Canadians Abroad Nov Nov 27th to Dec 3rd

[jordan]

• In this thread post match updates on all Canadians for Nov 27th to Dec 3rd
• If you find updates posted in some other thread then post them here as well, but be sure to credit the original poster.
• If there is news that is particularly significant (eg. someone scores a big goal, someone gets injured, etc.) then feel free to begin a new thread on that topic in order to draw greater attention or start a discussion, but also post that news here.
• Some comments on news posted in this thread are okay, but let's not let this thread go off into a long discussion. If the news already appears in another thread (as per the previous bullet) then post your comments in that other thread, otherwise if you want to say something significant or if it is likely to generate replies then begin a new thread 

[Corazon]

Portugal

Stephen Eustaquio starting for Pacos de Ferreira vs Famalicao

Update:  Pacos go up 1-0 in the 20th minute.  Just assisted the 2nd goal in the 88th minute.

With the win today, Pacos jump all the way up into 5th place which is the final Europa League spot.  This puts them behind only the big 4 teams of  Portugal (Porto, Sporting, Benfica & Braga).  And Pacos had a game in hand in the league with every other team besides Moreierense.

Edited November 27, 2020 by Corazon

[jordan]

England

Junior Hoilett is on the bench for today’s vs Luton. Came on in the 76th, 4-0 final

Scotland

David Wotherspoon starts against Motherwell in the Betfred Cup. Goal in the 77th. 2-1 win, progress to the quarter finals of the Betfred cup

Dario Zanatta is on the Ayr bench for today’s Betfred Cup match against Livingston. On in the 55th, getting pumped. 4-0 loss

Will Baynham starts against Stenhousemuir in League 2 action. Off in the 68th. 3-1 win and still top of the league.

Poland 

Niko Korzeneicki went 90 for Zaglebie Sosnowiec in a 2-1 loss to GKS Jastrzebie

Kris Twardek is on the bench as Jagiellonia takes on Stal Mielec. Remained on the bench in a 3-1 loss

Denmark

Noble Okello has the start and Rocco Romeo is on the bench as Koge take on Esbjerg. Okello went 90 in a 2-0 loss, was also carded in the 71st

[WestHamCanadianinOxford]

Premier League 2 Division 1

Liam Millar goes 90' for Liverpool u23s in a 2-7 loss to the Man City u23s. 

 

[jordan]

Belgium 

Brym starts against Club Brugge.

Subbed out in the 59th at 0-0.

[Nate3322]

Double post

Edited November 28, 2020 by Nate3322

[WestHamCanadianinOxford]

England FA Cup Round 2 

Petrasso starts for non-league Barnet v. League 1 MK Dons

Update: Injured and off at about 55'.  Dons score in '82 minute and win 0-1 to send them out.  

 

Scottish League Cup

Harry Paton starts for Ross County away to Celtic. 

Subbed 89'.  Beat Celtic 0-2. 

Edited November 29, 2020 by WestHamCanadianinOxford

[shamrock]

Froese and Hainault started in the match between Saarbrücken and 1. FCK. Froese exited the game in the 39th so I'm guessing injured. 1-1 ATM, with the FCK goalkeeper red-carded in the 69th. 

[WestHamCanadianinOxford]

Turkey

Larin and Atiba start for Besiktas away to Fenerbache (Larin gets the picture)

 

Update

Assist and some decent play, but second yellow at 50'.  His team hold on with 10 men for 3-4 win. 

Edited November 29, 2020 by WestHamCanadianinOxford

[jordan]

Scotland

Arfield starts against Falkirk, 7 players rotated. 
Game appears to be free on Rangerstv.tv you may need to register though.

No half time show today instead showing highlights from league cup final of 98, Rangers Vs St Johnstone and Nick Dasovic’s goal in the 8th minute. 
 

Out in the 55th it’s 4-0, surprised he’s wasn’t out at half 

[WestHamCanadianinOxford]

Premier League 2 Division 2

Corbeanu starts for Wolves U23 away to Newcastle U23.

[jordan]

Asian Champions League

Tom Heward-Belle played the final 82 in a 4-0 win over Shanghai SIPG

[shamrock]

James starts in the Champions League! Whatever happens with his career, he'll never forget this one. 

