photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
Benny Feilhaber just cannot be stopped.
Having scored four goals in the past seven days, Feilhaber continued his tear with AGF Aarhus on Sunday as he assisted on two goals and scored a clutch game-winner in a 3-2 victory over Koge.
Feilhaber's decisive goal may have been his biggest one to date at the club level. Having come back from a 2-1 deficit, Aarhus earned three points when Feilhaber stepped up and curled a free kick into the back of the net from 23 yards out in the 92nd minute.
Michael Bradley and Herculez Gomez also scored this weekend for their respective clubs. Bradley got on the scoreboard in Borussia Moenchengladbach's 2-2 draw vs. Schalke 04 with one of his trademark late runs into the box, while Gomez calmly finished his first goal with Pachuca in the club's 3-1 triumph over Estudiantes.
Here is how the Americans Abroad performed this weekend:
England
PREMIERSHIP
- Tim Howard started, played 90 minutes and made two saves in Everton's 0-0 draw vs. Fulham on Saturday.
- Clint Dempsey started and played 90 minutes in Fulham's 0-0 draw vs. Everton on Saturday.
- Eddie Johnson came off the bench and played 35 minutes for Fulham.
- Brad Friedel started, played 90 minutes and made six saves in Aston Villa's 2-1 win vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.
- Brad Guzan dressed but did not play for Aston Villa.
- Eric Lichaj dressed but did not play for Aston Villa.
- Marcus Hahnemann started, played 90 minutes and made six saves in Wolverhampton Wanderers' 2-1 loss vs. Aston Villa on Sunday.
- Jonathan Spector did not dress in West Ham United's 1-0 win vs. Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
- Stuart Holden started and played 90 minutes in Bolton Wanderers' 2-2 draw vs. Manchester United on Sunday.
CHAMPIONSHIP
- Mike Grella did not dress in Leeds United's 1-0 win vs. Sheffield United on Saturday.
- Zak Whitbread did not dress in Norwich City's 2-0 loss vs. Hull City on Saturday. He is recovering from a calf injury.
- Conor Doyle dressed but did not play in Derby County's 5-0 win vs. Crystal Palace on Saturday.
LEAGUE ONE
- Frank Simek started and played 90 minutes in Carlisle United's 2-0 loss vs. AFC Bournemouth on Saturday.
- Anton Peterlin did not dress in Plymouth Argyle's 1-1 draw vs. Rochdale on Saturday.
Scotland
- Maurice Edu came off the bench and played 16 minutes in Rangers' 3-2 win vs. Aberdeen on Sunday.
- Dominic Cervi did not dress in Celtic's 2-1 win vs. Hibernian on Saturday.
Spain
- Jozy Altidore and Villarreal play Malaga on Monday.
Italy
- Oguchi Onyewu did not dress in AC Milan's 1-0 win vs. Genoa on Saturday.
Germany
BUNDESLIGA
- Steve Cherundolo started and played 90 minutes in Hannover 96's 1-0 win vs. Kaiserslautern on Sunday.
- DaMarcus Beasley did not dress for Hannover 96.
- Michael Bradley started, played 90 minutes and scored a GOAL in Borussia Moenchengladbach's 2-2 draw vs. Schalke 04 on Saturday.
- Jermaine Jones started and played 51 minutes in Schalke 04's 2-2 draw vs. Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday.
- Ricardo Clark dressed but did not play in Eintracht Frankfurt's 2-0 win vs. Nurnberg on Saturday.
- Daniel Williams dressed but did not play in SC Freiburg's 2-1 loss vs. VfL Wolfsburg on Suday.
BUNDESLIGA 2
- Kenny Cooper did not dress in TSV 1860 Munich's 2-1 win vs. FC Augsburg on Sunday. He is recovering from an ankle injury.
- David Yelldell started, played 90 minutes and made four saves in MSV Duisburg's 2-0 loss vs. FC Union Berlin on Sunday.
- Luis Robles dressed but did not play in Karlsruhe's 2-0 loss vs. FSV Frankfurt on Friday.
- Amaechi Igwe did not dress in FC Ingolstadt 04's 1-0 loss vs. SpVgg Greuther Furth on Saturday. He is recovering from a knee injury.
France
- Carlos Bocanegra started and played 90 minutes in St Etienne's 1-0 win vs. Lyon on Saturday.
- Charlie Davies did not dress in Sochaux's 2-1 loss vs. Marseille on Saturday.
Greece
- Freddy Adu did not dress in Aris Salonika's 1-0 win vs. Ergotelis on Sunday.
