Yanks in Europe: Goals in Scandinavia

After a month and a half without one due to the international break, the Yanks in Europe post makes its triumphant return.  This one is an all-Scandinavia edition, with updates out of Denmark and Norway.  Enjoy:


Though he didn't see the field in any World Cup matches, Clarence Goodson has hit the ground running since returning to IK Start.  He has scored a goal and been named Man of the Match in each of Start's last two league matches, both of which were 1-goal wins.  You can see highlights of both matches here and here.

Goodson has impressed in his time in Norway, and, as a result, he might not be there much longer.  There is strong interest from Danish side Odense BK, though the advanced talks between the two clubs seem to have stalled.  There is also reported interested from newly promoted Bundesliga side Kaiserslautern, with several other clubs likely interested in securing the Virginia native's services during the transfer window. 

Elsewhere in Norway, Mikkel Diskerud continues to make a name for himself with Stabaek.  Yesterday, he opened the scoring in their match at Brann, freeing himself up near the penalty spot on a corner kick and putting away a diving header in the first half (at 0:43 of this video).  Mix then followed that up by setting up his team's second goal of the match, showing good poise and vision inside the box with a fake shot and square ball to an open teammate (at 2:24 of the same video). 

At just 19 years of ago, Dikserud has managed to earn regular minutes at the club level and should be a name to look out for in the coming cycle. 

In Denmark, Michael Parkhurst went the distance for FC Nordsjaelland in their season opener, a 4-1 win over Silkeborg. 

Also, quasi-Yank in Europe Yura Movsisyan continued his goalscoring exploits, coming on as a halftime substitute and scoring a goal in Randers' 3-2 win over Brondby.  After making a good run to get in behind the defense, Yura showed good patience, eventually rounding the keeper and shooting past a defender to open his account for the new season:



Randers will be hoping that this season will go a little smoother than last, when they needed a miraculous run in the second half of the season to avoid relegation. 

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Injured/Did Not Play

Chris Rolfe (injured)
Marcus Tracy (injured)
Alejandro Bedoya (yellow card accumulation)

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