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Americans Abroad: Weekend Rewind

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Liga MX’s American newcomers may have grabbed their share of the headlines in recent weeks, but a long-time servant in Edgar Castillo made sure to get a bit of the spotlight this weekend.

Castillo found the back of the net for the first time this season on Saturday, scoring an insurance goal in Monterrey’s 5-1 thrashing of Veracruz. The veteran struck at the half-hour mark on a well-executed set piece, collecting a pass on the left side of the penalty area before slotting a shot to the far post. Castillo and Monterrey improved to 6-1-0 in the Clausura campaign, and currently sit in first place in the standings.

Castillo was not the only player to contribute to a top team in a foreign league. Christian Pulisic earned his first career start on Sunday in Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen. Pulisic played 45 minutes in the win, and now has four appearances in the German Bundesliga season.

It was not all good news this weekend, however. Gedion Zelalem was once again an unused substitute in Rangers’ 1-0 triumph over Queen of the South on Sunday, and Alfredo Morales and Tim Ream also were not in uniform in their respective side’s matches on Saturday.

Here are how the Americans Abroad did this weekend:

ENGLAND

Premiership

  • Tim Howard dressed but did not play in Everton’s 2-0 win vs. AFC Bournemouth in the FA Cup on Saturday.
  • Brad Guzan and Aston Villa did not play this weekend.
  • Geoff Cameron and Stoke City did not play this weekend.
  • DeAndre Yedlin and Sunderland did not play this weekend.

Championship

  • Jonathan Spector and Birmingham City did not play this weekend.
  • Eric Lichaj and Nottingham Forest did not play this weekend
  • Danny Williams did not dress in Reading’s 3-1 win vs. West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup on Saturday. He is recovering from a hamstring injury.
  • Emerson Hyndman dressed but did not play in Fulham’s 3-0 win vs. Charlton Athletic on Saturday.
  • Tim Ream did not dress for Fulham.
  • Cody Cropper dressed but did not play in Milton Keynes Dons’ 2-0 loss vs. Bristol City on Saturday.
  • Duane Holmes did not dress in Huddersfield Town’s 1-0 win vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

League One

  • Lynden Gooch came off the bench and played eight minutes in Doncaster Rovers’s 1-0 loss vs. Barnsley on Saturday.

SCOTLAND

  • Gedion Zelalem dressed but did not play in Rangers’ 1-0 win  vs. Queen of the South on Sunday.

GERMANY

Bundesliga

  • Fabian Johnson started and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 1-0 win vs. FC Cologne on Saturday.
  • Timmy Chandler did not dress in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 0-0 draw vs. Hamburg SV on Friday.
  • John Brooks started and played 90 minutes in Hertha Berlin’s 1-1 draw vs. VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday
  • Alfredo Morales did not dress in FC Ingolstadt 04’s 2-0 win vs. Werder Bremen on Saturday.
  • Aron Johannsson did not dress in Werder Bremen’s 2-0 loss vs. FC Ingolstadt 04 on Saturday.
  • Christian Pulisic started and played 45 minutes in Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 win vs. Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.

2. Bundesliga

  • Bobby Wood did not dress in FC Union Berlin’s 3-0 loss vs. RB Leipzig on Friday. He is recovering from an injury.
  • Andrew Wooten started and played 61 minutes in SV Sandhausen’s 2-0 loss vs. SC Freiburg on Sunday.
  • Terrence Boyd did not dress in RB Leipzig’s 3-0 win vs. FC Union Berlin on Friday. He is recovering from a knee injury.
  • Caleb Stanko dressed but did not play in SC Freiburg’s 2-0 win vs. SV Sandhausen on Sunday.
  • Shawn Barry started and played 90 minutes in FSV Frankfurt’s 3-1 win vs. St Pauli on Friday.

FRANCE

  • Alejandro Bedoya and FC Nantes did not play this weekend.

NETHERLANDS

  • Rubio Rubin did not dress in FC Utrecht’s 2-1 win vs. Willem II Tilburg on Sunday.
  • Desevio Payne started and played 90 minutes in FC Groningen’s 4-1 loss vs. AZ Alkmaar on Saturday.

MEXICO

  • Paul Arriola came off the bench and played 14 minutes in Club Tijuana’s 1-1 draw vs. Morelia on Friday.
  • Michael Orozco did not dress for Club Tijuana.
  • Greg Garza did not dress for Club Tijuana.
  • Alejandro Guido did not dress for Club Tijuana. He is recovering from an injury.
  • Edgar Castillo started, played 90 minutes, and scored a GOAL in Monterrey’s 5-1 win vs. Veracruz on Saturday.

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  • Jose Torres dressed but did not play in Tigres UANL’s 2-2 draw vs. Queretaro on Friday.
  • Joe Corona and Dorados de Sinaloa play Puebla on Sunday evening.
  • Sonny Guadarrama and Dorados de Sinaloa play Puebla on Sunday evening.
  • Ventura Alvarado did not dress in Club America’s 3-3 draw vs. Cruz Azul on Saturday.
  • Jonathan Bornstein started and played 90 minutes in Queretaro’s 2-2 draw vs. Tigres UANL on Friday.
  • Luis Gil came off the bench and played 19 minutes for Queretaro.
  • William Yarbrough started, played 90 minutes, and made one save in Club Leon’s 5-1 win vs. Toluca on Saturday.
  • Miguel Ibarra did not dress for Club Leon.
  • Omar Gonzalez started and played 90 minutes in Pachuca’s 1-0 loss vs. Atlas on Saturday.
  • Jorge Villafana and Santos Laguna play Pumas on Sunday afternoon.
  • Gabriel Farfan did not dress in Jaguares de Chiapas’ 1-1 draw vs. Chivas de Guadalajara on Saturday.
  • Sebastian Saucedo dressed but did not play in Veracruz’s 5-1 loss vs. Monterrey on Saturday.

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What do you think of these performances? Impressed with Johnson’s goal? How many more will Wood score this season?

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Comments

  5. Nice goal by Edgar. Also should be noted how well Bornstein has taken the LB job at Queretaro, usmnt comeback?! Between those two, Villafaña and Garza 4 American LBs in Mexico ..

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