The shout-outs are not all positive this week, but with the reduced match's the negatives stick out a little more. We lost our Europa League teams, M.Tel Aviv, Hertha and Vitesse, but all played well in their final competition outings, with GK Jonathan Klinsmann perhaps overshadowing the other US players, with a late game saving PK save, retaining Hertha's 1 - 1 draw. On the other side of the coin, the usually reliable PK taker Andrija Novakovich, missed a PK that would have given Telstar the lead and maybe the win in the Netherlands. I don't usually follow U17 league matches, but in Saturday's B-Junior Bundesliga we had 5, yup! five, young US prospects on show in one game, and a goal from Justin Butler in the game. It was good to see Geoff Cameron play after a long time away following a concussion, welcome back Geoff, Finally in Denmark's Superliga, Jonathan Amon and Emanuel Sabbi were on opposite sides in an exciting match-up of #3 vs #4...young guns that will (IMHO) feature in the US national squads in the coming years.
Enough! to the listings, first the short listing........
GOALS
James Murphy - England
Justin Butler (U17) - Germany
Joe Gyau - Germany
Marc Heider - Germany
Joel Sonora - Germany
Kevin Olali - Germany
Cordt Andreas Flatgen - Germany
ASSISTS
Kyle Scott - England
SHUT OUTS
Kenneth Kronholm - Germany
......and the longer, more comprehensive listing;
MONDAY
James Murphy started and Scored Sheffield Wednesday U23 2nd goal as they fall hard, 5 - 2 at Crewe U23 in England's PDL (North) Wednesday's first loss in 5 matches, still top of the table though
Joe Efford (62) as Ergotelis hosted OFI Crete in Greece Football League. as they fall 2 - 4. Its been a shaky start to the season for Ergotelis with just 2 points from 6 matches, and deep into the red zone <Note> In Greece Football League the bottom 6 teams (in the 18 team league) are relegated
Shawn Barry remained on the bench as Korona traveled to Cracovia in Poland's Ekstraklasa and played to a a 2 - 2 draw. Korona now in 3rd place
Alfredo Morales lasted 68 minutes as Ingolstadt were throttled 0 - 2 by Braunschweig in Germany's 2Liga
GK Brendon Moore, sat on the bench and watched Rochdale dismantle amateurs Slough 0 - 4 in England's FA Cup
Maurits De Baar started for Jong Waalwijk as they beat hosted Jong Excelsior 1 - 2 in the Netherlands Reserve League
TUESDAY
Timothy Tillman came off the bench at 74' as Bayern U19 faced off with visitors PSG U19 and Timothy Weah (73) winning this UEFA Youth League match 3 - 1 and snagging the top spot in Group B. PSG U19 ended 2nd and will enter play-offs
Mukwelle Akale started for Villarreal C as they hosted CD Brunol in Spain's Tercera (Group 6) still coming back from injury, but good news that he started today
Emerson Hyndman (90) in Bournemouth U23 late loss at Wolves U23 2 - 1 in England's Premier League Cup
Duane Holmes remained on the bench today as Scunthorpe lost 1 - 2 to Leicester U23 in Checkatrade Trophy 1/16
Mason Robertson (90) in Peterhead's 0 - 1 away win at Stirling in Scotland's Division 2. Peterhead are now League Leaders on GD
WEDNESDAY
GK Brendan Austin (90) in Tottenham U19 convincing win over Cyprus' APOEL U19 by 4 - 1 which solidified Tottenham's top spot in UEFA Youth League (Group H) ahead of Dortmund U19 & Real Madrid U19. On to the next phase
Joshua Perez went 90 as Livorno fall 3 - 0 at Viterbese in Italy Serie C Cup. One of those matches where Livorno absolutely dominated in all aspects, but goals.
In England's Checkatrade Trophy, Gboly Ariyibi (64) for MK Don's as they are throttled by Chelsea U23 0 - 4, with Kyle Scott (82 + yellow) and an Assist on the 1st goal
In the UCL, Dortmund and Christian Pulisic (90) visited Real Madrid and lost 3 - 2. I did not see the match, but reports indicate that Christian had a good outing.
THURSDAY
Europa League Day - a pretty good day for our guys, but all for naught.
