The biggest loser this week is Matt Pyzdrowski, who up until this week had been exemplary, and his team had risen on his back. But, this week saw defensive breakdowns against their closest rivals and 9 unanswered goals against. Another surprise was also in Sweden where Zac Lubin allowed 4 goals. Zac has 3 shut outs in 10 games allowing just 6 goals prior to this loss. Both keepers will rebound from this week and lead their teams going forward. Incidentally, both teams are sitting in pretty good standing because of their earlier records.
Its not all bad news for our keepers though, Jeff Gal, also in Sweden, saved a PK and had his team winning - Jeff has a 12 games 1 loss record, allowing just 8 goals. Not to be out done, in Finland Paul Blanchette, who had an awful beginning to the season is now on a roll. His season started with 3 Losses and 1 Draw - in the first 4 games, but since settling, he has 5 Wins, 1 Draw in the last 6.
Goal scorers of note this week, Christian Eissele hit a brace in Finland, that's 5 goals in the last 3 games. Jalon Brown continues to score in Australia, climbing up that Golden Boot list rapidly) and Isaac Kannah gets his first of the season and first for his new team
Here is the short list (but there really aren't that many games that you can't read the whole thing)........
GOALS
Christian Eissele (2) - Finland
Leon Taylor - Sweden
Jalon Brown - Australia
Mitchel Lopez - Finland
JC Mack - Iceland
Isaac Kannah - Finland
ASSIST
Brian Span - Finland
SHUT OUT
no shut outs this week
The comprehensive listing.......
MONDAY
The difference between #1 and #2 in Superettan in Sweden has now become very evident, as GK Matt Pyzdrowski (90) and Helsingborg met their match and lost their first of the season in dramatic style, losing 0 - 4 at home to League Leaders Brommapojkarna, who have pulled away at the top with a 10/1/1 record. Helsingborg still at #2 look to be battling for that 2nd place for the remainder of the season.
Eric Friedlander came off the bench at th end of the game for a couple of minutes as Nykopings hosted Enskede, battling to a 3 - 3 draw in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra). Nykopings gave up 2 goals in 2 minutes (86,87) in what they will feel is lost opportunity, and 2 lost points. Both teams are at the bottom of the league, with Nykopings ahead on GD
TUESDAY
Christian Eissele (90) Scored 2 Goals as Jaro traveled to Gnistan in Finland's Ykkonen and won 2 - 3. That makes 5 goals in the last 3 games - its been a while coming but Christian has found his goal scoring form (first 5 games 0 goals, last 3 games 5 goals). Jaro are still far off contending, but with an in form Christian Eissele nothing is off the table.
Leon Taylor (90) Michael Mercado (90) and Bodens, traveled to league leaders Hudiksvalls and earned a 1 - 1 draw in Sweden Division 2 (Norrland)
WEDNESDAY
Not a good day for Americans and their teams today
Brian Span (90) in Mariehamn's 3 - 0 loss to Kemi in Finland's Veikkausliiga. Mariehamn drops to 5th place
Daniel Stevens came off the bench at the 10 minute mark to replace an injured team mate, and was ejected from the game in minute 60 (2 yellows) as GrIFK lost 1 - 3 to KPV in Finland's Ykkonen. GrIFK next to bottom in the league
Felix De Bona (90) Etchu Tabe (in18 DNP) as Ekenas traveled to TPS Turku and got slammed 6 - 0 in Finland's Ykkonen. Ekenas now 3rd from bottom
Dion Acoff (77) as Valur met Briedablik in Iceland's Pepsideilid and won 1 - 2. Valur are now 2 points clear at the top (of Grindavik - see next report)
Will Daniels went 90 as Grindavik were held to a 1 - 1 draw at home to Hafnarfjordur, also in Iceland's Pepsideilid. Grindavik missed an opportunity of sharing the top spot with Valur
THURSDAY
GK Will Dieterich went 90 and picked up a yellow as Grotta traveled to Thor Akureyri losing 2 - 0. Grotta has had a bad run lately, but it is early in the season and they can catch up without to much difficulty with just a couple of results in Inkasso-Deildin in Iceland
Harrison Hanley played the first half of Haukar's 2 - 1 win over Kopavogur, also in Iceland's Inkasso-deildin. Haukar joins 3 other teams on 9 points.
FRIDAY
Just one game with Americans today
Michael Mercado (90) Leon Taylor (90) and Scored Bodens only goal, which was all they needed as they beat Moron BK 1 - 0 in Sweden's Division 2 (Norrland). Bodens are now unbeaten in their last 5 and have only lost once in the first 12 games of the season, they sit in 5th place, in a highly competitive league this season
SATURDAY
Jalon Brown continues to tear up Australia's NPL (NNSW) with another Goal for Valentine, unfortunately this one came in a 1 - 3 loss at home to Broadmeadow. The loss breaks a 3 game win streak, Valentine are now in 3rd place, and they have slipped a little further behind the leaders Lambton
Dylan Williams started and picked up a yellow card as Launceston City fought for a 1 - 1 draw with Kingsborough in Australia's NPL (Tasmania)
Kenny Eze came off the bench for North Geelong as they fall 2 - 1 at Port Melbourne in Australia's NPL (Victoria) as North Geelong keep falling further from safety
Tyler Fischer (90) and Avondale came a cropper as they faced off with Green Gully in NPL (Victoria) losing 3 - 0. Avondale held the first half scoreless, but then tripped and that was that. Avondale played both of their new strikers Tyler and Dutchman Bartels (73) for the first time together but to no avail.
GK Daniel Schmidt (90) as Vegalta Sendai traveled to Sagan Tosu, in Japan's J-League and earned a 1 - 1 draw. Vegalta have not lost in their last 4 and have crept up to 10th place after a rocky start to the season.
