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April 2, 2018

WEEKLY WRAP: 3.26 through 4.2.2018: EXTRA Includes Easter Monday

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

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

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

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

OK! to the lists.

First the short list....


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

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

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

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

FROM LAST SUNDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

MONDAY

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

TUESDAY

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

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

WEDNESDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THURSDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FRIDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SATURDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUNDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EASTER MONDAY

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

March 4, 2018

Weekly Wrap: 2.25 through 3.4.2018: McKennie | Tall | Sabbi | Weah all Feature as Weather Decimates Fixtures in Europe

Lets begin with the weather....urgh!! it has been playing havoc in Europe (especially Germany) as except for a few matches all Regionalliga & Oberliga matches were postponed - so this weeks wrap is a little shorter than most.

Big welcome back (from injury) to Weston McKennie, Maki Tall & Emmanuel Sabbi. All played limited rolls in their clubs matches this week...good to have you back guys. Shout Outs this week go to Timothy Weah, who made his first team debut with PSG.Andrija Novakovich, who did it again with a multi-goal game. Aaron Jóhannsson, who refuses to be written off , has found his form and is burning it up, and gets an equalizing goal.

An introduction this week to Arun Basuljevic a Georgetown Alum & USYNT who made the squad at Fremad Amager in Denmark.

Finally our goal keepers were just awesome this week (see below)

OK on to the lists. First as usual the short list......

GOALS
Andrija Novakovich (2) - Netherlands
Aaron Jóhannsson - Germany
Joe Gyau - Germany
Nico Pascual-Leone - Spain

ASSISTS
Emerson Hyndman - England 
Kenny Saief - Belgium

CLEAN SHEETS 
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany
Tim Murray - Finland
Jonathan Klinsmann - Germany 
Benjamin Machini - Spain

........and of course the longer more comprehensive list

FROM LAST SUNDAY
** a number of matches, especially junior games do not make the timeline to get them done by publishing time. But we feel they are important and are now including them as part of the following weeks wrap**
 
Vincent Parra remained on the bench as Minas Argozelo were held to a 1 - 1 draw by J. Pedras Salgadas in Campeonato de Portugal (Group A)

GK Kyle Parks was the backup keeper for Freamunde as they fall 0 - 1 at home to Camacha in Campeonato de Portugal (Group B)

In Australia NPL (Victoria/West) forward Darius Madison (90) and North Geelong, had to settle for a 1 - 1 draw as they hosted Whittlesea Rangers

MONDAY

Shane O'Neill (90) as Jong Excelsior fall 0 - 1 at home to Jong Den Haag in the Netherlands Reserve League

Maurits de Baar started on the bench for Jong Waalwijk as they hosted Jong Cambuur in an exciting 3 - 3 draw in the Netherlands Reserve League

Khai Koreniuk (67) as Jong AZ beat Jong PSV 2 - 1 in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. That's 4 straight wins for an improving Jong AZ

Emerson Hyndman (90) as Bournemouth U21 crushed Wolves U21 5 - 1, with Emerson getting an Assist on the 5th Goal

Jake Keegan came off the bench at 81' as St.Patrick's fall 2 - 0 at Waterford in Ireland's Premier League

Christian Pulisic (13) & Shawn Parker (13 + yellow) for their respective teams Dortmund & Augsburg in a Bundesliga clash that ended in a 1 - 1 draw.

TUESDAY

Matt Olosunde played the first half as Manchester United U23 were defeated 0 - 2 at home by Villarreal U23 in the Premier League International Cup (Quarter Finals)

Mason Robertson (90) as Peterhead get a 2 - 1 win over Clyde in Scotland's League Two and take over the top spot (on GD) as they battle for the only automatic promotion spot

WEDNESDAY

Nico Pascual-Leone started, went 90, for CD Roda in a 1 - 0 loss at Torre Levante in Spain's Tercera (Group 6) CD Roda going through a rough patch (4L & 1D in last 5) but well above any relegation problem

Mukwelle Akale played 87' as Villarreal C visited Paiporta in Spain's Tercera (Group 6) and drew 1 - 1

GK Brendon Moore was the backup keeper as Rochdale faced off against Tottenham at Wembley Stadium, and got crushed 6 - 1 in England's FA Cup5th round replay

