Texas Based Players called up for Copa America

Four players based in Texas will be playing in this year’s Copa America which gets underway on Thursday night.

Adalberto Carrasquilla of Houston Dynamo will represent Panama and Julio Cascante of Austin FC will represent Costa Rica. Jamaica will have two USL Championship players in Jahmali White from El Paso Locomotive and Kevon Lambert of San Antonio FC who received a late call up after Leon Bailey declined the call up.

Jahmali White will likely not see much action, brought in as a back up goalkeeper, but he has played six games for the Reggae Boyz, although only one of those has come in a competitive international. He is joined by fellow Texas team player Kevon Lambert, who came in as the 27^th man. Lambert was something of a surprise call up, despite holding 25 caps he has not played for Jamaica since 2020. That may lead to the USL Championship fans in Texas being frustrated at losing two important players for such a vital stage of the season but not seeing any action for Jamaica.

Adalberto Carrasquilla has become a crucial part of the Panama side in recent years, since his first appearance in 2018. Now holding 54 caps he will be heavily used in the tournament. Carrasquilla is in career best form for Panama, winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup golden ball award for being the best player in the tournament, he will be eager to produce again against harder opposition.

The final Texas based player in the Copa America is Julio Cascante who has used an impressive season with Austin FC to start firmly establishing himself in the Costa Rican national team. After making his debut back in 2015 it took until 2023 when he was doing well for Austin to make his way back to the side and he’s been hard to remove, playing eight games since returning to the set up.

Beyond just seeing their players involved Texans will also get plenty of opportunities to see the tournament, hosting 8 games throughout the Copa America including two quarter-finals.

The first of those matches will be June 21^st with Peru taking on Chile at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Jamaica’s pair of Texas based players will feel at home with two of their three group stage matches being played in Texas, against Mexico at NRG Stadium in Houston and against Venezuela at Q2 Stadium in Austin.

The tournament gets underway in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium tomorrow night when defending champions Argentina take on debutants Canada.

San Antonio FC opens season with draw against ten-man Loudoun

SAN ANTONIO — The temperatures may have been cold but the first-half action was hot to open the season for San Antonio FC and in the end it was a stoppage time equalizer that gave Loudoun United a point in a 2-2 draw. With ten men the point will be seen as a big win.

14 minutes in to the season SAFC had the lead, a perfect square ball from Jorge Hernandez found Lucas Silva. With some work to do Silva placed the ball perfectly out of the reach of the keeper to start the season off perfectly.

Zach Ryan had been dangerous in the opening moments and did wonderfully running on to the ball that was squared in from Kalil ElMedkhar to equalize just four minutes later.

Christiano Francois was shown a straight red card in the 28^th minute after headbutting Mitch Taintor in the chin. The referee initially only showed a yellow but after consulting the assistant and the fourth official the correct decision was made.

Three minutes in to the second-half the hosts were back in front. A beautiful turn from Juan Agudelo opened up the space and put it past the keeper to become the first player with a USMNT cap to score for San Antonio.

In stoppage time Florian Valot launched a strike from the edge of the area that was just out of the reach of the keeper to salvage the ten-man visitors a point in a 2-2 draw.

Keegan Hughes perfectly timed sliding challenge kept San Antonio FC off the scoreboard in the second minute before drawing a foul to relieve pressure.

There was almost a calamitous own goal in the third minute of stoppage time when an attempted clearance was shanked towards goal but Hugo Faroux kept SAFC from taking a half-time lead.

After taking the lead early in the second half San Antonio looked to just absorb the pressure and keep possession, a significant change from their style of previous years.

The offseason work on set pieces was showing with SAFC going close on a number of occasions from corners, but just couldn’t find that final strike but came away with the win. Despite a nervous moment in the 78^th minute, when Pablo Sisniega had to dive suddenly to save what would have been an own goal.

Sisniega came to the rescue in stoppage time after a bad back pass was sent too short, he came out from the box and slid in to win the ball but he could do nothing to keep the win.

New Era Dawns for San Antonio FC

SAN ANTONIO — After a long offseason it’s almost time for San Antonio FC to begin their assault on the 2024 USL Championship, which kicks off at Toyota Field on Saturday night.

While there’s no change to ownership or the coaching staff, Head Coach Alen Marcina has signaled that 2024 marks a change for the club, beginning a new era. This, coupled with an odd US Open Cup format shapes to make 2024 a year of change for the club and one that may shift how fans think about the club and the sport.

