WEEKEND WRAP: Friday/Saturday/Sunday - Features 7 Goals, 2 Assists, 4 Shut Outs

Well, not the output we have seen over the past few weeks, but an eventful weekend nevertheless. Joe Gyau makes an appearance for Dortmund II, Josh Gatt scores his first in nearly 2 years, and Bobby Wood sees red (was that really deserving of a straight red?) Lot's of Pro/Rel stuff going on in Scandinavia (as well as Euro spots). Then on Friday we learned that  Ex Tulsa Roughnecks forward, Kyrian Nwabueze was cut by Ararat in Armenia.

With Americans playing in 16 countries this is quite a bit of reading to do for this weekend wrap, or you can just check out the short list below

Short List  

GOALS
Terence Boyd (Germany)
Duane Holmes (England)
Bjorn Johnsen (Scotland)
Stephen Golz (Sweden)
Nermin Crnkic x2 (Bosnia)
Josh Gatt (Norway)

ASSIST
Andrija Novakovich (England)
Gedion Zelalem (England)


SHUT OUT 
Ciaran Nugent (Ireland)
David Yelldell (Germany) * did not finish game
Josh Wicks (Sweden)
Daniel Schmidt (Japan)

The comprehensive (full) list

FRIDAY

Andrija Novakovich (76) gets an Assist, as Reading U23 fall 3 - 2 at Leicester City U23 in EPL2 (Division 1)

Matt Olosunde went 82 as Manchester United U23 visited Tottenham U23 in EPL2 and came away with a point in a 1 - 1 draw in EPL2 (Division 1)

Tim Tillman (89 + yellow - that's his 5th in 8 games) and Bayern U19 met Ingolstadt U19 and won 3 - 1 with the result they move into 2nd place in Junior Bundesliga (Sud/Sudwest)

McKinze Gaines went 74 in Wolfsburg U19 3 - 0 win over Carl Zeiss Jena U19 in Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Terence Boyd went 88, Scored RB Leipzig II's 2nd goal as they won 2 - 0 over Auerbach in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Gedion Zelalem (90) gets an Assist on Arsenal U23 4th goal as they beat up on Sunderland U23 4 - 0 Arsenal still close to the bottom of the EPL2 (Division 1)

Brooks Lennon only lasts the first half as #3 Liverpool visited #2 Manchester City U23 and fall 1 - 0 in EPL2 (Division 1)

Shane O'Neill went 90 for NAC Breda in Netherlands Eerste Divisie as they visited FC Oss in a 7 goal game and came out winners 3 - 4 with an ET goal. Breda now in 2nd place - 2 points behind #1 Jong PSV

Eric Palmer-Brown went 90 for FC Porto B in Portugal's Segunda Liga, as they beat Fafe 4 - 0 in convincing fashion, although Porto B has not lost in 4 games, this is their first win for a while

Fabian Johnson went 88, picked up a yellow, for M'Gladbach and Timothy Chandler went 90 for Frankfurt in a goalless draw in Friday's Bundesliga game

In Ireland's Premier Division, Pat McCann (90) and GK Ciaran Nugent (90) Plus he gets the Shut Out in Sligo Rovers 5 - 0 dismantling of Wexford in the final game of the season. Sligo, who did not start the season to well end up 5th - not to shabby, all things considered

Also in Ireland's Prem. Don Cowan went 90, as Longford fell 2 - 4 to #4 Shamrock Rovers in their last game of the season....One more game to go - a Play-off to survive relegation

SATURDAY

Jerome Kiesewetter (89 + yellow) Justin Kinjo (in 18/DNP) and Dusseldorf traveled to #2 Union Berlin and came away with all the points as they won 0 - 1 in Germany 2Liga. That's 3 wins in a row, and a 3rd spot in the table for Dusseldorf

Romain Gall (90) and Nykopings failed to hold #1 Brommapojkarna at home and fell 0 - 1 in Sweden Division 1 (Norra) Nykopings is going through a rough patch right now, 5 points from their last 5 games

In England's Premier League, Lyndon Gooch came off the bench at minute 84, by which time Sunderland were already down 1 - 4 to Arsenal. I guess a few minutes is better than nothing, but manager David Moyes seems a little lost for ideas right now and his decision to bring in Lyndon at that point seemed desperate

In Denmark Division2 (Group 1) Anton Peterlin (82) and B93 ended their game with Avarta goalless. B93 remain in the 'promotion group' with 20 points, Avarta lead the group.

Also in the promotion group in Denmark are Bronshoj and Jamil Fearrington (90) who beat Fredensborg 3 - 0 to maintain their #3 spot in Denmark's Division 1 (Group 1)

In Germany 3Liga, Shawn Barry (90 + yellow) and FSV Frankfurt made short-work of Paderborn as they won 3 - 0. That's 4 wins in the last 5 games for FSV, as they charge up the table.

In a game filled with American's, Royal Fennell (90) and Hallescher hosted Marc Heider (90 + yellow) Robbie Kristo (90) and Osnabruck with the advantage going to the home team, as Hallescher win's this one 1 - 0. Hallescher are unbeaten in their last 5, and sit tied 3rd, with 2 other teams)

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) and Kiel visited Munster, and grabbed a point in a 1 - 1 draw in 3Liga

Jann George (88) and Regensburg held on for a 1 - 1 draw at home to Magdeburg, also in 3Liga

Devante Parker (11) came off the bench as Mainz II traveled to Rostock and stole a point in a 1 - 1 draw

GK David Yelldell was replaced at minute 79 (?Injury) and Sonnenhof hung on for a goalless draw against visitors #1 Duisburg in 3Liga

In Junior Bundesliga (Sud/Sudwest) Corey Anton came off the bench at minute 79 as Kaiserslautern U19 hosted Toni Suddoth (57) and Stuttgart U19 and had a comfortable home win 3 - 0 against the visitors

GK Brad Guzan watched Middlesbrough from the bench as they beat Bournemouth 2 - 0 in the English Premier League (Emerson Hyndman was not in Bournemouth's 18, again, today)

Cameron Carter-Vickers was in the 18/DNP for Tottenham as they drew 1 - 1 with Leicester City in the EPL

Tim Ream came off the bench at minute 81 as Fulham thumped Huddersfield 5 - 0 in the English Championship

DeAndre Yedlin (90) was subbed out at 90+5 as Newcastle continued their winning ways (have won last 5) at Preston with a 1 - 2 win. Newcastle are 3 points clear at the top of the table

Danny Williams (90 + yellow) and Reading hosted Eric Lichaj (90) and Nottingham and held their home advantage in a 2 - 0 win. Reading move into the top 6 and Nottingham find themselves hovering above the drop-zone.

Gboly Ariyibi (90) and Chesterfield traveled to Charlton in England's League One, and fell 1 - 0. Chesterfield have now lost 5 straight and find themselves 1 point off the bottom (4 points from safety). They need to regain last years form if they are going to survive

GK Paul Rachubka was in his 'stand-by' position on the bench for Bury, as they lost 3 - 2 at Northampton in League One

Duane Holmes (90) Scored Scunthorpe's 2nd goal (technically the winner) as they find little problem with visiting Swindon in a 4 - 1 win in England League One. Scunthorpe are having a great season, and are 3 points ahead at the top of the League.

GK Brendan Moore (90) and Torquay looked on the way to a win in the first half, up a goal at home. The 2nd half was not good though, a red card and 2 goals by Southport saw the home team fall 1 - 2 in England national League

In a thriller in Scotland's Premier League, Perry Kitchen (90 + yellow) Bjorn Johnsen (76) and Hearts traveled to Inverness and battled to a 3 - 3 draw, with Bjorn Johnsen Scoring Hearts opening goal. Hearts had started the season really well, but have recently hit a rough patch, this game will give them some confidence going forward - they retain 3rd spot (shared with 2 other teams) and are only a point behind #2 Rangers

GK Danny Rogers (90) and Falkirk visited Dundee Utd. in Scotland's Championship, and fell 1 - 0 on an 82nd minute strike. Falkirk are just out-side the promotion play-off group

Peterhead are finally finding their form, with their 3rd straight win. Kevin Dzierzawski went 77 minutes in their 2 - 0 win over Stranraer in Scotland League One.

In Sweden's Superettan, its looking really good for the top two teams, both with Americans, as AFC Utd. win today and move 7 points ahead of Halmstad who have crashed, losing their last 2 games. By my reckoning, AFC United are promoted - they have 1 game left at Halmstad. Sirius has already made the jump(promotion) into the top tier next season. Today GK Josh Wicks (90) gets the Shut Out, Tristan Bowen was in the 18/DNP and AFC united won this one 3 - 0 against Atvidabergs

Hunter Gorskie came off the bench for the final 20 minutes as Legnica traveled to Tychy and won 0 - 2 in Poland's Division 1. Legnica break a 2 game losing streak

GK Justin vom Steeg (90) for Dusseldorf II as they fall 1 - 2 at home to Oberhausen in Regionalliga (West)

Bryan Gaul (90) Matt Taylor (62) and Offenbach fall 2 - 1 at Koblenz in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Joel Sonora went 90 in Stuttgart II's 2 - 1 loss to Ulm in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Devann Yao (17) came off the bench as BAK 07 visited Cottbus and won 1 - 2 in Regionalliga (Nordost)

In Oberliga (Bayern Nord) Julian Ceesay went 90 as FC Amberg fell 1 - 3 to DJK Ammerthal

Fabian Hurzeller went 90 as Pipinsried visited Sonthofen in Oberliga (Bayern Sud) and won 1 - 2

Oscar Ortiz went 90 as SC Feucht visited Haibach in Regionalliga (Bayern Nord) and won 0 - 2

GK Bakary Sanyang had a nightmare of a game, giving up 4 goals as Pfeddersheim fall 0 - 4 at home to Wiesbach in Regionalliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Florida native (Gainsville Fl) Piakai Henkel came off the bench at minute 78 in Bahlinger SC 6 - 1 thumping of Neckaretz in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Shaq Moore went 90 in Levante UD B team as they drew 0 - 0 with Sabadell in Spain's Segunda Division B - (Group 3)

Joe Gyau (1) made a cameo appearance for Dortmund II in Regionalliga (West) Dortmund brought on 2 players in the 90th minute Joe was one of them. Dortmund won this game against Aachen 0 - 1

Aris Briggs Zustra went 90 in a goalless draw as Osnabruck II visited Hannover in Oberliga (Niedersachsen)

In the Bundesliga late game Christian Pulisic went 90 as Dortmund played to a goalless draw with Schalke. That's 3 straight draws, as Dortmund slip down the table Note to team: Must do better

Eric Lickert started for Freiburg II as they fell 1 - 0 at Neckarsulmer in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Matt Miazga went 90 as Vitesse fell 0 - 2 to PSV in Netherlands Eredivisie. This is Matt's 6th start, 5 League, 1 Cup, since his loan from Chelsea


GK Jeff Gal (90) Stephen Golz (90) and Lidkopings FK won their relegation 2nd leg match against Vanersborg 2 - 1. The aggregate score was 2 - 2 and Lidkopings FK are relegated on the away goals rule. Stephen Golz scored Lidkopings first goal, but the team will be playing in Division 3 next season.

