It has not been a good week for American soccer - but its not all bad. The USMNT performance really provided a downer that was hard to swallow, but then I track US Players well known and not and realized that the future is actually not that dire. Here's a taste. In England, young US/UK dual Kyle Scott (19) made the bench in an EPL game for the first time for Chelsea, In Spain, Shaq Moore (20) was in the 18 for La Liga side Levante, and in Netherlands, Andrija Novakovich (21) continues to shine. Emmanuel Sabbi (19) is playing in Denmark's Superliga and Joshua Perez (19) in Italy's Serie C, and of course already very well known Christian Pulisic (19). These are just some of the young US Players that have had their names mentioned for the future, (there are so many out there younger and a little older, this is just a sampling) but it gives an idea of the potential out there, and if the USSF handles things well, the dream of great things is attainable. So there is good news out there, keep your heads up - even in the rough time we are in.
Other news, goalkeeper Jeff Gal had another shut out (I've lost count for the season) and led his team BK Forward to a league title and promotion in Sweden. Jeff is not the only goalkeeper have a breakout year, Tim Murray in Finland was on the good end of the stick in a 0 - 10 laugher that keeps his team, Honka, in the hunt for promotion to Finland;s top tier.
A couple of players re-appeared GK Josh Wicks in Sweden, Aaron Schoenfeld in Israel have both been missing from their squads with no news as to why...Eric Lichaj finally made a start for Nott's Forest. Shawn Parker back from injury in Germany played for Augsburg II in the lower leagues.
And hey! when did Slovenia become a hot-bed of US goal-scorers! 2 goals from our 2 players Kyrian Nwabueze and Theo Wilson in Slovenia
OK! enough...to the lists, short one first as usual..........
GOALS
Andrija Novakovich - Netherlands
Alfredo Morales- Germany
Etchu Tabe - Finland
Fabian Hurzeller - Germany
Toni Suddoth - Germany
Kyrian Nwabueze - Slovenia
Theo Wilson - Slovenia
Joel Sonora - Germany
SHUT OUTS
Tim Murray - Finland
Jeff Gal - Sweden
Josh Wicks - Sweden
.....and the longer, more comprehensive list......
MONDAY
Giles Phillips played the 2nd half, as QPR U23 beat Coventry U23 1 - 0 in England's PDL (South) QPR U23 lead the league after 7 matches (incidentally Coventry U23 drop to #2 following today's match)
TUESDAY
Emerson Hyndman (90) as Bournemouth U21 fall 3 - 2 at Cheltenham in England's Central League
In a Regional German Cup (Hessenpokal) Jovan Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (in 18) as FSV Frankfurt traveled to RW Hadamar and won 1 - 2
WEDNESDAY
Shawn Parker (61) as he returns from injury at Augsburg II in a 2 - 2 draw with Rosenheim - Fehim Dedic (in 18) in Regionalliga (Bayern)
THURSDAY
Kai Celestin started for CD Sariñena as they hosted Caspe in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17) winning 2 - 1. Sarinena move out of the red zone up to 12th place.
In Finland Veikkausliiga, Brian Span (90) and Mariehamn traveled to Lahti and won 0 - 1. After a very up and down season Mariehamn are still in with a chance of Europa next season, currently sitting tied 4th (5th on GD) and their next match is against last place JJK, while Lahti, who shares 4th are playing runaway leaders HJK - could be an interesting end of season battle brewing here.
Jay Denny (90) as Newtown fall at home to Bala Town in the Welsh Premier League, in a match between 2 struggling teams
FRIDAY
GK Brandon Austin, was the backup keeper for Tottenham U23 as the hosted Leicester U23 in England's EPL2 in a match that ended in a 1 - 1 draw
Joe Gyau (90) in Sonnenhof's 3 - 0 loss at Hallescher in Germany 3Liga
Marc Heider only played the first half as Osnabruck lost 0 - 2 at home to Magdeburg in 3Liga
GK Brady Scott was the backup keeper for Koln U23 as they draw 2 - 2 at home with RW Oberhausen in Germany Regionaliiga (West)
Timothy Tillman (90) in Bayern II 1 - 3 loss at home to Schalding-Heining in Regionaliiga (Bayern)
Malik McLemore (90) in Bayern Hof's 1 - 5 win at Weiden in Germany Oberliga (Bayern Nord)
Eric Lickert (30) as Homburg wins 3 - 2 at home against Trier in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)
GK Bakary Sanyang (90) as Pfeddersheim fall 3 - 1 at Pirmasens in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)
GK Quentin Westberg was the backup keeper as Auxerre traveled to Brest and battled to a 1 - 1 draw in France Ligue 2
Jordan Siebatcheu (90) returned to Chateauroux, this time with Reims as they fall 3 - 1 in France Ligue 2
Maki Tall remained on the bench as Tours visited Valenciennes losing 2 - 0 in France Ligue 2
Andrija Novakovich (90) continues to impress in the Netherlands, Scoring a first half PK (winning) Goal in Telstar's 3 - 0 win over Dordrecht in Eerste Divisie. For those counting that's 5 league goals for Andrija since joining Telstar, who move up to 6th on this result
Shaq Moore remained on the bench in what I believe is his first call-up for the senior squad at Levante as they visited Espanyol and forced a goalless draw in Spain's La Liga - great news we have a US Player in Spain's Top Tier.