Previously Marcina has insisted on playing long balls, having his speedy attackers run in behind, and built on a stout defense. “We don’t care about possession” was a common refrain from the Canadian. But 2024 looms differently, Marcina has said that he expects the team to focus more on retaining possession, on building up rather than doing a smash and grab (read Jonathan Check’s brilliant look at this here). It remains to be seen if his “chaos creators” catch phrase of 2023 will also go away but no doubt the “mentality monsters” cliché will always apply to the club.

That was something fans noticed with the only open-door friendly of pre-season, the 2-0 win over Antigua. It was hard to miss, it’s something drastically different to how San Antonio FC has played in the last two seasons and immediately got attention. The good sign is, that with only a few weeks of pre-season the players were already familiar with the change in style.

Marcina has sometimes faced criticism (including from this outlet) for a lack of flexibility, plan b was often to do plan a harder. That led to teams figuring out San Antonio FC, especially in the middle of last season. As a result this new style makes SAFC more dynamic, and being more dynamic makes you harder to beat, on top of that your opponents can’t win if they don’t have the ball. One could argue that there might be more draws with this style, but that’s not necessarily true, Marcina will likely still play a high-press, but the draw has underrated importance in a regular season schedule anyway.

Of course part of this change in system has been necessitated by the high-profile outs that happened to the club in the off-season. Tani Oluwaseyi and Sam Adeniran have both had phenomenal starts to their 2024 Major League Soccer seasons which leaves a gap up front. There is some notable recruitment there in the familiar face of Luis Solignac returning from El Paso and Juan Agudelo, the former USMNT man. Add in Kameron Lacey and the returning Santiago Patino and the club may have the most depth up front it’s ever had.

The opposite end of the park has had some more dramatic departures. Fan favorite Jordan Farr has left for the Tampa Bay Rowdies which has left a big hole in goal, although Farr had clearly fallen out of favor at the end of last season. Also leaving in the backline are Connor Maloney, who is now on his well earned retirement and Fabien Garcia who the club released in January.

There was some nervousness about that gap in goal, but the club has two interesting options now in Pablo Sisniega who will be determined to revive his floundering career and Kendall McIntosh being brought in from Sporting Kansas City who fell out of their set up at the end of last year.

Defensively Austrian Richard Windbichler has joined from Chengdu Rongcheng in the Chinese Super League. The defender had a torrid time in the A-League with Melbourne City but seemed to have found his level in China, he’ll bring useful experience. He will be joined by Kendall Burks who comes in from Chicago Fire’s reserves, but has always been on the fringes, a good season here could be massive for his career and Marcina will give him chances.

On top of all of this there’s a real chance at a deep run in the US Open Cup. With the disgraceful behavior of Major League Soccer only eight of those clubs have joined the competition, it likely means San Antonio will join the tournament even later than normal. That may force an early match up against defending Champions Houston Dynamo it’s a much shorter path to the Champions League and one that SAFC would do well to make an honest effort yet.

As usual ahead of the first match of the season there’s more questions than answers, but Saturday will see some of those questions begin to be answered.

Away goal sends Houston through to CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16

HOUSTON – A 1-0 win at Shell Energy Stadium was enough for Houston Dynamo to advance to the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16, defeating St. Louis City on away goals after a 2-2 aggregate draw.

That made Sebastian Kowlczyk’s goal in St. Louis last week the crucial goal in the tie so it was fitting that he sent the ball into the box for the winner. On the hour mark his free-kick found Erik Sviatchenko who brought it down for Daniel Steres, returning the favor, cutting the ball back to Sviatchenko to hit a perfectly placed shot.

Having home advantage for the second leg is often a crucial factor in a two-legged tie and that was something Dynamo Head Coach Ben Olsen pointed to post match.

“We have a busy calendar, but this team expects to win at home. At times, that means we must show some resiliency, and that is part of the culture we want to build in Houston. We want Shell Energy Stadium to be a tough place to play, and that’s regardless of how much time we have in-between games.”

Dynamo was largely on top through the match, getting its first chance in the 11^th minute through Brad Smith’s cross to Gabe Segal but the effort was saved.

It wasn’t all plain sailing though, Steve Clark had to bail out his defense in the 26^th minute after a giveaway in the box. That allowed former San Antonio man Sam Adeniran to get a shot away at the near post that was well saved before he dealt with the follow up.

