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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MONDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TUESDAY

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

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

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

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

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

WEDNESDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THURSDAY

No Matches Today

FRIDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SATURDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUNDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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WEEKLY WRAP: 10.30 thru 11.5.2017: 10 Goals, 7 Assists & 4 Clean Sheets

This was a week full of action, so maybe save this report for next week as the international break kicks in again. 
A few points from this week,  Andrew Stadler & Alex De John saw their team, Dalkurd promoted, as did Keeper Tim Murray with Honka. Finally Conor O'Brien and Start are promoted in Norway. Congratulations to players & clubs.
We had some debut's this week as well. Caleb Stanko made his Bundesliga debut, as did Jonathan Amon, for Nordsjaelland, in Denmark's Superliga, of note, Jonathan is only 18.
Back from injury this week, Kenny Saief appeared in a reserve game early in the week  and in the senior squad on Sunday. Keaton Parks, who took a pre-game knock a few weeks back was also on the field twice this week. Also as hinted last week, Jonathan Klinsmann made the trip for Hertha's Europa League match (bench) and the next day played for th reserve squad as he try's to regain fitness.
My Final shout out goes to young keeper Brandon Austin who helped Tottenham U23 play Real Madrid U23 (UEFA Youth League (Group H))  to 1 win & 1 draw in their home/away, something that really should be of note going forward in his career.
OK enough talk.......

First the short list.....

GOALS
Timothy Tillman - Germany
Carlos McCrary - Germany 
Niall Mason (pk) - England
Kevin Olali - Germany
Ian Prescott Claus - Germany
Oscar Ortiz - Germany
Malik Mclemore - Germany
Andrew Stadler - Sweden 
Maurice Malone - Germany
Nick Taitague - Germany

ASSISTS 
Giles Phillips - England 
Antonee Robinson - England
Emmanuel Sabbi -  Denmark
Nick Taitague - Germany
Isaiah Young - Germany
Cameron Carter-Vickers - England
Romain Gall - Sweden

SHUT OUTS
Tim Murray - Finland
Jonathan Klinsmann - Germany
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany
Malcolm Little - Germany

.....and the long more comprehensive listing.....



MONDAY

Young American GK Gabriel Rosario was the backup keeper for Reading U23 as they traveled to West Brom U23 in EPL 2 and won 0 - 2. I have never seen his name on the U23 roster before (but I could easily have missed it) only U18. Step Up??

Giles Phillips (90 + yellow) had an Assist in QPR U23 2 - 0 win over Cardiff U23 in England's PDL. QPR lead the league by 3 points and have a match in hand

Perry Kitchen (90 + yellow) as Randers visited Brondby in Denmark Superliga and lost 3 - 1 worsening their situation at the bottom of the league

Stefan Antonijevic remained on the bench as Lillestrom throttled Aalesund 4 - 0 in Norway's Eliteserien

Mix Diskerud (90) as Goteborg traveled to AIK in Sweden's Allsvenskan and were defeated 2 - 1

Brendan Hines-Ike (90) and Orebro paid Norrkoping a visit in Allsvenskan and got beaten 2 - 0, for their 3rd straight loss

Shawn Barry sat on the bench as Korona handed hosts Lechia a 0 - 5 beating in Poland's Ekstraklasa. Korona jump up to 6th place (4 points out of first)

DeAndre Yedlin (90) as Newcastle lost a close one at Burnley 1 - 0 in England's Premier League. Burnley jump over Newcastle with the win

**Of Note: Kenny Saief played 85 minutes in a reserve game (U21) for Gent against KV Mechelen - the game ended 1 - 1 after KVM scored at 86'

TUESDAY

Oscar Ortiz (90) as Rathenow beats Torgelower Greif 3 - 2 in Oberliga NOVF (Nord) Rathenow are now 6 points clear at the top of table, with no defeats this season after 12 matches

Javan Torre Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (8) as FSV Frankfurt won their home match 2 - 0 against Roching in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Joel Sonora (90) in Stuttgart II 2 - 2 draw at home with Offenbach in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Zachary Hamm made a cameo appearance as Seligenporten draw 2 - 2 at home with Bayern II and Timothy Tillman (90), who Scored Bayern's 2nd goal in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Adam Benn (90) as Niendorf visited Rugenbergen and thumped the home side 0 - 5 in Oberliga (Hamburg). Niendorf are in 2nd place, but 9 points out of first, after 14 matches

Eric Lickert (9) as #1 Homborg had no trouble dispatching #2 Pirmasens 3 - 0 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) Homborg are 16 - 0 and lead the league by 8 points

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) gave up 3 goals in Pfeddersheim's 0 - 3 home loss to Idar-Oberstein in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Carlos McCrary came off the bench at 74' and Scored Hessen-Dreieich only goal as thay fall 1 - 2 at home to Watzenborn in Oberliga (Hessen)

Timothy Weah (90) for PSG U19 as they lose their Group B match with Anderlecht U19. This was a classic meltdown - PSG were winning 2 - 0 at home, when they were penalized with a Red Card in the 70th minute, that provided a PK for Anderlecht, who then went on to score 3 times and win 2 - 3, while PSG collected a 2nd Red Card. PSG are in 2nd place in their group behind Bayern U19 and will face Celtic U19 next

Justin Butler (a young Ger/US prospect) came off the bench at 59' for Bayern U19 in their UEFA Youth League match at Celtic U19 and helped his team to a 1 - 2 victory

Niall Mason (90) - he scored his PK as Doncaster got the better of Scunthorpe and Duane Holmes (15) 2 - 1 after PK's in England's Checkatrade Trophy (3rd Round)

Tim Ream (90) Luca de la Torre (in 18) and Fulham lost 0 - 2 at home to Bristol City in the England Championship

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) and Sheffield United lost their away match at QPR 1 - 0. The result drops them from #1 to #3 - it's really tight at the top and any lost points can be seemingly devastating.

Antonee Robinson ( 90) and credited with the assist on Bolton's 3rd goal, as they visited Sunderland and played to a 3 - 3 draw. Lyndon Gooch was not in Sunderland's 18 today.