SUNDAY
 
While you were sleeping, Matthew Wiesenfarth started for Canterbury United in New Zealand's Premier League as they visited Southern United and won 1 -3

GK Daniel Schmidt, who missed last weeks game, is back in the net for Yamaga in Japan League 2 as they visit Yamagata in one of the last games of the season. Things are tight at the top of the table so a win is important, Yamaga ended this one 0 - 1 and move within 3 points of top spot, and draw away from the #3 team by three points. Daniel Schmidt is back and gets a Shut Out for his team

Haji Wright and Weston McKennie both started for Schalke U19 as they traveled to FC Koln in Junior Bundesliga (West) and let one slip away, as they gave up a late goal, with the game ending 1 - 1

Babajide Ogunbiyi (90) and Hobro had a fun day as they visited Vendsyssel in Denmark's 1st Division and came away with a 0 - 4 win. Hobro are now 6 points clear at the top of the league

GK Benjamin Machini was in the 18 for Barakaldo in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 2) as they went to Mensajero and came away with a point, that moves them into 4th place, and extends their unbeaten run to 5 games

Nermin Crnkic was rocking today as he led Sarajevo over Celik Zenica 4 - 0. Nermin Crnkic Scored 2 goals as the home team had no problem with the last place Zenica

Connor O'Brien (90) and Horsens visited Sonderjyske in Denmark's Superliga and hit a brick wall, falling 2 - 0. Sonderjyske has been on a bit of a run lately (4 wins out of 5) and have now jumped over Horsens in the league

Johnathan Spector (90) and Birmingham had a job on their hands today as they faced Aston Villa in a game that had the home team fighting back, for a 1 - 1 draw in the English Championship. Birmingham sit just outside the top six (on GD)

In Germany 2Liga, Russell Canouse went 90 as Bochum won their home match against Heidenheim

Sammy Adjai came off the bench with 10 minutes left in the game and helped Naestved win 1 - 2 over Nykobing in Denmark Division 1. This was Naestved's 2nd straight win and pulls them just above the drop zone

Caleb Stanko (70) and Vaduz were pummeled 5 - 0 today at Young Boys in Switzerland's Super League. Vaduz are now at the bottom of the table.

Rubio Rubin was on the bench again for Utrecht, who needed an own goal by visitors Nijmegen to get secure a 1 - 1 home draw

Dallas Aminzadeh went 90 as Oldenburg hosted Hansa in Regionalliga (Nord) and won 1 - 0

John Brooks went 90 as Hertha visited Hoffenheim in Bundesliga, and lost 1 - 0. Hoffenheim with 5 consecutive wins jumps over Hertha into 3rd place in Bundesliga. Hertha have been a little shaky lately and need to find their mojo again

Ismar Tandir was an unused sub for Javor as they traveled to FK Vozdovac in the Serbian Super Liga and won 1 - 2

Paul Torres (90) as Assyriska FF win 1 - 0 over Varnamo in Sweden's Superettan. With the win, Assyriska helped themselves, and are now in a position to lock-in a Play-off possibility to stay in Superettan next season

Keaton Parks went 65 for Varzim as they lose 2 - 1 to Penafiel in Portugal's Segunda Liga. It should be noted that when defender Keaton left the game Varzim were up 0 - 1, and gave up 2 goals in 15 minutes..the loss drops Varzim into the relegation zone (but there is plenty of time to battle out)

Jochen Graf was an unused sub as Oskarshamns visit Trollhattan in Sweden's Division 1 (Sodra) and grab a point in a 1 - 1 draw. The draw make things interesting - with 1 game left, next week, Oskarshamns are 2 points above the drop zone with 3 teams that can pass them with wins (1 can tie them with a draw) so next weeks game at home to QViding is critical, a draw may not do it

Nicholas Edginton (90) for Samorin as they visited Sered in Slovakia 2Liga (West) and lost by 1 - 0. USA Coach Mike Keeney felt that the early goal - 4th minute - really effected the games out-come. Disappointment for Samorin, who have been struggling after a good start (only 1 point from last 5 games) but they still sit in 5th place (only 1 point out of 3rd!)

A Bobby Wood Red Card, on a weak call, hammered the nail into Hamburg's chances as they fall 3 - 0 at FC Koln. Hamburg who are entrenched at the bottom of Bundesliga and still without a win, had held FC Koln scoreless up to Bobby's sending off, but 3 minutes later the floodgates opened as FC Koln pressed home their advantage

With one game left this season, Helsingborg fired on all cylinders to win 1 - 4 at bottom placed Falkenbergs. GK Quentin Westberg was back between the posts.
Helsingborg are currently 3rd from bottom in the relegation Play-off spot. Gefle who are on a charge below them are 2 points behind and mathematically can pass them. Next, and last game of the season, for both teams will decide the outcome. Gefle must visit 9th place Ostersunds (who have won their last 2) but Gefle are on a run and have not lost in their last 5 - should be an interesting game. Helsingborg will host twelfth place Jonkopings, a game that could go either way. Certainly it seems that Helsingborg has a slight edge going into the final game

Norway's Tippeligaen was pretty exciting today. Josh Gatt (80) Scored his first goal in 2 years as Molde won their next to last game 3 - 0 over hapless Stabaek and Cole Grossman (90). 
Molde cannot gain European football next season, the best they can do is 4th place. Stabaek are still in a relegation battle. They face even more hapless Start at home next week, so 3 points is a real possibility, and they will need them to aid their escape. Places 12 thru 15 are all battling to stay in the top tier Stabaek seems to have an advantage over Bodo/Glimt who will travel to #1, and UCL bound, Rosenborg, Tromso will host #3 Odd, who need to win to put a claim on 2nd place, and Lillestrom will welcome (maybe) Molde. Stabaek who have a -10 GD will need to win by at least 2 goals (depending on other outcomes) to even sniff a chance at remaining in the top tier

In the other Tippeligaen game of (USA) interest, Alex De John (90) and last place, Start could not hold-out against #2 Brann at home, and lost 1 - 2. GK Alex Horvath was in the 18 but did not play today. #2 Brann and #3 Odd are only separated by GD going into the final week, they will both represent Norway in the Europa League next season

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WEEKEND WRAP: Friday/Saturday/Sunday - Features (12) Goals, (3) Assists, & (3) Shut-Outs

Pretty impressive weekend, with Americans playing in 16 country's while scoring 12 goals, getting 3 assists and 3 shut-outs. When you consider that quite a few of the 'lower' leagues where we have a substantial presence have completed their seasons, we have a ton of players out there, everywhere!

I'll start with a big shout out to Brian Span and Mariehamn who have won Finland' Veikkausliga and assuming Brian is still there next season he  will be playing Champions League football - congrats to him and his team.

There are a couple of Scandinavian leagues that will complete this coming week, we have a handful of teams with US players that are vying for Euro spots, and others for promotion or unfortunately relegation - we'll see over the next 10 days or so how all that shakes out.

Christian Pulisic - OK I'm a believer!

A couple of new American players have joined Canterbury United in New Zealand's Premier League, forward Matt Wiesenfarth and GK Kris Schultz. The New Zealand Prem. started play this weekend and Matt had an assist in his first game. 

OK...as usual the list is here in two parts short & comprehensive - your choice
Here is the short list;

GOALS
Paul McCann (Ireland)
Bryan de la Fuentes (Armenia)
Andrew Wooten (Germany)
Marc Heider (Germany)
Christian Pulisic (Germany)
Paul Torres (Sweden)
Haji Wright x 2 (Germany)
Weston McKennie (Germany)
Devante Parker (Germany)
Brooks Lennon (England)
Eric Lickert (Germany)

ASSISTS
Christian Pulisic (Germany)
Matt Wiesenfarth (New Zealand)
Duane Holmes (England)

SHUT OUTS
Kenneth Kronholm (Germany)
Brendan Moore (England)
Matt Pyzdrowski (Sweden)

For the more comprehensive listing, sit back and read below;

FRIDAY

Jerome Kiesewetter came off the bench early (35') and Justin Kinjo (DNP) as Dusseldorf hammered Bielefeld 4 - 0 in Germany's 2Liga

GK Quentin Westberg was in back-up mode today as Tours beat Valenciennes easily with a 4 - 1 scoreline. This was only Tours 2nd win of the young season, but it put them just above the red-line (by 1 point)

Shane O'Neill went the full 90 as NAC Breda won their home match with Sittard in Netherlands Eerste Divisie 3 - 1 - NAC are back on track after their 2 game losing streak

Rubio Ruben went the full 90 for Jong Utrecht (B team) he missed an 87th minute penalty in a 1 - 2 loss to Maastricht in Eerste Divisie

Young GK Justin Vom Steeg was in goal as Dusseldorf II fell 2 - 0 at Wattenscheid in Germany's Regionalliga (West)

In today's Big Bundesliga match-up, Bobby Wood, who played the 2nd half, and Hamburg suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Timothy Chandler (90 + yellow) and Frankfurt. Hamburg had an own goal and a red card, and never recovered from either, losing 0 - 3 at home. With just 2 draws in 8 games, Hamburg are already falling behind in Bundesliga. Frankfurt 2 wins 2 draw and 1 loss in their last 5 are sitting in 4th place (ahead of Hertha on GD)

Bad day for Birmingham and Jonathan Spector (90) as they visited Burton in the English Championship and lost 2 - 0. Not the end-of-the-world, but with 8 points separating 1st from 7th, any dropped points (Burton were in 18th prior to today) could have ramifications later in the season.

