TRANSFER: South Carolina's Conor Agnew to N.Ireland's Derry City

Conor Agnew (23 y/o) a Mid-Fielder from Fort Mill, South Carolina who's last team was Puerto Rico FC in NASL has joined Derry City in the Republic of Ireland's Premier League. Derry City ended 4th last season.

The club has brought in 5 new players, of which Conor is one, following a trial "just prior to the end of the season" saying

“He was here on trial and he is a dynamic mid field player who offers a different type of play to what we currently have and I think it will work well for us.”

Conor came up through the NC State Warriors and joined Charlotte 49ers before joining PR FC

Let's hope it all works out well for Conor in the coming season

<Note> Club Nickname: The Candystripes

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WEEKLY WRAP: 11.20 thru 11.26.2017: Young Guns Still Out-Performing their Elders

Like the weather, cloudy week, with a few bright spots. Let's see, we had Terence Boyd score twice for Darmstadt, Jonathan Amon started and scored his first goal in Denmark, Julian Green back on the scoreboard and Matt Miazga heads home late in the Netherlands. Royal Fennell, who captained Hallescher until his injury, made the bench for the first time since the middle of August, and Kenny Saief got his first minutes after returning from injury, remember his last action was for the USMNT in July.

Most of the rest is kinda' blah. Players subbed in and out or not making their 18. We lost 3 teams in the Europa League, Hertha, Vitesse & M. Tel Aviv - but we did have some teams advance (or qualify) in the junior competitions, Tottenham U19, Ajax U19, Benfica B and PSG II all having a good week. It seems to be a trend that our young gun's are having more success than our senior players.

And then.....the much hyped Christian Pulisic/Dortmund vs Weston McKennie/Schalke match. I like both players, but the difference in quality between the two is quite apparent. Weston was ineffectual and replaced in the 1st half (hopefully his confidence will survive that) Christian was busy running around for the whole game and certainly had a hand in the first Dortmund goal. SO what did we learn? Weston is probably a season away from being a regular starter, he will get his chances and he must take them, for me USMNT remains a question mark. Christian is a starter and will continue to be, in one of the worlds best leagues and will also be the feature of USMNT for the next 5 years leading up to the WC. (nothing new here) But coaches need to recognize that Christian needs to be placed in the right position for him to truly benefit whatever team he is playing for. Finally - what a game!! I can't remember enjoying a match so much for many years - classic.

OK enough meandering, to the lists;

First the short list ..........

GOALS
Duane Holmes - England
Terence Boyd (2) - Germany
Ian Claus (2) - Germany
Kyrian Nwabueze - Slovenia
James Pendrigh (2) - New Zealand
Jonathan Amon - Denmark
Julian Green - Germany
Matt Miazga - Netherlands


SHUT OUTS
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany

.....and the longer more comprehensive listing

MONDAY

Kyrian Nwabueze played the complete game as Gorica faced off with Rudar in a make-up game for the abandoned match on Saturday, Gorica losing this one 2 - 0. Rudar move into Europa League spot, while Kyrian and Gorica drop to 5th (4 points off the final EL spot)

Shawn Barry remained on the bench as Korona traveled to Zaglebie and played to a goalless draw in Poland's Ekstraklasa

Maurits de Baar started for Jong Waalwijk as they took on Jong NAC Breda in Netherlands Reserve League, winning 4 - 0

Kai Koreniuk joined the fun at 58' as Jong AZ beat Jong Ajax 4 - 2 in the Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Jong AZ were down 0 - 2 in the first half and made a momentus come-back

U18 GK Gabriel Rosario was the backup keeper today for Reading U23 as they fall hard at Newcastle U23 4 - 1. Reading U23 still in the mix for a promotional play-off place

TUESDAY

GK Brandon Austin (90) for Tottenham U19 as they beat Dortmund U19 1 - 3 in the UEFA Youth League. Unfortunately, Brandon had a "Horvath Style" howler allowing Dortmund's goal in the first half - but he did settle down and have an OK match after that

Serginio Dest (90) as Ajax U19 faced off with Poland's Legia U19 in UEFA Youth League (Play-off) and will advance to the next round - despite losing today 0 - 2, winning 4 - 3 over the 2 game series

In the Premier League International Cup (Group F) Keaton Parks (90 + Yellow) as Benfica B visited West Ham U23 and won 0 - 2. Benfica B will visit Tottenham U23 next to decide 2nd place in the group. Currently Tottenham are in that position on GD

In England's Championship, new Sunderland coach, Chris Coleman gave Lyndon Gooch (63) the start as they traveled to Aston Villa. Unfortunately the result was another loss, this time 2 - 1

Nottingham Forest and Eric Lichaj (90) won their home match against Norwich 1 - 0 and moved up to 7th place

In a shootout in Sheffield, Sheffield United and Cameron Carter-Vickers (58) came up short as Tim Ream (90) Luca de la Torre (in 18) and Fulham win 4 - 5. The loss dropped the leaders down to 3rd place (out of automatic promotion)

In England League One, Scunthorpe traveled to Bradford and Duane Holmes (74) Scored the opening Goal for his team as they go on to win 1 - 2. Scunthorpe jump up to 3rd (Bradford drop to 5th)

GK Brendon Moore was the back-up keeper for Rochdale as they lose 2 - 1 at Charlton in League One

Gboly Ariyibi (45) played the first half as MK Dons were held to a 1 - 1 draw by Southend. Both teams are are tied on 24 points

Niall Mason (in18) and Doncaster visited #2 Wigan in League One and got beat 3 - 0. Doncaster's poor form continues as they now find themselves 2 point off the red zone.

In England's Championship, Antonee Robinson (90 + yellow) and Bolton were held to a 2 - 2 draw by Reading. Bolton are now 7 matches undefeated after their disastrous start to the season and remain in the bottom three

In England's National League, Jon-Paul Pittman (2) made a cameo appearance at the end of the match as Torquay traveled to Sutton and won 0 - 1. This was Jon-Paul's first appearance since 7th of October (injury)

WEDNESDAY

Timothy Weah (71) as PSG U19 win 2 - 0 over Scotland's Celtic U19 in the UEFA Youth League (Group B). Next up is Bayern Munich U19 in a match that will settle the group winners

Ryan Malone (90) as Lokomotive Leipzig are tied in a goalless draw with cross-town rivals Chemie Leipzig in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Erik Lickert (90 + yellow) for Homborg (Regionalliga) in a regional cup match at Saarbrücken that Homborg won 3 - 4

THURSDAY

GK Jonathan Klinsmann was the back-up keeper as Hertha visited Spain's Athletico Madrid in the Europa League (Group J) losing 3 - 2. Hertha are eliminated

Matt Miazga (90) for Vitesse as they battled to a 1 - 1 draw at Italy's Lazio in the Europa League (Group K). Vitesse are eliminated

Aaron Schoenfeld (60) as M.Tel Aviv hosted Czech team Slavia Prague in the Europa League (Group A) losing 0 - 2. M.Tel Aviv are eliminated

FRIDAY

Haji Wright off the bench at 76' as Sandhausen lose 1 - 2 at home to Heidenheim in Germany 2Liga. Ken Gipson remained on the bench for Sandhausen. Kevin Lankford did not make Heidenheim's 18 today. Sandhausen now have lost 3 of their last 4

Terence Boyd (86) Scored 2 Goals, but that was not enough as Darmstadt gave up a 90 +5 own goal and settled for a 3 - 3 draw at Union Berlin in Germany 2Liga. After what looked like a great pre-season Terence has only made the team 4 times (League) and 3 of those were as a sub, so excellent
showing on Terence's part today

Perry Kitchen (90) as Randers fall 0 - 2 at home to Sonderjyske in Denmark's Superliga.

