Americans Abroad: Midweek Rewind

By FRANCO PANIZO

Andrew Wooten may not yet be a full-time starter for SV Sandhausen, but he certainly made a case for himself with his two-goal performance on Wednesday.

Wooten netted a brace that included the equalizer and winner in the 2. Bundesliga club’s 3-1 victory against Energie Cottbus. The 23-year-old Wooten scored the tying goal in the match on a penalty kick in the 59th minute and he knocked in his own rebound for the winner after having another spot kick attempt saved eight minutes later. Wooten now has three goals in his last four games for Sandhausen.

Wooten was not the only young forward to enjoy some success in Germany’s second division. Bobby Wood, who made his official return from troublesome knee injuries that sidelined him for more than a year this past weekend, earned his first career start in TSV 1860 Munich’s 1-0 win over SC Paderborn 07 on Saturday. The 20-year-old Wood went the distance in the match, which will surely give him more confidence going forward.

Sebastian Lletget did not make his first start, but the former U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team midfielder did reach a milestone by dressing for the first time in his career. Lletget was on the bench for West Ham United in their 1-0 loss to Manchester United on Wednesday, and the 20-year-old may have made his professional debut had the Hammers not conceded in the first minute of the encounter.

Here’s how the Americans Abroad performed during the midweek action:

SPAIN

• Oguchi Onyewu started and played 90 minutes in Malaga CF’s 1-0 loss vs. Cacereno in the second leg of their Round of 32 series on Tuesday. Malaga advanced on 4-4 aggregate due to away goals.

GERMANY

Bundesliga

• Steve Cherundolo started and played 90 minutes in Hannover 96’s 2-0 win vs. SpVgg Greuther Furth on Tuesday.

• Jermaine Jones started and played 90 minutes in Schalke 04’s 3-1 loss vs. Hamburg SV on Tuesday.

• Fabian Johnson started and played 90 minutes in TSG 1899 Hoffenheim’s 4-2 loss vs. FC Nurnberg on Wednesday.

• Danny Williams started and played 90 minutes for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

• Timmy Chandler started and played 58 minutes in FC Nurnberg’s 4-2 win vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Wednesday.

• David Yelldell did not dress in Bayer Leverkusen’s 4-1 loss vs. Werder Bremen on Wednesday.

2. Bundesliga

• John Anthony Brooks and Hertha Berlin play FC Cologne on Thursday afternoon.

• Alfredo Morales and Hertha Berlin play FC Cologne on Thursday afternoon.

• Andrew Wooten started, played 90 minutes before being substituted in stoppage time and scored TWO GOALS in SV Sandhausen’s 3-1 win vs. Energie Cottbus on Wednesday.

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• Joe Gyau came off the bench and played 31 minutes in St Pauli’s 1-0 loss vs. TSV Eintracht Braunschweig on Wednesday.