Kyle Duncan received his Belgian baptism against Same Vines’ Antwerp, while Chris Durkin came off the bench to provide an assist in weekend Belgian action.
Brussels, Belgium – Before heading back to the USA to join his international colleagues, Mark McKenzie was called up to anchor the Genk defense against league leading Union St. Gilloise.
With the end of 2021 for the Belgian Pro League, the last game of another “annus horribilus” played against Chris Durkin’s Sint Truiden and AS Eupen, it seems a good time to reflect on the season so far as the teams take a couple of weeks break before getting back to action in the new year.
Mark McKenzie and Genk ended up sharing the points with a Sam Vines-less Antwerp, as most of the Yank-relevant games ended up the same way, with their teams earning a solitary point.
It was a tough weekend for the Yanks in Belgium with Sam Vines’, Mark McKenzie’s and Chris Durkin’s teams tasting all defeat, while Owen Otasowie is still waiting for his Club Brugge introduction.
It was a low scoring night for Yanks involved in Europa League action, however both Tim Chandler and Deandre Yedlin saw their team end up group winners.
Having taken the lead on two occasions in this Belgian Cup Round of 16 clash, Genk were minutes from a place in the quarterfinal, but a very late Charles De Ketelaere strike sent the game into penalties where Club Brugge prevailed.
Scouring the European schedules, there are a handful of potential clashes where Americans might face off against each other on the soccer fields of Belgium, Germany and even Scotland.