[ADP10]

Atalanta scored (1-1) but it was not his fault. From what I watched since the 60th, he has played really well. Just couldn’t stay with his man for one through ball.

[WestHamCanadianinOxford]

English Championship 

Hoilett came on in the 62' for Cardiff City, closes down a defender in the 68', steals the ball and feeds his teammate for a tap in. Goal 2 in 3-0 win over Huddersfield. 

[Corazon]

Portugal

Stephen Eustaquio played the full 90 min in a 1-0 over Steven Vitoria's Moreirense.  Vitoria remained on the bench.  It was their make-up game.  

Pacos now sit in 5th behind the big 4 teams with a record of 4-2-2.  Moreirense now sit in 14th place and only 1 point off the relegation zone.

Edited December 2, 2020 by Corazon

[Nate3322]

Major League Soccer

Callum Montgomery is on the bench for FC Dallas tonight

Edited December 2, 2020 by Nate3322

[bfque8]

 

Yann Fillion makes the step up in Finland from the Ykkönen (second tier) with Ekenäs up to the Veikkausliiga (first tier) with newly-promoted side Oulu for 2021 - believe it's also a club option for 2022.

 

Ottawa-born keeper, put in quite a few games with EIF, in a 1A/1B situation with their second keeper Jiri Koski. Across the pair, it was enough to take the team up to 4th place in the Ykkönen in 2020. Will be interesting to see the keeper duel at Oulu next season (Finnish season starts back up in April, COVID-pending).

 

From a Finnish friend: 

"Expectations: Backup, probably sees 5-7 games in the league. The club wanted a young goalkeeper with reach and the ability to claim crosses as their first-choice is quite short for the position. Fillion's season at EIF wasn't exactly a shining success story and their fans considered the other keeper to have played better, though he got a lot of starts despite reports of mediocre performances."

Edited December 2, 2020 by bfque8

[bfque8]

5 hours ago, Corazon said:

Portugal

Stephen Eustaquio played the full 90 min in a 1-0 over Steven Vitoria's Moreirense.  Vitoria remained on the bench.  It was their make-up game.  

Pacos now sit in 5th behind the big 4 teams with a record of 4-2-2.  Moreirense now sit in 14th place and only 1 point off the relegation zone.

Eustaquio also picked up a joint league-high fourth MoTM award of the season with his performance today against MFC.

[jordan]

England U23

Dan Jebbison played the final 17 in a 4-0 win over Crewe Alexandria.

Poland 

Nico Krozeniecki has the start for Zaglebie Sosnowiec against MKS Puszcza Niepolomice. 90 minutes in a 2-0 win

[bfque8]

Singapore

[SPL] Jordan Webb (Tampines Rovers) saw the second 45' in a 1-1 draw against Lion City. The single point means Tampines punch a ticket for the 2021 AFC Champions League group stages.

[SPL] Danial Scott Crichton (Young Lions) saw the full 90' in a 2-1 loss to Geylang International.

 

Norway

[ELT] Simon Thomas (Sarpsborg 08) served as the backup for Sarpsborg, with the club finding an 85th-minute equaliser to take a point off Kristiansund who started the day in 5th. The point moves S08 up to 12th, 6 points clear of the relegation playoff spot and 9 points clear of a direct drop with 3 games left to play this season.

[ELT] Sam Adekugbe (Vålerenga) had the start against Stabaek, going 73' in a 1-1 draw. The draw means Vålerenga hold onto 3rd with 48 points and a +13GD. Rosenborg behind in 4th are on 45 points and an identical +13GD but have a game in hand on VIF, while Kristiansund lead the chasing pack in 5th on 44 points. This means VIF will carry a cushion of 4 points into the final 3 games of the season, as they look for a top-four finish that would take them into Europe for next season.

Edited December 2, 2020 by bfque8

[bfque8]

UEFA Europa League

[Group D] Scott Arfield's Rangers take on Standard Liège. Kickoff on DAZN at 3:00pm ET. 

• Rangers currently hold top spot in Group D over Benfica on H2H, and can stay there with either a win, or a draw + Benfica draw/loss, or a loss + Benfica loss. Rangers can also guarantee progression to the knockouts with a win today.

