WEEKEND WRAP: Friday/Saturday/Sunday - Features 19 Goals, 2 Assists, 6 Shut Outs and Pro/Rel in Iceland

Terrific weekend for our American players. 5 players scored 2 goals, 6 goalkeepers had shut outs a total of 19 goals, with US players in action in 19 countries, yes naysayers Americans are making an impact around the world. 

Iceland's lower leagues have wrapped up their seasons,  Aegir will play next season in Division 3 after finishing 11th of 12 - but will have something to build on next season as they get comfort from the fact that they were relegated on goal difference. In Inkasso-deildin Huginn find themselves in the same situation, they are relegated, on goal difference, to Division 1. On the bright side, Grindavik have gained promotion to the top tier Pepsideild, congrats to them and to the US's Will Daniels, good luck next season. With 1 game left in Pepsideild, Throttur and Daniel Acoff will be relegated  to Inkasso-deildin next season.

Finland lower leagues will end next week (so look out for that) there are tremendous battles going on both at the top and bottom of all the leagues in Finland and little will be settled until the final day.

So, the list is below, as usual the short list is directly below, and the more comprehensive list is below that (there is a lot to read this week)

Here is the short list;


GOALS
Jerome Kiesewetter (Germany)
Andrew Wooten (Germany)
Terence Boyd x2 (Germany)
Shawn Barry (Germany)
Jann George x2 (Germany)
Justin Kinjo (Germany)
Harrison Hanley x2 (Iceland)
JC Mack x2 (Iceland)
Duane Holmes (England)
Jon-Paul Pittman (England)
Lawrence Smith (Finland) 
Romain Gall x2 (Sweden)
Martin Ontiveros (Luxembourg)
Nermin Crnkic (Bosnia)
 
ASSISTS
Josh Gatt (Norway)
Jon-Paul Pittman (England)

SHUT OUT
Kenneth Kronholm (Germany)
Danny Rogers (Scotland)
Bakary Sanyang (Germany)
Ciaran Nugent (Ireland)
Daniel Schmidt (Japan) 
Tim Murray (Finland) 

and the longer comprehensive list;

FRIDAY

Mitchell Lopez went 90 and picked up a yellow as BK-46 visited Klubi 04 in Finland's Kakkonen (Group B) and fall 3 - 1

GK Michael Lansing spent the game on the bench as Vejle beat Nykobing 2 - 0 in Denmark Division 1 breaking a 2 game losing streak

Jerome Kiesewetter came off the bench at the 63rd minute and Scored Dusseldorf's only goal as they visited Braunschweig and fell 2 - 1 in Germany 2Liga

Andrew Wooten went 90 and Scored an ET goal (90+3) to give his side Sandhausen an away point in a 1 - 1 draw at Furth in Germany 2Liga

Alassane Kane went 90 for Bayern Hof as they lost their Regionalliga (Bayern) game at Buchbach 3 - 0

Sasa Plavsic went 66 minutes as S. Kerburan lost 1 - 4 to Sollentuna in Sweden Division 2 (Norra Svealand) Kerburan have lost their last 5 and are out of contention for promotion

Joel Sonora started and went 77, as Stuttgart II played Mannheim to a goalless draw in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Cameron Carter-Vickers started for Tottenham (his debut for the senior squad) in EPL2, as Spurs visited Southampton losing 1 - 0. Tottenham played the last 15 with 10 men

GK Quentin Westberg (in 18/DNP) watched as Tours visited Troyes in France Ligue 2 and lost 3 - 1. Tours are now in last place and have lost their last 4 games

Shane O'Neill was an unused sub as NAC Breda won 1 - 0 at home against Graafschap in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Breda are now (Friday) top of the division

Christian Pulisic came off the bench at the 64th minute for Dortmund as they beat Freiburg 3 - 1 in Bundesliga

Don Cowan lasted 77 minutes as Longford visited Bohemians and lost 1 - 0 in the Irish Premier League. Unfortunately, Longford look doomed and will drop a division this year

SATURDAY

Omar Castro went 90 as Braunschweig II hosted Havelse in Regionalliga (Nord) in a game that ended even at 1 - 1

McKinzie Gaines went 86 for Wolfsburg U19 as they visited RB Leipzig U19 and managed a 2 - 2 draw in Junior Bundesliga (Nord)

Anton Peterlin went 90 for B93 as they lasted out in a 1 - 1 draw with BK Frem in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1)

Terence Boyd (90) Scored Two and Ken Gipson (33 - Oh Dear, Ken has broken his ankle) as RB Leipzig II hosted Schalding and won easily 4 - 1

Marc Heider (90) Robbie Kristo (46) and Osnabuck visited Chemnitzer in Germany 2Liga and came away defeated 3 - 0. Osnabruck got a break as Lotte fell in their game, so they retain top spot (shared with Lotte) in 3Liga