Eric Lichaj (90 + yellow) as Nottingham Forest fall 3 - 1 at Reading in the Championship

WEDNESDAY

Khai Celestin came off the bench at 84' as Sarinena thumped La Almunia 4 - 0 in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17). CD Sarinena are unbeaten in last 5

Keaton Parks (84 + yellow) as Benfica B drop points at home in a 1 - 3 loss to Santa Clara in Portugal Segunda Liga

GK Brandon Austin (90) and Tottenham U23 win 3 - 2 over Real Madrid U23 in UEFA Youth League (Group H) Brandon and Tottenham have 1 win & 1 draw against Real Madrid in the competition

GK Malcolm Little (90) as Dudenhofen fall 2 - 0 at Karbach in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

John Neeskens (90) started for Santboia as they traveled to UE Figueres and battled to a goalless draw in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 5)

GK Tim Murray (90) gets the Shut Out, but he and Honka will not be happy with a goalless draw at home to HIFK, in their first leg of the Play-off, with top tier play in Veikkausliiga on the line. 2nd leg now do or die!!

Emmanuel Sabbi (69) gets the Assist on Hobro's first goal as they go on to win 2 - 1 on PK's (after 1 - 1 regulation + ET) Hobro advance to the quarter finals of DBU Pokal and FC Nordsjælland (Jonathan Amon in 18/DNP) go home empty handed

Kevin Olali (90) Scored Morlautern's only goal as they fall 2 - 1 at Trier in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Christian Pulisic (90) in Dortmund's UCL Group match with APOEL that ended in a 1 - 1 draw...which effectively ends the campaign for both teams (although if either wins final 2 games and Real Madrid lose both games that would change)

THURSDAY

Aaron Schoenfeld (25) as M.Tel Aviv fall 0 - 1 at home to FC Astana - of Kazakhstan in (Group A) of the Europa League. M. Tel Aviv have only 1 point from their first 4 matches, and have not scored a goal at this stage of the competition. Effectively out

GK Jonathan Klinsmann was the backup keeper for Hertha as they beat Zorya - from Ukraine - 2 - 0 in the Europa League (Group J) for their first win of this part of the competition. With 2 matches left they can make the knockout round, by winning and hoping for a little luck

Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse lost 0 - 2 to Belgium team Waregem in Europa League (Group K) with only 1 point from the first 4 matches it is highly unlikely they will qualify for the knockout stage

FRIDAY

Haji Wright (9) came on at the end of the game as Sandhausen drop points at home to Duisburg 0 - 1 in Germany's 2Liga

Isaiah Young (23) in Bremen II crash and burn at home at the hand of Sonnenhof and Joe Gyau (79) who is credited with an Assist in a 0 - 5 beating in 3Liga

GK Jonathan Klinsmann (90) gets the Shut Out as Hertha II could only manage a goalless draw against visitors BFC Dynamo in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Also in Regionalliga (Nordost) Masami Okada (90) and Babelsberg draw in a goalless match at home with Meuselwitz

Timothy Tillman (88) as Bayern II traveled to Ingolstadt II and won 0 - 2 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

GK Quentin Westberg was the backup keeper for Auxerre as they fall at home 0 - 1 to Ajaccio in France Ligue 2

Ian Prescott Claus (90) Scored Süderelbe first goal as they went on to win 1 - 2 at Hamburg III in Oberliga (Hamburg)

In Netherlands Eerste Divisie, Kai Koreniuk (in 18) as Jong Ajax visited Almere losing 3 - 2

Maurits De Baar (in 18) as Waalwijk traveled to Maastricht and fought to a goalless draw in Eerste Divisie

Andrija Novakovich (90) as Telstar beat G.A.Eagles 3 - 1 for their 5th straight win, moving them up to 4th place

Kenny Saief (in 18) made his first call up to the senior squad since his long- term injury, as Gent wins 1 - 0 at home over Standard Liege in Belgium's Jupiler League. Great news for Gent and the USMNT

Aron Johannsson, made a cameo appearance as Bremen traveled to Frankfurt and lost 2 - 1 in Bundesliga

Tim Ream (90) and Fulham fall 2 - 0 at Wolves in England's Championship

Gboly Ariyibi (in 18( as MK Dons travel to amateur side Hyde and have no problems winning 0 - 4 in the early round of the FA Cup

SATURDAY

In Finland's Rel/Pro play-off GK Tim Murray (90) and Honka traveled to HIFK for the 2nd leg of their match with the Veikkausliiga cellar dweller and came away with a 1 - 1 draw. On away goals (the first leg was scoreless) Honka are Promoted, and will play in Finland's top tier next season

Terence Boyd (15) in Darmstadt's 2 - 2 draw at Braunschweig in Germany's 2Liga

Kyrian Nwabueze (90 + yellow) as Gorica fall 0 - 3 at home to Triglav in Slovenia's Prva liga. Gorica are still in 4th place 1 point out of Europa League spot

Oscar Ortiz (80) Scored Rathenow first Goal as they went on to win 1 - 3 at FC Frankfurt in Oberliga NOVF (Nord)

In Germany 3Liga, Devann Yao (60) as Meppen win at home, 3 - 2 over Chemnitzer

Marc Heider (61) Robbie Kristo (in 18) as Osnabruck visited league leaders Paderborn and lost 3 - 0 in 3Liga

Jerome Kiesewetter (90) Justin Kinjo (45) as Dusseldorf II fall 1 - 3 to Bonner in Regionalliga (West)

Bryan Gaul (in 18) as Elversberg win 3 - 1 over visitors Astoria Waldorf in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Joel Sonora (90) as Stuttgart II fall 2 - 0 at Schott Mainz in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Player/Coach Fabian Hurzeller (in 18) as Pipinsreid win 1 - 3 (on two 90th+ minute goals) over Furth II in Regionalliga (Bayern)

