WEEKLY WRAP: 1.15 through 1.21.2018: Youth Movement Still Strong & 2 Multi-goal Performances

Time to Shout Out!!  Jordan Siebatcheu Brace in France, Andrija Novakovich Brace in Netherlands. Jonathan Amon 1 Goal 1 Assist in Denmark. 

Going through the week it seems that many of the senior players you expect to see, started on the bench, while the young guns are starting (?trend?) or maybe there are just that many more that we have identified? You will see when you read the long version, but some highlighted, Konrad de la Fuente at Barcelona Juvenil B, Emmanuel Sabbi in Denmark with Hobro,  Antonio Iacovelli in Italy and Haji Wright's younger brother Hanif Wright in Germany

Finally, Cameron Carter-Vickers & Gboly Ariyibi both returned from loans, and were immediately loaned out again, to Ipswich & Northampton respectively, and both debuted the next day with their new clubs.  

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To the lists, short version first;

GOALS
Jordan Siebatcheu - France (2)
Andrija Novakovich - Netherlands (2)
Jonathan Amon - Denmark
Timothy Chandler - Germany
Hanif Wright - Germany
John Neeskens - Spain
 
ASSISTS
Julian Green - Germany
Jonathan Amon - Denmark 
Konrad de la Fuente - Spain

 ....and the longer more comprehensive list;

MONDAY

(Missed this last Sunday) Konrad de la Fuente started and went 53' & Ben Lederman played the final 20 minutes as Barcelona Juvenil B traveled to Mollett and won 1 - 6 in Spain's Liga Nacional (Group 7)

GK Brandon Austin remained on the bench as Tottenham U23 hosted Everton U23 and lost 1 - 2 in England's EPL2 (Group 1) Tottenham U23 look doomed to drop to group 2 next season

Giles Phillips started for QPR U23 as they traveled to Ipswich and suffered a 3 - 0 defeat in England's PDL

Matthew Olosunde (90) as Manchester United U23 were thrashed 4 - 0 by Arsenal U23 in EPL2 (Group 1) Manchester United U23 could well find themselves relegated to Group 2 along with Tottenham U23

Aaron Schoenfeld remained on the bench as M.Tel Aviv traveled to M.Haifa and won 1 - 3 in Ligat ha'Al. M.Tel Aviv move into a tie for top spot (2nd on GD)

Kai Koreniuk (90) as Jong AZ are defeated at home 0 - 1 by Cambuur in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Jong AZ continue their downward spiral, 19th place in the 20 team league

TUESDAY

GK Ethan Horvath was the backup keeper for Club Brugge as they trounced Charleroi 5 - 1 in the Belgium Cup (quarter-finals) and advance

In France Ligue 2, Auxerre with GK Quentin Westbrook on the bench, throttled visitor Niort 5 - 0

Also in Ligue 2, it was Reims with Jordan Siebatcheu (78) defeating Tours and Maki Tall (69) 1 - 0 in a top v bottom match-up. Reims look likely to be in Ligue 1 next season, Tours look to be in the obscurity of 3rd division French football

WEDNESDAY

Dion Acoff (62) as Valur traveled to Fram in a Reykjavik Cup match in Iceland and won 0 - 2

Emerson Hyndman entered at the 78th minute, but Bournemouth were already down 3 - 0, also the final score at Wigan in the FA Cup

Alfredo Morales (70) as Ingolstadt draw 1 - 1 at Union Berlin in a friendly in Germany

Chijioke Aranotu (90) as USD Scanzorosciate traveled to Milano City in Italy's Serie D (Group B) and came away with a point in a goalless draw. The draw has Scanzorosciate just 1 point from safety

Terence Boyd played the 1st half and McKinzie Gaines came off the bench at 71' as Darmstadt draw 2 - 2 with Furth and Julian Green, who played the 1st half and had the Assist on the games opening Goal

GK Paul Rachubka (90) as Kerala Blasters visited Jamshedpur in India's ISL and lost 2 - 1

THURSDAY

Kofi Twumasi entered the match at 70' as Romanian Ligue 1 club, FC Viitorul traveled to Swiss team Grasshoppers Zurich and played to a 1 - 1 draw in a friendly

FRIDAY

Junior Flores was in the Dortmund II squad that traveled to Hamburg II in a Friendly match that ended goalless (sorry no further info right now)

In a friendly in Denmark, Hobro with Emanuel Sabbi starting, managed a 2 - 2 draw at Midtjylland, minus GK Bill Hamid, who is with the USMNT

Kevin Lankford played the 2nd half of a friendly for Heidenheim as they beat Austria. Lustenau (2nd tier) 1 - 0

Jann George played the first half for Regensburg as they played a friendly with Austrian side FC Liefering (tier 2) winning 1 - 5

Brendan Hines-Ike started the 2nd half of an all Sweden Friendly between Orebro and Linkoping City - final 6 - 2 in favor of Orebro

Jordan Siebatcheu (90) Scored both of Reims Goals in a 0 - 2 win over Bourg Peronnas in France Ligue 2

GK Quentin Westberg was the backup keeper for Auxerre as they won 2 - 3 at Orleans in France Ligue 2

Andrija Novakovich (Subbed out at 90) Scored 2 Goals as Telstar hosted Eindhoven in The Netherlands Eerste Divisie - putting them in sole possession of 4th place

In Germany, Hertha, with Jonathan Klinsmann as the backup keeper battled to a 1 - 1 draw with Dortmund and Cristian Pulisic (85)

SATURDAY

GK Mike Lansing was the backup keeper for Denmark's Aalborg as they traveled to Sweden and face off with Goteborg, winning 1 - 3 in a friendly

Jonathan Amon played the first half for Nordsjælland as they exploded for 6 goals in their friendly against Lyngby in an all Danish friendly. Jonathan Scored a Goal and had an Assist, he also drew a penalty for his club - not a bad day at the office. Final 6 - 3 in favor of Nordsjælland