In Ireland's Premier League things look great in the 1st half for GK Ciaran Nugent (90) and Pat McCann (90) who Scored Sligo Rovers only goal just before the end of the half, Sligo took the lead into the locker room - the 2nd half did not live up to the 1st and Sligo allowed 2 unanswered goals and fall 2 - 1 to Derry City. Sligo Rovers have been on a roll lately, this loss breaks a run of 5 unbeaten.

Ryan Malone went 67 and picked up his 4th yellow of the season as Stuttgart Kickers fell 2 - 1 at Nottingen in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

SATURDAY

In Armenia, Bryan De la Fuentes Scored Shirak's only goal as they win 1 - 0 over Gandzasar in the Armenian Premier League

In Germany, Andrew Wooten (90) Scored the third goal for Sandhausen as they go on to win 3 - 0 over St Pauli and Fafa Picault (played 2nd half) in 2Liga

In Sweden Division 1 (Norra) Romain Gall and Nykopings hosted Carlstad in a game that ended goalless

In Finland Ykkonen, Jaro, with Kyle Curinga (90) fell at home to GrIFK and Daniel Stevens (76) 2 - 4 in their final game of the season. Jaro ended 3rd in the standings, but will not play in Veikkausliga next season (only the top two will go ahead)

Mike Banner (90) and KPV visited Jazz Pori in Ykkonen in a game that ended 1 - 1. KPV will play in Ykkonen next season, Jazz Pori are relegated and will play in Kakkonen

Isaac Kannah (67) and KTP met Haka and Etchu Tabe (7) in a survival match that ended with 6 goals scored, and a 3 - 3 draw. KTP are relegated, Haka survived and will be in Ykkonen next season

GK Tim Murray (90) ended his season at Ekenas with a resounding defeat at TPS Turku (promotion playoff) with games going on around and relegation a possibility, a 3 - 0 loss must have felt nerve racking for Ekenas who ended the season 3 points above the red line and safety, so will continue in Ykkonen next season

In Germany 3Liga, Mario Rodriguez was an unused sub in Chemnitzer's 2 - 4 away win over Magdeburg

Osnabruck featured Marc Heider (90) who Scored the winning goal and Robbie Kristo (71) as they won 1 - 0 over Sonnenhof and GK David Yelldell to move into 2nd place in Germany's 3Liga

Royal Fennell (90) and Hallescher came away from Paderborn with a goalless draw. Hallescher are now unbeaten in 5 games in 3Liga

GK Kenneth Kronholm gets the Shut Out, as Kiel visit Wehen and force a goalless draw. Both teams are on 18 point with Kiel ahead on GD

Shawn Barry (90) and FSV Frankfurt traveled to Zwickau and garnered a point in their 3Liga match. This is the first time FSV have dropped any points in their last 5 games (4w, 1d)

In Denmark Division 2 (Group 1) Bronshoj and Jamil Fearington (90) hosted B93 and Anton Peterlin (26) in a game between #3 & #4 - this one was won 2 - 1 by Bronshoj, who have won 4 of their last 5, but B93 maintain their #3 spot by 1 point

In Bundesliga, John Brooks (90 + yellow) and #2 Hertha, won their home game against #4 FC Koln 2 - 1. Hertha are currently tied for 1st place with Bayern who lead on GD and who have an extra game in hand.

Christian Pulisic came to Dortmund's rescue today,coming off the bench for the 2nd half, with Dortmund down 2 - 0 at Ingolstadt and Alfredo Morales (1) . Christian Assisted on Dortmund's 2nd goal and Scored the 3rd goal in ET, to force a 3 - 3 draw and keeping Dortmund in the top 6

In Norway's Tippeligaen, Cole Grossman (90) and Stabaek lost their home game 1 - 2 to Sarpsborg. With the result, Stabaek are now back in relegation trouble, with just a couple of games left they are now in one of the automatic relegation spots. If they can gather some points over the coming weeks, its very possible, they could pull off an escape

GK Brad Guzan, took his (now) usual spot on the bench as Middlesborough visited Arsenal in the English Premier League and came away with a point in goalless draw

Geoff Cameron went 90 for Stoke as they traveled to Hull and won 0- 2 in the EPL. This was Stoke's 2nd win in a row, and 2nd win of the season

Lyndon Gooch played the final 15 minutes as Sunderland fell 1 - 0 at West Ham.  Sunderland are now falling further behind with each week, and are the only team in the EPL that have yet to win a game

Tim Ream was an unused sub for Fulham as they fall 1 - 0 at Aston Villa in the English Championship

DeAndre Yedlin went the full 90 minutes for Newcastle as they thumped Ipswich 3 - 0 in their Championship match. Newcastle are in the #1 spot, leading the Championship by 3 points

Despite missing a penalty, Reading and Danny Williams (90) still managed a 0 - 1 win at Rotherham in the English Championship

Two Americans on the field today at Chesterfield, Gboly Ariyibi went 90 for the home-side and Duane Holmes went 72 and claimed an Assist for league leaders Scunthorpe as they won this one 0 - 3 and extend their lead to 5 points. Chesterfield who were so good last season have now only gained 1 point in their last 5 games.

In England's National League, GK Brendan Moore gets the Shut Out for Torquay as they are held to a goalless draw with visitors Aldershot

GK Danny Rogers and Falkirk did not have a good day as they fall 2 - 4 at home to Raith Rovers in Scotland's Championship. Both of today's teams are at 17 points with Raith having the advantage on GD

Kevin Dzierzawski (21) started on the bench for Peterhead as they visited Albion Rovers and came away with a 0 - 1 victory. This is Peterhead's 2nd straight victory and pulls the out of the relegation zone in Scotland's League One, for the first time this season.

In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Andrew Stadler was an unused sub as Ostersunds visited league leaders Malmo and had an easy time winning 0 - 3

Corey Anton (90) and Kaiserslautern U19 traveled to Ingolstadt U19 and fell 2 - 0 in Junior Bundesliga (Sud)

Toni Suddoth (90) and Stuttgart U19 hosted Mainz U19 and won 3 - 2 in Bundesliga Junior (Sud)

Dual Alec Becker, went 90 for Freiburg U19 as they beat Stuttgart Kickers U19 1 - 0 in Bundesliga Junior (Sud)

In Poland, Hunter Gorskie was an unused sub in Legnica's 1 - 0 loss to Stal Mielec (Omar Tall not in 18)

In Switzerland Super League, Caleb Stanko (90 + yellow) and Vaduz fought back twice, but ultimately fell 2 - 3 to Thun.

GK Bakary Sanyang was on the losing side today as Pfeddersheim fell 2 - 1 at Morlautern in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

In Oberliga (Bayern Nord) Oscar Ortiz went 82 as SC Feucht lost 2 - 1 at ASV Neumarkt

Eric Friedlander went 78 as Ansbach lost 3 - 1 at FC Sand in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Fabian Hurzeler went 90 as FC Pipinsried visited DJK Vilzing and played to a 1 - 1 draw in Oberliga (Bayern Sud)

Julian Ceesay went 90 as FC Amberg hosted Aubstadt in Oberliga (Bayern Nord) and drew 2 - 2

In Norway's Tippeligaen, two teams fighting for a European spot next season battled it out with just a few weeks to mark their spot. Brann and GK Alex Horwath (in 18 / DNP) defended their home turf against Molde and GK Ethan Horvath (Josh Gatt not in 18 today) in a game that ended in a 2 - 1 victory for Brann, which gives them a 3 point cushion over #3 Odd. Molde dropped back to 5th place and will probably have to get some help to make Europe next season (#1 Rosenborg are so far ahead (18 points) that the battle is for 2nd and 3rd place.

In Sweden's Superettan Paul Torres Scored for Assyriska FF and may have handed them a relegation lifeline as they got a good 1 - 1 draw at 4th place Dalkurd. With 5 teams (#11 thru #15) separated by 5 points with 3 games left the battle for safety is on (#16 Angelholms are relegated) Should be a fun few weeks

In Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Gotaland) Playoff's, Lidkopings FK, GK Jeff Gal (90) and Stephen Golz (90) visited Vanersborgs IF in the first round to decide who will be relegated. Vanersborgs won their home game 1 - 0. The 2nd Leg, at Lidkopings FK will be played next Saturday.

