TRANSFERS: Winter 2018 Transfer Window Dates - Open/Close

 

So its that time of the year again, and if you are like me, I have trouble tracking opens/closes of transfer windows. So here's my list - I figured I would share it, so you can reference it when ever you need to. I intentionally left out many countries, some we have no active Americans playing, some are not in the Euro/Scandinavian region - so please don't troll me for leaving them out. 

We are blessed to have players all over the World, some I just have no idea about - if you know of any players that I missed,  please let me know

You can follow all the moves here;

Here are the dates for when some of the transfer windows open and close

Country  Winter Window

Sweden 8 January - 31 March

Norway 8 January - 31 March

Denmark 5 January - 31 January

Finland 17 January - 10 April

England 1 January - 31 January

Italy 3 January - 31 January

Spain 2 January - 31 January

Germany 1 January - 31 January

Holland 3 January - 31 January

France 2 January - 1 February

Portugal 3 January - 2 February

Belgium 1 January - 31 January

Bulgaria 1 February - 28 February

Greece 1 January - 31 January

Iceland 21 February - 15 May

Poland 1 February - 28 February

Russia 25 January - 24 February

Serbia 23 January - 17 February

Switzerland 16 January - 15 February

Scotland 1 January - 31 January

Turkey 5 January - 1 February

Ukraine 31 January - 2 March

USA 18 February - 11 May

Austria 1 January - 31 January

*Data primarily taken from (but not limited to) Fotboltransfers.com

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WEEKLY WRAP: 12.11 Through 12.17.2017 - Chandler/Siebatcheu/Pulisic Shine

This week was really about 3 players, Timothy Chandler, Jordan Siebatcheu and Christian Pulisic - all three had outstanding matches and contributed to their teams success.

First, the wrap is a little shorter this week, weather is the culprit. So many games postponed, it will be interesting to see how, especially in Germany, these games get made up. The German Leagues just shut for the Winter Break, so no matches scheduled till mid/late January. Note: There are some Cup matches scheduled next week.

So to the shout outs.....Timothy Chandler in his first game back for Frankfurt had two assists in the first 30 minutes, enough to ensure their victory. Timothy came back energized by his time off and played maybe his best game this season. Jordan Siebatcheu gave some additional bubbles to the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, Riems, with a hat-trick performance, and for good measure, an assist. Finally, Christian Pulisic waited till the very end of the match, for effect, to score Dortmund's winning goal and send the fans into a state of delirium

Our forgotten/re-emerging player is not playing in the hallowed grounds of Europe, but in the infant ISL in India. Keeper Paul Rachubka has now played 5 straight matches since joining the Southern Indian team of Kerala and he has managed 3 clean sheet's. Paul spent the majority of his career in England.

Young Gun of the week, any one named Malone!! Maurice scored for Augsburg U19 and Ryan Scored for Lokomotive Leipzig - both in Germany

To the lists. First the short(est) list I have done

GOALS
Ryan Malone - Germany
Jordan Siebatcheu (3) - France
Christian Pulisic - Germany
Maurice Malone - Germany

ASSIST
Timothy Chandler (2) - Germany
Jordan Siebatcheu - France

SHUT OUT
Paul Rachubka - India

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

MONDAY

Giles Phillips (10) as QPR U23 fall 2 - 1 at Millwall U23 in England's PDL (South) QPR U23 had the lead until 72nd minute - they are still top of the table though, but after 2 loses and a draw their lead is now cut to 1 point

Perry Kitchen went 90 & picked up a yellow as the hapless Randers lose 0 - 4 at home to Midtyjlland in the Danish Superliga...can any one say Division 1 next season

Aaron Schoenfeld (57) as M Tel Aviv are held to a goalless draw at M. Petach Tikva. No loses but the draws are pilling up and the points slipping away for M Tel Aviv, now in 4th place in Israels Ligat ha'Al

TUESDAY

In his all to familiar spot, Shawn Barry remained on the bench as Korona traveled to Jagiellonia and got trounced 5 - 1 in Poland Ekstraklase. 2nd straight loss for Korona, who slip to 5th, but giving up 8 goals in 2 matches - not good!

John Brooks (90) in Wolfsburg's 1 - 1 home draw with RB Leipzig. Leipzig are clearly the 2nd best team in Bundesliga, right now, so a draw and a much needed point for Wolfsburg is not such a bad result.

Kenny Saief (72) as Gent are bounced out of the Belgium Cup 4 - 1 at Kortijk in the quarter finals. Kenny's first start since returning from injury, a positive to take away (maybe the only one) from Gent's performance.

Caleb Stanko off the bench at 78' helping Freiburg maintain their 1 - 0 lead over M'Gladbach till the end of the match. An important 3 points for them. 3 wins and a draw over their last 4 matches and Freiburg are 3 points clear of the Bundesliga relegation zone (Fabian Johnson still with a back injury at M'Gladbach)

Timothy Chandler (90) is back. 2 Assists in the first 30 minutes was enough for Frankfurt to win 1 - 2 at Hamburg (minus injured Bobby Wood) The win puts Frankfurt into a 4th place tie with Dortmund and M'Gladbach. Welcome back Timmy

Christian Pulisic went 70 as Dortmund finally won a game, 0 - 2 at Mainz. Early season points have kept them in the top 4 - now they need to take this match as a turn-around

Geoff Cameron (90) as Stoke visited 4th place Burnley, this seasons big surprise in the EPL, losing 1 - 0 on an 89th minute goal

Danny Williams (90) as Huddersfield suffered another defeat, this time 1 - 3 at home to Chelsea. That's just 3 points from their last 5 matches

Jon-Paul Pittman, still rehabbing from injury, got 11 minutes in at the end of the game as Torquay got a late goal (90) to draw 1 - 1 at home with Gateshead in England's National League

WEDNESDAY

Timothy Tillman (45) played the first half in Bayern U19's DFB Junior Pokal Quarter Final match, as they traveled to Kaiserslautern U19 and lost 3 - 2

Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse have to battle back to gain a 2 - 2 draw against the lowly Willem II in Netherlands Eredivisie

Ryan Malone (90) Scored Lokomotive Leipzig's 2nd (and winning) Goal as they go on to beat BAK 07 3 - 1 in Germany's Regionalliga (Nordost) That's 7 goals so far this season for Ryan.

