Soccer
Bundesliga side St. Pauli snapped its three-match losing streak on Saturday with James Sands enjoying his first start for the club.
Sands started and played 71 minutes as St. Pauli earned a 2-0 road victory over Heidenheim. The New York City FC loanee delivered a solid shift on both ends of the field as he continues his loan spell abroad. Sands won five duels, drew one foul, and made five defensive recoveries as St. Pauli scored once in each half to claim the road result.
After only claiming four league victories before Saturday’s, St. Pauli moved three points clear of the bottom three. Alexander Blessin’s squad will return home on Matchweek 19 against fellow strugglers Union Berlin.
Sands now has three appearances under his belt for St. Pauli and will certainly add more under his belt in the coming weeks.
In England, Antonee Robinson and Fulham defeated Leicester City. Chris Richards and Crystal Palace edged West Ham United. Catarina Macario scored in a lopsided WSL win for Chelsea.
In Italy, Tim Weah scored in Juventus’ home victory over AC Milan. Weston McKennie also excelled in Thiago Motta’s starting lineup.
In France, Mark McKenzie and Toulouse earned a road draw at Lyon.
In Spain, Johnny Cardoso went the distance but Real Betis lost to Deportivo Alaves.
In Scotland, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty, and Dante Polvara all advanced in the Scottish Cup. Marlon Fossey and Standard Liege picked up three points in Belgium. Griffin Yow scored once for Westerlo. Ricardo Pepi featured but PSV lost to PEC Zwolle.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
Soccer Premier League
Antonee Robinson started and played 90 minutes in Fulham’s 2-0 win over Leicester City on Saturday.
Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 2-0 win over West Ham United on Saturday.
Matt Turner dressed but did not play for Crystal Palace.
Tyler Adams started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Bournemouth’s 4-1 win over Newcastle United on Saturday.
Soccer Championship
Josh Sargent came off the bench and played 26 minutes in Norwich City’s 2-0 loss to Sheffield United on Saturday.
Brenden Aaronson started and played 90 minutes in Leeds United’s 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday.
Duane Holmes came off the bench and played eight minutes in Preston North End’s 0-0 draw with Luton Town on Saturday.
Luca Koleosho came off the bench and played eight minutes in Burnley’s 0-0 draw with Sunderland on Friday.
Ethan Horvath dressed but did not play in Cardiff City’s 3-0 win over Swansea City on Saturday.
Haji Wright is OUT (Injury) for Coventry City.
Aidan Morris is OUT (Injury) for Middlesbrough.
Daryl Dike is OUT (Injury) for West Bromwich Albion.
Lynden Gooch is OUT (Injury) for Stoke City.
Soccer League One
Donovan Pines dressed but did not play in Barnsley’s 3-1 loss to Bristol Rovers on Saturday.
Soccer WSL
Catarina Macario started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 61 minutes in Chelsea’s 5-0 win over West Ham United on Sunday.
Emily Fox started and played 90 minutes in Arsenal’s 5-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Phallon Tullis-Joyce started, made SIX SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Manchester United’s 4-2 win over Manchester City on Sunday.
Mia Fishel is OUT (Injury) for Chelsea.
Germany
Soccer Bundesliga
James Sands started and played 71 minutes in St. Pauli’s 2-0 win over Heidenheim on Saturday.
Lennard Maloney did not dress for FC Heidenheim. Maloney is reportedly sealing a move to Mainz.
Jordan Pefok started and played 60 minutes in Union Berlin’s 2-1 win over Mainz on Sunday.
Gio Reyna came off the bench and played three minutes in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday.
Cole Campbell dressed but did not play for Borussia Dortmund.
Timmy Chandler dressed but did not play for Eintracht Frankfurt.
Noahkai Banks did not dress in Augsburg’s 2-0 win over Werder Bremen on Sunday.