THURSDAY

GK Benjamin Machini remained on the bench as Mallorca B traveled to Mercadal in Spain's Tercera (Group 11), and won 0 - 1

GK Paul Rachubka (90) was on the losing side as Kerala Blasters visited Bengalaru in India's ISL. Final: 2 - 0

GK Mike Lansing remained on the bench as Aalborg traveled to Sonderjyske and won 0 - 1 in Denmark's Superliga

GK Bill Hamid still waiting to make his debut for Midtjylland, today he was on the bench as they lost at home to Brondby in Denmark's Superliga

FRIDAY

Etchu Tabe (90) Jacob Bushue (90) as Ekenas downs Mariehamn 1 - 0 in Suomen Cup (Group E) Ekenas have a good chance of moving on to the knockout phase

Terence Boyd off the bench at 74' as Darmstadt traveled to Dresden and won 0 - 2 in Germany 2Liga

Isaiah Young remained on the bench as Bremen II were held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by Rostock in Germany's 3Liga

Javan Torre Howell played the 2nd half as FSV Frankfurt were crushed 0 - 3 at home by Saarbrucken in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Maki Tall made his return from injury for Tours and entered at 59' as they go on to beat Brest 1 - 3 in France Ligue 2. Good win for Tours, who remain bottom, and are 8 points adrift

Jordan Siebatcheu went off at minute 59 with an apparent injury as League Leaders Reims traveled to Clermont, losing 2 - 1 in France Ligue 2

Another multi-goal game for Andrija Novakovich (90) as he Scores Twice in Telstar's 2 - 3 away win at Dordrecht in Netherlands Eerste Divisie - Telstar now up to 3rd place

Kai Koreniuk (90) as Jong AZ are trounced at Helmond 3 - 0 in Eerste Divisie

Maurits De Baar remained on the bench (1st senior squad pick for a while) as 10 man Waalwijk were undone 0 - 2 by Nijmegen in Eerste Divisie

Aaron Jóhannsson was the hero for Bremen as he came off the bench for the 2nd half and had big impact in bringing his side back from a 2 goal deficit at the half, including Scoring the Equalizing Goal (A first Bundesliga goal for since September 2016) in a 2 - 2 match at M'Gladbach in Bundesliga

Elson Pllumbi (90) as Bremer won 0 - 2 away at KSV Vatan Sport and now sit atop of Oberliga (Bremen)

SATURDAY

Alex Vedamanikam (81) as Braunschweig U19 traveled to Wolfsburg U19 and were trounced 5 - 1 in A Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Trevor Zwetsloot off the bench at 70' as Bremen U19 win big at home 4 - 0 over St Pauli U19 in A Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Maurice Malone (90) as Augsburg U19 defeated Unterhaching U19 4 - 1 in A Junior Bundesliga (Sud/Sudwest)

Nick Taitague (86) as Schalke U19 visited Paderborn U19 and grabbed an away point in a 1 - 1 draw in A Junior Bundesliga (West)

GK Kenneth Kronholm gets the Shut Out as Kiel destroy Duisburg 5 - 0 in Germany's 2Liga

Julian Green (85) as Furth traveled to Nurnberg and won 0 - 2 in 2Liga. Furth are now 3 points clear of the relegation zone

In Finland's Suomen Cup (Group D), GK Craig Hill (90) and PEPO were beaten at home by GK Tim Murray (90) and Honka 0 - 3 - Tim gets the Shut Out and Honka are now pretty certain to qualify for the next round

Claudio Torrejon (90) as CCD Cerceda fall 0 - 3 at home to Valladolid B in Spain's Segunda B (Group 1)

Joe Gyau (90 + yellow) Scored Sonnenhof's lone Goal, as they fall 1 - 2 at home to Unterhaching, in Germany's 3Liga. Mario Rodriguez joined the match at the 78 minute mark.

Timothy Tillman (76) as Bayern II win 2 - 1 over Garching in Regionalliga (Bayern)

In Italy Serie C, Josh Perez off the bench at 77' could not help Livorno as they fall 0 - 1 to Cuneo. Livorno has just collapsed recently, with just 2 draws and 3 losses in their last 5, and have fallen from the top spot and certain promotion to 2nd place.