Weston McKennie (90) for Schalke as they rise to the #2 spot in Bundesliga, on a 3 - 2 win over Augsburg.

DeAndre Yedlin (90) in Newcastle's 0 - 1 home defeat by Everton in England's Premier League. Newcastle have only 1 point from their last 5 matches - can Rafa pull them out of their freefall?

GK Danny Rogers, was the backup keeper, as usual, for Aberdeen as they traveled to St. Johnstone and won 0 - 3. Aberdeen tied 2nd (with Rangers) in the Scottish Premier League

Maki Tall (90) for Tours as they fall 2 - 1 at Amiens in France Coupe de la Ligue

THURSDAY

Joel Sonora (64) as Stuttgart II beat Hessen Kassel 1 - 0 in Regionalliga (Sudwest). This was Stuttgart II's first win since October 15th!!!

In Israel, M. Tel Aviv won the Toto Cup for a record 5th time. Aaron Schoenfeld came off the bench in the 86th minute to help close out the match with H.Beer Sheva at 0 - 1

Jay Denny (90) as Newtown wins 2 - 1 over Llandudno in Wales Premier League

FRIDAY

GK Paul Rachubka (90) gets the Shut Out as Kerala Blasters win 1 - 0 over North East Utd. in India's ISL (top tier) for their first win of the season

Jerome Kiesewetter (13) makes his first appearance in a while (injury) as Dusseldorf traveled to Braunschweig in Germany 2Liga and won 0 - 1. Dusseldorf now lead 2Liga, by 1 point, but have played 1 more game than those chasing to the top

Alfredo Morales (90) for Ingolstadt as they visited Union Berlin in 2Liga, winning this one 1 - 2 and moving into 4th place (over Union Berlin) Good result for them

Royal Fennell (90) as Hallescher played at league leaders Paderborn in Germany 3Liga and came away with a point in a goalless draw - great performance on their part, and helping to pull away from the relegation zone

In France Ligue 2, Auxerre traveled to AC Ajaccio an were beaten 3 - 1, with GK Quentin Westberg on the bench. Both Auxerre backs managed to score goals for the opposition - really bad defense at Auxerre!!!

Andrija Novakovich (90) as Telstar got back on the right track, winning 0 - 1 at Jong Utrecht in Eerste Divisie in the Netherlands. Telstar up to 4th place, still in the promotion mix

Kai Koreniuk (90) and Jong AZ were trounced 3 - 0 at Maastricht in Eerste Divisie. That's 4 straight losses for them, and 3rd from bottom could spell doom unless they break out of this funk

SATURDAY

Kevin Lankford (15) and Heidenheim visited Aue in Germany 2Liga and stole a point with a late equalizer in a 1 - 1 draw

Jann George (90) as Regensburg defended home-turf winning 3 - 2 over Bielefeld in 2Liga. Regensburg move up to 6th

GK Danny Rogers was back-up keeper for Aberdeen as they won easily, 4 - 1 over Hibernian in Scotland's Premier League

Bad day for Sonnenhof and Joe Gyau (71 + RED Card) Mario Rodriguez remained on thr bench as they traveled to Magdeburg and were thrashed 3 - 0 in Germany 3Liga

Isaiah Young (84) as Bremen II lost 1 - 0 at Unterhaching in 3Liga

Oh Yes!!! Jordan Siebatcheu (85) SCORES A HAT-TRICK and gets an Assist as Reims demolish Valenciennes 5 - 1 in France League 2 and maintain their 7 point lead at the top of the table, with their 4th straight win (Reims last league loss was October 13th)

Antonio Iacovelli, Off the bench at 72 min. as CD Cesena U19 throttled Parma U19 4 - 0 in Italy's Primavera 2 (Group A) for their 3rd straight win (6 matches unbeaten) and move into 3rd place (tied with 4 other teams) 4th on GD

In Bundesliga, Caleb Stanko came off the bench at 90' as a time waste for Freiburg in a disastrous 2 ET goal collapse at Augsburg. Final 3 - 3 with, as stated, 2 goals allowed in the 3 minutes of ET

Aron Johannsson made the bench today (1st appearance since knee injury) as Bremen held on for a 2 - 2 draw with Mainz in Bundesliga

Timothy Chandler came off the bench at minute 42 as Frankfurt faced off with Weston McKennie (9) and Schalke, giving up a 2 goal lead in the final 10 minutes, to draw 2 - 2

DeAndre Yedlin (90) as Newcastle visited Arsenal and fall 1 - 0 in the English Premier League. 4th straight loss, and jammed into the relegation zone for Newcastle

Danny Williams (26) in Huddersfield's 1 - 4 win at Watford in the EPL. Huddersfield firmly mid-table

Antonee Robinson (90) in Bolton's 0 - 1 loss to Burton in England's Championship

Eric Lichaj (90) in Nottingham Forest's 2 - 1 loss at Bristol City in the Championship

Cameron Carter-Vickers (69) in Sheffield United's 1 - 0 loss at Preston in the Championship

Lyndon Gooch (67) for Sunderland as they beat Fulham and Tim Ream (90), Luca de la Torre (1) 1 - 0 in the Championship. Sunderland rise above the red zone for the first time in a while

Niall Mason (90) in Doncaster's 1 - 1 home draw with Oldham in England's League One

GK Brendan Moore on the bench for Rochdale as they play to a goalless draw at home to Oxford in League One

Duane Holmes played the first half as 10 man Scunthorpe could not hold the lead against Gboly Ariyibi (30) and MK Don's in a 2 - 2 draw in League One

Geoff Cameron (90) as Stoke are trounced 0 - 3 at home by West Ham in the English Premier League. 3 straight losses for Stoke, who are now just 1 point above the relegation zone.

