TRANSFERS: Winter 2018 Transfer Window Dates - Open/Close

 

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

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

You can follow all the moves here;

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

Country  Winter Window

Sweden 8 January - 31 March

Norway 8 January - 31 March

Denmark 5 January - 31 January

Finland 17 January - 10 April

England 1 January - 31 January

Italy 3 January - 31 January

Spain 2 January - 31 January

Germany 1 January - 31 January

Holland 3 January - 31 January

France 2 January - 1 February

Portugal 3 January - 2 February

Belgium 1 January - 31 January

Bulgaria 1 February - 28 February

Greece 1 January - 31 January

Iceland 21 February - 15 May

Poland 1 February - 28 February

Russia 25 January - 24 February

Serbia 23 January - 17 February

Switzerland 16 January - 15 February

Scotland 1 January - 31 January

Turkey 5 January - 1 February

Ukraine 31 January - 2 March

USA 18 February - 11 May

Austria 1 January - 31 January

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

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TRANSFER: All the Moves by US Players During the Winter Transfer Window - UPDATED DAILY

We have been following the Transfer Window with some success since we started this blog - so here we go again, January is here and many of the transfer windows opened today (January 1)

We will update this post every day (multiple times if it warrants) with all the moves by US Players in Europe, Scandinavia and beyond. so check back daily.

Please, if you hear of a move that we have missed, just let us know
(Americans that have changed their national allegiance (such as Bjorn Maars Johnsen) are not tracked. South of the border are not tracked)

JANUARY 1st
(The moves below have already been reported - most effective January 1)

Bill Hamid - From DC United to Midtjylland in Denmark

Mix Diskerud - end of loan - Goteborg - NYCFC have his rights

Josh Sargent - Joining Werder Bremen

Matt Pyzdrowski - released - Helsingborg - signed with Varbergs BoIS in Sweden's Superettan

Conor O'Brien - released by Start of Norway / Free

Paul Torres - released - Syrianska / Free

Ryan Masch - released - Skovde / Free

Josh Wicks - released - Sirius - After a short period testing the waters with other clubs Josh decided to sign a 2 year contract and remain with Sirius

Zac Lubin - out of contract at Ljungskile / Free

Craig Hill - out of contract with Kultsu - signed with PEPO in Finland Kakkonen Group A

JC Mack - out of contract at Selfoss in Iceland/ Free

Brian Span - out of contract with Mariehamn/ Free

Darius Strode - released by Altona in Germany

Nebiyou Perry has failed to come to agreeable terms for new contract with AIK / Free

Will Dieterich has returned to Grótta after his successful loan at Haukar in Iceland's Inkasso-deildin 

Conor Agnew - from Puerto Rico FC to Derry City in Northern Ireland 

Brooks Lennon officially leaves Liverpool and joins RSL in MLS 

Alex Horwath - out of contract at Brann in Norway / Free 

Branden Stelmak from FC Ellenburg to Chemie Leipzig in Germany Regionalliga

Paul Blanchette - released by PEPO in Finland /Free 

Rubio Rubin - Out of Contract at Stabaek in Norway

JANUARY 2nd

Marcel Costly from Mainz II (Regionalliga) to FC Magdeburg (3Liga) in Germany

JANUARY 3rd

Hunter Gorskie from Miedz Legnica/Poland to Tampa Bay Rowdies

JANUARY 5th

Kenny Saief from KAA Gent to Anderlecht in Belgium's Jupiler League 
According to Anderlecht's announcement this is a LOAN, I will update as more info is available
This is a Loan till the end of the season - with an option to buy

Not a transfer but, Antonee Robinson loan deal with Bolton Wanderers extended until the end of the season. 

JANUARY 8th

Shawn Barry has been released by Poland's Korona Kielce, Ekstraklasa

JANUARY 9th

Perry Kitchen has left Danish side Randers and joined LA Galaxy in MLS -free transfer

Adam Henley signs with Real Salt Lake/MLS last played at Blackburn & represented Wales

Kyle Knotek has signed a 1 year extension to his contract at FC Linkoping City in Sweden's Division 1

JANUARY 10th

Sammy Adjai, who was released by Naestved in Denmark at the end of last year has joined Hawkes Bay in New Zealand's Premier League 

JANUARY 11th

Jake Rozhansky joined Maccabi Netanya aka (M.Netanya) in Israel's Ligat Ha'al (Premier League)

Armando Pelaez loaned by Benfica to Amora FC in Portugal's Setubal First Division (5th tier of Portugal)

JANUARY 12th

Not a transfer but, Erich Lichaj has signed a contract extension through June of 2019 at Nottingham Forest

Marcel Ramsey has joined TuS Haltern in Germany's Oberliga Westfalen (5th Tier) sideways transfer, Marcel previously played for SC Herne in the same league.

JANUARY 13th

Joel Sonora from Stuttgart on an 18 month loan to Talleres Córdoba in Argentina

JANUARY 14th

Aaron Horton has joined UN Käerjéng 97 in Luxembourg 2nd tier named Ehrenpromotion. Aaron was last with St. Louis FC in USL and was a Columbus Crew Homegrown

JANUARY 15th

Brian Span has signed with Västerås SK. in Sweden's Division 1 - North (3rd tier) left Mariehamn in Finland when contract expired January 1.