Shawn Barry Scored the winning Goal for FSV Frankfurt as they hosted Aalen, and won 2 - 1. That's Shawn's first goal of the season

Royal Fennell went 90 and picked up a yellow in the game that had Hallescher beat Lotte 2 - 0 in 2Liga
 
Adan Coronado played the first half as AZAL loses at home to Inter Baki in Azerbaijan

GK Kenneth Kronholm gets the Shut Out for Kiel as they beat Mainz II 3 - 0 in 3Liga

Jann George Scored twice as Regensberg best Paderborn 3 - 0 breaking a really bad string of form where there was only 1 point from the last 4 games in 3Liga

GK David Yelldell continues as backup goalkeeper for Sonnenhof, as they fell 2 - 3 to #3 Koln in 3Liga

Justin Kinjo (89) Scored for Dusseldorf II as they went to Dortmund II and Drew 2 - 2 In Regionalliga (West)

Charlie Rugg (17) came off the bench to help Pirmasens win their game 2 - 3 over Nottingen in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Matt Nigro went 90 as Vestri fell 2 - 3 to Njardvik and Harrison Hanley who came on for the 2nd half Scored Two and gave his team the victory on the final day of the season, both teams are SAFE and will play Division 2 football next season in Iceland Division 2

GK Will Dieterich went 90 as Haukar visited Fjardabyggd and won 1 - 2 in Iceland's Inkasso-deildin and are SAFE

Will Daniels went 90 for Grindavik as they ended with a goalless draw with Fram also in Inkasso-deildin. Grindavik are PROMOTED

JC Mack ,join's the unusual list of US Players that have Scored Twice today as Selfoss win their home game with Huginn 4 - 1, Jonathan Lama was on the bench for Huginn for today's game. Huginn are RELEGATED

Tim Chandler went 90 as Frankfurt had to battle back against Hertha (John Brooks is out injured) in a game that saw 6 goals and an exciting 3 - 3 draw in Germany's Bundesliga

Bobby Wood went 84 minutes as Bayern came to town and Hamburg fell 0 - 1 (Julian Green did not make today's 18 for Bayern)

Fabian Johnson went 90 for M'Gladbach and Alfredo Morales 77 for Ingolstadt as M'Gladbach made short work of the opposition and get all three points in a 2 - 0 win

Despite playing yesterday, Tottenham has Cameron Carter-Vickers on the bench today as Tottenham visited Middlesbrough in the English Premier League that saw Tottenham gain 3 points in a 1 -2 win, that puts (temporarily at least) Tottenham into 2nd place.GK Brad Guzan was also an unused sub for Middlesbrough

Geoff Cameron went 90 as Stoke managed a 1 - 1 draw with West Bromwich in the EPL. Stoke have now drawn 2 games this season, and have now wins

Tim Ream sat on the bench as Fulham got thumped 0 - 4 at home by Bristol City in the English Championship

Johnathan Spector went 90 in Birmingham's 1 - 1 draw at QPR also in the Championship

Danny Williams went 90 for Reading in their 1 - 0 home win against Huddersfield. Reading have only dropped 2 points in the last 5 games and sit tied 4th (on GD)

Eric Lichaj went 90, picked up a late yellow, in a disappointing 2 - 1 loss at Sheffield Wednesday . The Nottingham Post said "Eric Lichaj: The American was a constant menace to the home side on the left-hand side, and could have had a goal himself with a header that should have gone in. Defended Ross Wallace well."

GK Paul Rachubka (in 18/DNP) and Bury were to much for Gboly Ariyibi and Chesterfield as they won 2 - 1 in England's League 1

Duane Holmes (90) finally has his first goal as he Scored for Scunthorpe as they hosted Sheffield United in what looked to be the winner, before they gave up a PK 3 minutes later. forcing a 2 - 2 draw.

2 early goals were to much to overcome for GK Brendan Moore and Torquay as they fall 2 - 3 to Maidstone in England National League

Perry Kitchen (90) in his first appearance as Captain and Bjorn Johnsen (11) could not get the job done today as they ended with a goalless draw at home, with Ross County, in Scotland's Premier League

GK Danny Rogers gets the Shut Out as Falkirk win their home game with Ayr 2 - 0. That's 4 in a row for Falkirk, now moved into 3rd spot

Kevin Dzierzawski (84) and Peterhead fell 2 - 1 at Brechin in the Scottish League 1. Peterhead has just not hit the form of last season and wallow in the relegation zone this early season

Jochen Graf put in a 1 min performance (snark) as Oskarshamns fell 0 - 1 at home to Tvaakers in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) - snarky comment stems from putting a player in at min 89 when you are losing - what good is that?