Jordan Doerr came off the bench at 79' as Griesheim visited OSC Vellmar and lost 3 - 1 in Oberliga (Hessen)

Timothy Chandler (90) as Frankfurt win 1 - 0 over Hannover in Bundesliga. Frankfurt hold 3rd place in the league

Weston McKennie made his return from injury to Schalke's squad, as he came off the bench at 80' and played till the end of the match in a 1 - 0 win over Hertha in Bundesliga

Shawn Parker (31) as Augsburg fall 0 - 2 at home to Hoffenheim in Bundesliga

Emmanuel Sabbi returned from injury, playing a cameo role for the final 4 minutes as Hobro traveled to Lyngby and won 0 - 3 in Denmark's Superliga

Geoff Cameron (90 + yellow) as Stoke traveled to Southampton and held them to a goalless draw in England's Premier League

Danny Williams was an unused sub in Huddersfield's 2 - 0 loss at Tottenham in the Premier League

Antonee Robinson (90) as Bolton hosted Preston and lost 1 - 3 in England's Championship

Tim Ream (90) as Fulham traveled to Derby winning 1 - 2 in the Championship

Duane Holmes (90) as Scunthorpe lost 0 - 2 at home to Oldham in England's League One

GK Danny Rogers was backup keeper for Aberdeen as they draw 1 - 1 at home with Kilmarnock in Scotland's FA Cup (Quarter Finals)

Romain Gall (70) as Sundsvall draw 1 - 1 at Hacken in Sweden's Svenska Cup (Group 4) Sundsvall end the group stage in a tie for 1st place with Hacken, but fail to advance on GD

Brendan Hines-Ike (90) as Orebro traveled to Norrkoping in Svenska Cup (Group 6) and draw 2 - 2. Orebro finished the group stage tied, with 2 other teams, for 1st place and advance on GD

Timothy Weah made his PSG senior team debut today, coming off the bench at 79' as PSG traveled to Troyes and won 0 - 2 in France Ligue One. PSG are 11 points clear at the top of the league

DeAndre Yedlin (90) in Newcastle's 2 - 0 defeat at Liverpool in the English Premier League

Christian Pulisic gets a cameo for the final 2 minutes as Dortmund hold RB Leipzig to a 1 - 1 draw at Red Ball Arena in Germany's Bundesliga

Shane O'Neill remained on the bench as Excelsior hosted Alkmaar in Netherlands Eredivisie, losing 1 - 2

Eric Palmer-Brown (90) as Kortrijk traveled to Club Brugge in Belgium's Jupiler League, but it was not a successful trip for the visitors, losing 2 - 1

Kenny Saief (90) as Anderlecht visited Waregem in Jupiler League, winning 2 - 3 with Kenny getting the Assist on the 3rd Goal

Aaron Schoenfeld (90) as M.Tel Aviv played to a goalless draw at FC Ashdod in Israel Ligat ha'Al. Maintain top spot for now...

Darius Madison (90) forced a penalty that helped North Geelong Warriors win their 2nd of the season 0 - 2 over Brunswick City in Australia's NPL (Victoria/South)

SUNDAY

Khai Celestin entered the match at 53 minutes as Sarinena fall at home 1 - 3 to Utebo in Spain's Tercera (Group 17)

Mukwelle Akale started for Villarreal C as they hosted Silla Cf winning 2 - 1 in Spain's Tercera (Group 6)

Nico Pascual-Leone (89 + yellow) started for CD Roda and Scored their 2nd Goal as they go on to win 3 - 1 over Paiporta in Spain's Tercera (Group 6)

Lyonel Hyer off the bench at 62' for Hannover U19 as they visited Hamburg U19 losing this one 3 - 1 in A Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Kevin Lankford was an unused sub as Dusseldorf were held to a 2 - 2 draw at home by Bielefeld in Germany 2Liga

GK Jonathan Klinsmann (90) gets the Shut Out as Hertha II dismantle Oberlausitz Neugersdorf 4 - 0 in Regionalliga (Nordost)

George Fochive remained on the bench as Viborg win 3 - 1 over Nykøbing and Christopher Thorsheim (90) in Denmark's Division One

Royal Fennell remained on the bench as Hallescher were crushed 0 - 3 at home by Fortuna Koln in Germany 3Liga

