WEEKLY WRAP: 1.22 thru 1.28.2018: Chandler, Saief, Amon Provide The Spark

Statistically not the best week, but a good week nevertheless. A few player's shone and deserve to be part of the weekly shout out! Let's start with Romain Gall, who scored the winner (in a friendly) for Sundsvall. Shout out because he also scored a hatrick last week - that didn't make the list (my bad) so that's 4 goals in 2 games. Shout Out to Kenny Saief who played twice this week, getting a goal & an Assist for Anderlecht, although it must be said, he missed a PK that would have won one of the games. 2 Goalkeepers, Danny Rogers, who we have followed for a while at Aberdeen, got his opportunity when the starting keeper had to leave the game, a match that ultimately Aberdeen lost. But he was back with his first start a few days later and held his own in a 3 - 1 win. Finland is back with it's Suomen Cup, which is really just a pre-season competition. Goalkeeper Tim Murray, who was so good last year, just picked it up again, and gets the first of what I expect will be many clean sheets this coming season. Others of note; Alfredo Morales got an early goal in Germany, Jonathan Amon in Denmark with an assist, Dion Acoff with a goal for Valur in Iceland, and Mason Robertson scored yet again in Scotland

The injury bug hit again, with Emmanuel Sabbi and Danny Williams both leaving the field early - lets hope for a speedy recovery for our guys!

OK to the lists, first the short list

GOALS
Juan Torres - Belgium
Mason Robertson - Scotland
Romain Gall (3) - Sweden (last week)
Romain Gall - Sweden
Kenny Saief - Belgium
Alfredo Morales - Germany
Dion Acoff - Iceland

ASSISTS
Timothy Chandler - Germany
Jonathan Amon - Denmark
Kenny Saief - Belgium

SHUT OUTS
Tim Murray - Finland

.....and now the longer, more comprehensive list;

MONDAY

Shane O'Neill (60) returning from injury needs playing time, he didn't get off the bench this past weekend so Excelsior had him suit up for the Jong Excelsior squad today as they traveled to Jong Feyenoord and won 0 - 3 in the Reserve League

Kai Koreniuk (73) as Jong AZ draw 1 - 1 at home with Den Bosch in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Jong AZ pull themselves a little further away from relegation - now 7 points clear of the drop

Indiana Vassilev (90) Callum Stretch on the bench as Aston Villa U18 traveled to Bury Town U18 in the FA Youth Cup match, with Bury Town winning 1 - 0. (Of note: only the second time in the history of Bury Football Club, that they have reached the 5th round of The FA Youth Cup)

Marcel Costly was on the bench as (then) 3Liga leaders Magdeburg visited bottom placed Erfurt, and as the soccer gods dictate, lost 3 - 1. Magdeburg are now in 2nd place 1 point behind Paderborn, with both teams looking to place for automatic promotion to 2Liga

Josh Perez off the bench at 80' in a 1 - 1 draw as Livorno visits Lucchese in Italy's Serie C (Group A) Livorno are 10 points clear at the top, but draws with bottom half of the table clubs is a way to let that lead slip.

TUESDAY

James Murphy (55) as Sheffield Wednesday U23 hosted Bolton U23 in England's PDL (North) with Bolton winning 1 - 2. Bolton have now remained uneaten since October, and have now taken over the league leadership (on GD) from Sheffield Wednesday, who are in the midst of a spell of bad form

Emmanuel Sabbi (35) exited the match early with an injury, as Hobro went on to win this friendly 2 - 1 over Skive, in an all Denmark affair

Juan Torres (90) Scored the 2nd Goal as Lokoren Reserves won 1 - 4 at Oostende Reserves in the 1st match of the Championship Round in the Beloften Reserve Pro League

GK Quentin Westberg (90 + yellow) and Auxerre traveled to Nantes and escaped with a 3 - 4 win in the Coupe de France. Auxerre had taken a 3 goal lead before giving up 3 and scrabbling for a 4th that gave them the win and a trip into the next round.

Kyle Scott (90) as Chelsea U23 hosted League One Oxford Utd. in the Checkatrade Trophy quarter finals, winning 3 - 0 and advancing to the semi's

In 2Liga in Germany, Alfredo Morales (66) as Ingolstadt were held scoreless at home by Sandhausen (who had none of their US contingent dressed for the match)

GK Kenneth Kronholm (90) as, joint league leaders, Kiel had trouble with Union Berlin and settled for a 2 - 2 draw at home in 2Liga

In the other 2Liga match, Jann George (90) and Regensburg traveled to Nurnberg ( who share the league top spot) and played to a 2 - 2 draw

In England's League One, Duane Holmes (90) and Scunthorpe were held to a 1 - 1 draw by Niall Mason (54) and Doncaster. Scunthorpe are 4 points off the automatic promotion slot, but its tight at the top and every point matters (so dropping 2 today was not a good thing)

Mason Robertson (90) Scored Peterhead's 2nd Goal, giving his team a chance to tie things up at the end of the match, unfortunately that didn't happen and Peterhead were beaten 2 - 3 by Scottish Championship side Dumbarton, and are out of the Scotland FA Cup, good run though from the League 2 side

WEDNESDAY

Romain Gall started for Sundsvall in a friendly with Ostersunds, and won 1 - 0 on a Goal Scored by Romain. (Romain Scored 3 goals last Saturday in a friendly at Sirius, so that's 4 Goals in 2 matches for Romain)

Marlon Fossey came off the bench at 58' for Fulham U23 as they traveled to Middlesbrough U23 in England's Premier League 2 (Group 2) and won 0 - 2. I believe that this was Marlon's 1st appearance this season (not 100% sure) Fulham rise to 2nd place , while Middlesbrough sit in shared 1st with 2 other teams.