GK Danny Rogers was back keeper today as Aberdeen hosted St. Mirren in Scotland's FA Cup, winning with ease 4 - 1

In Germany 3 Liga, Royal Fennell (90) as Hallescher defeated Aalen 3 - 2 in a mid-table match-up

Marc Heider (90) and Osnabruck got pummeled 5 - 1 by 3rd place Wehen in Germany 3Liga

Caleb Stanko got a cameo minute at the end of Freiburg's 2 - 1 win over RB Leipzig in Bundesliga. Really good win for Freiburg against one of the teams vying for a Champions League spot

Timothy Chandler (86) continues his good season Scoring Frankfurt's 2nd & winning Goal as they traveled to Wolfsburg, winning this one 1 - 3. This was Timothy's first Bundesliga goal this season and the 3 points are like gold-dust at the top of Bundesliga, where only 4 points separate #2 from #9

Geoff Cameron off the bench at 71' as Stoke found themselves, and win 2 - 0 over Huddersfield who had Danny Williams left on the bench in England's Premier League

Antonee Robinson (90) and Bolton are held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by Cameron Carter-Vickers and his new team Ipswich in England's Championship

Fulham had a monster day at Craven Cottage hitting 6 goals past Burton in England's Championship. Tim Ream went 90 and Luca de la Torre came off the bench at 81

Lyndon Gooch got the final 5 minutes in for Sunderland as they defeat Hull 1 - 0 in the Championship

Eric Lichaj (90) and Nottingham Forest pulled off a 0 - 2 win at #1 Wolves. A great way to finally get a win

Gboly Ariyibi (18) got his first run out with his new team Northampton as they defeat Gboly's old team MK Don's 2 - 1 in League One. Northampton, who had been in a slump recently, have pulled themselves free of the drop zone, with 3 straight wins. as MK Don's slip into the relegation zone

Duane Holmes (90) as Scunthorpe drop 3 points at home in a 1 - 3 defeat by Gillingham. At this stage of the season a home loss to a 'lesser' team can be very damaging. Scunthorpe sit in 4th place, now 5 points away from the automatic promotion spot

Niall Mason (90 + yellow) helped Doncaster battle back from 2 goals down at #2 Shrewsbury to settle on a 2 - 2 draw in League One. 2 wins 3 draws for Doncaster in their last 5

2nd Place Nacional were just to strong for visitors Benfica B as they win 2 - 0 with Keaton Parks going the full 90 minutes in Portugal's Segunda Liga

In Italy, Antonio Iacovelli (90) as Cesena U19 traveled to Cittadella U19 and won 2 - 6 in Primavera 2 (Group A) With 4 straight wins and a draw in their last 5, Cesena U19 jump over Cittadella and move into the final Promotional Play-off spot

GK Brandon Austin (90) as Tottenham U18 visited Brighton U18 and had little difficulty winning 3 - 6 in the U18 Premier League (South)

Calum Stretch (90 + yellow) as Aston Villa U18 lose 2 - 3 at home to Swansea U18 in the U18 Premier League (South)

DeAndre Yedlin off the bench at 66' as Newcastle fall 3 - 1 at Manchester City in the English Premier League

Bobby Wood (also) off the bench at 66' as Hamburg fall 0 - 2 at home to FC Koln in Bundesliga. Both teams in trouble at the bottom of the Bundesliga

Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse are held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by Hereenveen in Netherlands Eredivisie. Vitesse are clinging on to the final Europa League Play-off spot (7th)

Barcelona Juvenil B with Konrad de la Fuente entering in the 55th minute defeated CB Sabadell 3 - 1 and was credited with an Assist in Spain's Liga Nacional (Grupo 7)

I don't usually go this deep into the lower leagues in Germany but, Hanif Wright (90) played for Bonner SC in Kreispokal A-Junioren (loosely translated 'Circle Cup' ) and they won 0 - 6 against JSG Beuel. Hanif Scored the 4th Goal for Bonner SC. Hanif is Haji Wright's younger brother (talk says that Hanif will sign with Schalke as well)

SUNDAY

Ander Egiluz started today as Basconia were held to a goalless draw at home by Sestao River in Spain's Tercera (Group 4)

Shaq Moore went 90 as Levante B wins 2 - 0 over CD Bunol in Spain's Tercera (Group 6)

John Neeskens came off the bench at 54' and Scored Santboia' only Goal, forcing a draw at 1 - 1 against visitors Palamos CF in Spain's Tercera (Group 5)

Khai Celestin came off the bench at 57' as C.D.Sariñena were held to a 2 - 2 draw by Fraga in Spain's Tercera (Group 17)

Shane O'Neill remained on the bench as Excelsior visited Sparta Rotterdam in Eredivisie and won 2 - 3

Isaiah Young off the bench at 66' as Bremen II fall 0 - 1 at home to Würzburger Kickers in Germany 3Liga. Bremen II now bottom 3 and in red zone

Aron Jóhannsson remained on the bench as Bremen visited league leaders Bayern in Bundesliga and were beaten 4 - 2

Bad news for Weston McKennie, came off the bench at 63' and was subbed off at 83' with an apparent knee injury (not confirmed at writing) Schalke did manage to hold on for 1 - 1 draw with Hannover after they scored late in the game

Kenny Saief (90) as Anderlecht traveled to Genk and won 0 - 1 in Belgium's Jupiler. Anderlecht now on a run, 3 straight wins, and in 3rd place

GK Paul Rachubka (90) as Kerala Blasters fall 1 - 2 at home to Goa in India ISL

Mukwelle Akale (65) as Villarreal C travel to C.D. Roda and win 1 - 2 in Spain's Tercera (Group 5)

Aaron Schoenfeld remained on the bench as M. Tel Aviv win 3 - 1 at home over H. Ashkelon in Ligat ha'Al and take over top spot in the league (on GD)

Juan Torres remained on the bench as Lokoren fall 3 - 0 at Gent in Belgium Jupiler

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WEEKLY WRAP: 1.8 through 1.14.2018: All the World's a Friendly Week!