SATURDAY
Nick Taitague (59) in Schalke U19 3 - 1 loss at Dortmund U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (West)
Lyonel Hyer, off the bench at 79' as Hannover U19 lose 2 - 1 at Kiel U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)
Haji Wright (90) in Sandhausen's 2 - 0 defeat at Bochum in Germany 2Liga, drops them to 3rd place
Alfredo Morales (90 + yellow) Scored Ingolstadt's 2nd Goal (and tieing goal) as they did well in a 2 - 2 draw at Dresden in 2Liga
In Finland's Ykkonen, Felix De Bona (90) Etchu Tabe (90) and Ekenas hold on against Daniel Stevens (5) and GrIFK in a 3 - 3 draw - Etchu Tabe Scored in ET, as Ekenas scored twice in 3 minutes of ET
Christian Eissele (90) and Jaro came up short at home to Josue Soto (30) and Oulu in Ykkonen, with Oulu winning 1 - 3
I guess if you are going to Shut-Out the home team, well go big! GK Tim Murray (90) and Honka throttled OPS 0 - 10 (yup Ten) to maintain the pace behind TPS Turku at the top of the league. Honka are 3 points back and play TPS Turku next weekend, in what could be the championship match. Honka have a +40 GD and would win the Ykkonen league on goals
Isaiah Young (90) as Bremen II were handed their hat at Paderborn losing 7 - 1 in Germany 3Liga
In the Czech Republic, Louis Bennett (75) made his 4th appearance (played every match since he joined) for Vyskov as they win 1 - 0 over Unicov in MSFL (4th tier)
Philip Atbashyan (28) as Utenis fall 1 - 2 at home to Jonava in Lithuania A Lyga - despite the loss Utenis qualified for the Championship Round (top 6 teams)
Justin Kinjo (90) in Düsseldorf U23 2 - 0 loss at Wuppertaler in Regionalliga (West)
Bryan Gaul (90) in Elversberg's 4 - 1 win over visitors Stuttgart Kickers in Regionalliga (Südwest)
Javan Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (in 18) as FSV Frankfurt traveled to SSV Ulm and played to a 2 - 2 draw in Regionalliga (Südwest)
Player/Manager Fabian Hurzeller (90) Scored an 89th minute Goal to tie the match for Pipinsried against visitors Illertissen in Regionalliga (Bayern)
Oscar Ortiz (84) in Rathenow 3 - 1 win at home against Brandenburger in NOFV Oberliga (Nord)
Adam Benn (90) as Niendorf traveled to FC Türkiye and won 0 - 2 in Oberliga (Hamburg)
In Sweden Allsvenskan, Mix Diskerud (90 + yellow) as Goteborg traveled to Halmstad and won 1 - 2
John Quintanilla (90) as Kumla are held to a 2 - 2 draw at home to IK Sleipner in Sweden Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) in their final game of the season Kumla are Relegated
Chad Barson (90) as Linkoping City visited Värmdö IF in Division 2 (Sodra Svealand) and won 0 - 2 in the final game of the season - Linkoping City are Promoted
Jamil Fearrington (90 + yellow) as Bronshoj fall 1 - 5 at home to Hvidovre in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1)
Julian Ceesay (90) as Gebenbach win 2 - 0 over Wurzburger II in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)
Jared Odenbeck (90) as Lindome won big at home over Ullareds IK scoring 6 goals in a 6 - 2 win, in their last match of the season - they finished mid-table, 8th place
Nybro played all their American's in their final match of the season, Peter Fives (90) Sterling Hancock (90) Simon Megally (90) Brandon Fricke (90) as they won 1 - 0 at home over Asarums IF. Alas 2 straight wins for their final 2 matches was not enough to save them from Relegation
Michael Mercado (90) as Bodens fall 2 - 3 at home to Täfteå IK in Sweden Division 2 (Norrland). Bodens ends the season mid-table, 7th place.