Belgium
- Sacha Kljestan did not dress in RSC Anderlecht's 5-0 win vs. Mechelen on Sunday.
Denmark
SUPERLIGA
- Michael Parkhurst started and played 90 minutes in FC Nordsjaelland's 3-0 win vs. Horsens on Sunday.
- Marcus Tracy did not dress in Aalborg BK's 2-0 loss vs. Sonderjyske on Saturday. He is recovering from a knee injury.
- Chris Rolfe did not dress for Aalborg BK. He is recovering from a hamstring injury.
VIASAT DIVISIONEN
- Benny Feilhaber started, played 90 minutes, had two ASSISTS and scored a GOAL in AGF Aarhus' 3-2 win vs. Koge on Sunday. You can see his assists and goal here.
Sweden
- Alejandro Bedoya and Orebro SK play Kalmar on Tuesday.
- Ryan Miller and Halmstads BK play Gefle IF on Monday.
Norway
- Clarence Goodson and IK Start Honefoss BK on Monday.
- Hunter Freeman and IK Start play Honefoss BK on Monday.
- Mikkel Diskerud started and played 88 minutes in Stabaek IF's 2-1 win vs. Kongsvinger on Sunday.
- Steve Clark and Honefoss BK play IK Start on Monday.
Mexico
- Jose Torres dressed but did not play in Pachuca's 3-1 win vs. Estudiantes Tecos U.A. de G. on Saturday.
- Herculez Gomez came off the bench, played 13 minutes, received a yellow card and scored a GOAL for Pachuca.
- Marco Vidal started, played 45 minutes and received a yellow card for Pachuca.
- Edgar Castillo did not dress in San Luis' 2-1 loss vs. Chiapas on Saturday.
- Sammy Ochoa came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Estudiantes Tecos U.A. de G.'s 3-1 loss vs. Pachuca on Saturday.
- Sonny Guadarrama did not dress in Atlante's 2-2 draw vs. Pumas UNAM on Sunday.
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How impressed are you by Feilhaber's performance/free kick? Think a new club will snap him up this winter? What do you think of Bradley and Gomez's goals?
Share your thoughts below.
You honestly don’t have to be the best player on Fulham to make a move to Liverpool. Even then, he’s definitely one of the top 3 players in Fulhams squad.
Buddle hasn’t really impressed since he came back from the WC. Maybe he gets a call-up, but if he doesn’t I wouldn’t be surprised.
Freddie Mercury spotting in Denmark!
His first game back w/ RSL. But he’s missed like 10 1v1’s since then.
Benny rockin the 70s porn stache. Great look.
Donovan needs a rest. The injury bug may bite if he plays year rou d on like 6 weeks rest. Plus he isn’t the same in la. He needs abreak
Sure, but I think his recent hat trick was in a cup match.
what the heck was that fielhaber celebration. was it a lasso? that was awesome.
Also, what’s up with “El Gringo” Torres? Anyone watch the whole game and know the scoop on why he didn’t play?
Everton will have to roll the dice and get Donovan. The consequences of relegation are worse than the cost of opening the wallet for LD in the next transfer window.
ZING! nicely done
That’s funny! Here’s to seeing Gomez & Torres in the starting lineup in the next MNT game…
What I WISH the lineup would be:
——–Altidore—-Gomez———
—-Feilhaber———-Donovan—-
————–Torres————–
——Bradley———-Jones——
-Gonzalez—Bocanegra—Cherundolo
————–Howard————–
I’d give Dempsey a break, or have him & Edu come on in the 2nd half….
Moving back to the bench would be best case scenario for EJ. When Zamora, Dembele, AJ, Dempsey, and Gera are all available and healthy(plus Kamara is trying to get back in the mix)I don’t even see him making the bench.
What up with Edu? Usually starts…hopefully its part of a rotation system
I think we (Americans) overrate players like Gooch and Dempsey when you compare their talent to others in their league and team. I remember when it first came out that Gooch was going to Milan there was a significant group of people who were positive he would be starting. I mean I don’t mind Gooch but starting at Milan?! Please people…
Same with Dempsey. Everyone was (and still is clamoring for him to move to a bigger club like Liverpool. Ummm…he’s not even the best player on Fulham!
Don’t forget that Boca’s Saint-Etienne won at Lyon FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 17 YEARS.
Also, they are top of Ligue 1 now.
anybody have links to the highlights for benny’s goal?
Give him time at 28 he is a prospect in Milan’s system.
Are you talking about Spector because that sounds more like Onyewu.
I could definitely see Holden and Bolton next year playing in the Europa League
defense looked okay to me this weekend.
ahahahaha this is a ridiculous comment. He deserves better than league 2? on what type of merit? that he can’t take minutes from Davide Somma?