Devann Yao (14) as Meppen are held to a 1 - 1 draw with Sonnenhof and Joe Gyau (90 + yellow) in Germany 3Liga

Joel Sonora (80) in Stuttgart II 2 - 1 loss at FC Ulm in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Timothy Tillman (90) as Bayern II dispatch FC Unterföhring 5 - 2 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

If your team gets 2 Red Cards its unlikely that you will get a good result. Adam Benn (90), who Captained Neindorf saw his team disintegrate after 2 reds, 3 - 0 at FC TUS Osdorf in Oberliga (Hamburg)

Ian Claus (90) Scored Twice as Süderelbe had little trouble with Rugenbergen winning 3 - 1 also in Oberliga (Hamburg)

In France Ligue 2, Jordan Siebatcheu (90) as Reims traveled to AC Ajaccio and won 0 - 1 with an ET goal. Riems are 4 points clear at the top of the table. Next up Auxerre

Auxerre, who had GK Quentin Westberg as their backup keeper today, gave up a 90 + 3 goal, to draw 1 - 1 at home with Nancy in Ligue 2

In Netherlands Eerste Divisie, Kai Koreniuk went 75' as Jong AZ lost 3 - 2 at Dordrecht. Jong AZ have hit a bad patch as they have now lost 4 of their last 5

Maurits De Baar continues to make the first team roster, today remaining on the bench as Waalwijk win 2 - 1 over FC Oss in Eerste Divisie, that's 2 in a row for Waalwijk

Kenny Saief (15) played the last 15 minutes of Gent's game. This was Kenny's first minutes in the senior squad since May and his first appearance since the USA/Ghana match in July. Good to see him back from injury. Gent really didn't need him today as they easily won 3 - 1 over Mouscron in Belgium's Jupiler League. Gent has won 4 of their last 5 and risen to 6th place in the league

Jay Denny (90) as Newtown fall 3 - 0 at Aberystwyth in Wales Premier League. After an awful start Newtown fought their way off the bottom of the table, so today's loss is a bit of a set back for their revival (after winning 2 straight)

SATURDAY

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) gets the Shut Out as Kiel hold on for a goalless draw as they hosted Alfredo Morales (90) and Ingolstadt in Germany 2Liga

Jann George (24) as Regensburg beat Duisburg 4 - 0 in Germany 2Liga

Masami Okada (90) as Babelsberg draw 1 - 1 at home with BFC Dynamo in Regionalliga (Nordost)

GK Brandon Austin was the backup keeper for Tottenham U23 as they traveled to Manchester City U23, losing 4 - 2 in EPL2

Isaiah Young remained on the bench for Bremen II as they hosted Erfurt in a match that ended scoreless in Germany 3Liga

Marc Heider (90) Robbie Kristo (in 18) as Osnabruck visited Jena in Germany 3Liga and snagged an away point in a goalless affair.

Royal Fennell made the bench for Hallescher (he last appeared 19th August / Injured) as they traveled to Magdeburg in 3Liga, losing 2 - 1

Bryan Gaul (90) as Elversberg drop 3 points at home in a 0 - 2 defeat by Mannheim in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Player/Coach Fabian Hurzeller (58) as Pipinsreid fall 1 - 3 at home to Eichstätt in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Malik McLemore (90) as Bayern Hof visited Eltersdorf and lost 3 - 1 in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) as Pfeddersheim traveled to FSV Salmrohr and won 2 - 3 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Kevin Olali (90) in Morlautern's 1 - 1 draw at home to FV Engers in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

GK Malcolm Little (90) gave up an early goal for Dudenhofen, but that's all Trier needed to win, as Dudenhofen fall 0 - 1 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Kyrian Nwabueze (90 + yellow) Scored Gorica's 1st Goal, in a match that ended 2 - 2 as Gorica could not hold on at home in Slovenia Prva Liga

John Brooks (70) in Wolfsburg's 2 - 1 loss at Augsburg in Germany's Bundesliga (possible injury??)

Caleb Stanko gets 11 minutes for Freiburg as they win 2 - 1 at home over Mainz in Bundesliga

So the anticipated Christian Pulisic (90) v Weston McKennie (33 + yellow) in the biggest rivalry in German Football, was kind of a fizzle. Weston McKennie came off early, after the Schalke mid-field was over-run by Dortmund, and ineffectual. Christian was pretty active, and was involved in the set up of the first goal. Certainly a fun match to watch if you were not invested in either team, as Dortmund and Schalke play to a 4 - 4 draw in Bundesliga with Dortmund giving up an impressive 4 - 0 first half lead

Oh My! what a bad day in Newcastle. DeAndre Yedlin (90) scored an OG and Newcastle fall 0 - 3 to Watford. Newcastle has now lost their last 4 matches and slipped down to 13th place (just 4 points above the red zone). The numbers tell the tale for Newcastle, scored 1 goal given up 8 goals in this losing run

Lyndon Gooch remained on the bench as Sunderland win 0 - 2 at Burton in England's Championship. This was only Sunderland's 2nd win of the season and new coach Chris Coleman's first

Luca de la Torre remained on the bench as Fulham beats Millwall in the Championship by 1 - 0

Antonee Robinson (90) as last place Bolton are crushed 5 - 1 at #1Wolves in the Championship

Niall Mason (90) as Doncaster beats MK Dons 2 - 1 in England's League One. (Gboly Ariyibi remained on the bench for the Don's)

GK Brendon Moore was backup keeper again as Rochdale wins 2 - 0 over Peterborough in League One

Duane Holmes (77) was quickly called into action after starting on the bench as he replaced an injured team-mate. Scunthorpe didn't miss a beat though and went on to win 2 - 0 over Charlton making it 5 straight wins and snagging 3rd place in League One

Timothy Weah was an unused sub today as PSG II traveled to Schiltigheim and drew 1 - 1 in France National League 2 (Group B)

Cameron Carter-Vickers (68) as Sheffield United comeback from 0 - 1 down to Birmingham and draw 1 - 1 in England's Championship. Seems the substitution was tactical. Sheffield have hit a bump in the road and have now dropped to 3rd place

Fabian Johnson played the 2nd half as M'Gladbach beat Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 2 - 1 and move up to 4th place in the table

Juan Torres remained on the bench as (10 man) Lokoren traveled to St. Truiden in Belgium's Jupiler League and came away with a point in a goalless draw

Theo Wilson (90) as NK Krka fall 4 - 1 at NK Rogaska in Slovenia Druga Liga. NK Krka now in 7th place, next up at home to #2 Nafta

Shawn Barry remained on the bench as #3 Korona visited #2 Legia in Poland's Ekstraklasa winning 3 - 2. Korona unbeaten in their last 10, break Legia's unbeaten run at 6 matches

Shaq Moore (90) as Levante faced Athletico Madrid in Spain's La Liga and, well, Shaq will want to forget this one as Levante were destroyed 0 - 5 in front of their home crowd. Athletico up to 3rd and Levante down to 13th after today's result.

Indiana Vassilev (90) Callum Stretch (10) as Aston Villa U18 lose 2 - 1 at Reading U18 in England's U18 Premier League.

In New Zealand Football Championship, James Pendrigh Scored Twice as Canterbury saw off Hamilton 3 - 0 for their 2nd straight win

Eric Panzer started for Team Wellington as they fall 2 - 1 at Waitakere in New Zealand Football Championship

Ander Egiluz started, went 90, for Basconia as they traveled to Portugalete, losing 2 - 0 in Spain's Tercera (Group 4) Basconia battling for survival, Portugalete battling for promotion

SUNDAY

Jonathan Amon (80) Scored Nordsjaelland's 5th Goal as they trounce Horsens 6 - 0 in Denmark's Superliga. Jonathan's first goal for his new club. Nordsjaelland move to 3rd place (3 points off of first)

Lyonel Hyer remained on the bench as Hannover U19 beat RB Leipzig U19 5 - 3 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Ashton Gotz (90) as last place Roda visit 2nd place Ajax and get blown-out 5 - 1 in Netherlands Eredivisie

Oscar Ortiz (90) as Rathenow traveled to Strausberg and played to a goalless draw in Oberliga NOVF (Nord)

Julian Green (90) Scored Furth's 4th Goal as they beat visitors St. Pauli 4 - 0 in Germany's 2Liga

GK Danny Rogers in his normal back-up position for Aberdeen as they win 1 - 3 at Kilmarnock in Scotland's Premier League

Emmanuel Sabbi (15) as Hobro traveled to Odense and lost 3 - 0 in Denmark Superliga

Eric Lichaj (90) as Nottingham Forest drop home points in a 0 - 2 loss to Cardiff in England's Championship.

