USMNT REWIND: Tillman, Ream, Cowell Score on Their Way to USMNT Camp

As U.S. Men's National Team players looked toward the international break, the unofficial theme of last week's action was firsts.

Malik Tillman scored his first goal for his new club. Cade Cowell tallied his first goal of the Major League Soccer season. Tim Ream recorded his first goal of the English Premier League campaign, and Matt Turner registered his first English Premier League shutout.

Drake Callender also came within minutes of securing two clean sheets within five days.

A number of U.S. pool players who weren't called into camp stood out as well. Brandon Vazquez and Jordan Morris found the net, and Jesús Ferreira assisted on a goal in his first MLS match in nearly three months.

The USMNT will host Uzbekistan on Sept. 9 in St. Louis and welcome Oman on Sept. 12 in St. Paul, Minn.

SPECTACULAR DEBUT

Malik Tillman certainly made quite an impression in his Dutch Eredivisie debut for PSV Eindhoven on Saturday, Sept. 2. Only 14 minutes after replacing Ismael Saibari in the 72nd minute, Tillman connected for his first Eredivisie goal and final goal of the match in a 4-0 win at RKC Waalwijk.

Forward Ricardo Pepi, who also came on in the 72nd minute, almost registerd himself, but his goal was nullified because he was offside. Defender Sergiño Dest, who started in both UEFA Champions League qualifiers against Rangers, was in the Starting XI again and played 84 minutes.

SNAPPING A STREAK

Forward Cade Cowell broke a personal 16-game MLS scoring drought with his first goal of the season for the San Jose Earthquakes. He found the net in the 16th minute of a 1-1 home tie with Minnesota United on Saturday, Sept. 2.

After the visitors failed to clear a corner kick, Cowell put in a bouncing shot into the near left post past keeper Dayne St. Clair. It was the 19-year-old's 10th league tally as he became the 11th player in league history to reach double digits in goals as a teenager.

IN A LOSING CAUSE

Tim Ream scored on his return from a one-game suspension, but the Fulham captain's presence could not help his team avoid a 5-1 defeat at Manchester City and the great Erling Haaland, who tallied a hat-trick on Saturday, Sept. 2.

In the 33rd minute, Andreas Pereira curled in a corner kick that was met by Raul Jimenez inside the City box. The Mexican forward attempted a first-time volley that goalkeeper Ederson stopped but Ream slotted in the rebound at the left post for his first  goal of the season.

MR. CLEAN SHEET

Matt Turner warmed up for camp by backstopping Nottingham Forest to an important 1-0 win at Chelsea, his first English Premier League clean sheet, on Saturday, Sept. 2. With the game on the line in the 88th minute, Turner knocked Thiago Silva's close-range shot at the left post out for a corner kick.

Forest (2-2-0, 6pts.) moved up to ninth place in the standings.

ALMOST A DOUBLE

Drake Callender came within minutes of securing two shutouts within a week.

On Wednesday, Aug. 30, the Inter Miami goalkeeper kept visiting Nashville SC off the board in a 0-0 draw. He made two saves.

On Sunday, Sept. 3 LAFC defender Ryan Hollingshead headed in a corner kick in the 90th minute in Miami's 3-1 away triumph.

A PERFECT THREE

Christian Pulisic wasn’t able to find a goal in his third consecutive match, but he helped AC Milan register its third win in as many tries in Italy's Serie A with a 2-1 away triumph over Roma on Friday, Sept 1.

Second-place Milan (3-0-0, 9 pts.) trails archrival Inter Milan due to goal differential (plus six to plus nine).

Pulisic, who played 77 minutes, came close to putting the ball into the net in the 22nd minute, as he put Theo Hernandez's volley at the far-right post on target, only to be denied by a spectacular save by goalkeeper Rui Patrício.

