So this week had a greatly reduced schedule, league play in Europe has reached its Winter Break, and the national cup matches fill the pre-Christmas calendar. Still there are some shout outs due to our guys. Mukwelle Akale scored the winner for Villarreal C in Spain, Niall Mason scored the winner (PK) for Doncaster in England, and Andrija Novakovich scored a brace for Telstar in their 3 - 2 win in the Netherlands. In the goalkeeper bracket Brandon Austin kept a clean sheet for Tottenham's U23 in England
Well that's it for this week...we will be doing this again next week, although there are even fewer games to track...so see you next week with the wrap.
SATURDAY
Trouble getting info until now, but Ander Egiluz went 90 as Basconia lost 2 - 1 at Sodupe in Spain's Tercera
MONDAY
Gabriel Rosario was backup keeper for Reading U23 as they draw 1 - 1 with Southampton U23 in England's Premier League 2 (Group 2). Reading U23 slip a little on the result, but are in 3rd (PL2 had 2 Groups - top team in Group 2 is automatically promoted to group 1 - the 4 teams following go into play-offs)
Giles Phillips (90) as QPR U23 hosted Watford U23 and found themselves having to battle to a 2 - 2 draw in England's PDL (South). A stretch of bad results has dropped QPR U23 down to 2nd place
2 goals in the first 15 minutes by Lens was enough for the win as Maki Tall (20) came off the bench for Tours, but to no avail in a 2 - 0 defeat in France Ligue 2
Joshua Perez remained on the bench today as Livorno allowed the lead to slip from them, as they played to a 2 - 2 draw at home to Piacenza in Italy's Serie C (Group A)
M.Tel Aviv keep climbing towards the top (now 4th) in Ligat ha'Al. Today Aaron Schoenfeld came off the bench to help them hold on to a 1 - 2 lead, which he did successfully, over B. Jerusalem
Konrad de la Fuente (90) as Barcelona U19's fall 1 - 0 to RCD Espanyol U19. Barcelona U19's suffered only their second defeat of the league campaign and it gave RCD Espanyol a Barcelona derby win. Only five points separate the two teams in the league table
TUESDAY
Alfredo Morales (90) as Ingolstadt are booted from the DFB Pokal 1 - 0 by 3Liga Paderborn
GK Brandon Austin (90) gets the Shut Out, as Tottenham U23 are held to a scoreless draw at home by Sunderland U23 in England's Premier League 2 (Group 1) in a match between the 2 bottom teams (#11 & 12)
Kyle Scott (90 + yellow) as Chelsea U23 come back from 2 goals down to win 3 - 2 over Manchester City U23 in England's Premier League 2 (Group 1). Neither team are shining this season (#8 & 9)
Weston McKennie got 11 minutes in at the end of the game as Schalke beat FC Koln 1 - 0 in DFB Pokal and move on to the quarter finals
Maurits de Baar remained on the bench as Waalwijk visited Willem II and got trounced 3 - 0 and out of the KNVB Beker in Netherlands
WEDNESDAY
Joe Efford (43) as Ergotelis fall 3 - 2 at Apollon Larissa in Greece Football League. Joe left early, as the Ergotelis coach made adjustments following a straight red and PK, reducing the team to 10 men in the 27th minute.
Timothy Weah off the bench at 66' as PSG II beat Saint-Priest 2 - 0 in France's National 2 (Group B) Good result for the re-emergent PSG II as they climb up the table
Bremen with Aron Johannsson getting in 7 minutes, won an exciting match with Freiburg and Caleb Stanko (90) 3 - 2 in the DFB Pokal in Germany and will play in the quarter finals
By way of an FYI; M'Gladbach lost their DFB Pokal match 0 - 1 to Leverkusen. Fabian Johnson did not dress for this one.
In Spain's Tercera Division (Group 6) Villarreal C won on Mukwelle Akale's 30th minute Goal 1 -0 over CD Almazora...Villarreal C improving, with just 1 loss in their last 5
Benfica did it again, gave up a 2 goal lead, with sloppy defending and end up in a 2 - 2 draw at home with Portimonense. Keaton Parks entered the match in the 62nd minute, and played pretty well, despite being played out of position. Advancing past the Portugal League Cup Group stage now looks out of reach.
