USMNT Rewind: Johnny’s header sparks Real Betis to victory, clutch Cup performances in England, and more

Johnny Cardoso produced a head's up play and goal for Real Betis in an upset of Real Madrid in Spain.

Alejandro Zendejas continued his torrid pace for Club América with a goal and assist in Liga MX's Clausura.

Antonee Robinson did not produce one of his signature crosses for an assist, but converted the game-winning penalty kick in a shootout win for Fulham in the FA Cup in England.

Chris Richards also assisted on a goal for Crystal Palace in its win in the same competition.

For the second consecutive week, Jesús Ferreira set up a Paul Arriola goal in the Seattle Sounders in the Concacaf Champions Cup.

And, rounding out the top U.S. Men's National Team player highlights from the last week, goalkeepers Ethan Horvath, Matt Turner and Patrick Schulte made headlines for their teams.

A HEADY PLAY

Johnny Cardoso headed home the equalizer for Real Betis in its 2-1 comeback victory over visiting Real Madrid on Saturday, March 1. Cardoso took advantage of some shoddy defending and headed in Isco's corner kick from close range past goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to knot the score at 1-1 in the 34th minute. It was his first goal of the La Liga season.

Real Betis (10-8-8, 38 points) moved into sixth place with a two-point advantage over seventh-place Rayo Vallecano (9-8-9, 36) in the race for European qualification.

ONE OF EACH

There seems to be no stopping Alejandro Zendejas these days. He scored one goal and added an assist for Club América in 89 minutes of action for Club America in a 3-0 home victory over Toluca in the Liga MX Clausura on Saturday, March 1. Zendejas set up Alvaro Fidalgo for a 1-0 edge in the sixth minute before Fidalgo returned the favor with a feed from the left flank to the midfielder for a 51st-minute goal. Zendejas has scored nine goals this season and is two tallies shy of equaling his career best (2022-23).

Club America (7-1-2, 23) sits in second place in the table, trailing Leon (8-0-2, 26) by three points.

SHOOTOUT WINNER

Left back Antonee Robinson has made headlines as an assist machine for Fulham this English Premier League campaign. In the fifth round of the English FA Cup on Sunday, March 2, he grabbed the spotlight for another reason. Robinson converted the game-winning penalty kick in the shootout, which helped Fulham to a 4-3 shootout triumph over Manchester United at Old Trafford. He calmly buried his attempt past goalkeeper Andre Onana. Then, Fulham goalie Bernd Leno saved Joshua Zirkzee's kick to clinch the tie-breaker.

The Cottagers will host Crystal Palace in the quarterfinals on the weekend of March 29. No exact date has been set yet.

INSURANCE ASSIST

Speaking of Crystal Palace, Chris Richards picked up a late assist in its 3-1 FA Cup fifth-round victory over 10-man Millwall on Saturday, March 1. With the hosts clinging to a 2-1 lead in the 81st minute, Richards flicked Eberechi Eze's free kick across the goal to a backpedaling Edward Nketiah. The forward then headed a looping shot off the far post for the final goal of the match.

THE DALLAS CONNECTION

Jesús Ferreira set up his former FC Dallas teammate Paul Arriola in the Seattle Sounders' 3-1 second-leg win over Antigua GFC in the first round of the Concacaf Champions Cup on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Ferreira was played a ball down the left flank before he dropped a pass back to Arriola, who sent his shot in the back of the net for a 2-1 lead in the 53rd minute. The two players teamed up for the same result in the first leg in a 3-1 victory at Antigua. Seattle won the series, 6-2.

A COUPLE OF CLEAN SHEETS

Two goalkeepers recorded shutouts and a third backstopped an FA Cup win last week.

* Ethan Horvath made his first league appearance for Cardiff City in nearly six months in its 1-0 win over Hull City in the English Championship on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The U.S. keeper saved Hull City's best opportunity as he caught Alfie Jones' six-yard header in the 85th minute. He replaced Jak Alnwick, who suffered a season-ending hamstring injury. Horvath, who has played in cup matches this season, last played in the league in a 2-0 loss to Middlesbrough on Aug. 31.

* Columbus Crew keeper Patrick Schulte recorded his first shutout of the MLS season, making two saves in a 1-0 win at the New England Revolution on Saturday, March 1.