In the 34^th minute a double-chance fell to Houston with a Jan Gregus shot from distance spilled and falling to Kowalczyk whose shot was saved.

Adeniran nearly opened the scoring for the visitors in the 55^th minute as he was racing clean through on goal only to be denied by Ethan Bartlow’s covering run which blocked the shot, which would be the last clear chance for St. Louis.

Houston Dynamo will face Columbus Crew in the Round of 16, playing the first leg at home next Wednesday.

All photos courtesy Houston Dynamo

Texans Abroad Week of February 16 2024

February 16 2024

Belgian Pro League

KVC Westerlo 2:1 Standard Liege

Bryan Reynolds played a full 90 at right back but struggled to have a major impact as Westerlo defeated Standard Liege to leapfrog them in to 10^th place.

Dutch Eerste Divisie

Willem II 2:1 ADO Den Haag

Justin Che started and played the first half but was substituted after a difficult performance, losing possession 15 times. The loss dropped ADO to third place, out of the automatic promotion places.

English Premier League 2, Division 1

Norwich City U21 3:3 Fulham U21

Devan Tanton played a full 90 at right back for Fulham, receiving a yellow card in the 38^th minute in an entertaining draw. The result dropped Fulham to 5^th place behind a resurgent Liverpool.

February 17 2024

Turkish Kadinlar Ligi

Fenerbahce Istanbul 2:1 ALG Spor

Haley Lanier Berg was involved as Fenerbahce managed a win to keep a stranglehold on the league title.

English League Championship

Bristol City 0:1 Queen’s Park Rangers

Reggie Cannon was an unused substitute as QPR managed a vital road win. The result kept QPR in 22^nd place, but closed the gap on 21^st Millwall, and safety from relegation, to one point.

German 2.Bundesliga

Hansa Rostock 2:2 Hamburg SV

Nils Froling played 72 minutes as part of a five man midfield. He won 75 percent of his duels and played a strong role defensively in the draw with promotion hunting HSV. The draw kept Rostock in 17^th, a relegation place, but closed the gap to 15^th Braunschweig, and safety, to one point.

St. Pauli 1:0 Eintracht Braunschweig

Johan Gomez played 69 minutes up front for Braunschweig, managing an 88 percent passing accuracy but didn’t manage to get a shot away as his side fell to league leaders St. Pauli. The loss kept Braunschweig in 15^th place, just one point clear of the relegation playoff place.

Spanish La Liga 2

Espanyol 3:0 Mirandes

Jonathan Gomez played a full 90 at left back for Mirandes and won 66 percent of his duels, making two clearances.  The loss dropped Mirandes to 15^th place.

English League Two

Bradford City 1:0 Sutton United

Jonathan Tomkinson played a full 90 at the left of a back three for Bradford, receiving a yellow card in first half stoppage time for a bad foul. The win kept the Bantams in 13^th place

February 18 2024

Mexican Liga MX

Monterrey 0:0 Toluca

Mauricio Andre Isais was an unused substitute as Toluca was held to a scoreless draw by Monterrey. The result pushed Toluca down to eighth place.

Pumas UNAM 3:0 Santos Laguna

Santiago Munoz played 69 minutes up front for Santos Laguna but failed to have a shot, and had one key pass as his side suffered a heavy defeat. The loss pushed Santos Laguna down to to 14^th place.

Argentine Copa de Liga Profesional

River Plate 1:1 Banfield

Ramiro Funes Mori was an unused substitute as River Plate was held to a 1-1 draw by Banfield. The result dropped River Plate to second place behind Independiente.

February 20 2024

CONCACAF Gold Cup W

Mexico 0:0 Argentina

Kimberly Rodriguez was an unused substitute as Mexico and Argentina played out a scoreless draw. The result sees Mexico in third place in the group stage.

February 21 2024

CONCACAF Gold Cup W

Panama 0:6 Colombia

Angela Baron was an unused substitute as Colombia managed a big victory over Panama to shoot to the top of Group B.

Mexican Liga MX

Toluca 1:0 Santos Laguna

Mauricio Andre Isais was an unused substitute for Toluca, while Santiago Munoz played the first half, starting up front. Munoz struggled, registering no shots and only having 14 touches as Toluca defeated a struggling Santos side. The result kept Toluca in eighth place while Santos Laguna dropped to 16^th.