Both Jerome Kiesewetter & Justin Kinjo only managed to play the first half as Dusseldorf II were well beaten by Viktoria Koln in a Regionalliga (West) match that ended 5 - 1

Oscar Ortiz (85) for Rathenow as they visited Zehlendorf losing 2 - 0 in Oberliga NOVF (Nord)

Justice Duerksen (90) for Merseburg as they hosted Jena in Oberliga NOVF (Sud) losing today 0 - 1

Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse host Ajax and win 3 - 2 in Netherlands Eredivisie.Vitesse now in 6th place

Evin Nadaner came of the bench early (34) for Ennepetal as they visited Sprockhövel and lost 2 - 1 in Oberliga (Westfalen)

Patrick Hill remained on the bench in a contentious game between Bergisch Gladbach and Viktoria Arnoldsweiler, that saw 13 yellow cards and 3 reds, before Bergisch were victorious 1 - 0 in Oberliga (Mittelrhein)

Keaton Parks (subbed out at 90 + yellow) as Benfica B traveled to Covilha and won 1 - 3 in Portugal's Segunda Liga

GK Matt Pyzdrowski (90) and Varbergs lose 2 - 1 at Osters in Sweden's Svenska Cup (Group 7)

GK Josh Wicks (90) and Sirius were held to a 2 - 2 draw by Mix Diskerud (90) and Goteborg in Svenska Cup (Group 7) after scoring a 90th minute equalizer. Neither team qualifies for the next round

GK Benjamin Machini (90) gets the Shut Out as Mallorca B wins big, defeating Llosetense 4 - 0 in Spain's Tercera (Group 11)

Shaq Moore started for Levante B as they traveled to Eldense, losing 1 - 0 in Tercera (Group 6)

Nick Depuy (75) and Arun Basuljevic, on the bench, as Fremad Amager defeated Brabrand in Denmark's Division One 2 - 1

Tristan Bowen off the bench at 77' as Pelister are held in a goalless draw with FK Skopje in Macedonia First League

December 10, 2017

WEEKLY WRAP: 12.4 through 12.9.2017: Weather Takes its Toll - But Still Goals

This weeks schedule was decimated by bad weather in Europe, primarily in the lower leagues, but noticeable even in the bigger matches. So your reading time will be less (and its good practice for me prior to the Winter break).

The shout-outs are not all positive this week, but with the reduced match's the negatives stick out a little more. We lost our Europa League teams, M.Tel Aviv, Hertha and Vitesse, but all played well in their final competition outings, with GK Jonathan Klinsmann perhaps overshadowing the other US players, with a late game saving PK save, retaining Hertha's 1 - 1 draw. On the other side of the coin, the usually reliable PK taker Andrija Novakovich, missed a PK that would have given Telstar the lead and maybe the win in the Netherlands. I don't usually follow U17 league matches, but in Saturday's B-Junior Bundesliga we had 5, yup! five, young US prospects on show in one game, and a goal from Justin Butler in the game. It was good to see Geoff Cameron play after a long time away following a concussion, welcome back Geoff, Finally in Denmark's Superliga, Jonathan Amon and Emanuel Sabbi were on opposite sides in an exciting match-up of #3 vs #4...young guns that will (IMHO) feature in the US national squads in the coming years.

Enough! to the listings, first the short listing........

GOALS
James Murphy - England
Justin Butler (U17) - Germany
Joe Gyau - Germany
Marc Heider - Germany
Joel Sonora - Germany
Kevin Olali - Germany
Cordt Andreas Flatgen - Germany

ASSISTS
Kyle Scott - England

SHUT OUTS
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany

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

MONDAY

James Murphy started and Scored Sheffield Wednesday U23 2nd goal as they fall hard, 5 - 2 at Crewe U23 in England's PDL (North) Wednesday's first loss in 5 matches, still top of the table though

Joe Efford (62) as Ergotelis hosted OFI Crete in Greece Football League. as they fall 2 - 4. Its been a shaky start to the season for Ergotelis with just 2 points from 6 matches, and deep into the red zone <Note> In Greece Football League the bottom 6 teams (in the 18 team league) are relegated

Shawn Barry remained on the bench as Korona traveled to Cracovia in Poland's Ekstraklasa and played to a a 2 - 2 draw. Korona now in 3rd place

Alfredo Morales lasted 68 minutes as Ingolstadt were throttled 0 - 2 by Braunschweig in Germany's 2Liga