Emerson Hyndman made the 18 for Bournemouth, but not the pitch as Chelsea beat Bournemouth 2 - 1 on an ET goal in England's Carabao Cup Quarter Final
In Germany DFB Pokal late matches, Bayern took care of Dortmund and Christian Pulisic (90) on 2 first half goals 2 - 1 to advance. Dortmund have now been booted from the Champions League and the DFB Pokal....not their best season
Heidenheim and Kevin Lankford (103) eventually fall to Frankfurt (minus Timothy Chandler) 1 - 2 in extra-time Frankfurt advance to the quarter finals with Bayern
THURSDAY
Juan Torres remained on the bench as Lokoren had a good win (well they're all good I guess) at Antwerp 1 - 2, who drop a place to 5th, while Lokoren jump up 5 spots to 11th
Kenny Saief came off the bench at 69' in a very tight game that was decided 7 minutes into ET, when Gent scored the winner over visitors Charleroi in Belgium's other Jupiler match today. The 1 - 0 win moves Gent up to 4th place.
FRIDAY
An 89th minute PK ended GK Paul Rachubka's shut out streak as Kerala Blasters settle for a 1 - 1 draw at league leaders Chennaiyin in India's ISL
Andrija Novakovich (83) Scored 2 Goals as Telstar go on to win 3 - 2 at home over Graafschap in Eerste Divisie. Telstar now 4th after 3 wins a draw and a loss, Andrija now has 9 goals this season (last scored in October)
Kai Koreniuk (90) as cellar dwelling Jong AZ lose big, 2 - 7, at home to league leaders Nijmegem in Eerste Divisie. That's 5 straight losses as thing go from bad to worse
Jay Denny (90) as Newtown were trounced 4 - 0 by Connah's Q in the Welsh Premier League. Newtown are now off the pace for post season play.
Ander Egiluz (90 + yellow) as Basconia hosted Amurrio Club in Tercera Division in Spain in a match that ended goalless
SATURDAY
Joshua Perez played the final 15' as Livorno traveled to Gavorrano and won 2 - 4 in Italy Serie C. Livorno now 11 points clear at the top - aiming for automatic promotion to Serie B
In England......
Emerson Hyndman sat on the Bournemouth bench as Manchester City dismantled his team 4 - 0 in the Premier League
Danny Williams (90) as Huddersfield traveled to Southampton and played to a 1 - 1 draw.3rd start in a row for Danny
Geoff Cameron (90) for Stoke as they win 3 - 1 over West Brom. in the EPL breaking a 3 match losing streak
Great win for Newcastle and DeAndre Yedlin (90) as they traveled to West Ham and snagged 3 points in a 2 - 3 result that pulls them out of the relegation zone
Antonee Robinson spent today on the bench watching Bolton beat 2nd place Cardiff 2 - 0 in the Championship. Bolton still in trouble, but improving
Tim Ream (90) with Luca de la Torre on the bench as Fulham beats Barnsley 2 - 1 in the Championship
Eric Lichaj (90) as Nottingham Forest visited Preston in a game that ended even at 1 - 1
Lyndon Gooch (90) as Sunderland held on for a 1 - 1 draw against 10 man Birmingham - that's 8 points from their last 5 matches - but still in relegation zone
Niall Mason (90) PK Goal was enough for Doncaster to best home team Bristol Rovers 0 - 1 in England's League One
It has to be hard for GK Brendon Moore to spend gameday on the bench each week, today he watched Rochdale held to a 1 - 1 draw by visitors Walsall in League One
Gboly Ariyibi came off the bench at 66' but was unable to change the result, as MK Don's fall 2 - 1 at Rotherham and slip closer to the red zone in League One
Duane Holmes (90) as Scunthorpe move into 4th place after a 3 - 1 win at home over Southend in League One
GK Danny Rogers was in his usual back-up role as Aberdeen were no match for Celtic as they lose 3 - 0 in Scotland's Premier League. Aberdeen are still in 2nd place, but today's match shows the superiority of Celtic over the rest of the league
Mason Robertson (90) as Peterhead win their 3rd straight 3 - 2 over Cowdenbeath 3 - 2 and move into 2nd place in Scotland's League Two. Peterhead are 6 points behind leaders Montrose, but have played 2 games less than the leaders
Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) as Sheffield United visited Aston Villa in a match driven by mistakes (including CCV on the Villains 2nd goal) so a fair result, 2 - 2 as both teams survive their errors. Oh, both teams on 38 points - tied for 6th place in Championship
Aaron Schoenfeld remained on the bench today as M.Tel Aviv beat Shmona 2 - 1 and take over 3rd place in Israel's Ligat ha'Al. 3 points behind leaders H.Haifa
In today's final match Vitesse with Matt Miazga (90 + yellow) fall 2 - 1 to PSV in Eredivisie. Vitesse slide continues, now out of the Europa League play-off group in Eredivisie - they need to turn this around fast.
No matches Sunday
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