In Bundesliga, Timothy Chandler (90 + yellow) and Frankfurt traveled to Hannover and won 1 - 2. Frankfurt tied 6th (7th on GD) with Schalke
Bobby Wood (79) as Hamburg fall 3 - 2 at Mainz in Bundesliga. Only 1 point from their last 5 matches have Hamburg on the edge of the red zone
Kevin Olali (90) as Morlautern handle Gonsenheim 4 - 2 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)
Demarveay Sheron (90) Ken Gipson (68, RED CARD) and Sandhausen U23 visited Astoria Walldorf 2 and lost 3 - 1 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)
Toni Suddoth (90) Scored the tieing Goal as Pforzheim traveled to Ravensburg and draw 2 - 2 in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)
Kyrian Nwabueze (88 + yellow) Scored the winning Goal, as Gorica hosted Celje in Slovenia's Prva Liga, winning 2 - 1 - Gorica move into 3rd place (final Europa spot)
Perry Kitchen (90 + yellow) and Randers fall 3 - 2 to Nordsjaelland in Denmark's Superliga. Last place Randers just shoot themselves in the foot with 2 Red Cards, that led to an 86th minute Nordsjaelland winning goal
In England's EPL, Kyle Scott made the senior squad for Chelsea as they unexpectedly fall 2 - 1 at Crystal Palace. Great to see Kyle up their in the first team
Geoff Cameron (90) and Stoke got thumped for 7 goals as Manchester City ran all over them in a 7 - 2 victory in EPL
Danny Williams came off the bench at the 60 minute mark as Huddersfield drop points at Swansea in a 2 - 0 defeat. After a pretty good start to the season manager David Wagner has seen his team gain only 2 points in the last 5 matches and drop down to 12th in the EPL
Antonee Robinson was an unused sub as Bolton won 2 - 1 over Sheffield Wednesday in the English Championship. This was Bolton's first win (in 12 matches) this season
Tim Ream (90) and Fulham scored 2 goals in the final 15 minutes to salvage a 2 - 2 draw at home to Preston
Cameron Carter-Vickers (90 + yellow) as Sheffield United win 1 - 0 over Ipswich in the Championship. Sheffield are now tied 2nd (3rd on GD) in the league
Lyndon Gooch remained on the bench as Sunderland were held to a 1 - 1 draw by QPR in the Championship - only 3 points from the last 5 matches for Sunderland
In England's League One, Niall Mason (90) in Doncaster's 1 - 0 loss at Charlton
GK Brendon Moore was the backup keeper for Rochdale as they traveled to Fleetwood and battled to a 2 - 2 draw in League One
Gboly Ariyibi went 90 as MK Dons fall 2 - 0 at Portsmouth in League One
Duane Holmes (90) as Scunthorpe drop points at Rotherham in a 2 - 0 defeat that extends their run to 3 straight losses and drops them to 12 place
GK Danny Rogers was the backup keeper for Aberdeen as they won their Scottish Premier League match 0 - 1 at Hibernian
Brendon Hines-Ike (90) as Orebro visited Ostersunds in Sweden's Allsvenskan and lost 3 - 0, breaking their win streak at 2 matches
A bad day for Andrew Stadler (29) and Dalkurd who lose 1 - 2 at home to Osters, in a match that could now cost Dalkurd the Swedish Superettan League championship. They still lead by 2 points, but 2nd place Brommapojkarna have a game in hand, next match against cellar dwelling Syrianska, followed by a home match-up with Dalkurd - tense situation at the top of Superettan
Christian Pulisic played the 2nd half as Dortmund just could not handle RB Leipzig in Bundesliga today. The match had 5 goals and 2 red cards as Dortmund fall 2 - 3 at home
Ashton Gotz (90) as Roda win 1 - 0 at home over NAC Breda in Netherlands Eredivisie. That's 2 straight wins for Roda (following 6 straight losses) as they battle their way off the bottom of the table
Theo Wilson, subbed out at 90, Scored the winning Goal for Krka as they win 3 - 2 over Tabor Sezana in Slovenia's Druga Liga
Kyle Varley made a cameo appearance for Red Star Zurich as they fall 3 - 1 in Switzerland's 1.Liga Classic (Group 3)
SUNDAY
Ander Egikuz (90 + yellow) as Basconia traveled to Alaves B, and forced a 1 - 1 draw in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 4)
In Denmark Superliga, Emmanuel Sabbi remained on the bench as Hobro traveled to Horsens and played to a 2 - 2 draw, despite playing from the 7th minute with 10 men
Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse visited Heracles in Netherlands Eredivisie and force a 1 - 1 draw on an 87th minute score. Vitesse sit in 4th place
