April 30, 2017

WEEKEND WRAP: 4-28-2017: Features 10 Goals / 8 Clean Sheets

Season kick-offs in Finland and Iceland added to the beginning of the Swedish lower leagues are all represented in this weekends wrap. Its great when our boy's score goals, but our goalkeepers are flying the flag rigorously right now. Of note Zac Lubin, who has only allowed 1 goal this young season and got his first clean sheet, along with Jeff Gal, also only 1 goal allowed this season,  who are making the nets in Sweden their domain. Happy to see Daniel Schmidt between the posts in Japan again, 2 weeks starting and a clean sheet this weekend. All of this weeks keepers have impressed.

OK, so goals, Jordan Siebatcheu does it again in France - he needs calling up (at least a look) Lawrence Smith, who is a CB, scored a ton last season and he has started the new season with one, even in a losing effort. Dion Acoff got his team in Iceland off to a good start, and a new comer (to this blog) Felix De Bono, who is a US/Brazil dual, scored on his debut - although it won't count as the game was abandoned due to snow

Finally, Congratulation to DeAndre Yedlin and Newcastle on their promotion to the EPL and to Matt Miazga and Vitesse for their KNVB Becker Cup Final win.

So OK to the lists....first the short version..........

GOALS
Alassane Kane - Germany
Jordan Siebatcheu - France
Timothy Tillman - Germany
Masami Okada - Germany
Charlie Rugg - Germany
*Felix De Bono - Finland
Nermin Crnkic (2) - Bosnia
Lawrence Smith - Finland
Dion Acoff - Iceland

*game abandoned

SHUT OUTS
Brendan Moore - England
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany
Jeff Gal - Sweden
Bakary Sanyang - Germany
Daniel Schmidt - Japan
Zac Lubin - Sweden
Chris Devaux - Norway
Will Dieterich - Iceland

.........and then the longer comprehensive list

FRIDAY


GK Steve Clark (90) Conor O'Brien (73) in Horsens 2 - 1 loss at Odense in
Denmark's Superliga (Relegation Group). 2 straight loses (and 3 of the last 4) look to have Horsens on the way down to Division 1

Ken Gipson went 63' in RB Leipzig II 1 - 1 draw at Jena in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Alassane Kane (90) Scored Bayern Hof's 2nd goal in a 2 - 4 loss to Unterhaching in Regionalliga (Bayern) This is his 4th goal of the season

Russell Canouse was an unused sub for Bochum as they beat Dresden 4 - 2 at home, in Germany's 2Liga

Kevin Lankford (19) in Heidenheim's 3 - 0 loss at St Pauli in 2Liga

In France, GK Quentin Westberg was the backup keeper in Tours 3 - 0 win over Clermont in Ligue 2
In France National League, Jordan Siebatcheu Scored again, this time Chateauroux's 2nd goal in a 0 - 2 win at Epinal. Chateauroux are in 2nd place (promotion) 3 points behind the leaders, and 2 points ahead of 3rd place.

Shane O'Neill went 90 in NAC Breda's 4 - 1 win at home to FC Oss in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Breda are in 6th (which gets them a quarter final playoff spot) 1point to get them to a semi-final spot. Next up are Almere who are 2 points behind them - critical game

Gedion Zelalem started, but only went the first half, as unexpectedly, #1 Venlo fall 1 - 4 at home to #2 Jong Ajax. Venlo still lead the division, but the lead is now only 4 points in Eerste Divisie

DeAndre Yedlin went 90' for Newcastle as they traveled to Cardiff and won 0 - 2 which ensured their Promotion to the English Premier League next season. Congrats to Newcastle and to DeAndre

GK Ciaran Nugent was the backup keeper for Galway as they win 2 - 1 over Dundalk in Ireland's Premier Division. Galway are still last in the table, but with their first win today, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the last 5 games things are looking up after a rocky start to the season

Hunter Gorskie, started on the bench - but was called into action 12' in to replace an injured defender (he is a midfielder) as Legnica fall 2 - 1 at Podbeskidzie in Poland's Division 1. Legnica are in 4th place 3 points out of 2nd / 4 points out of 1st....tight at the top of the table as 7 teams vie for 2
promotion spots.