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) on the wrong end of a crushing defeat as Pfeddersheim visited Kaiserslautern II and lose 5 - 0 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Malik Mclemore (90) Scored the first Goal for Bayern Hof as they go on to win 4 - 0 over visitors Amberg in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Julian Ceesay (90) in Gebenbach 2 - 0 win over Sand in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Jamil Fearrington (90) as Bronshoj visited Frem for the last regular season match in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1) and force a 3 - 3 draw on a 90+2 goal. Bronshoj enter the relegation group play-offs

Marcel Costly (71) as Mainz II traveled to Stuttgart Kickers and won 1 - 2 in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Demarveay Sheron (90) captained Sandhausen U23 to a 0 - 5 loss against visitors Villingen in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Toni Suddoth (90) as Pforzheim win comfortably at home over SV Spielberg in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Eric Friedlander (in 18) as Nykopings end their season with a 1 - 2 win at Assyriska in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra) Nykopings end the season in 4th place after a tremendous run of 6 straight wins (unbeaten in last 8 matches)

Victor Mansaray (90) as Umea traveled to Vasalunds and played to a 1 - 1 draw in their final league match of the season in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra) Umea end the season in 5th place

Kevin Olali (90) as Morlautern are held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by Hertha Wiesbach in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Rafael Iacovelli entered the match at 18 minutes for Cesena U19 as they hosted Napoli U19 in Italy's Primavera 2 and were held to a 1 - 1 draw.

Louis Bennett (67) as Vyskov visited Mohelnice in the Czech Republic MSFL battling to a 2 - 2 draw. Vyskov are in 5th place in the league

Ryan Masch (90) as Skovde wins 1 - 2 at Husqvarna in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) ending their season with 2 wins and escaping the drop by 3 points, for another season in Division 1.

GK Zach Lubin (in 18) was the backup keeper for Ljunskile as they were held 2 - 2 by Mjallby in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) Ljunskile end up in 7th place after a tremendous start to the season peters out (Mjallby will be in the promotion playoff match)

In Bundesliga, Freiburg with Caleb Stanko (90) who made his Bundesliga debut, could not contain Schalke and Weston McKennie (90) as they fall 0 - 1. Schalke up to 4th place, Freiburg drop into the relegation zone

Bobby Wood relegated to the bench as Hamburg beat Stuttgart 3 - 1 for their first Bundesliga win since August

Fabian Johnson also remained on the bench for M'Gladbach as they were held to a 1 - 1 draw by Mainz in Bundesliga

In England Premier League, Danny Williams (28 + yellow) as Huddersfield win 1 - 0 over West Brom

DeAndre Yedlin (90) as Newcastle drop points in a 0 - 1 home defeat to Bournemouth (no Emerson Hyndman) in the EPL. That's 2 straight losses for Newcastle.

Antonee Robinson (90) and Bolton continue their resurgence with a 2 - 1 win over visitors Norwich. Bolton are now unbeaten in their last 5 (2 wins - 3 draws) and are off the bottom, but still in the red zone in the English Championship

Eric Lichaj (90) in Nottingham Forest's 4 - 0 drubbing of QPR in England's Championship

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) credited with an Assist on Sheffield United's first goal as they go on to win 4 - 1 over visitors Hull. United sit in 2nd place in the Championship

Anton Peterlin (90) in B93's 4 - 1 win over visitors Hvidovre in Denmark's Division 2 (Group 1) B93 end the regular season with 2 wins, but will still play in the relegation group for survival

Niall Mason played the 2nd half as Doncaster roared back after falling 2 goals behind to win 2 - 6 over Ebbsfleet in the early FA Cup round

Duane Holmes (25 + yellow) as Scunthorpe draw 0 - 0 at fellow League One club Northampton - they will need to play this one again - to see who advances in the early rounds of the FA Cup

GK Brendan Moore (in 18) still in the dog-house as he is the backup keeper for Rochdale as they win 4 - 0 over Bromley to advance to the next round of the FA Cup

GK Danny Rogers (in 18) was the backup keeper for Aberdeen as they traveled to Hamilton and draw 2 - 2 in Scotland's Premier League. Aberdeen still in 2nd place but slipping a little behind Celtic - which is not good

GK Matt Pyzdrowski was the backup keeper for Helsingborg as they hosted Osters in Sweden's Superettan losing 0 - 2 to end their season in 7th place

Andrew Stadler (90) Scored and gave Dalkurd a 2 - 0 lead at the start of the 2nd half, then the wheels came off and Trelleborgs was able to tie things up at 2 - 2. Alex De John (19) came on late to help shore up the defense. Despite the result Dalkurd are Promoted to Allsvenskan Sweden's top tier after finishing 2nd. (Trelleborgs will be in the Pro/Rel playoff)

Jay Denny (90) as Newtown lose 1 - 2 at home to Bangor City in Wales Premier League. With only 9 points from 12 matches things are not looking to good at Newtown

Mason Robertson (90) as Peterhead traveled to Elgin and won 0 - 2 in Scotland's League 2. Peterhead in 3rd place and only 2 points out of the top spot

U18 Jonathan Amon off the bench at 85' for Nordsjaelland as they are held to a 2 - 2 draw by Lyngby. Nordsjaelland are tied 2nd (3rd on GD) This was Jonathan's first Supeliga appearance and his 2nd appearance for Nordsjaelland's senior squad (in 18, Nov 1 in a cup game)

Juan Torres never got off the bench as Lokeren traveled to Genk in Belgium's Jupiler League and fought to a goalless draw

Christian Pulisic and Dortmund's woes continue as they fall hard to Bayern 1 - 3 and drop to 3rd in Bundesliga, that's 3 losses in 4 matches (+ 1 draw).

Theo Wilson (90) in NK Krka's 4 - 2 loss at NK Fuzinar in Slovenia's Druga Liga. Breaks Krka's 3 match win streak.