In Belgium's Jupiler League, Kenny Saief remained on the bench as Gent visited St Liege and played to a goalless draw. Gent hold on to 4th place, but only by 1 point

Christian Pulisic was subbed out at 90 +3, but not before he Scored Dortmund's winning Goal in the 89th minute as they came back after Hoffenheim took the early lead to win 2 - 1, Dortmund's 2nd straight. Just like that Dortmund are in 3rd place (on GD)

Juan Torres remained on the bench as Lokeren draw 1 - 1 at home with Waasland-Beveren in Belgium's Jupiler League. Lokeren are desperate for points, only 2 from their last 5, sit next to last place

Matt Miazga (90) and Vitesse traveled to Twente and grabbed a point in a 1 - 1 draw in Netherlands Eredivisie. Vitesse is real wobbly right now, and have slipped to 7th place, slowly falling out of contention for a Euro spot next season (1w, 2d, 2l in last 5)

SUNDAY

James Pendrigh (90) in Canterbury United's 3 - 0 win at home over Hawkes Bay in New Zealand Premier League

Eric Panzer came off the bench as Team Wellington were held to a goalless draw at home by Southern United in New Zealand Premier League

Maurice Malone came off the bench at 59' and Scored Augsburg U19 2nd Goal in a 2 - 2 draw at Bayern U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Julian Green (90) for Furth as they hosted Darmstadt (Boyd & Gaines both with injuries not in 18) in a match that ended 1 - 1 in Germany 2Liga. Both teams go into the winter break in the bottom 3

Ken Gipson (90) as Sandhausen beats GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) and Kiel 3 - 1. Kiel have looked wobbly for the last month, playing to draws in 4 of the last 5. Going into the winter break they have lost their top spot. Sandhausen (Wooten & Wright not in 18) have moved up to 5th place following this 2nd straight win, hopefully the momentum will survive the break.

Khai Celestin, off the bench at 71' as C.D.Sariñena get thumped 0 - 4 at home by league leaders Teruel in Spain Tercera Division (Group 17)

Joe Efford (29) as Ergotelis draw 1 - 1 at home with Apollon Pontou in Greece Football League. Ergotelis are struggling this season, 8 matches / 3 points and sitting at bottom

Keaton Parks only got the final 7 minutes in, which is a shame as Benfica was have a goal fest, as they beat Tondela 1 - 5 in Portugal's Primeira Liga. But he played....so good! Next up #1 Sporting on Jan 3rd- that will be a fun game

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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.......?

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WEEKLY WRAP: 11.27 thru 12.03.2017: The Lows and The Highs

I never know what I will write to open this weekly wrap. As I am putting the listing together it will usually pop! This week is one of those weeks where I have a cloud over my thoughts. So many players are not making their teams or are having, what we now call 'cameo appearances' or just plain bench-warming. There are any number of reasons, and without having much greater detail its probably best for me to just be grumpy and leave it at that.

The German lower leagues were hit with snow, so many matches were postponed this week (the Winter Break will be here soon enough).

Whatever you think following my start, there are some bright spots that definitely need telling......Maki Tall off the bench at 59 minutes ends the match with a brace of goals and created a PK for Tours. Jonathan Amon got his 2nd start in Denmark and was credited with an assist. Jordan Siebatcheu had two assists for Reims. Travis Bowen scored a goal and had an assist in Macedonia, finally Aaron Schoenfeld scored the winning goal for M.Tel Aviv in Israel.

Mukwelle Akale, Kenny Saief, Royal Fennell and Matthew Olosunde all made appearances as they battle back to fitness.

My final shout out today is for GK Quentin Westberg, who had one of his now rare starts, and saved a PK late in Auxerre's Cup match, that gave a life-line into ET, and a win for his club

OK to the lists. First the short one.............

GOALS
Niall Mason - England (pk)
Travis Bowen - Macedonia
Aaron Schoenfeld - Israel
Ryan Malone - Germany
Kyrian Nwabueze - Slovenia
Maki Tall (2) - France
Marc Heider - Germany

ASSIST
Jordan Siebatcheu (2) - France
Travis Bowen - Macedonia
Jonathan Amon - Denmark
Konrad de la Fuente (3) - Spain 

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


MONDAY

Yesterday, Mukwelle Akale entered the match at 79' for Villarreal C team, in his first appearance since getting injured, as they beat UD Alzira 2 - 1 in a comeback win

Giles Phillips (90) as QPR U23 fall 0 - 3 at home to Crystal Palace U23 in England's PDL (South)

James Murphy started for Sheffield Wednesday U23 as they win their 4th straight, this time Leeds U23 are the victim, in a 2 - 1 home victory in England's PDL (North)

Eric Lickert off the bench at 81' as Homborg visited Kaiserslautern II in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) and win 0 - 1. Amazing record this season so far Homborg are 19 wins and zero draws or losses.

Maurits de Baar off the bench at 81' as RKC Waalwijk fall 3 - 2 at Almere in Netherlands Eerste Divisie

Kai Koreniuk remained on the bench as Jong AZ fall 0 - 2 at home to Volendam in Eerste Divisie

Andrija Novakovich (90 + yellow) as Telstar give up a 2 goal lead, then fight back to win 3 - 2 over league leaders Nijmegen in Eerste Divisie. Telstar up to 4th place. Telstar name Andrija 'Man of the Match' following his performance

Jordan Siebatcheu (77) had Two Assists on Reims Goals, as they go on to win 2 - 0 over Auxerre, with GK Quentin Westberg on the bench today....Reims maintain their top spot on the table

TUESDAY

Kofi Twumasi and FC Viitorul lose 3 - 2 as they travel to Botosani in a Romanian Cup 1/8 match (between league #4 & #5) Just Kofi's 2nd time in the senior squad (played 18' in a league match) Its known that Kofi played 25' and he had a yellow card in 73rd minute. (tough to get accurate info)

GK Brendan Moore sat on the bench as Rochdale won their Checkatrade play-off with Doncaster, Niall Mason started went all the way to PK's and Scored the first, in a losing effort. Rochdale advance to the 1/8 round on PK's with a 2 - 1 scoreline

Newcastle & DeAndre Yedlin (90) made tough work of their 2 - 2 draw at West Brom. The tie came from an 83rd minute OG, but they all count - right? in the English Premier League. Newcastle break their losing streak with the draw.