Brendan Hines-Ike (90) as Orebro hosted Division 1, Rynninge and lost 0 - 1 -just pre-season but argh! not good

Terence Boyd started in a friendly between Darmstadt & Kaiserslautern - that was abandoned after a medical emergency involving K'Slautern's coach. We hope for a speedy recovery

Masami Okada (57) in Babelsberg 8 - 0 win over Brandenburger in an all German friendly

Aaron Schoenfeld remained on the bench as M.Tel Aviv traveled to M. Haifa in the Israel State Cup and lost 3 - 0 - so are now out of the competition

Kenny Saief (90) Scored the equalizing Goal for Anderlecht, and then missed a PK 3 minutes into ET that would have won the match over Waasland-Beveren in Belgium's Jupiler. The disappointing 2 - 2 draw keeps Anderlecht in 3rd place

Julian Green (90) as Furth visited Bielefeld in Germany's 2Liga and snagged a point (against a better team -always debatable) in goalless draw. That's 2 wins/2 draws/1 loss in their last 5 as they battle to get out of the red zone.

Kevin Lankford (81) as Heidenheim win 2 - 0 over Braunschweig in 2Liga. in a battle of teams heading in opposite directions

GK Danny Rogers made his debut for Aberdeen in Scotland's Premier League as their #1 keeper went down injured during a goalmouth scramble that saw the keeper hurt and a PK awarded to Rangers..,Unfortunately Danny Rogers first play for Aberdeen was to face a PK by Rangers at Ibrox (are you kidding me). The game ended 2 - 0 in favor of Rangers, but Danny got on the field after polishing wood all season.

THURSDAY

Rescheduled from yesterday, GK Brandon Austin (90) and Tottenham U23 held on to a 3 - 3 draw at home to Portugal's Benfica B (no Keaton Parks today) in the England Premier League International Cup (Group F) Looks like Tottenham U23 will advance out of the group stage, unfortunately Benfica B will not be joining them

Andrew Stadler played the 1st Half and Alex De John the 2nd, as newly promoted (to Allsvenskan) Dalkurd played its first friendly of the season at IK Frej (Superettan) and won 1 - 2

FRIDAY

When Alfredo Morales headed in Ingolstadt's first Goal after 3 minutes, expectations were high, then there was a 2nd goal, OK it's over!!! Hold on though, 3 unanswered goals by Regensburg and the match is turned on its head, as the home team find's a way to win, in Germany 2Liga. Jann George played the first half for Regensburg

In Germany 3Liga, Mario Rodriguez came off the bench at 66' mark, but Sonnenhof were already 2 goals in arrears, and Mario could not change that at Sonnenhof fall 2 - 0 at Zwickau. 3 loses in their last 4 and Sonnenhof look to be out of contention in the promotion race...

In France Ligue 2, GK Quentin Westberg remained on the bench as Auxerre saved a point at home with a 90 +5 goal to tie things up a 1 - 1 with visitors Paris FC. With 2 wins, 2 draws and a loss in their last 5, Auxerre seem to have pulled themselves away from an end of season scrap to survive...will have to wait and see

In Netherlands Eerste Divisie, Telstar and Andrija Novakovich (subbed at 90 +) managed a 2 - 1 win over visitors Jong AZ and Kai Koreniuk (73). The win leaves Telstar in 4th place - 4 points behind 3rd place Sittard. Jong AZ are 7 points clear of relegation and last place Jong Utrecht (only 1 team is relegated)

In an excellent result for Frankfurt, Timothy Chandler (90) is credited with the Assist on the first Goal as they go on to beat M'Gladbach 2 - 0 in Bundesliga and move into 2nd place. M'Gladbach drop to 6th (on GD - tied with 4 other teams)

SATURDAY

Daniel Stevens (90) as GrIFK traveled to JJK and lost 2 - 0 in Finland's Suomen Cup (Group C)

GK Tim Murray (90) gets the Shut Out as Honka hosts KTP and wins 1 - 0 in Finland's Suomen Cup (Group D)

Julian Green (90) as Furth were held to goalless draw by visitors Kiel in Germany 2Liga

Shaq Moore remained on the bench as Levante traveled to Deportivo La Coruna in Spain's La Liga and came away with a point in a 2 - 2 draw

Josue Soto (64) as Oulu visited AC Kajaani in Finland's Suomen Cup (Group A) and won 3 - 4

In Germany 3Liga, Isaiah Young (62) as Bremen II visited Karlsruher and lost 1 - 0

Marcel Costly remained on the bench as Magdeburg were held at home by Meppen in a goalless draw in 3Liga

Marc Heider (90) and Osnabruck had to fight back from a 2 goal deficit as they hold on for a 2 - 2 draw at home against Koln in 3Liga

Ryan Malone (90) as Lokomotive Leipzig fall 2 - 0 at Meuselwitz in Germany's Regionalliga (Nordost)

Christian Pulisic (67) as Dortmund played to a 2 - 2 draw at home with Freiburg in Bundesliga. Caleb Stanko was on the bench for Freiburg but was not used today

In Bundesliga, Bobby Wood (77) as Hamburg traveled to RB Leipzig and battled to a 1 - 1 draw and gained a valuable away point as they battle to stave off the drop to 2Liga

In England's Championship, Tim Ream (90) Luca de la Torre (in 18/dnp) traveled to Barnsley and won 1 - 3, on 2 ET Goals. Fulham in 6th place

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90) as Ipswich fall 0 - 1 at home to Wolves in the Championship

Gboly Ariyibi, off the bench at 83' as Northampton visit Blackburn and earn an away point in a 1 - 1 draw against a high flying Blackburn, in England League One

Niall Mason started on the bench, but soon found himself called on as an injury to a team-mate forced the change. Niall played 69 minutes in a 1 - 3 defeat by Bristol Rovers in League One

Duane Holmes (90) as Scunthorpe are tripped up at lowely Southend 3 - 2 as their woes continue in League One

Danny Williams was subbed out early after a knock in the 36th minute as Huddersfield will have to do it all over again in a replay at Birmingham after a 1 - 1 draw in the FA Cup 4th round match

Eric Lichaj (90) as Nottingham Forest fall 2 - 1 at Hull in the FA Cup, this one was over by half-time

GK Brendan Moore was back-up keeper for Rochdale, as the League One team traveled to Championship side Millwall and played to a 2 - 2 draw in the FA Cup - well earned replay upcoming

GK Danny Rogers (90) got his starting debut for Aberdeen as they win 3 - 1 over Kilmarnock in Scotland's Premier League. Aberdeen move back into 2nd place