Desevio Payne off the bench at 71' as Excelsior hosted Ashton Gotz (90) and Roda in a Netherlands Eredivisie match that ended with a 1 - 0 score in favor of Excelsior, who are in 7th place after 2 straight wins (unbeaten in 4)

Joshua Perez never got off the bench again as #1 Livorno beat #2 Siena in Italy's Series C (Group A) in a match that ended with a 90th minute goal giving Livorno a 1 - 2 win

SUNDAY

Maurice Malone (90) Scored Augsburg U19 first Goal as they go on to win 1 - 2 at Kaiserslautern U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Nick Taitague (73) Scored Schalke U19 4th Goal and also got an Assist, as they win big at home, 6 - 1 over visitors M'Gladbach U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (West)

John Neeskens remained on the bench as FC Santaboia win 1 - 0 at home over Castelldefels in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 5)

Conor O'Brien (74) as Start visited Asane in Norway OBOS-ligaen and lost 3 - 2. 2nd straight loss, but Start maintain 2nd place in the table and are Promoted to Norway's Eliteserien (top tier)

Lyndon Gooch remained on the bench as Sunderland visited Middlesbrough in England's Championship, and lost 1 - 0.

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) gets the Shut Out, as Kiel thump Dresden 3 - 0 in Germany 2Liga. Kiel are 1 point off the top in 2nd place, and are unbeaten in their last 6 league matches

Ryan Malone (90) in Lokomotive Leipzig 2 - 1 win over visitors Halberstadt in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Javan Torre Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (in 18) as FSV Frankfurt traveled to Freiburg II and lost 2 - 1 in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Alassane Kane off the bench at 76' as DJK Bamberg win 1 - 0 over Jahn Forchheim in Oberliga Bayern (Nord)

Lyonel Hyer got the last 10 minutes as Hannover U19 thoroughly beat Niendorf U19 7 - 2 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Christopher Thorsheim (90) as Nykøbing hosted Roskilde winning 3 - 2 in Denmark Division 1.

GK Malcolm Little gets the Shut Out as Dudenhofen win 1 - 0 at home over Gonsenheim in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Matt Miazga (90) as #5 Vitesse are held in a goalless draw at home by #3 Zwolle in Netherlands Eredivisie.

In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Mix Diskerud (90) and Goteborg fall 0 - 3 at home to Romain Gall (90) and Sundsvall with Romain getting the Assist on Sundsvall's first goal. The win by Sundsvall keeps them in Sweden's top flight for another season as they finish 1 point above the drop. Goteborg ended their season with 3 straight losses

Brendan Hines-Ike (90) as Orebro lost their final match of the season 1 - 2 to AIK (who qualified for Europa League). Orebro had an awful end of season run with 4 straight losses

Perry Kitchen (90) and Randers win 1 - 0 at home over Aarhaus in Denmark's Superliga - just Randers 2nd win in 15 attempts. Still bottom, but now in striking distance of removing that tab

Keaton Parks (20) as Benfica B fall 3 - 4 at home to Penafiel in Portugal's Segunda Liga. Not quite sure why Keaton didn't start (maybe coming off an injury) Benfica B ended the match with 10 men o the field, and have now lost 3 straight

Looks like Khai Celestin went 90 (unconfirmed - but he did start) as CD Sariñena fought to a goalless draw at CD Belchite in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17) CD Sariñena unbeaten in their last 5

Nehemiah Perry (90) as St Andrews fall 0 - 2 at home to Silema in Malta Premier League. 5th straight loss for St Andrews

Joe Efford (65) as Ergotelis draw their 2nd straight to start the season in Greece Football League, last week goalless this week a 1 - 1 draw with Chania Kissamikos

Rubio Rubin (in 18) but not used as Stabaek pummel Odd 0 - 5 in Norway's Eliteserien.

GK Ethan Horvath, still sitting on the bench, as Club Brugge visit Anderlecht in a match that end scoreless in Belgium Jupiler league. Club Brugge still lead the league by 6 points

Emmanuel Sabbi was an unused sub today as Hobro fall 0 - 1 at home to Aalborg in Denmark's Superliga. Hobro remain in 4th despite the loss

John Brooks (90) in a 6 goal thriller as Wolfsburg give up an 83rd minute goal, miss a PK and settle for a 3 - 3 draw with Hertha in Bundesliga. Wolfsburg now on a run of 7 straight draws

In Norway Eliteserien, Stefan Antonijevic remained on the bench for Lillestrom as they traveled to Brann and lost 2 - 0. GK Alex Horwath is still out injured for Brann, who are 1 point out of a Europa League place

In Spain's Tercera Division (Group 4) Anders Egikuz (65 + yellow) and Basconia traveled to Aurrera Vitoria and won 3 - 6. Basconia's first win since September 2nd, but they are only 1 point from safety

Aaron Schoenfeld an unused sub for M. Tel Aviv as they win 0 - 1 at H. Raanana in Israel Ligat ha'Al. M. Tel Aviv up to 4th, 3 points off the top

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WEEKLY WRAP: 9.25 thru 10.1.2017: Iceland Season Finished, Finland's Kakkonen has a Strange Ending

Lets start today with the leagues that are completed, Iceland and Finland (Kakkonen)
In Iceland Pepsideild: Valur (with Dion Acoff) finished at the top of the table and will represent Iceland in next seasons Champions League. Grindavik (with Will Daniels) finished 5th on GD.
In Iceland's Inkasso-deildin: Selfoss (with JC Mack) ended in 8th and Haukar (with GK Will Dieterich and Harrison Hanley) end just above Selfoss in 7th place.
In Division 2: Tindastoll (with Gregory Conrad and Tanner Sica) ended in 6th place.
Finally in Iceland Division 3:Throttur Vogar (with Shane Haley) finished in 2nd place and are Promoted. While Reynir (with Devonte Small) are Relegated