Joe Scally dressed but did not play in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 3-1 loss to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
John Tolkin dressed but did not play in Holstein Kiel’s 3-1 loss to Hoffenheim on Saturday.
Kevin Paredes is OUT (Injury) for Wolfsburg.
Soccer 2. Bundesliga
Maximilian Dietz started and played 90 minutes in Greuther Furth’s 2-1 loss to Preussen Munster on Saturday.
Julian Green did not dress in Greuther Furth.
Johan Gomez came off the bench and played 19 minutes in Eintracht Braunschweig’s 0-0 draw with Schalke on Saturday.
John Brooks did not dress in Hertha Berlin’s 2-1 win over Paderborn on Sunday.
Soccer 3. Liga
Terrence Boyd did not dress in Waldhof Mannheim’s 0-0 draw with Ingolstadt on Sunday.
Spain
Soccer La Liga
Johnny Cardoso started and played 90 minutes in Real Betis 3-1 loss to Deportivo Alaves on Saturday.
Italy
Soccer Serie A
Weston McKennie started and played 90 minutes in Juventus 2-0 win over AC Milan on Saturday.
Tim Weah came off the bench, scored ONE GOAL, and played 45 minutes for Juventus.
Yunus Musah started and played 90 minutes for AC Milan.
Gianluca Busio started and played 90 minutes in Venezia’s 1-1 draw with Parma on Sunday.
Christian Pulisic is OUT (Injury) for AC Milan.
Soccer Serie B
Kristoffer Lund started and played 90 minutes in Palermo’s 1-0 win over Juve Stabia on Sunday.
Andrija Novakovich did not dress in Bari’s 2-2 draw with Brescia on Saturday.
France
Soccer Ligue 1
Mark McKenzie started and played 90 minutes in Toulouse’s 0-0 draw with Lyon on Saturday.
Tanner Tessmann dressed but did not play for Lyon.
Emmanuel Sabbi started and played 78 minutes in Le Havre’s 1-1 draw with Stade Reims on Sunday.
Caleb Wiley is OUT (Injury) for Strasbourg.
Folarin Balogun is OUT (Shoulder Injury) for AS Monaco.
Soccer Division 1 Feminine
Lindsey Horan started and played 90 minutes in Lyon’s 2-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday.
Korbin Albert, Eva Gaetino both started and played 90 minutes apiece for Paris Saint-Germain.
Netherlands
Soccer Eredivisie
Richie Ledezma started and played 87 minutes in PSV’s 3-1 loss to PEC Zwolle on Saturday.
Ricardo Pepi came off the bench and played 26 minutes for PSV.
Malik Tillman did not dress (Injury) for PSV.
Paxten Aaronson started and played 90 minutes in FC Utrecht’s 0-0 draw with AZ Alkmaar on Saturday.
Taylor Booth did not dress for FC Utrecht.
Soccer Eerste Divisie
Zach Booth started and played 61 minutes in Excelsior’s 1-0 loss to Cambuur on Friday.
Belgium
Soccer Pro League
Bryan Reynolds started and played 90 minutes in Westerlo’s 3-2 loss to Royal Antwerp on Sunday.
Griffin Yow started, scored ONE PENALTY KICK GOAL, and played 64 minutes for Westerlo.
Marlon Fossey started and played 90 minutes in Standard Liege’s 2-1 win over Sint-Truiden on Sunday.
Scotland
Soccer Cup
Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty started and played 90 minutes each in Celtic’s 2-1 win over Kilmarnock on Saturday.
Dante Polvara started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 54 minutes in Aberdeen’s 3-0 win over Elgin City on Saturday.
Mexico
Soccer Liga MX
Cade Cowell dressed but did not play in Chivas 3-2 loss to Necaxa on Friday.
Frankie Amaya came off the bench and played 12 minutes in Toluca’s 1-1 draw with Monterrey on Saturday.
Alex Zendejas and Club America are off this weekend. The club did play a friendly with Inter Miami in Las Vegas.
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