Mason Robertson (79) as Peterhead traveled to Clyde and fall 1 - 0 in Scotland's League 2. Peterhead still in clear 2nd place, but lose ground to Montrose who now lead by 4 points

Jonathan Amon (45) is credited with an Assist on Nordsjaelland's 2nd Goal, as they go on to defeat Chinese club Guizhou Zhicheng 4 - 1 in a friendly

In Iceland's Reykjavik Cup, Dion Acoff (90) Scored Valur's 2nd Goal, as they pick up a 2 - 0 home win over IR Reykjavik. Valur are out of the competition after a rough start (2 losses) end up tied for 2nd place, but lose out on GD

Raphael Antonio Iacovelli started, went 90 as Cesena U19 defeats Spezia U19 2 - 1 that's 5 straight wins Cesena U19 move into 3rd place 2 points off the top spot

GK Paul Rachubka was back-up keeper for Kerala Blasters as they win 2 - 1 over the Dehli Dynamo in India ISL

Kris Scott came off the bench at 72 minute mark as Weston are defeated 2 - 1 at Wealdstone in National League (South)

Stefan Antonijevic started on the bench for Lillestrom as they visited Sogndal in a friendly that Lillestrom won 1 - 4

Ander Egiluz went 90 as Basconia visited SCD Durango and won 0 - 1 in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 4). Basconia now 3 points above the drop zone after 1 win, 3 draws, 1 loss in last 5 outings

Another cameo appearance for Aaron Jóhannsson (2) as Bremen are held scoreless by Hertha in a goalless draw in Bundesliga. Bremen still in trouble in bottom 3.

Matt Miazga (90) as #6 Vitesse traveled to #4 Zwolle and won 1 - 2 in Netherlands Eredivisie

SUNDAY

Mukwelle Akale started, went 90, for Villarreal C in a goalless draw at home, with Rayo Ibense in Spain's Tercera (Group 6)

Shaq Moore started for Levante B as the traveled to Paterna, losing 3 - 1 in Spain's Tercera (Group 6)

John Neeskens started, went 90, as Santboia visited Vilafranca in Spain's Tercera (Group 5) and got trounced 4 - 0

In Germany 2Liga, Terence Boyd off the bench at 78' as Darmstadt win 0 - 1 at St. Pauli

Branden Stelmak came off the bench for Chemie Leipzig at 74' in a 0 - 2 loss at home to Energie Cottbus in Germany's Regionalliga (Nordost)

In Germany 3Liga, Royal Fennell (90) as Hallescher traveled to Jena losing 2 - 1

DeAndre Yedlin remained on the bench as Newcastle fall 3 - 0 at Chelsea in the FA Cup

Joshua Perez came off the bench at 68' as Livorno suffer a rare home loss 0 - 1 to Alessandria in Italy Serie C (Group A)

Chijioke David Aranotu started today, went 90, for Scanzorosciate in Italy Serie D (Group B) in a 1 - 0 loss at Trento.

In Netherlands Eredivisie, Shane O'Neill remained on the bench as Excelsior visited Roda, losing 2 - 1

In Belgium Jupiler, Kenny Saief (90) credited with the Assist on Anderlecht's 2nd goal in an exciting 3 - 3 draw at Standard Liege

Aaron Schoenfeld entered in the 80th minute for M. Tel Aviv in 0-0 draw at Bnei Yehuda in Ligat ha’Al

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WEEKLY WRAP: 1.15 through 1.21.2018: Youth Movement Still Strong & 2 Multi-goal Performances

Time to Shout Out!!  Jordan Siebatcheu Brace in France, Andrija Novakovich Brace in Netherlands. Jonathan Amon 1 Goal 1 Assist in Denmark. 

Going through the week it seems that many of the senior players you expect to see, started on the bench, while the young guns are starting (?trend?) or maybe there are just that many more that we have identified? You will see when you read the long version, but some highlighted, Konrad de la Fuente at Barcelona Juvenil B, Emmanuel Sabbi in Denmark with Hobro,  Antonio Iacovelli in Italy and Haji Wright's younger brother Hanif Wright in Germany

Finally, Cameron Carter-Vickers & Gboly Ariyibi both returned from loans, and were immediately loaned out again, to Ipswich & Northampton respectively, and both debuted the next day with their new clubs.  

Don't forget to check out all the transfers involving US Players - updated regularly here
To the lists, short version first;

GOALS
Jordan Siebatcheu - France (2)
Andrija Novakovich - Netherlands (2)
Jonathan Amon - Denmark
Timothy Chandler - Germany
Hanif Wright - Germany
John Neeskens - Spain
 
ASSISTS
Julian Green - Germany
Jonathan Amon - Denmark 
Konrad de la Fuente - Spain

 ....and the longer more comprehensive list;

MONDAY

(Missed this last Sunday) Konrad de la Fuente started and went 53' & Ben Lederman played the final 20 minutes as Barcelona Juvenil B traveled to Mollett and won 1 - 6 in Spain's Liga Nacional (Group 7)

GK Brandon Austin remained on the bench as Tottenham U23 hosted Everton U23 and lost 1 - 2 in England's EPL2 (Group 1) Tottenham U23 look doomed to drop to group 2 next season

Giles Phillips started for QPR U23 as they traveled to Ipswich and suffered a 3 - 0 defeat in England's PDL

Matthew Olosunde (90) as Manchester United U23 were thrashed 4 - 0 by Arsenal U23 in EPL2 (Group 1) Manchester United U23 could well find themselves relegated to Group 2 along with Tottenham U23

Aaron Schoenfeld remained on the bench as M.Tel Aviv traveled to M.Haifa and won 1 - 3 in Ligat ha'Al. M.Tel Aviv move into a tie for top spot (2nd on GD)

Kai Koreniuk (90) as Jong AZ are defeated at home 0 - 1 by Cambuur in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Jong AZ continue their downward spiral, 19th place in the 20 team league

TUESDAY

GK Ethan Horvath was the backup keeper for Club Brugge as they trounced Charleroi 5 - 1 in the Belgium Cup (quarter-finals) and advance