Christopher Thorsheim (90) as Nykøbing traveled to Skive and draw 4 - 4 in Denmark Division 1

George Fochive entered for Viborg at 66' as they faced off at Roskilde, losing 1 - 0 in Denmark Division 1

Joshua Perez (22) as #1 Livorno lost their first game of the season 1 - 0 at #2 Pisa in Italy Serie C (Group A) Livorno still lead the league by 5 points

GK Gabriel Rosario was back-up keeper for Reading U23 as they visited Stoke U23 and won 2 - 3 in England's EPL2

Bobby Wood (82) as Hamburg beat Hoffenheim 3 - 0 in Germany's Bundesliga

Matt Miazga (90) Headed in Vitesse First Goal at 87th minute, as they go on to beat 10 man Den Haag in Netherlands Eredivisie

Danny Williams (90) as Huddersfield lose 1 - 2 at home to Manchester City in the EPL. Manchester City remain unbeaten this season, Huddersfield with 2 straight loses are firmly mid-table

Kai Celestin (48) as CD Sariñena hosted Robres in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17). CD Sariñena has now dropped the last 2 matches and slipped to 8th place

John Neeskens came off the bench for Santaboia as they are held to a goalless draw by Espanyol B in Tercera Division (Group 5). In fairness Espanyol B are runaway leaders of the league, with no loses, so a pretty good result for Santaboia

Joe Efford (70) in Ergotelis 4 - 0 loss at Doxa Dramas in Greece Football League. Ergotelis just 2 points from first 5 matches. 

Stefan Antonijevic made a cameo appearance as Lillestrom visited Sandefjord in Norway's Eliteserien winning 1 - 3. 

Aaron Schoenfeld (9) came on late as M. Tel Aviv traveled to H. Haifa and played to a 2 - 2 draw in Israel Ligat ha'Al.

GK Ethan Horvath was back-up keeper again for Club Brugge as they came from behind twice to beat Waregem 3 - 2 and maintain their lead of Belgium's Jupiler League 

Keaton Parks was in the 18 for Benfica, but remained on the bench as they destroyed Setubal 6 - 0 in Portugal's Primeira Liga, and moved into 3rd place. A little disappointed that the Benfica coach went with senior players as sub's late in the game. But I am sure that Keaton will get his chances, and take advantage when he does.

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WEEKLY WRAP: 11.13 thru 11.19.2017: American Young Guns Blazing!!

What a memorable week! What started out slowly ended with a thunderclap as young Americans assaulted the top division of Europe. It felt like every other match had a debut of some kind going on, let me explain. First: Young Keaton Parks, who has been scrambling up the pro ladder , got his senior squad debut at Portuguese giant's Benfica, and showed he can hold his own at the highest level. Second: Shaq Moore got his senior squad start for Levante in Spain's La Liga. Shaq has powered through the academies, B teams etc. in Spain to reach the rarefied air of Spain, a feat not reached by only a few Americans over the years. Third: In Belgium's Jupiler, 18 y/o mid-fielder Juan Torres made his senior squad debut for Lokeren, after being omitted from the squad or sitting on the bench he got his chance this week, and played the full 90 minutes. Finally a shout out for Jonathan Amon who made his 2nd straight appearance in Nordsjaelland's senior squad in Denmark's Superliga. While I am writing, I see that ESPN are reporting that Timothy Weah is also about to break into PSG's senior squad (although I have a few reservation about this, considering the powerhouse names at his position - Neymar etc). These are my headliners, but there was more going on with our guys this week. Cameron Carter-Vickers and DeAndre Yedlin both had fantastic assists for their teams, while young goal-keepers Jonathan Klinsmann and Brady Scott both kept clean sheets in their games. Gunning for goals, in Germany Shaft Brewer scored a minute after coming off the bench, in the Netherlands Kai Koreniuk scored the winning goal in extra time. It does not stop there, if you have any doubts about the future in US Soccer? Weston McKennie had maybe his best performance for Schalke, Joshua Perez continues to dazzle in Italy, Emmanuel Sabbi is holding his own in Denmark while relative newcomers, like 17 y/o New Yorker, Antonio Iacovelli is in Italy battling for a place with Cesena.

*** I know that there are even more young Americans with big clubs (eg: McKenzie Gaines & Maki Tall et.al) - today's examples are taken from players that appeared this week***

OK enough, my excitement for the future has the better of me.....to the lists

First,as usual, the short list........

GOALS
Kai Koreniuk - Netherlands (f)
Marc Heider - Germany
Shaft Brewer - Germany
Masami Okada - Germany
Jerome Kiesewetter (2) - Germany
Duane Holmes (2) - England
Theo Wilson - Slovenia
Alfredo Morales - Germany
James Pendrigh - New Zealand

ASSISTS
Cameron Carter-Vickers - England
DeAndre Yedlin - England
 
SHUT OUT
Brady Scott - Germany 
Jonathan Klinsmann - Germany

.....and the longer, more comprehensive list
 
MONDAY

James Murphy started for league leaders Sheffield Wednesday U23 as they beat Huddersfield U23 2 - 0 in England

Aron Johannsson (62) in Werder Bremen 4 - 1 win over (Regionalliga) BSV Rehden in a friendly in Germany

TUESDAY

Kai Koreniuk (90) Scored Jong AZ 3rd and winning Goal, in ET as they won 3 - 2 over Derde Divisie side OFC in a friendly in Netherlands

WEDNESDAY

GK Brandon Austin was backup keeper for Tottenham U23 as they hosted Villarreal U23 in the Premier League International Cup (Group F) losing 0 - 2. Tottenham will need to win its final match, and hope for some luck, to qualify for the next round as a "best" 2nd place finisher

In England's FA Cup, Duane Holmes (76) and Scunthorpe are through to the next round after dispatching Northampton 1 - 0

Christopher Thorsheim (90 + yellow) as Nykobing fall 2 - 3 at home to Frederica in Denmark's Division 1 - Christopher will miss the next match for card accumulation

Jay Denny (90) as Newtown were denied a place in the Wales League Cup final, losing 1 - 0 to Cardiff Metropolitan on an 87th minute goal. It would have been Newtowns first appearance in the final in 5 years....

THURSDAY

No Matches

FRIDAY

Terence Boyd (90) as Darmstadt fall 1 - 2 to Sandhausen, Haji Wright remained on the bench, in Germany 2Liga

Emmanuel Sabbi played the first half as Hobro visited Helsingor and won 0 - 1 in Denmark's Superliga

Marc Heider (90) Scored Osnabruck's first Goal as they went on to win by a resounding 4 - 1 scoreline over Aalen. Robbie Kristo remained on the bench for this one. Osnabruck have now given themselves a little breathing room in the lower half of the table

Javan Torre Howell, made a cameo appearance as (10 man) FSV Frankfurt held on for a 1 - 1 at home to Mainz II and Marcel Costly (90) in Regionalliga (Südwest)

In a match of American Keepers, GK Bakary Sanyang, Pfeddersheim and GK Malcolm Little, Dudenhofen both allowed a goal apiece in a Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) that ended with a 1 - 1 scoreline

In France Ligue 2 GK Quentin Westberg was the backup keeper for Auxerre as they visited Clermont losing 1 - 0

Jordan Siebatcheu (69) as Reims settle for a 1 - 1 home draw, after an OG, with Paris FC come late in the 2nd half. In France Ligue 2. Reims remains 3 point leader in the league as the teams just below either drew or lost.

Süderelbe were already down 0 - 3 when Ian Prescott Claus entered in the 68th minute, as they eventually fall 0 - 4 to Sasel, in Oberliga (Hamburg)

Andrija Novakovich (58) as Telstar traveled to Waalwijk, losing 4 - 1 in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Telstar retain their 4th place spot as #2 thru #4 all lost today - fortunate

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) is credited with the Assist on Sheffield United's 2nd goal as they go on to win 1 - 3 at Burton, in England's Championship. The win, temporarily gives United the top spot in the battle for promotion to the EPL

Also in the Championship, Antonee Robinson (90) as Bolton travel to Preston, and battle to a goalless draw. Well, there you go, Bolton unbeaten in their last 5! Still in the bottom 3, but things are looking up.