GK Brendon Moore, sat on the bench and watched Rochdale dismantle amateurs Slough 0 - 4 in England's FA Cup

Maurits De Baar started for Jong Waalwijk as they beat hosted Jong Excelsior 1 - 2 in the Netherlands Reserve League

TUESDAY

Timothy Tillman came off the bench at 74' as Bayern U19 faced off with visitors PSG U19 and Timothy Weah (73) winning this UEFA Youth League match 3 - 1 and snagging the top spot in Group B. PSG U19 ended 2nd and will enter play-offs

Mukwelle Akale started for Villarreal C as they hosted CD Brunol in Spain's Tercera (Group 6) still coming back from injury, but good news that he started today

Emerson Hyndman (90) in Bournemouth U23 late loss at Wolves U23 2 - 1 in England's Premier League Cup

Duane Holmes remained on the bench today as Scunthorpe lost 1 - 2 to Leicester U23 in Checkatrade Trophy 1/16

Mason Robertson (90) in Peterhead's 0 - 1 away win at Stirling in Scotland's Division 2. Peterhead are now League Leaders on GD

WEDNESDAY

GK Brendan Austin (90) in Tottenham U19 convincing win over Cyprus' APOEL U19 by 4 - 1 which solidified Tottenham's top spot in UEFA Youth League (Group H) ahead of Dortmund U19 & Real Madrid U19. On to the next phase

Joshua Perez went 90 as Livorno fall 3 - 0 at Viterbese in Italy Serie C Cup. One of those matches where Livorno absolutely dominated in all aspects, but goals.

In England's Checkatrade Trophy, Gboly Ariyibi (64) for MK Don's as they are throttled by Chelsea U23 0 - 4, with Kyle Scott (82 + yellow) and an Assist on the 1st goal

In the UCL, Dortmund and Christian Pulisic (90) visited Real Madrid and lost 3 - 2. I did not see the match, but reports indicate that Christian had a good outing.

THURSDAY

Europa League Day - a pretty good day for our guys, but all for naught.

M. Tel Aviv with Aaron Schoenfeld (90) won at Villarreal in Spain 0 - 1. They did not qualify for the next round, but a great win nevertheless

Hertha Berlin and debutante GK Jonathan Klinsmann draw 1 - 1 with Sweden's Ostersunds, with Jonathan saving a PK in the 86th minute to maintain the draw for his club. Not a bad debut. Hertha are also eliminated from the competition

Likewise, Matt Miazga (90) and Vitesse are also out of the competition after beating French power, Nice 1 - 0 ending their campaign with a (sole) win

FRIDAY

Terence Boyd (90) for Darmstadt as they fall 0 - 1 at Aue in Germany's 2Liga. Darmstadt fall into the bottom 3 in the league (only 2 points from last 5 matches)

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) gets the Shut Out as Kiel maintain their top position in 2Liga with a goalless draw at Braunschweig - Kenneth's 5th League Shut Out this season (15 matches)

Masami Okada (90 + yellow) as Babelsberg fall 2 - 1 at Hertha II in Regionalliga (Nordost)

In France Ligue 2, Auxerre, with GK Quentin Westberg on the bench, fall 1 - 2 at home to Chateauroux

Jordan Siebatcheu (89) as Reims continue their winning ways with a 1 - 2 victory at Niort. Reims are 7 points clear at the top (but have played 1 more match than 2nd place Nimes)

Tours didn't put Maki Tall on the pitch till the 88th minute, and lost 1 - 2 to Nancy, leaving them in last place well adrift of the teams above them

Maurits De Baar remained on the bench in an absolutely futile performance by Waalwijk in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Down to 9 men in the last half an hour they get clobbered for 6 in a 6 - 0 away loss

Just to add to the misery today in the Netherlands, Andrija Novakovich (65) the usually reliable penalty taker, missed a PK that would have given Telstar the lead as they hosted FC Emmen in Eerste Divisie and played to a goalless draw. Both teams are on 27 points (6th & 7th)

Cameron Carter-Vickers remained on the bench as Sheffield United continued their spiral downturn, losing 1 - 2 to Bristol City (and surrendering 3rd place) in England's Championship. It was not that long ago that they led the division, but 1 point from 4 outings, in such a competitive league has them just hanging on to a top 6 place......