English Football League Trophy Semifinal

Bradford City 0:1 Wycombe Wanderers

Jonathan Tomkinson played 89 minutes on the left side of Bradford’s back three before being substituted. He managed 3 clearances, 1 interception and 1 block. Tomkinson’s substitution meant he was off the field when Wycombe scored a 90^th minute winner to stop Bradford booking a trip to Wembley for the final.

USMNT pleased with performances but disappointed by Slovenia result

SAN ANTONIO – It was a tough 1-0 loss for the US Men’s National Team at Toyota Field on Saturday afternoon. Despite that there were positives to take out of the performance, 11 US Players made their debuts, the most since 1988; some players especially boosted their cause.

“(The first half was slow. They were very difficult to break down. They were fit, they were an energetic opponent, and it’s difficult for us to find space. Second half, we made a couple adjustments but we forced them closer together because the center of the field was dropped down a little bit and that gave us a little bit more freedom and we’re able to find some small pockets and create some more chances. But overall, when I’m looking at the stats, it’s a performance that I think was good enough to get something out of it,” reflected Head Coach Gregg Berhalter.

One big focus in the build up to this match was the goalkeeper position, with three players waiting to make their debuts it was Patrick Schulte who got the nod, thanks to being in the Olympic age category.

“It was close between Patrick (Schulte) and Drake (Callendar) and you know, one of the things you know, it was a heavy Olympic emphasis on his camp and I think that’s what put him over the edge to get the nod,” said Berhalter. “But they’re very even goalkeepers and both had a really good camp so it was a very difficult decision.”

Two players were singled out for individual praise from their manager, Esmir Bajraktarevic, who was described as “making a difference” and Diego Luna praised for being aggressive all game.

For Luna it was a very different experience, used to being booed at Toyota Field as an opponent in a Copa Tejas match, this time he was a darling of the crowd and received well.

“It felt good playing in front of these fans and having them cheer me on instead of bullying me,” said Luna after his debut. “This is where I played with my first professional club, it felt good to play here. I’m glad to get the nerves out and hopefully I can get more callups.”

READ MORE: USMNT January camp concludes with Toyota Field loss

The match was played in front of a stadium record crowd of 9191, and the atmosphere was well received by the team.

“When we came here a couple of weeks ago, we talked about San Antonio crowd and it was going to be a great atmosphere and you know that they lived up to that for sure,” said Berhalter “We were really, really happy for the turnout, really happy. The conditions in the stadium, the atmosphere and everything.”

That atmosphere was something the players felt on the pitch, pushing them forward.

“I think fan base was outstanding today. They deserve more out of us,” said captain Miles Robinson. “I think they kind of pushed us through the last, you know, 30 minutes of this game when we were on the front foot. They’re desperate for a goal and so were we but unfortunately we couldn’t get”

USMNT January camp concludes with Toyota Field loss

SAN ANTONIO — The United States Men’s National team capped it’s first camp of 2024 with a 1-0 loss against Slovenia in front of a Toyota Field record crowd of 9191. The result was the first time any senior United States team has lost in San Antonio.

Both teams fielded seven debutants in their starting 11s, setting out to get vital experience ahead of the Copa America and the Euros this year.

Slovenia opened the scoring in the 26^th minute through it’s speed with Nejc Gradisar running on to get a through-ball behind the US defense. He forced Patrick Schulte off his line and placed it perfectly in to the bottom right corner of the net. The goal was the first the US Men have ever conceded in San Antonio.

It was an end-to-end start to the match, with no worries of the usual problems of summer matches at Toyota Field the 40 degree weather encouraged a free-flowing game. The first shot came through Aidan Morris, who tried to take advantage of Igor Vekic out of position in the eighth minute but the ball’s bounce made for a hard shot that he sent wide.

Jan Repas and Timi Max Elsnik were threats for the Slovenes, looking pacey up front. For the USA Timmy Tillman’s skill on the ball was showing throughout while DeJuan Jones looked to use his speed on the left going forward; that sometimes led to space opening up for Repas to take advantage of but the team’s defensive coverage quickly made up for that.

Only stunning goalkeeping kept Slovenia ahead on the half-hour mark. A good run from Brian White had him behind the defense, he unselfishly laid off for Tillman, whose shot was saved by Igor Vekic. The rebound fell to Joshua Atencio outside the box but his shot was denied by a defensive block.

Tillman continued to be active, creating opportunities over and over for his side but couldn’t get the US ahead and the sides went into the sheds with Slovenia 1-0 up.

Shaq Moore came out of the half determined to close the gap. He headed wide from a corner in the 55^th minute before shooting into the keepers’ arms one minute later but he was taken off on the hour mark.

