The 2016-17 Bundesliga season opened this weekend, and Bobby Wooden promptly displayed his energy and ability for his new workforce. One degree under, Andrew Wooten scored his first purpose in almost a yr.
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Brian Sciaretta
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August 28, 2016
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Wooden scores in Bundesliga debut
Earlier this yr, as U.S. nationwide workforce ahead Bobby Wooden was tearing up the two.Bundesliga with Union Berlin, former U.S. U-20 head coach Thomas Rongen admitted to me that he was nonetheless not satisfied Wooden was going to search out success within the Bundesliga. He mentioned Wooden, whom he coached within the 2011 U-20 cycle, was going to get his probability on the highest degree in Germany but it surely was curious to see how he would do.
Wooden, 23, is off to an important begin for his new membership, Hamburg SV, which he joined over the summer season.
On Saturday’s opening sport, he scored a particular “Route 1-style” purpose in opposition to Ingolstadt when he took a protracted punt from his personal goalkeeper, muscled off a defender, and hit a long-range left-footed shot to beat the keeper. It was refreshing to see a striker select to remain on his toes and end the job relatively than searching for a penalty.
The sport ended 1-1 and featured one other Yank, Ingolstadt midfielder Alfredo Morales, who performed 81 minutes.
Orozco, Tijuana proceed to shock
Michael Orozco, 30, has been maligned by U.S. followers for his worldwide performances, together with notorious purple playing cards on the 2008 Olympics and within the third-place sport of the 2016 Copa America. Final season for Tijuana Orozco hardly performed however nonetheless discovered his manner onto the Copa roster.
Today he’s beginning for Tijuana each week and the membership is surprisingly in first place in Liga MX after seven video games. On Friday, Orozco performed proper again in a 1-0 win over Pumas and Tijuana has now conceded simply 5 targets all season. It additionally boasts the most effective purpose differential in Mexico proper now—plus-nine.
Johannsson completes comeback
It has been some time since Aron Johannsson performed in a significant sport. Actually, it’s been over 11 months since his final Bundesliga look for Werder Bremen.
On Friday Johannsson acquired the beginning for Werder in its opener in opposition to Bayern Munich. It did not go properly. Johannsson barely noticed the ball within the 6-0 loss, as Bayern Munich established management from the opening whistle and by no means let go.
Cameron returns to beginning XI
After a stable Copa America in June, Geoff Cameron didn’t see the sector in Stoke Metropolis’s first two video games of the Premier League season. That modified on Saturday when the Massachusetts native was given the beginning in central protection on the street in opposition to Everton.
Everton ended up successful on a penalty referred to as in opposition to Stoke’s Phil Bardsley. The following penalty was taken by Leighton Baines and his kick from the spot bounced off the submit, hit a diving goalkeeper Shay Given earlier than rolling again into the online. It was the one purpose in a 1-0 Everton win.
Stoke has only one level in three video games however Cameron performed properly within the loss and ought to be poised for extra minutes following the worldwide break. Now Stoke must claw towards midtable the place it appears to complete on an annual foundation.
Johnson and Chandler impress
Within the opening weekend within the Bundesliga, two People got here off the bench to contribute to spectacular wins.
With Eintracht Frankfurt up 1-0 on Schalke, Timothy Chandler got here on within the 56th minute at proper again to assist protect the scoreline. It was a minor upset for the house workforce, which was diminished to 10 gamers within the eightieth minute. Chandler must make a case for minutes this season, and a constructive efficiency throughout 34 minutes cannot damage.
Borussia Monchengladbach defeated Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 on Saturday with Fabian Johnson coming into the sport at proper midfield simply after the hour mark. He helped win the ball on the play resulting in Lars Stindl’s game-winning purpose within the eighty fifth minute.
Johnson is often a starter for Monchengladbach however was coming off a 90-minute effort in a Champions League qualifying win on Wednesday over Younger Boys.
Yedlin makes Newcastle debut
DeAndre Yedlin moved from Tottenham to Newcastle in the course of the week so it was at all times unlikely he was going to begin on Saturday in opposition to Brighton & Hove Albion.
The Seattle native did make a cameo look off the bench within the 88th minute of the 2-0 win as Newcastle moved into fourth place within the English Championship.
PROGRAMME: DeAndre Yedlin is our cowl star for tomorrow’s sport ??
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— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) August 26, 2016
Wooten ends drought for Sandhausen
At first of the 2015-16 2.Bundesliga season, Andrew Wooten couldn’t cease scoring. Actually, he scored so typically he earned nationwide workforce call-ups, making his debut in October.
However the German-American has been on a protracted dry spell since that point, drawing blanks since September 11, 2015.
That was snapped on Saturday when Wooten got here off the bench within the sixty fourth minute and scored a comfort purpose in Sandhausen’s 2-1 loss to Stuttgart.
If Wooten can set up a little bit of consistency within the season forward, the door seems to be open for extra nationwide workforce alternatives.
