By FRANCO PANIZO
Landon Donovan's possible home finale with Everton may have only been a 20-minute cameo, but it was a productive outing that saw Donovan notch an assist and score a goal in a 5-1 victory over Hull City.
With Everton leading 3-1, Donovan came off the bench and joined in on the fun almost immediately. Donovan nearly setup a goal moments after stepping onto the pitch, but Ayegbeni Yakubu blasted a shot in front of goal into the bleachers. That missed opportunity was forgotten when Donovan got on the end of a low cross and scored his second goal of the Premier League season by one-timing a driven shot into the side netting. Donovan then helped cap the scoring when he assisted on Jack Rodwell's goal.
Donovan wasn't the only American Abroad to find the back of the net this weekend. Carlos Bocanegra scored the winner in Stade Rennes' 1-0 victory over AS Monaco, and Herculez Gomez extended his scoring streak to four games when he net Puebla's lone goal in a 4-1 loss to Pumas UNAM.
Here is how the Americans Abroad performed this weekend:
England
PREMIERSHIP
- Landon Donovan came off the bench, played 20 minutes, had an assist and scored a GOAL in Everton's 5-1 win vs. Hull City on Sunday.
- Tim Howard started, played 90 minutes and made two saves in Everton's 5-1 win vs. Hull City on Sunday.
- Jozy Altidore came off the bench and played 28 minutes in Hull City 's 5-1 loss vs. Everton on Sunday.
- Clint Dempsey did not dress in Fulham's 0-0 draw vs. Tottenham Hotspur in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup on Saturday. He is recovering from a knee injury.
- Jonathan Spector started and played 90 minutes in West Ham's 2-1 loss vs. Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.
- Brad Friedel started, played 90 minutes and made four saves in Aston Villa's 4-2 win vs. Reading in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup on Sunday.
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Brad Guzan dressed but did not play in Aston Villa's 4-2 win vs. Reading in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup on Sunday.
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Marcus Hahnemann started, played 90 minutes and made three saves in Wolverhampton Wanderers' 1-0 loss vs. Manchester United on Saturday.
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Stuart Holden did not dress in Bolton Wanderers' 2-1 win vs. West Ham United on Saturday. He is recovering from a leg injury.
COCA COLA CHAMPIONSHIP
- Jay DeMerit started and played 90 minutes in Watford's 2-0 loss vs. Derby County on Saturday.
- Frank Simek came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Sheffield Wednesday's 2-0 win vs. Leicester City on Saturday.
- Kenny Cooper dressed but did not play in Plymouth Argyle's 1-1 draw vs. Preston North End on Saturday.
LEAGUE ONE
- Ian Joyce did not dress in Southend United's 3-0 loss vs. Hartlepool United on Saturday.
- Zak Whitbread did not dress in Norwich City's 3-0 win vs. Yeovil Town on Saturday.
- Mike Grella did not dress in Leeds United's 1-1 draw vs. Brentford on Saturday.
- Jemal Johnson did not dress in Stockport County's 2-0 loss vs. Charlton Athletic on Saturday.
- Jon-Paul Pittman started and played 82 minutes in Wycombe Wanderers' 0-0 draw vs. Carlisle United on Saturday.
Scotland
- Maurice Edu came off the bench and played 26 minutes Rangers' 3-1 win vs. St Mirren on Saturday.
- DaMarcus Beasley started and played 64 minutes in Rangers' 3-1 win vs. St Mirren on Saturday.
- Dominic Cervi did not dress in Celtic's 2-0 win vs. Falkirk on Sunday.
Italy
- Oguchi Onyewu did not dress in AC Milan's 0-0 draw vs. AS Roma on Saturday. He is recovering from a knee injury.
Germany
BUNDESLIGA
- Michael Bradley started, played 64 minutes and received a yellow card in Borussia Moenchengladbach's 3-0 loss vs. Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
- Steve Cherundolo came off the bench and played 11 minutes in Hannover 96's 2-1 win vs. SC Freiburg on Saturday.
- Sal Zizzo did not dress in Hannover 96's 2-1 win vs. SC Freiburg on Saturday. He is recovering from a knee injury.
- Jermaine Jones did not dress in Schalke 04's 4-1 win vs. Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. He is recovering from a leg injury.
