Jose Francisco Torres and Marco Antonio Vidal started for Mexican club Pachuca in its 3-2 loss at home to Tigres that put a dent in its Torneo Apertura playoff hopes on Tuesday. U.S. international Jermaine Jones started for Schalke 04 in its 1-0 win over FSV Frankfurt in Germany's DFB Pokal. German-American Alfredo Morales, 20, suited up for Hertha Berlin's first team for the first time in a competitive game for its cup game.

Tuesday Results:

Americans Abroad
Germany (DfB Pokal)
FSV Frankfurt 0 Schalke 04 1
Jermaine Jones-Schalke 04 (76 minutes)

Mexico (Torneo Apertura)
Pachuca 2 Tigres 3
Marco Antonio Vidal-Pachuca (90 minutes)
Jose Francisco Torres-Pachuca (67 minutes)
Herculez Gomez-Pachuca (sub: 22 minutes)

Thursday Schedule:

Major League Soccer
Conference Semifinals, First Leg
Columbus Crew at Colorado Rapids, 9 p.m. ET, ESPN2/Deportes/ESPN3.com

Saturday Schedule:

Americans Abroad
Major League Soccer
Conference Semifinals, First Leg
Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas, 5 or 5:30pm ET, FSC/Fox Deportes
New York Red Bulls at San Jose Earthquakes, 10 p.m. ET, TeleFutura

Sunday Schedule:

Major League Soccer
Conference Semifinals, First Leg
Los Angeles Galaxy at Seattle Sounders FC, 8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2/Deportes/ESPN3.com