Tony Sanneh, in his second appearance for Nuremberg after a 15-month injury layoff, scored in a 5-3 win that put his club in command of first place in the German Second Division.

Conor Casey of German Second Division club Karlsruhe scored his 13th goal of the season, making him the league's fourth leading scorer and tying a record for scoring by an American in Europe set by Joe-Max Moore in 1994-95.

In England, Claudio Reyna's Manchester City fell to Southampton, dropping it to just two points above the relegation zone while Blackburn (Brad Friedel) helped its cause to avoid relegation with a 1-0 win over Leicester.

ENGLAND
* Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL) at Portsmouth, 0-1.
DNP.
Season league stats: 27 games.

* Claudio Reyna (Manchester City, PL) vs. Southampton, 1-3.
Entered as a substitute, 61st minute.
City was booed off the field by its home crowd after the loss, which left it just two points above the relegation line. Reyna's club waived a scheduled day off Monday in favor of training at the request of the players. Reyna was back in action after missing last weekend's game with a groin injury.
The Sun rating (1 low; 10 high): 6.
Season league stats: 20 games; 1 goal.
Manchester City is in 17th place with four games remaining.

* Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham, PL) at Liverpool, 0-0.
Started: 77 minutes. Bocanegra received a yellow card in the 49th minute for kicking the ball away after committing a foul. On the ensuing free kick, Fulham was whistled for hand ball in the box, but Stephen Gerrard's penalty kick was saved by Edwin Van Der Sar.
The Sun rating (1 low; 10 high): 6.
Season league stats: 11 games, 0 goals.
Fulham is in 10th place with four games remaining.

* Brian McBride (Fulham, PL) at Liverpool, 0-0.
Entered as a substitute, 74th minute.
The Sun rating (1 low; 10 high): 6.
Season league stats: 12 games, 1 goal. Fulham is in 10th place with four games remaining.

* Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) vs. Leicester, 1-0.
Started: 90 minutes. An own goal by Leicester defender Nikos Dabizas in the 43rd minute was the life preserver for Rovers, which moved five points clear of the relegation zone with this tense victory. The Sun rating (1 low; 10 high): 6.
Season league stats: 34 games; 1 goal.
Blackburn is in 15th place with four games remaining..

* Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) at Bolton, 0-2.
Started: 90 minutes. Spurs' freefall from the middle of the standings continued with this loss. Keller was beaten from 25 yards by Ivan Campo in the seventh minute.
The Sun rating (1 low; 10 high): 4.
Season league stats: 34 games.
Tottenham is in 14th place with four games remaining.

* Frankie Simek (Arsenal, PL) vs. Leeds, 5-0.
DNP. Behind a four-goal performance by Thierry Henry, Arsenal opened up a nine-point margin on second-place Chelsea, virtually assurring the Gunners of the Premier League Title.
Season league stats: 0 games.

* Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1) vs. Crewe, 1-1.
DNP – injured.
Season league stats: 36 games.

* Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1) at Derby, 1-5.
DNP – injured.
Season league stats: 30 games; 6 goals

GERMANY
* Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96, D1) at Werder Bremen, 0-0.
Started: 90 minutes.
The American defender had a stellar performance against league-leading Bremen.
Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 2.
Hannover is in 12th place, 4 points above the relegation zone.
Season league stats: 26 games, 0 goals.

Clint Mathis (Hannover 96, D1) at Werder Bremen, 0-0.
Started: 87 minutes.
Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 4.5. Hannover is in 12th place, 4 points above the relegation zone.
Season league stats: 12 games, 4 goals.

Gregg Berhalter (Energie Cottbus, D2) at Aue, 0-1.
Started: 90 minutes.
Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 3.
Season league stats: 27 games, 3 goals.
Cottbus dropped to 3rd place, one point ahead of fourth-place Oberhausen. (The top 3 teams win promotion to the First Division.)

* Conor Casey (Karlsruhe, D2) at Luebeck, 2-2.
Started: 90 minutee. Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 3.
Casey's his 13th goal, on a header, of the season ties Joe-Max Moore for most goals by an American-born and -bred player in a European pro league. Season league stats: 25 games, 13 goals.
Karlsruhe is in 10th place.

* Joe Enochs (Osnabrueck, D2) at Eintracht Trier, 0-0.
DNP. Serving second game of two-game red-card suspension.
Season league stats: 26 games, 1 goal.

Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg, D2) at Union Berlin, 5-3.
Started: 90 minutes.
Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 4.
Sanneh, who came off the bench a week ago in his first league appearance after a 15-month injury layoff, opened the scoring in the 26th minute on a header. Nuremberg takes a four-point lead atop Germany's Second Division.
Season league stats: 2 games, 0 goals.

FRANCE
* Greg Vanney (Bastia, D1) no game this weekend.
Season league stats: 18 games; 0 goals.
NETHERLANDS * John O'Brien (Ajax, D1) vs. Roosendaal, 1-1.
DNP.
Season league stats: 4 games; 0 goals.

* Charles Kazlauskas (Fortuna Sittard, D2) vs. Telstar, 1-1
Started: 90 minutes.
Voetbol International rating (10 high; 1 low): 6.v Season league stats: 8 games; 0 goals.

PORTUGAL
Zach Thornton (Benfica) at Sporting Braga, 3-0.
DNP.
Season league stats: 0 games.

BELGIUM
* Alex Yi (Antwerp, D1) vs. La Louviere, 1-3.
DNP.
Season league stats: 8 games; 0 goals.

* Oguchi Onyewu (La Louviere, D1) at Antwerp, 3-1.
Started: 90 minutes.
Season league stats: 20 games; 1 goal.

NORWAY
* Brian West (Fredrikstad, D1) vs. Rosenberg, 0-2.
Dagbladet rating (10 high; 1 low): 4.
Started: 90 minutes.
Season stats: 2 games, 0 goals.

* Robbie Russell (Sogndal, D1) at Stabaek, 1-3.
Started: 90 minutes.
Dagbladet rating (10 high; 1 low): 2.
Season stats: 2 games, 0 goals.

* Adam Skumawitz (Aalesund, D2), at Skeid, 1-4.
DNP.
Season league stats: 0 games.

DENMARK
* Wade Barrett (Aarhus, SL) vs. Nordsjaelland, 1-2.
Started: 90 minutes.
Season stats: 15 games, 0 goals.

SWEDEN
Brian Dunseth (Bodens SK, D2) at Norrkoeping, 1-2
Started: 90 minutes.
The Swedish Second Division season kicked off this past weekend.
League stats: 1 game, 0 goals.

Steve Shak (Bodens SK, D2) at Norrkoeping, 1-2
Started: 90 minutes.
League stats: 1 game, 0 goals.

* Leighton O'Brien (Bodens SK, D2) at Norrkoeping, 1-2
DNP.
League stats: 0 games, 0 goals.

SWITZERLAND
* Melchior Arnold (Chiasso, D2) vs. Delemont, 2-0.
Started: 90 minutes.
Season league stats: 19 games; 3 goals.

CROATIA
Chris Greer (Cibalia, D1) at Kamen Ingrad, 1-3.
Entered as sub in 79th minute.

PERU
* Luchi Gonzales (Sporting Cristal, D2) at Grau Estudiantes, 1-1
Did not start. Subs na.
Torneo Apertura stats: 3 games, 0 goals.

MEXICO
* Daniel Hernandez (Necaxa, D1) vs. Veracruz, 1-0.
Started: 90 minutes.
The crucial win moved Necaxa into 2nd place of Group 4 as the playoff race intensifies.
Torneo Clausura stats: 8 games, 2 goals.