U.S. Abroad Tracker (25 and younger): Shaq Moore almost scores in Camp Nou debut
- by Paul Kennedy @pkedit, Jan 7, 2018
Moore almost scored on Levante's best chance of the game, finding himself free in the area, where German keeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen denied him with an excellent foot save.
Shaq Moore sees his name in lights, but shutout merchant @mterstegen1 has other ideas. #BarçaLevante pic.twitter.com/8ejCdb5fFm
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) January 7, 2018
The start was the fifth of the season and first in almost a month for the former U.S. U-17 and U-20.
Shaq Moore played 90 minutes at right back for #LevanteUD in #BarçaLevante: 49 touches, 14/23 passes, 2 crosses, 1 shot, 2 clearances, 3 tackles, 7 interceptions, 4/7 duels, 2 recoveries. Decent showing in the nearly impossible task of stopping #Barça, who won 3-0. #LaLiga #USMNT pic.twitter.com/DehqY9N7e5
— Jason Foster (@JogaBonito_USA) January 7, 2018
France. Former U.S. U-20 Maki Tall scored twice to give Ligue 2 cellar-dweller Tours a 2-1 win over National 2 (fourth-tier) Chartres in the round of 64 in the French Cup.
Tall caused Chartres all kinds of problems and got defender Thibaut Barthomeuf red carded at the start of the second half with Tours leading 2-1. A second Chartres player went off in stoppage time.
The goals gave Tall six in three French Cup games. He has also scored twice in Ligue 1.
GOALKEEPERS:
Lalo Fernandez (24, Tigres/MEX), on bench, 1-2 at Puebla
DEFENDERS:
Ventura Alvarado (Necaxa/MEX), did not dress, 0-0 vs. Veracruz
*Cameron Carter-Vickers (20, Sheffield United/ENG 2), 90 minutes, 1-0 at Ipswich Town
Shaq Moore (21, Levante/ESP), 90 minutes, 0-3 at Barcelona
*Antonee Robinson (20, Bolton Wanderers/ENG 2), 90 minutes, 1-2 vs. Huddersfield Town
DeAndre Yedlin (24, Newcastle United/ENG), did not dress, 3-1 vs. Luton Town
MIDFIELDERS:
Luca de la Torre (19, Fulham/ENG2), on bench, 0-1 vs. Southampton
Jonathan Gonzalez (18, Monterrey/MEX), 90 minutes, 1-1 vs. Morelia
Lyndon Gooch (21, Sunderland/ENG 2), did not dress, 0-2 at Middlesbrough
Alejandro Guido (23, Tijuana/MEX), sub-17 minutes, 0-0 at Cruz Azul
Emerson Hyndman (21, Bournemouth/ENG), 90 minutes, 1 own goal, 2-2 vs. Wigan Athletic
Kyle Scott (19, Chelsea/ENG), did not dress, 0-0 at Norwich City
FORWARDS:
Kekuta Manneh (22, Pachuca/MEX), did not dress, 2-3 vs. UNAM
Keaton Parks (20, Benfica/POR), sub-45 minutes, 2-0 at Moreirense
Oscar Romero (21, UNAM/MEX), did not dress, 3-2 at Pachuca
Maki Tall (22, Tours/FRA 2), 90 minutes, 2 goals, 2-1 at Chartres
*On loan
By now we should have enough young players in Europe that SA can track 21 and unders, no? 22-25 is the range of adults in professional soccer (ironic, given that in the US 30 YOs are still considered "kids".