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By FRANCO PANIZO
Michael Parkhurst and FC Nordsjaelland may not have won their season finale this weekend, but Parkhurst helped the club to a sixth-place finish in the Superliga with a 90-minute performance in a scoreless draw.
Parkhurst started and played 90 minutes in Nordsjaelland's match against FC Midtjylland on Sunday, ending his third season with the club. Parkhurst's performance gave him 21 appearances in league play this season.
Another defender who went the distance this weekend was Gale Agbossoumonde. The Djurgardens IF center back received his latest start for the club in a 1-0 loss versus IFK Goteborg in the fourth round of the Svenska Cupen.
Here is how the Americans Abroad who were still in season did this weekend:
France
LIGUE 1
- Carlos Bocanegra started and played 90 minutes in St Etienne's 1-1 draw vs. Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.
LIGUE 2
- Quentin Westberg started and played 90 minutes in Evian Thonon Gaillard's 4-3 win vs. Metz on Friday.
Denmark
- Michael Parkhurst started and played 90 minutes in FC Nordsjaelland's 0-0 draw vs. FC Midtjylland on Sunday.
- Marcus Tracy did not dress in Aalborg BK's 2-0 loss vs. FC Copenhagen on Sunday. He is recovering from a knee injury.
- Chris Rolfe dressed but did not play for Aalborg BK.
- Clarence Goodson started and played 90 minutes in Brondby IF's 2-0 win vs. Sonderjyske on Sunday.
Sweden
- Alejandro Bedoya started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in Orebro SK's 1-0 win vs. GAIS in the fourth round of the Svenska Cupen on Sunday.
- Ryan Miller started in Halmstads BK's 3-0 loss vs. Malmo FF in the fourth round of the Svenska Cupen on Sunday.
- Gale Agbossoumonde started and played 90 minutes in Djurgardens IF's 1-0 loss vs. IFK Goteborg in the fourth round of the Svenska Cupen on Sunday.
Norway
- Mixx Diskerud started and played 90 minutes in Stabaek IF's 4-2 win vs. Start on Sunday.
- Josh Gatt came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Molde FK's 5-0 loss vs. Haugesund on Sunday.
- Sean Cunningham did not dress for Molde FK.
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What do you think of these performances? Impressed or disappointed by Parkhurt's game/season? Think Agbossoumonde should stick with Djurgarden?
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