Thursday, March 13, 2014

Espinoza and Wigan do it to Man City Again - Former SKC Wizards Update

Last year after moving to Wigan from Kansas City during the winter transfer window, Roger Espinoza helped Wigan Athletic beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final to win back to back cups. This year in the FA Cup quarterfinals Wigan was matched up against City again. The result didn't change, Wigan took out their fellow finalist 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium with Espinoza playing the final 24 minutes for Wigan.

Here is the rest of this week's update, including the return of MLS play.

Active without a club or unknown
Jamar Beasley
Jose Burciaga
Julio Cesar
Edson Elcock
Brian Fekete
Aaron Hohlbein
Mike Jones
Scott Sealy
Shavar Thomas
Diego Walsh
Konrad Warzycha

MLS
Davy Arnaud - DC - Started and played 73 minutes in DC's 3-0 loss to Columbus.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Started and played 90 minutes in New England's 4-0 loss to Houston.
Bobby Convey - New York - Started and played 90 minutes in New York's 4-1 loss to Vancouver.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Started and played 66 minutes in RSL's 1-0 win over LA.
Michael Harrington - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 1-1 draw with Philadelphia.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 85 minutes in Portland's 1-1 draw with Philadelphia.
Eddie Johnson - DC - Started and played 90 minutes in DC's 3-0 loss to Columbus.
Chris Konopka - Toronto - No game this week.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Portland - Did not dress in Portland's 1-1 draw with Philadelphia.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Did not dress in San Jose's 1-1 draw with Toluca.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Came off the bench and played 1 minute in Columbus' 3-0 win over DC.

NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Fort Lauderdale - Offseason.

USL
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Neal Kitson - Phoenix - Offseason.
Kyle Miller - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Nelson Pizarro - Los Angeles - Offseason.
Mike Reidy - Rochester - Offseason.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Yomby William - Richmond - Offseason.
John Wilson - Charleston - Offseason.

PDL
Scott Angevine - Des Moines - Offseason

Other
Birahim Diop - New England Force

Indoor
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Played in both of the Blast's games against Syracuse.

International
Korede Aiyegbusi - Servette FC - Switzerland - Started and played 90 minutes in Servette's 1-0 win over Locarno.
Vicente Arze - FK Hoverla Uzhhorod - Ukraine - Start of season delayed by unrest in Ukraine
Federico Bessone - Millwall - England - Did not dress in Millwall's 1-0 win over Derby. Started and played 64 minutes in Millwall's 1-0 loss to Blackpool.
Omar Bravo - Chivas - Mexico - Did not dress in either of Chivas' games.
Mitchell Cardenas - Atlético Coatzacoalcos - Mexico - Lost 1-0 to EAEM Potros.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring two goals in Bengaluru's 3-0 win over Churchill Brothers.
Eloy Colombano - UAI Urquiza - Argentina - Started and played 75 minutes in UAI's 1-0 loss to Almagro. Did not play in UAI's 0-0 draw with Chacarita Juniors.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Started and played 90 minutes in W Connection's 2-0 win over St. Ann's.
Pablo Escobar - Cúcuta Deportivo - Colombia - Did not play in Deportivo's 2-0 win over Real Santander.
Roger Espinoza - Wigan - England - Came off the bench and played 24 minutes in Wigan's 2-1 win over Manchester City in the FA Cup. Did not dress in Wigan's 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday.
Herculez Gomez - Tijuana - Mexico - Came off the bench and played 15 minutes in Tijuana's 2-0 win over Chivas. Came off the bench and played 10 minutes in Tijuana's 1-0 loss to LA.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Suspended
Jeferson - Boavista - Brazil - Started and played 70 minutes in Boavista's 0-0 draw with Macae. Started and played 63 minutes in Boavista's 1-0 win over Volta Redonda.
Will John - AZAL - Azerbaijan - Started and played 90 minutes in Azal's 2-0 loss to Simurq.
Kei Kamara - Middlesbrough - England - Came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Middlesbrough's 2-0 win over Ipswich. Came off the bench and played 7 minutes in Middlesbrough's 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest.
Igor Kostrov - FC Costuleni - Moldova - Started and played 90 minutes in Costuleni's 0-0 draw with Academia. Started and played 78 minutes in Costuleni's 1-1 draw with Veris.
Carlos Marinelli - Universidad San Martin - Peru - Started and played 89 minutes, picking up a red card in San Martin's 1-0 win over Sport Huancayo.
Neven Markovic - Servette FC - Switzerland - Started and played 90 minutes in Servette's 1-0 win over Locarno.
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - Came off the bench and played 49 minutes in Spartak's 1-0 loss to Terek Grozny. Started and played 71 minutes in Spartak's 1-0 extra time cup loss to Tosno.
Michal Mravec - Podbeskidzie - Poland - Did not dress in Podbeskidzie's 0-0 draw with Piast Gliwice.
Akeem Priestly - RoPS - Finland - Season started 4/6
Yann Songo'o - Ross County (Blackburn) - Scotland (England) - No game this week.
Milos Stojcev - FK Sarajevo - Bosnia - Started and played 90 minutes in Sarjevo's 1-1 draw with Olimpic Sarajevo. Started and played 79 minutes in Sarajevo's 1-1 draw with Zeljeznicar in the cup.
Matt Taylor - Preußen Münster - Germany - Started and played 67 minutes in Munster's 2-1 win over Unterhaching.
Ivan Trujillo - Deportivo Lara - Venezuela - Did not play in Lara's 3-1 win over Atletico Venezuela.

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