Ash Apollon has joined Voltigeurs de Chateaubriant in France National 3,(5th tier)
(Ash, 26 y/o forward, is from Boston Mass)

Cameron Carter-Vickers has ended his loan period at Sheffield United and returned to Tottenham

JANUARY 16th

GK Will Dieterich  has made a move from Grotta in Iceland's Division 1 (2nd tier) to Stjarnan in Pepsideilid (Top tier) on a free transfer. 

JANUARY 17th

Shawn Barry has returned to the US after being released by Korona in Poland, and joined Real Salt Lake in MLS

Gboly Ariyibi has ended his loan spell at MK Don's (England's Division One) and returned to Nottingham Forest (Championship)

Christian Eissele has left Jaro in Finland and signed with Sacramento Republic in USL

JANUARY 19th

Cameron Carter-Vickers has been loaned to Ipswich for the remainder of the season. Cameron, who is on the books at Tottenham, recently completed a loan spell at Sheffield United.

Gboly Ariyibi has been loaned to Northampton (League One) for the remainder of the season, Gboly, who on Nottingham Forest books, recently completed a loan spell at MK Dons. 

JANUARY 26th

Kris Scott has left Russell Olympic and joined Weston Super-Mare in England's Nation League (South), a small step up for Kris

JANUARY 27th

Mix Diskerud from Free (NYCFC / IFK Goteborg) to Manchester City - expect to see a sale or loan soon

JANUARY 28th

Alex Vedamanikam 19 y/o MF has left Univ. New Mexico and joined Eintracht Braunschweig U19 in Germany A Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

JANUARY 29th

Victor Mansaray has been released by Umea in Sweden's Division One - is now a Free Agent

Goalkeeper Alex Horwath has left Brann in Norway and signed with Real Salt Lake in MLS

JANUARY 31st

Eric Palmer-Brown in a quick movement transfer from Sporting Kansas City to Manchester City to KV Kortrijk in Belgium's top flight. This a loan, which looks to be through June 30th.

Nick DePuy, Irvine Ca, has been loaned out by Montreal to Dutch 1st Division side Fremad Amager (looks like a 3 month loan)

Nermin Crnkic has signed with RW Erfurt in Germany's 3Liga. Nermin, a free agent, was previously with Sarajevo

Mael Corboz has left Duisburg in 2Liga and has signed with Wattenscheid 09 in Germany's Regionalliga West

Fehim Dedic has left Rosenheim in Germany's Regionalliga Bayern and joined SB Traunstein in Germany's Oberliga Bayern Sud

Kouami Dalmeida has left FSV Frankfurt in Regionalliga Sudwest and joined SV Gonsenheim in Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar

Goalkeeper Kyle Parks (brother of Keaton) has signed with SC Freamunde in Portugal's Campeonato de Portugal Prio (Group B) Kyle was a Harvard prior to this move

The Transfer Window in the major European Leagues has Closed - But don't stop coming back - We are still Updating as players move in the Windows that are still open 

FEBRUARY 2nd

Rubio Rubin, who had been released by Norway's Stabaek, has joined Tijuana in Mexico

FEBRUARY 4th

Darius Madison has signed a contract with North Geelong Warriors in Australia's NPL (joins American Kene Eze)

Jake Keegan has signed with Saint Patricks in the Republic of Ireland Premier League. (Jake had previously played in Ireland with Galway)

FEBRUARY 6th

Zac Lubin, who was last at Ljungskile in Sweden has returned to the USA and signed with Phoenix Rising in USL

FEBRUARY 12th

Zev Taublieb moved from Charlotte Independence to Sweden and joined Varbergs BoIS in 2nd tier Superettan.

FEBRUARY 16th

Brian Iloski joined Legia Warsaw in Poland's Ekstraklasa (top tier) - signed from UCLA

Mix Diskerud has rejoined IFK Goteborg on a short loan (looks to be just 3 Cup games) expect more news in the coming few weeks about a more permanent loan/transfer <February 18 - Deal Done on long term loan>

Jordan Tyler, has joined Throttur V. In Iceland's 2nd Division. Jordan is a forward who was previously with Fram in Iceland. (I believe this transfer may have happened a few day's ago - not sure)

FEBRUARY 19th

Former USYNT defender Danny Barbir has signed with AFC Astra of Romania’s Liga 1

Eddie Prugh, who has spent most of his career in Sweden, with Bodens,before moving back Stateside has left Colorado Springs an joined Skellefteaa in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra). Skellefteaa are newly promoted and will begin play later this Spring

Josh Sargent, has turned 18, Happy Birthday Josh, and has officially signed with Werder Bremen in Bundesliga

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WEEKLY WRAP: 12.25 Thru 12.31.2017 - Final Wrap of the Year

OK then, its NYE and the last match of the year involving an American has been played (in India)

The week was pretty much all about England as everyone else took time off. So I will keep it short and sweet. Shout Out to Tim Ream who not only scored, a very rare event for the defender, but the goal was a game winner. Duane Holmes has a goal and an assist in his Boxing Day outing and Niall Mason scored a PK, his 2nd consecutive match with a PK goal. The other performances are below (I said it would be short)

The Transfer Window will open tomorrow in some countries...we will have all the news here...so watch out for the regular postings please.

