Nottingham Forest advances, goals for Cowell in Concacaf Champions Cup
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Concacaf starts at The City Ground, where Matt Turner’s Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 in regulation with Bristol City and advanced 5-3 on penalties in an FA Cup Fourth Round replay. Divock Origi scored for Forest in the 8th and Bristol City equalized in the 14th minute. With the game still 1-1 after extra time and going to penalties, Nottingham Forest converted all five of their attempts with Turner saving Bristol City’s attempt in the second round. Gio Reyna wasn’t eligible for this game due to joining the squad after the original Fourth Round encounter that ended 0-0 on January 26. Nottingham Forest hosts Manchester United on February 28.
In the Bundesliga, Brenden Aaronson subbed on in the 82nd minute of Union Berlin’s 1-1 draw at Mainz. Mainz scored eight minutes into first-half stoppage time and Union Berlin’s Robin Gosens equalized 13 minutes into first-half stoppage time.
Emmanuel Sabbi subbed out in the 72nd minute of Le Havre’s 3-1 loss at Strasbourg in the Coupe de France round of 16. Down a goal from the 21st, Le Havre’s Andrew Ayew equalized in the 20th. Strasbourg retook the lead in the 36th and Le Havre played a man down from the 80th with a red card to Daler Kuzyaev. Strasbourg scored again in the 90th minute.
Cameron Carter-Vickers wasn’t in the squad for Celticps 2-1 win at Hibernian in the Scottish Premiership. Adam Idah put Celtic up from the penalty spot in the 10th minute with Hibernian equalizing in the 60th. Idah converted a second penalty two minutes into stoppage time.
Moving to the Concacaf Champions Cup, Cade Cowell subbed out in the 67th minute of Chivas’s 3-1 win at Forge FC. Cowell opened the scoring for Chivas in the 26th with Forge equalizing in the 31st. Ricardo Marin returned the Chivas lead a minute into stoppage time and Cowell scored again in the 62nd minute. Also in the Concacaf Champions Cup, the Vancouver Whitecaps drew 1-1 at home with Tigres. Damir Kreilach put the Whitecaps up in the 32nd and Tigres equalized in the 88th minute.
On Thursday, Folarin Balogun’s AS Monaco exited the Coupe de France in the round of 16 at Rouen 6-5 on penalties after drawing 1-1 in regulation. Balogun converted a Monaco penalty in the 35th minute and Rouen equalized five minutes into first-half stoppage time. With the game moving to penalties, Rouen failed to convert in the fourth round and Monaco failed to convert in the fifth and seventh rounds.