For Finland Kakkonen (the 2 top leagues are still in progress)
In Group A: PEPO (with GK Paul Blanchette) finished in 3rd place. Mikkelin Kissat (with Gerald Ben and Isaac Kannah) ended up 6th, while Mikkeli (with Dylan Autran) finished 9th. Kultsu (with GK Craig Hill) ended in the bottom 3 and are Relegated.
In Group B: BK-46 (with Jacob Bushue and Mitchel Lopez) ended in 4th place, while Kapa (with Neal Hetzel) finished in 7th)
In Group C: GBK (with Chris Corcoran, Lawrence Smith, Patrick Khouri and Jossimer Sanchez) finished in 2nd place, VIFK (with Ian Garrett) finished 3rd. TP-47 (with Jordan Rouse) finished 6th and finally OTP (with Timothy Wilson) were in last place and are Relegated
(NOTE: GBK ended the season with 46 points, 2 points more than the other 2nd place teams, who both had 44. Under some strange Finland FA (FFA) rules GBK were penalized 18 points, while Klubi 04 (one of the other 2nd finishers) were penalized 16 points, so the point totals were (made) even. Klubi 04 had a better GD, and the FFA ruled Klubi 04 as the best 2nd place team and they enter the play-offs. I guess if I was a GBK Fan I would be very annoyed at this situation)

We are very close to the end of the top tiers in Finland, and also the closure of the season in Sweden. We will be covering both (and others as they happen) in the coming weeks.

Enough! to the lists;

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

GOALS
Giles Phillips - England
Keaton Parks - Portugal
Ryan Malone - Germany
Fabian Hurzeler - Germany
Mix Diskerud - Sweden
Carlos McCrary - Germany
Isaac Kannah - Finland
Jacob Bushue - Finland
Christian Eissele (2) - Finland
Kyrian Nwabueze  - Slovenia
Adam Benn - Germany

ASSISTS
Lyndon Gooch - England (vs Ipswich)
Lyndon Gooch - England (vs Preston)

SHUT OUTS
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany

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

MONDAY

In England's PDL, QPR U23 visited Watford U23 and Giles Phillips Scored the 2nd (& winning) Goal for QPR, the win places them in 2nd place

Javan Howell (90) as FSV Frankfurt traveled to Offenbach and lost 4 - 1 in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Mix Diskerud went 90 as Goteborg falls at AFC Eskilstuna 1 - 0 in Sweden's Allsvenskan. AFC who are close to relegation, have now won 2 straight after today's match and Orebro last week. Goteborg are just spiraling down the table without a win in their last 5 matches

Brendan Hines-Ike (90) as Orebro visited Sirius and came away with the win 3 - 4 in Allsvenskan. Starting GK Josh Wicks was left off of the Sirius squad completely this week, following last week, where he was on the bench as Sirius now make it 5 straight losses!!

Chad Barson (90) as Linkoping City traveled to IF Sylvia in Sweden's Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) and won 2 - 3. That's a remarkable 9 Straight Wins for the League Leaders who are 9 points clear at the top with 3 matches remaining - looking good for a shot at promotion

In England's EPL 2, Luca De La Torre (65) came back from injury to start for Fulham U23 as they were trounced at Blackburn U23 4 - 0. Fulham U23 only 1 win in 6 matches

Young GK Nicolas Hansen was the backup keeper for Everton U23 as they hosted Arsenal U23 and won 4 - 2 in EPL 2. Nicolas is just 18, so a nice nod to his talent by Everton

Andrija Novakovich (90 + Yellow) as Telstar traveled to #1 Jong Ajax holding the lead until the 83rd minute, in a game that ended drawn at 1 - 1

TUESDAY

GK Brandon Austin was the backup keeper as Tottenham U19 faced off with APOEL U19 in the UEFA Youth League. Tottenham fall 1 - 0. All 4 teams in the group are tied. Real Madrid, Tottenham, Dortmund, APOEL, in that order on GD

Antonee Robinson stayed on the bench as Bolton fall yet again, this time 2 - 0 at Bristol City in England's Championship. Even at this early stage of the season it looks as though Bolton need to prepare for League One next season - they are awful!

Lyndon Gooch entered the match at 56' and was credited with the Assist on Sunderland's 2nd goal as they fall 5 - 2 at Ipswich

Eric Lichaj was an unused sub for Nottingham Forest and Tim Ream went 90 for Fulham as the 2 US international's faced off in the English Championship, with Fulham coming out on top 1 - 3

In England's League One GK Brandon Moore remained on the bench as Rochdale visited Blackpool and fought to a goalless draw

Niall Mason (78) as Doncaster drop points at home in a 1 - 2 defeat by #1 Shrewsbury in League One

Duane Holmes (85) in Scunthorpe's goalless draw at Gillingham in League One leaves them in 4th place

Gboly Ariyibi (90) and MK Don's had their hands full holding off Northampton in a match that ended goalless in League One

Christian Pulisic played the last 15 minutes of Dortmund's Champions League match against Real Madrid, losing 1 - 3 in Group H. Worrying, no points from 2 matches as Tottenham and Madrid pull away

WEDNESDAY

Keaton Parks (90 + Yellow) Scored Benfica B only goal, as they are held 1 - 1 by Covilha in Portugal's Segunda Liga

Timothy Weah (90) as PSG U19 hosted Bayern U19 and draw 1 - 1 in EUFA Youth League (Group B) Both teams share the top spot, with PSG U19 on top on GD

Brian Span (90) and Mariehamn lost an opportunity to get into the Euro mix in Finland as they fall 1 - 0 at HJK. In truth HJK are the #1 team and are 18 points ahead of the 2nd place team, but with just a few matches left every point counts. Mariehamn are 3 points out of a Euro spot - but the competition is tight only 6 points separate #2 from #6 (with 4 teams qualifying) next up for #6 Mariehamn is #5 SJK - not an easy task

Cameron Carter-Vickers went 90 as Sheffield United had no problem with Wolves, winning 2 - 0 in the English Championship. That's 4 wins out the last 5 matches and a 2nd place spot for Sheffield Utd.

THURSDAY

Marcel Costly (90) as Mainz II fall 0 - 1 to Hoffenheim II in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Matt Miazga (90) and Vitesse lose big in the Europa League (Group K) 3 - 0 to French Ligue 1 side Nice. With 0 points after 2 matches they are out of contention

In Lithuania's A Lyga, Philip Atbashyan played the first half as Utenis visited Suduva and lost 2 - 0. Utenis are still in the Championship Group (5th place) but recent form does not bode well

FRIDAY

Daniel Stevens (7) as relegated GrIFK actually won a match, over fellow cellar dwellers Gnistan 0 - 1 in Finland's Ykkonen.