OK to the lists, first the short version;

GOALS
Tim Ream - England
Duane Holmes - England
Niall Mason (pk) - England
Mason Robertson - Scotland

ASSISTS
Duane Holmes - England
Antonee Robinson - England

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

CHRISTMAS DAY

No matches scheduled

BOXING DAY

Juan Torres was on the bench for Lokoren as they hosted KV Mechelen in Belgium's Jupiler League, winning 2 - 0 for their 2nd straight win.

In Wales Premier League, Jay Denny (90) and Newtown took a 2 goal lead and were coasting until a 68 minute PK, gave visitors TNS hope, that they changed into a win, despite losing a player to a red card along the way. Final 2 - 3 in favor of TNS

And the annual soccer-fest, that is Boxing Day in England

In England's Premier League, Emerson Hyndman remained on the bench, and watched Bournemouth have to battle back, after leading, to a 3 - 3 draw at home with West Ham

Danny Williams, did not get off the bench as Huddersfield were held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by Stoke and Geoff Cameron (90 + yellow)

In England's Championship, Tim Ream (90) Scored a rare Goal to give Fulham the early lead as they visited #2 Cardiff and won convincingly 2 - 4. Luca de la Torre was available off the bench for Fulham

Antonee Robinson came off the bench early at 36 min to replace an injured team-mate as Bolton traveled to Middlesbrough, losing 2 - 0 as they continue to flounder in the bottom 3 of the league

Nottingham Forest continue their wobbly season with a game that on paper they should not have lost. Eric Lichaj (90) and his team were dominated by a Sheffield Wednesday team that (still) are below them in the table 0 - 3 at home - go figure

Two US prospects planned to battled it out as Sheffield United and Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) defended home turf against Sunderland and Lyndon Gooch (67) - meh! didn't happen Sheffield looking to reclaim form really didn't have much problem with bottom 3 Sunderland, winning 3 - 0

In England's League One, GK Brendan Moore is still the #2, and watched as Rochdale lost 2 - 0 at #3 Blackburn and remain 2nd from bottom of the league

Scunthorpe move to #4 as Duane Holmes (90 + yellow) Scored their 2nd Goal and provided the Assist for the first, in a 2 - 3 win at Blackpool. Scunthorpe has only lost once in their last 5.

Niall Mason Scored his 2nd PK in as many games, as Doncaster dispatched Northampton 3 - 0 and continue their march out of the red zone, up to tied 12th in the table

Gboly Ariyibi (90) and MK Don's continue going in the wrong direction as they lose at home to lowly Plymouth 0 - 1, just 2 points from their last 5 matches see MK Don's teetering just above the drop zone

Jon-Paul Pittman came off the bench at 75 minutes, as 10 man Torquay held on for a 1 - 1 draw at Eastleigh in the English National League. Torquay are 1 point away from safety, but 3 draws, a win and a loss in their last 5 has not generated the points they need to escape yet

Finally today, Kenny Saief never got off the bench as #4 Gent visited #3 Anderlecht, losing 1 - 0 in Belgium's Jupiler League. Both teams retain their positions

WEDNESDAY

DeAndre Yedlin (90) as Newcastle faced off with an EPL dominant Manchester City, and without tongue-in-cheek, played to a very good 0 - 1 loss. With possession swinging between 80 & 90% in City's favor the match was more of a practice field defense vs offense game. The goal really was a
result of a lapse in concentration by the Newcastle defense, just once and just momentarily - enough for City to make you pay

GK Danny Rogers resumed his normal position on the bench as Aberdeen beat Partick 1 - 0 to draw within 8 points of leaders Celtic in Scotland's Premier League

THURSDAY

No Matches

FRIDAY

Niall Mason (90) as Doncaster beats Rochdale (GK Brendon Moore on the bench) 2 - 0 in England's League One. 3 wins in a row for Doncaster who move up to 10th place. Rochdale are in trouble, 2nd from bottom

Keaton Parks remained on the bench as Benfica traveled to Setubal and draw 2 - 2 after being down 2 - 0 in the first half in Portugal League Cup (Group A). Benfica ended group play with 3 draws and in 2nd place, not enough to advance

SATURDAY

Jay Denny (90) as Newtown visited league leaders TNS and came back from 2 goals down to win 2 - 4 in Wales Premier League - great win to end the year

Geoff Cameron (90) as Stoke are trounced 5 - 0 by Chelsea in the English Premier League. Stoke on 20 points are just 2 points off the drop zone

Danny Williams played the final 8 minutes as Huddersfield were held scoreless at home to Burnley. 3 consecutive draws now for Huddersfield

DeAndre Yedlin (90 + yellow) as they battled visitors Brighton to a goalless draw in the EPL in a game that had 2 struggling teams looking for points

In England's Championship, Tim Ream (90) and Fulham traveled to Hull and battled to a 2 - 2 draw. Fulham has only lost once in their last 5

Lyndon Gooch came off the bench at 70 minutes as Sunderland found a way to win 0 - 1 at Nottingham Forest with Eric Lichaj (90). The win elevates Sunderland above the drop zone on GD, while Nottingham are in a deep funk with 3 losses and a draw in their last 4 outings