CLUB DEBUT

Folarin Balogun, who was transferred from Arsenal to Monaco on Wednesday, Aug. 30, made his club debut, seeing 16 minutes as a substitute in 3-0 win over Lens on Saturday, Sept. 2. He replaced Wissam Ben Yedder in the 74th minute.

The 22-year-old striker is quite familiar with the league, having scored 21 goals in 37 league matches as a loan player with Reims last season.

CLINCHING A PLAYOFF SPOT

Brandon Vazquez tallied his fifth goal of the MLS campaign as visiting FC Cincinnati became the first team to clinch an MLS Cup Playoff spot as it edged Atlanta United, 2-1, on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

The forward snapped a 1-1 tie in the 80th minute as he redirected Alvaro Barreal's low pass into the box past goalkeeper Brad Guzan.

DOUBLE DIGITS

For the fourth time in his eight-year MLS career, Jordan Morris hit double digits in goals in the Seattle Sounders' 2-1 victory at Austin FC on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

Nico Lodeiro's free kick found Morris at the near post for a tap-in past Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver, which broke a scoreless tie in the 49th minute. Morris scored a career-high 12 goals in his 2016 rookie season and has 63 career goals for the Sounders across all competitions, ranking him third in club history.

HELPING OUT

In his first MLS game for FC Dallas since June 11, Jesús Ferreira assisted on Paul Arriola's fourth-minute goal in a 2-2 home draw with Atlanta United on Saturday, Sept. 2. The goal gave Dallas a 1-0 lead.

Ferreira connected for a pair of hat-tricks in wins in Concacaf Gold Cup in July. He played in the MLS All-Star Game and started four matches for Dallas in the Leagues Cup (one goal, four assists).

FULL RUNDOWN

• Brenden Aaronson (Union Berlin; Bundesliga) - SUSPENDED, DNP in 3-0 loss vs. RB Leipzig (Sept. 3)

• Paxten Aaronson (Eintracht Frankfurt; Bundesliga) - 7 minutes as a substitute, ASSIST, in 1-1 draw vs. Köln (Sept. 3); 83 minutes in 2-0 win (3-1 aggregate win) in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifier (Aug. 31)

• Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles FC; MLS) - 45 minutes in 3-1 loss vs. Inter Miami CF (Sept. 3)

• Tyler Adams (AFC Bournemouth; English Premier League) - Injured, DNP in 2-2 vs. Brentford (Sept. 2); Injured, DNP in 3-2 win at Swansea City (Aug. 29)

• Folarin Balogun (Monaco; French Ligue 1) - 16 minutes as a substitute in 3-0 win vs. Lens (Sept. 2)

• Taylor Booth (Utrecht; Dutch Eredivisie) - Injured, DNP in 5-1 loss vs. Feyenoord (Sept. 3)

• Gianluca Busio (Venezia; Italian Serie B) - 1 minute as a substitute in 0-0 draw at Cittadella (Sept. 3)

• Drake Callender (Inter Miami CF; MLS) - 90 minutes in 3-1 win at Los Angeles FC (Sept. 3); 90 minutes, SHUTOUT, in 0-0 draw vs. Nashville SC (Aug. 30)

• Johnny Cardoso (Internacional; Brazilian Serie A) - Injured, DNP in 0-0 draw at Goias (Sept. 2); 75 minutes, came off injured in 2-0 win vs. Bolivar in Copa Libertadores (Aug. 29)

• Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic; Scottish Premiership) - Injured, DNP in 1-0 win at Rangers (Sept. 3)

• Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes; MLS) - 89 minutes, GOAL, in 1-1 draw vs. Minnesota United (Sept. 2); 71 minutes in 3-2 loss vs. LA Galaxy (Aug. 30)

• Ben Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF; MLS) 74 minutes in 3-1 win at Los Angeles FC (Sept. 3); 20 minutes in 0-0 draw vs. Nashville SC (Aug. 30)

• Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - 84 minutes in 4-0 win at RKC Waalwijk (Sept. 2); 90 minutes in 5-1 win (7-3 aggregate win) vs. Rangers in UCL qualifier (Aug. 30)

• Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo, Spain La Liga) - 90 minutes in 3-2 win at Almeria (Sept. 1)

• Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas; MLS) - 90 minutes, ASSIST, in 2-2 draw vs. Atlanta United (Sept. 2); Injured, DNP in 2-1 loss at St. Louis City (Aug. 30)

• Julian Gressel (Columbus Crew; MLS) - 85 minutes in 4-2 win at CF Montreal (Sept. 2); 23 minutes as a substitute in 2-0 loss at Houston Dynamo (Aug. 30)

• Ethan Horvath (Nottingham Forest; English Premier League) - In 18, DNP in 1-0 win at Chelsea (Sept. 2); In 18, DNP in 1-0 loss vs. Burnley in Carabao Cup (Aug. 30)

• DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution; MLS) - 4 minutes as a substitute in 2-2 draw vs. Austin FC (Sept. 2); Not in 18, DNP in 1-0 win vs. New York Red Bulls (Aug. 30)

• Kristoffer Lund (Palmero; Italy Serie B) - 28 minutes as a substitute in 3-0 win vs. Feralpisalo (Sept. 2)

• Weston McKennie (Juventus; Italy Serie A) - 84 minutes in 2-0 win at Empoli (Sept. 3)

• Mark McKenzie (Genk; Belgian Pro League) - 85 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Anderlecht (Sept. 3); 120 minutes in 1-0 loss at Adana Demirspor (5-4 win in PKs after 2-2 aggregate) in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying (Aug. 31)

• Djordje Mihailovic (AZ Alkmaar; Dutch Eredivisie) - 18 minutes as a substitute in 2-0 win at Vitesse (Sept. 3); 8 minutes as a substitute in 3-3 draw (6-5 win in PKs after 4-4 aggregate) at Brann in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifier (Aug. 31)

• Shaq Moore (Nashville SC; MLS) - 90 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Charlotte FC (Sept. 2); 90 minutes in 0-0 draw at Inter Miami CF (Aug. 30)

• Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew; MLS) - 90 minutes in 4-2 win at CF Montreal (Sept. 2); 90 minutes in 2-0 loss at Houston Dynamo (Aug. 30)

• Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders; MLS) - 90 minutes in 2-2 draw vs. Portland Timbers (Sept. 2); 64 minutes, GOAL, in 2-1 win at Austin FC (Aug. 30)

• Yunus Musah (AC Milan; Italy Serie A) - In 18, DNP in 2-1 win at Roma (Sept. 1)

• Jalen Neal (LA Galaxy; MLS) - Injured, DNP in 0-0 draw vs. Houston Dynamo (Sept. 2); Injured, DNP in 3-2 win at San Jose Earthquakes (Aug. 30)

• Erik Palmer-Brown (Panathinaikos; Greek Super League) - 73 minutes in 1-0 win at PAS Giannina (Sept. 3); Not in 18, DNP in 1-0 loss vs. Sporting Braga in UCL qualifier (Aug. 29)

• Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg; Bundesliga) - 22 minutes as a substitute in 3-1 loss at Hoffenheim (Sept. 2)

• Jordan Pefok (Borussia Mönchengladbach; Bundesliga) - 31 minutes as a substitute in 2-1 loss vs. Bayern Munich (Sept. 2)

• Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - 18 minutes as a substitute in 4-0 win at RKC Waalwijk (Sept. 2); In 18, DNP in 5-1 win (7-3 aggregate win) vs. Rangers in UCL qualifier (Aug. 30)

• Christian Pulisic (AC Milan; Italy Serie A) - 77 minutes in 2-1 win at Roma (Sept. 1)