* While he didn't add a clean sheet to his collection, Matt Turner helped Crystal Palace to a 3-1 victory over 10-man Millwall in the fifth round of the English FA Cup on Saturday, March 1.

FULL RUNDOWN

-- Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United; English Championship) - 72 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. West Bromwich Albion (March 1); 58 minutes in 3-1 win vs. Sheffield United (Feb. 24)

-- Paxten Aaronson (Utrecht; Dutch Eredivisie) - 79 minutes in 1-0 win vs. NAC Breda (March 1)

-- Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire; MLS) - 89 minutes in 2-2 draw vs. D.C. United (March 1)

-- Tyler Adams (AFC Bournemouth; English Premier League) – 120 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Wolverhampton (5-4 PK winners) in FA Cup (March 1); 90 minutes in Brighton & Hove Albion (Feb. 25)

-- Folarin Balogun (Monaco; French Ligue 1) – Injured, DNP in 3-0 win vs. Reims (Feb. 28)

-- Taylor Booth (Twente; Dutch Eredivisie) - 61 minutes in 1-1 draw at Groningen (March 1)

-- Gianluca Busio (Venezia; Italian Serie A) – 60 minutes in 0-0 draw at Atalanta (March 1)

-- Drake Callender (Inter Miami CF; MLS) - In 18, DNP in 4-1 win at Houston Dynamo (March 2); Injured, DNP in 3-1 win vs. Sporting Kansas City in Concacaf Champions Cup (Feb. 25)

-- Johnny Cardoso (Real Betis; Spain La Liga) - 90 minutes, GOAL, in 2-1 win vs. Real Madrid (March 1)

-- Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic; Scottish Premiership) - 90 minutes in 5-2 win at St. Mirren (March 1); 90 minutes in 5-1 win vs. Aberdeen (Feb. 25)

-- Cade Cowell (Guadalajara; Liga MX) – Not in 18, DNP in 1-1 draw at Pumas UNAM (March 1): 30 minutes as a substitute in 3-1 loss at Atletico San Luis (Feb. 26)

-- Ben Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF; MLS) - 90 minutes in 4-1 win at Houston Dynamo (March 2); 21 minutes as a substitute in 3-1 win vs. Sporting Kansas City in Concacaf Champions Cup (Feb. 25)

-- Luca de la Torre (San Diego FC; MLS) – 90 minutes in 2-0 draw vs. St. Louis CITY SC (March 1)

-- Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - Injured, DNP in 3-2 loss at Go Ahead Eagles (March 1); Injured, DNP in 2-1 loss vs. Go Ahead Eagles in KNVB Beker (Feb. 26)

-- Jesús Ferreira (Seattle Sounders; MLS) - 21 minutes as a substitute in 2-0 loss at Real Salt Lake (March 1); 16 minutes, ASSIST, in 3-1 win vs. Antigua in Concacaf Champions Cup (Feb. 26)

-- Marlon Fossey (Standard Liege; Belgian Pro League) - 90 minutes in 2-0 loss vs. Anderlecht (March 2)

-- Julian Gressel (Inter Miami CF; MLS) - In 18, DNP in 4-1 win at Houston Dynamo (March 2); In 18, DNP in 3-1 win vs. Sporting Kansas City in Concacaf Champions Cup (Feb. 25)

-- Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City; Championship) - 90 minutes in 2-0 loss at Aston Villa (Feb. 28); 90 minutes, SHUTOUT, in 1-0 win vs. Hull City (Feb. 25)

-- Sean Johnson (Toronto FC; MLS) - 90 minutes in 4-2 loss at Orlando City SC (March 1)

-- DeJuan Jones (Columbus Crew; MLS) – 1 minutes as a substitute in 1-0 win at New England Revolution (March 1)

-- Richy Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - 90 minutes in 3-2 loss at Go Ahead Eagles (March 1); 90 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. Go Ahead Eagles in KNVB Beker (Feb. 26)

-- Kristoffer Lund (Palermo; Italy Serie B) - 11 minutes as a substitute in 1-0 win vs. Brescia (March 2)

-- Lennard Maloney (Mainz; Bundesliga) - 7 minutes as a substitute in 2-1 win at RB Leipzig (March 1)

-- Weston McKennie (Juventus; Italy Serie A) - At Verona (Monday, 2:45 p.m. ET); 90 minutes in 1-1 draw (4-2 PK losers) vs. Empoli in Coppa Italia (Feb. 26)