M. Tel Aviv with Aaron Schoenfeld (90) won at Villarreal in Spain 0 - 1. They did not qualify for the next round, but a great win nevertheless
Hertha Berlin and debutante GK Jonathan Klinsmann draw 1 - 1 with Sweden's Ostersunds, with Jonathan saving a PK in the 86th minute to maintain the draw for his club. Not a bad debut. Hertha are also eliminated from the competition
Likewise, Matt Miazga (90) and Vitesse are also out of the competition after beating French power, Nice 1 - 0 ending their campaign with a (sole) win
FRIDAY
Terence Boyd (90) for Darmstadt as they fall 0 - 1 at Aue in Germany's 2Liga. Darmstadt fall into the bottom 3 in the league (only 2 points from last 5 matches)
GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) gets the Shut Out as Kiel maintain their top position in 2Liga with a goalless draw at Braunschweig - Kenneth's 5th League Shut Out this season (15 matches)
Masami Okada (90 + yellow) as Babelsberg fall 2 - 1 at Hertha II in Regionalliga (Nordost)
In France Ligue 2, Auxerre, with GK Quentin Westberg on the bench, fall 1 - 2 at home to Chateauroux
Jordan Siebatcheu (89) as Reims continue their winning ways with a 1 - 2 victory at Niort. Reims are 7 points clear at the top (but have played 1 more match than 2nd place Nimes)
Tours didn't put Maki Tall on the pitch till the 88th minute, and lost 1 - 2 to Nancy, leaving them in last place well adrift of the teams above them
Maurits De Baar remained on the bench in an absolutely futile performance by Waalwijk in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Down to 9 men in the last half an hour they get clobbered for 6 in a 6 - 0 away loss
Just to add to the misery today in the Netherlands, Andrija Novakovich (65) the usually reliable penalty taker, missed a PK that would have given Telstar the lead as they hosted FC Emmen in Eerste Divisie and played to a goalless draw. Both teams are on 27 points (6th & 7th)
Cameron Carter-Vickers remained on the bench as Sheffield United continued their spiral downturn, losing 1 - 2 to Bristol City (and surrendering 3rd place) in England's Championship. It was not that long ago that they led the division, but 1 point from 4 outings, in such a competitive league has them just hanging on to a top 6 place......
GK Danny Rogers will get his chance some-day, till then he must be content with back-up keeper role for Aberdeen, who today won 0 - 1 at Dundee, in Scotland's Premier League. Aberdeen are in 2nd place, just 4 points behind Celtic.
SATURDAY
Julian Green (90) as Furth defend home turf, winning 1 - 0 over Heidenheim in Germany 2Liga. Kevin Lankford got 10 minute in at the end of the game for Heidenheim
Jann George played the 2nd half as Regensberg fall 0 - 1 at home to Bochum in a mid-table battle in 2Liga
In A-Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest) Timothy Tillman (74) and Bayern U19 forced a 1 - 1 draw with Karlsruher U19.
OK this is not a match that I would normally track, but its a fun set up that had the potential for 5 USYNT playing for their respective teams.
Malik Tillman (yes brother of) played the whole game (80) Justin Butler off the bench at 61' Scored the 2nd Goal, Jalen Hawkins came off the bench at 77' as Bayern Munich U17 hosted Ian Hoffman (off the bench at 53) Jeremiah Kasteleiner (who is not yet eligible for USYNT), remained on the bench and Karlsruhrer U17 winning 3 - 0 in B-Junior Bundesliga (Süd/Südwest)
So their you have it 5 USYNT prospects playing in one match
In Germany 3Liga, Bremen II and Isaiah Young (68) got a 75th minute goal to draw 2 - 2 at Meppen. 3 straight draws for Bremen II, have pulled them out of the red zone (on GD)
Joe Gyau (90) Scored Sonnenhof's 3rd Goal and Mario Rodriguez came off the bench at 77' as they visited Munster and won big 1 - 4 in 3Liga. Sonnenhof are tied 5th (6th on GD) but still have a job ahead to reach a promotion possibility
Marc Heider (90) Scored Osnabruck's 1st (& winning) Goal as they go on to beat Unterhaching 2 - 0 in 3Liga. Robbie Kristo was an unused sub. The win pulls Osnabruck 4 points clear of the drop zone
Bryan Gaul (90) as Elversberg hosted Stuttgart II with Joel Sonora (90) Scoring at 90 +2 to force a 1 - 1 draw in Regionalliga (Sudwest)
Javan Howell (90) Kouami Dalmeida (off the bench at 82) and FSV Frankfurt get the 2 - 1 win over Astoria Walldorf in Regionalliga (Sudwest)
Marcel Costly (90) and Mainz II fall 1 - 3 at home to TuS Koblenz in Regionalliga (Sudwest)
Oscar Ortiz (90) as Rathenow traveled to Malchower and won 0 - 4 in a lopsided victory in Oberliga NOVF (Nord)
Carlos McCrary played the 2nd half in Hessen Dreieich 2 - 0 defeat at Watzenborn in Oberliga (Hessen)
GK Bakary Sanyang (90) and Pfeddersheim found themselves down by 2 goals early, but fought back to claim a 2 - 2 draw at Jägersburg in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)
Kevin Olali (90) Scored Morlautern's first Goal as they go on to win 1- 2 over Idar-Oberstein in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)
Cordt Andreas Flatgen (80) Scored Hertha Wiesbach first Goal and they go on to win a tough one at Salmrohr 2 - 3 in Oberliga (Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)
