U.S. Abroad Tracker (25 and younger): Pulisic ends fall Bundesliga campaign with winner

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, Dec 16, 2017

A fall campaign of extreme frustration for Christian Pulisic ended on a positive note as he scored the late winner to give Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 win over Hoffenheim in its last Bundesliga game before the winter break.

PULISIC WINS IT!

A magical touch and finish from the USMNT Player of the Year gives Dortmund the winner in the 89th minute! https://t.co/4tNrjPTTMZ

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 16, 2017

The win was the second of the week for Borussia Dortmund under new coach, Peter Stoeger, after it had gone eight straight games without a victory. More important, Dortmund climbed into a three-way tie for third place.

"[We've been working on] our defensive stability, and staying compact as a group," Pulisic said. "Defense first."

Borussia Dortmund leads the Bundesliga with 39 goals in 17 games but gave up 21 of its 24 goals during its eight-game slide that cost it the league lead.

Pulisic had been winless since the USA's loss to Trinidad & Tobago that knocked it out of the World Cup until Tuesday's 2-0 win over Mainz, a span of two months.

-- Schalke 04 is second after its come-from-behind 2-2 tie at Eintracht Frankfurt. Weston McKennie came on for the last 10 minutes when Schalke rallied from 2-0 down.

France. Washington-born Jordan Siebatcheu scored three goals and added an assist in French Ligue 2 leader Reims' 5-1 win over Valenciennes. The 21-year-old Siebatcheu whose only international experience is two friendly games for France's U-21s has nine goals this season, putting him tied for third in Ligue 2.

74' Le caviar de #Martin, qui dépose le ballon sur la tête de @Theosonsmith !!! La suite ? C'est cadré, c'est un triplé !!!!  #JordyPuissance3 4-1 ! pic.twitter.com/Oe8Dxyyxwl

— Stade de Reims (@StadeDeReims) December 16, 2017

GOALKEEPERS:
SATURDAY:
Brady Scott (18, FC Cologne/GER), did not dress, 1-0 vs. Wolfsburg
SUNDAY:
Jonathan Klinsmann (20, Hertha Berlin/GER), at RB Leipzig
Ethan Horvath (22, Club Brugge/BEL), at Anderlecht

DEFENDERS:
FRIDAY:
Shaq Moore (20, Levante/ESP), did not dress, 0-0 at Sevilla
SATURDAY:
John Brooks (24, Wolfsburg/GER), did not dress, 0-1 at FC Cologne
*Cameron Carter-Vickers (19, Sheffield United/ENG 2), 68 minutes, 0-1 at Preston North End
*Matt Miazga (22, Vitesse/NED), 90 minutes, 1-1 at FC Twente
*Antonee Robinson (20, Bolton Wanderers/ENG 2), 90 minutes, 0-1 vs. Burton Albion
Caleb Stanko (24, Freiburg/GER), sub-1 minute, 3-3 at Augsburg
DeAndre Yedlin (24, Newcastle United/ENG), 90 minutes, 0-1 at Arsenal
SUNDAY:
Shane O'Neill (24, Excelsior/NED), vs. Groningen
Desevio Payne (21, Excelsior/NED), vs. Groningen

MIDFIELDERS:
FRIDAY:
Jerome Kiesewetter (24, Fortuna Duesseldorf/GER 2), sub-14 minutes, 1-0 at Ein. Braunschweig
SATURDAY:
Luca de la Torre (19, Fulham/ENG2), sub-2 minutes, 0-1 at Sunderland
Lyndon Gooch (21, Sunderland/ENG 2),  66 minutes, 1 yellow card, 1-0 vs. Fulham
Weston McKennie (19, Schalke 04/GER), sub-10 minutes, 2-2 at Ein. Frankfurt
Christian Pulisic (19, Bor. Dortmund/GER), 89 minutes, 2-1 vs. Hoffenheim
Kenny Saief (23, Gent/BEL), on bench, 0-0 at Standard Liege
Kyle Scott (19, Chelsea/ENG), did not dress, 1-0 vs. Southampton
Juan Pablo Torres (18, Lokeren/BEL), did not dress, vs. Beveren
SUNDAY:
Emerson Hyndman (21, Bournemouth/ENG), vs. Liverpool

FORWARDS:
FRIDAY:
*Andrija Novakovich (21, Telstar/NED 2), 90 minutes, 1-0 at Utrecht II
Bobby Wood (25, Hamburg/GER), did not dress, 0-0 at Bor. M'Gladbach
SATURDAY:
Jordan Siebatcheu (21, Reims/FRA 2), 3 goals, 1 assist, 5-1 vs. Valenciennes
SUNDAY:
*McKinze Gaines (19, Darmstadt/GER 2), at Greuther Fuerth
Julian Green (22, Greuther Fuerth/GER 2), vs. Darmstadt
Keaton Parks (20, Benfica B/POR 2), at Tondela
*Haji Wright (19, Sandhausen/GER 2), vs. Holstein Kiel
MONDAY:
Maki Tall (22, Tours/FRA 2), at Lens
*Josh Perez (19, Livorno/ITA 3), vs. Piacenza