Eric Lichaj (90) as Nottingham have a bad day at home dropping points with the score 1 -2 to Cardiff for their 2nd straight loss in England's Championship

Fabian Johnson goes 90 for M'Gladbach as they visit Bayern Munich in Bundesliga a lose 2 - 0..Bayern back on top

Matt Taylor (84) Bryan Gaul (90) as Offenbach beat SSV Ulm 3 - 2 in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Charlie Rugg got 7 minutes at the end of the game as Pirmasens fell 0 - 1 at home to Eleversberg in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Joel Sonora went 90 as Stuttgart II fell 1 - 2 at home to Hessen Kassel in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Alassane Kane comes off the bench (26) to help Bayern Hof salvage a draw at home to Ingolstadt II in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Rubio Rubin in the 18 for Utrecht Senior Squad after appearing for the Junior Squad on Friday....DNP in Utrecht's 0 - 1 win at Willem II

In New Zealand's Premier League, Canterbury United with Matt Wiesenfarth (90) drew their opening game of the season 2 - 2 against Tasman United. Matt was credited with an Assist (young American GK Kris Schultz - UoC Davis is also on the first team roster)

SUNDAY

Haji Wright (65), Weston McKennie (90) and Schalke U19 had some fun today as they destroy Viktoria Koln U19 6 - 0. Haji Wright Scored 2 and Weston McKennie Scored 1. Haji first goal was the first of the game, so he gets the winner. Schalke are 2 points out of first place in Junior Bundesliga (West)

Matt Miazga went 90 as Vitesse traveled to Nijmegen in Netherlands Eredivisie and produced a 1 - 1 draw. Vitesse are currently in 7th place

Conor O'Brien went 90 for Horsens as they won their home game against Randers in Denmark's SuperLiga, 1 - 0, and moved up th table to 6th place

Sammy Adjai (24) and Ryan Finley (in 18) helped Naestved triumph over FC Helsingor in Denmark Division 1 by a score of 5 - 1. The win provided a 1 point cushion above the red-line

GK Michael Lansing sat on the bench and watched as Vejle played to a 1 - 1 draw with Vendsyssel FF in Denmark Division 1

In Germany Junior Bundesliga (Nord), McKinze Gaines went 90 as Wolfsburg U19 visited Bremen U19 and got the result 0 - 1. Wolfsburg U19 are in 2nd place

In Junior Bundesliga (Sud) Tim Tillman (90) and Bayern U19 traveled to #1 Augsburg U19 where they held the home team to a goalless draw

Brian Span went 90 in Mariehamn's 2 - 1 win over Ilves in Finland's Veikkausliiga. The win ended the season with Mariehamn winning the league and progressing to Champions League next season

Will John (66) and RoPS ended their Veikkausliiga season with a goalless draw against HIFK. RoPS ended the season in 6th place, a disappointment after they battled in the top 3 for most of the season

In Germany 3Liga, Devante Parker (90) Scored from the spot for Mainz II as they hosted Jann George (90 + Yellow) and Regensberg and secured a 2 - 0 win, only there 2nd win of the season.

In Germany's Regionalliga (Nordost) Devann Yao (19) came off the bench to help #3 BAK 07 beat #4 Hertha II 2 - 0

Also in Regionalliga (Nordost) Terence Boyd (63 + yellow) and RB Leipzig II fell hard at Meuselwitz 5 - 2 (Ken Gipson not in the 18 for RBL- ankle injury)

In Sweden Allsvenskan, Brendan Hines-Ike (90) and Orebro hosted GK Matt Pyzdrowski and Helsingborg in a game that ended scoreless, and Matt Pyzdrowski gets the Shut Out
 
RB Leipzig welcomed Aron Johannsson (20) and Bremen to the Red Bull Arena and had little trouble defending their home ground, winning this one 3 - 1 and moving into 2nd place in Bundesliga.

Shaq Moore went 90 in Levante UD B 0 - 1 win over Ebro in Spain's Segunda B (Group 3) Levante has not had a good start to the season and is just above the red-line. They have improved of late going 5 games without a loss

Keaton Parks started for Varzim in their Portugal Segunda Liga match at home against Portimonense. It looked as though Varzim would win this one, but a 90th minute goal forced a 2 - 2 draw

Andrija Novakovich (81) for #6 Reading U23 as they visited #5 Sunderland U23 in EPL2 and came away with a point in a 1 - 1 draw

Brooks Lennon (90) Scored #2 Liverpool U23 first goal in a 2 - 0 over Antonee Robinson (61) and #1 Everton U23 at the local derby in EPL2

Eric Lickert (80) Scored Freiberg II's 2nd goal as they win 2 - 0 over SSV Reutlingen 1905 Fußball in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Dallas Aminzadeh went 90 for Oldenburg as they won 0 - 1 at Meppen in Regionalliga (Nord)

Aris Briggs Zustra (64) as Osnabruck II hang on for a 2 - 2 draw at home to FC Wunstorf in Oberliga (Niedersachsen)

Eric Palmer-Brown (90) as FC Porto B visited Vizela in Portugal Segunda Liga and gained a point in a 1 - 1 draw (their 3rd consecutive draw)

Omar Castro went 90 as Braunschweig II traveled to Egestorf-Langreder and won 2- 3 in Regionalliga (Nord)

Jochen Graf came off the bench at minute 77 for Oskarshamns as they visited Husqvarna in Sweden's Division 1 (Sodra) but this week Jochen (he scored the last 2 weeks as a sub) was unable to effect the outcome as Oskarshamns fall 3 - 2

GK Josh Wicks and AFC United made hard work of it as they visited last place Angelholms and nearly blew it. Winning the game 1 - 2 but in less than convincing fashion, they have moved into 2nd place in Superettan in their challenge for promotion to the top tier Allsvenskan with 2 games left to play.

Alex de John (90) as Start visit Lillestrom in Norway's Tippeligaen and leave with a point in a 1 - 1 draw. Start are already relegated - for Lillestrom the result puts them just above the red-line, but only by GD (with 3 other teams)

GK Benjamin Machini was on the bench today as Barakaldo hosted Navalcarnero in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 2) as they win 3 - 2. Barakaldo are now in a 3-way tie for 2nd place.

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MONDAY WRAP: Special Weekday - Goals, USYNTeamers, Finland Top Tier and Sweden 2nd Tier

So today looked like I might do a small piece on the games going on and I was right. Finland, Sweden and EPL2 are the highlights, lets get straight to it;

In Finland Veikkausliiga, KuPS visited HIFK and GK Craig Hill registered a Shut Out for KuPs as they win 0 - 2

RoPS were without Will John today as they visited Inter Turku and drew 1 - 1 - RoPS results over the past month has put them out of contention for a Euro spot next season

Kemi dropped 3 points at home to VPS in a 1 - 4 defeat, and are now in trouble, hovering just above the relegation zone. Christian Eissele did not make the 18 today.

Brian Span came on as a first half substitute to help Mariehamn maintain their slim lead at the top of Veikkausliiga, making short work of Lahti in a 0 - 2 win

The 23rd of October is the final day of the Veikkausliiga with all the teams playing their final game of the season;

KuPS are safe
RoPS are safe
Kemi must win to survive (They play away at KuPS)
Mariehamn must win at home over #5 Ilves to be assured of first place (Champions League) a draw would certainly give them a Europa League spot. The final positions/outcome will be decided in another high stakes game as #2 HJK (1 point back) hosts #3 SJK (3 points back) - next Sunday can anticipate some last gasp drama in Finland's top tier.

In Sweden's Superettan, Sirius and Patrick Hopkins (90) extended their lead at the top to 5 points with a 4 - 1 win over Orgryte

There are 3 weeks left in the Superettan season. It looks a pretty safe bet that Sirius will be promoted to the top tier Allsvenskan. AFC United (that has 2 US Players) is currently in 2nd place, but only 1 point above the #3 team. Who will get the other automatic promotion and who will be in a play-off for that right will be decided over the coming 3 weeks. The Big game will be next Monday when #1 Sirius will visit #3 Halmstad. Halmstad are 6 points behind Sirius, so if there was ever a '6 point game' this will be it.

Remaining Games;
Sirius - (A) #3 Halmstad
             (H) #9 IK Frej
             (A) #4 Dalkurd

AFC  - (A) #16 (last place) Angelholms
            (H) #7  Atvidabergs
            (A) #3  Halmstad

Halmstad - (H) #1 Sirius
                   (A) #8 Trelleborgs
                   (H) #2 AFC

Looking at the match-ups it looks like AFC might have the easier (not easy) road. This is going to be a final 3 weeks to watch
Other Superettan teams that we follow
Varbergs - are safe
Assyriska FF - are in trouble. With 3 games left, 2 away from home, and 4 points from safety its a tough ask for the team to avoid the drop. The best case scenario would be an opportunity at a play-off with one of the division 2 teams, and hope for a win.

In England's Premier League 2 USYNT Daniel Barbir Scored quickly, 3 minutes in, to give visitors, West Bromwich U23 an early lead. Norwich U23, not to be outdone hit back in the 6th minute and that was it for the scoring until ET when the home team,  Norwich U23, finally broke through. Final 2 - 1 

Everything was looking great for Reading U23 after 20 year old American Andrija Novakovich Scored a Brace to give Reading a 2 - 0 lead after 15 minutes. Then the roof caved and visitors Everton U23 scored 6 unanswered goals. Antonee Robison came off the bench for the Everton U23 at minute 56. Reading U23 did get another goal at 89 minutes but by then it was already over. Everton are now EPL2 (Group 1) leaders.  Final 3 - 6

Not such a great game for Fulham U23, with Marlon Fossey and Luca de la Tore as they fall 2 - 0 at Swansea U23, with a goal on both sides of halftime. EPL2 (Group 2) League leaders Swansea had little trouble to deal with.  Final 2 - 0

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WEEKEND WRAP: Friday/Saturday/Sunday - Features 10 Goals, 5 Shut Outs and an Assist

Not a bad weekend for our guys. With a number of smaller leagues completed, a fair number of our regular 'goal-scorers' are finished till next season, so 10 goals is a good harvest. We can always expect a handful of shut outs from our goalkeeper corp (only the country's change) this week Ireland and Japan, get the nod. I didn't see the Frankfurt/Bayern game, but by all report's Timothy Chandler played an exceptional game and got the mention for an assist.

In Sweden, Adam Kelemet and Sandvikens win Division 2 (Norrland) and will play in Division 1 next year. Congrats to them. The races for Euro spots, Promotion and Relegation are really heating up across Scandinavia - we will know who goes where over the next few weeks.