In what is best described as a tactical change, Cameron Carter-Vickers was totally ineffectual and replaced at 31 minutes of the first half as Sheffield United hosted Antonee Robinson (90 + yellow) ,and an Assist, and Bolton, losing this one 0 - 1. Bolton now 3rd from bottom, while Sheffield United
hang on to 6th place, but look a bit wobbly right now

Scunthorpe and Duane Holmes (90) will be happy to have escaped #3 Blackburn with a point in England's League One following a 2 - 2 draw. Scunthorpe move up to #4 as things get tighter at the top of the table

Gboly Ariyibi was an unused sub as 9 man MK Don's held on to a 1 - 0 lead for an hour over Peterborough in League One. MK Don's may have done enough to survive the drop - time will tell as the 2nd half of the season is well in play

GK Danny Rogers, was again on the bench as the backup keeper as Aberdeen were held at home, in a goalless affair, by Hearts in Scotland's Premier League. The draw did not help Aberdeen as they chase Celtic for the top spot.

In Scotland's League 2, Mason Robertson (90) Scored Peterhead's 4th Goal as they go on to beat League Leaders Montrose in an unlikely away win 2 - 6. The result puts Peterhead in 2nd place, 3 points behind Montrose, with 2 games in hand

Jon-Paul Pittman played the 2nd half as Torquay visited Boreham Wood in England's National League, losing 2 - 0. Torquay will have to go on an incredible run to avoid relegation into the obscurity of England's minnow leagues

Joshua Perez played the final few minutes in Livorno's 2 - 0 defeat of Prato in Italy's Serie C (Group A) match up. Livorno are now 12 points clear at the top of the table and look like a lock for Serie B action next season.

SUNDAY

GK Paul Rachubka came of the bench at the 73rd minute, presumably to replace an injured colleague, as Kerala Blasters suffered only their 2nd defeat of the season 1 - 3 at home to Bengaluru in India's ISL

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WEEKLY WRAP: 12.18 thru 12.24.2017: Winter Break is Upon Us!

To start, Happy Holiday's to you all......

So this week had a greatly reduced schedule, league play in Europe has reached its Winter Break, and  the national cup matches fill the pre-Christmas calendar. Still there are some shout outs due to our guys. Mukwelle Akale scored the winner for Villarreal C in Spain, Niall Mason scored the winner (PK) for Doncaster in England, and Andrija Novakovich scored a brace for Telstar in their 3 - 2 win in the Netherlands. In the goalkeeper bracket Brandon Austin kept a clean sheet for Tottenham's U23 in England

Well that's it for this week...we will be doing this again next week, although there are even fewer games to track...so see you next week with the wrap.

SATURDAY

Trouble getting info until now, but Ander Egiluz went 90 as Basconia lost 2 - 1 at Sodupe in Spain's Tercera

MONDAY

Gabriel Rosario was backup keeper for Reading U23 as they draw 1 - 1 with Southampton U23 in England's Premier League 2 (Group 2). Reading U23 slip a little on the result, but are in 3rd (PL2 had 2 Groups - top team in Group 2 is automatically promoted to group 1 - the 4 teams following go into play-offs)

Giles Phillips (90) as QPR U23 hosted Watford U23 and found themselves having to battle to a 2 - 2 draw in England's PDL (South). A stretch of bad results has dropped QPR U23 down to 2nd place

2 goals in the first 15 minutes by Lens was enough for the win as Maki Tall (20) came off the bench for Tours, but to no avail in a 2 - 0 defeat in France Ligue 2

Joshua Perez remained on the bench today as Livorno allowed the lead to slip from them, as they played to a 2 - 2 draw at home to Piacenza in Italy's Serie C (Group A)

M.Tel Aviv keep climbing towards the top (now 4th) in Ligat ha'Al. Today Aaron Schoenfeld came off the bench to help them hold on to a 1 - 2 lead, which he did successfully, over B. Jerusalem

Konrad de la Fuente (90) as Barcelona U19's fall 1 - 0 to RCD Espanyol U19. Barcelona U19's suffered only their second defeat of the league campaign and it gave RCD Espanyol a Barcelona derby win. Only five points separate the two teams in the league table

TUESDAY

Alfredo Morales (90) as Ingolstadt are booted from the DFB Pokal 1 - 0 by 3Liga Paderborn

GK Brandon Austin (90) gets the Shut Out, as Tottenham U23 are held to a scoreless draw at home by Sunderland U23 in England's Premier League 2 (Group 1) in a match between the 2 bottom teams (#11 & 12)

Kyle Scott (90 + yellow) as Chelsea U23 come back from 2 goals down to win 3 - 2 over Manchester City U23 in England's Premier League 2 (Group 1). Neither team are shining this season (#8 & 9)

Weston McKennie got 11 minutes in at the end of the game as Schalke beat FC Koln 1 - 0 in DFB Pokal and move on to the quarter finals

Maurits de Baar remained on the bench as Waalwijk visited Willem II and got trounced 3 - 0 and out of the KNVB Beker in Netherlands

WEDNESDAY

Joe Efford (43) as Ergotelis fall 3 - 2 at Apollon Larissa in Greece Football League. Joe left early, as the Ergotelis coach made adjustments following a straight red and PK, reducing the team to 10 men in the 27th minute.

