK Jonathan Klinsmann was the backup keeper for Hertha as the traveled to Ukraine's Zorya, losing 2 - 1 in Europa League (Group J)
Keaton Parks Scored for Benfica B as they played a friendly against lower league Sintrense and won 7 - 3
FRIDAY
Brian Span (90) Scored Mariehamn's 3rd Goal, as they go on to beat RoPS 0 - 3 in Finland Veikkausliiga. Mariehamn take possession of 4th place and final Europa League spot (next up at home to #3 Ilves)
McKinzie Gaines (46) started his 2nd senior squad league match today as Darmstadt visited Dusseldorf and lost 1 - 0 in 2Liga
Alfredo Morales (90) for Ingolstadt as they hosted Heidenheim and Kevin Lankford (18) winning 3 - 0 in 2Liga
Justin Kinjo (90) in Dusseldorf II goalless draw at home to Uerdingen in Regionalliga (West)
Marc Heider (25) Robbie Kristo remained on the bench as Osnabruck visited Rostock and lost 2 - 0 in 3Liga
Joe Gyau was subbed out at 90 minutes, and picked up a yellow, as Sonnenhof won 3 - 1 at home over Chemnitzer in 3Liga, breaking a 3 game losing streak.
In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Brendan Hines-Ike (57) as Orebro lost 0 - 1 at home to last place Halmstad, for their 2nd straight loss
In France Ligue 2, Auxerre had GK Quentin Westberg as their backup keeper as they won 2 - 1 over Quevilly Rouen. Auxerre now very mid-table
Also in France, Tours did not use Maki Tall, who remained on the bench, as they lost 0 - 1 at home to Sochaux and extended their losing streak to 3 (1 point from last 5 matches)
In The Netherlands Eerste Divisie, Andrija Novakovich (90) Scored Telstar's 1st Goal, as they went on to win 1 - 2 at Helmond. Telstar now in 4th place
Kai Koreniuk remained on the bench as Jong AZ win 2 - 1 at home over FC Emmen, also in Eerste Divisie.
In Germany Bundesliga, Weston McKennie stayed on the bench as Schalke beat Mainz 2 - 0, this was Weston's first game back after injury. Schalke now at #4 in the thick of things at the top of Bundesliga
Shawn Barry stayed on the bench as Korona fought back from a 2 goal deficit to draw 3 - 3 at #1 Gornik Z. in Poland's Ekstraklasa. Move up to 6th place in the table
SATURDAY
Lyonel Hyer came off the bench at 36 minutes, as Hannover U19 fall 0 - 3 at home to Dresden U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)
Nick Taitague (83) Scored Schalke U19 4th Goal as they go on to beat Oberhausen U19 5 - 1 in A-Junior Bundesliga (West) with all 5 goals coming in a 15 minute span, in the 2nd half.
In Denmark, Anton Peterlin (17) in B93's 2 - 5 loss at home to BK Frem in Division 2 (Group 1) B93 are stuck in the relegation group, does not look good for them
GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) as Kiel win 2 - 1 at home over Bielefeld in Germany 2Liga. Kiel are in 2nd place as the season progresses
Javan Howell (90) in FSV Frankfurt's 4 - 1 win at home over Hessen Kassel in Regionalliga (Südwest)
Oscar Ortiz (79) in Rathenow's 0 - 2 away win over Lichtenberg in NOFV Oberliga (Nord)
It's Finland's Ykkonen's Final day of the regular season.....