So the Winter Break is winding down in a lot of countries, and that means the friendlies season picks up as clubs start to integrate new players and look to get fitness back on track. Although their are still quite a few more friendlies scheduled, next week will will start to see a restart, and the run to glory, start up again

This week though had some fun stuff.  Josh Sargent played twice for Bremen II and notched an assist in the first and a goal in the other..I like to think that this portends for the future, and another Pulisic rapid rise scenario. Kevin Lankford, who has a little more experience in Germany than Josh, managed 2 matches and scored in each. Mario Rodriguez took advantage of the break getting 2 matches in this week and scoring in one, while Jordan Siebatcheu got back on track and scored Riems 2nd Goal in France Ligue 1. Keaton Parks also became a provider, as he was credited with the assist on Benfica B's 3rd goal.  Not to be left out Goal-keeper Mike Lansing made his senior team debut for Aalborg and got a clean sheet for the record as he kept Randers at bay in an all Danish friendly

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OK here's the lists...first the short list;

GOALS
Mario Rodriguez - Germany (f)
Kevin Lankford - Germany (f)
Emerson Hyndman - England
Jordan Siebatcheu - France
Josh Sargent - Germany (f)
Kevin Lankford - Germany (f)

ASSISTS
Josh Sargent - Germany (f)
Kyle Scott - England
Timothy Chandler - Germany
Keaton Parks - Portugal

SHUT OUTS
Mike Lansing - Denmark (f)

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

MONDAY

Matthew Olosunde (90) as Manchester United U23 lose 0 - 3 to West ham U23 in England's Premier League 2 (Group 1) United in danger of being relegated, in bottom 2 (2 points adrift of safety)

TUESDAY

Isaiah Young & Josh Sargent both start 2nd half for Bremen II in a friendly at Dynamo Dresden. Bremen II lose this one 2 - 1 with Josh Sargent providing the Assist on Bremen's goal. It was also Josh's debut for the team.

USA Sal Esposito (17 y/o) made his debut with SSC Napoli on their youth team ? one to watch?

Jann George started today in a friendly as Regensburg hosted Austrian side LASK Linz in a game that ended 3 - 3

Both Terence Boyd & McKinzie Gaines started in Darmstadt's 3 - 0 victory over Belgium side Waasland-Beveren

Shane O'Neill returned from a long lasting injury, on the bench for Excelsior today in a friendly against Scotland's Hibernian - final score 0 - 0

Mario Rodriguez & Joe Gyau came on for the 2nd half of a friendly, as Sonnenhof fall at Bayern 5 - 3. Good performance by Sonnenhof who held on for a 3 - 3 match until Franck Ribery came on for Bayern and hit a hat-trick. Mario Rodriguez Scored Sonnenhof's 3rd Goal

Aaron Schoenfeld remained on the bench as M.Tel Aviv notched another win, this time 3 - 0 over Netanya in Ligat ha'Al

Kyle Scott (87) as Chelsea U23 visited League One Portsmouth in the Checkatrade Cup. Kyle was attributed the Assist on the first Goal as Chelsea U23 win 1 - 2 and advance

(GK) Brendan Moore watched from the bench as League One Rochdale lost 0 - 1 to League Two Lincoln City, who advance in Checkatrade Cup

In Wales Premier League, Jay Denny (75 + yellow) as Newtown come from 2 goals down to win 3 - 2 at home over Cardiff Metropolitan. Only Newtown's 2nd win in their last 5 matches

WEDNESDAY

Juan Torres came off the bench at 60th minute at Lokoren traveled to Spain's Elche in a friendly, losing 4 - 3

Alfredo Morales (90) for Ingolstadt as they win their friendly 1 - 0 over Marc Heider (81) and Osnabruck in an all German friendly

Royal Fennel started for Hallescher as they had little problem handling Cottbus in a friendly that ended 0 - 4

GK Ethan Horvath started on the bench as Club Brugge visited Netherlands Groningen in a friendly and won 1 - 2. Ethan played the 2nd half

Kevin Lankford played most of the 2nd half and Scored Heidenheim's 1st Goal as they go on to win 3 - 1 over Belgium's Antwerp in a friendly

Kenny Saief played the 1st half for Anderlecht as they traveled to Netherlands Utrecht, losing 4 - 3. Good to see Kenny get the start at his new club, even if only a friendly

GK Paul Rachubka was the backup keeper as Kerala Blasters visited Delhi Dynamo in India's ISL and won 1 - 3. Kerala are 3 points off a post season play-off spot and must visit Mumbai City next - the team they need to topple to get there

THURSDAY

Kenny Saief started in a friendly as Anderlecht traveled to Netherlands Heerenveen - where they played to a goalless draw - Kenny played 68 minutes

Haji Wright started and played the first half and Ken Gipson started and played the 2nd half as Sandhausen won their friendly with Unterhaching 3 - 1

Shaq Moore started and went 90 as Levante were booted from Copa del Ray , in Spain, by Espanyol 0 - 2. Shame, they were one of the final 16 teams. Whether Shaq holds on to his starting position we will see in the coming weeks - lets hope so.