GK Jeff Gal (90) and Stephen Golz had little luck as Lidkopings FK visited Uddevalla and lost 2 - 1 in Sweden Division 2 (Norra Gotaland)

Josh Gatt got 66 minutes in his first start and is credited with the Assist, and GK Ethan Horvath went the full 90 as Molde fell 1 - 3 to run-away leaders Rosenborg in Norway's Tippeligaen

Bryan Gaul went 90 for Offenbach as they visited Elversberg in a game that ended goalless in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Ryan Malone played the first half, picked up an early yellow (3') for Stuttgart Kickers as they drew 1 - 1 with Wormatia in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Oscar Ortiz went 90 as SC Feucht visited Weiden in Oberliga (Bayern Nord) and came away with a convincing 2 - 5 win

Jon-Paul Pittman Scored and had an Assist, for Harrogate (and is now in double figures for goals scored) as they beat Gloucester City 3 - 1 and maintain their top of the table spot (shared with Flyde)

Julian Ceesay went 90 in a losing effort as Amberg falls 2 - 3 to Aschaffenburg in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Jannik Eckenrode, went 90 picked up a yellow and Daniel Kuczynski (24) as Aegir won 1 - 0 over Magni in Iceland Division 2. The win, not enough to save them as Aegir are RELEGATED (on GD) from Division 2

Jordan Tyler went 90 as Hottur wins 2 - 1 at home in their last game of the season, over Grotta in Iceland Division 2 Hottur are SAFE

GK Bakary Sanyang gets the Shut Out for Pfeddersheim as they visited Cordt Andreas Flätgen (51) and Neunkirchen and gained 3 points in a 0 - 2 win in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

DeAndre Yedlin in his first start, went 75 for Newcastle as they visited Aston Villa and came away with a 1 - 1 draw in England's Championship (reports say DeAndre left with an injury?)

Hunter Gorskie in 18/DNP as Legnica visited Pruszkow and held the home team to a goalless draw in Poland's Division 1 

In Ireland's Premier League both GK Ciaran Nugent (90) and Pat McCann (90) featured for Sligo Rovers as they looked to change their fortunes with a changed line-up, as they welcomed #2 Cork City. Sligo didn't win, but they held the high flying Cork to a goalless draw. Not sure if a 0 - 0 tie warrants a Shut Out shout-out? but Ciaran gets one as this is his first start this season


SUNDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt gets the Shut Out as Yamaga win 1 - 0 at home with Shimizu in Japan J-League 2

In Germany's Junior Bundesliga (West) Weston McKennie (32) Haji Wright (80) and Schalke U19 visited Arminia Bielefeld U19 and drew 1 - 1 - Weston left the game early, but no news on if it was an injury?

George Fochive was an unused sub in Viborg's 0 - 1 loss to Lyngby in Denmark's Superliga. This is Viborg's 2nd straight loss

Jamil Fearrington went 90 as Bronshoj visited Holbaek in Denmark's 2nd Division (Group 1) and came away with a 1 - 2 win. This is only Bronshoj 2nd win of the season.

In Finland's Kakkonen (Group A) PEPO and Jakeem Johnson (90 + yellow) and GK Nathan Stokie (in18/DNP) could not find a way past Kapa, falling 1 - 0 in a game that had 2 teams going in opposite direction. PEPO have lost their mojo, Kapa have picked it up

Lawrence Smith (90) Scored again as GBK and Chris Corcoran came off the bench at 31st minute, visited OPS in Finland's Kakkonen (Group C) and swapped goals back and forth for an exciting 3 - 3 draw

Jossimer Sanchez (90) and Narpes Kraft visited TP-47 in Kakkonen (Group C) and got a point, in a 1 - 1 draw

GK Scott Angevine (90) and YPA played to a 1 - 1 draw with PPT. YPA who started the season in such a funk have put on a 2nd half of the season worth a shout out. With just 1 game left this season YPA will end in mid-table.

Toni Suddoth went 90 as Stuttgart U19 were held to a 2 - 2 draw with 1860 U19 in Junior Bundesliga (Sudwest)

Shawn Parker was an unused sub as Nurnberg visited Bielefeld and came away with all the points in a 1 - 3 win in Germany 2Liga

Babajide Ogunbiyi went 90 in Hobro's goalless draw with Koge in Denmark's Division 1

Caleb Stanko was an unused sub as Vaduz visited Grasshoppers in Switzerland's Super League and lost 2 - 1. After a good start to the season things have started to go South for Vaduz

Brooks Lennon (13) came off the bench to help Liverpool U23 beat Sunderland U23 3 - 0. Today's result moves Liverpool U23 into a tie at 2nd place in England's Premier League 2

In Netherlands Eredivisie Matt Miazga (26) came off the bench in Vitesse' 2 - 1 loss at Twente. Vitesse are tied in 7th spot (last Europa League place) with 4 other teams. Good to see Matt finally getting some playing time