OK, Lets go to the list; as usual short version follows, then the long version after that.

Short Version

GOALS
Eric Lichaj (England)
Royal Fennell (Germany)
Jann George (Germany)
Danny Williams (England)
Bjorn Johnsen (Scotland)
Stephen Golz (Sweden)
Haji Wright (Germany)
Jochen Graf (Sweden)
Cordt Andreas Flätgen (Germany)
Paul Torres (Sweden)

ASSIST
Timothy Chandler (Germany)

SHUT OUT
Ciaran Nugent (Ireland)
Bakary Sanyang (Germany)
Daniel Schmidt (Japan)
Josh Wicks (Sweden)
Ethan Horvath (Norway)

OTHER
George Fochive / Red Card (Denmark)
Jon-Paul Pittman / Injury (England)
Shane O'Neill / First Start (Netherlands)
Matt Miazga / First Start (Netherlands
  
Here's the Long/ Detailed Version  

FRIDAY

Brian Span went 71 as #1 Mariehamn drew 1 - 1 at #2 HJK in Finland's Veikkausliiga - both teams vying for UCL spot - loser gets Europa League

Will John (in 18 / DNP) and Rovaniemi (RoPS) won 2 - 1 as they hosted GK Craig Hill (90) and KuPS also in Finland Veikkausliiga - 4 straight loses for KuPS - neither team in the running for a European spot next season

Woops!! George Fochive (48 / RED Card) and Viborg drop points in a 1 -0 loss at Sonderjyske in Denmark's Superliga

In Germany 2Liga, Russell Canouse started and went 90 as Bochum drew 2 - 2 with Andrew Wooten (90) and Sandhausen. Bochum really needed the 3 points to stay in contention, still its early season

Omar Castro started and went 90 for Braunschweig II as they came from behind to draw 1 - 1 with Hildersheim in Germany's Regionalliga (Nord)

GK David Yelldell (90) did not have a good day as his team Sonnenhof fell 2 - 3 to Paderborn in Germany's 3Liga - both teams are in mid-table

In France, GK Quentin Westberg was on the bench today as Tours visited Orleans in a game that ended scoreless

Shane O'Neill went 90 as NAC Breda fell 2 - 0 at Telstar in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. This was Shane's first start for Breda

In Denmark's Superliga, AJ Soares did not make the 18 today as Aarhus hosted Horsens and Conor O'Brien (90) in a 1 - 1 draw

Christian Pulisic (90) and Dortmund had to settle for a 1 - 1 draw in a contentious game against visitors Hertha and John Brooks (90 + Yellow) in Bundesliga, both teams ended at 10 men, Hertha have now jumped over Dortmund for the #2 spot (2 points behind Bayern)

In England's Championship, Eric Lichaj, went 90 and Scored Nottingham's first goal as they went on to win 3 - 1 over Birmingham (no Johnathan Spector today) This was Nottingham's first win in 5 attempts

In Ireland's Premier League GK Ciaran Nugent and Pat McCann both went 90 as Sligo Rovers beat Longford and Don Cowan (90) 1 - 0 . Ciaran gets the Shut Out. Sligo has not lost in their last 5, while Longford are doomed for Division 1 next season

GK Bakary Sanyang gets the Shut Out as Pfeddersheim beat Arminia Ludwigshafen 2 - 0 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

In England PL2, Kyle Scott (90) and Chelsea U23 played to a goalless draw at Leicester City U23

Gedion Zelalem started for Arsenal U23 in their EPL2 game v Southampton U23 - This one ended goalless as well

Young, 17 years old, dual (US/Eng) GK Brandon Austin was on the bench today as Tottenham U23 fell 1 - 2 to Manchester City U23 also in EPL2

SATURDAY

Jamil Fearrington went 90 as Bronshoj visited HIK in Denmark Division 1 (Group 1) and came away with all 3 points in a 0 - 3 win

In Finland's Ykkonen GK Tim Murray (90) and Ekenas hosted Jaro with Kyle Curinga (90) and Keagan Sheridan (in 18/DNP) in a game that probably meant more to Jaro, who are chasing a promotion spot. Ekenas took the early lead, but Jaro scored on both sides of halftime to gain the victory 1 - 2 and take over 3rd place in the league

Daniel Stevens (11) came off the bench to help GrIFK beat the hapless Jazz Pori 2 - 0, also in Ykkonen. Jazz are certain to be relegated into Kakkonen next season

Etchu Tabe (19) and Haka, hosted #1 JJK, who were looking to right the boat after their first loss in sometime, last weekend. For a while in the first half it looked as though Haka would produce the upset, but 4 unanswered goals is not the way to win a game - Final 2 - 4

Isaac Kannah left the game at minute 66, as KTP, who really needed a win to survive in Ykkonen, fought hard for a 1 - 1 draw against KPV (Mike Banner was not in 18)

In Germany 3Liga, Royal Fennell Scored the winning goal for Hallescher as they held on after Zwickau put on a late run (scoring twice 85,88) Royal put in 90 for his team today

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) and Kiel had little trouble with Bremen II winning 3 - 1 at home in 3Liga

Jann George Scored for Regensburg in a losing effort, as they fall 1 - 2 at home to current 3Liga leaders Duisburg. Regensburg, with the loss, have slipped down the league, but are still in contention.

Marc Heider (90 + yellow) Robbie Kristo (72) and Osnabruck visited Rostock and managed a 1 - 2 win that puts them in 2nd place in 3Liga

Alfredo Morales got 15 minutes in as Ingolstadt traveled to Koln in Bundesliga and came away with a 2 - 1 loss. Ingolstadt has lost their mojo for sure this season, with just 1 point gained in the first 7 games they are firmly at the foot of the Bundesliga

Timothy Chandler was credited with the Assist on Frankfurt's 2nd goal as 10 man Frankfurt held Bayern Munich to a 2 - 2 draw at the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt. Julian Green was on the bench for Bayern

Fabian Johnson went 87 for M'Gladbach as they hosted Bobby Wood (17) and Hamburg and they played to a goalless draw that was not pretty to watch

Geoff Cameron (90) and Stoke saw off Sunderland and Lyndon Gooch (in 18/DNP) 2 - 0 in England's Premier League. Stokes first win of the season moves them above the drop zone, while Sunderland have only 2 points from the first 8 games and are wallowing in last place

In England's Championship, Tim Ream (90) and Fulham traveled to Barnsley and won big with a 2 - 4 score, there first win in the last 5 games. The result keeps Fulham in striking distance, as the season progresses.

DeAndre Yedlin sat on the bench till the 71st minute for Newcastle's as they win 3 - 1 over Brentford. Newcastle has now won 3 straight and sit in 2nd place in the Championship, 1 point behind Norwich

Where most other teams rested their US Internationals, Reading had Danny Williams go 90 - and he rewarded his team by Scoring the tieing goal at QPR making it a 1 - 1 final. Reading are sitting in 7th just 1 point out of the magic top 6 of the championship, with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in their last 5

GK Paul Rachubka stayed on the bench for Bury Town, and watched his team gather 2 Red Cards and lose 2 - 0 to Rochdale in England's League One

Duane Holmes went 90, picked up a yellow card as Scunthorpe maintained there League One lead beating MK Don's 2 - 1. Scunthorpe are now 4 points clear at the top and have only lost once this season

Gboly Ariyibi, went 90 as Chesterfield lost again 1 - 0 at Southend and slipped into the drop zone. Chesterfield have only 4 points from a possible 15 (in their last 5 games)

Perry Kitchen (90) led Hearts to a 2 - 0 win over Dundee with Bjorn Johnsen (17) Scoring Hearts 2nd goal late in the game to solidify their win. Hearts sit in 3rd place in the Scottish Premier League 1 point behind 2nd place Aberdeen.

GK Danny Rogers (90) helped Falkirk hold on to their 2 - 1 lead over Dunfermline in Scotland's Championship. Falkirk have battled back in the League after a pretty bad start and have only dropped 2 points in the last 5 games, moving them to 3rd place in the table

Romain Gall went 90 as Nykopings visited Akropolis in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra) and came away with a point in a 1 - 1 draw. Sweden's Division 1 (Norra) is already settled with both top 2 teams to far ahead to be caught (the battle is for the #1 spot)

In Germany's Junior Bundesliga (Sud/Sudwest) Corey Anton came off the bench at minute 59 as Kaiserslautern U19 fell 1 - 3 to Augsburg U19

In Junior Bundesliga (Sud/Sudwest) Bayern Munich U19 with Timothy Tillman (80 + yellow) held on for a 2 - 2 draw with Nurnberg U19

Stuttgart U19 and Toni Suddoth (90) visited Hoffenheim U19 and won 0 - 1 also in Junior Bundesliga (Sud/Sudwest)

In Regionalliga (Sudwest) Bryan Gaul (90) and Offenbach made the trip to Hessen Kassel and came back empty handed as they lose 1 - 0

Joel Sonora went 90, picked up his first yellow card of the season as Stuttgart II were totally dominated by TSV Steinbach 4 - 0 in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Charlie Rugg came off the bench for the last 19 minutes as his team, Pirmasens, fell 2 - 0 at Mannheim also in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Ryan Malone went 80 as Stuttgarter Kickers were held to a 1 - 1 draw with Watzenborn in the late game in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Alassane Kane (28) could not help Bayern Hof as they fell 0 - 4 to Augsburg II in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Oscar Ortiz went 90 as SC Feucht drew 0 - 0 with TSV Großbardorf in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Eric Friedlander started and played the first half as Ansbach beat DJK 2 - 1 also in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Julian Ceesay went 90 in FC Amberg's 1 - 0 loss to Wurzburger Kickers II in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

In Sweden Division 2 (Norrland) Eddy Prugh went 90 as Bodens BK fell 1 - 2 to Friska Viljor FC in the final game of the season.