Anton Peterlin played the first half for B93 as they fall 2 - 0 at Næstved in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1) B93 are 4 point short of the promotion group
Kevin Lankford (23) and Heidenheim could not contain GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) and Kiel, as the #2 team Kiel visited and won 2 - 5 in Germany 2Liga. Heidenheim slip into the red zone
Jann George (90) and Regensburg fall 0 - 2 at home to Union Berlin in 2Liga
Ryan Malone (90) in Lokomotive Leipzig's goalless draw at Budissa Bautzen in Regionalliga (Nordost)
Masami Okada went 51 minutes as Babelsberg got thumped 4 - 0 at Cottbus in Regionalliga (Nordost)
Joel Sonora (79) Scored Stuttgart II's 3rd Goal as they went on to win 3 - 1 over Mannheim in Regionalliga (Südwest)
Marcel Costly (90) in Mainz II 2 - 4 win at Kassel in Regionalliga (Südwest)
Cody Shields (90) in Wedeler 5 - 3 loss at Rugenbergen in Oberliga (Hamburg)
GK Jeff Gal (90) as BK Forward do the job and hold of 2nd place Karlslunds, in a 2 - 0 win over Sundbybergs IK to win Sweden's Division 2 (Norra Svealand) Jeff gets the Shut Out and Forward win automatic Promotion - Congratulations to Jeff and Forward
GK Ian McDonald-Wilkins was the backup keeper for Karlslunds as they did their bit today as well beating Håbo FF 2 - 4 to maintain their 2nd place spot - they will be in the playoffs for Promotion
Eric Lichaj went the full 90 minutes for Nottingham Forest as they visited Derby and lost 2 - 0 in England's Championship (good to Eric starting again)
George Fochive (80) as Viborg are held to a scoreless match by Fremad Amager in Denmark Division One
Joshua Perez got 9 minutes at the end of Livorno's 0 - 4 away win over Cuneo in Italy's Serie C (Group A) Livorno in 2nd place, 1 point behind, with a game in-hand
Alassane Kane (90) as DJK Bamberg fall 1 - 2 at home to Würzburger FV in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)
Victor Mansaray (90) in Umea FC's goalless draw with Carlstad United in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra)
Eric Friedlander remained on the bench as Nyköpings visited Arameisk-Syrianska and provided the home team with a 1 - 6 beating in Sweden Division 1 (Norra)
Vincent McCluskey (13) GK Tyler Back was backup keeper as Nordvärmland fall 1 - 2 at home to Karlstad BK in Sweden Division 2 (Norra Gotaland) Nordvarmland finish the season in 9th place
Ryan Masch (90) as Skovde visited Oddevold and lost 1 - 0 in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra)
GK Zach Lubin (90) as Ljunskile traveled to Rosengard and won 1 - 3 in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra)
In Netherlands Eredivisie, Desevio Payne played the 2nd half as Excelsior traveled to Den Haag and won 1 - 2
In England EPL DeAndre Yedlin (90 + yellow) as Newcastle visited Southampton and draw 2 - 2. 9th place with 11 points is only 2 points behind 5th place Chelsea - close at the top of the EPL
In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Romain Gall (88) and Sundsvall traveled to Elfsborg and lost 2 - 1. Sitting just above the red zone, Sundsvall really need some points
GK Josh Wicks returns to the starting line-up for Sirius and gets the Shut Out as they win 2 - 0 over Djurgarden in Sweden's Allsvenskan. After 6 straight losses, Sirius are now to far back to make an impact on the top of the table this season.
In Norway Eliteserien, GK Ethan Horvath (90) and Club Brugge get their 4th straight win as they dispatch Oostende in a 2 - 3 away victory. Club Brugge lead at the top is 6 points
In Bundesliga, Fabian Johnson (74) as M'Gladbach traveled to Bremen and won 0 - 2. M'Gladbach in 5th place, after 3 wins from 4 matches. Bremen with just 4 points from 8 matches are now in (early season) trouble, 2nd from bottom
Stefan Antonijevic made a cameo appearance for Lillestrom as they won 1 - 0 over Sogndal in Norway's Eliteserien. Lillestrom in the bottom half of the table need all the points they can get - today helped
Aaron Schoenfeld (12) as M.Tel Aviv beat Yehuda 2 - 0 in Israel Ligat ha'Al. M.Tel Aviv move up to 2nd place in the league
Daquan King (68) as FK Panevezys hosted League leaders Palanga in a 3 - 4 loss in Lithuania 1 Lyga
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