Rubio Rubin was an unused sub (again) in Utrecht's 2 - 0 win over Rotterdam in Eredivisie

In Finland Ykkonen, GK Tim Murray gets the Shut Out as Ekenas wins at home, 2 - 0 against GrIFK. Ekenas with 3 wins in their last 5 games should be safe as only a few games remain and they are 5 points from the drop zone

Mike Banner (90) and KPV hosted Jaro with Kyle Curinga (90) as Jaro surprised KPV winning 0 - 3 and moving to within 4 points for promotion in Ykkonen. There are only 5 points separating 1st from 4th

Eddy Prugh (90), back from a red card suspension, led Bodens to a 1 - 1 draw at league leaders Sandvikens in Sweden's Division 2 (Norrland)

Romain Gall (90) continues this weekends goal fest for Americans, Scoring Twice for Nykopings in a losing effort to Brage in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra) Romain gave his club the lead twice before they succumbed to a 75th minute goal. That's 2 straight losses.

Louis Bennett continues to wait for his chance to play as he was an unused sub as Anorthosis fell 4 - 1 at AEK Larnaca in Cyprus First Division

Paul Torres (90) and Assyriska visited Halmstad in Sweden's Superettan and came away with a point in a 2 - 2 draw, that's 5 consecutive draws for Assyriska, who need points to get out of the relegation zone

Dallas Aminzadeh (9) came off the bench late as Oldenburg visited St Pauli II in Germany Regionalliga (Nord) losing 2 - 1

Aris Briggs Zustra (16) came off the bench for Osnabruck II in Oberliga (Niedersachsen) as his team thumped Bersenbrück 4 - 0

In Finland's Ykkonen, Isaac Kannah (65) came from 1 - 3 down to draw TPS Turku 3 - 3 with 2 goals in the final 10 minutes. KTP definitely playing the spoiler here as #2 TPS needed all 3 points to help catch #1 JJK. KTP themselves needed points (a win would have be excellent) to drag themselves out of the relegation zone, with just a few games left they are 1 point from escaping the drop zone

Etchu Tabe was an unused sub in Haka's 1 - 1 draw with Oulu (who are chasing TPS) in Ykkonen. Haka are likely to end the season mid-table

In Finland's Veikkausliiga, Christian Eissele was an unused sub as Kemi fell 2 - 0 at Ilves (who take over the #3 spot)

In the big game of the day (for US player followers) in Finland, RoPS (Will John did not dress today) faced Mariehamn and Brian Span (90 + yellow card) in a battle that would help Mariehamn's charge to the top (and a Champions League spot). RoPS has dropped out of contention over tha past few weeks (only 1 win in their last 5) and with just a few games left would need the 2 teams above to just collapse. Mariehamn now sits in 2nd (Europa League) 2 points out of first place and 1 point ahead of the charging Ilves with 4 games left.

Helsingborg have only won 1 game in the last 5 (1 win 4 losses)and have slipped into the relegation zone (2 points from safety) Today they faced off with #1 Malmo with a predictable result 2 - 0. GK Matt Pyzdrowski (90) kept the score reasonable. Helsingborg must now plan ahead for a beatable team Hammarby next week

For the first half Horsens looked like they would make a game of it as they visited Midtjylland in Denmark's Superliga. Connor O'Brien (71) started and it was 2 - 2 at the half....then the 2nd half happened and Horsens allowed 3 unanswered goals, ending 5 - 2 losers...there is always the next game!!

In a crazy final 10 minutes that saw 3 goals, Martin Ontiveros (90) Scored his first goal for his new club Jeunesse Esch in Luxembourg's National Division (top tier) Martin has started 4 times this young season and his first goal resulted in a 2 - 2 draw today at #2 Fola - good result

Ring the Bells!!!!! Start has won its first game this season - after 24 attempts. Alex De John (90) and Start have beaten #4 Haugesund in Norway's Tippeligaen (they would have shared 2nd with 2 other teams if they had won) 1 - 0, so they won't be going the season without a win. Of course they are still going down, but at least for one day they can smile.

In Bosnia Premier Liga, Nermin Crnkic Scored Sarajevo's 2nd goal which (at the time) put them in the lead. A 55 minute goal by home team Siroki Brijeg tied things up at 2 - 2

In Serbia Super Liga, Ismar Tandir was an unused sub as Javor visited Borac and got a point in a 1 - 1 draw

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MID-WEEK WRAP: 7/5/2016 Features Goals in Iceland, Europa League Action

Small post today but as we had a couple of goals I think its worth a few words. Martin Ontiveros making just his 2nd start (both in Europa League) for his new team features, along with 2 goals from Iceland, both in Division 2.