Shaq Moore remained on the bench as Levante draw 1 - 1 in their 2nd leg Cup match (3 - 1 agg) with Girona in Copa del Ray 1/16 in Spain and advance to the next round (looks like the opponent will be Celta Vigo)

WEDNESDAY

GK Gabriel Rosario was the backup keeper as Reading U23 visited Arsenal U23 and held the home team scoreless, in Premier League International Cup

Travis Bowen Scored Akademija Pandev's 3rd Goal, and was credited with the Assist on their 2nd goal, as they dominated Teteks 4 - 1 in the Macedonian Cup match, which puts them through to the semi-finals

Timothy Tillman was an unused sub as Bayern II trounced Buchbach 4 - 0 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Aaron Schoenfeld (83) Scored M.Tel Aviv's first (&winning) Goal as they went on to win 0 - 2 a Shmona in Israel's Toto Cup Semi Final - so the final is next for Aaron

In the Belgium Cup 1/8, Kenny Saief got a cameo appearance at the end of the match for Gent as they beat Lokoren who left Juan Torres on the bench unused, 2 - 1. Gent advance to the quarter finals

In Italy's Coppa Italia Serie C, Josh Perez came off the bench at 51' as they beat Arezzo 2 - 1, after going a goal down early. Advance to the next round, 1/8

Danny Williams got the final 15 minutes in as Huddersfield fall hard, 5 - 0 to Arsenal in the English Premier League. That's 3 straight losses for Huddersfield

Shawn Barry remained on the bench as Korona beat Zaglebie 2 - 0 in Poland's Cup quarter finals - on to the semi's

GK Danny Rogers was the backup keeper for (10 man) Aberdeen as they visited Rangers and lost 3 - 0 in Scotland's Premier League

FRIDAY

Kevin Lankford remained on the bench as Heidenheim beat Kaiserslautern 3 - 2 in Germany 2Liga

Royal Fennell made his 2nd (cameo) appearance since his return from injury at the end of the match as Hallescher fall 0 - 2 to Rostock. I am sure it will take a while for full match fitness for Royal

Javan Torre Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (24) as FSV Frankfurt traveled to Wormatia in Regionalliga (Sudwest) losing 3 - 1

Adam Benn (90) and Neindorf visited Victoria Hamburg in Oberliga (Hamburg) and won 0 - 1, moving them to tied 2nd in the league

Andrija Novakovich (90) as Telstar fall 2 - 1 at Cambuur in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Telstar wobbling a bit right now, drop to 6th place

Kai Koreniuk (90) in Jong AZ 1 - 0 loss at Graafschap in Eerste Divisie. With 3 straight losses and only 3 points from their last 5, Jong AZ have plummeted to 17th place in the table, just 3 places above the drop zone

In Bundesliga, Caleb Stanko remained on the bench for Freiburg and Bobby Wood (87 + yellow) for Hamburg as they played to a goalless draw. Both teams in the bottom 4 clubs

Shaq Moore (90) as Levante traveled to Malaga in Spain's La Liga and fought to a goalless draw. Levante's record is a bit spotty, but the are still only 5 points off a potential Europa League spot

SATURDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt was backup keeper today as Vegalta Sendai traveled to Kofu in Japan's J-League, losing 1 - 0 on a very late (90 +6) goal by the home team. This was J-League final weekend of play. Vegalta Sendai end the season in 12th place (Kofu did their best but are relegated) We will watch for Daniel's status for next season as he fell from favor the 2nd half of this season

Julian Green (90) as Furth fall 2 - 0 at Duisburg in Germany 2Liga, 
<Note> rumors are circulating that Mael Corboz will be leaving Duisburg during the Winter transfer period>

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) allowed 2 goals today as #2 Dusseldorf came to town and forced a 2 - 2 draw with #1 Kiel in 2Liga. Both teams seem to have lost their mojo recently, but both remain at the top of 2Liga

Haji Wright played the final 17 minutes in Sandhausen's 1 - 0 loss at Nurnberg in 2Liga

Oscar Ortiz (90) in Rathenow's 3 - 1 win over Schwerin in Oberliga NOFV (Nord)

DeAndre Yedlin played 5 minutes off the bench at the end of Newcastle's 3 - 1 loss to Chelsea in the EPL. That's 4 losses 1 draw for Rafa's Newcastle as they drop to 14th place

Ryan Malone (89) Scored Lokomotive Leipzig's 2nd Goal as they traveled to Hertha II and GK Jonathan Klinsmann (90) and won 2 - 3. Lokomotive up to 5th place, Hertha II drop to 12th

Jerome Kiesewetter (84) as Dusseldorf U23 fall 0 - 1 to Wattenscheid in Regionalliga (West)

GK Brady Scott was on the losing side as Koln U23 visited Wiedenbruck in Regionalliga (West) and lost 2 - 1, after being up 0 - 1 at the half

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) as Pfeddersheim beat up Diefflen 4 - 1 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Aaron Schoenfeld off the bench at 77' for M Tel Aviv as they are held to a 1 - 1 draw at home to Ashdod in Israel Ligat ha'Al. M Tel Aviv in 3rd place 2 points off the leaders (2 teams)

Matthew Olosunde started today went 90 in Man Utd. U23 2 - 0 win over Celtic U23 in Premier League International Cup

Christian Pulisic (90) as a fading Dortmund traveled to Leverkusen in Bundesliga and end with a 1 - 1 draw. Dortmund are 2d & 3l in last 5, and have slipped to 6th place

Cordt Andreas Flatgen on the bench for Hertha Wiesbach, and GK Malcolm Little backup keeper for Dudenhofen, as they draw 2 - 2 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Danny Williams (90) as Huddersfield lose 2 - 0 at Everton in the EPL. Huddersfield now with 4 straight losses need to turn this around in a hurry, in 15th place, still 5 points above drop zone

