Posted by ian Clarke

April 6 , 2014 Email

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As the final weeks of the fall/winter seasons are winding down, and summer seasons just about all in full swing, it is one of the most exciting times of the year to follow football. Across the continent the battles continue to see what teams will fend off relegation, which teams will gain promotion, and who will earn some silverware. There are a handful of Canadians in all of those scenarios from David Edgar’s Burnley pushing from Premiership promotion, to Simeon Jackson’s Millwall fighting to avoid relegation, to Atiba Hutchinson’s Besiktas in the mix for a coveted Champions League position. In Germany

A popular place to compete if you are a Canadian, it was a busy weekend for Canucks overseas. While the highest profile player competing in the Bundesliga is still Marcel De Jong, the left sided defender/midfielder has seen limited time on the pitch this season. His Augsburg side however, continues to stay well clear of relegation and while he watched from the bench this weekend, they broke Bayern Munich’s 53-match unbeaten run in a 1-0 victory. Perhaps the biggest player of note over the last few days was Samuel Piette earning his first minutes with Fortuna Dusseldorf’s first team. The 19 year old had spent time with their reserve team playing week in, week out 90 minutes and he was brought into their match with Paderborn and was eventually subbed to shore up the defence as the game winning goalscorer Erwin Hoffer came out. This is without question a very big step in Piette’s career as earning minutes in Germany at 19 is usually a good indication he will be one to watch in the coming seasons. Piette’s 10 minutes of action helped Fortuna Dusseldorf hold onto a 2-1 victory over third placed Paderborn and keeps his team clear of the relegation zone as they are now sitting in 12th place. One other Canadian to note in the 2.Bundesliga is former CMNT captain Kevin McKenna, who went the full 90 minutes in a 2-0 victory over Arminia Bielefeld to keep them well ahead of Greuther Furth and Paderborn for promotion to the Bundesliga. An injury-plagued campaign has seen McKenna only get on the field a few times and as the team looks to be in cruise control, it is an indication of his importance that in these last crucial games, he has been given the chance to play.

Tosaint Ricketts opens the scoring, but in the end, Bucaspor are soundly beaten 4-1 by Sanliurfaspor.



Samuel Piette gets first team minutes and is still learning how to celebrate a solid 2-1 win in front of traveling support.



Here's how the rest of Canada's Internationals did Across the Pond: Daniel Haber – Apollon Limassol (CPR – D1):

Saturday, April 5, subbed in at the 90th minute in a 1-1 draw with AEL. David Edgar – Burnley (ENG - D2):

Saturday, April 5, played all 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw with Watford. Simeon Jackson – Millwall (ENG – D2):

Saturday, April 5, did not play in a 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest. Michael Petrasso – Queen’s Park Rangers (ENG – D2):

Saturday, April 5, did not play in a 2-1 loss to AFC Bournemouth.. Terry Dunfield – Oldham Athletic (ENG – D3):

Saturday, April 5, did not play in a 3-2 victory over Bradford City. Iain Hume – Fleetwood Town (ENG – D4):

Saturday, April 5, played 77 minutes in a 2-0 victory over Oxford United. Marcel De Jong – FC Augsburg (GER - D1):

Saturday, April 5, did not play in a 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich. Samuel Piette – Fortuna Dusseldorf (GER – D2):

Friday, April 4, subbed in at the 80th minute in a 2-1 victory over Paderborn. Kevin McKenna – FC Koln (GER – B2):

Saturday, April 5, played all 90 minutes in a 2-0 victory over Arminia Bielefeld. Olivier Occean – Kaiserslautern (GER - D1):

Sunday, April 6, did not play in a 1-1 draw with Bochum. Andre Hainault – Aalen (GER – B2):

Friday, April 4, subbed in at the 88th minute in a 2-1 victory over FSV Frankfurt. Randy Edwini-Bonsu – Stuttgarter Kickers (GER – D3):

Friday, April 4, played 45 minutes in a 1-0 victory over Saarbrucken. Nik Ledgerwood – MSV Duisburg (GER – D3):

Friday, April 4, played all 90 minutes in a 0-0 draw with Stuttgart II. Adam Straith – Wehen Wiesbaden (GER - D3):

Saturday, April 5, did not play in a 1-0 loss to Heidenheim. Daniel Stanese – Augsburg II (GER – D4):

Saturday, April 5, played all 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw with Greuther Furth II. Caleb Clarke – Augsburg II (GER – D4):

Saturday, April 5, played 60 minutes in a 2-2 draw with Greuther Furth II. Julian De Guzman – Skoda Xanthi (GRE – D1):

Saturday, April 5, played all 90 minutes in a 3-2 loss to OFI. Tomer Chencinski – Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR – D1):

Next match, Monday April 7 v Hapoel Jerusalem. Roberto Stillo – Perugia (ITA – D3):

Sunday, April 6, did not play in a 2-1 victory over Viareggio. Dejan Jakovic – Shimizu S-Pulse (JPN – D1):

Sunday, April 6, played all 90 minutes in a 1-0 victory over Ventforet Kofu. Pedro Pacheco – Santa Clara (POR – D2):

Sunday, April 6, played all 90 minutes in a 2-1 victory over Sporting Braga II. Atiba Hutchinson – Besiktas (TUR – D1):

Saturday, April 5, played all 90 minutes in a 2-1 victory over Kayserispor. Tosaint Ricketts – Bucaspor (TUR – D2):

Wednesday, April 2, played all 90 minutes and scored A GOAL in a 4-1 loss to Sanliurfaspor.

Next match, Monday April 7 v Adanaspor.

Lucas Cavallini – Nacional (URU – D1):

Sunday, April 6, Match postponed v Danubio.



ACROSS THE BORDER Issey Nakajima-Farran opens his account for Toronto FC, netting the insurance goal as they win 2-0 over the Columbus Crew.





Patrice Bernier – Montreal Impact:

Saturday, April 5, subbed in at the 72nd minute in a 2-2 draw with New York Red Bulls. Karl Ouimette – Montreal Impact:

Saturday, April 5, did not play in a 2-2 draw with New York Red Bulls. Rob Friend – LA Galaxy:

Sunday, April 6, did not play in a 3-0 victory over Chivas USA. Will Johnson – Portland Timbers:

Saturday, April 5, played 89 minutes in a 4-4 draw with the Seattle Sounders. Dwayne De Rosario – Toronto FC:

Saturday, April 5, played 69 minutes in a 2-0 victory over Columbus Crew. Issey Nakajima-Farran – Toronto FC:

Saturday, April 5, subbed in at the 69th minute and scored A GOAL in a 2-0 victory over Columbus Crew. Doneil Henry – Toronto FC:

Saturday, April 5, did not play in a 2-0 victory over Columbus Crew. Jonathan Osorio – Toronto FC:

Saturday, April 5, did not play in a 2-0 victory over Columbus Crew. Russel Teibert – Vancouver Whitecaps:

Saturday, April 5, played all 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Colorado Rapids.