To the list;

Just one game of interest yesterday as Dion Acoff  (72) and Throttur were ousted from the Icelandic cup, with a 0 - 3 home loss by Pepsideild League leaders Hafnarfjordur, a bit of a mismatch for the team next to bottom in the league.

Martin Ontiveros (88) started his 2nd game for Jeunesse Esch, both have been in the Europa League Qualifying round. Unfortunately both ended badly for Martin. The first leg against St.Patrick's in Ireland ended in a 1 - 0 loss and today, although Jeunesse Esch won 2 - 1 they were ousted by the away goals rule.

In Iceland's Cup Quarter Finals, Selfoss and JC Mack (90) visited fellow Inkasso-deildin team Fram and came away with a 0 - 2 win, and must now plan for the semi-finals.

In Iceland Division 2, Aegir took a 1 - 0 lead early in the 2nd half courtesy of Jannik Eckenrode, who Scored his 2nd of the season as Aegir won over fellow cellar dwellers Fjallabyggd. Valuable points for a team in a little trouble this season.

Also in Division 2, Matt Nigro started and  GK Cyrus Mohseni, was on the bench as Vestri visited league leaders, Afturelding and came away with a 1 - 2 win as they continue their climb towards the top

Harrison Hanley (90) and Njardvik were not so lucky, Harrison Scored as Njardvik fought back from a first half deficit, but came up short losing 2 - 1 to Grotta. That's Harrison's 3rd goal for his new team since joining 6 weeks ago.

In the final game today in Iceland, Jordan Taylor (90) and Hottur visited Sindri and left with 1 point, all tied up in a goalless draw.

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MID-WEEK WRAP: Tuesday 28th - Features Goal and Shut-out in Finland, Debut in Europa League Qualifier

Got a little action going on today, primarily in Finland. Some of the players/teams we follow will be involved in Europa League/ Euro Champions League Qualifiers in the coming weeks, today we had on US player involved in the Europa, and it was also his debut for his new team - pretty cool. Also a mention for goalkeeper Scott Angevine, who along with his team YPA took a lot of flack for the beginning of the season, they have turned it around, and Scott registered a shut-out today - good job Scott. Finally, Jakeem Johnson has had a pretty good season so far, after scoring today he has 4 goals in 8 games for PEPO 1 in Finland.

To the list.....
 
GK Tim Murray went 90 for Ekenas in Finland's Ykkonen as they fall 1 - 2 to JJK Jyvaskyla

Daniel Stevens came off the bench for the final 15 minutes as GrIFK hosted #1 KPV and Mike Banner (90) who was returning from injury. GrIFK got the 2nd half goal, and that was enough for the victory. KPV remain league leaders, 4 points ahead with a game in hand

Etchu Tabe (90) and Haka won their game against Jazz Pori and Gabriel Wirtz (90) 2 - 0 on 2 penalty kick's - Jazz remain in the cellar of Ykkonen

Isaac Kannah came off the bench at 64, but it was not enough as 10 man KTP fell 1 - 0 at Oulu. Oulu move into 2nd place (on GD) following th win.

In Kakkonen (Group A) Jakeem Johnson went 90 and Scored as PEPO 1 visited KuFu-98 and came away with a point, in a 2 - 2 draw - this was Jakeem's 4th league goal (in 8 appearances)

In Kakkonen (Group C) Lawrence Smith (90) and Chris Corcoran (18) as GBK stumbled in their bid to take over the league lead as GK Scott Angevine registered a Shut-out and YPA continued their rise from the dark pit of this season's start, with their 3rd consecutive win 0 - 2

Jossimer Sanchez (90) and Narpes Kraft (like YPA), are fighting their way out of the bottom half of the Kakkonen (Group C) table. Today they did themselves a favor winning 4 - 2 over PPT

Martin Ontiveros got his first start for his new team, Luxembourg out-fit Jeunesse Esch, and it was a Europa League Qualifier (first leg) in Ireland, against St Patricks AFC. Mid-Fielder Martin went 80 minutes in a 1 - 0 loss (not bad for an away game in the Europa League) Jeunesse will be hoping for a positive result in the 2nd leg back home. More on Martin here

Oh dear, in Iceland Daniel Acoff (90) and Throttur visited Olafsvik in Pepsideild and took a 2 goal lead in the first 3 minutes!!!! Then, well they let Olafsvik back in the game, and the home side, scoring late, won the game 3 - 2

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TRANSFERS: Martin Ontiveros Moves from Hamm-Benfica to Jeunesse Esch in Luxembourg Premier

Austin Texas native, mid-fielder Martin Ontiveros, has left BGL League club Hamm Benfica for rivals Jeunesse Esch after a year at the former. Martin and his brother Omar, who play's for CS Grevenmacher, also in BGL, are our 2 US players in Luxembourg.