Timothy Weah off the bench at 66' as PSG II beat Saint-Priest 2 - 0 in France's National 2 (Group B) Good result for the re-emergent PSG II as they climb up the table

Bremen with Aron Johannsson getting in 7 minutes, won an exciting match with Freiburg and Caleb Stanko (90) 3 - 2 in the DFB Pokal in Germany and will play in the quarter finals

By way of an FYI; M'Gladbach lost their DFB Pokal match 0 - 1 to Leverkusen. Fabian Johnson did not dress for this one.

In Spain's Tercera Division (Group 6) Villarreal C won on Mukwelle Akale's 30th minute Goal 1 -0 over CD Almazora...Villarreal C improving, with just 1 loss in their last 5

Benfica did it again, gave up a 2 goal lead, with sloppy defending and end up in a 2 - 2 draw at home with Portimonense. Keaton Parks entered the match in the 62nd minute, and played pretty well, despite being played out of position. Advancing past the Portugal League Cup Group stage now looks out of reach.

Emerson Hyndman made the 18 for Bournemouth, but not the pitch as Chelsea beat Bournemouth 2 - 1 on an ET goal in England's Carabao Cup Quarter Final

In Germany DFB Pokal late matches, Bayern took care of Dortmund and Christian Pulisic (90) on 2 first half goals 2 - 1 to advance. Dortmund have now been booted from the Champions League and the DFB Pokal....not their best season

Heidenheim and Kevin Lankford (103) eventually fall to Frankfurt (minus Timothy Chandler) 1 - 2 in extra-time Frankfurt advance to the quarter finals with Bayern

THURSDAY

Juan Torres remained on the bench as Lokoren had a good win (well they're all good I guess) at Antwerp 1 - 2, who drop a place to 5th, while Lokoren jump up 5 spots to 11th

Kenny Saief came off the bench at 69' in a very tight game that was decided 7 minutes into ET, when Gent scored the winner over visitors Charleroi in Belgium's other Jupiler match today. The 1 - 0 win moves Gent up to 4th place.

FRIDAY

An 89th minute PK ended GK Paul Rachubka's shut out streak as Kerala Blasters settle for a 1 - 1 draw at league leaders Chennaiyin in India's ISL

Andrija Novakovich (83) Scored 2 Goals as Telstar go on to win 3 - 2 at home over Graafschap in Eerste Divisie. Telstar now 4th after 3 wins a draw and a loss, Andrija now has 9 goals this season (last scored in October)

Kai Koreniuk (90) as cellar dwelling Jong AZ lose big, 2 - 7, at home to league leaders Nijmegem in Eerste Divisie. That's 5 straight losses as thing go from bad to worse

Jay Denny (90) as Newtown were trounced 4 - 0 by Connah's Q in the Welsh Premier League. Newtown are now off the pace for post season play.

Ander Egiluz (90 + yellow) as Basconia hosted Amurrio Club in Tercera Division in Spain in a match that ended goalless

SATURDAY

Joshua Perez played the final 15' as Livorno traveled to Gavorrano and won 2 - 4 in Italy Serie C. Livorno now 11 points clear at the top - aiming for automatic promotion to Serie B

In England......

Emerson Hyndman sat on the Bournemouth bench as Manchester City dismantled his team 4 - 0 in the Premier League

Danny Williams (90) as Huddersfield traveled to Southampton and played to a 1 - 1 draw.3rd start in a row for Danny

Geoff Cameron (90) for Stoke as they win 3 - 1 over West Brom. in the EPL breaking a 3 match losing streak

Great win for Newcastle and DeAndre Yedlin (90) as they traveled to West Ham and snagged 3 points in a 2 - 3 result that pulls them out of the relegation zone

Antonee Robinson spent today on the bench watching Bolton beat 2nd place Cardiff 2 - 0 in the Championship. Bolton still in trouble, but improving

Tim Ream (90) with Luca de la Torre on the bench as Fulham beats Barnsley 2 - 1 in the Championship

Eric Lichaj (90) as Nottingham Forest visited Preston in a game that ended even at 1 - 1

Lyndon Gooch (90) as Sunderland held on for a 1 - 1 draw against 10 man Birmingham - that's 8 points from their last 5 matches - but still in relegation zone

Niall Mason (90) PK Goal was enough for Doncaster to best home team Bristol Rovers 0 - 1 in England's League One

It has to be hard for GK Brendon Moore to spend gameday on the bench each week, today he watched Rochdale held to a 1 - 1 draw by visitors Walsall in League One

Gboly Ariyibi came off the bench at 66' but was unable to change the result, as MK Don's fall 2 - 1 at Rotherham and slip closer to the red zone in League One

Duane Holmes (90) as Scunthorpe move into 4th place after a 3 - 1 win at home over Southend in League One

GK Danny Rogers was in his usual back-up role as Aberdeen were no match for Celtic as they lose 3 - 0 in Scotland's Premier League. Aberdeen are still in 2nd place, but today's match shows the superiority of Celtic over the rest of the league

Mason Robertson (90) as Peterhead win their 3rd straight 3 - 2 over Cowdenbeath 3 - 2 and move into 2nd place in Scotland's League Two. Peterhead are 6 points behind leaders Montrose, but have played 2 games less than the leaders

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) as Sheffield United visited Aston Villa in a match driven by mistakes (including CCV on the Villains 2nd goal) so a fair result, 2 - 2 as both teams survive their errors. Oh, both teams on 38 points - tied for 6th place in Championship

Aaron Schoenfeld remained on the bench today as M.Tel Aviv beat Shmona 2 - 1 and take over 3rd place in Israel's Ligat ha'Al. 3 points behind leaders H.Haifa

In today's final match Vitesse with Matt Miazga (90 + yellow) fall 2 - 1 to PSV in Eredivisie. Vitesse slide continues, now out of the Europa League play-off group in Eredivisie - they need to turn this around fast.