Matjaz Kek abandoned his preferred 4-4-2, making defensive changes to try and hold on for the win.

Slovenia nearly iced it in the 70^th minute when the hosts failed to clear a corner and the ball fell to Luka Vesner Ticic but his shot was too close to Schulte allowing him to save.

Schulte was at his best in the 75^th minute when he reached out at full stretch to save Danijel Sturm’s free kick from the edge of the penalty area.

With time running out the United States pushed hard for an equalizer, which nearly came in the 77^th minute when Esmir Bajraktarevic shot narrowly wide. The US was passing with fluidity and in the 81^st minute maybe should have had that equalizer when the ball was sent to a wide open John Tolkin only for him to shoot wide, which happened again one minute later.

One eye on the future for Gregg Berhalter

SAN ANTONIO – The United States Men’s National Team takes on Slovenia at Toyota Field on Saturday afternoon and at Friday’s final training session the team looked well connected as they focus on the future.

For Head Coach Gregg Berhalter, the match against Slovenia is the cap to a period of vital preparation for 2024.

“When we sat down with the players and staff on the first day of camp, we set out with objectives, what we’re looking to achieve in this camp. And I can say that, we’re on track for all of them. And now it’s about finishing up the camp with a strong performance.”

It’s hard to ignore the shadow of 2026, and a home World Cup, and there is certainly a long term plan towards that squad in this one.

“I think this is an opportunity for all the players to show that they want to stake a claim to be part of the roster in 2026,” said the Head Coach. “Knowing that for two and a half years out this is the beginning for some of those players. Knowing that we do have two and a half years they’re going to mature but really make an impression on the coaching staff.”

With 17 players looking for their first cap in Saturday’s match, the camp has been a good opportunity for Berhalter and his staff to look at who would be a fit, on and off the pitch for the USMNT going forward.

“Part of the objectives was to compete in every single training session to get maximum effort in every single training session, to really become acquainted with the US Men’s National Team program; represent our culture and then finally, the plan is to teach the way identity to a whole new group of players.”

The goalkeeper position has garnered a lot of attention, with the starter guaranteed to be uncapped, and ESPN’s article yesterday, but that’s not something alarming to the Coach.

“I know lots has been made of the goalkeeper situation,” he said. “But we see that differently. There has been moments in US Soccer history where our number one goalie hasn’t been getting regular time. And that’s just part of the ebb and flow but we’re supporting our guys the whole goalkeeper pool and trying to help them in any way possible. But in terms of tomorrow, the goalkeeper will be an uncapped player and we’re looking forward to seeing something new. It’s been I think a bootcamp to goalkeepers in general.”

Toyota Field is a unique prospect for the US Men’s National Team, it’s been the smallest field the USA has played a home match at in Berhalter’s tenure. That environment has provided something that the American boss is excited for.

“Walking out in the field. See the compactness the tightness of the stadium the fields in great condition. I’m really excited about this opportunity for the group to play a great atmosphere, to kick off 2024”

READ MORE: Several debutants to start international careers in San Antonio

Slovenia can be predictable, knowing Matajz Kek’s style means the team will almost certainly run out in a 4-4-2. But, like the US, they have 17 debutants which has made scouting difficult.

“So personnel wise we see what their roster has been doing with their clubs, but collectively, it’s it was obviously challenging,” said Berhalter. “A lot more going on is this coach and his style and, you know, trying to you know, trying to figure out what they can potentially do, but I think part of adapting and part of you know, having to deal with it.”

But, of course, there is still a match, one that fans will expect a result for, “The first thing is winning is important,” said Berhalter, before giving some insight into how things may play out tomorrow. “But aside from that, you know, we’ve been working on a number of things from a midblock defensive shape to some attacking rotations and it’d be nice to see how that plays out on the field tomorrow.”

Several debutants to start international careers in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO — As the United States prepares to take on Slovenia at Toyota Field on Saturday afternoon the match will present the beginning of many players international careers. 17 players in the squad are yet to play an international match, 15 of them are in their first US camp.

The January camp, often maligned as camp cupcake, has often been overlooked with it filling an odd space in the calendar, and being a fully domestic squad. In a year like 2024 it’s especially easy for some to overlook it with attention draw to the African and Asian continental championships at the same time (the African Cup of Nations match between Tunisia and Mali also kicks off at 2pm).