In France Ligue 2, Auxerre with GK Quentin Westbrook on the bench, throttled visitor Niort 5 - 0

Also in Ligue 2, it was Reims with Jordan Siebatcheu (78) defeating Tours and Maki Tall (69) 1 - 0 in a top v bottom match-up. Reims look likely to be in Ligue 1 next season, Tours look to be in the obscurity of 3rd division French football

WEDNESDAY

Dion Acoff (62) as Valur traveled to Fram in a Reykjavik Cup match in Iceland and won 0 - 2

Emerson Hyndman entered at the 78th minute, but Bournemouth were already down 3 - 0, also the final score at Wigan in the FA Cup

Alfredo Morales (70) as Ingolstadt draw 1 - 1 at Union Berlin in a friendly in Germany

Chijioke Aranotu (90) as USD Scanzorosciate traveled to Milano City in Italy's Serie D (Group B) and came away with a point in a goalless draw. The draw has Scanzorosciate just 1 point from safety

Terence Boyd played the 1st half and McKinzie Gaines came off the bench at 71' as Darmstadt draw 2 - 2 with Furth and Julian Green, who played the 1st half and had the Assist on the games opening Goal

GK Paul Rachubka (90) as Kerala Blasters visited Jamshedpur in India's ISL and lost 2 - 1

THURSDAY

Kofi Twumasi entered the match at 70' as Romanian Ligue 1 club, FC Viitorul traveled to Swiss team Grasshoppers Zurich and played to a 1 - 1 draw in a friendly

FRIDAY

Junior Flores was in the Dortmund II squad that traveled to Hamburg II in a Friendly match that ended goalless (sorry no further info right now)

In a friendly in Denmark, Hobro with Emanuel Sabbi starting, managed a 2 - 2 draw at Midtjylland, minus GK Bill Hamid, who is with the USMNT

Kevin Lankford played the 2nd half of a friendly for Heidenheim as they beat Austria. Lustenau (2nd tier) 1 - 0

Jann George played the first half for Regensburg as they played a friendly with Austrian side FC Liefering (tier 2) winning 1 - 5

Brendan Hines-Ike started the 2nd half of an all Sweden Friendly between Orebro and Linkoping City - final 6 - 2 in favor of Orebro

Jordan Siebatcheu (90) Scored both of Reims Goals in a 0 - 2 win over Bourg Peronnas in France Ligue 2

GK Quentin Westberg was the backup keeper for Auxerre as they won 2 - 3 at Orleans in France Ligue 2

Andrija Novakovich (Subbed out at 90) Scored 2 Goals as Telstar hosted Eindhoven in The Netherlands Eerste Divisie - putting them in sole possession of 4th place

In Germany, Hertha, with Jonathan Klinsmann as the backup keeper battled to a 1 - 1 draw with Dortmund and Cristian Pulisic (85)

SATURDAY

GK Mike Lansing was the backup keeper for Denmark's Aalborg as they traveled to Sweden and face off with Goteborg, winning 1 - 3 in a friendly

Jonathan Amon played the first half for Nordsjælland as they exploded for 6 goals in their friendly against Lyngby in an all Danish friendly. Jonathan Scored a Goal and had an Assist, he also drew a penalty for his club - not a bad day at the office. Final 6 - 3 in favor of Nordsjælland

GK Danny Rogers was back keeper today as Aberdeen hosted St. Mirren in Scotland's FA Cup, winning with ease 4 - 1

In Germany 3 Liga, Royal Fennell (90) as Hallescher defeated Aalen 3 - 2 in a mid-table match-up

Marc Heider (90) and Osnabruck got pummeled 5 - 1 by 3rd place Wehen in Germany 3Liga

Caleb Stanko got a cameo minute at the end of Freiburg's 2 - 1 win over RB Leipzig in Bundesliga. Really good win for Freiburg against one of the teams vying for a Champions League spot

Timothy Chandler (86) continues his good season Scoring Frankfurt's 2nd & winning Goal as they traveled to Wolfsburg, winning this one 1 - 3. This was Timothy's first Bundesliga goal this season and the 3 points are like gold-dust at the top of Bundesliga, where only 4 points separate #2 from #9

Geoff Cameron off the bench at 71' as Stoke found themselves, and win 2 - 0 over Huddersfield who had Danny Williams left on the bench in England's Premier League

Antonee Robinson (90) and Bolton are held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by Cameron Carter-Vickers and his new team Ipswich in England's Championship

Fulham had a monster day at Craven Cottage hitting 6 goals past Burton in England's Championship. Tim Ream went 90 and Luca de la Torre came off the bench at 81

Lyndon Gooch got the final 5 minutes in for Sunderland as they defeat Hull 1 - 0 in the Championship

Eric Lichaj (90) and Nottingham Forest pulled off a 0 - 2 win at #1 Wolves. A great way to finally get a win

Gboly Ariyibi (18) got his first run out with his new team Northampton as they defeat Gboly's old team MK Don's 2 - 1 in League One. Northampton, who had been in a slump recently, have pulled themselves free of the drop zone, with 3 straight wins. as MK Don's slip into the relegation zone

Duane Holmes (90) as Scunthorpe drop 3 points at home in a 1 - 3 defeat by Gillingham. At this stage of the season a home loss to a 'lesser' team can be very damaging. Scunthorpe sit in 4th place, now 5 points away from the automatic promotion spot

Niall Mason (90 + yellow) helped Doncaster battle back from 2 goals down at #2 Shrewsbury to settle on a 2 - 2 draw in League One. 2 wins 3 draws for Doncaster in their last 5

2nd Place Nacional were just to strong for visitors Benfica B as they win 2 - 0 with Keaton Parks going the full 90 minutes in Portugal's Segunda Liga

In Italy, Antonio Iacovelli (90) as Cesena U19 traveled to Cittadella U19 and won 2 - 6 in Primavera 2 (Group A) With 4 straight wins and a draw in their last 5, Cesena U19 jump over Cittadella and move into the final Promotional Play-off spot

GK Brandon Austin (90) as Tottenham U18 visited Brighton U18 and had little difficulty winning 3 - 6 in the U18 Premier League (South)