Christian Pulisic (90) as Dortmund's problems continue, with a 1 - 2 home loss to cellar dwelling Bremen in Bundesliga. Dortmund, unbelievably, on 2 points from their last 5 outings
John Brooks (90) and Wolfsburg escape Hamburg with a goalless draw. Bobby Wood out for Hamburg with a knee injury, in Bundesliga
Danny Williams got a 1 minute cameo, as Huddersfield break their losing streak with a 2 - 0 win at home over Brighton, in England's Premier League
Not the welcome back that Geoff Cameron (15) would have wanted as Stoke fall hard, 5 - 1 at Tottenham. But its great to see Geoff back in the game
Tim Ream (90) Luca de la Torre (in 18) as Fulham win 1 - 0 at home over Birmingham in the English Championship
Eric Lichaj (90) and Nottingham Forest win a hard fought 3 - 2 match-up with Bolton, Antonee Robinson (90 + yellow) in the English Championship
Lyndon Gooch (subbed out at 90 +1) and 10 man Sunderland battle their way to a goalless draw at league leaders Wolves - surely Sunderland will feel that this was a win as they struggle to get out of the relegation zone
GK Brendan Moore was backup keeper for Rochdale as they visited Bradford in England League One, losing 4 - 3
Gboly Ariyibi got a 1 min cameo as MK Don's Draw 1 - 1 at home with Shrewsbury in League One
Niall Mason (90) in Doncaster's 1 - 0 loss at Oxford in League One
Duane Holmes (84 + yellow) in Scunthorpe's 1 - 0 loss at Walsall in League One. Scunthorpe slip 2 places to 5th in the table
Jon-Paul Pittman returned from injury and played 29 minutes as Torquay were thumped 3 - 0 at Tranmere in England's National League
Antonio Iacovelli came off the bench at 72' as AC Cesena U19 traveled to Carpi U19 in Italy's Primavera 2 (Group A) and won 1 - 2
Shawn Barry remained on the bench as Korona got beat badly at home by Arka 0 - 3 in Poland's Ekstraklasa
DeAndre Yedlin (90) as Newcastle lose at home 2 - 3 to Leicester in the EPL on an 86th minute OG. Newcastle are sinking fast, just 1 point from last 5 matches hovering just 2 points clear of the red zone
Weston McKennie (90) as Schalke manage a 1 - 1 draw at M'Gladbach who were less Fabian Johnson (Back Injury) in Bundesliga. Schalke jump over M'Gladbach in the standings to #3
Keaton Parks had to watch from the bench today as Benfica won 3 - 1 over last place Estoril in a game much closer than the score would have you believe. Benfica are now tied 2nd (3rd on GD) in Portugal's Primeira Liga, with only one loss so far this season
Kenny Saief (21) continues his rehab/match fitness comeback, as Gent hosted Kortrijk in Belgium's Jupiler League, winning 2 - 1. Gent has now won 6 straight, after a shaky start to the season and sit in 4th place
SUNDAY
James Pendrigh (90) as Canterbury traveled to Southern United ans won 0 - 2 in New Zealand's Premier League.
Tristan Bowen (90) as Akademija Pandev fall 3 - 1 at Vardar in Macedonian First League. Pandev have hit a bump and are dropping rapidly, now in 4th place and 6 points out of a Europa League spot
Caleb Stanko (73), replaced an injured Freiburg team-mate early in the match, had an OG, that gave Koln a 3 - 0 lead after 30 minutes.....then Koln imploded and Freiburg pounced with a final score of 3 - 4 in Bundesliga (both teams are in the bottom 3)
Alfredo Morales (90) as Ingolstadt take advantage of a 10 man Kaiserslautern and force a 1 - 1 draw in Germany 2Liga
Royal Fennell (90) as Hallescher visited Zwickau in 3Liga and came away with a point in a 1 - 1 draw
Ken Gipson (90) in Sandhausen's 3 - 1 win over Bielefeld in Germany 2Liga
2 young American's and their teams faced off in Denmark's Superliga, as Jonathan Amon (84) and Nordsjaelland win a tight one 3 - 2 at home to Hobro and Emanuel Sabbi, who played the last 10 minutes. The teams #3 and #4 before today's match remain in those positions for another week
Juan Torres remained on the bench as Lokoren traveled to runaway league leaders Club Brugge, losing 3 - 1. Lokoren now perilously close to the relegation spot. For Club Brugge, GK Ethan Horvath is still MIA, we will have to see how his status play's out, but right now things must be horrid for him
Joshua Perez (15) and Livorno visited Carrarese in Italy's Serie C (Group A) and won 2 - 3. Livorno and Josh are now 10 points clear at the top of the table, which if it continues, will place them in Serie B next season...we just have to be patient
Keaton Parks (90) as Benfica B wins 2 - 1 over Sporting B in Portugal's Segunda Liga. Benfica B move up to 10th place. Keaton was in the 18 yesterday for the senior squad, but remained on the bench. Its good that he is getting playing time, even if its with the B team
GK Jonathan Klinsmann was the back-up keeper for Hertha today as they visited Augsburg and came away with a point on an ET (90 +1) goal in Bundesliga. Hertha need every point as their season has not gone to well so far, so this late gained point must have felt like a win
In Spain's La Liga, Shaq Moore started and played the first half as Levante fall 1 - 2 to Ath. Bilbao. This game's goals came from a PK and 2 OG.......?
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