SATURDAY

McKinze Gaines played the whole 90 as Wolfsburg U19 traveled to Osnabruck U19 and won 0 - 3 in Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Julian Green was an unused sub in Stuttgart's 2 - 3 win at Nurnburg in Germany's 2Liga

Isaiah Young went 90' before being subbed, picked up a yellow, as Bremen U19 visited Jena U19 in a match that ended goalless Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Toni Suddoth managed just the first half as Stuttgart U19 fall 2 - 3 to Nurnberg U19 in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Corey Anton played 55' as Kaiserslautern U19 were beaten 5 - 3 at Frankfurt U19 in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Nicolas Gonzalez came off the bench at minute 68, as Dalum IF looked for an equalizer in their Denmark Division 2 (Promotion Group) match with Bronshoj, unfortunately it did not come and Dalum IF fall 1 - 2. Realistically, neither of these teams has a chance at promotion this season

Timothy Tillman (90) scored Bayern Munich U19 4th goal as they dismantled
Furth U19 0 - 5 in a convincing away win in Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Emerson Hyndman went 57' as Rangers hosted Celtic in Scotland's Premier League (Championship Group) which this season is somewhat of a joke (Celtic are 27 points ahead of the #2 team) Celtic proved their dominance with a 1 - 5 at Ibrox. Rangers remain in 3rd place (looking like they are safely into Europa League)

GK Brendan Moore (90) gets the Shut Out as Torquay hosted North Ferriby, winning 2 - 0 in England's National League. That's 3 straight wins for Torquay, who end the season in 17th place

Masami Okada Scored Schonberg's opening goal at minute 6, giving his team the lead over Bautzen in Regionalliga (Nordost) He went on to play till 57' when he was subbed out as Schonberg wins 1 - 3

Shawn Barry went 90 as FSV Frankfurt fall 1 - 2 to Mainz II in Germany's 3Liga. Its looking like FSV will be in Regionalliga next season

Royal Fennell (90 + yellow card) as Hallescher are held 1 - 1 by Magdeburg in 3Liga

Marc Heider went 90 as Osnabruck visited Lotte in 3Liga and earned a point in a goalless draw

Jann George went 74' for Regensburg as they hosted GK Kenneth Kronholm and Kiel in 3Liga. Kenneth gets the Shut Out and Kiel get 3 point as they win 0 - 3. Kiel has not lost in the last 5 and have a 2 point lead over Magdeburg for the 2nd automatic promotion spot - they are 3 points behind leaders Duisburg, and if the teams are tied on points Kiel have the better GD and would win the league

GK David Yelldell was the backup keeper for Sonnenhof as they played Bremen II to a goalless draw in 3Liga

Charlie Rugg Scored Pirmasens lone goal as they fall 3 - 1 at Elversberg in Regionalliga (Südwest). That's Charlie's 4th goal of the season

Bryan Gaul (90), Matt Taylor (7 + yellow card) as Offenbach traveled to Ulm and lost 2 - 1 in Regionalliga (Südwest)

GK Jeff Gal (90) gets another Shut Out as BK Forward visited #1 Skiljebo SK in Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Svealand) and come away with a point in a goalless draw. BK Forward and Jeff have only allowed 1 goal through their first 4 games, and are in a 3-way tie for 2nd place early in the season

Anton Peterlin (90), Marcus Salandy-Defour (Unused sub) as B93 visited Aarhus Fremad in Denmark's Division 2 (Promotion Group) and won 1 - 2, moving B93 up to 4th place

Mayowa Alli played the last 5' in Thisted's 4 - 0 win over Marienlyst in Denmark's Division 2 (Promotion Group) Thisted have not lost a league game since October 1st 2016 and sit atop the league by 7 points and look a lock for promotion

Aron Johannsson was an unused sub for Bremen and John Brooks was out (injured) for Hertha as Bremen won 2 - 0 and move up to 6th just a point behind today's opponent Hertha for the automatic Europa League spot in Bundesliga

Terence Boyd was out injured as Darmstadt won their 3rd straight over visitors Frieburg 3 - 0 - to little to late for Darmstadt though

Christian Pulisic couldn't provide the magic for Dortmund, as they were held in a goalless draw at home to FC Koln. Dortmund still in 3rd place

Fabian Johnson still injured at M'Gladbach who traveled to Mainz and won 1 - 2 . M'Gladbach still have an outside (but unlikely) chance of a Europa League spot

Oh Dear! Alfredo Morales picks up a RED (2 x yellow) as Ingolstadt traveled to RB Leipzig and manage a goalless draw (every point is crucial) Its not looking good for Ingolstadt

In England's Premier League, Geoff Cameron went 90 in a dull 0 - 0 draw with West Ham. Stoke sitting in 12 spot are high enough in the league that they will survive and continue in EPL next season

Lyndon Gooch was an unused sub as Sunderland fall 0 - 1 at home to Bournemouth in an awful performance - Sunderland are Relegated, and will play in the English Championship next season

Fulham and Tim Ream (90) were held to a 1 - 1 draw with Brentford in England's Championship (they missed a potential game winning PK) but remain in 6th - the final play-off spot - as the teams around them faired no better

Eric Lichaj (90) and Nottingham traveled to QPR in England's Championship and lost 2 - 0 - Nottingham are only above the drop zone on GD - desperate times for Eric and his club

Danny Williams entered the game at 60' and picked up a yellow straight away, as Reading beat Wigan 1 - 0 in the Championship. Reading are 3rd in the league, and hold the 1st of the play-off qualifying spots

Niall Mason (90 + yellow card) as Doncaster fall at home 1 - 3 to Exeter in England League Two. Weird way of celebrating Promotion - 3 straight losses!!!