Antonee Robinson (90) in Bolton's 3 - 1 win over Barnsley in the English Championship. Bolton are now out of the red zone (on GD) with 2w, 2d, 1l in their last 5

Luca de la Torre got 13 minutes in at the end of the game as Fulham fall 3 - 1 at Brentford. Stopping their win streak at 2 matches

Eric Lichaj (90) as Nottingham have a rough 2nd half and lose 4 - 2 at Ipswich (the game was tied at 2 a piece at the half)

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) as Sheffield United continue to experience trouble in a 3 - 1 loss at Millwall, and are off-pace with the leaders as they now drop to 4th place in the Championship

Lyndon Gooch played the final 10 minutes in Sunderland's 1 - 3 loss at home to Reading in the Championship, and really look as though their drop from the EPL will be followed by a drop to League One

Gboly Ariyibi (90) as MK Dons have no trouble disposing of amateurs Maidstone 4 - 1 in the FA Cup in England

Mason Robertson (90) in Peterhead's 3 - 0 win over Edinburgh City in Scotland's League Two. Peterhead are in 3rd place, 3 points off the lead with a game in hand

Mukwelle Akale, off the bench at 77 mins as Villarreal C lose 3 -1 at Elche II in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 6) Mukwelle still getting his match fitness back up.

Juan Torres remained on the bench as Lokeren hosted #3 Anderlecht in Belgium's Jupiler League, losing this one 1 - 2. Lokeren only 2 points from last 5 matches

In France's Coupe de France, Maki Tall came off the bench at 59 minutes for Tours and caused absolute chaos in the Limoges defense, Scoring 2 Goals and creating a PK in the final 30 minutes, as Tours win 2 - 4 and advance to the next round. 1/32

Antonio Iacovelli came off the bench today (totally lousy translation with no time etc.) as Cesena U19 win 5 - 2 over Venezia U19 in Italy's Campionato Primavera 2

GK Quentin Westberg Started for Auxerre, played the whole match and saved a PK in the 83rd minute that sent the game into ET, where Auxerre beat Andrezieux 1 - 2 to advance in Coupe de France.

Weston McKennie (56) as things did not go so well for Schalke and they have to settle on a 2 - 2 draw with FC Koln, in Bundesliga

In Slovenia, Kyrian Nwabueze (77) Scored Gorica's lone Goal as they fall 2 - 1 at league leaders Maribor, things getting tougher for Gorica, 1w 1d 3 losses in their last 5, drop to 6th, 6 points off Euro League, with 1 game extra played. End of season hopes?

Matt Miazga (90 + yellow) in a tough match at Feyenoord that Vitesse lose 1 - 0. Vitesse have become quite shaky lately, dropping to 7th place with 3 losses in last 5

Ander Egiluz started, went 90, for Basconia as they win 3 - 0 over Lagun Onak, in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 4)

SUNDAY

James Pendrigh started, picked up a yellow and was later subbed out (no info) as Canterbury visited Team Wellington in New Zealand's Premier League, losing 2 - 0. Eric Panzer came off the bench for Team Wellington, who are now tied for the league lead

Tristan Bowen started on the bench as Akademija Pandev fall 0 - 1 at home to Sileks in Macedonia's First League, in a match between #3 & #4. This one was the worst outcome for Pandev, who are now 6 points behind the final Europa spot

Stefan Antonijevic made a cameo appearance in Lillestrom's 3 - 2 victory over Sarpsborg in Norway's 2017 NM Cup Final. Lillestrom finish the year with the Cup and a 12th place finish in Norway's Eliteserien

Terence Boyd (58) and Darmstadt just couldn't hold back Regensburg and Jann George as the visitors win 0 - 1 in Germany 2Liga. Regensburg now unbeaten in their last 5, while Darmstadt without a win in their last 5, slip into the red zone

Masami Okada (90) as Babelsberg travel to BAK 07 and battle to a 1 - 1 draw in Regionalliga (Nordost)

GK Danny Rogers was backup keeper as Aberdeen hosted Rangers in Scotland's Premier League, losing 1 -2. Both teams ar now in 2nd place with Rangers getting the #2 spot on GD

Jordan Siebatcheu came off the bench at 72' as Reims fall 3 - 2 at Lens in ET in Coupe de France

Perry Kitchen (90) as Randers visited Silkeborg and lost 3 - 2 in Denmark's Superliga. Randers are in trouble in the red zone with 14 points from 18 matches

Isaiah Young had a cameo (4min) appearance as Bremen hosted Osnabruck and Marc Heider (90) who Scored Osnabruck's 2nd Goal, and Robbie Kristo (in 18) in a 2 - 2 draw in Germany 3Liga. Bremen are in trouble in the red zone, Osnabruck pull themselves 2 points clear of the drop

Joe Gyau (90) Mario Rodriguez (28) in Sonnenhof's 1 - 3 home loss to Wurzburger in 3Liga. Sonnenhof's first loss in a while drops them to 8th place

Niall Mason (90) as Doncaster ended Scunthorpe and Duane Holmes (90) run in the English FA Cup 3 - 0. Doncaster advance

In Bundesliga, John Brooks (90) and Wolfsburg dispatched M'Gladbach with ease 3 - 0. Fabian Johnson remained on the bench for M'Gladbach

Jonathan Amon (73) got his 2nd start for Nordsjaelland as they visited FC Copenhagen and won 1 - 3 with Jonathan getting the Assist on Nordsjaelland's 2nd Goal. That makes it 1 goal and 2 assists in 186 minutes of first-team play

Another young up and coming American is doing well at Barcelona's Academy. Today 16 year old Konrad de la Fuente had 3 Assists in a 6 - 2 drubbing of Badalona in Spain's Juvenil B. If you follow at this level you will know that this is unusual as he is more likely to score than assist.