No matches Sunday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SHUT OUT
Paul Rachubka - India

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

MONDAY

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

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

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

TUESDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WEDNESDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THURSDAY

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

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

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

FRIDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SATURDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUNDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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WEEKLY WRAP: 12.4 through 12.9.2017: Weather Takes its Toll - But Still Goals

This weeks schedule was decimated by bad weather in Europe, primarily in the lower leagues, but noticeable even in the bigger matches. So your reading time will be less (and its good practice for me prior to the Winter break).

The shout-outs are not all positive this week, but with the reduced match's the negatives stick out a little more. We lost our Europa League teams, M.Tel Aviv, Hertha and Vitesse, but all played well in their final competition outings, with GK Jonathan Klinsmann perhaps overshadowing the other US players, with a late game saving PK save, retaining Hertha's 1 - 1 draw. On the other side of the coin, the usually reliable PK taker Andrija Novakovich, missed a PK that would have given Telstar the lead and maybe the win in the Netherlands. I don't usually follow U17 league matches, but in Saturday's B-Junior Bundesliga we had 5, yup! five, young US prospects on show in one game, and a goal from Justin Butler in the game. It was good to see Geoff Cameron play after a long time away following a concussion, welcome back Geoff, Finally in Denmark's Superliga, Jonathan Amon and Emanuel Sabbi were on opposite sides in an exciting match-up of #3 vs #4...young guns that will (IMHO) feature in the US national squads in the coming years.

Enough! to the listings, first the short listing........

GOALS
James Murphy - England
Justin Butler (U17) - Germany
Joe Gyau - Germany
Marc Heider - Germany
Joel Sonora - Germany
Kevin Olali - Germany
Cordt Andreas Flatgen - Germany

ASSISTS
Kyle Scott - England

SHUT OUTS
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany

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

MONDAY

James Murphy started and Scored Sheffield Wednesday U23 2nd goal as they fall hard, 5 - 2 at Crewe U23 in England's PDL (North) Wednesday's first loss in 5 matches, still top of the table though

Joe Efford (62) as Ergotelis hosted OFI Crete in Greece Football League. as they fall 2 - 4. Its been a shaky start to the season for Ergotelis with just 2 points from 6 matches, and deep into the red zone <Note> In Greece Football League the bottom 6 teams (in the 18 team league) are relegated

Shawn Barry remained on the bench as Korona traveled to Cracovia in Poland's Ekstraklasa and played to a a 2 - 2 draw. Korona now in 3rd place

Alfredo Morales lasted 68 minutes as Ingolstadt were throttled 0 - 2 by Braunschweig in Germany's 2Liga

GK Brendon Moore, sat on the bench and watched Rochdale dismantle amateurs Slough 0 - 4 in England's FA Cup

Maurits De Baar started for Jong Waalwijk as they beat hosted Jong Excelsior 1 - 2 in the Netherlands Reserve League

TUESDAY

Timothy Tillman came off the bench at 74' as Bayern U19 faced off with visitors PSG U19 and Timothy Weah (73) winning this UEFA Youth League match 3 - 1 and snagging the top spot in Group B. PSG U19 ended 2nd and will enter play-offs

Mukwelle Akale started for Villarreal C as they hosted CD Brunol in Spain's Tercera (Group 6) still coming back from injury, but good news that he started today

Emerson Hyndman (90) in Bournemouth U23 late loss at Wolves U23 2 - 1 in England's Premier League Cup

Duane Holmes remained on the bench today as Scunthorpe lost 1 - 2 to Leicester U23 in Checkatrade Trophy 1/16

Mason Robertson (90) in Peterhead's 0 - 1 away win at Stirling in Scotland's Division 2. Peterhead are now League Leaders on GD

WEDNESDAY

GK Brendan Austin (90) in Tottenham U19 convincing win over Cyprus' APOEL U19 by 4 - 1 which solidified Tottenham's top spot in UEFA Youth League (Group H) ahead of Dortmund U19 & Real Madrid U19. On to the next phase

Joshua Perez went 90 as Livorno fall 3 - 0 at Viterbese in Italy Serie C Cup. One of those matches where Livorno absolutely dominated in all aspects, but goals.

In England's Checkatrade Trophy, Gboly Ariyibi (64) for MK Don's as they are throttled by Chelsea U23 0 - 4, with Kyle Scott (82 + yellow) and an Assist on the 1st goal

In the UCL, Dortmund and Christian Pulisic (90) visited Real Madrid and lost 3 - 2. I did not see the match, but reports indicate that Christian had a good outing.

THURSDAY

Europa League Day - a pretty good day for our guys, but all for naught.