In Finland Ykkonen the game between GrIFK and Daniel Stevens and KPV was abandoned for bad weather

GK Tim Murray was the backup keeper for FC Honka as they visited Haka and won 0 - 4 in Finland's Ykkonen season opening day

Isaac Kannah went 90 in Mikkelin Kissat 1 - 1 draw at home to JaPS in Finland Kakkonen (Group A) in their season opener

GK Paul Blanchette was the backup keeper for PEPO as they lose their 2nd straight 2 - 3 to PKKU in Finland Kakkonen (Group A)

Jacob Bushue and Mitchel Lopez both started for BK-46 in Kakkonen (Group B) unfortunately the winner today was the weather - the game was abandoned

In Scotland Premier League (Championship Group) Bjorn Johnsen came off the bench at 79' while Perry Kitchen sat this one out, as Hearts draw 2 - 2 at home with Partick. Hearts are probably to far behind to make any European spot next season.....

GK Danny Rogers was the backup keeper for Falkirk as they draw 2 - 2 with Queen of the South in Scotland's Championship. Falkirk are still in 2nd place, with a chance of promotion through play-offs

Mason Robertson (90) in Stenhousemuir's 0 - 2 win at Queens Park in Scotland's League One. Steny move to within 3 points of safety after their 2nd straight win

Andrew Stadler had an in and out day - in at 12' to replace an injured player - out at 84' as Dalkurd beat Gefle 3 - 0 to go top of the table. Alex De John was an unused sub by Dalkurd in Sweden Superettan

Eric Friedlander was an unused sub as Nykopings BIS got thumped at home 0 - 3 by #1 Brage in Sweden Division One (Norra). That's 2 straight losses after winning their opener

In Bosnia's Premier League (Championship Group), Nermin Crnkic Scored 2 Goals and Sarajevo went on to win 0 - 3 at Radnik Bijeljina. Very tight at the top of the league, where leaders Zrinjski are tied for first (lead on GD) with Zeljeznicar, but Sarajevo are only 2 points behind both these teams. Europa League spot is locked, UCL to play for

Ha!!! Caleb Stanko went 90 as Vaduz won away from home 1 - 3, on the strength of 2 (Two) OG's by Lausanne. Vaduz are still 4 points from safety, but another freeky game could see them safe

GK Alex Horwath was the backup keeper for Brann as they draw 1 - 1 with Viking at home. Brann drop to 4th place

Felix De Bono (a USA/Brazil dual) Scored the tieing goal for Ekenas and Echu Tabe was on the bench in a game that was abandoned (at 1 - 1) because of snow at TPS Turku in Finland's Ykkonen - this was the season opener for both teams

Kene Eze went 90 in North Geelong's 2 - 2 draw at home with St Albans in Australia's NPL (Victoria) North Geelong are still winless this season after 11 games

GK Bakary Sanyang gets the Shut Out for Pfeddersheim and Kevin Olali goes 69' for Morlautern as the teams play to a goalless draw in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Piakai Henkel came off the bench at the 74th minute as Balinger beat Ravensburg 2 - 1 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Eric Lickert joined the action in the 72nd minute as Frieburg traveled to Reutlingen and won 0 - 3 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Kris Scott (90) as Nuneaton traveled to Alfreton in the final game of their season and fought to a 3 - 3 draw in England's National League (North) Nuneaton finished 12th in the league

Jon-Paul Pittman ended the season on the bench as Harrogate draw 0 - 0 at Telford. Harrogate end the season in 11th place

Julian Ceesay went 90 in Amberg's huge home loss 2 - 7 to Ansbach in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Aaron Schoenfeld came on for the last few minutes for M.Tel Aviv and unfortunately #1 H.Beer Sheva scored in the 89th minute to win 1 - 2 in Israel's Ligat ha'Al (Championship Group). Tel Aviv are locked for the Europa League, and really catching Beer Sheva is not on

Joshua Perez started for Fiorentina as they visited Napoli, an won  0 - 1 in ET (90+4). In Italy Primavera (Group A) - no further info on this game at writing

