The European membership friendlies rolled on Saturday with a number of U.S. males’s nationwide workforce gamers getting on the scoresheet as their preseason schedules continued.
Ricardo Pepi scored his first objective for Eredivisie aspect PSV in a 2-1 comeback victory over FC Blau-Weib Linz on Saturday. The USMNT ahead joined PSV from Bundesliga membership Augsburg earlier this summer time and didn’t waste any time making an affect together with his new membership.
Xavi Simons’ 14th minute penalty-kick equalizer tied it up for PSV earlier than Pepi delivered the go-ahead objective simply two minutes later.
Pepi was substituted off at halftime of the 120-minute pleasant match, being changed by Simon Colyn.
Here’s a round-up of Saturday’s motion involving American gamers:
Paxten Aaronson scores 4 objectives for Eintracht Frankfurt
Bundesliga aspect Eintracht Frankfurt continued its preseason preparations with former U.S. Underneath-20 males’s nationwide workforce star Paxten Aaronson scoring 4 objectives in a 15-1 victory over sixth-tier FSV Braunfels.
Former USMNT defender Timmy Chandler additionally scored as soon as within the win, getting the beginning earlier than Aaronson got here on for the second half.
Chandler’s objective got here within the fifteenth minute off a rebound, then giving Frankfurt a 3-0 on the time.
Aaronson got here on for the ultimate 45 minutes of the pleasant and delivered all 4 of his objectives in a 34-minute span. The previous Philadelphia Union homegrown joined Eintracht Frankfurt final season and proceeded to make eight first-team appearances.
Eintracht Frankfurt continues its preseason schedule on July 18 in opposition to TSV Steinbach earlier than last tuneups in opposition to SG Barockstadt Fulda Lehnerz and Nottingham Forest.
Brenden Aaronson nets first objective for Union Berlin
Brenden Aaronson joined his brother on the worldwide scoresheet on Saturday, netting his first objective for Union Berlin.
The Bundesliga aspect fell 3-2 to Zalaegerszeg, however Aaronson made a promising debut for the membership since arriving on mortgage from Leeds United. Aaronson got here on within the 58th minute and would pull one objective again for Urs Fischer’s squad within the 89th minute.
Union Berlin subsequent faces Fast Vienna on July 19 earlier than a last pleasant in opposition to Holstein Kiel on July 22.
Rokas Pukstas begins in Croatian Supercup defeat
Hajduk Cut up didn’t get off to a constructive word in its first match of the brand new Croatian season on Saturday, dropping 1-0 to Dinamo Zagreb within the 2023 Croatian Supercup.
U.S. Underneath-20 males’s nationwide workforce midfielder Rokas Pukstas earned his first begin of the season, logging 69 minutes within the loss.
Hajduk Cut up was decreased to 10-men earlier than halftime after Ivan Leko picked up two yellow playing cards in fast succession. Dinamo Zagreb scored its solely objective within the 52nd minute as Martin Baturina performed the hero for the defending league champions.
Pukstas loved a constructive 2022-23 season with Hajduk Cut up, scoring 10 objectives and including seven assists in 35 mixed first and second workforce appearances.
The 2 Croatian giants will face off once more on July 21, this time within the HNL season opener.