Alfredo Morales (67) as Ingolstadt has little problem dispatching Darmstadt 3 - 0 in Germany 2Liga. ( No McKinzie Gaines or Terence Boyd for Darmstadt today)

Julian Green (70) as Furth traveled to Kaiserslautern and were thoroughly beaten 3 - 0. Kaiserslautern's first win of the season are now a point ahead of Furth at the bottom of 2Liga

In Germany's Regionalliga (Nordost) Ryan Malone (90) Scored the opener (& winning) Goal as Lokomotive Leipzig traveled to Neustrelitz and won 0 - 2

Joel Sonora (90) and Stuttgart II got back to winning after a 3 match losing streak, with a 1 - 3 win over Waldorf in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Timothy Tillman (26) as Bayern II visited Burghausen and lost 3 - 1 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Player/Coach Fabian Hurzeler (90 + yellow) Scored his teams only Goal as Pipinsreid went on to beat host Rodenheim 0 - 1. Fehim Dedic (in 18) for Rosenheim in Regionalliga (Bayern)

In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Mix Diskerud (90) Scored the 1st (and winning) Goal as Goteborg pummeled Sirius 4 - 0. (Sirius without GK Josh Wicks, again) Sirius now 6 straight league losses, have not won since August 23rd. Interestingly, Goteborg have also not won since August 23rd, but they have managed a couple of draws since then.

Michael Mercado (90) as Bodens are held scoreless as they hosted Pitea IF in Sweden's Division 2 (Norrland). Although mathematically possible, after drawing today Pitea IF are probably out of the running for promotion. Bodens are firmly mid-table

Javan Howell (90) in FSV Frankfurt's 1 - 3 home loss to Schott Mainz in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Carlos McCrary (28) came off the bench at 62' and Scored at 81' as Hessen Dreieich just destroyed SC Waldgirmes 7 - 0 in Oberliga (Hessen). Hessen Dreieich move up to 3rd place, with 1 match in hand over those above them, could put them tied at the top

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) on the wrong side of a 0 - 1 home defeat of Pfeddersheim by Trier in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

In France Ligue 2, GK Quentin Westberg was the back-up keeper for Auxerre as they win 2 - 0 at home over Sochaux. Auxerre has put together a 3 match win streak.

Ian-Prescott Claus (83) as Süderelbe beat Wedeler 2 - 1 in Oberliga (Hamburg) Cody Shields was in the 18 for Wedeler. Süderelbe move into 4th place, but it looks like the league may be over for the season with Dassendorf at 10 wins in 10 Matches, already so far ahead...still theirs 24 matches left in the season - LOL

It's almost embarrassing, Andrija Novakovich (90) as Telstar are walloped 0 - 6 at home by Sittard in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Telstar who, until today, had not lost all season. They made up for that today in a humbling way. Sittard move up to 2nd, Telstar drop to 14th

Perry Kitchen (90 + yellow) as bottom club, Randers loses its 6th of the season 0 - 1 at home to Horsens, who are now #3. in Denmark's Superliga

In Bundesliga, Weston McKennie was subbed out at 90 +1 as Schalke were held to a 1 - 1 draw b Leverkusen. Schalke stay in 7th place

In England's Championship, Tim Ream (90) and Fulham won 1 - 2 over QPR in a match that had and OG, a missed PK and a ET Goal. Fulham move up to 8th place (for now)

SATURDAY

Last day of the season in Finland Kakkonen (Group A) and GK Paul Blanchette found himself on the bench as PEPO fall 4 - 1 at Kiffen. PEPO end the season in 3rd (tied 2nd)

Gerald Ben (90) Isaac Kannah (90) as MiKi visited leaders KTP and fall 4 - 1 with Isaac Kannah Scoring MiKi's only Goal. MiKi ends the season in 6th place.

Dylan Autran (58 + yellow) returned from injury, as Mikkeli hosted Keski-Uusimaa on the final day in Kakkonen. The match ended in a 2 - 2 draw. Mikkeli escapes the drop on GD - whew!

GK Craig Hill and Kultsu lost today 1 - 2 at home to Klubi 04. Kultsu ended the season with 3 straight loses and are relegated 

On the final day of Finland Kakkonen (Group B) Jacob Bushue Scored the only goal for BK-46 as they traveled to last place EsPa and lost 4 - 1. BK-46 end the season in 4th place

Lawrence Smith (90) Jossimer Sanchez (90) Chris Corcoran (1) as GBK traveled to PK-37 and fought to a 1 - 1 draw. GBK finish 2nd in the Kakkonen (Group C) table and will have to wait to see if they are the top 2nd place team and in the promotion play-offs (Note: they were not deemed the best 2nd place team(

Jordan Rouse (90) and TP-47 won big on their final match, beating OTP 4 - 0 in Kakkonen (Group C) TP-47 end the season in 6th place, while OTP and Timothy Wilson are relegated

Ian Garrett did not make the 18 today as VIFK played its final match of the season and managed a 2 - 2 draw at KajHa. VIFK finished in 3rd place in Kakkonen (Group C)

In Germany 2Liga, GK Kenneth Kronholm gets the Shut Out as Kiel punish Bochum 3 - 0 and take over as #1 (on GD) in the league

Masami Okada came off the bench at 65' as Babelsberg battled to a 1 - 1 draw at Oberlausitz Neugersdorf in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Jared Odenbeck (90) as Lindome win 3 - 0 at home over Tenhults in Sweden Division 2 (Vastra Gotaland) Lindome on a bit of a run right now

In Germany 3Liga, Isaiah Young joined the match at 63' as Bremen II draw 1 - 1 with Chemnitzer. Bremen II just 2 points from their last 5 matches.

Marc Heider (90) Robbie Kristo (in 18) as Osnabruck got beaten badly by Munster 4 - 1 in 3Liga. Osnabruck slip into the red zone!