FRIDAY

Emerson Hyndman started for Bournemouth U21 as they traveled to QPR U21, and Scored the first Goal as they go on to win 0 - 3 in this friendly, that had Giles Phillips going 90 for QPR

Masami Okada played the first half for Babelsberg in a friendly at Jena in a German friendly that ended all square at 1 - 1

Terence Boyd played the 2nd half, McKinzie Gaines joined in at 63' as Darmstadt were held scoreless in a 0 - 0 draw with Wurzburger Kickers in a German friendly

GK Kenneth Kronholm had the day off as Kiel played Belgium side St Truiden to a 2 - 2 draw in a friendly

Matt Miazga played the 2nd half of Vitesse 1 - 1 draw with Scotland's Hearts

GK Quentin Westberg was on the bench for Auxerre as they draw 1 - 1 with Le Havre in France Ligue 2. Auxerre in a spot of bother 3 points above the drop zone

Jordan Siebatcheu (88) Scored Riems 2nd Goal as they go on to win 0 - 2 at Orleans in France Ligue 2. Riems are now 10 points clear at the top of the league, and have not lost a game since October 13th

Maki Tall (90) as Tours are held in a goalless draw at home by Clermont in France Ligue 2. Tours are firmly in last place and look doomed

Dion Acoff came off the bench at 63 minutes as Valur fall 1 - 3 to Fylker in Iceland's Reykjavik Cup

Andrija Novakovich (90) as Telstar hold Maastricht to a goalless draw and move into 4th place in Netherlands Eerste Divisie

Kai Koreniuk (90) as Jong AZ traveled to Waalwijk and lost 1 - 0 in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Jong AZ are only 6 points above the drop zone.

Juan Torres (25) for Belgium's Lokoren as they visited Seoul in South Korea and won a friendly 1 - 0

SATURDAY

Sammy Adjai started for his new team Hawkes Bay in an exciting 2 - 3 win at Wellington Phoenix 2 in New Zealand's Premier League

GK Mike Lansing started today for Aalborg and gets the Shut Out as they win 0 - 1 at Randers in a friendly

Lyndon Gooch (60 + yellow) and Sunderland got thumped 4 - 0 at Cardiff in England's Championship. Sunderland play most of the 2nd half with 10 men. Still, they are dead last in the Championship

In their last Winter break friendly, Royal Fennel started for Hallescher as visited Nordhausen winning 1 - 2

Jann George started in a friendly as Regensburg visited Sonnenhof who had Joe Gyau, who entered at 59' and Mario Rodriguez, played the 2nd half. Final 0 - 2 in favor of Regensburg

Bobby Wood (74) as Hamburg visited Augsburg and lost 1 - 0 in Bundesliga. Hamburg now 2nd from bottom 2 points adrift of safety

Aaron Jóhannsson got the final 6 minutes in, as Bremen were held to a 1 - 1 draw by Hoffenheim in Bundesliga. Bremen are 1 point ahead of Hamburg, in the bottom 3 in Bundesliga

Timothy Chandler (90) gets the Assist on Frankfurt's goal but they are held to a 1 - 1 scoreline by Freiburg, who had Caleb Stanko on the bench.

GK Brady Scott started on the bench for Koln II in a friendly against Siegen in Germany. Koln II won this one 3 - 0

Danny Williams remained on the bench as Huddersfield were dis-mantled by West Ham at home 1 - 4 in the English Premier League

DeAndre Yedlin (90) in Newcastle's 1 - 1 draw at home with Swansea in the EPL. Every point for Newcastle counts at this stage, 23 points and a a good GD puts them in 14th and 3 points above the drop zone

Antonee Robinson (90 + yellow) for Bolton as they traveled to Brentford in the English Championship and lost 2 - 0, breaking a 2 game win streak...Bolton 1 point above the drop zone

Tim Ream (90) and Fulham get a very late PK and win 0 - 1 at Middlesbrough in the Championship and move above today's opponent by 1 point into 8th place

Niall Mason (90) as Doncaster are held at home 1 - 1 by Plymouth. Both teams mid-table on 35 points

GK Brendan Moore on the bench (of course) as Rochdale fall 2 - 1 at Gillingham in England's League One

Duane Holmes (90) as Scunthorpe travel to Portsmouth and force a 1 - 1 draw in League One. Scunthorpe remain unbeaten in their last 5, sit in 4th place.

Mason Robertson (90) as Peterhead beats Stirling 4 - 3 in Scotland's League Two. Peterhead have won their last 5, and sit in 2nd place 1 point off the top spot

Keaton Parks played the full 90 minutes, and is credited with an Assist on his teams 3rd goal, as Benfica B win 3 - 2 at home over Oliveirense in Portugal Segunda Liga. With 3 wins in their last 5 Benfica B are slowly moving up the table, but they still have a lot to do

Jay Denny remained on the bench as Newtown won 3 - 0 over Prestatyn in the Welsh Premier League. That's 2 straight wins - 3 of 4 and a boost up to 8th place for Newtown

Eric Lichaj (90 + yellow) as Nottingham Forest fall 0 - 1 to Aston Villa in the Championships late game. Nottingham, despite their FA Cup heroics, are in a downward spiral with just 2 points from their last 5 league matches.

All the talk this past week of Weston McKennie playing CB didn't pan for Schalke as he was left sitting on the bench as they fall 3 - 1 at RB Leipzig in Bundesliga

Ander Egiluz tarted today as Basconia visited Balmaseda in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 4) unfortunately they lost by a 1 - 0 scoreline. Basconia are just 1 point above the relegation zone

John Neeskens started today as Santaboia visited Horta in Tercera Division (Group 5) losing 2 - 1 This was Santaboia's first loss in a while

Joshua Perez came off the bench at 65' as Livorno fall 2 - 1 at Parma in a friendly in Italy

Information is hard to come by but, Junior Flores started on the bench today for Dortmund II in a 1 - 2 loss to Fortuna Koln - I'll keep looking to see if he played....