Calum Stretch (90 + yellow) as Aston Villa U18 lose 2 - 3 at home to Swansea U18 in the U18 Premier League (South)

DeAndre Yedlin off the bench at 66' as Newcastle fall 3 - 1 at Manchester City in the English Premier League

Bobby Wood (also) off the bench at 66' as Hamburg fall 0 - 2 at home to FC Koln in Bundesliga. Both teams in trouble at the bottom of the Bundesliga

Matt Miazga (90) as Vitesse are held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by Hereenveen in Netherlands Eredivisie. Vitesse are clinging on to the final Europa League Play-off spot (7th)

Barcelona Juvenil B with Konrad de la Fuente entering in the 55th minute defeated CB Sabadell 3 - 1 and was credited with an Assist in Spain's Liga Nacional (Grupo 7)

I don't usually go this deep into the lower leagues in Germany but, Hanif Wright (90) played for Bonner SC in Kreispokal A-Junioren (loosely translated 'Circle Cup' ) and they won 0 - 6 against JSG Beuel. Hanif Scored the 4th Goal for Bonner SC. Hanif is Haji Wright's younger brother (talk says that Hanif will sign with Schalke as well)

SUNDAY

Ander Egiluz started today as Basconia were held to a goalless draw at home by Sestao River in Spain's Tercera (Group 4)

Shaq Moore went 90 as Levante B wins 2 - 0 over CD Bunol in Spain's Tercera (Group 6)

John Neeskens came off the bench at 54' and Scored Santboia' only Goal, forcing a draw at 1 - 1 against visitors Palamos CF in Spain's Tercera (Group 5)

Khai Celestin came off the bench at 57' as C.D.Sariñena were held to a 2 - 2 draw by Fraga in Spain's Tercera (Group 17)

Shane O'Neill remained on the bench as Excelsior visited Sparta Rotterdam in Eredivisie and won 2 - 3

Isaiah Young off the bench at 66' as Bremen II fall 0 - 1 at home to Würzburger Kickers in Germany 3Liga. Bremen II now bottom 3 and in red zone

Aron Jóhannsson remained on the bench as Bremen visited league leaders Bayern in Bundesliga and were beaten 4 - 2

Bad news for Weston McKennie, came off the bench at 63' and was subbed off at 83' with an apparent knee injury (not confirmed at writing) Schalke did manage to hold on for 1 - 1 draw with Hannover after they scored late in the game

Kenny Saief (90) as Anderlecht traveled to Genk and won 0 - 1 in Belgium's Jupiler. Anderlecht now on a run, 3 straight wins, and in 3rd place

GK Paul Rachubka (90) as Kerala Blasters fall 1 - 2 at home to Goa in India ISL

Mukwelle Akale (65) as Villarreal C travel to C.D. Roda and win 1 - 2 in Spain's Tercera (Group 5)

Aaron Schoenfeld remained on the bench as M. Tel Aviv win 3 - 1 at home over H. Ashkelon in Ligat ha'Al and take over top spot in the league (on GD)

Juan Torres remained on the bench as Lokoren fall 3 - 0 at Gent in Belgium Jupiler

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WEEKLY WRAP: 1.8 through 1.14.2018: All the World's a Friendly Week!

So the Winter Break is winding down in a lot of countries, and that means the friendlies season picks up as clubs start to integrate new players and look to get fitness back on track. Although their are still quite a few more friendlies scheduled, next week will will start to see a restart, and the run to glory, start up again

This week though had some fun stuff.  Josh Sargent played twice for Bremen II and notched an assist in the first and a goal in the other..I like to think that this portends for the future, and another Pulisic rapid rise scenario. Kevin Lankford, who has a little more experience in Germany than Josh, managed 2 matches and scored in each. Mario Rodriguez took advantage of the break getting 2 matches in this week and scoring in one, while Jordan Siebatcheu got back on track and scored Riems 2nd Goal in France Ligue 1. Keaton Parks also became a provider, as he was credited with the assist on Benfica B's 3rd goal.  Not to be left out Goal-keeper Mike Lansing made his senior team debut for Aalborg and got a clean sheet for the record as he kept Randers at bay in an all Danish friendly

Don'r forget to check out all the transfers involving US Players - updated regularly here

OK here's the lists...first the short list;

GOALS
Mario Rodriguez - Germany (f)
Kevin Lankford - Germany (f)
Emerson Hyndman - England
Jordan Siebatcheu - France
Josh Sargent - Germany (f)
Kevin Lankford - Germany (f)

ASSISTS
Josh Sargent - Germany (f)
Kyle Scott - England
Timothy Chandler - Germany
Keaton Parks - Portugal

SHUT OUTS
Mike Lansing - Denmark (f)

.....and the longer more comprehensive listing;

MONDAY

Matthew Olosunde (90) as Manchester United U23 lose 0 - 3 to West ham U23 in England's Premier League 2 (Group 1) United in danger of being relegated, in bottom 2 (2 points adrift of safety)

TUESDAY

Isaiah Young & Josh Sargent both start 2nd half for Bremen II in a friendly at Dynamo Dresden. Bremen II lose this one 2 - 1 with Josh Sargent providing the Assist on Bremen's goal. It was also Josh's debut for the team.

USA Sal Esposito (17 y/o) made his debut with SSC Napoli on their youth team ? one to watch?