Martin (24) left IMG Bradenton Academy in 2010 and joined the Akron Zips for a year before transferring to Furman. After school he joined PSA Elite for a short stint before traveling overseas to Europe, and Luxembourg.

Martin had 5 goals and 3 assists last season for Hamm Benfica in 24 league appearances, Hamm finished 9th in the 14 team BGL. Jeunesse would seem a step up, as they finished 1 spot out of a Euro place next season, entering the Europa League Qualification Round.

Good Luck to Martin with his new club

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WEEKEND WRAP: Saturday 4/9/2016 Features 6 Goals - But Not From Where You Think

So another busy Saturday Wrap. Crunch time in many leagues, and first games in others. Today we had 6 goals by Americans, although none came in games, leagues where you would expect. So nice surprises. Most enjoyable of all, Emerson Hyndman gets his first club goal at any level for Fulham, and he got it in extra-time (90+3) to give Fulham the win (OH! and its his 20th Birthday). We had a goal in Sweden, Eddy Prugh's first of the season. Bryan Gaul (yup ex LAG) scored his first goal for Bahlinger in Germany, and another in Germany from Alassane Kane. We also had goals in Slovakia, Nermin Crnkic and Luxembourg Omar Ontiveros. Goal Keepers had a mixed day, Daniel Schmidt(Japan) and Josh Wicks (Sweden) had shut-outs, but Cody Cropper (England) was punished and Brad Guzan and Paul Rachubka (England) are probably relegated.

So here's the full list;

GK Daniel Schmidt started, went 90 and got the shut-out as Yamaga beat Tokushima in Japan's J-League 2

In Germany Liga2, Shawn Barry started, went 90 as Frankfurt visited Bochum in a bit of a lop-sided game with Bochum winning 4 - 1

Seems to be the score to get today in Liga2. Andrew Wooten and Sandhausen hosted Bielefeld, both teams in mid-table. Andrew went 90 minutes as Sandhausen falls 1 - 4.

In Ukraine Premier League, Eugene Starikov, was in the 18 (DNP) for Ch. Odessa as they won their home game 1 - 0 over Hoverla Uzhhorod.

In Sweden Division 2 Norrland, Eddy Prugh and Bodens opened up their season and things started well, with Eddy Scoring Bodens first goal against visitors Valbo. Unfortunately Bodens gave up a 2 goal lead and had to settle for a 2 - 2 draw

In Germany's 3Liga, Marc Heider came off the bench at 68th minute for Kiel as they visited Dresden and came away with a point in a goalless draw.

Devante Parker started for Mainz II as they hosted Fortuna Koln and lost 0 - 1

Joel Sonora played the first half for Stuttgart II as they faced off with Aalen, a late Stuttgart II goal saved a defeat, as the game ended in a 1 - 1 draw

Royal-Dominique Fennell, started and went the 90 minutes for Wurzburger as they beat Stuttgarter Kickers 2 - 1

In Regionalliga Sudwest, ex LAG Bryan Gaul defender, Scored his first goal for Bahlinger in his first game as they went on to thump Neckarelz 5 - 0

Dylan Romney, in 18 (DNP) as Savona visited Rimini, in Italy Lega Pro (Group B) Savona won 0 - 1, but its probably to late for them to save their season and relegation looks on the horizon

In Finland Veikkausliiga, Christian Eissele came of the bench at 70th minute, but by then it was to late for Kemi, as they fall at home to SJK in the first league game of the season for both teams

Also in Veikkausliiga, Brian Span went 90 for Mariehamn as they hosted Will John and Rovaniemi - Will came of the bench at 69th minute - Mariehamn won this one 1 - 0

In Italy Lega Pro (Group B) Robbie Kristo came off the bench at the 67th minute but the outcome was already set as Tuttocuoio fall 2 - 1 at Maceratese

In Bundesliga, Shawn Parker was in 18 (DNP) as Augsburg visited Bremen and won 1 - 2. Bremen are on the relegation bubble after today

Timothy Chandler started, went 90 as Frankfurt fell 0 - 2 to Hoffenheim - not looking to good for Frankfurt right now

Ingolstadt and Alfredo Morales (in 18, DNP) welcomed M'Gladbach(#4) and Fabian Johnson (started went 78) and won 1 - 0. A lost opportunity to make up ground on Hertha(#3) M'Gladbach now in a battle with Leverkusen for the UCL final spot

In England EPL, Brad Guzan and Aston Villa lose again, 1 - 2 to Bournemouth, and are basically relegated - no news on Guzan's future yet, but it probably won't be long.