GK Danny Rogers will get his chance some-day, till then he must be content with back-up keeper role for Aberdeen, who today won 0 - 1 at Dundee, in Scotland's Premier League. Aberdeen are in 2nd place, just 4 points behind Celtic.

SATURDAY

Julian Green (90) as Furth defend home turf, winning 1 - 0 over Heidenheim in Germany 2Liga. Kevin Lankford got 10 minute in at the end of the game for Heidenheim

Jann George played the 2nd half as Regensberg fall 0 - 1 at home to Bochum in a mid-table battle in 2Liga

In A-Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest) Timothy Tillman (74) and Bayern U19 forced a 1 - 1 draw with Karlsruher U19.
                                                                                                            
OK this is not a match that I would normally track, but its a fun set up that had the potential for 5 USYNT playing for their respective teams.

Malik Tillman (yes brother of) played the whole game (80) Justin Butler off the bench at 61' Scored the 2nd Goal, Jalen Hawkins came off the bench at 77' as Bayern Munich U17 hosted Ian Hoffman (off the bench at 53) Jeremiah Kasteleiner (who is not yet eligible for USYNT), remained on the bench and Karlsruhrer U17 winning 3 - 0 in B-Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)


So their you have it 5 USYNT prospects playing in one match                                                                                                            

In Germany 3Liga, Bremen II and Isaiah Young (68) got a 75th minute goal to draw 2 - 2 at Meppen. 3 straight draws for Bremen II, have pulled them out of the red zone (on GD)

Joe Gyau (90) Scored Sonnenhof's 3rd Goal and Mario Rodriguez came off the bench at 77' as they visited Munster and won big 1 - 4 in 3Liga. Sonnenhof are tied 5th (6th on GD) but still have a job ahead to reach a promotion possibility

Marc Heider (90) Scored Osnabruck's 1st (& winning) Goal as they go on to beat Unterhaching 2 - 0 in 3Liga. Robbie Kristo was an unused sub. The win pulls Osnabruck 4 points clear of the drop zone

Bryan Gaul (90) as Elversberg hosted Stuttgart II with Joel Sonora (90) Scoring at 90 +2 to force a 1 - 1 draw in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Javan Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (off the bench at 82) and FSV Frankfurt get the 2 - 1 win over Astoria Walldorf in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Marcel Costly (90) and Mainz II fall 1 - 3 at home to TuS Koblenz in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Oscar Ortiz (90) as Rathenow traveled to Malchower and won 0 - 4 in a lopsided victory in Oberliga NOVF (Nord)

Carlos McCrary played the 2nd half in Hessen Dreieich 2 - 0 defeat at Watzenborn in Oberliga (Hessen)

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) and Pfeddersheim found themselves down by 2 goals early, but fought back to claim a 2 - 2 draw at Jägersburg in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Kevin Olali (90) Scored Morlautern's first Goal as they go on to win 1- 2 over Idar-Oberstein in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Cordt Andreas Flatgen (80) Scored Hertha Wiesbach first Goal and they go on to win a tough one at Salmrohr 2 - 3 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Christian Pulisic (90) as Dortmund's problems continue, with a 1 - 2 home loss to cellar dwelling Bremen in Bundesliga. Dortmund, unbelievably, on 2 points from their last 5 outings

John Brooks (90) and Wolfsburg escape Hamburg with a goalless draw. Bobby Wood out for Hamburg with a knee injury, in Bundesliga

Danny Williams got a 1 minute cameo, as Huddersfield break their losing streak with a 2 - 0 win at home over Brighton, in England's Premier League

Not the welcome back that Geoff Cameron (15) would have wanted as Stoke fall hard, 5 - 1 at Tottenham. But its great to see Geoff back in the game

Tim Ream (90) Luca de la Torre (in 18) as Fulham win 1 - 0 at home over Birmingham in the English Championship

Eric Lichaj (90) and Nottingham Forest win a hard fought 3 - 2 match-up with Bolton, Antonee Robinson (90 + yellow) in the English Championship

Lyndon Gooch (subbed out at 90 +1) and 10 man Sunderland battle their way to a goalless draw at league leaders Wolves - surely Sunderland will feel that this was a win as they struggle to get out of the relegation zone