M. Tel Aviv with Aaron Schoenfeld (90) won at Villarreal in Spain 0 - 1. They did not qualify for the next round, but a great win nevertheless

Hertha Berlin and debutante GK Jonathan Klinsmann draw 1 - 1 with Sweden's Ostersunds, with Jonathan saving a PK in the 86th minute to maintain the draw for his club. Not a bad debut. Hertha are also eliminated from the competition

Likewise, Matt Miazga (90) and Vitesse are also out of the competition after beating French power, Nice 1 - 0 ending their campaign with a (sole) win

FRIDAY

Terence Boyd (90) for Darmstadt as they fall 0 - 1 at Aue in Germany's 2Liga. Darmstadt fall into the bottom 3 in the league (only 2 points from last 5 matches)

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) gets the Shut Out as Kiel maintain their top position in 2Liga with a goalless draw at Braunschweig - Kenneth's 5th League Shut Out this season (15 matches)

Masami Okada (90 + yellow) as Babelsberg fall 2 - 1 at Hertha II in Regionalliga (Nordost)

In France Ligue 2, Auxerre, with GK Quentin Westberg on the bench, fall 1 - 2 at home to Chateauroux

Jordan Siebatcheu (89) as Reims continue their winning ways with a 1 - 2 victory at Niort. Reims are 7 points clear at the top (but have played 1 more match than 2nd place Nimes)

Tours didn't put Maki Tall on the pitch till the 88th minute, and lost 1 - 2 to Nancy, leaving them in last place well adrift of the teams above them

Maurits De Baar remained on the bench in an absolutely futile performance by Waalwijk in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Down to 9 men in the last half an hour they get clobbered for 6 in a 6 - 0 away loss

Just to add to the misery today in the Netherlands, Andrija Novakovich (65) the usually reliable penalty taker, missed a PK that would have given Telstar the lead as they hosted FC Emmen in Eerste Divisie and played to a goalless draw. Both teams are on 27 points (6th & 7th)

Cameron Carter-Vickers remained on the bench as Sheffield United continued their spiral downturn, losing 1 - 2 to Bristol City (and surrendering 3rd place) in England's Championship. It was not that long ago that they led the division, but 1 point from 4 outings, in such a competitive league has them just hanging on to a top 6 place......

GK Danny Rogers will get his chance some-day, till then he must be content with back-up keeper role for Aberdeen, who today won 0 - 1 at Dundee, in Scotland's Premier League. Aberdeen are in 2nd place, just 4 points behind Celtic.

SATURDAY

Julian Green (90) as Furth defend home turf, winning 1 - 0 over Heidenheim in Germany 2Liga. Kevin Lankford got 10 minute in at the end of the game for Heidenheim

Jann George played the 2nd half as Regensberg fall 0 - 1 at home to Bochum in a mid-table battle in 2Liga

In A-Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest) Timothy Tillman (74) and Bayern U19 forced a 1 - 1 draw with Karlsruher U19.
                                                                                                            
OK this is not a match that I would normally track, but its a fun set up that had the potential for 5 USYNT playing for their respective teams.

Malik Tillman (yes brother of) played the whole game (80) Justin Butler off the bench at 61' Scored the 2nd Goal, Jalen Hawkins came off the bench at 77' as Bayern Munich U17 hosted Ian Hoffman (off the bench at 53) Jeremiah Kasteleiner (who is not yet eligible for USYNT), remained on the bench and Karlsruhrer U17 winning 3 - 0 in B-Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

So their you have it 5 USYNT prospects playing in one match                                                                                                            
In Germany 3Liga, Bremen II and Isaiah Young (68) got a 75th minute goal to draw 2 - 2 at Meppen. 3 straight draws for Bremen II, have pulled them out of the red zone (on GD)

Joe Gyau (90) Scored Sonnenhof's 3rd Goal and Mario Rodriguez came off the bench at 77' as they visited Munster and won big 1 - 4 in 3Liga. Sonnenhof are tied 5th (6th on GD) but still have a job ahead to reach a promotion possibility

Marc Heider (90) Scored Osnabruck's 1st (& winning) Goal as they go on to beat Unterhaching 2 - 0 in 3Liga. Robbie Kristo was an unused sub. The win pulls Osnabruck 4 points clear of the drop zone

Bryan Gaul (90) as Elversberg hosted Stuttgart II with Joel Sonora (90) Scoring at 90 +2 to force a 1 - 1 draw in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Javan Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (off the bench at 82) and FSV Frankfurt get the 2 - 1 win over Astoria Walldorf in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Marcel Costly (90) and Mainz II fall 1 - 3 at home to TuS Koblenz in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Oscar Ortiz (90) as Rathenow traveled to Malchower and won 0 - 4 in a lopsided victory in Oberliga NOVF (Nord)

Carlos McCrary played the 2nd half in Hessen Dreieich 2 - 0 defeat at Watzenborn in Oberliga (Hessen)

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) and Pfeddersheim found themselves down by 2 goals early, but fought back to claim a 2 - 2 draw at Jägersburg in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Kevin Olali (90) Scored Morlautern's first Goal as they go on to win 1- 2 over Idar-Oberstein in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Cordt Andreas Flatgen (80) Scored Hertha Wiesbach first Goal and they go on to win a tough one at Salmrohr 2 - 3 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Christian Pulisic (90) as Dortmund's problems continue, with a 1 - 2 home loss to cellar dwelling Bremen in Bundesliga. Dortmund, unbelievably, on 2 points from their last 5 outings