[Group H] Jonathan David's Lille take on Sparta Prague. Kickoff on DAZN at 12:55pm ET.

• Lille currently hold top spot in Group H over Milan by a point, and can stay there with either a win, or a draw + Milan draw/loss, or a loss + Milan draw/loss (Lille hold H2H over Milan). Lille can also guarantee progression to the knockouts with a win today.

[Group L] Milan Borjan's Crvena zvezda take on Hoffenheim. Kickoff on DAZN at 12:55pm ET.

• Zvezda cannot drop from 2nd today, and can take top spot in the group with a win by more than two over Hoffenheim (to overcome Hoffenheim's H2H advantage). Zvezda can guarantee their progression to the knockouts if they get at least a single point from today.

 

USA

[MLS] Raheem Edwards, Greg Ranjitsingh and Dayne St. Clair's Minnesota United take on Sporting Kansas City in their conference semifinals tie. Kickoff is at 8:30pm ET, with the game on TSN1 and TSN4. A win for Minnesota would see them through to a Western Finals matchups against Seattle, with Seattle having the hosting rights.

Edited December 3, 2020 by bfque8

[bfque8]

UEFA Europa League

[Group D] 86' and a goal for Scott Arfield today, as his Rangers side fought hard for a 3-2 win over Standard. RSCL took two leads in this one, but Arfield's goal meant Rangers took all three points out of this one, which also books their place in the UEL round of 32.

[Group H] Jonathan David goes the full 90' for Lille, picking up the hockey assist on Yilmaz's goal and drawing both yellows on Čelůstka that took Sparta down to ten men for the final 26 minutes, as Lille punch their tickets to the round of 32 with a 2-1 comeback win over Sparta, having originally gone down to their ten men in the 71st minute. Lille needed two goals in the 80th and 84th from Yazici and Yilmaz respectively to pull through.

[Group L] Milan Borjan had the start for Crvena zvezda, casually pulling out a shutout performance against Hoffenheim, as the Serbian side played to a 0-0 draw against Hoffenheim at home. The single point takes them into the round of 32 as well, as Group L shakes out to Hoffenheim and Zvezda qualifying in 1st and 2nd. Milan also gets MoTM honours for his troubles, after making a number of big saves (6 saves total).

 

All told, a solid night for the CanMNT lads, as all three find themselves awaiting a round of 32 draw in a couple weeks' time.

Edited December 3, 2020 by bfque8

[Obinna]

1 hour ago, bfque8 said:

UEFA Europa League

[Group D] Scott Arfield has the start for Rangers against Standard Liège. Kickoff on DAZN at 3:00pm ET. 

• UPDATE: GOAL, Arfield! He makes the same late unmarked run that's been his bread and butter all season, and Rangers go up 3-2 with just under 25 to go.
• UPDATE #2: Arfield off after 86'. A good night for Arfield - maybe could've been a tad more solid defensively, but made his trademark run for the all-important goal that should put Rangers through at this point.

[Group H] Jonathan David goes the full 90' for Lille, picking up the hockey assist on Yazici's goal and drawing both yellows on Čelůstka that took Sparta down to ten men for the final 26 minutes, as Lille punch their tickets to the round of 32 with a 2-1 comeback win over Sparta, having originally gone down to their ten men in the 71st minute. Lille needed two goals in the 80th and 84th from Yazici and Yilmaz respectively to pull through.

[Group L] Milan Borjan had the start for Crvena zvezda, casually pulling out a shutout performance against Hoffenheim, as the Serbian side played to a 0-0 draw against Hoffenheim at home. The single point takes them into the round of 32 as well, as Group L shakes out to Hoffenheim and Zvezda qualifying in 1st and 2nd. Milan also gets MoTM honours for his troubles, after making a number of big saves (6 saves total).

I think it was Yilmaz, wasn't it? I believe he had a brace.

[bfque8]

1 minute ago, Obinna said:

I think it was Yilmaz, wasn't it? I believe he had a brace.

apologies, yeah - Yilmaz not Yazici. (getting my Turkish players mixed up here, haha) — original post edited to reflect that.

Edited December 3, 2020 by bfque8