- Ricardo Clark dressed but did not play in Eintracht Frankfurt's 4-1 loss vs. Schalke 04 on Saturday.
- Daniel Williams dressed but did not play in SC Freiburg's 2-1 loss vs. Hannover 96 on Saturday.
BUNDESLIGA 2
- Luis Robles dressed but did not play in Kaiserslautern's 1-1 draw vs. FSV Frankfurt on Saturday.
- Matt Taylor did not dress in FSV Frankfurt's 1-1 draw vs. Kaiserslautern on Saturday.
- David Yeldell started, played 90 minutes and made eight saves in TUS Koblenz's 2-0 loss vs. RW Oberhausen on Friday.
France
- Carlos Bocanegra started, played 90 minutes and scored a GOAL in Stade Rennes' 1-0 win vs. AS Monaco on Saturday.
- Charlie Davies did not dress in Sochaux's 1-0 win vs. Toulouse on Saturday. He is recovering from multiple injuries.
Portugal
- Gale Agbossoumonde dressed but did not play in Sporting Braga's 0-0 draw vs. Vitoria Setubal on Saturday.
Greece
- Freddy Adu dressed but did not play in Aris Salonika's 1-1 draw vs. Kavala on Saturday.
- Eddie Johnson came off the bench and played 10 minutes in Aris Salonika's 1-1 draw vs. Kavala on Saturday.
Denmark
- Benny Feilhaber did not dress in AGF Aarhus' 5-0 loss vs. FC Copenhagen on Sunday. He is recovering from an ankle injury.
- Michael Parkhurst and FC Nordsjaelland play Aalborg BK on Monday.
- Marcus Tracy and Aalborg BK play FC Nordsjaelland on Monday.
- Chris Rolfe and Aalborg BK play FC Nordsjaelland on Monday.
Mexico
- Jose Francisco Torres started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in Pachuca's 3-0 loss vs. Monterrey on Saturday.
- Edgar Castillo started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in Tigres UANL's 1-0 win vs. Indios de Ciudad Juarez on Sunday.
- Marco Vidal started and played 90 minutes in Indios de Ciudad Juarez's 1-0 loss vs. Tigres UANL on Sunday.
- Herculez Gomez started, played 90 minutes and scored a GOAL in Puebla's 4-1 loss vs. Pumas UNAM on Sunday.
Argentina
- Michael Hoyos started and played 80 minutes in Estudiantes La Plata's 0-0 draw vs. Lanus on Saturday.
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What do you think of these performances? Impressed with Donovan's 20-minute cameo? Do you see him extending his loan? Which Bocanegra goal did you like more, his header vs. the Netherlands, or his finish against Monaco? Wondering if Gomez is starting to grab Bob Bradley's attention?
Share your thoughts below.
Warren, by definition slaves get paid nothing and are treated very poorly. Slavery is alive and well today ( if you have a daughter keep an eye on her) but certainly not in the MLS.
Berbatov and actor Andy Garcia.
Still though, it was pretty stupid. Problems with MLS:
1) It equals slave labor.
2) Overexaggerated strategy is to deny as many bids as possible until the player has to sign with the league again so they can still play (Twellman). These contracts are usually long term with no buy out clauses, and so MLS can put whatever price tag on then player they want. If MLS set EDDIE JOHNSON’s as $6 million, imagine what they’re thinking of putting on Landon Donovan.
3) Our youth system has the most number of kids playing, but it is not up to par with other countries. We have our players go to college to play (which is not a bad thing at all) and go pro at around 22. They sign a contract for 4 yrs, are stars here, and either when they move are not up to par with major European game and wind up on the bech (Adu,EJ), or are too old to have a long term future (LD) when they have the opportunity to leave as a free agent(Rico-27). This is a major contrast to players like Rooney who has been a pro for 6,7 years now, and up and comings like Ramsey and Wilshire.
4)Teams with losing records can win the league. Whole season performance is not key. Players that were trash can now put together 4 or so results and be champs and now all of their players are class, deserve call ups, etc. This is one reason why i’m suprised people thought Findley was actually good.
Let our Donovan… go!
/crickets
I was watching the Spanish gamecast of the Everton-Hull game and they said that Chelsea was interested in Donovan. Are those rumors true? Anybody heard anything similar? I think he’d get more playing time at Everton than Chelsea.