Sunday highlights:
Clint Mathis scores his fourth goal in his fifth Bundesliga game for Hannover in a 3-1 loss to Hertha Berlin.
Defender Gregg Berhalther has a stellar performance for Energie Cottbus in a 1-0 win over Osnabrueck. Cottbus moved into a tie for second place in Germany's second division.
Friday-Saturday highlights:
Two goals for Conor Casey, who now has nine goals for German D2 club Karlsruhe.
First pro goal for Oguchi Onyewu in 3-2 win for La Louviere over Standard Liege.
Tim Howard sits out first Premier League game and Man. Utd. falls into third place, nine points behind leader Arsenal.
Pro debut for 21-year-old defender Charles Kazlaukas, on loan to Dutch D2 club Fortuna Sittard from D1 NEC.
ENGLAND
* Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL), vs. Southampton, 1-1.
Started: 90 minutes.
The Sun rating (1 low; 10 high): 7.
Season league stats: 27 games; 1 goal.
* Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL), at Fulham, 1-1.
DNP.
Season league stats: 26 games.
* Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL), no game (Middlesbrough in League Cup final).
Season league stats: 26 games.
* Claudio Reyna (Manchester City, PL) vs. Chelsea, 0-1.
Started: 90 minutes.
The Sun rating (1 low; 10 high): 5.
Season league stats: 16 games; 1 goal.
* Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham, PL), vs. Man. Utd., 1-1.
Suspended.
Season league stats: 5 games, 0 goals.
* Brian McBride (Fulham, PL), vs. Man. Utd., 1-1.
Started: 90 minutes.
The Sun rating (1 low; 10 high): 6.
Season league stats: 5 games, 1 goal.
* Frankie Simek (Arsenal, PL), vs. Charlton, 2-0.
DNP.
Season league stats: 0 games, 0 goals.
* Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1), vs. Sheffield United, 2-1.
Started: 90 minutes.
Season league stats: 33 games.
* Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1), at Ipswich, 0-2.
Started: 55 minutes.
Season league stats: 27 games; 4 goals.
GERMANY
* Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96, D1), vs. Hertha Berlin, 1-3.
Started: 90 minutes.
Cherundolo saved a shot off the goal line shortly after Mathis tied the game, but was unable to cover for errors by defensive mate Abel Xavier, to whom Kicker assigned its worst rating.
Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 3.5
Season league stats: 19 games, 0 goals.
* Clint Mathis (Hannover 96, D1), vs. Hertha Berlin, 1-3.
Started: 90 minutes.
Mathis scored to tie the game at 1-1 in the 67th minute, but his team surrendered two goals in the final 15 minutes in front of 21,755 at home. Mathis continues to stand out for Hannover, with another long-distance strike (22 meters) and the best rating on his team in this match from Kicker Magazine
. Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 3
Season league stats: 5 games, 4 goals.
* Gregg Berhalter (Energie Cottbus, D2), at Osnabrueck, 1-0.
Started: 90 minutes.
Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 2
Season league stats: 20 games, 3 goals.
* Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg, D2), vs. Erzgebirge Aue, 2-0.
DNP
Season league stats: 0 games, 0 goals.
* Joe Enochs (Osnabrueck, D2), vs. Energie Cottbus, 0-1.
DNP.
Season league stats: 20 games, 1 goal.
* Conor Casey (Karlsruhe, D2), vs. Arminia Bielefeld, 2-2.
Started: 90 minutes. 2 goals.
Season league stats: 20 games, 9 goals.
NETHERLANDS
* John O'Brien (Ajax, D1), at Utrecht, 0-1.
DNP.
The Amsterdam club's second league loss in four days leaves just six points between it and second-place PSV Eindhoven.
Season league stats: 4 games; 0 goals.
* Charles Kazlaukas (Fortuna Sittard, D2), vs. Haarlem, 1-1.
Came on as sub in 70th minute.
Season league stats: 1 game; 0 goals.
FRANCE
* Greg Vanney (Bastia, D1), at Sochaux, 1-2.
DNP.
Season league stats: 15 games; 0 goals.
PORTUGAL
Zach Thornton (Benfica), vs. Moreirense, 1-1.
DNP – not on bench.
Season league stats: 0 games.
BELGIUM
* Alex Yi (Antwerp, D1), vs. Mouscron, Saturday (postponed).
Season league stats: 8 games; 0 goals.
* Oguchi Onyewu (La Louviere, D1), vs. Standard Liege, 3-2.
Started: 90 minutes. 1 goal.
Season league stats: 17 games; 1 goals.
MEXICO
* Daniel Hernandez (Necaxa, D1), vs. Tigres, 2-1.
Entered as a substitute: 82nd minute.
Torneo Clausura stats: 2 game, 0 goals.
PERU
* Luchi Gonzalez (Sporting Cristal, D1), vs. Cesar Vallejo, 5-0.
DNP.
Torneo Apertura stats: 0 games, 0 goals.