GK Brendan Moore was backup keeper for Rochdale as they visited Bradford in England League One, losing 4 - 3

Gboly Ariyibi got a 1 min cameo as MK Don's Draw 1 - 1 at home with Shrewsbury in League One

Niall Mason (90) in Doncaster's 1 - 0 loss at Oxford in League One

Duane Holmes (84 + yellow) in Scunthorpe's 1 - 0 loss at Walsall in League One. Scunthorpe slip 2 places to 5th in the table

Jon-Paul Pittman returned from injury and played 29 minutes as Torquay were thumped 3 - 0 at Tranmere in England's National League

Antonio Iacovelli came off the bench at 72' as AC Cesena U19 traveled to Carpi U19 in Italy's Primavera 2 (Group A) and won 1 - 2

Shawn Barry remained on the bench as Korona got beat badly at home by Arka 0 - 3 in Poland's Ekstraklasa

DeAndre Yedlin (90) as Newcastle lose at home 2 - 3 to Leicester in the EPL on an 86th minute OG. Newcastle are sinking fast, just 1 point from last 5 matches hovering just 2 points clear of the red zone

Weston McKennie (90) as Schalke manage a 1 - 1 draw at M'Gladbach who were less Fabian Johnson (Back Injury) in Bundesliga. Schalke jump over M'Gladbach in the standings to #3

Keaton Parks had to watch from the bench today as Benfica won 3 - 1 over last place Estoril in a game much closer than the score would have you believe. Benfica are now tied 2nd (3rd on GD) in Portugal's Primeira Liga, with only one loss so far this season

Kenny Saief (21) continues his rehab/match fitness comeback, as Gent hosted Kortrijk in Belgium's Jupiler League, winning 2 - 1. Gent has now won 6 straight, after a shaky start to the season and sit in 4th place

SUNDAY

James Pendrigh (90) as Canterbury traveled to Southern United ans won 0 - 2 in New Zealand's Premier League.

Tristan Bowen (90) as Akademija Pandev fall 3 - 1 at Vardar in Macedonian First League. Pandev have hit a bump and are dropping rapidly, now in 4th place and 6 points out of a Europa League spot

Caleb Stanko (73), replaced an injured Freiburg team-mate early in the match, had an OG, that gave Koln a 3 - 0 lead after 30 minutes.....then Koln imploded and Freiburg pounced with a final score of 3 - 4 in Bundesliga (both teams are in the bottom 3)

Alfredo Morales (90) as Ingolstadt take advantage of a 10 man Kaiserslautern and force a 1 - 1 draw in Germany 2Liga

Royal Fennell (90) as Hallescher visited Zwickau in 3Liga and came away with a point in a 1 - 1 draw

Ken Gipson (90) in Sandhausen's 3 - 1 win over Bielefeld in Germany 2Liga

2 young American's and their teams faced off in Denmark's Superliga, as Jonathan Amon (84) and Nordsjaelland win a tight one 3 - 2 at home to Hobro and Emanuel Sabbi, who played the last 10 minutes. The teams #3 and #4 before today's match remain in those positions for another week

Juan Torres remained on the bench as Lokoren traveled to runaway league leaders Club Brugge, losing 3 - 1. Lokoren now perilously close to the relegation spot. For Club Brugge, GK Ethan Horvath is still MIA, we will have to see how his status play's out, but right now things must be horrid for him

Joshua Perez (15) and Livorno visited Carrarese in Italy's Serie C (Group A) and won 2 - 3. Livorno and Josh are now 10 points clear at the top of the table, which if it continues, will place them in Serie B next season...we just have to be patient

Keaton Parks (90) as Benfica B wins 2 - 1 over Sporting B in Portugal's Segunda Liga. Benfica B move up to 10th place. Keaton was in the 18 yesterday for the senior squad, but remained on the bench. Its good that he is getting playing time, even if its with the B team

GK Jonathan Klinsmann was the back-up keeper for Hertha today as they visited Augsburg and came away with a point on an ET (90 +1) goal in Bundesliga. Hertha need every point as their season has not gone to well so far, so this late gained point must have felt like a win

In Spain's La Liga, Shaq Moore started and played the first half as Levante fall 1 - 2 to Ath. Bilbao. This game's goals came from a PK and 2 OG.......?