Christian Eissele (90) as Jaro forces a 1 - 1 draw in their final match away to Gnistan. Jaro end up in 5th place
Daniel Stevens didn't make the last day roster for GrIFK as they win 2 - 1 over Haka. GrIFK are Relegated
GK Tim Murray (90) and Honka were held to a 1 - 1 draw at home with TPS Turku in a final day battle of #1 and #2. Honka will play a play-off with a Veikkausliiga team TBD to see if they can win promotion. TPS will play in the top flight next season
Josue Soto Scored Oulu's 2nd Goal and Felix De Bona Scored Twice for Ekenas as this one ended 3 - 2 in favor of Oulu. For Oulu, Josue went 33 minutes, for Ekenas, Felix went 90 and picked up a yellow, and Echu Tabe went 90. Oulu ended in 4th place and Ekenas ended in 7th
In Germany 3Liga, Isaiah Young played the final 30 minutes as Bremen II were held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by Lotte
Joel Sonora (90) as Stuttgart II got thumped 5 - 0 at Saarbrücken in Regionalliga (Südwest)
Marcel Costly (90) as Mainz II settled for a 1 - 1 draw at home with Elversberg and Bryan Gaul (90) in Regionalliga (Südwest)
Zachary Hamm remained on the bench as Seligenporten beat Pipinsried and Fabian Hurzeller (90) 3 - 0 in Regionalliga (Bayern)
Julian Ceesay (90) as Gebenbach fall 1 - 3 at home to Bayern Hof and Malik McLemore (86) in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)
In France Ligue 2, Jordan Siebatcheu (90) as Reims maintained their position at the top of the league, with a 0 - 1 win at Lens
Dallas Aminzadeh (90) as Blumenthaler traveled to Aumund-Vegesack in Oberliga (Bremen) in a match that ended in a 2 - 2 draw with Dallas Scoring Blumenthaler's 1st Goal
In Norway's OBOS-ligaen, Conor O'Brien (90) as Start traveled to Arendal and won 0 - 2. Start are solidly in 2nd place (automatic Promotion) with 2 matches left in the season - look for Start in the top tier next season
Even in a losing cause Kyrian Nwabueze (90) can't help Scoring. Today Gorica fall 1 - 3 to Domzale in Slovenia's Prva liga, but Kyrian Scored Gorica's only Goal
In Sweden's Division 1 (Norra) Umea and Victor Mansaray (90) continue their wretched form losing 0 - 1 to Nykopings and Eric Friedlander (in 18). Umea were competitive until recently, but on 2 points from their last 7 matches have knocked them out of any promotion chance
In Bundesliga, Timothy Chandler (37) went off injured, with a non-contact knee injury, as Frankfurt came back from 0 - 2 down to draw Christian Pulisic (90) and Dortmund 2 - 2
Fabian Johnson (65) Scored M'Gladbach's only Goal as they were dismantled at home by Leverkusen 1 - 5
In Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) GK Bakary Sanyang gets the Shut Out as Pfeddersheim have no trouble with FV Engers, winning 3 - 0
Kevin Olali (90) as Morlautern visited Mechtersheim and lost 2 - 1 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)
Toni Suddoth (88) as Pforzheim fall 0 - 1 at home to Bissingen in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)
In England's Premier League, Danny Williams (90 + yellow) and Huddersfield shocked Manchester United with a 2 - 1 win. Manchester's first loss of the season
DeAndre Yedlin (90) as Newcastle beat bottom place Crystal Palace 1 - 0 to move up to 6th place in the EPL
Geoff Cameron (90) as Stoke fall 1 - 2 at home to Bournemouth. Both teams in the bottom 3 of the EPL
Tim Ream (90) in Fulham's 2 - 1 loss at Aston Villa in England's Championship
Antonee Robinson was an unused sub as Bolton managed a 1 - 1 draw at home with QPR. Bolton still bottom, but with 4 points in their last 2 matches improving
Lyndon Gooch made a cameo appearance for Sunderland as they gave up a 1 - 3 lead at Brentford to draw 3 - 3
Eric Lichaj (90) Scored Nottingham Forest's 2nd Goal in a 2 - 0 defeat of Burton. Eric's first league goal of the season
Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) in Sheffield United's 2 - 1 home win over Reading, has Sheffield tied 2nd in the league after 13 matches
Niall Mason (60) in Doncaster's lackluster 0 - 3 home defeat by Walsall in League One