• Tim Ream (Fulham; English Premier League) - 90 minutes, GOAL, in 5-1 loss at Manchester City (Sept. 2); 90 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Tottenham in Carabao Cup (5-3 win in PKs) (Aug. 29)

• Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund; Bundesliga) - Injured, DNP in 2-2 draw vs. Heidenheim (Sept. 1)

• Bryan Reynolds (Westerlo; Belgian Pro League) - 90 minutes in 2-1 loss at Cercle Brugge (Sept. 2)

• Chris Richards (Crystal Palace; English Premier League) - In 18, DNP in 3-2 win vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (Sept. 3); 90 minutes in 4-2 win at Plymouth Argyle in Carabao Cup (Aug. 29)

• Antonee Robinson (Fulham; English Premier League) - 90 minutes in 5-1 loss at Manchester City (Sept. 2); 90 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Tottenham in Carabao Cup (5-3 win in PKs) (Aug. 29)

• Miles Robinson (Atlanta United; MLS) - 90 minutes in 2-2 draw at FC Dallas (Sept. 2); 90 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. FC Cincinnati (Aug. 30)

• James Sands (New York City FC; MLS) – 45 minutes as a substitute in 1-1 draw vs. Vancouver Whitecaps (Sept. 2); Injured, DNP in 2-0 win vs. CF Montreal (Aug. 30)

• Josh Sargent (Norwich City; English Championship) - Injured, DNP in 2-1 loss at Rotherham United (Sept. 2); Injured, DNP in 1-0 win at Briston City in Carabao Cup (Aug. 29)

• Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach; Bundesliga) - 83 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. Bayern Munich (Sept. 2)

• Gaga Slonina (Eupen; Belgian Pro League) - 90 minutes in 1-0 loss at Mechelen (Sept. 2)

• Tanner Tessmann (Venezia; Italy Serie B) - 89 minutes in 0-0 draw at Cittadella (Sept. 3)

• Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - 18 minutes as a substitute, GOAL, in 4-0 win at RKC Waalwijk (Sept. 2); 3 minutes as a substitute in 5-1 win (7-3 aggregate win) vs. Rangers in UCL qualifier (Aug. 30)

• Timmy Tillman (Los Angeles FC; MLS) - 45 minutes as a substitute in 3-1 loss vs. Inter Miami CF (Sept. 3)

• John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls; MLS) - 90 minutes in 4-1 loss at Philadelphia Union (Sept. 3); 73 minutes in 1-0 loss at New England Revolution (Aug. 30)

• Auston Trusty (Sheffield; English Premier League) - In 18, DNP in 2-2 draw vs. Everton (Sept. 2)

• Matt Turner (Nottingham Forest; English Premier League) - 90 minutes, SHUTOUT, in 1-0 win at Chelsea (Sept. 2); 90 minutes in 1-0 loss vs. Burnley in Carabao Cup (Aug. 30)

• Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati; MLS) - 70 minutes in 1-0 loss vs. Orlando City (Sept. 2); 90 minutes, GOAL, in 2-1 win at Atlanta United (Aug. 30)

• Tim Weah (Juventus; Italy Serie A) - 6 minutes as a substitute in 2-0 win at Empoli (Sept. 3)

• Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United; MLS - 90 minutes in 2-2 draw at FC Dallas (Sept. 2); 90 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. FC Cincinnati (Aug. 30)

• Haji Wright (Coventry City; English Premier League) - 90 minutes in 3-3 draw vs. Watford (Sept. 2)

• DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF; MLS) - 90 minutes in 3-1 win at Los Angeles FC (Sept. 3); 90 minutes in 0-0 draw vs. Nashville SC (Aug. 30)

• Alex Zendejas (Club America; Liga MX) - 31 minutes as a substitute in 3-2 win at Cruz Azul (Sept. 2)

• Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; MLS) Injured, DNP in 1-1 draw vs. Charlotte FC (Sept. 2); Injured, DNP in 0-0 draw at Inter Miami CF (Aug. 30)