Jann George started today in a friendly as Regensburg hosted Austrian side LASK Linz in a game that ended 3 - 3

Both Terence Boyd & McKinzie Gaines started in Darmstadt's 3 - 0 victory over Belgium side Waasland-Beveren

Shane O'Neill returned from a long lasting injury, on the bench for Excelsior today in a friendly against Scotland's Hibernian - final score 0 - 0

Mario Rodriguez & Joe Gyau came on for the 2nd half of a friendly, as Sonnenhof fall at Bayern 5 - 3. Good performance by Sonnenhof who held on for a 3 - 3 match until Franck Ribery came on for Bayern and hit a hat-trick. Mario Rodriguez Scored Sonnenhof's 3rd Goal

Aaron Schoenfeld remained on the bench as M.Tel Aviv notched another win, this time 3 - 0 over Netanya in Ligat ha'Al

Kyle Scott (87) as Chelsea U23 visited League One Portsmouth in the Checkatrade Cup. Kyle was attributed the Assist on the first Goal as Chelsea U23 win 1 - 2 and advance

(GK) Brendan Moore watched from the bench as League One Rochdale lost 0 - 1 to League Two Lincoln City, who advance in Checkatrade Cup

In Wales Premier League, Jay Denny (75 + yellow) as Newtown come from 2 goals down to win 3 - 2 at home over Cardiff Metropolitan. Only Newtown's 2nd win in their last 5 matches

WEDNESDAY

Juan Torres came off the bench at 60th minute at Lokoren traveled to Spain's Elche in a friendly, losing 4 - 3

Alfredo Morales (90) for Ingolstadt as they win their friendly 1 - 0 over Marc Heider (81) and Osnabruck in an all German friendly

Royal Fennel started for Hallescher as they had little problem handling Cottbus in a friendly that ended 0 - 4

GK Ethan Horvath started on the bench as Club Brugge visited Netherlands Groningen in a friendly and won 1 - 2. Ethan played the 2nd half

Kevin Lankford played most of the 2nd half and Scored Heidenheim's 1st Goal as they go on to win 3 - 1 over Belgium's Antwerp in a friendly

Kenny Saief played the 1st half for Anderlecht as they traveled to Netherlands Utrecht, losing 4 - 3. Good to see Kenny get the start at his new club, even if only a friendly

GK Paul Rachubka was the backup keeper as Kerala Blasters visited Delhi Dynamo in India's ISL and won 1 - 3. Kerala are 3 points off a post season play-off spot and must visit Mumbai City next - the team they need to topple to get there

THURSDAY

Kenny Saief started in a friendly as Anderlecht traveled to Netherlands Heerenveen - where they played to a goalless draw - Kenny played 68 minutes

Haji Wright started and played the first half and Ken Gipson started and played the 2nd half as Sandhausen won their friendly with Unterhaching 3 - 1

Shaq Moore started and went 90 as Levante were booted from Copa del Ray , in Spain, by Espanyol 0 - 2. Shame, they were one of the final 16 teams. Whether Shaq holds on to his starting position we will see in the coming weeks - lets hope so.

FRIDAY

Emerson Hyndman started for Bournemouth U21 as they traveled to QPR U21, and Scored the first Goal as they go on to win 0 - 3 in this friendly, that had Giles Phillips going 90 for QPR

Masami Okada played the first half for Babelsberg in a friendly at Jena in a German friendly that ended all square at 1 - 1

Terence Boyd played the 2nd half, McKinzie Gaines joined in at 63' as Darmstadt were held scoreless in a 0 - 0 draw with Wurzburger Kickers in a German friendly

GK Kenneth Kronholm had the day off as Kiel played Belgium side St Truiden to a 2 - 2 draw in a friendly

Matt Miazga played the 2nd half of Vitesse 1 - 1 draw with Scotland's Hearts

GK Quentin Westberg was on the bench for Auxerre as they draw 1 - 1 with Le Havre in France Ligue 2. Auxerre in a spot of bother 3 points above the drop zone

Jordan Siebatcheu (88) Scored Riems 2nd Goal as they go on to win 0 - 2 at Orleans in France Ligue 2. Riems are now 10 points clear at the top of the league, and have not lost a game since October 13th

Maki Tall (90) as Tours are held in a goalless draw at home by Clermont in France Ligue 2. Tours are firmly in last place and look doomed

Dion Acoff came off the bench at 63 minutes as Valur fall 1 - 3 to Fylker in Iceland's Reykjavik Cup

Andrija Novakovich (90) as Telstar hold Maastricht to a goalless draw and move into 4th place in Netherlands Eerste Divisie

Kai Koreniuk (90) as Jong AZ traveled to Waalwijk and lost 1 - 0 in Netherlands Eerste Divisie. Jong AZ are only 6 points above the drop zone.

Juan Torres (25) for Belgium's Lokoren as they visited Seoul in South Korea and won a friendly 1 - 0

SATURDAY

Sammy Adjai started for his new team Hawkes Bay in an exciting 2 - 3 win at Wellington Phoenix 2 in New Zealand's Premier League

GK Mike Lansing started today for Aalborg and gets the Shut Out as they win 0 - 1 at Randers in a friendly

Lyndon Gooch (60 + yellow) and Sunderland got thumped 4 - 0 at Cardiff in England's Championship. Sunderland play most of the 2nd half with 10 men. Still, they are dead last in the Championship

In their last Winter break friendly, Royal Fennel started for Hallescher as visited Nordhausen winning 1 - 2

Jann George started in a friendly as Regensburg visited Sonnenhof who had Joe Gyau, who entered at 59' and Mario Rodriguez, played the 2nd half. Final 0 - 2 in favor of Regensburg

Bobby Wood (74) as Hamburg visited Augsburg and lost 1 - 0 in Bundesliga. Hamburg now 2nd from bottom 2 points adrift of safety

Aaron Jóhannsson got the final 6 minutes in, as Bremen were held to a 1 - 1 draw by Hoffenheim in Bundesliga. Bremen are 1 point ahead of Hamburg, in the bottom 3 in Bundesliga

Timothy Chandler (90) gets the Assist on Frankfurt's goal but they are held to a 1 - 1 scoreline by Freiburg, who had Caleb Stanko on the bench.

GK Brady Scott started on the bench for Koln II in a friendly against Siegen in Germany. Koln II won this one 3 - 0

Danny Williams remained on the bench as Huddersfield were dis-mantled by West Ham at home 1 - 4 in the English Premier League

DeAndre Yedlin (90) in Newcastle's 1 - 1 draw at home with Swansea in the EPL. Every point for Newcastle counts at this stage, 23 points and a a good GD puts them in 14th and 3 points above the drop zone

Antonee Robinson (90 + yellow) for Bolton as they traveled to Brentford in the English Championship and lost 2 - 0, breaking a 2 game win streak...Bolton 1 point above the drop zone

Tim Ream (90) and Fulham get a very late PK and win 0 - 1 at Middlesbrough in the Championship and move above today's opponent by 1 point into 8th place

Niall Mason (90) as Doncaster are held at home 1 - 1 by Plymouth. Both teams mid-table on 35 points

GK Brendan Moore on the bench (of course) as Rochdale fall 2 - 1 at Gillingham in England's League One

Duane Holmes (90) as Scunthorpe travel to Portsmouth and force a 1 - 1 draw in League One. Scunthorpe remain unbeaten in their last 5, sit in 4th place.