But that ignores how vital these camps are in developing the future talent of the US Men’s National Team. 30 players since 1999 who have played a World Cup match for the United States have earned their first or second cap for the USMNT in a January Camp. This includes the legends of Jozy Altidore, DaMarcus Beasley, Carlos Bocanegra, Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan.

The 17 debutants is an increase on last year’s number, where 11 players having been uncapped in the 2023 January squad, showing the change in the squad which looks to ramp up building for a home World Cup in two years.

One thing is certain, the starting goalkeeper will be a debutant. Drake Calder (Inter Miami), Roman Celetano (FC Cincinnati), and Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew) are all fighting to get that first start in national colors. Calder may have some edge here, having previously been part of the squad, he was the third choice keeper for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup. But all three have a strong case, Celetano was an MLS Goalkeeper of the Year finalist, winning the Supporters Shield after being the highest drafted goalkeeper since Andre Blake went first in 2014. Schulte also won silverware in his first MLS season, putting in an impressive performance in the MLS Cup final, after winning the reserve league final a year before.

Defensively there’s a diverse mix, Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) is almost a veteran, having first played MLS in 2021, he has played through the youth system since under 18 level. At 26, Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) is one of the older debutants, but it comes after a breakout season in Frisco, playing every match as an anchor of the leanest defense in MLS.

Timothy Tillman (LAFC) has garnered a lot of attention in recent months following his defection to the United States from the German set up. Tillman played youth matches for the Germans and announced last year he had switched his international affiliation. It’s a coup for the US who has been trying to nab Tillman from the Germans since Tab Ramos attempted to call him up for the under 20s in 2018. Expect Tillman to make an appearance, joining his younger brother, Malik, as a capped USMNT player.

A similar, but less covered, story follows potential striker Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas). Kamungo had previously been called up for the Tanzanian national team, but never saw the pitch. His story is an inspirational one. Learning to play soccer in a Tanzanian refugee camp his family emigrated to the USA when he was 14, settling in Abeline. He never played for the major clubs with their high pay-to-play fees, but ended up going to a North Texas SC try-out and impressed enough to sign his first professional contract. His time in the MLS reserves went so well that he signed a four year contract with Dallas later that year and in 2023 scored eight goals. He could well follow the footsteps of Ricardo Pepi who scored his first international goal while playing for FC Dallas, in his first international match.

It will be a packed house at Toyota Field, on a cold day, two factors which have led to people wondering why the under 9,000 seat venue was chosen. But given the options in San Antonio, 9,000 in a 9,000 seat stadium looks a lot better for the federation than 9,000 in a 65,000 seat stadium.

The United States has won every match it has ever played in San Antonio, most famously a 2-0 win over Mexico at the Alamodome in 2015. This match will also continue San Antonio’s perfect attendance record with every match played in the city producing a sell out.

Texans Abroad Week of December 23rd 2023

December 23 2023

Turkish Super Ligi

Fenerbahce 8-0 Adana Idman Yurdu

Haley Lanier Berg was part of the Fenerbahce team that tore apart Adana. Unfortunately the club didn’t publish any more information, so it’s not clear if Berg scored, although she likely did. Fenerbahce is top of the Turkish Super Ligi on goal difference.

English Championship

Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Southampton

Reggie Cannon played 84 minutes for QPR before being substituted. Cannon played on the right side of defense, and had an average performance. Queens Park Rangers remain in the relegation zone with 20 points, two behind Huddersfield Town which represents safety.

December 26 2023

Belgian First Division A

Westerlo 3-0 RWDM

Bryan Reynolds was substituted in the 90^th minute as Westerlo managed a big win over RWDM. The youngster from Fort Worth put in a strong shift as a right winger. The win pushed Westerlo out of the relegation play-off places, currently sitting 11^th, safe from relegation by only goal difference.

English Championship

Millwall 2-0 Queens Park Rangers

Reggie Cannon came on as a 64^th minute substitute as QPR fell to Millwall in a relegation battle. Cannon was playing more central than his last match and had an improved performance. Queens Park Rangers remain in the drop zone with 20 points, Huddersfield managed a win pushing QPR closer to League One, now five points from safety.

English League One

Bradford City 2-2 Morecambe

Jonathan Tomkinson played a full 90, receiving a yellow card in the 80^th minute for a foul as part of a good performance on the left if a back three for Bradford City. The point continued a run of good form for Bradford lifting the club to 10^th on 33 points, just three points behind MK Dons which holds the final playoffs place.