John Brooks (90) and Wolfsburg escape Hamburg with a goalless draw. Bobby Wood out for Hamburg with a knee injury, in Bundesliga

Danny Williams got a 1 minute cameo, as Huddersfield break their losing streak with a 2 - 0 win at home over Brighton, in England's Premier League

Not the welcome back that Geoff Cameron (15) would have wanted as Stoke fall hard, 5 - 1 at Tottenham. But its great to see Geoff back in the game

Tim Ream (90) Luca de la Torre (in 18) as Fulham win 1 - 0 at home over Birmingham in the English Championship

Eric Lichaj (90) and Nottingham Forest win a hard fought 3 - 2 match-up with Bolton, Antonee Robinson (90 + yellow) in the English Championship

Lyndon Gooch (subbed out at 90 +1) and 10 man Sunderland battle their way to a goalless draw at league leaders Wolves - surely Sunderland will feel that this was a win as they struggle to get out of the relegation zone

GK Brendan Moore was backup keeper for Rochdale as they visited Bradford in England League One, losing 4 - 3

Gboly Ariyibi got a 1 min cameo as MK Don's Draw 1 - 1 at home with Shrewsbury in League One

Niall Mason (90) in Doncaster's 1 - 0 loss at Oxford in League One

Duane Holmes (84 + yellow) in Scunthorpe's 1 - 0 loss at Walsall in League One. Scunthorpe slip 2 places to 5th in the table

Jon-Paul Pittman returned from injury and played 29 minutes as Torquay were thumped 3 - 0 at Tranmere in England's National League

Antonio Iacovelli came off the bench at 72' as AC Cesena U19 traveled to Carpi U19 in Italy's Primavera 2 (Group A) and won 1 - 2

Shawn Barry remained on the bench as Korona got beat badly at home by Arka 0 - 3 in Poland's Ekstraklasa

DeAndre Yedlin (90) as Newcastle lose at home 2 - 3 to Leicester in the EPL on an 86th minute OG. Newcastle are sinking fast, just 1 point from last 5 matches hovering just 2 points clear of the red zone

Weston McKennie (90) as Schalke manage a 1 - 1 draw at M'Gladbach who were less Fabian Johnson (Back Injury) in Bundesliga. Schalke jump over M'Gladbach in the standings to #3

Keaton Parks had to watch from the bench today as Benfica won 3 - 1 over last place Estoril in a game much closer than the score would have you believe. Benfica are now tied 2nd (3rd on GD) in Portugal's Primeira Liga, with only one loss so far this season

Kenny Saief (21) continues his rehab/match fitness comeback, as Gent hosted Kortrijk in Belgium's Jupiler League, winning 2 - 1. Gent has now won 6 straight, after a shaky start to the season and sit in 4th place

SUNDAY

James Pendrigh (90) as Canterbury traveled to Southern United ans won 0 - 2 in New Zealand's Premier League.

Tristan Bowen (90) as Akademija Pandev fall 3 - 1 at Vardar in Macedonian First League. Pandev have hit a bump and are dropping rapidly, now in 4th place and 6 points out of a Europa League spot

Caleb Stanko (73), replaced an injured Freiburg team-mate early in the match, had an OG, that gave Koln a 3 - 0 lead after 30 minutes.....then Koln imploded and Freiburg pounced with a final score of 3 - 4 in Bundesliga (both teams are in the bottom 3)

Alfredo Morales (90) as Ingolstadt take advantage of a 10 man Kaiserslautern and force a 1 - 1 draw in Germany 2Liga

Royal Fennell (90) as Hallescher visited Zwickau in 3Liga and came away with a point in a 1 - 1 draw

Ken Gipson (90) in Sandhausen's 3 - 1 win over Bielefeld in Germany 2Liga

2 young American's and their teams faced off in Denmark's Superliga, as Jonathan Amon (84) and Nordsjaelland win a tight one 3 - 2 at home to Hobro and Emanuel Sabbi, who played the last 10 minutes. The teams #3 and #4 before today's match remain in those positions for another week

Juan Torres remained on the bench as Lokoren traveled to runaway league leaders Club Brugge, losing 3 - 1. Lokoren now perilously close to the relegation spot. For Club Brugge, GK Ethan Horvath is still MIA, we will have to see how his status play's out, but right now things must be horrid for him

Joshua Perez (15) and Livorno visited Carrarese in Italy's Serie C (Group A) and won 2 - 3. Livorno and Josh are now 10 points clear at the top of the table, which if it continues, will place them in Serie B next season...we just have to be patient

Keaton Parks (90) as Benfica B wins 2 - 1 over Sporting B in Portugal's Segunda Liga. Benfica B move up to 10th place. Keaton was in the 18 yesterday for the senior squad, but remained on the bench. Its good that he is getting playing time, even if its with the B team

GK Jonathan Klinsmann was the back-up keeper for Hertha today as they visited Augsburg and came away with a point on an ET (90 +1) goal in Bundesliga. Hertha need every point as their season has not gone to well so far, so this late gained point must have felt like a win

In Spain's La Liga, Shaq Moore started and played the first half as Levante fall 1 - 2 to Ath. Bilbao. This game's goals came from a PK and 2 OG.......?

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