Gboly Ariyibi played the final 20 minutes in an exciting high scoring affair, as MK Don's came back from a 2 - 4 deficit to draw 4 - 4 with Oldham in England's League One
GK Brendan Moore was the backup keeper as Rochdale win 1 - 0 at home over Bristol Rovers
Duane Holmes didn't have a good day only lasting the first half and picking up a yellow as Scunthorpe win 2 - 1 over Peterborough in League One
Ryan Masch (90) as Skovde fall 2 - 1 at Kristianstads in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) Skovde are in a bit of bother as they slip into the red zone after 2 straight losses (they can recover next week when they play the team directly above them)
Eric Lickert made a cameo appearance as Homburg traveled to Hertha Wiesbach and won 0 - 2 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)
In Sweden Division 2 Promotion Playoff (Group 1) GK Ian McDonald-Wilkins was the backup keeper today as Karlsunds won 0 - 2 at IFK Timrå to take the group lead
In the Czech Republic MSFL, Louis Bennett left the game just before half-time (??Injury) as Vyskov visited Hulin and lost 2 - 1
Kyle Varley entered in the 86th minute for a cameo appearance for Red Star Zurich as they draw 3 - 3 with FC Gossau after giving up a 90th minute goal in Switzerland 1.Liga Classic (Group 3)
In Spain La Liga, Shaq Moore was in the 18 for Levante as they draw 1 - 1 with Getafe.....patience Shaq will get his chance
In Wales Premier League, Jay Denny (90) as Newtown visited Cardiff Metropolitan and lost 2 - 0. Newtown now only have 2 points from the last 5 matches and are in the relegation group
An early red card put paid to any chance for Hamburg and Bobby Wood (90) to grab 3 points from their home game against mighty Bayern Munich in Bundesliga, where the final result was 0 - 1
Theo (Sachem) Wilson (88) Scored both of his teams (NK Krka) Goals as they go on to beat lead leaders NS Mura in Slovenia's 2.SNL
In Netherlands Eredivisie, Desevio Payne came off the bench at 71 minute mark as Excelsior were held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by bottom team Sparta Rotterdam - not a good result for the home team
Ashton Gotz (90) and Roda suffered a major defeat by Twente. After losing their first 7 matches it looked like they had solved their problems with 2 straight wins, so today's loss is crushing. Final score 3 - 0. Roda remain in last place.
Daquan King (33 - RED CARD) in Panevežys 1 - 2 loss at home to Dainava Alytus in Lithuania 1 Lyga. That's 2 straight losses for Panevezys and a drop to 10th place.
SUNDAY
Emmanuel Sabbi, came off the bench for the final 10 minutes as Hobro hits 4 past Nordsjaelland in Denmark's Superliga.
Jann George left the match after 15 minutes (??Injury) as Regensburg traveled to Aue, losing 1 - 0, in Germany 2Liga
Masami Okada came off the bench at 72 minutes as Babelsberg were held to a goalless draw by visitors Budissa Bautzen in Regionalliga (Nordost)
Ryan Malone (90) as Lokomotive Leipzig battle back to draw 1 - 1 with VfB Auerbach in Regionalliga (Nordost)
In Belgium Jupiler League, GK Ethan Horvath gets the Shut Out as Club Brugge extend their lead at the top of the table to 8 points, beating Antwerp 1 - 0
Christopher Thorsheim (90 + yellow) and Nykøbing traveled to Thisted and won 0 - 1 in Denmark's Division 1
Timothy Tillman (30) as Bayern Munich II beat cross-town rivals Munich 1860 0 - 1 in Regionalliga (Bayern)
Mix Diskerud (90) as Goteborg fall 0 - 1 at home to Ostersunds in Sweden's Allsvenskan
Romain Gall (90) Scored Sundsvall's 2nd Goal, to give them a 2 - 0 lead, but they could not hold it, as Norrkoping came back and forced a 2 - 2 draw
No playing time today for Joshua Perez as Livorno beat Giana Erminio 2 - 1 in Italy Serie C (Group A) Joshua is spend an awful lot of time on the bench!!
Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse traveled to Heerenveen and handed the home side a 0 - 4 result. Vitesse move up to 3rd place, Heerenveen drop to 7th
Khai Celestin entered the match at 77 minutes, as CD Sariñena won 1 - 0, on a 90th minute goal over SD Borja in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17)