SATURDAY

Off the bench for RB Leipzig U19 at 61' Shaft Brewer Scores his teams 5th Goal at 62" in a 7 - 0 rout of Osnabrück U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Maurice Malone (90) as Augsburg U19 fall 0 - 1 at home to Mainz U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

GK Brady Scott (90) gets the Shut Out, as Koln U19 visited RW Oberhausen U19 and forced a goalless draw in A-Junior Bundesliga (West)

GK Brandon Austin remained on the bench as Tottenham U23 fall 2 - 3 to Chelsea U23 and Kyle Scott (90) in England's EPL2

Julian Green was an unused sub as Furth visited Bochum and draw 1 - 1 in Germany's 2Liga

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) and Kiel traveled to Nurnberg and battled to a 2 - 2 draw in 2Liga. Kiel still tied for the top spot with Dusseldorf

Masami Okada (90) Scored Babelsberg 2nd Goal as they go on to win 1 - 4 at Germania Halberstadt in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Isaiah Young (4) made a cameo appearance for Bremen II as they fall 2 - 1 at Jena in Germany 3Liga

Joe Gyau (90) as Sonnenhof win 1 - 0 at home over Erfurt in 3Liga. 4th straight win for Sonnenhof who are in 6th place, but well out of the running for a promotion spot

Jerome Kiesewetter (90) Scored Twice (78' & 90') for Dusseldorf U23 as they beat Wegberg-Beeck 1 - 3 in Regionalliga (West)

Bryan Gaul (90) was not among the goalscorers as Elversberg visited Stadtallendorf and won a laugher 0 - 9 (nine) in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Joel Sonora (84) as Stuttgart II lose their 3rd straight, this time at home to TSV Steinbach 0 - 1 in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Timothy Tillman (90) as Bayern Munich II win 0 - 3 at Furth II in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Player/Coach Fabian Hurzeller (90) as Pipinsreid traveled to Schweinfurt and won 1 - 2 in Regionalliga (Bayern) That's 4 straight wins for Pipinsreid who have pulled themselves from a potential relegation team to solid mid-table

Malik McLemore (90) as Bayern Hof win 2 - 0 at home over FC Sand in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Julian Ceesay (90) in Gebenbach 2 - 1 win at home over Würzburger in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Kevin Olali (90) as Morlautern fall 3 - 0 at Pirmasens in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Toni Suddoth remained on the bench for Pforzheim and Demarveay Sheron (90) captained Sandhausen II in a goalless draw in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Jay Denny (90) as Newtown win their 2nd straight Wales Premier League match at 3 - 0 at home to Barry

John Brooks (90) and Wolfsburg win 3 - 1 over Caleb Stanko (on the bench) and Freiburg in Bundesliga. Wolfsburg unbeaten in 5 are not out of trouble just yet

Danny Williams played the first half as Huddersfield were thumped 4 - 0 at Bournemouth (no Emerson Hyndman) in England's Premier League

Eric Lichaj (90) as Nottingham Forest fall 1 - 0 at Birmingham in England's Championship

Gboly Ariyibi (62) as MK Dons force a 2 - 2 draw at Charlton with an ET goal in England League One

Niall Mason remained on the bench for Doncaster as they play to a goalless draw at Fleetwood in League One

Duane Holmes (76) Scored Two Goals as Scunthorpe saw off Northampton 0 - 3. Scunthorpe making their move? won 4 out of 5, unbeaten in 5 move up to 4th place, 4 points off automatic promotion

GK Brendan Moore, still in the bad books, remained on the bench as the backup keeper for Rochdale as they visited Oldham and lost 3 - 1

GK Danny Rogers was the backup keeper for Aberdeen as they were beaten 0 - 2 at home by Motherwell in Scotland's Premier League

17 y/o Antonio Iacovelli remained on the bench as Cesena U19 traveled to Novara U19 and played to a 1 - 1 draw in Italy Primavera 2 (Group A)

Mason Robertson (90) as Peterhead beat Raith Rovers 3 - 0 in the Scottish FA Cup (3rd Round)

Theo Wilson (69) Scored Krka's only (and winning) Goal as they beat ND Ilirija 1 - 0 in Slovenia's Druga Liga. Theo's 8th goal of the season. Krka move up to 5th place

James Murphy started for Sheffield Wednesday U23 as they traveled to Hull U23 and won 0 - 1 in England's PDL. Wednesday top of the league

It's never easy visiting Manchester United at Old Trafford, but for just a little while Newcastle had the lead, off of a DeAndre Yedlin (90) Assist...then the inevitable, 4 goals without a response and the Red's win 4 - 1. Worrying for Newcastle, more, 3 straight losses!!

Tim Ream (90) Luca de la Torre (26) as Fulham could only manage a 1 - 1 draw at home against Derby in England's Championship - 2draws 3 losses in their last 5, Fulham need to improve to ensure safety

Fabian Johnson had one of his better performances for M'Gladbach as they beat Hertha at the Olympiastadion in Berlin 2 - 4, which moves M'Gladbach to 3rd in the Bundesliga ( a point above Dortmund)

The biggest news of the day is that US Player Keaton Parks (21) debuted for Benfica's senior squad in their 2 - 0 Taca de Portugal cup match against Setubal. Keaton has been climbing through the ranks in Portugal, and his reward came today. By the out-cry on forums and social media, I expect that he will get a call up for the national team, given some playing time at the top level. Congrats to Keaton though

John Neeskens entered for FC Santboia at 64' as they visited Pobla Mafumet, and battling to a goalless draw in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 5)

Timothy Weah (71) as PSG II drop this home match 1 - 2 to AS Yzeure in France National League 2 (Group B)

SUNDAY

Perry Kitchen (90) as Randers traveled to Lyngby, in Denmark's Superliga and won 1 - 3. Randers are off the bottom, after winning their last 2 matches, still a long way to go

Alfredo Morales (90 + yellow) Scored the matches only Goal, as Ingolstadt defeats Dusseldorf 1 - 0 in Germany 2Liga. 4 straight wins for Ingolstadt, unbeaten in their last 5. <Factoid> every time Alfredo has scored this season he also received a yellow card in the game. 3goals/3yellows.

Jann George started the 2nd half as Regensburg fought to a 2 - 2 draw at St Pauli in 2Liga

GK Jonathan Klinsmann gets the Shut Out, as Hertha II visited BAK 07 in Regionalliga (Nordost) and won big 0 - 4

Ryan Malone (90) as Lokomotive Leipzig fall 3 - 1 at BFC Dynamo in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Alassane Kane back from injury, off the bench at 55' as DJK Bamberg fall 0 - 1 to Aubstadt in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse traveled to Groningen and lost 4 - 2 in Netherlands Eredivisie. Vitesse going through a bit of a dip right now drop to 6th place

Weston McKennie (90) as Schalke win 2 - 0 over Hamburg and Bobby Wood (21) in Bundesliga. Schalke unbeaten in their last 5 are now in 2nd place (on GD) with RB Leipzig. Hamburg are hovering just above the drop zone

Josh Perez (35) as Livorno continue to dominate Italy's Serie C (Group A) winning today 2 - 1 over Olbia. Livorno have not lost any matches this season (p14/w-11/d-3/l-0)

Ashton Gotz (90) as Roda fall at home 0 - 1 to AZ in Netherlands Eredivisie. It looks like Roda may struggle to stay in the top flight this season

In New Zealand Premier League James Pendrigh Scored Canterbury's 1st Goal as they go on to win 3 - 2 over Eastern Suburbs

Also in New Zealand, Erik Panzer came off the bench as Team Wellington visited Hamilton and won 1 - 3

Khai Celestin came off the bench for CD Sarinena in the 60th minute as they fall at home 0 - 1 at the hands of Brea in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17)

In Belgium's Jupiler League, GK Ethan Horvath was the backup keeper as Club Brugge whooped Waasland-Beveren 3 - 0 as they continue to lead Belgium's top tier

Jonathan Amon (28) made his 2nd appearance for #3 Nordsjaelland's senior squad today, unfortunately they were already down 3 - 0 at #1 Brondby when he came on the pitch. The result ended 4 - 2, so there was an attempted come-back once he entered. Jonathan drew a foul which led to a PK goal, Nordsjaelland are in 3rd place, 4 points ahead of the 4th place team.

