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Goal for Sargent in League Cup, Philadelphia advances in US Open Cup
Tuesday saw USMNT players in action in the League Cup, starting with George Campbell’s West Brom losing 3-2 to Derby County on penalties after drawing 1-1 in regulation. Aune Heggebo put West Brom up at home in the 67th and Derby County equalized six minutes into stoppage time. West Brom failed to convert in rounds one, two and five of penalties while Derby County didn’t score in rounds two and four. Campbell saw yellow in the 48th minute.
Josh Sargent subbed out in the 62nd for Norwich City’s 2-1 win at Watford. Sargent put Norwich up in the 10th and Marcelino Nunez doubled the lead in the 24th. Watford scored in the 68th minute. Haji Wright subbed out in the 62rd for Coventry City’s 1-0 home win over Luton Town. Wright assisted on Ellis Simms’s goal in the 57th minute.
Aidan Morris subbed on in the 61st for Middlesbrough’s 4-0 home loss to Doncaster Rovers. Middlesbrough fell behind in the 11th and Doncaster added goals in the 23rd, 84th, and six minutes into stoppage time. Damion Downs subbed out in the 62rd for Southampton’s 1-0 win at Northampton Town. Mateus Fernandes scored Southampton’s goal in the 48th minute.
Did Not Play: Daryl Dike (West Brom 1 – Derby County 1, 2-3 on penalties), Patrick Agyemang (Derby County 1 – West Brom 1, 3-2 on penalties), Caleb Wiley (Watford 1 – Norwich City 2), Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City 2 – Swindon Town 1), Matko Miljevic (Huracan 0 – Once Caldas 1, Sudamericana round of 16 first-leg)
On Tuesday in the League Cup, Lynden Gooch subbed out in the 79th for Huddersfield Town, advancing 3-2 on penalties over Leicester City after drawing 2-2 in regulation. Trailing at home from the 54th, Daniel Vost equalized for Huddersfield in the 65th. Leicester City retook the lead in the 68th and Cameron Ashia equalized for Huddersfield in the 76th minute. Both teams failed to convert in the opening round of penalties, with Leicester City not scoring in rounds four and five.
Philadelphia came back to beat the Red Bulls 3-2 at Subaru Park in the US Open Cup quarterfinals. Trailing from a Wikelman Carmona goal in the 8th, Tai Baribo equalized for the Union in the 13th. New York retook the lead from an Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting goal in the 71st. Milan Iloski equalized for Philadelphia in the 74th and Olwethu Makhanya scored in the 89th minute.
Did Not Play: Alan Sonora (Cerro Porteno 0 – Estudiantes 1, Libertadores round of 16 first-leg)
Thursday saw Erik Palmer-Brown’s Panithinaikos advance 4-3 on penalties over Shakhtar Dontesk after drawing 0-0 in regulation and by the same score on aggregate in the third round of Europa League qualifying. With the game scoreless after extra time in Krakow, Poland, Shakhtar failed to convert in rounds one five and six of penalties while Panathinaikos didn’t score in rounds three and five.
In UEFA Conference League third round qualifying, Kenny Saief subbed on in the 78th for Maccabi Haifa’s 2-0 loss at Rakow to exit 2-1 on aggregate. Rakow took the lead on the night a minute into first-half stoppage time. Maccabi Haifa’s Lisav Eissat saw red in the 55th. Rakow converted a penalty in the 76th minute.
Did Not Play: Konrad De La Fuente (Lausanne 2 – FC Astana 0, Lausanne advances 5-1 on aggregate in Europa League qualifying)
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