In Sweden Division 2 (Norra Gotaland) Lidkopings FK, with GK Jeff Gal and forward Stephen Golz who Scored the first goal, won their final game of the regular season 4 - 1 against Gunnilse. Lidkopings will have to play in a Relegation Play-off to see if they will stay in Division 2 next season.

Eric Lickert was an unused sub as Freiburg II visited Hollenbach and won 0 - 3 in Regionalliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Jon-Paul Pittman was injured and left the FA Cup Qualifier at the 31st minute as Harrogate Town were eliminated from the competition 0 - 2 by Halifax

Kevin Dzierzawski goes 80 for Peterhead as they visit Airdrieonians in Scotland's League One. Peterhead win this one 1 - 3 for only their 2nd win this season, that takes them off the bottom, but still in trouble

Aron Jóhannsson was an unused sub as Werder Bremen beat Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 1 in Bundesliga. The win, only their 2nd of the season, gives Bremen a little breathing space in the bottom half of the table.

Rubio Rubin spent another game on the bench as Utrecht beat G.A. Eagles 3 - 0 in the Netherlands Eredivisie, with their 2nd win of the season they are 3 points above the red-line in the league. Rubio has not played since August 21st

Matt Miazga gets his first start and goes 90 for #6 Vitesse as they visited #5 AZ Alkmaar in Netherlands Eredivisie. After being up 0 - 2 Vitesse gave up 2 goals in the final 12 minutes and setled for a 2 - 2 draw and miss the opportunity to jump above AZ.

SUNDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt gets the Shut Out as Yamaga travel to Chiba and score 3 in a 0 - 3 win, solidifying their 2nd place position in Japans J-League 2. With 4 of Yamaga's remaining 6 games at home, we 'should' see them in the top tier next season.

In Junior Bundesliga (West) Haji Wright Scored Schalke U19's 2nd goal and Weston Mckennie went the full 90, giving Schalke the win, 2 - 0 over Bochum U19

Anton Peterlin came off the bench at the 84 minute helping B93 in their 2 - 3 victory at Holbaek in Denmark's Division 2 (Group 1)

McKinzie Gaines went into ET before being subbed-out as Wolfsburg U19 beat Cottbus U19 2 - 1 in Junior Bundesliga (Nord)

Jerome Kiesewetter, came off the bench at the 74th minute, and Justin Kinjo during ET as Dusseldorf traveled to 1860 Munich and came away with 3 points in a 1 - 3 away win in Germany 2Liga

Devann Yao joined the action at minute 68, as BAK 07 beat Babelsberg 2 - 0 in Regionalliga (Nordost)

BabaJide Ogunbiyi (90) and Hobro took on Ryan Finley, who was an unused sub, and Naestved in Denmark Division 1. Hobro had little difficulty winning 4 - 1. Hobro are leading the division, while Naestved are in a spot of bother 2nd from bottom

Caleb Stanko went 82 minutes as Vaduz traveled to St Gallen in the Swiss Super League and won 0 - 2 - this was Vaduz first win in the last 5 games as they hover just above the red line.

In Germany 3Liga, Devante Parker (79) and Mainz II had no luck, falling to Chemnitzer 4 - 1 (no Mario Rodriguez again today)

Also in 3Liga, Shawn Barry (90) and FSV Frankfurt ran rampant over visitors Fortuna Koln, as FSV extended their win streak to 4, and after a shaky start to the season seem to have found their form. Final FSV 6 - 0 Koln

GK Brad Guzan was an unused sub as Middlesbrough lose 0 - 1 to Watford in the English Premier League

Andrew Stadler was an unused sub as Ostersunds visited AIK Copenhagen in Sweden's Allsvenskan and lost 2 - 0

Brendan Hines-Ike went the full 90 as Orebro hosted Kalmar in the Allsvenskan and won 2 - 1 - with the top 3 teams already decided, what could have been battles for Euro places are reduced to meaningless (except team pride)

GK Josh Wicks gets the Shut Out as AFC United did themselves no favor in a goalless draw with (possible relegation bound) Syrianska in Sweden's Superettan. Tristan Bowen came off the bench at 68th minute, but was ineffective. AFC are still in 2nd place but with only a 1 point lead over 3rd place Halmstad for an automatic promotion.

Jochen Graf came off the bench at minute 73 and Scored the winner for Oskarhamns in their Sweden Division 1 match with Utsiktens. Amazingly this is the 2nd time in 2 weeks that Jochen has come off the bench late and scored the winning goal for his team

Alex De John went 90 for Start as they get only their 2nd win of the season (27 games played), beating Tromso 2 - 1 in Norway's Tippeligaen (Start are already relegated)

GK Benjamin Machini (90) after 3 straight draws Barakaldo get a road win over SS Reyes in Spain's Segunda B (Group 2) 2 - 3 on an 87th minute strike. After 9 games only 5 points separate the top 12 teams, so points at this time are very important - good win for Barakaldo

GK Justin vom Steeg (90) as Dusseldorf II draw 2 - 2 with Siegen in Regionalliga (West)

Cordt Andreas Flätgen came off the bench at the 70th minute and Scored the winning goal, for Neunkirchen as they visited Pirmasens II in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Fabian Hurzeler went 90, as FC Pipinsried beat BCF Wolfratshausen 2 - 1 in Oberliga (Bayern Süd) The win puts Pipinsried into 2nd place in the league

Dallas Aminzadeh went 90 as Oldenburg held on 1 - 0 at home over Wolfsburg II in Regionalliga (Nord)

Aris Briggs Zustra (90) as Osnabruck II draw 2 - 2 at FT Braunschweig in Oberliga (Niedersachsen)

Paul Torres Scored the winner, in a goal-fest as Assyriska FF beat Trelleborgs 4 - 3 in Sweden's Superettan. With 3 games left in the season Assyriska are battling to stay in Superettan. They are 5 points from safety (today) 2 points from appearing in a relegation play-off. This was their first win in their last 10 attempts.

GK Matt Pyzdrowski (90) and Helsingborg visited Elfsborg in Sweden's Allsvenskan and fell 1 - 0. With only a few games left in the season it looks more likely that Helsingborg will have to battle hard to stave of relegation and stay in the top flight

Hunter Gorskie was an unused sub today as Legnica visited League Leaders Sosnowiec in Poland's Division 1 and fell 1 - 0. Until today Legnica had not lost in their last 5 outings

In Norway's Tippeligaen, GK Alex Horwath (in18/DNP) and Brann lost a really important game today as they fell at home to cellar dweller Lillstrom 1 - 2 . A win today would have put space between them and the #3 team Odd, after today they are tied for 2nd with Odd and Molde just 3 points back - all 3 fighting for 2 Europa League spots. With only 3 games left, next weeks match with 3rd place Molde is critical for both teams if they have dreams of Europe next season.

And in the other game in Norway's Tippeligaen Josh Gatt (63) GK Ethan Horvath (90) and Molde could only eek out a goalless draw with Sogndal. Ethan gets the Shut Out. With only one win in the last 5 games Molde need to step it up if they want Europe soccer next season

Cole Grossman (90) and Stabaek managed a 1 - 1 draw at Valerenga, after leading till the 84th minute. With Lillstrom winning over Brann today Stabaek slip down 1 spot into automatic relegation, with 3 games left (2 x home) not an easy task with Molde on the horizon, #6 Sarpsborg and Start making the 3 remaining fixtures.

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WEEKEND WRAP: Friday/Saturday/Sunday - Yes There Were a Few Games This Weekend!!!

With the International Break, there is not a whole lot of action happening this next week or so. Still, this weekend has not been a total loss. Many of the smaller leagues are still having competitive games especially in Sweden, Denmark & Germany. We had 3 goals in competitive games and 1 in a friendly, no assists, as far as I can see, and we had a shut out in Ireland. OK lets get to the list, as usual short list first, then the full following........

The short list

GOALS
Andrew Wooten (Germany)
Ryan Malone (Germany)
Sasa Plavsic (Sweden)
Jochen Graf (Sweden)

SHUT OUT
Ciaran Nugent (Ireland)

The full/comprehensive list

FRIDAY

Justin Kinjo went 90 as Dusseldorf II visited FC Koln in a goalless draw in Regionalliga (West)

Andrew Wooten Scored a PK in Sandhausen's 3 - 1 win over Frankfurt in a Club Friendly in Germany

SATURDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt went 90 and picked up a yellow card as Yamaga ended in a 1 - 1 draw with Okayama in Japan J-League 2. With games running out Yamaga needs every point as leaders Sapporo are now pulling away, leaving Yamaga in 2nd place with 3 teams hot on their heels.

GK Paul Rachubka, was on the bench for Bury Town, in today's England League One match at Peterborough. Peterborough had little trouble and dispatched Bury Town 3 - 1

Eddy Prugh went 90 as Bodens visited IFK Timra in Sweden's Division 2 (Norra) and came away with a point in a 1 - 1 draw

Charlie Rugg came off the bench for Pirmasens at the 80th minute as they hosted Stuttgart Kickers and Ryan Malone. Ryan Scored the winning goal as the Kickers went on to win 1 - 3 in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Joel Sonora (90) and Stuttgart II won their game 1 - 0 over Homburg in Regionalliga (Sudwest) The recent results catapulted them out of the drop zone to mid-table - Joel Scored the opening goal earlier in the week in in a 1 - 4 dismantling of Kaiserslautern.

Alassane Kane came off the bench at minute 66, but failed to help Bayern Hof as they fell 4 - 1 at Unterhaching in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Sasa Plavsic came off the bench early as S.Kerbura lost a man to injury in the 33rd minute. Sasa didn't mess around and Scored shortly after halftime to tie the game at 1 - 1 at Vasteras IK. Unfortunately his team could not hold on falling 2 - 1 in Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Svealand)

Jamil Fearington (90) and Bronshoj looked in good shape as they scored after a minute leaving opponents Avarta shocked. But Avarta was not going to let that stop them today, scoring 3 unanswered goals in the first half, as Bronshoj fall 1 - 3 in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1)

In England League One, Duane Holmes went 88 minutes as Scunthorpe hosted Northampton and drew 1 - 1. Scunthorpe still hold 1st place (by 1 point) but are being pressured by unbeaten Bradford.

