Julian Green stole the show on Wednesday.
The Bayern Munich forward was held quiet for most of Wednesday’s DFB-Pokal clash with Augsburg before popping up just before halftime for his side’s second goal. A flicked on header on a cross from Thomas Muller, Green’s finish, his first competitive goal, helped propel Bayern to a 3-1 win that keeps them in the domestic cup competition.
Matt Miazga also helped his side advance in cup play. The on-loan Chelsea defender played all 90 minutes, helping push Vitesse to a 4-1 win over RKC Waalwijk.
Elsewhere, Lynden Gooch and Jerome Kiesewetter entered as late substitutes in losing efforts, while Perry Kitchen’s Hearts fell, 2-0, to Kilmarnock.
Here’s a closer look at Wednesday’s Americans Abroad:
EFL CUP
Lynden Gooch entered as an 87th minute substitute in Sunderland’s 1-0 loss to Southampton.
DFB-POKAL
Julian Green played 89 minutes and scored a GOAL in Bayern Munich’s 3-1 win over FC Augsburg.
Jerome Kiesewetter entered as an 80th minute substitute in Fortuna Dusseldorf’s 6-1 loss to Hannover.
Christian Pulisic did not dress for Borussia Dortmund’s 1-1 (3-0) win over Union Berlin. (Pulisic wasdoubtful due to illness.)
SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP
Perry Kitchen started and played 88 minutes in Hearts’s 2-0 loss to Kilmarnock.
DUTCH CUP
Matt Miazga started and played 90 minutes in Vitesse’s 4-1 win over RKC Waalwijk.
Rubio Rubin dressed but did not play in FC Utrecht’s 1-0 win over Groningen. Desevio Payne did not dress.
COPA MX
Ventura Alvarado did not dress in Club America’s 1-1 (4-3) loss to Chivas de Guadalajara.
I posit that few would have predicted a few months ago that Rubio Rubin’s development would be slightly stalled while Julian Green’s would see a bit of an uptick. It would be nice to see both gather momentum in their careers as this season goes along.
Benjamin, the more soccer you watch, the less this kind of thing will surprise you.