Matt Miazga only lasted one half, picked up a yellow as Chelsea fall 0 - 1 at Swansea

As expected, Tim Howard remained on the bench for Everton, as they visited Watford in a 1 - 1 draw

GK Paul Rachubka was in 18 (DNP) as Bolton lose 4 - 1 at Derby, and will now plan for League One football next season

Emerson Hyndman SCORED (his first senior level club goal) the Extra Time winner for Fulham as they hosted Cardiff. That's 3 wins in a row for Fulham who are now safe in the English Championship. Emerson has scored for the US20 & US23

It has not been good for Cody Cropper and MK Don's since he was named starting GK. Today's 0 - 4 loss to fellow strugglers Rotherham did not help as they are now likely to be relegated from the Championship

Two early goals doomed Reading and Danny Williams (90) as they hosted Birmingham and Jonathan Spector (in 18, DNP) and fell 0 - 2. Neither team is in a Promotion race or Relegation battle

Adam Henley, in 18 (DNP) for Blackburn as they visited Wolves in a goalless draw

Gboly Ariyibi started and went 90 as Chesterfield visited Barnsley and came away with a 1 - 2 win, despite being a man down in League One play, Gboly provided the assist's on both goals

Shane O'Neill, was in 18 (DNP) as Cambridge visited Newport in League Two and got the 0 - 1 win

GK Brendan Moore gave up a 59 minute goal and Torquay fell 0 - 1 to Tranmere in Vanarama National League. Torquay now find themselves just 3 points above the drop

In Scotland's Premier League, Ross County and Chris Konopka (in 18, DNP) won their home match 1 - 0 against  Partick Thistle. Ross County end the regular season in 6th and will play in the Championship Group along with Perry Kitchen and Hearts.

GK Josh Wicks and AFC United got off to a good start in Sweden Superettan winning their first 2 games and grabbing the lead in the league - This is Josh's 2nd shut-out in 2 games - today AFC beat GAIS 3 - 0

GK Adam Hobbs was on the losing side today as Rathenow falls 1 - 3 to Viktoria Berlin in Regionalliga Nordost

Russel Canouse started, went 90 for Hoffenheim II as they visited Hessen Kassel in Regionalliga Sudwest and came away with a 1 - 1 draw

Matt Taylor started for Sandhausen, went 66, as they played to a 2 - 2 draw with Charlie Rugg (came off the bench at 78) and Trier also in Regionalliga Sudwest. (No goal from Super-Sub Rugg today)

In Regionalliga Bayern, David Spies started and went 90 for Augsburg II as they hosted Fabian Hurzeller and 1860 II (came off bench at 65th minute) and played to a 2 - 2 draw

Dual (Ger/USA) Dominic Robinson, went the first half for Memmingen in Regionalliga Bayern, as they visited Furth II and lost 2 - 0

Alassane Kane Scored DJK Bamberg's 2nd Goal as they visited Alemannia Haibach and came away with all 3 points in a 0 - 2 win in Oberliga Bayern

Omar Ontiveros Scored for Grevenmacher in a 1 - 1 draw with Rumelange in Luxembourg's National Division

Kenny Seif and Gent came up empty as they visited Club Brugge in Belgium Jupiler League, losing 2 - 0. Kenny went the 90

In Slovakia, after giving up a first half PK, Slovan Bratislava fought their way back starting with a Nermin Crnkic Goal that opened the floodgates as Slovan Bratislava bested Ruzomberok 3 - 1

Patrick Tshiani started and went 90 minutes for bottom placed KRC Mechelen in Belgium's 3rd tier as they took on League Leaders Hamme and although reports have KRC playing better, Hamme took the late lead and won 1 - 2

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WEEKEND WRAP: Sunday 3/6/2016 - Features a Goal in Luxembourg and Some Costly Losses

Much quieter day today, that feature possibly costly loses by Hertha and Nantes. But young US players make their teams, a goal in Luxembourg and a clean sheet in Japan. Lets go to the news;

In Japan, GK Daniel Schmidt started his 2nd game for Yamaga in J2 League, Daniel kept a clean sheet as his new team won 0 - 2 over Yokohama FC

Fabrice-Jean Picault, started for St Pauli, in Germany's 2Liga, played the first half before being subbed, as St Pauli fell 2 - 0 at Heidenheim

Devante Parker started and went 90 minutes as Mainz II visited Aue, in Germany's 3Liga. Mainz II held out until mid 2nd half before giving up a goal, and eventually losing this one 0 - 1

Joel Sonora, started on the bench for Stuttgart II today, but made the pitch at the 61st minute. Joel played the rest of the game, picked up a yellow card (and unconfirmed Assist) in a 1 - 1 draw with Chemnitzer

John Brooks started, went 90 min, as Hertha visited Hamburg and left empty handed in a 2 - 0 loss. Hertha are now just hanging on to their 3rd place in Bundesliga, and their automatic UCL spot.

