A dramatic six-goal thriller from Pittodrie saw American midfielder Dante Polvara and Aberdeen share the spoils in midweek Scottish Premiership action.
Polvara scored his second goal of the season and first in league play as Aberdeen tied St. Mirren 3-3 on Wednesday. The veteran midfielder tied the match at 1-1 in the 71st minute, scoring with a left-footed finish for his first goal since August.
Despite a strong 90-minute outing from Polvara, Aberdeen couldn’t hang on to a late 3-2 advantage as St. Mirren equalized in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time.
Polvara was one of the top performers of the match, winning 12 duels, registering three shots on target, and completing two tackles. The 25-year-old has now made 19 appearances for the club this season, boosting his chances of potentially earning a new contract ahead of his May 31 expiration.
Seventh-place Aberdeen will next visit Dundee FC on Saturday before resuming UEFA Conference League action next week.
In England, Tyler Adams and Bournemouth lost at home to Everton.
In Italy, Weston McKennie and Juventus advanced in Coppa Italia play. Gianluca Busio did not feature in Venezia’s thumping defeat to Inter Milan.
In Germany, James Sands got the last laugh in a head-to-head battle with Joe Scally and Gio Reyna. Malik Tillman came off the bench to help Bayer Leverkusen past Borussia Dortmund.
Elsewhere, Auston Trusty and Celtic downed Dundee FC at home. Jonathan Amon and Vejle suffered a first leg loss to Viborg in Danish Cup play. Erik Palmer-Brown did not feature in Panathinaikos’ Greek Cup victory.
Here is a closer look at this week’s Americans Abroad:
England
Premier League
Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 1-0 win over Burnley on Wednesday.
Tyler Adams started and played 90 minutes in AFC Bournemouth’s 1-0 loss to Everton on Tuesday.
Brenden Aaronson dressed but did not play in Leeds United’s 3-1 win over Chelsea on Wednesday.
Antonee Robinson is OUT for Fulham.
EFL Trophy
Lynden Gooch did not dress in Huddersfield Town’s 2-0 win over Lincoln City on Tuesday.
Spain
La Liga
Johnny Cardoso started and played 15 minutes in Atletico Madrid’s 2-1 loss to Barcelona on Tuesday. Cardoso left the match with an apparent injury.
Copa Del Rey
Konrad De La Fuente came off the bench and played 30 minutes in AD Ceuta’s 1-0 loss to Guadalajara on Tuesday.
Italy
Coppa Italia
Weston McKennie started and played 90 minutes in Juventus’ 2-0 win over Udinese on Tuesday.
Ben Cremaschi started and played 86 minutes in Parma’s 2-1 loss to Bologna on Thursday.
Christian Pulisic came off the bench and played nine minutes in AC Milan’s 1-0 loss to Lazio on Thursday.
Yunus Musah dressed but did not play in Atalanta’s 4-0 win over Genoa on Wednesday.
Gianluca Busio dressed but did not play in Venezia’s 5-1 loss to Inter Milan on Wednesday.
Germany
DFB Pokal
John Tolkin started and played 120 minutes in Holstein Kiel’s 4-2 penalty shootout win over Hamburg on Wednesday. The teams played out a 1-1 scoreline through extra time.
Joe Scally started and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 2-1 loss to St. Pauli on Tuesday.
Gio Reyna started and played 68 minutes for Borussia Moenchengladbach.
James Sands started and played 90 minutes for St. Pauli.
Malik Tillman came off the bench and played 29 minutes in Bayer Leverkusen’s 1-0 win over Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.
Cole Campbell did not dress for Borussia Dortmund.
Scotland
Premiership
Auston Trusty started and played 90 minutes in Celtic’s 1-0 win over Dundee FC on Wednesday.
Dante Polvara started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Aberdeen’s 3-3 draw with St. Mirren on Wednesday.
Cameron Carter-Vickers is OUT FOR SEASON (Achilles Injury) for Celtic.
Belgium
Cup
Marlon Fossey did not dress in Standard Liege’s 3-2 loss to Dender on Tuesday.
Denmark
Cup
Jonathan Amon started and played 68 minutes in Vejle’s 4-1 first leg loss to Viborg on Wednesday.
Greece
Cup
Erik Palmer-Brown did not dress in Panathinaikos’ 1-0 win over Kifisia on Wednesday.
Benja played most of the Cup match today for Parma and was removed when it was still 1-1.
Reyna played a long ball spot on to the forward #9 who did well to control it and cross for a confident header goal.
That is the kind of play I would like to see more of from Gio.