SUNDAY

Shaq Moore played for Levante UD B, he played 90 minutes / Yellow in a 2 - 2 away draw at Elche in Tercera Division (Group 6) which Levante B leads by 4 points (NB: Shaq played on Thursday, and the coach rested him for today's La Liga match)

Kyle Scott played the 1st half as Chelsea U23 pounded Sunderland U23 0 - 5 in England's EPL2 (Group 1)

In a friendly in Austria, Heidenheim and Kevin Lankford were beaten by LASK Linz 2 - 1 with Kevin Scoring Heidenheim's Goal, which at the time tied things up. This was Kevin's 2nd goal this week

Josh Sargent came off the bench for the 2nd half and 3 minutes in, Scored his 1st Bremen Goal as Bremen U23 beat Oldenburg 2 - 1 in a friendly. Josh's goal was the winner! and that's 2 matches for Bremen with an assist in the first and a goal in the second - not a bad way to start your career.

Haji Wright entered the match at 77th minute as Sandhausen were thoroughly beaten 3 - 0 in a friendly at Young Boys in Switzerland

Kofi Twumasi entered the match at the 60th minute as FC Viitorul traveled to Turkey to face the mighty Galatasaray in a friendly, and the Romanian side fall, not unexpectedly 2 - 0

GK Paul Rachubka was backup keeper for Kerala Blasters as they visited Mumbai City, and won 0 - 1 in India's ISL. Both teams are now on 14 points, and 2 points off a post-season play-off spot

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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: 10.23 thru 10.29.2017: New Stars Shine and US Youth Players Outside of Germany

This week started slowly then built up to some fun things.
Of note this week, Andrija Novakovich continues to shine in the Netherlands with another goal and an assist. Duane Holmes back as super-sub scores the winner in a thrilling 3 - 2 win for Scunthorpe. Theo Wilson makes it 4 goals in the last 3 matches in Slovenia, and welcome Joe Efford, who has played 2 meaningful matches this past week, in the Greek Cup, where he scored on his debut and in the Greek Football League (2nd tier) for Ergotelis. Alfredo Morales needed 2 matches to get a goal and an assist, but that's cool and finally Joe Gyau and James Murphy both get their first league goals of the season.

Again, this week is riddled with young players trying to make their mark. As mentioned Joe Efford in Greece, then Kai Koreniuk and Maurits De Baar in Netherlands and Rafael Antonio Iacovelli in Italy as well as Ander Egiluz and Khai Celestin in Spain. The number of young Americans is increasing in Europe (and outside of Germany), which IMHO is great news. We are already seeing stars appear in the ranks of US youth, Tim Weah, Josh Sargent, Chris Durkin as examples, these players will be joined by lesser known players over the coming year or so, and will make up, what I believe, will be a USMNT like we have never seen before (well I can speculate right?) 

Sweden's leagues will complete next week, while the rest of the major leagues will continue to battle it out, so see you all next weekend for the weekly wrap.

Here's the short list.........

GOALS
Alfredo Morales - Germany
Joe Efford - Greece
Marcel Costly - Germany
James Murphy - England
Joe Gyau - Germany
Jordan Siebatcheu - France
Duane Holmes - England
Maurice Malone (2) - Germany
Victor Mansaray - Sweden
Andrija Novakovich - Netherlands
Theo Wilson - Slovenia

ASSISTS
Alfredo Morales - Germany
Andrija Novakovich - Netherlands

SHUT OUT
Malcolm Little - Germany

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

MONDAY

GK Brandon Austin was the backup keeper as Tottenham U23 faced off in the local derby with Arsenal U23 and won 3 - 2 in England's PL2

Stefan Antonijevic (90) in Lillestrom's 1 - 0 loss at Odd in Norway's Eliteserien

Perry Kitchen (90) in Randers 1 - 1 home draw with Aalborg in Denmark Superliga. Randers still in last place

GK Zach Lubin was the backup keeper for Ljungskile as they won easily by 4 - 0 over Qviding in Sweden's Division One (Sodra) That's 3 straight wins for Ljungskile

Luca De Le Torre started for Fulham U23 as they visited Wolves U23 in England's PL2 and won 1 - 4

James Murphy started for Sheffield Wednesday U23 as they visited last place Bolton U23 and lost 3 - 1 in England's PDL

Kai Koreniuk, off the bench at 79' could not help Jong AZ as they fall 2 - 1 at FC Oss in Netherlands Eerste Divisie

Haji Wright & Ken Gipson both remained on the bench as Sandhausen gave up a 90+ goal and draw 1 - 1 with St Pauli in Germany 2Liga

Desevio Payne started for Excelsior 2 in a reserve game against NAC Breda 2. Final result 3 - 2 Excelsior, after trailing 0 - 2

TUESDAY

Mario Rodriguez started for Sonnenhof in a friendly with VfB Nachwuchs, in Germany which Sonnenhof won 2 - 0 - As far as I can tell, Mario played 90'

Fabian Johnson came off the bench at 76' as M'Gladbach visited Dusseldorf and won 0 - 1 in the DFB Pokal

Weston McKennie came off the bench at 57' as Schalke traveled to Wehen in DFB Pokal and won 1 - 3

In a match that had #1 against #2 in Sweden's Superettan, Andrew Stadler (90) Alex De John (30) and Dalkurd traveled to Brommapojkarna, losing 1 - 0. So what does that mean for next season? Dalkurd would have taken the #1 spot with a win, and remain in 2nd place. With 2 matches left and, now, 4 points behind its unlikely that they will take the top spot. Dalkurd are 4 points ahead of 3rd place Trelleborgs where they will decide who is promoted automatically and who fills the playoff spot...my take is that the Superettan ends the way it is today.

Emerson Hyndman remained on the bench as Bournemouth won 3 - 1 over Middlesbrough in a Carabao Cup match. There are many fans of Emerson who would like to see him move on from Bournemouth, where it must be somewhat disheartening for him lacking playing time.

