Gabriel Slonina’s Barnsley debut is one he won’t forget anytime soon.
Slonina made five saves, including two shootout stops in Barnsley’s 4-2 shootout win over fellow League One side Wigan Athletic on Tuesday. The Chelsea loanee played 90 minutes in the match and walked away as one of the major bright spots in Darrell Clarke’s squad. After making three key saves during regulation, Slonina made two impressive penalty stops in the shootout.
The 20-year-old earned Man of the Match honors among the Barnsley faithful, setting a positive tone for the remainder of the August schedule. Slonina will hope to retain the No. 1 spot when Barnsley visits Lincoln City on Saturday in League One play.
“[The goal is] to get promoted to the Championship with Barnsley,” Slonina told BBC Sport Sheffield. “They were very close last year and I know they are very motivated to get there this season. We are ready to push towards that.”
Elsewhere in England, Lynden Gooch assisted once off the bench in Stoke City’s EFL Cup win. Auston Trusty scored his first goal for Sheffield United.
Here is a closer look at this week’s Americans Abroad:
Europe
Europa League Qualifying
Matthew Olosunde did not dress in The New Saints’s 0-0 second leg draw with CS Petrocub on Tuesday. CS Petrocub advanced 1-0 on aggregate.
Conference League Qualifying
Rokas Pukstas started and played 90 minutes in Hajduk Split’s 1-0 second leg loss to Ruzomberok on Thursday. Ruzomberok advanced 1-0 on aggregate.
England
EFL Cup
Aidan Morris started and played 90 minutes in Middlesbrough’s 3-0 win over Leeds United on Wednesday.
Brenden Aaronson started and played 63 minutes for Leeds United.
Auston Trusty started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Sheffield United’s 4-2 win over Wrexham on Tuesday.
Gabriel Slonina started, made FIVE SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Barnsley’s 4-2 penalty shootout loss to Wigan Athletic on Tuesday. The teams were tied 1-1 after 90 minutes.
Donovan Pines started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 56 minutes for Barnsley.
Haji Wright started and played 62 minutes in Coventry City’s 1-0 win over Bristol City on Tuesday.
Lynden Gooch came off the bench, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 24 minutes in Stoke City’s 2-0 win over Carlisle United on Tuesday.
Duane Holmes came off the bench and played 21 minutes in Preston North End’s 2-0 win over Sunderland on Tuesday.
Josh Sargent dressed but did not play in Norwich City’s 4-3 win over Stevenage on Tuesday.
Ethan Horvath did not dress in Cardiff City’s 2-0 win over Bristol Rovers on Tuesday.
Reggie Cannon did not dress in QPR’s 2-1 win over Cambridge United on Tuesday.
Daryl Dike is OUT FOR SEASON (Achilles injury) for West Bromwich Albion.
Spain
La Liga
Johnny Cardoso came off the bench and played 13 minutes in Real Betis 1-1 draw with Girona on Thursday.
International
Leagues Cup Round of 16
Frankie Amaya started and played 69 minutes in Toluca’s 2-1 loss to Colorado Rapids on Tuesday.
Anyone know why Sargent didn’t play? He was supposed to have been their best striker last season, considering games per goal.
Started a lot of backups for a midweek cup match against a lower division team. They also played Saturday/Tuesday so not much rest time for the recently “recovered” Sargent.