Stefan Antonijevic remained on the bench as Lillestrom hosted #3 Molde in Norway's Eliteserien, the final result was 0 - 1, sad because Lillstrom missed an 83rd minute PK

Rubio Rubin made a cameo appearance for Stabaek as they could only manage a 1 - 1 draw at home to Sogndal in Norway's Eliteserien - yup they also missed a PK

Shaq Moore (90) made his first start for Levante in Spain's La Liga as they traveled to Las Palmas and won 0 - 2

Adam Benn (90) as Niendorf traveled to Wedel and played to a 2 - 2 draw in Oberliga (Hamburg)

In Belgium Jupiler League, 18 y/o Juan Torres (90) gets his senior squad debut as (10 man) Lokeren hosted Gent with Kenny Saief (on the bench). The result was not what he hoped for, I'm sure, but he got his 90 minutes in and looked relatively comfortable in the squad. Final 0 - 3

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WEEKLY WRAP: 11.6 thru 11.12.2017: International Break, Gives me a Break, but There is still Good Stuff in the Lower Leagues

So here we are in the midst of an "international break". Matches are few and far between and limited to lower leagues and friendlies, so don't expect to much detail here this week.

I am starting today with our goal-scoring pair in Slovenia. I have made comment about them before, but it certainly needs repeating. Kyrian Nwabueze at Gorica and Theo (aka Sachem) Wilson at Krka both scored again this week, that's 4 times this season that they both hit the nets together. Theo leads Krka in scoring (7) and Kyrian has scored 4 goals in his 7 matches (3 League / 1 friendly) puts him 2nd in total goals. Great stuff guy's - keep it up

We had 2 players with 2 goals this week, Gboly Ariyibi for MK Dons in England and Maki Tall got 2 in a wipe out cup match (0 - 8 scoreline) and Jordan Siebatcheu continues to score freely in France, where he has 6 goals in 13 appearances. (He had 10 goals for the season last season for Chateauroux in the lower, National League)

A few other notes of interest this week: Young USA Keeper Gabriel Rosario made the bench for the 2nd straight week for Reading U23 (Gabriel is 17 years old). Louis Bennett continues to be a first team choice at Vyskov in the Czech Republic. Ander Egiluz and Khai Celestin both are representing their clubs as regulars in Spain's Tercera, picking up the flag as Shaq Moore and Mukwelle Akale move up to higher the higher Spanish leagues.

OK so not that much to read this week, but still here is the short list......

GOALS
Gboly Ariyibi (2) - England
Kyrian Nwabueze - Slovenia (f)
Theo Wilson - Slovenia
Jordan Siebatcheu - France
Maki Tall (2) - France

......and here is the longer, more comprehensive list

MONDAY

Alfredo Morales (59) as Ingolstadt visits Nurnberg and wins 1 - 2 in Germany 2Liga

Jordan Siebatcheu (90) as Reims traveled to Le Havre and battled to a goalless draw in France Ligue 2. Reims still at the top, by 3 points.

TUESDAY

James Murphy started for Sheffield Wednesday U23 in the local derby with Sheffield United in England's PDL 2. Wednesday get the bragging rights with a 2 - 1 win, and take over the lead of the division by 3 points (over United)

GK Gabriel Rosario was the backup keeper for Reading U23 in a match that had 12 goals with England's League One Gillingham finally getting the upper-hand in the final 8 minutes, in the Checkatrade Trophy (Group 10). Note: Reading U23 were the only U23 team in the group and although they did not win a match the 3 matches were settled G1 by PK's, G2 by 1 goal, G3 by 2 goals in a 12 goal game. Excellent performance by Reading's Youth Squad against pro opposition

Gboly Ariyibi (90) Scored 2 Goals for MK Dons as they went on to win 3 - 4 at Oxford in Checkertrade Trophy (Group 15) and advance to the next round as top of the group

GK Brendan Moore was backup keeper, again, for Rochdale as they won their Checkatrade Trophy (Group 3) match 2 - 1 (after PK's) over Blackburn to win the group and advance

WEDNESDAY

Jerome Kiesewetter (15) in a return from injury in a friendly. Dusseldorf lose 1 - 3 to FC Koln

Fabian Johnson (90) in a friendly that had M'Gladbach win 4 - 1 over Bielefeld

Josh Perez on the bench for Livorno as they win 3 - 0 over Viterbese in Italy's Serie C (Group A) Josh is not not getting playing time in Italy

THURSDAY

Aron Johannsson played 45' in a 2-2 draw in a friendly vs Netherlands side Heerenveen

FRIDAY

Carlos McCrary off the bench at 40' in Hessen Dreieich 7 - 0 home win over VFB Ginsheim in Oberliga (Hessen). Hessen-Dreieich go top of the table with the win

Julian Ceesay (90) in DJK Gebenbach 2 - 2 draw at Eltersdorf in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Haji Wright and Ken Gipson both started for Sandhausen in today's friendly at Frankfurt, where the score ended 5 - 3 in Frankfurt's favor. Not much info on this match, except that Haji hit the post in the first half.

SATURDAY

Ian Prescott Claus (81) as Süderelbe visited Dassendorf and lost 4 - 1 in Oberliga (Hamburg)

Kyrian Nwabueze Scored for Gorica as they faced Italian Serie A side Udinese in a friendly that they ultimately lost 4 - 1

Louis Bennett (60) as Vyskov were held to a goalless draw by Olomouc in the Czech Republic MSFL. This is a game they should have won, if they want to stay in contention, they are in 4th place, now 5 points out of first

Bryan Gaul came off the bench at 78' for Elversberg as they traveled to Koblenz in Regionalliga (Sudwest) and won 2 - 3. Elversberg move up to 5th place

Joel Sonora (90) in Stuttgart II 1 - 3 loss at home to Hoffenheim II in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Player/Coach Fabian Hurzeller (90) as Pipinsried win their home match against Unterföhring 3 - 0 in Regionalliga (Bayern) That's 3 straight wins for Pipinsried

Eric Lickert (22) as Homburg defeated Kevin Olali (90 + yellow) and Morlautern 4 - 1 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) Homburg are a perfect 18 - 0 and lead the division by 14 points

Oh Dear! GK Bakary Sanyang hit with an OG as Pfeddersheim draw 1 - 1 at home with RW Koblenz in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Dallas Aminzadeh (90) as Blumenthaler destroyed Bremen III 6 - 2 in Oberliga (Bremen)

Toni Suddoth (65) as Pforzheim were well and truly beaten 5 - 1 at TSG Backnang in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

In England League One, Gboly Ariyibi (87) as MK Don's win 1 - 0 at home over Fleetwood.

Duane Holmes played the 2nd half as Scunthorpe pulled off a 1 - 0 win over Bristol Rovers, with a 90+4 ET goal in England League One. That's 3 straight wins for Scunthorpe as they rise to 5th place in the league

Peterhead and Mason Robertson (90) were in a 2nd half back to back to back goal-fest finally falling 2 - 3 to Stenhousemuir in Scotland's League Two. Peterhead remain tied for 3rd in the table, 4 points out of first

GK Quentin Westberg (90) got a rare opportunity to play as Auxerre traveled to Chamalières in the French Cup (Coupe de France) and won 1 - 3 to advance to the next round

Theo Wilson (77) Scored NK Krka first goal as they go on to beat NK Radomlje 2 - 1 in Slovenia. That 7 goals for Theo, he leads the team in scoring

Ander Egiluz (90) as Basconia battle to a 3 - 3 draw with visiting league leaders Santurtzi, in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 4)

SUNDAY

While we were all sleeping (in the US) Erik Panzer (in 18) as Team Wellington beat Tasman United 2 - 1 in New Zealand's Premier League (aka ISPS Handa Premiership) Team Wellington are tied top (2nd on GD) of the league.