SUNDAY


GK Daniel Schmidt (90) gets the Shut Out for Vegalta Sendai as they traveled to Shimizu in Japan's J-League, winning 0 - 3. Sendai have started 3 keepers so far this season, Daniel has started the last 2 games (1 win / 1 draw)

Duane Holmes (90) in Scunthorpe's 3 - 1 win over Coventry in England's League One. Scunthorpe, after a rocky February, have found their form again at the end and are rewarded with a 3rd place finish and a trip to the promotion play-offs

In Germany's Junior Bundesliga (West) Weston McKennie (90) Haji Wright (90) Nick Taitague (25) and Schalke U19 waited until ET before they locked up this one 2 - 1 over Leverkusen U19, and re-take the league lead from Dortmund U19

Jerome Kiesewetter came off the bench at the 76th minute, but Dusseldorf were not able to get the tieing goal and fall 1 - 0 at Hannover in Germany 2Liga. Dusseldorf are hanging on by their fingernails 2 points above the drop

Sammy Adjei (90) in Naestved's 3 - 3 draw with Vejle in Denmark's 1st Division. Naestved are 5 points under water and look like they will be in 2nd Division next season

In Germany's Regionalliga (West) Justin Kinjo went 77 in Dusseldorf II 2 - 0 win over Wattenscheid

Brian Span went 90, picked up a yellow card, as Mariehamn were held at home 1 - 1 by VPS in Finland's Veikkausliiga. After 4 games this season, Mariehamn still have not lost, they sit in 3rd place, but 3 consecutive draws will not win them the league, they need to find the win mojo

Romain Gall got 5' in as Sundsvall visited AIK in Sweden's Allsvenskan and earned a point in a goalless draw

GK Brad Guzan (90) as Middlesbrough hold off Manchester City in the English Premier League - good to see Brad performing well for 'Brough - 4 starts 1 win 1 draw and 2 losses, for the cellar dwellers

Ian-Prescott Claus off the bench at 72nd minute as Lüneburger SK Hansa beat Oldenburg 2 - 1 in Regionalliga (Nord)

Oscar Ortiz (90) as SC Feucht visited DJK Bamberg in Oberliga (Bayern Nord) and snagged a point in a 1 - 1 draw

Bobby Wood went 90, but Hamburg just didn't have any answers today as they are well beaten, 4 - 0, at Augsburg in Bundesliga. With 3 straight losses, Hamburg slip back below the red line, and need results to survive - next up are Mainz, who are ahead of Hamburg only on GD, an opportunity for both teams to break out - should be an exciting game

In Finland Kakkonen (Group C) Chris Corcoran (90 + yellow) Lawrence Smith (90 + yellow) Jossimar Sanchez (90) and GBK lose their opening game 1 - 2 to Narpes Kraft despite Lawrence Smith's Goal

Also in Kakkonen (Group C) Timothy Wilson (90) made his debut on opening day for OTP. Unfortunately the day did not go well for them as they lose 0 - 2 to KuFu

In Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) GK Zac Lubin (90) and Ljunskile beat Karlskrona 2 - 1. Ljunskile and Zac are now 3 & 0, allowing just one goal so far. -excellent start for Zac with his new team

Not so good for Skovde and Ryan Masch (90) also in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) as they lose 3 - 0 at Mjallby - there 2nd straight loss

Fabian Hurzeler (90) in Pipinsreid 1 - 0 loss at Schwabmunchen in Oberliga (Bayern Sud)

GK Benjamin Machini was the backup keeper for Barakaldo CF as they lost 1 - 2 to Leioa in Spain's Segunda Division B (Group 2)

Timothy Chandler (90) and Frankfurt fall 1 - 0 at Hoffenheim in Bundesliga's late game today

Today was the final of KNVB Becker, Netherlands Cup Final. Matt Miazga went 90 for Vitesse who won, beating AZ Alkmaar 0 - 2. Congrats to Matt & Vitesse.

Stefan Antonijevic came on the pitch at the end of the game, so he could hear the whistle better I expect, as Lillestrom visited Sogndal in Norway's Eliteserien and won 0 - 1 for their 2nd win of the new season

GK Chris Devaux (90) gets the Shut Out as Bryne win 3 - 0 over Hod in Norway's Division 2 (Group 2) This is Chris's 3rd win and 1st Shut out this season (in 3 games) Bryne are top of the division

GK Will Dieterich gets the Shut Out as Grotta visits KFG Gardabaer in the Icelandic Cup and wins 0 - 3 - ,moves on to the next round

Dion Acoff (90) and Scores the first and winning goal for Valur as they host Olafsvik and win 2 - 0 in the opener for their Pepsidelid League (Premier) in Iceland

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