Americans Abroad: Weekend Rewind

 

By FRANCO PANIZO

On most weekends it is the veteran Americans Abroad who enjoy the bulk of the success, but some of this weekend's better performances came from the younger contingent.

Leading the way was Jozy Altidore, who handed Hull City a huge boost in its fight to stay in the Premier League by drawing a penalty kick 16 minutes into its match against Fulham. Altidore didn't take the spot kick, but it was converted and it set the tone for a surprise 2-0 win for Hull.

Another young American attacker helped his team get on the scoresheet, and that was Mikkel Diskerud. Trailing 1-0 in the first half to Aalesund, Diskerud one-timed a shot with the outside of his foot to score his first goal of the season for Stabaek. The game ended 2-2.

Freddy Adu didn't directly help Aris score, but he did start for Aris in its 1-0 win over Levadiakos. Adu, who was deployed at left mid, played the full 90 minutes, marking the first time he's done that in league play this season.

Here is how the Americans Abroad fared this weekend:

England

PREMIERSHIP

• Tim Howard started and played 90 minutes in Everton's 0-0 draw vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

• Jozy Altidore started, played 79 minutes, received a yellow card and drew a penalty kick in Hull City 's 2-0 win vs. Fulham on Saturday.

• Clint Dempsey started and played 90 minutes in Fulham's 2-0 loss vs. Hull City on Saturday.

• Jonathan Spector started and played 90 minutes in West Ham's 1-0 loss vs. Stoke City on Saturday.

• Brad Friedel started, played 90 minutes and made two saves in Aston Villa's 7-1 loss vs. Chelsea on Saturday.

• Brad Guzan dressed but did not play in Aston Villa's 7-1 loss vs. Chelsea on Saturday.

• Marcus Hahnemann started, played 90 minutes and made ten saves in Wolverhampton Wanderers' 0-0 draw vs. Everton on Saturday.

• Stuart Holden did not dress in Bolton Wanderers' 4-0 loss vs. Manchester United on Saturday. He is recovering from a leg injury.

COCA COLA CHAMPIONSHIP

• Jay DeMerit started and played 90 minutes in Watford's 1-1 draw vs. Middlesbrough on Saturday.

• Frank Simek dressed but did not play in Sheffield Wednesday's 1-1 draw vs. Coventry City on Saturday.

• Kenny Cooper dressed but did not play in Plymouth Argyle's 2-0 loss vs. Blackpool on Saturday.

LEAGUE ONE

• Eric Lichaj started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in Leyton Orient's 1-0 loss vs. Brentford on Saturday.

• Jemal Johnson started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in Stockport County's 5-0 loss vs. Millwall on Saturday.

• Jon-Paul Pittman came off the bench and played 10 minutes in Wycombe Wanderers' 1-1 draw vs. Colchester United on Saturday.

• Mike Grella came off the bench and played 75 minutes in Leeds United's 1-0 loss vs. Norwich City on Saturday.

• Zak Whitbread dressed but did not play in Norwich City's 1-0 win vs. Leeds United on Saturday.

Scotland

• Maurice Edu came off the bench and played 27 minutes in Rangers' 4-1 win vs. Heart of Midlothian on Saturday.

• DaMarcus Beasley dressed but did not play in Rangers' 4-1 win vs. Heart of Midlothian on Saturday. 

• Dominic Cervi did not dress in Celtic's 3-1 win vs. Kilmarnock on Saturday.

Italy

• Oguchi Onyewu did not dress in AC Milan's 1-1 draw vs. Lazio on Sunday.

Germany

BUNDESLIGA

• Michael Bradley did not dress in Borussia Moenchengladbach's 1-0 win vs. Hamburg SV on Sunday. He was suspended due to yellow card accumulation.

• Steve Cherundolo started, played 90 minutes and scored a GOAL in Hannover 96's 4-1 loss vs. FC Cologne on Saturday.

• Sal Zizzo did not dress in Hannover 96's 4-1 loss vs. FC Cologne on Saturday. He is recovering from a knee injury.

• Jermaine Jones did not dress in Schalke 04's 2-0 win vs. Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. He is recovering from a leg injury.

• Ricardo Clark dressed but did not play in Eintracht Frankfurt's 2-1 win vs. VfL Bochum on Friday.

• Daniel Williams did not dress in SC Freiburg's 1-1 draw vs. TSG Hoffenheim on Sunday.

• Jared Jeffrey did not dress in Mainz 05's 2-0 loss vs. VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday.

BUNDESLIGA 2 

• Luis Robles and Kaiserslautern play TSV 1860 Munich on Monday.

• Matt Taylor did not dress in FSV Frankfurt's 2-1 win vs. FC Union Berlin on Friday.

• David Yeldell started, played 90 minutes and made six saves in TUS Koblenz's 4-1 loss vs. MSV Duisburg on Friday.

France

• Carlos Bocanegra started and played 90 minutes in Stade Rennes' 3-1 win vs. Le Mans on Sunday.

• Charlie Davies and Sochaux did not play this weekend.

Portugal

• Gale Agbossoumonde did not dress in Sporting Braga's 1-0 loss vs. Benfica on Saturday.

Greece

• Freddy Adu started and played 90 minutes in Aris Salonika's 1-0 win vs. Levadiakos on Sunday.

• Eddie Johnson started and played 62 minutes in Aris Salonika's 1-0 win vs. Levadiakos on Sunday.

Denmark

• Benny Feilhaber did not dress in AGF Aarhus' 0-0 draw vs. FC Copenhagen on Sunday.

• Michael Parkhurst dressed but did not play in FC Nordsjaelland's 1-1 draw vs. Aalborg BK on Saturday.

• Marcus Tracy did not dress in Aalborg BK's 1-1 draw vs. FC Nordsjaelland on Saturday. He is recovering from a knee injury.

• Chris Rolfe came off the bench and played 15 minutes in Aalborg BK's 1-1 draw vs. FC Nordsjaelland on Saturday.

Sweden

• Alejandro Bedoya and Orebro BK play Mjallby on Monday.

Norway

• Clarence Goodson started and played 90 minutes in IK Start's 1-1 draw. vs. Molde on Saturday.

• Hunter Freeman started and played 90 minutes in IK Start's 1-1 draw vs. Molde on Saturday.

• Mikkel Diskerud started, played 90 minutes and scored a GOAL in Stabaek's 2-2 draw vs. Aaelsunds on Saturday. The goal can be seen here.

Mexico

• Jose Francisco Torres started and played 70 minutes in Pachuca's 1-0 win vs. Morelia on Saturday..

• Edgar Castillo started and played 36 minutes in Tigres UANL's 1-0 loss vs. Toluca on Saturday.

• Marco Vidal started and played 90 minutes in Indios de Ciudad Juarez's 3-0 loss vs. Atlante on Saturday.

• Herculez Gomez came off the bench, played 31 minutes and scored a GOAL in Puebla's 2-1 win vs. America on Sunday.

Argentina

• Michael Hoyos dressed but did not play in Estudiantes La Plata's 2-1 win vs. Godoy Cruz de Mendoza on Friday.

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What do you think of these performances? Glad to see the youngsters do so well? ? Do you see Altidore helping Hull avoid relegation? Impressed by Diskerud's goal? Believe Adu will continue to start?

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