Mason Robertson (90) as Peterhead beats Stirling 4 - 3 in Scotland's League Two. Peterhead have won their last 5, and sit in 2nd place 1 point off the top spot

Keaton Parks played the full 90 minutes, and is credited with an Assist on his teams 3rd goal, as Benfica B win 3 - 2 at home over Oliveirense in Portugal Segunda Liga. With 3 wins in their last 5 Benfica B are slowly moving up the table, but they still have a lot to do

Jay Denny remained on the bench as Newtown won 3 - 0 over Prestatyn in the Welsh Premier League. That's 2 straight wins - 3 of 4 and a boost up to 8th place for Newtown

Eric Lichaj (90 + yellow) as Nottingham Forest fall 0 - 1 to Aston Villa in the Championships late game. Nottingham, despite their FA Cup heroics, are in a downward spiral with just 2 points from their last 5 league matches.

All the talk this past week of Weston McKennie playing CB didn't pan for Schalke as he was left sitting on the bench as they fall 3 - 1 at RB Leipzig in Bundesliga

Ander Egiluz tarted today as Basconia visited Balmaseda in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 4) unfortunately they lost by a 1 - 0 scoreline. Basconia are just 1 point above the relegation zone

John Neeskens started today as Santaboia visited Horta in Tercera Division (Group 5) losing 2 - 1 This was Santaboia's first loss in a while

Joshua Perez came off the bench at 65' as Livorno fall 2 - 1 at Parma in a friendly in Italy

Information is hard to come by but, Junior Flores started on the bench today for Dortmund II in a 1 - 2 loss to Fortuna Koln - I'll keep looking to see if he played....

SUNDAY

Shaq Moore played for Levante UD B, he played 90 minutes / Yellow in a 2 - 2 away draw at Elche in Tercera Division (Group 6) which Levante B leads by 4 points (NB: Shaq played on Thursday, and the coach rested him for today's La Liga match)

Kyle Scott played the 1st half as Chelsea U23 pounded Sunderland U23 0 - 5 in England's EPL2 (Group 1)

In a friendly in Austria, Heidenheim and Kevin Lankford were beaten by LASK Linz 2 - 1 with Kevin Scoring Heidenheim's Goal, which at the time tied things up. This was Kevin's 2nd goal this week

Josh Sargent came off the bench for the 2nd half and 3 minutes in, Scored his 1st Bremen Goal as Bremen U23 beat Oldenburg 2 - 1 in a friendly. Josh's goal was the winner! and that's 2 matches for Bremen with an assist in the first and a goal in the second - not a bad way to start your career.

Haji Wright entered the match at 77th minute as Sandhausen were thoroughly beaten 3 - 0 in a friendly at Young Boys in Switzerland

Kofi Twumasi entered the match at the 60th minute as FC Viitorul traveled to Turkey to face the mighty Galatasaray in a friendly, and the Romanian side fall, not unexpectedly 2 - 0

GK Paul Rachubka was backup keeper for Kerala Blasters as they visited Mumbai City, and won 0 - 1 in India's ISL. Both teams are now on 14 points, and 2 points off a post-season play-off spot

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WEEKLY WRAP: 1.1 through 1.7.2018: Short Version - FA Cup, Lichaj.Then Maki Tall & Mason Robertson all Hit Braces

Life sometimes causes delays - so sorry for being so late with this. I am omitting the shout outs (except in the title) and brief, so I can get this out late Monday. Next week, back to normal.

Also don't forget the Transfer Window Updates that we update daily with our US players moves around the world.

Again our apologies

NEW YEARS DAY

Danny Williams (90) and Huddersfield did not start the new year well, falling 3 - 0 at Leicester in the EPL

Geoff Cameron (90) and Stoke lose their first game of the year as they fall 0 - 1 at home to visitors Newcastle with DeAndre Yedlin (90). Both teams needed points, Newcastle scramble above the drop zone as Stoke fall into deeper trouble

In the Championship, Antonee Robinson (90) as Bolton win back-to-back matches, today 1 - 0 over Hull. Bolton are now above the drop zone

Cameron Carter-Vickers started the new year on the bench for Sheffield United as they traveled to #2 Derby and managed a 1 - 1 draw. Sheffield holding on (by the finger tips) to the final promotion play-off spot at #6

Eric Lichaj (90 + yellow) as Nottingham Forest visited Leeds and hold on in a goalless draw. Nottingham now only 2 points from their last 5 matches

In League One play, Gboly Ariyibi remained on the bench as MK Don's were well beaten at Oxford United. MK Don's continue their downward spiral, now just 2 points above the relegation zone

Niall Mason (90 + yellow) as Doncaster battle to a 1 - 1 draw at Peterborough and remain unbeaten in their last 5 matches

Deja Vu all over again, and again...GK Brendan Moore on the bench as Rochdale fall 1 - 2 at home to Blackpool. 3 straight losses for Rochdale who have only snagged 2 points in their last 5 and look to be doomed unless they can turn things around quickly

Duane Holmes (65) as Scunthorpe hold off Bury to win 1 - 0 at home in their League One match. Scunthorpe are in 4th place and join the others in the top 4 with unbeaten streaks at 5 matches

Aaron Schoenfeld came off the bench for the final 5 minutes as M Tel Aviv win 0 - 1 at Bnei Sakhnin. M Tel Aviv sit in 4th place after remaining unbeaten in their last 5 matches - only 4 points separate between 1st and 4th

TUESDAY

Mason Robertson (90) Scored the 6th Goal as Peterhead pummel Cowdenbeath 7 - 0 in Scotland's League Two. Mason's 2nd goal in as many matches, as Peterhead move to just 1 point behind leaders Montrose. Peterhead have now won 6 straight and 10 of their last 11 matches

