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Fabian Johnson scores in Borussia Monchengladbach’s Bundesliga opener

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Fabian Johnson continued a terrific opening weekend for U.S. Men’s National Team players in the Bundesliga, as he found the back of the net for Borussia Monchengladbach in the 58th minute against Bayer Leverkusen.

The 30-year-old finished off a give-and-go with Raffael on the left side of the penalty area with a shot from close range.

The tally was the 18th for the 30-year-old in the German top flight, which puts him two goals behind Thomas Dooley for the all-time American scoring record in the Bundesliga.

Johnson is one of a few experienced USMNT players hoping to receive another call-up with the 2022 World Cup cycle starting in September.

Although the current staff is relying on younger players, an experienced player or two like Johnson could help bridge the gap in the coming months.

Jonas Hofmann scored the other strike for Gladbach in its 2-0 win on Saturday.

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  1. Well, shucky darn. I turned into that game at the very start and didn’t see Johnson’s name in the lineup or among the reserves. Maybe I was half asleep or something because I specifically looked for him and the announcers didn’t mention him. Since it looked like he wasn’t going to play I didn’t bother to watch. Oh, well, I saw most of Schalke and Wolfsburg.

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    • So you saw both John Brooks’s headed goal and the penalty he was called for late in the game that conceded the tying goal? He looked a bit astonished on both occasions. Odd that the SBI report didn’t mention the latter.
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      I don’t know if it’s permitted to mention other commercial sites here. This one isn’t a direct competitor, as it doesn’t have news, comment, or analysis, but it does have handy lineups for a lot of games. You can hit Previous to go back and check yesterday.
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      https://us.soccerway.com
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      Johnson was actually in the lineup as what looked to me like almost a forward, on the front left, with Raffael in the center and Hazard on the right. That surprised me because I thought he usually played farther back, and the commentators kept kind of implying that he would probably be the one to be replaced by Plea, the new signing.
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      But then he scored. Not such a bad day after all.
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      Ventura Alvarado also had a decent game with Necaxa, with one key block of a shot on goal and a tactical foul that stopped Gignac at nearly the last moment. And according to the Guardian, Tim Ream is due back for Fulham in September.
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      • P.S. Odd that this little article about Johnson in the Bundesliga doesn’t seem to be tagged by SBI so that it shows up under either International or U.S. Men’s National Team. But it is under Americans Abroad.

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