Alfredo Morales (90) and Scored the 3rd Goal in Ingolstadt's 1 - 3 win at Furth in DFB Pokal.

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) was on the wrong side of a 3 - 2 scoreline as Kiel traveled to Mainz in DFB Pokal and lost in ET

Jay Denny and Newtown AFC reached the final four of the Welsh League Cup as they defeated Carmarthen 0 - 2

WEDNESDAY

Joe Efford Scored on his first appearance for Ergotelis in a Greek Cup match, which ended in a 2 - 4 loss to a much stronger team, Greek Super league's Xanthi. The Greece league season kicks off next weekend, so expect to hear more of Joe

Kofi Twumasi went 90 today as FC Viitorul won 2 - 4 at CSM Scolar Resita in the Romania Cup advancing to the round of 8

Marcel Costly (90) Scored Mainz II 2nd (& winning) Goal as they hosted Freiburg II in Regionalliga (Sudwest) defeating the visitors 4 - 1

Kyrian Nwabueze (90) as Gorica win 1 - 0 over Triglav in the Slovenian Cup Quarter Finals ( 2 - 0 on agg)

John Brooks made his return from injury today, but remained on the bench in a tight DFB Pokal match between Wolfsburg and Hannover that ended in a 1 - 0 victory for Wolfsburg.

Marc Heider (90) Robbie Kristo (9) as Osnabruck fall 2 - 3 to Nurnburg in DFB Pokal

George Fochive (90) as Viborg travels to Esbjerg and hold the game goalless and snag's a point in Denmark Division 1

Christopher Thorsheim (90) in Nykobing's 1 - 1 draw with league leaders Vejle in Denmark's Division One. Nykobing is pulling away from the red zone....slowly

GK Brady Scott watched from the bench as Koln II beat up on Wuppertaler 6 - 3 in Regionalliga (West)

Ashton Gotz only played the first half as Roda beat Groningen 3 - 1 in the Netherlands KNV Beker to advance to the next round

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) as Pfeddersheim visited Mechtersheim and lost 3 - 1 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Not a good day for GK Ethan Horvath (90) as Club Brugge lose for just the 2nd time this season 2 - 0 at Genk. Club Brugge unbeaten streak was 6 - going back to September 9th

Kyle Scott is still waiting for his opportunity after spending today's Carabao Cup game between Chelsea and Everton. But at least he was watching Chelsea win 2 - 1 on a 90+ ET goal and advance into the final 8

GK Danny Rogers was the backup keeper for Aberdeen as they hosted Celtic and fall 0 - 3 in Scotland's Premiership

Maki Tall came off the bench at 22 minutes (replacing an injured Cheikh Diarra) as Tours went on to beat Nantes 3 - 1 in France Coupe de la Ligue to reach the final 8 teams

Theo Wilson (66) and Krka fall 0 - 3 at home to Aluminij Kidricevo in the Pokal Slovenije quarter finals - 2nd leg. Agg 0 - 3 Krka out of the competition.

THURSDAY

Perry Kitchen off the bench at 51' as Randers traveled to Holbæk and won1 - 4 in DBU Pokalen - move into next round - Quarter Finals

Carlos McCrary made a cameo appearance as Hessen-Dreieich draw 1 - 1 at home with Bayern Alzenau in Oberliga (Hessen)

Shawn Barry (90) as Korona traveled to Zaglebie in Poland's Polish Cup, Quarter Finals, winning 0 - 1 and moving on to the Semi's

In Spain's Copa del Rey, Shaq Moore started & went 90 as Levante won 0 - 2 away from home at Girona. Congratulations to Shaq on his first senior squad start.

 FRIDAY 

James Murphy started for Sheffield Wednesday U23 and Scored the matches opening Goal, as Wednesday draw 2 - 2 at Nottingham Forest U23. Sheffield Wednesday lead the English PDL

Alfredo Morales (90) credited with the Assist on Ingolstadt's 3rd goal in a 1 - 3 victory at Bielefeld in Germany 2Liga

GK Jonathan Klinsmann (90) and Hertha II in a 2 - 0 defeat at Halberstadt in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Timothy Tillman (68) in Bayern II's 1 - 1 draw at home to Illertissen in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Bryan Gaul (90) as Elversberg hosted Javan Torre Howell (90) and FSV Frankfurt winning 3 - 1 - Kouami Dalmeida was also on the bench for FSV, in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

In France Ligue 1, GK Quentin Westberg was the back-up keeper as Auxerre traveled to Bourg Peronnas and draw 1 - 1. Auxerre has not lost in their last 5 matches.

Desevio Payne remained on the bench as Excelsior visited Twente in Eredivisie winning convincingly 1 - 3. Excelsior moves up to 7th in Netherlands top tier

Young American, Maurits De Baar got his 3rd look at the senior squad as hit sat on the bench for Waalwijk as they defended home turf in a 1 - 0 victory over Dordrecht in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. This was Waalwijk's first win of the season

In England, GK Brandon Austin (90) and Tottenham U23 visited Derby U23 and lost 1 - 0 in Premier League 2. Tottenham's U23 are really not having a season like their senior squad

Sheffield United (temporarily) takes over the lead of England's Championship, as Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) and the visitors Sheffield grab 3 points at Leeds in a 1 - 2 win

Ian Prescott Claus goes 90 as Süderelbe battle back for a 1 - 1 draw at home to Barmbek-Uhlenhorst in Germany's Oberliga (Hamburg)

Adam Benn (90) in Neindorf's 3 - 1 win over Curslack-Neuengamme in Oberliga (Hamburg)

SATURDAY

Young American Rafael Antonio Iacovelli  was an unused sub as Cesene U19 visited Brescia U19, losing 2 - 1 in Italy's Championato Primavera 2 (Group A)

Anton Peterlin (90) in B93 0 - 1 away win at Skovshoved in Denmark's Division 2 (Group 1)