Tim Ream (90 + yellow) as Fulham left it to the 2nd half, but what an explosive 2nd half, to absolutely destroy 10 man Ipswich 4 - 1, with 4 goals in 8 minutes. Fulham improving over the past 4 weeks (unbeaten) and are 10th with 39 points, 4 points off a magic spot in the promotion playoffs

WEDNESDAY

GK Brandon Austin (90) had a horrendous day, but it was hardly his fault as Tottenham U23 were handed 2 red cards and collapsed in the final 30 minutes, going from 1 - 1 draw to a 6 - 1 loss at Leicester U23 in England's Premier League 2. Tottenham U23 now bottom of league could find themselves in Group 2 (of the 2 group system)

THURSDAY

GK Paul Rachubka was the backup keeper as Kerala were held to a 1 - 1 draw at home by Pune City in India's ISL

Bobby Wood played the first half of a friendly as Hamburg visited Malaga in Spain and won 1 - 2

FRIDAY

Julian Green played the first half of Furth's 1 - 2 loss at Bayer Leverkusen in a friendly in Germany

Kevin Lankford started today as Heidenheim win 2 - 1 over Unterhaching in a friendly in Germany

Mael Corboz played into the 2nd half as Duisburg dismantled German minnows Gunningfeld 10 - 1 with Mael Scoring 2 Goals in a (not so) friendly in Germany - good to see Mael back on the pitch, even if it is just a friendly

Jay Denny (90) as Newtown fall 3 - 1 at Bangor City in Wales Premier League. Newtown are falling further behind the safe zone, looks like they will contest in the relegation play-offs

SATURDAY

Jann George started on the bench in a friendly that saw Regensburg travel to Jena and win 2 - 3

Mario Rodriguez played the first half & Joe Gyau played the 2nd half as Sonnenhof beat SSV Ulm 3 - 1 in a friendly in Germany

Andrija Novakovich started for Telstar as they win 1 - 0 over Eredivisie side Sparta Rotterdam in a friendly in the Netherlands

Kyle Scott (90) as Chelsea U23 visit Swansea U23 and fall 2 - 0 in England's EPL2

Maki Tall (77) won the match for Tours with 2 first half Goals in a 1 - 2 win in France's Coupe de France and advance to the next round

GK Quentin Westberg (90) as Auxerre make short work of (French National 2 side) Schiltigheim 1 - 5 in Coupe de France and join Tours in the next round

Jerome Kiesewetter played the 2nd half in a friendly in Germany as Düsseldorf fall 2 - 0 at Dortmund

In England FA Cup action;

Bolton with Antonee Robinson (90) fall to Huddersfield 1 - 2 as Danny Williams (90) Scored the 2nd Goal for his team as they advance to the 4th round

Oh Dear! Emerson Hyndmen (90) scored an OG (off the wall deflection) as Bournemouth battle back to a 2 - 2 draw at home to Wigan - replay on the books here

Geoff Cameron (52) and Stoke continue their miserable season, losing to League Two side Coventry 2 - 1 - certainly one of the days shock results and now Stoke have sacked manager Mark Hughes

Niall Mason (79) and Doncaster are out of the FA Cup after losing 0 - 1 at home to Rochdale, with GK Brendon Moore on the bench - Rochdale advance

Tim Ream (90) and Fulham are out of the competition after losing 0 - 1 to EPL Southampton. Luca de la Torre remained on the bench for Fulham

Cameron Carter-Vickers (90 + Yellow) and Sheffield United beat Ipswich 0 - 1 to advance to the 4th round

DeAndre Yedlin rested for the cup tie between Newcastle and League Two Luton. Newcastle had no trouble dispatching the lower league club 3 - 1

Also, Gboly Ariyibi rested as League One MK Don's beat Championship QPR 0 - 1 to advance

In Scotland League Two, Mason Robertson Scored Peterhead's 2nd and 3rd Goal as they go on to win 1 - 4 over #3 Stenhousemuir. Mason now 4 goals in 3 games and that's 7 straight for Peterhead (in all competitions) and just for interest their last loss was against Stenhousemuir at the beginning of November. Peterhead in 2nd place 1 point off the league lead

Jon-Paul Pittman remained on the bench as Torquay were crushed 4 - 0 by Wrexham in England's National League

Aaron Schoenfeld (90) Scored M.Tel Aviv's 2nd Goal as they go on to beat Bnei M.M.B.E 3 - 0 in the Israel State Cup to advance to the round of 16

In a friendly in Germany, Frankfurt played Aue in a match that had 3 x 45' periods. Timothy Chandler entered at minute 91 - I am sooo confused

SUNDAY

Weston McKennie played the 2nd half of a friendly as Schalke beats Belgium side Genk 2 - 1

John Neeskens started on the bench for Santboia as they are held in a goalless draw by UE Sant Andreu in Spain's Tercera Division (Group 5)

Mukwelle Akale started today, played first half as Villarreal C beats Crevillente Deportivo 3 - 1 in Spain's Tercera (Group 6)

Bobby Wood (65) as Hamburg draw 1 - 1 with Freiburg in an all German friendly

Keaton Parks played the 2nd half (his longest stint with the 1st team to date) as Benfica traveled to Moreirense in Portugal's Primera Liga, winning 0 - 2 and move to third place - 3 points separate 1st and 3rd, its tight at the top

Shaq Moore (90) and Levante had the unenviable task of traveling to Barcelona in Spain's La Liga. Shaq played well, but Barcelona are just to strong and Levante fall 3 - 0

Match of the Day? Upset of the FA Cup so Far? Erich Lichaj (90) Scored the first 2 Goals for Nottingham Forest as they oust the FA Cup Champions Arsenal in the 3rd round with a stunning (and well deserved) 4 - 2 victory

Caleb Stanko got the start in an all German friendly as Freiburg beat Kaiserslautern 2 - 0

Joe Efford (76) as Ergotelis fall 2 - 1 at Karaiskakis in Greece Football League. Ergotelis still without a win this season

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