GK Brendan Moore (90) and Torquay lost a tight game 1 - 0 at Chester in England's National League

Kris Scott got 12 minutes in as Nuneaton fell 0 - 1 to Curzon Ashton in England's National League (North)

Anton Peterlin started on the bench today as B.93 beat HIK 4 - 2 in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1)

Omar Castro went 71 for Braunschweig II as they visited Rehden in Regionalliga (Nord) in a game that ended scoreless

Oscar Ortiz was subbed out at the 34th minute (?Injury) as SC Feucht fell 4 - 1 at FC Sand in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

GK Bakary Sanyang found himself on the losing side today as Pfeddersheim fell 3 - 1 at Jagersburg in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Julian Ceesay went 90 as Amberg beat SC Eltersdorf 1 -0 in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Gk Jeff Gal and Stephen Golz started for Lidkopings in their 2 - 1 loss to Skovde AIK in Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Gotaland)

Hunter Gorskie was left on the bench as Legnica visited Wisla Pulawy in Poland Division 1, and thumped them 1 - 5. After a dozen games the top half of the league is crowded, with 5 points separating 1st from 7th (#7 Legnica)

Shaq Moore started for Levante UD B as they visited Espanyol B in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 3) in a game that ended scoreless.

GK Ciaran  Nugent (90) gets the Shut Out, Pat McCann goes 90 as Sligo Rovers visit Dundalk and dominate the game (1 player off early (Injury) 1 player off Red Card) with a 0 - 3 away win

Don Cowan started for Longford today in Ireland, the club that is so far behind that they are relegated, looked like they would get a rare win, before giving up 2 goals in 3 minutes and losing to Derry City 2 - 3.

SUNDAY

Romain Gall started and went 84, in Nykopings 3 - 1 win over IFK Lulea in Sweden's Division One (Norra)

Babajide Ogunbiyi went 90 in Hobro's 0 - 3 win over AB in Denmark's Division 1. The win puts Hobro at the top of the league (with a 1 point lead)

Jochen Graf came off the bench at minute 83, and Scored the winner for Oskarhamns at 90 +2 giving his team all three points in their 2 - 1 victory against Kristianstads in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra)

Aris Briggs Zustra went 90 in Osnabruck II 3 - 1 win over SVG Gottingen in Oberliga (Niedersachsen) Osnabruck II move into tied 2nd place (with 3 other teams)

Dallas Aminzadeh went 58, as VfB Oldenburg fell 2 - 1 at SV Drochtersen/Assel in Regionalliga (Nord)

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WEEKEND WRAP: Friday/Saturday/Sunday Features 7 Goals 3 Shut Outs & 2 Assists

Not the best weekend, referencing the past few weeks....but we did get 7 goals and 3 shut-outs. Finland has completed Kakkonen, and will complete Ykkonen, and Veikkausliiga over the next 2 weeks, with some excitement for US Player followers. Norway is setting up for an incredible final 4 weeks, with 6 teams vying for the 2 Europa League spots. There is equal excitement in Sweden's Allsvenskan and Superettan where we could have a US Player (Brian Span) in the Champions League with Mariehamn, but hold on teams, are closing in fast, with just 3 games left. In Superettan 3 teams are chasing promotion and 2 of those have US Players (Sirius/Patrick Hopkins & AFC United/Josh Wicks & Tristan Bowen) its going to be a wild finish. Other news; Keaton Parks has moved up a level at Varzim in Portugal's Segunda Liga and was a sub today - congrats Keaton.

OK here's the list.  the short version (just highlights) first, followed by the comprehensive list that gives the details (as always, we try to capture all the US players activities, if we have missed anyone please let us know)
 
The Short List

GOALS
Andrew Wooten (Germany)
Tim Ream (England)
Royal Fennell (Germany)
Jann George (Germany)
Jon-Paul Pittman (England)
Stephen Golz (Sweden)
Isaac Kannah (Finland)

SHUT OUT
David Yelldell (Germany)
Brendan Moore (England)
Ethan Horvath (Norway)

ASSIST
Perry Kitchen (Scotland)
Brendon Hines-Ike (Sweden)

The Full/Comprehensive list

FRIDAY

Hunter Gorskie came off the bench in ET as Legnica and Podbeskidzie drew 1 - 1 in Poland's Division 1. That's Legnica's third straight draw, following 2 wins. Tied 6th with 2 other teams

Anton Peterlin went 90 in B93's away victory at Hvidore in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1). Three wins in the last five have put B93 into 3rd place.

Shawn Parker was an unused sub in Nurnburg's 2 - 0 home win against Union Berlin in Germany Liga2. With the 6 points in there last 2 games, Nurnberg are now clear of the relegation zone

Andrew Wooten Scored 8 minutes in, and Sandhausen win 2 - 0 over Dresden in Liga2. This was Andrews 3rd goal this young season

Oh Dear! Ryan Malone (77) gets 2 yellows (RED) in Stuttgart Kickers high scoring game at Waldorf in Regionalliga (Sudwest) that ends as a 3 - 3 draw

Oscar Ortiz (90) and SC Feucht lost their home game against DJK Bamberg 0 - 1 in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

GK Matt Pyzdrowski and Helsingborg fell 0 - 1 to Hammarby in Sweden's Allsvenskan. Helsingborg are now in the bottom 3, three points adrift (only 1 win in last 5)

GK Quentin Westberg (90) was on the losing side, Tours, as they hosted GFC Ajaccio in France Ligue 2, falling 0 - 3 . That is 4 straight loses for Tours who are now bottom of the league

Shane O'Neill was an unused sub as NAC Breda visited Volendam in Eerste Divisie, in the Netherlands and fell 2 - 1. Breda are now tied 3rd with 2 other teams

GK David Yelldell (90) gets the Shut Out as Sonnenhof visit Zwickau in Germany 3Liga and get the 0 - 2 victory

In Scotland's Premier League, Perry Kitchen (90 + Assist) and Bjorn Johnsen (21)  visited Motherwell and had little trouble as they win 1 - 3 solidifying their 2nd place spot - just 2 points behind leaders Celtic

SATURDAY

Jakeem Johnson (43) left the game before the end of the first half (?injury) as PEPO drew 2 - 2 at home with Lahti in Finland's Kakkonen (Group A) in what was the last game of the season for both teams - Lahti 5th and PEPO 6th will have to reboot for next season. Jakeem ended the season with 14 Goals/2nd Place in the league.

Mitchell Lopez (90) and BK-46 lost their last game of the season 0 - 1 to TPV in Finland's Kakkonen (Group B) This was a traditional 6 point game, TPV's win moves them into 2nd place with BK-46 ended in 3rd. Mitchell ended the season with 9 Goals/5th Place, and BK-46

Lawrence Smith (90), Chris Corcoran (90) and GBK ended their season in a goalless draw at home to VIFK. GBK ended the season in 4th place, VIFK escaped relegation in 9th Place. Lawrence Smith had 10 Goals/10th place, Chris Corcoran had 3 Goals

Jossimer Sanchez (90) and Narpes Kraft won their final game of the season 3 - 1 over #1 OPS. Narpes ended in 7th place, OPS won the league and enter the Promotion Play-offs.

GK Scott Angevine (90) and YPA, had a good game to end their season with a 2 - 4 win at Santa Claus. YPA overcame a horrid start to the season to end up in 6th place. Santa Claus only managed 2 wins all season and are relegated.

In Germany 2Liga, Jerome Kiesewetter came off the bench for the final 9 minutes and Justin Kinjo was an unused sub as Dusseldorf drew 1 - 1 with Karlsruher. Dusseldorf has had a very uneven start to the season - hopefully they will improve.

In England's Championship, Tim Ream (90 + Yellow) Scored Fulham's only goal as they fall 1 - 2 at home to QPR. 3 draws and 2 losses in their last 5, Fulham need to get it together soon

Christian Eissele (25) came off the bench for Kemi as they faced off with SJK in Finland's Veikkausliiga. But the 2nd placed SJK was just to strong today as they beat Kemi 1 - 3

In Germany 3Liga, Mario Rodriguez finally made an appearance, starting for the first time this season (his only other sighting was as an unused sub in the 1st game of the season.) for Chemnitzer as they visited Duisburg and fell 1 - 0 to an early goal. Hopefully we will see more of Mario in the coming months

Royal Fennell Scored giving Hallescher the lead in the first half as they visited Fortuna Koln. Unfortunately they could not hold the lead, giving up an 82nd minute goal, to draw this game 1 - 1. Hallescher has not lost in their last 5 games.

Shawn Barry (90) started today for FSV Frankfurt as they visited #3 Lotte and came away with a 0 - 1 win in Germany 3Liga

Also in 3Liga, Marc Heider (90), Robbie Kristo (in 18/DNP) and Osnabruck had no luck as they hosted Regensburg and lost 1 - 2 on a Jann George 75th minute Score. That's 5 Goals so far this season for Jann, and a tied (5 teams) 2nd place for Regensberg

Omar Castro (90 + yellow) and Braunschweig II had a miserable day in Regionalliga (Nord) as they fell 0 - 3 to ETSV Weiche

Jamil Fearington went 90 in Bronshoj 1 - 0 win over Frem, in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1)

GK Tim Murray and Ekenas just leaked goals today, as they fall 4 - 1 to Oulu in Finland's Ykkonen

Julian Ceesay and Amberg made short work of SpVgg Ansbach as they thumped the home team 0 - 4 in Germany's Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Joel Sonora went 82 minutes as Stuttgart II lost their home game 0 - 2 to Elversberg in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Julian Green was an unused sub as Bayern drew 1 - 1 with FC Koln in Bundesliga

Also in Bundesliga, Timothy Chandler went 90 in Frankfurt's 1 - 0 loss at Freiburg

John Brooks was an unused sub as Hertha beat Bobby Wood (60) and Hamburg 2 - 0 Hertha now in 2nd place (#3 Dortmund has an extra game) and Hamburg 2nd from bottom, with 5 consecutive losses

In Norway Tippeligaen, the relegation battle between Stabaek and Lillstrom ended with Stabaek and Cole Grossman (90) losing at home 1 - 2 . Stabaek (relegation play-off) sit 1 point above Lillstrom (relegation) and are 2 points from safety

Connor O'Brien went 90 for Horsens as they win 1 - 0 over Esbjerg in Denmark's Superliga

In England's Premier League, Sunderland drew 1 - 1 with West Bromich, with Lyndon Gooch coming off the bench at the 90th minute. Sunderland have just 2 points this season.