Christopher Thorsheim (90) as Nykøbing traveled to Brabrand in Denmark Division 1 and came away with a point earned in a 1 - 1 draw

Javan Torre Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (in 18) as FSV Frankfurt fall 2 - 4 at home to Stuttgarter Kickers in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Joe Efford (90) in Ergotelis 2 - 1 loss at Panachaiki in Greece Football League. Ergotelis just 2 points from their first 3 matches

Jordan Siebatcheu off the bench at 67' and Scores Reims 2nd Goal at 72' as they go on to win 0 - 2 at Geispolheim in Coupe de France

In another Coupe de France match Maki Tall (90) Scored 2 Goals as Tours wallop Pays Argentonnais 0 - 8 to advance

Khai Celestin (71) as CD Sariñena win 3 - 1 over Binefar in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17)

Joshua Perez came off the bench at 77' as Livorno traveled to Monza in Italy's Serie C (Group A) and battled to a 1 - 1 draw. <Update> Josh did get the Assist on Livorno's goal. Livorno are now 6 points clear at the top of the table

Nick Taitague came off the pitch at 33 (?Injury?) as Schalke U19 beat RB Leipzig U19 with debutante Shaft Brewer coming off the bench at 71'. Final score 1 - 3 in DFB Cup Junioren

John Neeskens started for FC Santaboia as they hosted Santfeliuenc in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 5) Final Score 1 - 0 in favor of Santaboia

Junior Flores remained on the bench as Dortmund II traveled to Bonner SC and won big - 0 - 4 in Regionalliga (West)

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WEEKLY WRAP: 10.30 thru 11.5.2017: 10 Goals, 7 Assists & 4 Clean Sheets

This was a week full of action, so maybe save this report for next week as the international break kicks in again. 
A few points from this week,  Andrew Stadler & Alex De John saw their team, Dalkurd promoted, as did Keeper Tim Murray with Honka. Finally Conor O'Brien and Start are promoted in Norway. Congratulations to players & clubs.
We had some debut's this week as well. Caleb Stanko made his Bundesliga debut, as did Jonathan Amon, for Nordsjaelland, in Denmark's Superliga, of note, Jonathan is only 18.
Back from injury this week, Kenny Saief appeared in a reserve game early in the week  and in the senior squad on Sunday. Keaton Parks, who took a pre-game knock a few weeks back was also on the field twice this week. Also as hinted last week, Jonathan Klinsmann made the trip for Hertha's Europa League match (bench) and the next day played for th reserve squad as he try's to regain fitness.
My Final shout out goes to young keeper Brandon Austin who helped Tottenham U23 play Real Madrid U23 (UEFA Youth League (Group H))  to 1 win & 1 draw in their home/away, something that really should be of note going forward in his career.
OK enough talk.......

First the short list.....

GOALS
Timothy Tillman - Germany
Carlos McCrary - Germany 
Niall Mason (pk) - England
Kevin Olali - Germany
Ian Prescott Claus - Germany
Oscar Ortiz - Germany
Malik Mclemore - Germany
Andrew Stadler - Sweden 
Maurice Malone - Germany
Nick Taitague - Germany

ASSISTS 
Giles Phillips - England 
Antonee Robinson - England
Emmanuel Sabbi -  Denmark
Nick Taitague - Germany
Isaiah Young - Germany
Cameron Carter-Vickers - England
Romain Gall - Sweden

SHUT OUTS
Tim Murray - Finland
Jonathan Klinsmann - Germany
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany
Malcolm Little - Germany

.....and the long more comprehensive listing.....



MONDAY

Young American GK Gabriel Rosario was the backup keeper for Reading U23 as they traveled to West Brom U23 in EPL 2 and won 0 - 2. I have never seen his name on the U23 roster before (but I could easily have missed it) only U18. Step Up??

Giles Phillips (90 + yellow) had an Assist in QPR U23 2 - 0 win over Cardiff U23 in England's PDL. QPR lead the league by 3 points and have a match in hand

Perry Kitchen (90 + yellow) as Randers visited Brondby in Denmark Superliga and lost 3 - 1 worsening their situation at the bottom of the league

Stefan Antonijevic remained on the bench as Lillestrom throttled Aalesund 4 - 0 in Norway's Eliteserien

Mix Diskerud (90) as Goteborg traveled to AIK in Sweden's Allsvenskan and were defeated 2 - 1

Brendan Hines-Ike (90) and Orebro paid Norrkoping a visit in Allsvenskan and got beaten 2 - 0, for their 3rd straight loss

Shawn Barry sat on the bench as Korona handed hosts Lechia a 0 - 5 beating in Poland's Ekstraklasa. Korona jump up to 6th place (4 points out of first)

DeAndre Yedlin (90) as Newcastle lost a close one at Burnley 1 - 0 in England's Premier League. Burnley jump over Newcastle with the win

**Of Note: Kenny Saief played 85 minutes in a reserve game (U21) for Gent against KV Mechelen - the game ended 1 - 1 after KVM scored at 86'

TUESDAY

Oscar Ortiz (90) as Rathenow beats Torgelower Greif 3 - 2 in Oberliga NOVF (Nord) Rathenow are now 6 points clear at the top of table, with no defeats this season after 12 matches

Javan Torre Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (8) as FSV Frankfurt won their home match 2 - 0 against Roching in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Joel Sonora (90) in Stuttgart II 2 - 2 draw at home with Offenbach in Regionalliga (Sudwest)

Zachary Hamm made a cameo appearance as Seligenporten draw 2 - 2 at home with Bayern II and Timothy Tillman (90), who Scored Bayern's 2nd goal in Regionalliga (Bayern)

Adam Benn (90) as Niendorf visited Rugenbergen and thumped the home side 0 - 5 in Oberliga (Hamburg). Niendorf are in 2nd place, but 9 points out of first, after 14 matches

Eric Lickert (9) as #1 Homborg had no trouble dispatching #2 Pirmasens 3 - 0 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) Homborg are 16 - 0 and lead the league by 8 points

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) gave up 3 goals in Pfeddersheim's 0 - 3 home loss to Idar-Oberstein in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Carlos McCrary came off the bench at 74' and Scored Hessen-Dreieich only goal as thay fall 1 - 2 at home to Watzenborn in Oberliga (Hessen)

Timothy Weah (90) for PSG U19 as they lose their Group B match with Anderlecht U19. This was a classic meltdown - PSG were winning 2 - 0 at home, when they were penalized with a Red Card in the 70th minute, that provided a PK for Anderlecht, who then went on to score 3 times and win 2 - 3, while PSG collected a 2nd Red Card. PSG are in 2nd place in their group behind Bayern U19 and will face Celtic U19 next

Justin Butler (a young Ger/US prospect) came off the bench at 59' for Bayern U19 in their UEFA Youth League match at Celtic U19 and helped his team to a 1 - 2 victory

Niall Mason (90) - he scored his PK as Doncaster got the better of Scunthorpe and Duane Holmes (15) 2 - 1 after PK's in England's Checkatrade Trophy (3rd Round)

Tim Ream (90) Luca de la Torre (in 18) and Fulham lost 0 - 2 at home to Bristol City in the England Championship

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) and Sheffield United lost their away match at QPR 1 - 0. The result drops them from #1 to #3 - it's really tight at the top and any lost points can be seemingly devastating.

Antonee Robinson ( 90) and credited with the assist on Bolton's 3rd goal, as they visited Sunderland and played to a 3 - 3 draw. Lyndon Gooch was not in Sunderland's 18 today.

Eric Lichaj (90 + yellow) as Nottingham Forest fall 3 - 1 at Reading in the Championship

WEDNESDAY

Khai Celestin came off the bench at 84' as Sarinena thumped La Almunia 4 - 0 in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17). CD Sarinena are unbeaten in last 5

Keaton Parks (84 + yellow) as Benfica B drop points at home in a 1 - 3 loss to Santa Clara in Portugal Segunda Liga

GK Brandon Austin (90) and Tottenham U23 win 3 - 2 over Real Madrid U23 in UEFA Youth League (Group H) Brandon and Tottenham have 1 win & 1 draw against Real Madrid in the competition

GK Malcolm Little (90) as Dudenhofen fall 2 - 0 at Karbach in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

John Neeskens (90) started for Santboia as they traveled to UE Figueres and battled to a goalless draw in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 5)

GK Tim Murray (90) gets the Shut Out, but he and Honka will not be happy with a goalless draw at home to HIFK, in their first leg of the Play-off, with top tier play in Veikkausliiga on the line. 2nd leg now do or die!!