Joe Gyau (90) Mario Rodriguez (21) as Sonnenhof fall 1 - 3 at home to Fortuna Koln in 3Liga. What was a pretty good start to the season has soured a bit with 2 straight losses and a slip down to 7th place

Justin Kinjo (90) as Düsseldorf U23 visited Wiedenbruck and played to a goalless draw in Regionalliga (West)

Oscar Ortiz (87) George Moushi (in 18) as Optik Rathenow win 1 - 0 over Staaken 1919 in NOFV Oberliga (Nord)

Malik McLemore (90) as Bayern Hof win with ease at home 3 - 0 over Schweinfurt in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

In Sweden Division 2 (Norra Svealand) James Gulley got a few minutes in at the end of the match as Karlslunds win 1 - 2 at Aspudden-Tellus and stay firmly in 2nd place 3 points behind Forward

GK Jeff Gal (90) and Forward had no trouble at all dispatching Strömsbergs in a 6 - 1 blow-out. It is looking more and more like the top 2 teams in Division 2 (Norra Svealand) and both with US Players, will battle it out for automatic promotion v promotion play-off.

Anton Peterlin (90) in B93 1 - 1 draw at AB in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1) Hasn't been a great season for B93, so far, with just 3 points from the last 5 matches

Jamil Fearrington (90) in Bronshoj 2 - 1 win over Næstved in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1) Bronshoj won their opening 3 matches - and then dropped 6 straight ? so this comes as a particularly welcome win

In Finland Ykkonen, Etchu Tabe (90) Felix De Bona (73) as Ekenas traveled to KPV and lost 3 - 0

Zachary Hamm (6) made his debut for Seligenporten in a 3 - 1 win over Furth II in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Toni Suddoth (90) in Pforzheim's 1 - 0 loss at Weinheim in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

GK Zac Lubin (90) and Ljungskile are getting perilously close to the red zone, after being the early season leaders, as they fall 0 - 1 at home to Kristianstads in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra)

In Bundesliga, Christian Pulisic (90) as Dortmund traveled to Augsburg and won 1 - 2, pulling away a little at the top of the table

Timothy Chandler (90) and Frankfurt played the last 3o minutes a man down, but still managed the 2 - 1 win over a struggling Stuttgart

Fabian Johnson (78) as M'Gladbach needed an ET PK to beat Hannover 2 - 1, who have hit a bump in the road recently. M'Gladbach move up to 6th

Caleb Stanko went 87' for Freiburg II as they lose 0 - 1 to Ulm in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Cordt Andreas Flatgen (90) in Hertha Wiesbach 0 - 1 win at Mechtersheim in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Demarveay Sheron (90) in Sandhausen U23 3 - 1 loss at Ravensburg in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Emmanuel Sabbi remained on the bench as Hobro and Odense played to a 1 - 1 draw in Denmark's Superliga

Geoff Cameron (90) as Stoke win 2 - 1 at home over Southampton in England's Premier League

Antonee Robinson played the last 5 minutes for Bolton as they fall 1 - 0 at Aston Villa in England's Championship. Still no wins for Bolton, and only 2 points from 11 matches - #doomed

Eric Lichaj on the bench for Nottingham Forest as they win 2 - 1 over Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) and Sheffield United, in England's Championship. Sheffield slip to 3rd, Nottingham up to 12th

Lyndon Gooch played 64 minutes and is credited with the Assist on Sunderland's first goal as they battle to a 2 - 2 draw at Preston in the Championship

GK Brendan Moore was backup keeper today as Rochdale visited Wimbledon in England League One in a goalless draw

Niall Mason (90 + yellow) as Doncaster fall 2 - 0 at Bradford in League One

Duane Holmes (51) as Scunthorpe traveled to #1 Shrewsbury and lost 2 - 0 in England League One

In Finland Ykkonen, GK Tim Murray (90) and Honka took care of Oulu and Josue Soto (82) 4 - 1 in a game that probably was more important to Honka, who are in 2nd place and trying to gain, at least, a promotion play-off spot. 3 points out of top spot

Christian Eissele Scored 2 Goals, as Jaro beat Haka 4 - 2 in a game that saw both teams end with 10 men on the field.

Julian Ceesay (90) in Gebenbach's 2 - 1 win over Erlenbach/Main in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Alassane Kane (86) as DJK Bamberg fight for a 1 - 1 draw at Großbardorf in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

In the final match of the season for Grindavik, they managed to craft a 2 - 1 win over Fjolnir, with Will Daniels going the full 90 minutes. Grindavik ended a disappointing 5th. in Iceland's Pepsideild

Dion Acoff came off the bench at 74 minutes to help Pepsideild Champions Valur win a goal-fest 4 - 3 over Vikingur Reykjavik with an ET goal. Valur will represent Iceland in the Champions League next season, here's hoping Dion stay's with Valur

GK Danny Rogers was the back-up keeper for Aberdeen as they won 3 - 0 over St.Johnstone in Scotland's Premier League

Ryan Masch (90) as Skovde hold Karlskrona to a 1 - 1 draw at home in the Swedish Division 1 (Sodra) match. Skovde are 3 points from safety and currently are in the relegation play-off spot - not a good spot to be in

John Quintanilla (90 + yellow) as IFK Kumla win a close one 3 - 2 over Haninge in Sweden Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) Kumla are battling to get out of the red zone, now just 2 points from safety after 2 straight wins

Michael Stewart (90) as Örebro Syrianska thump hosts Varmdo IF 0 - 5 in Sweden Division 2 (Sodra Svealand)

GK Tyler Back was back-up keeper for Nordvärmland as they visited Vargarda in Sweden Division 2 (Norra Gotaland) and won big 0 - 4, which catapults them out of the red zone

Rubio Rubin (1) didn't have the time to make an impact in Stabaek's fantastic comeback win over Valerenga in Norway Eliteserien. Stabaek were 2 goals down at the half and scored 4 unanswered goals to win. They move up to 6th place

Keaton Parks (90) as Benfica B win 1 - 2 at Academica in Portugal's Segunda Liga. Benfica B needed the points to stay relevant, they sit in 10th place 6 points out of promotion spot (there are 2 spots) although I don't believe they can be promoted as the senior squad play in the Primeira Liga

Bobby Wood (89) in Hamburgs goalless draw with Bremen in Germany's Bundesliga. Bremen still without a win, Hamburg 1 point from last 5 matches

Nehemiah Perry started for St Andrews in Malta Premier League as they win 1 - 0 over Senglea Athletics (who ended the match with just 9 players) St Andrews breaks 3 match losing streak

Shawn Barry was an unused sub as Korona visited Pogon Szczecin and held the home team to a goalless draw in Poland's Ekstraklasa.