GK Brad Guzan was an unused sub for Middlesbrough as they visited West Ham in a game that ended in a 1 - 1 draw

Johnathan Spector went 90 as Birmingham win 1 - 0 at home against Blackburn and climb into 6th spot in England's Championship

Eric Lichaj (90) as Nottingham visited Bristol City and lost 2 - 1 after leading into the 2nd half. (2 goals in 3 minutes from Bristol killed off the game)

Danny Williams went 90, as Reading hosted Derby County and drew 1 - 1 on a 90th minute Reading goal

DeAndre Yedlin was an unused sub as Newcastle visited Rotherham and won 0 - 1. Newcastle are now in 3rd spot (3 points out of 1st)

GK Paul Rachubka (the perennial back-up) and Bury hosted Duane Holmes (78) and Scunthorpe in England League One. Scunthorpe won this one 1 - 2 and are now 3 points clear at the top of the table

Gboly Ariyibi (90) and Chesterfield are not having a good time right now, today's game saw them lose 0 - 1 at home to Bradford in England's League One

GK Brendan Moore gets the Shut Out as Torquay visit Gateshead in England's National League and hold the home team to a 0 - 0 draw

In the English FA Cup Qualifiers, Jon-Paul Pittman Scored the opening goal for visiting Harrogate as they faced of with United of Manchester in a goal fest that ended 3 - 3. A replay is required

Kevin Dzierzawski (90) and Peterhead scored first but couldn't hold on as they fall 1 - 2 to #2 Livingston. Peterhead are having a terrible time of things and sit firmly at the bottom of the table

Andrew Stadler came off the bench at 75th minute, but by then Ostersunds had (literally) hit Falkenbergs for six in Sweden's Allsvenskan. Final Ostersunds wins 6 - 1

Jochen Graf got 4 minutes on the pitch today as Oskarhamns fell 2 - 1 at Norrby in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra)

In Sweden Division 2 (Norra Gotaland) GK Jeff Gal (90), Stephen Golz and Lidkopings held on for a 2 - 2 draw at home. with Gauthiod. Stephen Golz Scored at the stroke of half-time to tie things up at 1 - 1, This is Stephen's first professional goal and (obviously) his first for Lidkopings

In Sweden's Division 2 (Norrland) Bodens and Eddy Prugh were held to a 1 - 1 draw by visitors Soderhamns. 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 5 games has dropped Bodens to 4th place ( 1st and 2nd - Promotion) is already settled as both teams are 14 + points ahead of #3.

In a story of 2 halves, Vaduz and Caleb Stanko (78) swapped goals with Sion, in Switzerland's Superliga to finish the 1st half a 2 - 2. In the 2nd half a different story as Sion put 3 unanswered goals past Vaduz, who fall 2 - 5. Only 1 point in the last 5 is not good enough, even early in the season

Despite losing a CB in the 33rd minute to a red card, Alex Horwath (in 18/DNP) and Brann held on for a goalless draw at Sogndal maintaining their 2nd place in Norway's Tippeligaen

Shame, Falkirk and GK Danny Rogers (90) were on a shut out, but an 87th minute goal by St Mirren spoiled that as Falkirk visited St Mirren and came away with a 1 - 1 draw

High flying Dortmund and Christian Pulisic (45) brought down to earth by Leverkusen 2 - 0 in Bundesliga - wasn't expecting that!

Matt Miazga put in 4 minutes for Vitesse as they win their home game against Groningen 2 - 1 in Eredivisie

17 year old Louis Bennett still waiting his chance at Anorthosis in Cyprus as they tie AEL Limassol 0 - 0

SUNDAY

GK Daniel Schmidt (90) and Yamaga visited Kamatamare in Japans J-League 2 came away with a nice 2 - 4 win solidifying their 2nd place position

Rubio Ruben was an unused sub for Utrecht as they visited Ajax in Netherlands Eredivisie and fell 3 - 2. Rubio has not played since 21st August

Geoff Cameron (90) and Stoke visited Manchester United in the EPL and came away with an unexpected draw, on a late goal (82') The result really didn't help either team

In Germany 3Liga, Devonte Parker (80) and Mainz II managed a 1 - 1 draw with Erfurt. Mainz II are bottom of the league with just 1 win in 10 games

Alassane Kane (14) came off the bench to help last place Bayern Hof beat #2 Bayern Munich II 1 - 0 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Romain Gall (90) and Nykopings lost their away match to Team TG in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra)

Justin Kinjo (71 + yellow) who was on the senior squad yesterday, started for Dusseldorf II in Regionalliga (West) as they beat Schalke II 1 - 0

George Fochive (90) and Viborg played to a goalless draw with league leaders FC Copenhagen in Denmark's Superliga

Babajide Ogunbiyi (90) and Hobro hosted GK Michael Lansing, unused sub, and Vejle in Denmark's Division 1. The win puts Hobro into tied 2nd in the league, the loss by Vejle puts has them just one place above relegation

GK Bakary Sanyang and TSG Pfeddersheim took a 5 - 0 lead into halftime, and then went to sleep, hanging on for a 5 - 3 win over SV Gonsenheim in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Aris Briggs Zustra (90) and Osnabruck II visited MTV Gifhorn and with 2 red cards had little chance in a 2 - 0 loss in Oberliga (Niedersachsen)

Sammy Adjei was an unused sub as Naestved visited Fredericia in Denmark's Division 1 and lost 3 - 1 - this was only the 2nd time Sammy was included in the 18 this season

Dallas Aminzadeh (90) and Oldenburg made short work of VfB Lubeck in Regionalliga (Nord) with a comfortable 3 - 0 win.

With 4 games left in Sweden's Superettan, Patrick Hopkins (90) and Sirius look good for promotion, they sit in 1st place 3 points ahead of Halmstad and 6 ahead of the charging AFC United. Today they visited #6 Trelleborgs and took care of business 0 - 2 - look for Sirius in Allsvenskan next season (IMHO) Note: in a traditional 6 point game Sirius will visit Halmstad in the 2nd to last game of the season.

Keaton Parks was an unused sub for Varzim in Portugal's Segunda Liga, as they were held to a goalless draw at home by Freamunde

GK Craig Hill (90) and KuPS did not have a good day in Finland's Veikkausliiga, as they fell at home to Inter Turk 0 - 2 . Two draws and three losses in their last five games has put an end to any thoughts of European play next season as their spiral continues

Mariehamn and Brian Span (52) took care of business as they hosted PK-35 with the top spot in Veikkausliiga on the line. 3 second half goals hammered home their win 4 - 2. Its not a certainty that Mariehamn will be playing in Europe next season, with 3 games left they have to face 2 of Finland's top 4 teams, and with only 3 points separating the top 4 clubs its a winner takes all scenario

Will John (25) and RoPS are in a similar circumstance as KuPS....heading in the wrong direction - down. Today they visited VPS (who now are ahead of them) and lost 1 - 0

Etchu Tabe (7) came off the bench late, as Haka lose at GrIFK 1 - 0 - Haka are 5 points above the drop zone, GrIFK 4 points above

In Finland's Ykkonen, Kyle Curinga (90) and Jaro hosted Isaac Kannah (31) and KTP winning 3 - 1. Isaac Kannah Scored KTP's only goal. With just 2 games left this season, #4 Jaro are a long-shot for a promotion - 5 points out of first. KTP are in big trouble, and could well be relegated down to Kakkonen

Mike Banner (90 + yellow) and KPV went into #1 JJK, who were on a 3 straight win streak, and came out with 3 points as they won 0 - 1. KPV will end up mid-table, JJK are now only 1 point in the lead atop the league

Fabian Johnson (82) and M'Gladbach were totally demolished by 3 goals in 6 minutes by Schalke as they went on to win 4 - 0 - its just 6 games (this season) but M'Gladbach has fallen off track with this loss. Schalke who had 0 points from there first five games came up big with their first win of the season

Brendon Hines-Ike (31 + Assist) and Orebro put in a good effort to fight back against Djurgarden in Sweden's Allsvenskan succumbing 3 - 2. Nice to see Brendon in the action and making a difference. Orebro have not shown much fighting spirit of late 2 losses, 3 draws in last 5 games, hopefully, even in this loss they will gain some confidence

Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer chose to start both GK Ethan Horvath (90) and Josh Gatt (64 + yellow) as Molde traveled to Tromso in Norway's Tippeligaen. Good choice as Molde win 0 - 2 and gain 3 valuable points that put them just 1 point out of a chance of European football next season. There are only 4 games left in the Tippeligaen season left. Ethan can claim the Shut Out

Not that it matters much, Alex De John  went 90 in Starts 2 - 0 loss to Viking in Norway's Tippeligaen - Start are already so far behind they are relegated and will play in OBOS-Ligaen next season. NOTE: There are 4 games left in Tippeligaen. Rosenberg will play Champions League next season, there are 6 teams within 6 points of the 2nd/3rd spot (Europa League)

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