Emmanuel Sabbi (69) gets the Assist on Hobro's first goal as they go on to win 2 - 1 on PK's (after 1 - 1 regulation + ET) Hobro advance to the quarter finals of DBU Pokal and FC Nordsjælland (Jonathan Amon in 18/DNP) go home empty handed

Kevin Olali (90) Scored Morlautern's only goal as they fall 2 - 1 at Trier in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Christian Pulisic (90) in Dortmund's UCL Group match with APOEL that ended in a 1 - 1 draw...which effectively ends the campaign for both teams (although if either wins final 2 games and Real Madrid lose both games that would change)

THURSDAY

Aaron Schoenfeld (25) as M.Tel Aviv fall 0 - 1 at home to FC Astana - of Kazakhstan in (Group A) of the Europa League. M. Tel Aviv have only 1 point from their first 4 matches, and have not scored a goal at this stage of the competition. Effectively out

GK Jonathan Klinsmann was the backup keeper for Hertha as they beat Zorya - from Ukraine - 2 - 0 in the Europa League (Group J) for their first win of this part of the competition. With 2 matches left they can make the knockout round, by winning and hoping for a little luck

Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse lost 0 - 2 to Belgium team Waregem in Europa League (Group K) with only 1 point from the first 4 matches it is highly unlikely they will qualify for the knockout stage

FRIDAY

Haji Wright (9) came on at the end of the game as Sandhausen drop points at home to Duisburg 0 - 1 in Germany's 2Liga

Isaiah Young (23) in Bremen II crash and burn at home at the hand of Sonnenhof and Joe Gyau (79) who is credited with an Assist in a 0 - 5 beating in 3Liga

GK Jonathan Klinsmann (90) gets the Shut Out as Hertha II could only manage a goalless draw against visitors BFC Dynamo in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Also in Regionalliga (Nordost) Masami Okada (90) and Babelsberg draw in a goalless match at home with Meuselwitz

Timothy Tillman (88) as Bayern II traveled to Ingolstadt II and won 0 - 2 in Regionalliga (Bayern)

GK Quentin Westberg was the backup keeper for Auxerre as they fall at home 0 - 1 to Ajaccio in France Ligue 2

Ian Prescott Claus (90) Scored Süderelbe first goal as they went on to win 1 - 2 at Hamburg III in Oberliga (Hamburg)

In Netherlands Eerste Divisie, Kai Koreniuk (in 18) as Jong Ajax visited Almere losing 3 - 2

Maurits De Baar (in 18) as Waalwijk traveled to Maastricht and fought to a goalless draw in Eerste Divisie

Andrija Novakovich (90) as Telstar beat G.A.Eagles 3 - 1 for their 5th straight win, moving them up to 4th place

Kenny Saief (in 18) made his first call up to the senior squad since his long- term injury, as Gent wins 1 - 0 at home over Standard Liege in Belgium's Jupiler League. Great news for Gent and the USMNT

Aron Johannsson, made a cameo appearance as Bremen traveled to Frankfurt and lost 2 - 1 in Bundesliga

Tim Ream (90) and Fulham fall 2 - 0 at Wolves in England's Championship

Gboly Ariyibi (in 18( as MK Dons travel to amateur side Hyde and have no problems winning 0 - 4 in the early round of the FA Cup

SATURDAY

In Finland's Rel/Pro play-off GK Tim Murray (90) and Honka traveled to HIFK for the 2nd leg of their match with the Veikkausliiga cellar dweller and came away with a 1 - 1 draw. On away goals (the first leg was scoreless) Honka are Promoted, and will play in Finland's top tier next season

Terence Boyd (15) in Darmstadt's 2 - 2 draw at Braunschweig in Germany's 2Liga

Kyrian Nwabueze (90 + yellow) as Gorica fall 0 - 3 at home to Triglav in Slovenia's Prva liga. Gorica are still in 4th place 1 point out of Europa League spot

Oscar Ortiz (80) Scored Rathenow first Goal as they went on to win 1 - 3 at FC Frankfurt in Oberliga NOVF (Nord)

In Germany 3Liga, Devann Yao (60) as Meppen win at home, 3 - 2 over Chemnitzer

Marc Heider (61) Robbie Kristo (in 18) as Osnabruck visited league leaders Paderborn and lost 3 - 0 in 3Liga

Jerome Kiesewetter (90) Justin Kinjo (45) as Dusseldorf II fall 1 - 3 to Bonner in Regionalliga (West)

Bryan Gaul (in 18) as Elversberg win 3 - 1 over visitors Astoria Waldorf in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Joel Sonora (90) as Stuttgart II fall 2 - 0 at Schott Mainz in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Player/Coach Fabian Hurzeller (in 18) as Pipinsreid win 1 - 3 (on two 90th+ minute goals) over Furth II in Regionalliga (Bayern)

GK Bakary Sanyang (90) on the wrong end of a crushing defeat as Pfeddersheim visited Kaiserslautern II and lose 5 - 0 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Malik Mclemore (90) Scored the first Goal for Bayern Hof as they go on to win 4 - 0 over visitors Amberg in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Julian Ceesay (90) in Gebenbach 2 - 0 win over Sand in Oberliga (Bayern Nord)

Jamil Fearrington (90) as Bronshoj visited Frem for the last regular season match in Denmark Division 2 (Group 1) and force a 3 - 3 draw on a 90+2 goal. Bronshoj enter the relegation group play-offs

Marcel Costly (71) as Mainz II traveled to Stuttgart Kickers and won 1 - 2 in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Demarveay Sheron (90) captained Sandhausen U23 to a 0 - 5 loss against visitors Villingen in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Toni Suddoth (90) as Pforzheim win comfortably at home over SV Spielberg in Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg)

Eric Friedlander (in 18) as Nykopings end their season with a 1 - 2 win at Assyriska in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra) Nykopings end the season in 4th place after a tremendous run of 6 straight wins (unbeaten in last 8 matches)

Victor Mansaray (90) as Umea traveled to Vasalunds and played to a 1 - 1 draw in their final league match of the season in Sweden's Division 1 (Norra) Umea end the season in 5th place

Kevin Olali (90) as Morlautern are held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by Hertha Wiesbach in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Rafael Iacovelli entered the match at 18 minutes for Cesena U19 as they hosted Napoli U19 in Italy's Primavera 2 and were held to a 1 - 1 draw.

Louis Bennett (67) as Vyskov visited Mohelnice in the Czech Republic MSFL battling to a 2 - 2 draw. Vyskov are in 5th place in the league

Ryan Masch (90) as Skovde wins 1 - 2 at Husqvarna in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) ending their season with 2 wins and escaping the drop by 3 points, for another season in Division 1.

GK Zach Lubin (in 18) was the backup keeper for Ljunskile as they were held 2 - 2 by Mjallby in Sweden Division 1 (Sodra) Ljunskile end up in 7th place after a tremendous start to the season peters out (Mjallby will be in the promotion playoff match)

In Bundesliga, Freiburg with Caleb Stanko (90) who made his Bundesliga debut, could not contain Schalke and Weston McKennie (90) as they fall 0 - 1. Schalke up to 4th place, Freiburg drop into the relegation zone

Bobby Wood relegated to the bench as Hamburg beat Stuttgart 3 - 1 for their first Bundesliga win since August

Fabian Johnson also remained on the bench for M'Gladbach as they were held to a 1 - 1 draw by Mainz in Bundesliga

In England Premier League, Danny Williams (28 + yellow) as Huddersfield win 1 - 0 over West Brom

DeAndre Yedlin (90) as Newcastle drop points in a 0 - 1 home defeat to Bournemouth (no Emerson Hyndman) in the EPL. That's 2 straight losses for Newcastle.

