[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jay DeMerit connected on a fine volley for second-tier Watford in an FA Cup victory. In the same competition, keeper
Tim Howard
recovered after lapse against Liverpool.
Oguchi Onyewu helped Standard Liege take a two-point lead in the Belgian Juliper League. For a wrapup of Americans Abroad. ...
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FA CUP. Everton keeper
Tim Howard let a Steven Gerrard shot squirm past him at the near post in a 1-1 tie with Liverpool in fourth round play, but the American redeemed himself minutes
later with a spectacular save on Gerrard's next effort. Defender
Jay DeMerit struck with a volley to open Watford's scoring in a 4-3 win over Crystal Palace.
Clint Dempsey went the
full 90 and assisted with a cross on Fulham's first goal in a 4-2 win over non-league Kettering Town. Keeper
Brad Friedel and Aston Villa settled for a scoreless tie with Doncaster.
BELGIAN LEAGUE. Central defender
Oguchi Onyewu helped Standard Liege keep Westerlo at bay after the visitors took a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute that held for the final score
and put defending champ Liege in first place, moving two points ahead of Anderlecht.
FRENCH CUP. Freddy Adu didn't suit up for Monaco, which beat Riviera, 1-0, in the round of
16. Defender
Carlos Bocanegra helped Rennes reach the quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over St. Etienne.
MEXICO. Two Americans met on the second game day of the Clausura 2009
when San Luis, with
Michael Orozco going the full 90, fell, 2-1, to Pachuca, for which
Jose Francisco Torres was a 78th minute sub.
Club America, with Edgar Castillo going
the distance in his second straight game for his new club, tied Toluca, 2-2.
SPAIN. Jozy Altidore didn't suit up for Villarreal's 1-1 tie with Osasuna, but New Jersey
product
Giuseppi Rossi scored for the Yellow Submarine, his ninth goal of the season.
SCOTLAND. Neither
DaMarcus Bealsey nor
Maurice Edu suited up for
Glasgow Rangers, which tied Aberdeen, 0-0.