GK Jeff Gal (90) and BK Forward continue with their winning way's as they hosted Eskilstuna in Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Svealand) League leaders Forward won this one 2 - 1 and included a match-winning PK save by Jeff. With only 1 loss in 12 games, and Jeff only surrendering 8 goals in that period they are clear at the top of the table
GK Tim Murray was the backup keeper for Honka as they drew 1 - 1 at home with TPS Turku in Finland's Ykkonen
Etchu Tabe (90 + yellow) Felix De Bona (90 + yellow) as struggles continue for Ekenas on their trip to Oulu in Finland's Ykkonen, where a 70th minute goal broke the deadlock and doomed Ekenas to another loss
GK Paul Blanchette (90) and PEPO have fought their way to the top of Finland's Kakkonen (Group A) with a 2 - 3 away win at Lahti Akatemia. 2 quick goals in the first half for the home team gave them the lead going into half time, but PEPO answered the call, and an 89th minute goal gave them the victory
Jacob Bushue (90) Mitchel Lopez (88 ) and BK-46 had an easy day of things as they hosted TPV in Finland's Kakkonen (Group B) Mitchel got the game going on a winning path when he Scored the games first goal after just 1 minute, and BK-46 went on to win this one 5 - 2. With no loses in the last 5, BK-46 has risen to 4th place in the league
Ian Garrett played the final 25 minutes for VIFK, but they were well on the way to the win, with a massive 9 - 0 scoreline over Villiketut in Finland's Kakkonen (Group C). VIFK move up to 2nd place with the win today, which was their 3rd straight
Tanner Sica went 90 for Tindastoll as they hosted Vestri in Iceland's Division 2 winning 2 - 1 for their 2nd straight win, which gets them up to mid-table 6 points off the top
Eric Friedlander came off the bench for the final 8 minutes in Nykopings 1 - 0 loss at Carlstad in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra). With only 1 point in their last 5 outings Nykopings are already in serious trouble, sharing last place in the league after 8 games
In a surprise result GK Zac Lubin gave up 4 goals as Ljunskile were well beaten at Oskarhamns 4 - 0. Ljunskile seem to have hit a bump in the road lately with a draw and a loss in their last 2 games after a solid start to the season. They are still only 2 points off the top spot in the table, but have slipped to 4th place in this highly competitive Sweden Division 1 (Sodra)
Will Weber (76) and Michael Stewart (90) both started for Örebro Syrianska as they traveled to
Varnbols FC in Sweden's Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) losing 3 - 1. Örebro Syrianska also seem to have hit the wall with a loss and draw in their last 2, and like Ljunskile (above) find themselves slipping to 4th place.
SUNDAY
Dylan Autran (57) and Mikkeli (MP) traveled to league leaders Klubi 04 and fought to a 1 - 1 draw in Finland's Kakkonen (Group A). The tie put MP in to 5th place on the table
For the 2nd time in a week, Helsingborg and GK Matt Pyzdrowski (90) were pummeled by a top team. Earlier in the week with a 4 - 0 loss to league leaders Brommapojkarna , today 5 - 0 by Alex De John (90) and 2nd place Dalkurd. So Helsingborg have given up 10 goals and scored 1 in their last 3 games, and as you would expect have slipped down in the Swedish Superettan table, but only to 3rd. Dalkurd are going in the opposite direction, and are up to 2nd place
Chad Barson (90) Kyle Knotek (bench) as Linkoping City visited Sodertalje in Sweden's Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) winning 0 - 1 on a 79th minute PK. Linkoping City are on top of the table, and remain unbeaten
Timothy Wilson (90) as OTP fall in ET 0 - 1 to PK-37 in Finland's Kakkonen (Group C) OTP have yet to win a game this season, and as you can imagine, things look grim for them
Ryan Masch (90) and Skovde AIK visited league leaders Landskrona in Sweden's Division 1 (Sodra) losing this one 2 - 0
In Iceland Inkasso-deildin JC Mack (90) Scored the first and winning Goal for Selfoss, as they went on to beat Leiknir F. 2 - 0 moving them into 3rd place in the division. That's JC's 3rd league goal of the season (he also has 3 cup goals)
In Finland's Veikkausliiga, Mariehamn and Brian Span (72 + Assist) won their home match with JJK 2 - 1. The win put's Mariehamn into 3rd - 3 points behind VPS with a game in hand
In Finland Kakkonen (Group C) Jossimer Sanchez (90) Lawrence Smith (1) Chris Corcoran (in 18 DNP) and GBK traveled to AC Kajaani and won 1 - 2 against the league leaders - handing them their first loss of the season. GBK are tied 4th after 4 wins in their last 5matches
Isaac Kannah (90) Scored Mikkelin Kissat (MiKi) first and ultimately winning goal as they hosted Kiffen in Finland's Kakkonen (Group A) and won 3 - 2. This is Isaac's first goal of the season, and his first for MiKi
Stefan Antonijevic remained on the bench as Lillestrom scored 3 minutes into ET to win 1 - 0 over Viking in Norway's Eliteserien
Gregory Conrad remained on the bench as Afturelding visited Magni in Iceland's Division 2 and lost 2 - 1
Dion Acoff (69) as 10 man Valur needed on OG and then a fight to the finish to win 1 - 0 against #4 Akureyri. The win keeps Valur in the top spot of Pepsideilid with Grindavik (see below) snapping at their heels
Will Daniels (90) as Grindavik hosted Vestmannaeyjar in Iceland's Pepsideild winning handily 3 - 1 and maintaining their 2nd place spot in the division.
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