He should force a trade? I’m sure the Leeds directors would be shaking in their boots.
That was a perfect free kick there, 2nd league or EPL
Im sure the market is hot for a avg speed defender creeping up there in age and that has never proven he can shut down top talent.
Hopefully a championship side needs a “veteran leader”
Grella deserves better than to play in League 2 and really it’s worse than playing for the reserves. He needs to force a trade or ask to be released in the winter transfer window.
EJ’s getting time at Fulham, so I don’t see a ruch for EJ to go.
If EJ can even score just a couple EPL or Cup goals this season I could see a French or German squad giving EJ a chance for next season. Once guys are back from injury at Fulham, EJ is back stuck on the bench there.
So EJ may move next summer but I don’t see Hughes letting him go mid-season since the squad is so injury-depleted.
You mean any more PT, after his showing in the first couple games? Good chance, by my guess.
Yeah I think Spector burnt his last straw at West Ham, he’s done there. Time to move to Germany or France if he can find a taker….after the year he’s had (miserable), he may not fin much demand either.
Top 7 to bottom 2….what a difference a year and Landon makes : )
Pretty sick goal and celebration by Benny, however, cant say as much for the stache hes rockin.
I do agree Gooch deserves a chance but I don’t get why people are so sure he will ever actually get it. Milan has had plenty of chances to play him with all their injuries and other competitions.
Holden will be the Yank with the best season.
In January, I see Donovan heading back to Everton. Seriously at this point they will pay the big bucks for him.
Goodson will head to Denmark or Holland especially if he keeps scoring.
Bedoya is heading to Holland or Spain or anywhere but Sweden.
Spector is benched all season
Dempsey will score 9 league goals this season
EJ will leave for Greece or Switzerland.
So I guess Spector won’t get a minute of PT at any point this season? He should move to France or Germany in January.
Guys any chance Feilhaber becomes top goal scorer for his division this season?
I c altidore and ej as starters and buddle and gomez no way findley makes it when was the last time he scored?
Good for benny he just needs to trash everyone so somone can get him out of there come nxt transfer window. And what’s up with gooch? I think. Gooch is a better defender than yepas and yet yepas makes bench. I just don’t get t. Man I can’t wait for davis to be back
If Findley is on the roster for the Gold Cup, i think we should boycott.
Altidore is a given. Maybe even EJ as a sub. Gomez for sure. Buddle too. But no Findley. Bring a 4th or 5th striker like Conor Doyle or some other unknown.
@AJ, Any American scoring is a positive. Even if they scoring in a friendly with a local middle school in Estonia
Look at his track record. Couldn’t compete for a first team role at hamburg and often couldn’t start for Derby, much of that was cause he was injured. Looked decent in most matches for the NT and Aarhus. I think Aarhus tried to play hardball. Because he was due a move to even a relegation fodder team in Spain.
1) Still back from injury
2)Coach may not feel he’s ready yet
3) Bigger names ahead of him
4) He’s an American
5) Moved from the Belgium league
Many excuses but Gooch will get a chance.
He should stay. He will always start for Everton. If he goes to Arsenal he’ll start 80% of the time though he would be an improvement of Almunia. Howard is a LEGEND for Everton and could play for another 5 years no doubt as no1
Plus Everton will always finish top7 and be in Europa League.
Gooch, if you want to play, at least get dressed! I mean what coach is going to pick a player who doesn’t have his uniform on! Goodness…
Seriously tho, any news on why he can’t make it into the squad? That D has looked pretty poor so far.
That was a great finish Hercules. Dude i pray you get called up in October
sorry i cant be impressed with somesone in the 2nd divison of denmark.
no matter how many goals their scoring
Man, with Gomez’s goatee, he no longer looks like Obama’s latino counterpart…
i hope to see a few yanks get moves to bigger clubs in january. some players are really making a case for a big transfer, while others just need to get playing time and should go to a more suitable club or league if you ask me
Si.
Hard to believe no one thought Benny was worth buying this summer. And speaking of Americans moving during the winter transfer window, I bet Arsenal’s gonna be all over Tim Howard.
Is that Herc’s first goal of the season?
I doubt Grella will play much for Leeds. He’s turned down two loan deals to League Two clubs because he doesn’t want to play that low and Grayson (leeds manager) is very frustrated. It was a big topic in a recent press conference.
Grayson says Mike tells him he wants to play but then he turns down loans, Grayson doesn’t get it. He said he dropped down a few levels as a player and it was beneficial for him.