Gboly Ariyibi (71) as MK Dons traveled to Bury and won 0 - 2 in England League One - MK Dons have won 3 of their last 4 and are now up to 10th place...much better since Gboly started scoring.

Mason Robertson (84) in Peterhead's 0 - 2 loss to Berwick in Scotland's League One

Jay Denny (80) as Newtown fall 0 - 1 at home to Connah's Q in the Welsh Premier League

Shaq Moore was on the bench today as Levante hosted Alaves in Spain's La Liga. Levante lost 0 - 2, more importantly we have a US player in Spain's La Liga to track (crossed fingers)

Desevio Payne remained on the bench as Excelsior fall 0 - 2 at home to Venlo in Netherlands Eredivisie. Excelsior just 7 points from 7 matches

Theo Wilson (90) in Krka 1 - 2 win at NK Bravo in Slovenia's Druga Liga. 2 straight wins has Krka at tied 8th (9th on GD)

Chad Barson (90) as Linkoping City beat Boo FK in Sweden Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) Looks like Linkoping City and Chad will be promoted at the end of the season (currently #1 with a 9 point cushion)

SUNDAY

George Fochive (84) in Viborg's 4 - 0 win over Brabrand in Denmark's Division 1. Viborg up to 5th place (4 wins / 1 loss in last 5 matches)

Christopher Thorsheim (90 + yellow) as Nykobing fall 2 - 0 at Roskilde in Denmark Division 1. That's 4 straight loses for Nykobing, who have slipped to 9th place

Ken Gipson (in 18) Haji Wright (26) as Sandhausen hosted Regensburg and Jann George (90) in Germany 2Liga. with Sandhausen coming out on top 2 - 0 and moving into 3rd place

Devann Yao returned to Meppen's squad, coming off the bench at 72' as Meppen went on to win 2 - 0 over Karlsruher in Germany 3Liga. Meppen jump up to the 7 spot

Victor Mansaray returned to the pitch for the 2nd half of Umea's 0 - 4 home defeat by IK Brage in Sweden Division 1 (Norra). Umea with only 1 point from their last 5 matches have dropped down to 4th place and are now unlikely to contend for promotion

In Belgium Jupiler League, GK Ethan Horvath (90) as Club Brugge win 2 - 1 over Gent, maintaining their lead at the top of the table at 4 points

Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse hold on for a 1 - 1 draw at home to Utrecht in Netherlands Eredivisie. The draw has Vitesse drop a place, to 3rd, on the table

Conor O'Brien (90 + yellow) as Start traveled to Strommen in Norway OBOS-ligaen and won 1 - 2. Start are in the #2 spot, 10 points behind the leaders and 5 points ahead of #3

Romain Gall (81) as Sundsvall are routed at home 0 - 5 by Djurgarden in Sweden's Allsvenskan. Sundsvall are teetering on the edge just 2 points above the drop zone

Andrew Stadler came off the bench at 71' but he wasn't really needed as 4 first half goals by Dalkurd pretty much put the game out of reach for Syrianska. With a 4 - 2 final score Dalkurd stay top of Sweden's Superettan (by 2 points)

Mukwelle Akale (90) as Villarreal C draw 1 - 1 with Levante UD B in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 6)

Ander Eguiluz (90) in CD Basconia's 1 - 1 draw with Getxo in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 4)

Joshua Perez came off the bench at 61' as Livorno traveled to Pontedera in Italy Serie C and won 2 - 3 after being down 2 - 0. Livorno remain unbeaten so far this season and are league leaders, after 6 matches

Kyrian Nwabueze (71) Scored Gorica's only goal as they fall 2 - 1 at #1 O. Ljubljana in Slovenia's Prva liga. Gorica slip to 4th place. This was Kyrian's 2nd appearance for his new club.

Eric Friedlander (9) came off the bench as Nyköpings ran rampant over hosts Enskede IK in a 1 - 7 drubbing, in Sweden Division 1 (Norra)

DeAndre Yedlin (90) in Newcastle's 1 - 1 draw at home to Liverpool in England's Premier League

Brian Span (90) in Mariehamn 2 - 1 win over SJK in Finland's Veikkausliiga. Mariehamn move up to 5th - 3 points off a Europa spot

Brendan Hines-Ike (90) as Orebro beat Kalmar 1 - 0 in Sweden's Allsvenskan. 2 straight wins for Orebro, and firmly mid-table - no pro/rel drama here

Macario Hing-Glover remained on the bench (first appearance) for NK Istra as they traveled to Osijek in Croatia 1.HNL losing this one 2 - 1. Macario just signed last week

Stefan Antonijevic (90) in Lillestrom's 2 - 1 defeat at Tromso in Norway's Eliteserien. Lillestrom going through a rough patch right now 1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses in their last 5. Drop to 11th, just 3 points off the red zone

Adam Benn (90) Scored his 2nd goal in 2 games as Neindorf visited Vorwarts-Wacker in Oberliga (Hamburg) and won 0 - 2

Juan Torres remained on the bench as Lokoren traveled to Waregem in Belgium's Jupiler League and won 1 - 3

Stirling Hancock, Simon Megally, Brandon Ficke all started and went 90 and Peter Fives (54) started on the bench as Nybro fall 1 - 2 at home to #1 Torns IF in Sweden's Division 2 (Ostra Gotaland) I think its safe to say that Nybro will be relegated. 

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