DAILY WRAP: 3/2/2016 - Goals by Rodriguez, Villalobos Assist by Johnson

Another busy mid-week schedule, although from a US player perspective, quite a few MIA's (for various reasons) still enough going on to keep interest high. Mario Rodriguez scored, the winner, for M'Gladbach II. Gus Villalobos scored tying the game for Pembroke in Malta, and Fabian Johnson continued his hot streak with an excellent assist on the opening goal for M'Gladbach's senior squad. Elsewhere Alejandro Bedoya could not find the magic to help Nantes today. To the list;

Shawn Barry started went 90 minutes in FSV Frankfurt 3 - 3 draw with Duisburg in 2Liga in Germany

Fabian Hurzeler started for 1860 II, in Germany's Regionalliga Bayern, went 90, picked up a yellow card in a goalless draw at Furth II

Photo:www.wz.de

USA U23, Mario Rodriguez (above) Scored M'Gladbach's 2nd goal (winner) as M'Gladbach visited Velbert in Regionalliga West, and came away with a convincing 1 - 4 win

Devante Parker, started went 90 minutes in Mainz II's 1 - 0 win over Erfurt in Germany's 3Liga

USMNT Alejandro Bedoya started and went 120 minutes for Nantes in the Coupe de France Quarter-final v Sochaux - a close game that went into ET, with Nantes falling 3 - 2

Photo: espn.com

Fabian Johnson (above) started for M'Gladbach as they faced Stuttgart. Fabian got the Assist on the first goal went the 90 as they gain a simple win 4 - 0 that moves them up to 4th in Bundesliga Unfortunately the video has been removed - so - Fabian received a long pass on the wing, brought the ball inside the penalty area, to the end-line, passed back to Thorsten Hazard for an easy tap-in. (if I find another video I will post here)

John Brooks started for Hertha as they welcomed Frankfurt in Germany's Bundesliga, John went 90 as Hertha coolly won 2 - 0 to cement their 3rd place spot - for Frankfurt Timothy Chandler MIA again.

Gustavo Villalobos started for Pembroke in Malta, Scored the tieing goal (54th min) against his old team Qormi, as they went on to win 3 - 1 and pulling themselves free of the relegation zone

USYMT Emerson Hyndman and Luca de la Fuentes both started for Fulham U21 as they played Stoke U21 to a 1 - 1 draw

Geoff Cameron started for Stoke City, went the 90 in Stoke's 1 - 0 win over Newcastle

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TRANSFERS: Austin Martz Returns to US from Malta

Photo: TimesofMalta      Mid-fielder Austin Martz (right)

23 year old, mid-fielder, Austin Martz who separated from Pembroke Athleta FC in Malta's Premier League back on January 5th, has returned to the USA and signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads.

Austin scored 5 goals in 16 outings for Pembroke in 2015

Wilmington play in the USA 3rd tier - USL, in the Eastern Conference

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DAILY WRAP: 2/5/2016 - Bobby Wood & More

Caleb Stanko was on the Bench for Freiburg as they visited Bochum in 2.Liga today. Freiburg lost 2 - 0  . Freiburg will be upset to lose their first game after the winter break, but maintain 2nd place in the league.

Bobby Wood started for Union Berlin (went 90, picked up a yellow card) as they visit Kaiserslautern SCORED an 86th minute goal to secure a point for his team Kaiserlautern 2 - 2 Union Berlin.
Bobby Wood Goal HD - Kaiserslautern 2-2 Union... by AlleTore

Andrew Wooten started for Sandhausen (went 90) as they hosted Paderborn and won 1 - 0

3 US Players on the pitch in the Fulham v West Bromwich U21 Premier League game. Eric Hyndmann, who has been regularly in Fulham's senior 18, Luca de la Torre who seems to be improving game to game, both young Americans in the Fulham stable. Danny Barbir got his first start for the West Bromwich U21's - Game ended with a 1 - 1 draw with goals in 88th and 90+3 minutes

GK, Quentin Westberg back in the 18 for Tours in France Ligue 2 (he missed Tours last game)Unfortunately Tours gave up a 90 minute goal and lost by that score 0 - 1

Travis Brent started on the bench for Almere in Netherlands Eerste Divisie, came on in the 81st minute as Almere won 3 - 1 over Waalwijk

Fabian Johnson starting for M'Gladbach as they welcome Bremen in Bundesliga - Aron Johannsson is not in the lineup for Bremen but the good news, he has returned to practice. Fabian went the full 90minutes as M'Gladbach laid a 5 - 1 thumping on a poor Bremen team

Photo: Bigscoccer           Gustavo Villalobos gets a brace

Gustavo Villalobos SCORED twice for Pembroke as they visited Floriana in Malta's Premier League, but still lost 4 - 2. That would be goals 8 & 9 this season for Gustavo

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WEEKEND WRAP: Sunday 1/31/2016

Kyle Scott and Chelsea U21 visited Sunderland U21 and managed a goalless draw against the U21 Premier League leaders.

photo: Times of Malta         Gustavo Villalobos (right)

Gustavo Villalobos scored for his team Pembroke Athleta in Malta's Premier League, but Pembroke ultimately lost to #1 Valletta 2 - 3. This was Gustavo's 7th goal of the season

In England's FA Cup, Tim Howard was on the bench for Everton's 0 - 3 win at League Two, Carlisle

In U21 action, US U18 Brooks Lennon scored for Liverpool U21 in their 2 - 0 win over Reading and Andrija Novakovich

Cody Cropper was on the bench for MK Don's as they took on Chelsea in the FA Cup - MK Don's were on the end of a thrashing, as Chelsea scored 5 - Final MK Dons 1 - 5 Chelsea

Kenny Seif came off the bench in the 89th minute for Gent, and immediately  picked up a yellow card, as Gent went on to beat Waasland-Beveren in Belgium's Jupiler League 2 - 1

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