Antonee Robinson (90) and Bolton continue their resurgence with a 2 - 1 win over visitors Norwich. Bolton are now unbeaten in their last 5 (2 wins - 3 draws) and are off the bottom, but still in the red zone in the English Championship

Eric Lichaj (90) in Nottingham Forest's 4 - 0 drubbing of QPR in England's Championship

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) credited with an Assist on Sheffield United's first goal as they go on to win 4 - 1 over visitors Hull. United sit in 2nd place in the Championship

Anton Peterlin (90) in B93's 4 - 1 win over visitors Hvidovre in Denmark's Division 2 (Group 1) B93 end the regular season with 2 wins, but will still play in the relegation group for survival

Niall Mason played the 2nd half as Doncaster roared back after falling 2 goals behind to win 2 - 6 over Ebbsfleet in the early FA Cup round

Duane Holmes (25 + yellow) as Scunthorpe draw 0 - 0 at fellow League One club Northampton - they will need to play this one again - to see who advances in the early rounds of the FA Cup

GK Brendan Moore (in 18) still in the dog-house as he is the backup keeper for Rochdale as they win 4 - 0 over Bromley to advance to the next round of the FA Cup

GK Danny Rogers (in 18) was the backup keeper for Aberdeen as they traveled to Hamilton and draw 2 - 2 in Scotland's Premier League. Aberdeen still in 2nd place but slipping a little behind Celtic - which is not good

GK Matt Pyzdrowski was the backup keeper for Helsingborg as they hosted Osters in Sweden's Superettan losing 0 - 2 to end their season in 7th place

Andrew Stadler (90) Scored and gave Dalkurd a 2 - 0 lead at the start of the 2nd half, then the wheels came off and Trelleborgs was able to tie things up at 2 - 2. Alex De John (19) came on late to help shore up the defense. Despite the result Dalkurd are Promoted to Allsvenskan Sweden's top tier after finishing 2nd. (Trelleborgs will be in the Pro/Rel playoff)

Jay Denny (90) as Newtown lose 1 - 2 at home to Bangor City in Wales Premier League. With only 9 points from 12 matches things are not looking to good at Newtown

Mason Robertson (90) as Peterhead traveled to Elgin and won 0 - 2 in Scotland's League 2. Peterhead in 3rd place and only 2 points out of the top spot

U18 Jonathan Amon off the bench at 85' for Nordsjaelland as they are held to a 2 - 2 draw by Lyngby. Nordsjaelland are tied 2nd (3rd on GD) This was Jonathan's first Supeliga appearance and his 2nd appearance for Nordsjaelland's senior squad (in 18, Nov 1 in a cup game)

Juan Torres never got off the bench as Lokeren traveled to Genk in Belgium's Jupiler League and fought to a goalless draw

Christian Pulisic and Dortmund's woes continue as they fall hard to Bayern 1 - 3 and drop to 3rd in Bundesliga, that's 3 losses in 4 matches (+ 1 draw).

Theo Wilson (90) in NK Krka's 4 - 2 loss at NK Fuzinar in Slovenia's Druga Liga. Breaks Krka's 3 match win streak.

Desevio Payne off the bench at 71' as Excelsior hosted Ashton Gotz (90) and Roda in a Netherlands Eredivisie match that ended with a 1 - 0 score in favor of Excelsior, who are in 7th place after 2 straight wins (unbeaten in 4)

Joshua Perez never got off the bench again as #1 Livorno beat #2 Siena in Italy's Series C (Group A) in a match that ended with a 90th minute goal giving Livorno a 1 - 2 win

SUNDAY

Maurice Malone (90) Scored Augsburg U19 first Goal as they go on to win 1 - 2 at Kaiserslautern U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)

Nick Taitague (73) Scored Schalke U19 4th Goal and also got an Assist, as they win big at home, 6 - 1 over visitors M'Gladbach U19 in A-Junior Bundesliga (West)

John Neeskens remained on the bench as FC Santaboia win 1 - 0 at home over Castelldefels in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 5)

Conor O'Brien (74) as Start visited Asane in Norway OBOS-ligaen and lost 3 - 2. 2nd straight loss, but Start maintain 2nd place in the table and are Promoted to Norway's Eliteserien (top tier)

Lyndon Gooch remained on the bench as Sunderland visited Middlesbrough in England's Championship, and lost 1 - 0.

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) gets the Shut Out, as Kiel thump Dresden 3 - 0 in Germany 2Liga. Kiel are 1 point off the top in 2nd place, and are unbeaten in their last 6 league matches

Ryan Malone (90) in Lokomotive Leipzig 2 - 1 win over visitors Halberstadt in Regionalliga (Nordost)

Javan Torre Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (in 18) as FSV Frankfurt traveled to Freiburg II and lost 2 - 1 in Regionalliga (Südwest)

Alassane Kane off the bench at 76' as DJK Bamberg win 1 - 0 over Jahn Forchheim in Oberliga Bayern (Nord)

Lyonel Hyer got the last 10 minutes as Hannover U19 thoroughly beat Niendorf U19 7 - 2 in A-Junior Bundesliga (Nord/Nordost)

Christopher Thorsheim (90) as Nykøbing hosted Roskilde winning 3 - 2 in Denmark Division 1.

GK Malcolm Little gets the Shut Out as Dudenhofen win 1 - 0 at home over Gonsenheim in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Matt Miazga (90) as #5 Vitesse are held in a goalless draw at home by #3 Zwolle in Netherlands Eredivisie.

In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Mix Diskerud (90) and Goteborg fall 0 - 3 at home to Romain Gall (90) and Sundsvall with Romain getting the Assist on Sundsvall's first goal. The win by Sundsvall keeps them in Sweden's top flight for another season as they finish 1 point above the drop. Goteborg ended their season with 3 straight losses

Brendan Hines-Ike (90) as Orebro lost their final match of the season 1 - 2 to AIK (who qualified for Europa League). Orebro had an awful end of season run with 4 straight losses

Perry Kitchen (90) and Randers win 1 - 0 at home over Aarhaus in Denmark's Superliga - just Randers 2nd win in 15 attempts. Still bottom, but now in striking distance of removing that tab

Keaton Parks (20) as Benfica B fall 3 - 4 at home to Penafiel in Portugal's Segunda Liga. Not quite sure why Keaton didn't start (maybe coming off an injury) Benfica B ended the match with 10 men o the field, and have now lost 3 straight

Looks like Khai Celestin went 90 (unconfirmed - but he did start) as CD Sariñena fought to a goalless draw at CD Belchite in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 17) CD Sariñena unbeaten in their last 5

Nehemiah Perry (90) as St Andrews fall 0 - 2 at home to Silema in Malta Premier League. 5th straight loss for St Andrews

Joe Efford (65) as Ergotelis draw their 2nd straight to start the season in Greece Football League, last week goalless this week a 1 - 1 draw with Chania Kissamikos

Rubio Rubin (in 18) but not used as Stabaek pummel Odd 0 - 5 in Norway's Eliteserien.

GK Ethan Horvath, still sitting on the bench, as Club Brugge visit Anderlecht in a match that end scoreless in Belgium Jupiler league. Club Brugge still lead the league by 6 points

Emmanuel Sabbi was an unused sub today as Hobro fall 0 - 1 at home to Aalborg in Denmark's Superliga. Hobro remain in 4th despite the loss

John Brooks (90) in a 6 goal thriller as Wolfsburg give up an 83rd minute goal, miss a PK and settle for a 3 - 3 draw with Hertha in Bundesliga. Wolfsburg now on a run of 7 straight draws

In Norway Eliteserien, Stefan Antonijevic remained on the bench for Lillestrom as they traveled to Brann and lost 2 - 0. GK Alex Horwath is still out injured for Brann, who are 1 point out of a Europa League place

In Spain's Tercera Division (Group 4) Anders Egikuz (65 + yellow) and Basconia traveled to Aurrera Vitoria and won 3 - 6. Basconia's first win since September 2nd, but they are only 1 point from safety

Aaron Schoenfeld an unused sub for M. Tel Aviv as they win 0 - 1 at H. Raanana in Israel Ligat ha'Al. M. Tel Aviv up to 4th, 3 points off the top

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