Kai Celestin started on the bench for Sarinena as they win 0 - 2 at Sabinanigo in Spain's Tercera (Group 17) - I have been unable to find any further info at this time

Kenny Saief remained on the bench in a tough match as Gent visited Waregem in Belgium's Jupiler League. (There were  9 yellows and a red card) Better to stay on the bench as he recovers from injury. Gent won the match 0 - 1 and move to 5th place on the table

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WEEKLY WRAP: 11.20 thru 11.26.2017: Young Guns Still Out-Performing their Elders

Like the weather, cloudy week, with a few bright spots. Let's see, we had Terence Boyd score twice for Darmstadt, Jonathan Amon started and scored his first goal in Denmark, Julian Green back on the scoreboard and Matt Miazga heads home late in the Netherlands. Royal Fennell, who captained Hallescher until his injury, made the bench for the first time since the middle of August, and Kenny Saief got his first minutes after returning from injury, remember his last action was for the USMNT in July.

Most of the rest is kinda' blah. Players subbed in and out or not making their 18. We lost 3 teams in the Europa League, Hertha, Vitesse & M. Tel Aviv - but we did have some teams advance (or qualify) in the junior competitions, Tottenham U19, Ajax U19, Benfica B and PSG II all having a good week. It seems to be a trend that our young gun's are having more success than our senior players.

And then.....the much hyped Christian Pulisic/Dortmund vs Weston McKennie/Schalke match. I like both players, but the difference in quality between the two is quite apparent. Weston was ineffectual and replaced in the 1st half (hopefully his confidence will survive that) Christian was busy running around for the whole game and certainly had a hand in the first Dortmund goal. SO what did we learn? Weston is probably a season away from being a regular starter, he will get his chances and he must take them, for me USMNT remains a question mark. Christian is a starter and will continue to be, in one of the worlds best leagues and will also be the feature of USMNT for the next 5 years leading up to the WC. (nothing new here) But coaches need to recognize that Christian needs to be placed in the right position for him to truly benefit whatever team he is playing for. Finally - what a game!! I can't remember enjoying a match so much for many years - classic.

OK enough meandering, to the lists;

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

GOALS
Duane Holmes - England
Terence Boyd (2) - Germany
Ian Claus (2) - Germany
Kyrian Nwabueze - Slovenia
James Pendrigh (2) - New Zealand
Jonathan Amon - Denmark
Julian Green - Germany
Matt Miazga - Netherlands


SHUT OUTS
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany

.....and the longer more comprehensive listing

MONDAY

Kyrian Nwabueze played the complete game as Gorica faced off with Rudar in a make-up game for the abandoned match on Saturday, Gorica losing this one 2 - 0. Rudar move into Europa League spot, while Kyrian and Gorica drop to 5th (4 points off the final EL spot)

Shawn Barry remained on the bench as Korona traveled to Zaglebie and played to a goalless draw in Poland's Ekstraklasa

Maurits de Baar started for Jong Waalwijk as they took on Jong NAC Breda in Netherlands Reserve League, winning 4 - 0

Kai Koreniuk joined the fun at 58' as Jong AZ beat Jong Ajax 4 - 2 in the Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Jong AZ were down 0 - 2 in the first half and made a momentus come-back

U18 GK Gabriel Rosario was the backup keeper today for Reading U23 as they fall hard at Newcastle U23 4 - 1. Reading U23 still in the mix for a promotional play-off place

TUESDAY

GK Brandon Austin (90) for Tottenham U19 as they beat Dortmund U19 1 - 3 in the UEFA Youth League. Unfortunately, Brandon had a "Horvath Style" howler allowing Dortmund's goal in the first half - but he did settle down and have an OK match after that

Serginio Dest (90) as Ajax U19 faced off with Poland's Legia U19 in UEFA Youth League (Play-off) and will advance to the next round - despite losing today 0 - 2, winning 4 - 3 over the 2 game series

In the Premier League International Cup (Group F) Keaton Parks (90 + Yellow) as Benfica B visited West Ham U23 and won 0 - 2. Benfica B will visit Tottenham U23 next to decide 2nd place in the group. Currently Tottenham are in that position on GD

In England's Championship, new Sunderland coach, Chris Coleman gave Lyndon Gooch (63) the start as they traveled to Aston Villa. Unfortunately the result was another loss, this time 2 - 1

Nottingham Forest and Eric Lichaj (90) won their home match against Norwich 1 - 0 and moved up to 7th place

In a shootout in Sheffield, Sheffield United and Cameron Carter-Vickers (58) came up short as Tim Ream (90) Luca de la Torre (in 18) and Fulham win 4 - 5. The loss dropped the leaders down to 3rd place (out of automatic promotion)

In England League One, Scunthorpe traveled to Bradford and Duane Holmes (74) Scored the opening Goal for his team as they go on to win 1 - 2. Scunthorpe jump up to 3rd (Bradford drop to 5th)

GK Brendon Moore was the back-up keeper for Rochdale as they lose 2 - 1 at Charlton in League One

Gboly Ariyibi (45) played the first half as MK Dons were held to a 1 - 1 draw by Southend. Both teams are are tied on 24 points

Niall Mason (in18) and Doncaster visited #2 Wigan in League One and got beat 3 - 0. Doncaster's poor form continues as they now find themselves 2 point off the red zone.

In England's Championship, Antonee Robinson (90 + yellow) and Bolton were held to a 2 - 2 draw by Reading. Bolton are now 7 matches undefeated after their disastrous start to the season and remain in the bottom three

In England's National League, Jon-Paul Pittman (2) made a cameo appearance at the end of the match as Torquay traveled to Sutton and won 0 - 1. This was Jon-Paul's first appearance since 7th of October (injury)

WEDNESDAY

Timothy Weah (71) as PSG U19 win 2 - 0 over Scotland's Celtic U19 in the UEFA Youth League (Group B). Next up is Bayern Munich U19 in a match that will settle the group winners

Ryan Malone (90) as Lokomotive Leipzig are tied in a goalless draw with cross-town rivals Chemie Leipzig in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Erik Lickert (90 + yellow) for Homborg (Regionalliga) in a regional cup match at Saarbrücken that Homborg won 3 - 4

THURSDAY

GK Jonathan Klinsmann was the back-up keeper as Hertha visited Spain's Athletico Madrid in the Europa League (Group J) losing 3 - 2. Hertha are eliminated