Brian Span (90) and Mariehamn fall short of Europa League qualification on GD after falling 0 - 1 at home to Ilves in the final match of the season in Finland's Veikkausliiga. Mariehamn finish the season in 5th place

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) and Kiel visited Darmstadt in Germany's 2Liga and draw 1 - 1. Kiel remain in 2nd place

Haji Wright came off the bench at 52' but was not able to help Sandhausen as they traveled to Furth and lost today 2 - 1 in 2Liga

Masami Okada joined the action at 56' as Babelsberg fought to a 2 - 2 draw at Auerbach in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Isaiah Young off the bench at 58' as Bremen II lose 1 - 0 at Aalen in Germany 3Liga

Devann Yao (22) as Meppen traveled to Hallescher in 3Liga falling 2 - 0 and snapping their win streak at 3

Joe Gyau went 88 and Scored Sonnenhof's 2nd Goal as they beat hosts Lotte 0 - 2 in 3Liga. This was Joe's first league goal of the season

Marc Heider (90) Robbie Kristo (in 18) as Osnabruck thump Zwickau 4 - 0 in 3Liga

In Regionalliga (West) GK Brady Scott was the backup keeper as Koln U23 hosted Justin Kinjo (64) and Düsseldorf U23 and won 3 - 1

Marcel Costly (90) as Mainz II visited Roching Völklingen and won 0 - 2 in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Player/Coach Fabian Hurzeller (90) as Pipinsried fall 2 - 5 at home to Ingolstadt II in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Oscar Ortiz (58) as Rathenow fought to a goalless draw at Anker Wismar in Oberliga NOVF (Nord)

Julian Ceesay (90) in Gebenbach 1 - 2 win at Großbardorf in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Malik McLemore (90) in Bayern Hof's 1 - 0 victory at home over Würzburger Kickers II in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

In Sweden Superettan, Andrew Stadler (90) Alex De John (4) as Dalkurd win their home match against GAIS 1 - 0. The big match's are next week as #1 takes on #4 and #2 Dalkurd take on #3, with the league title and promotion on the line

Jamil Fearrington (90 + yellow) as Bronshoj defend home turf in a 2 - 1 win over Hillerød in Denmark's 2nd Division (Group 1)

In France Ligue 2, we won't be seeing Maki Tall for a few weeks as he gets a Red Card (2 x yellow) in a 2 - 0 defeat of Tours by Lorient. Tours still winless have only 2 points from 13 matches and are bogged down in last place

Elsewhere in Ligue 2, Jordan Siebatcheu (90) Scored Reims opening Goal (and eventual winner) as they went on to beat Nancy 3 - 0 and maintain their lead at the top of the table

In Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) Kevin Olali (90) as Morlautern get lucky as a 90 + 3 OG hands them a 1 - 1 draw against GK Bakary Sanyang (90) and Pfeddersheim

In Bundesliga

A worrying trend at Dortmund where Christian Pulisic (90) lose on the road to Hannover in Bundesliga. Dortmund are still top, but now only on GD from Bayern, with RB Leipzig knocking on the door. Dortmund has only managed 1 point from their last 3 matches

With Jonathan Klinsmann playing for the reserves yesterday, Hertha did not field any Americans today as they beat Bobby Wood (56) and Hamburg 2 - 1. Hamburg are in the Red Zone, with only 1 point from their last 5 matches

Fabian Johnson (19) came off the bench for M'Gladbach as traveled to Hoffenheim and won 1 - 3 with 2 goals in 5 minutes. The win moved M'Gladbach above Hoffenheim into 6th place

Over at Schalke, Weston McKennie (13) came off the bench for the home team as they faced off with John Brooks (90) and Wolfsburg in a match that ended even at 1 - 1. Notable here John Brooks first full match since his injury, a good sign for club and country. Wolfsburg have now drawn their last 6 matches. Schalke move up to 5th place (ahead of M'Gladbach on GD)

GK Malcolm Little gets his first start of the season for Dudenhofen and gets the Shut Oot as they have little trouble defeating Saar 05 Saarbrücken 3 - 0 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Demarveay Sheron (90) captained Sandhausen II as they traveled to Backnang and lost 2 - 0 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Toni Suddoth (90) as Pforzheim made the trip to Astoria Walldorf 2 and won 0 - 2 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

In England's Premier League, Danny Williams (69) and Huddersfield were stopped in their track by Liverpool as they fall 3 - 0

In England's Championship, Tim Ream (90) Luca de la Torre made a cameo appearance as Fulham held on with an ET goal for a 1 - 1 draw against Bolton and Antonee Robinson (41)

In England League One, Gboly Ariyibi (80) and MK Dons could not get anything going as they fall 2 - 0 at Bristol Rovers. Just 2 points from their last 5 matches has the Dons moving in the wrong direction

Niall Mason was an unused sub in Doncaster's 0 - 1 win at Bury. Doncaster have pulled themselves 3 point clear of the red zone

Duane Holmes (19) has had a shaky period at Scunthorpe lately, going from super sub scoring goals to starter and failing to find the mark. So of course Scunthorpe put him back as super sub, and of course Duane Scored the winning Goal as his team won a back and forth battle 2 - 3 at Oldham. Scunthorpe move up to 5th place

GK Brendan Moore, continued as back-up keeper for Rochdale as they pulled off a 1 - 1 draw at bottom club Plymouth

In Scotland's Premier League, GK Danny Rogers was the back-up keeper for Aberdeen as they won 2 - 1 over Ross County. Aberdeen are firmly in 2nd place and challenging Celtic this season (1 point behind the leaders). Baring injury I doubt Danny will get much playing time, with Aberdeen doing so well

In Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) Ryan Masch (90) as Skovde won 2 - 0 over Assyriska and nudged above the relegation zone on GD, with 1 match left to play next week. Skovde will visit Husqvarna, who are just above them in the league, and Assyriska (who are tied on points with Skovde) will host #3 Utsiktens - exciting battle of survival coming

Louis Bennett (90) as Vyskov dismantled Uhersky Brod 4 - 0 in Czech Republic's MSFL. The win moves Vyskov into 3rd place

In Wales Premier League, Jay Denny (90) in Newtown's 2 - 1 loss at Llandudno. With just 1 point from their last 5 matches Newtown are in deep trouble in the relegation zone

In Scotland's League 2, Mason Robinson (90) as Peterhead win their 2nd straight 1 - 0 at home over Annan. Peterhead are sitting in 3rd place, just 3 points out of first

Ashton Gotz (90) as Roda hold on for a 1 - 1 draw with Feyenoord in Netherlands Eredivisie

Eric Lichaj (90) as Nottingham Forest find a way past Hull in a back and forth shoot-out that ends 2 - 3 in favor of Nottingham, in the English Championship. That's 2 straight wins for Nottingham

Ander Egiluz (90 + yellow) as CD Basconia traveled to Real Sociedad C and draw 1 - 1 in Spain's Tercera (Group 4)

SUNDAY

Nick Taitague (78) as Schalke U19 visited Fortuna Köln and won 1 - 5 in A-Junior Bundesliga (West)

Emanuel Sabbi (10) as Hobro traveled to Sonderjyske and draw 1 - 1in Denmark's Superliga. Hobro are in 4th place

Trevor Zwetsloot (55) for Bremen U19 hosted Lyonel Hyer (16) and Hannover U19 in a match that ended all even a 1 - 1 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Conor O'Brien (74) as Start fall at home 0 - 1 to Elverum in Norway's OBOS-ligaen. You could call this a shock result as 2nd place Start are fighting for promotion, while away side Elverum are fighting for survival. The good news Start and Conor are PROMOTED and will play in Eliteserien next season (still 1 match to play)

In Netherlands Eredivisie, Matt Miazga (90 + yellow) as Vitesse lost only their 2nd match this season as they fall at home 2 - 4 to #1 PSV. Vitesse are in 4th place

Maurice Malone (82) Scored 2 Goals as Augsburg U19 hosted Fürth U19 and won with ease 5 - 2 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Nykopings have now won 5 straight, as they beat Sollentuna 2 - 1 in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra) with Eric Friedlander on the bench today

In Sweden Division 1 (Norra) Victor Mansaray (74 + yellow) Scored Umea's 2nd Goal as they went on to dismantle Enskede IK 7 - 1. Umea are in 4th place with 1 match remaining

In Belgium Jupiler League, GK Ethan Horvath was reduced to back-up keeper today as Club Brugge walloped St Truden 4 - 1 maintaining their 8 point lead at the top of the table. Evidently the coach is upset with Ethan over an error in their last game?

Christopher Thorsheim (90) as Nykøbing FC were held to a goalless draw by Esbjerg in Denmark's Division 1

George Fochive (90) as Viborg are held at home 2 - 2 by Thisted in Denmark Division 1

In Netherlands Eerste Divisie, Andrija Novakovich (90) continues to star, with a Goal and an Assist in Telstar's 4 - 0 blasting of Almere. That's 5 goals in the last 4 matches for Andrija, 7 goals this season so far. Telstar tied 3rd in the table (4th on GD)

Romain Gall (90) in Sundsvall 1 - 4 home defeat by Hammarby in Sweden's Allsvenskan. With 1 match left Sundsvall are in the red zone (GD) they travel to Goteborg (Mix Diskerud) next week. Jonkopings the side that is ahead of them play #3 Djurgarden who must get points to qualify for Europa League in a tight race for the 2 EL spots

Joe Efford played in his first league match, entering for the 2nd half as Ergotelis were held to a goalless draw in Greece Football League (2nd tier) by Kallithea in the opening match of the season (note: Ryan Palmbaum is on the roster of Kallithea, but did not dress today)

Khai Celestin entered at 61' as CD Sariñena traveled to Atletico Monzon and battled to a goalless draw in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 14)

Joshua Perez was an unused sub as Livorno won 3 - 0 at home over Pro Piacenza in Italy's Serie C (Group A)

Rubio Rubin (15) as Stabaek hold run-away league leaders Rosenborg to a goalless draw at Rosenborg in Norway Eliteserien

Theo Wilson Scored the 4th Goal as NK Krka won their 3rd straight 4 - 2 over NK Kranj. This was Theo's 4th goal in the last 3 league matches, giving him a team leading 6 goals

Shaq Moore came off the bench for his first senior squad league match for Levante at 72' in match of 2 halves. The first half belonged to Levante, the 2nd half to Eibar as the 2 Spanish La Liga teams settled for a 2 - 2 draw. Levante have now drawn 3 straight matches

Kyrian Nwabueze (85) in Gorica's 0 - 3 win at Aluminij in Slovenia's Prva liga. Gorica in 4th place, 1 point out of the final Europa League spot. Explain: 2 teams are way out in front (tied at 34 points, battling for UCL spot) 3 teams are battling for the remaining Europa League spot, Rudar are 3rd w/23 points , Gorica next w/22, and Domzale trailing behind w/19 points.

GK Zach Lubin was stated as being in 18 for today's match at Angelholms. Currently I have no info as to whether he played or not. The match ended in a 2 - 2 draw. With both of these teams in mid-table and only 1 more to play, they are not involved in any Pro/Rel - except #6 Ljunskile are hosting Mjalby who are chasing leaders Landskrona next week, in an absolutely fascinating scenario - Mjalby trail by 3 points, but have an equal GD / have won their last 5. Landskrona have lost 3 of their last 5 - including their last 2 straight. and host #4 Karlskrona - talk about a pick'em

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