YA: Keepin' it real...American style

Sorry about the cheesy headline, but I'm hung over. Plus, it was a good weekend for American keepers, with one obvious exception (sorry Marcus). Berhalter scored again for Munich and Beasley factored into Rangers' easy win.

Americans in England
Fulham 3-3 Tottenham
A Clint Dempsey goal, a header in from Simon Davies' corner, kick-started a comeback, but Fulham needed a 90th-minute goal from Diomansy Kamara to save a draw. Captain Carlos Bocanegra went the distance, but the Fulham defense continued to look shakey. Goalkeeper Kasey Keller was benched in favor of Finnish keeper Antti Niemi.

Bolton 1-2 Everton
Tim Howard's side found a late winner in a match that featured the return of the "Gravedigger" Thomas Gravesen to Goodison Park. Howard was caught helpless by a 55th minute volley from Nicolas Anelka, but Joleon Lescott saved the day after heading in a Gravesen corner

Reading 0-3 West Ham
It was a rough day for American keeper Marcus Hahnemann, as the Hammers put it down, after being embarassed by Reading 6-0 last year. It could have been much worse, as Hahnemann managed a few difficult saves, but got little help from a porous Reading defense.

Blackburn 1-0 Man City
Brad Friedel preserved a 1-0 shutout for Blackburn, despite playing down a man for 11 minutes when Tugay Kerimoglu was sent off. Manchester City returned the favor in the 65th minute when Richard Dunne was also handed his walking papers. The only goal of the contest, by Benni McCarthy, came in the 13th minute.

Americans in Germany
Hannover 96 3-2 VfL Bochum
Steve Cherundolo's Hannover 96 managed to fend off a furious comeback by visiting Bochum, but Hannover's defense continue to struggle. Cherundolo played the full 90.

1860 Munich 1-1 FC Cologne
1860 Munich captain Gregg Berhalter continued his campaign of shock and awe in Bundesliga.2, as he converted his third goal of the season to help his side split the points with Cologne. Berhalter's goal came from the spot, after Timo Gebhartwas brought down in the area.

American in Scotland
Rangers 4-0 Gretna
Rangers rolled easily over hapless Gretna to stay undefeated in the SPL. DaMarcus Beasley didn't score in the rout, but managed to set up Rangers' second goal by finding Andy Webster with a nicely struck corner.

For a more complete description of all the Americans involved in this weekend’s action, check out Yanks Abroad.