Matt Miazga (90) for Vitesse as they battled to a 1 - 1 draw at Italy's Lazio in the Europa League (Group K). Vitesse are eliminated

Aaron Schoenfeld (60) as M.Tel Aviv hosted Czech team Slavia Prague in the Europa League (Group A) losing 0 - 2. M.Tel Aviv are eliminated

FRIDAY

Haji Wright off the bench at 76' as Sandhausen lose 1 - 2 at home to Heidenheim in Germany 2Liga. Ken Gipson remained on the bench for Sandhausen. Kevin Lankford did not make Heidenheim's 18 today. Sandhausen now have lost 3 of their last 4

Terence Boyd (86) Scored 2 Goals, but that was not enough as Darmstadt gave up a 90 +5 own goal and settled for a 3 - 3 draw at Union Berlin in Germany 2Liga. After what looked like a great pre-season Terence has only made the team 4 times (League) and 3 of those were as a sub, so excellent
showing on Terence's part today

Perry Kitchen (90) as Randers fall 0 - 2 at home to Sonderjyske in Denmark's Superliga.

Devann Yao (14) as Meppen are held to a 1 - 1 draw with Sonnenhof and Joe Gyau (90 + yellow) in Germany 3Liga

Joel Sonora (80) in Stuttgart II 2 - 1 loss at FC Ulm in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Timothy Tillman (90) as Bayern II dispatch FC Unterföhring 5 - 2 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

If your team gets 2 Red Cards its unlikely that you will get a good result. Adam Benn (90), who Captained Neindorf saw his team disintegrate after 2 reds, 3 - 0 at FC TUS Osdorf in Oberliga (Hamburg)

Ian Claus (90) Scored Twice as Süderelbe had little trouble with Rugenbergen winning 3 - 1 also in Oberliga (Hamburg)

In France Ligue 2, Jordan Siebatcheu (90) as Reims traveled to AC Ajaccio and won 0 - 1 with an ET goal. Riems are 4 points clear at the top of the table. Next up Auxerre

Auxerre, who had GK Quentin Westberg as their backup keeper today, gave up a 90 + 3 goal, to draw 1 - 1 at home with Nancy in Ligue 2

In Netherlands Eerste Divisie, Kai Koreniuk went 75' as Jong AZ lost 3 - 2 at Dordrecht. Jong AZ have hit a bad patch as they have now lost 4 of their last 5

Maurits De Baar continues to make the first team roster, today remaining on the bench as Waalwijk win 2 - 1 over FC Oss in Eerste Divisie, that's 2 in a row for Waalwijk

Kenny Saief (15) played the last 15 minutes of Gent's game. This was Kenny's first minutes in the senior squad since May and his first appearance since the USA/Ghana match in July. Good to see him back from injury. Gent really didn't need him today as they easily won 3 - 1 over Mouscron in Belgium's Jupiler League. Gent has won 4 of their last 5 and risen to 6th place in the league

Jay Denny (90) as Newtown fall 3 - 0 at Aberystwyth in Wales Premier League. After an awful start Newtown fought their way off the bottom of the table, so today's loss is a bit of a set back for their revival (after winning 2 straight)

SATURDAY

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) gets the Shut Out as Kiel hold on for a goalless draw as they hosted Alfredo Morales (90) and Ingolstadt in Germany 2Liga

Jann George (24) as Regensburg beat Duisburg 4 - 0 in Germany 2Liga

Masami Okada (90) as Babelsberg draw 1 - 1 at home with BFC Dynamo in Regionalliga (Nordost)

GK Brandon Austin was the backup keeper for Tottenham U23 as they traveled to Manchester City U23, losing 4 - 2 in EPL2

Isaiah Young remained on the bench for Bremen II as they hosted Erfurt in a match that ended scoreless in Germany 3Liga

Marc Heider (90) Robbie Kristo (in 18) as Osnabruck visited Jena in Germany 3Liga and snagged an away point in a goalless affair.

Royal Fennell made the bench for Hallescher (he last appeared 19th August / Injured) as they traveled to Magdeburg in 3Liga, losing 2 - 1

Bryan Gaul (90) as Elversberg drop 3 points at home in a 0 - 2 defeat by Mannheim in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Player/Coach Fabian Hurzeller (58) as Pipinsreid fall 1 - 3 at home to Eichstätt in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Malik McLemore (90) as Bayern Hof visited Eltersdorf and lost 3 - 1 in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) as Pfeddersheim traveled to FSV Salmrohr and won 2 - 3 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Kevin Olali (90) in Morlautern's 1 - 1 draw at home to FV Engers in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

GK Malcolm Little (90) gave up an early goal for Dudenhofen, but that's all Trier needed to win, as Dudenhofen fall 0 - 1 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Kyrian Nwabueze (90 + yellow) Scored Gorica's 1st Goal, in a match that ended 2 - 2 as Gorica could not hold on at home in Slovenia Prva Liga

John Brooks (70) in Wolfsburg's 2 - 1 loss at Augsburg in Germany's Bundesliga (possible injury??)

Caleb Stanko gets 11 minutes for Freiburg as they win 2 - 1 at home over Mainz in Bundesliga

So the anticipated Christian Pulisic (90) v Weston McKennie (33 + yellow) in the biggest rivalry in German Football, was kind of a fizzle. Weston McKennie came off early, after the Schalke mid-field was over-run by Dortmund, and ineffectual. Christian was pretty active, and was involved in the set up of the first goal. Certainly a fun match to watch if you were not invested in either team, as Dortmund and Schalke play to a 4 - 4 draw in Bundesliga with Dortmund giving up an impressive 4 - 0 first half lead

Oh My! what a bad day in Newcastle. DeAndre Yedlin (90) scored an OG and Newcastle fall 0 - 3 to Watford. Newcastle has now lost their last 4 matches and slipped down to 13th place (just 4 points above the red zone). The numbers tell the tale for Newcastle, scored 1 goal given up 8 goals in this losing run