Alejandro Bedoya started, went 90 in a game that saw Nantes take an old fashioned beating in the 1st half (4 - 0) A 60th minute goal from Nantes and a Rennes red card, gave some hope, but it was just to much of a hole to climb out of. Final: Rennes 4 - 1 Nantes

CB Adam Benn  started went 90 for Niendorf as they faced Dassendorf in Oberliga Hamburg. Niendorf conceded an 87 min goal and ended with a 0 - 1 loss

Omar Castro, started on the Bench for Braunschweig II as they took on ETSV Weiche in Regionalliga Nord . Despite taking the lead Braunschweig lost 1 - 2 with Omar coming off the bench at the 74th minute.

Martin Ontiveros started and Scored Hamm Benfica's 2nd goal in a 2 - 2 draw with Ettelbruck in Luxembourg's National Division (top tier). This was Martins 5th goal so far this season

19 year old DM Peter Jacob Wing, was in 18, did not play, in Osnabruck II' goalless draw with FT Braunschweig in Oberliga Niedersachsen

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Weekend Wrap: Sunday 2/28/2016 Johnson Saves M'Gladbach, Patrick Tshiani Scores for Racing Mechelen

While you were sleeping, GK Daniel Schmidt started for Yamaga in Japan's J League 2, playing his old team Kumamoto. After giving up an early goal Yamaga could not find a way back - losing 1 - 0.

Yes you were still asleep as New Zealand's WaiBOP United are visiting Auckland City. Sean Morris started for WaiBOP. Meanwhile WaiBOP made the following statement on their web-site;

"WaiBOP United make the trip north to play Auckland City this Sunday for what will be the franchise’s final ever ASB Premiership game" - sad, never cool when we lose an team,no matter where in the world

Unfortunately WaiBOP went out with a whimper - losing 4 - 1

George Fochive in 18, but did not play, for Viborg in Denmark's Superliga. Viborg salvaged a 1 - 1 draw with Nordsjaelland with an extra-time PK. This is George's first game for Viborg. more about George here

GK Adam Hobbs started in the net for Rathenow in Regionalliga Nordost, as they visited Zwickau. Final Zwickau 2  -  1  Rathenow.  Adam (22 years old) joined Rathenow in January 2016 from California State Univ. Northridge.

Patrick Tshiani first signed for Standard Liege in Belgium

In Belgium (3rd division) Patrick Tshiani, started, went 77 minutes and Scored Racing Mechelen's 1st goal as they went on to win 2 - 3 v Petegem (this is Racing's first win since September) Patrick is an Alum of Bethesda Soccer Club, USMNT U15, and signed for Standard Liege and Anderlecht as a youth player.

Shawn Barry, started, went 90 in FSV Frankfurt's goalless draw at Braunschweig in Germany 2Liga

Fabrice-Jean Picault was in the team 18 for St Pauli, but did not play as they visited Duisburg in 2Liga and came away with a 0 - 2 win

Russell Canouse started and went 90 in Hoffenheim II 4 - 0 win over Hamburg 08, in Regionalliga Sudwest

Cody Shields and Nicholas Anthony Ledesma both in 18 for Altona 93, did not play, as Altona 93 won 3 - 0 despite 2 (two) red cards in their Oberliga Hamburg match with Paloma 1.

Martin Ontiveros started and went the full 90 for RM Hamm Benfica in their Luxembourg National Div. game v CS Grevenmacher. Benfica won 0 - 1

Masami Okada, started for Schonberg as they welcomed Victoria Berlin in Regionalliga Nordost. Masami (who is from San Diego) left the game early (39) ? Injury, as Schonberg drew 1 - 1

In France, Alejandro Bedoya started, went the full 90 minutes as Nantes settled for a goalless draw with #2 Monaco. Nantes are still just 1 point out of European football next year

Dylan Romney, was in the 18, but did not play, for Savona in Italy Lega Pro (Group B) as they visited Santarcangelo and came away with a 1 - 1 draw


M'Gladbach and Fabian Johnson visited Augsburg in Bundesliga, Fabian went 90 and SCORED M'Gladbach's 2nd and tieing goal in a 2 - 2 draw

Douglas Bentley (90) started for AlbinoLeffe in Italy's Leg Pro (Group A) a contentious game that saw a disallowed goal, 2 red cards 4 yellows (all AlbinoLeffe) and a red card to Cremonese in AlbinoLeffe's 0 - 1 loss

Babajide Ogunbiyi started for his new team Hobro (last place), in Denmark's Superliga, Babajide went 90 in a 0 - 1 loss to #3 Brondby.

Junior Flores was in the 18, but did not play, in Dortmund II's 1 - 0 victory at Aachen in Regionalliga West

Missed this yesterday; Mario Rodriguez, in the 18, entered in the 57th in M'Gladbach II’s 2 - 1 victory over Oberhausen in Regionalliga West

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