Lyndon Gooch remained on the bench as Sunderland win 0 - 2 at Burton in England's Championship. This was only Sunderland's 2nd win of the season and new coach Chris Coleman's first

Luca de la Torre remained on the bench as Fulham beats Millwall in the Championship by 1 - 0

Antonee Robinson (90) as last place Bolton are crushed 5 - 1 at #1Wolves in the Championship

Niall Mason (90) as Doncaster beats MK Dons 2 - 1 in England's League One. (Gboly Ariyibi remained on the bench for the Don's)

GK Brendon Moore was backup keeper again as Rochdale wins 2 - 0 over Peterborough in League One

Duane Holmes (77) was quickly called into action after starting on the bench as he replaced an injured team-mate. Scunthorpe didn't miss a beat though and went on to win 2 - 0 over Charlton making it 5 straight wins and snagging 3rd place in League One

Timothy Weah was an unused sub today as PSG II traveled to Schiltigheim and drew 1 - 1 in France National League 2 (Group B)

Cameron Carter-Vickers (68) as Sheffield United comeback from 0 - 1 down to Birmingham and draw 1 - 1 in England's Championship. Seems the substitution was tactical. Sheffield have hit a bump in the road and have now dropped to 3rd place

Fabian Johnson played the 2nd half as M'Gladbach beat Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 2 - 1 and move up to 4th place in the table

Juan Torres remained on the bench as (10 man) Lokoren traveled to St. Truiden in Belgium's Jupiler League and came away with a point in a goalless draw

Theo Wilson (90) as NK Krka fall 4 - 1 at NK Rogaska in Slovenia Druga Liga. NK Krka now in 7th place, next up at home to #2 Nafta

Shawn Barry remained on the bench as #3 Korona visited #2 Legia in Poland's Ekstraklasa winning 3 - 2. Korona unbeaten in their last 10, break Legia's unbeaten run at 6 matches

Shaq Moore (90) as Levante faced Athletico Madrid in Spain's La Liga and, well, Shaq will want to forget this one as Levante were destroyed 0 - 5 in front of their home crowd. Athletico up to 3rd and Levante down to 13th after today's result.

Indiana Vassilev (90) Callum Stretch (10) as Aston Villa U18 lose 2 - 1 at Reading U18 in England's U18 Premier League.

In New Zealand Football Championship, James Pendrigh Scored Twice as Canterbury saw off Hamilton 3 - 0 for their 2nd straight win

Eric Panzer started for Team Wellington as they fall 2 - 1 at Waitakere in New Zealand Football Championship

Ander Egiluz started, went 90, for Basconia as they traveled to Portugalete, losing 2 - 0 in Spain's Tercera (Group 4) Basconia battling for survival, Portugalete battling for promotion

SUNDAY

Jonathan Amon (80) Scored Nordsjaelland's 5th Goal as they trounce Horsens 6 - 0 in Denmark's Superliga. Jonathan's first goal for his new club. Nordsjaelland move to 3rd place (3 points off of first)

Lyonel Hyer remained on the bench as Hannover U19 beat RB Leipzig U19 5 - 3 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Ashton Gotz (90) as last place Roda visit 2nd place Ajax and get blown-out 5 - 1 in Netherlands Eredivisie

Oscar Ortiz (90) as Rathenow traveled to Strausberg and played to a goalless draw in Oberliga NOVF (Nord)

Julian Green (90) Scored Furth's 4th Goal as they beat visitors St. Pauli 4 - 0 in Germany's 2Liga

GK Danny Rogers in his normal back-up position for Aberdeen as they win 1 - 3 at Kilmarnock in Scotland's Premier League

Emmanuel Sabbi (15) as Hobro traveled to Odense and lost 3 - 0 in Denmark Superliga

Eric Lichaj (90) as Nottingham Forest drop home points in a 0 - 2 loss to Cardiff in England's Championship.

Christopher Thorsheim (90) as Nykøbing traveled to Skive and draw 4 - 4 in Denmark Division 1

George Fochive entered for Viborg at 66' as they faced off at Roskilde, losing 1 - 0 in Denmark Division 1

Joshua Perez (22) as #1 Livorno lost their first game of the season 1 - 0 at #2 Pisa in Italy Serie C (Group A) Livorno still lead the league by 5 points

GK Gabriel Rosario was back-up keeper for Reading U23 as they visited Stoke U23 and won 2 - 3 in England's EPL2

Bobby Wood (82) as Hamburg beat Hoffenheim 3 - 0 in Germany's Bundesliga

Matt Miazga (90) Headed in Vitesse First Goal at 87th minute, as they go on to beat 10 man Den Haag in Netherlands Eredivisie

Danny Williams (90) as Huddersfield lose 1 - 2 at home to Manchester City in the EPL. Manchester City remain unbeaten this season, Huddersfield with 2 straight loses are firmly mid-table

Kai Celestin (48) as CD Sariñena hosted Robres in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17). CD Sariñena has now dropped the last 2 matches and slipped to 8th place

John Neeskens came off the bench for Santaboia as they are held to a goalless draw by Espanyol B in Tercera Division (Group 5). In fairness Espanyol B are runaway leaders of the league, with no loses, so a pretty good result for Santaboia

Joe Efford (70) in Ergotelis 4 - 0 loss at Doxa Dramas in Greece Football League. Ergotelis just 2 points from first 5 matches. 

Stefan Antonijevic made a cameo appearance as Lillestrom visited Sandefjord in Norway's Eliteserien winning 1 - 3. 

Aaron Schoenfeld (9) came on late as M. Tel Aviv traveled to H. Haifa and played to a 2 - 2 draw in Israel Ligat ha'Al.

GK Ethan Horvath was back-up keeper again for Club Brugge as they came from behind twice to beat Waregem 3 - 2 and maintain their lead of Belgium's Jupiler League 

Keaton Parks was in the 18 for Benfica, but remained on the bench as they destroyed Setubal 6 - 0 in Portugal's Primeira Liga, and moved into 3rd place. A little disappointed that the Benfica coach went with senior players as sub's late in the game. But I am sure that Keaton will get his chances, and take advantage when he does.

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