-- Mark McKenzie (Toulouse; French Ligue 1) - 90 minutes in 4-0 win at Angers (March 2)

-- Djordje Mihailovic (Colorado Rapids; MLS) - 90 minutes in 3-3 draw vs. FC Dallas (March 1); 90 minutes in 1-0 loss at Los Angeles FC in Concacaf Champions Cup (Feb. 25)

-- Shaq Moore (FC Dallas; MLS) - 90 minutes in 3-3 draw at Colorado Rapids (March 1)

-- Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough; Championship) - 90 minutes in 1-0 win vs. Derby City (March 1); 90 minutes in 3-1 win at Stoke City (Feb. 25)

-- Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders; MLS) - 81 minutes in 2-0 loss at Real Salt Lake (March 1); 45 minutes in 3-1 win vs. Antigua in Concacaf Champions Cup (Feb. 26)

-- Yunus Musah (A.C. Milan; Italy Serie A) - 37 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. Lazio (March 2); 90 minutes in 2-1 loss at Bologna (Feb. 27)

-- Jalen Neal (CF Montreal; MLS) – Injured, DNP in 1-0 at Minnesota United (March 1)

-- Erik Palmer-Brown (Panathinaikos; Greek Super League) - Injured, DNP in 2-0 win vs. Panaitolikos (March 1)

-- Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg; Bundesliga) - Injured, DNP in 2-1 win at Werder Bremen (March 1); Injured, DNP in 1-0 loss at RB Leipzig in DFB Pokal (Feb. 26)

-- Jordan Pefok (Reims; France Ligue 1) - Injured, DNP in 3-0 loss at Rennes (Feb. 28); Injured DNP in 1-1 draw (5-3 PK winners) in Coupe de France (Feb. 25)

-- Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - Injured, DNP in 3-2 loss at Go Ahead Eagles (March 1); Injured, DNP in 2-1 loss vs. Go Ahead Eagles in KNVB Beker (Feb. 26)

-- Christian Pulisic (A.C. Milan; Italy Serie A) - 70 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. Lazio (March 2); 29 minutes as a substitute in 2-1 loss at Bologna (Feb. 27)

-- Tim Ream (Charlotte FC; MLS) - 90 minutes in 2-0 win vs. Atlanta United (March 1)

-- Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund; Bundesliga) - 74 minutes in 2-0 win at St. Pauli (March 1)

-- Bryan Reynolds (Westerlo; Belgian Pro League) - 90 minutes in 0-0 draw at OH Leuven (March 2)

-- Chris Richards (Crystal Palace; English Premier League) - 90 minutes in 3-1 win vs. Millwall in FA Cup (March 1); 90 minutes in 4-1 win vs. Aston Villa (Feb. 25)

-- Antonee Robinson (Fulham; English Premier League) - 120 minutes, SHOOTOUT GOAL, in 1-1 draw vs. Manchester United (4-3 PK winners) in FA Cup (March 2); 18 minutes as a substitute in 2-1 win a Wolverhampton Wanderers (Feb. 25)

-- Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati; MLS) - 90 minutes in 4-1 loss at Philadelphia Union (March 1)

-- James Sands (St. Pauli; Bundesliga) - Injured, DNP in 2-0 loss vs. Borussia Dortmund (March 1)

-- Josh Sargent (Norwich City; English Championship) - 90 minutes in 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers (March 1)

-- Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach; Bundesliga) - 79 minutes in 3-0 win at Heidenheim (March 1)

-- Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew; MLS) - 90 minutes, SHUTOUT, in 1-0 win at New England Revolution (March 1)

-- Gaga Slonina (Chelsea U-21; English Premier League 2) - Not in 18, DNP in 5-0 loss at Manchester City (Feb. 28)

-- Zack Steffen (Colorado Rapids; MLS) - 90 minutes in 3-3 draw vs. FC Dallas (March 1); 90 minutes in 1-0 loss at Los Angeles FC in Concacaf Champions Cup (Feb. 25)

-- Tanner Tessmann (Lyon; French Ligue 1) – 70 minutes in 2-1 win vs. Brest (March 2)

-- Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - Injured, DNP in 3-2 loss at Go Ahead Eagles (March 1); Injured, DNP in 2-1 loss vs. Go Ahead Eagles in KNVB Beker (Feb. 26)

-- Timmy Tillman (Los Angeles FC; MLS) - 89 minutes in 1-0 win vs. Colorado Rapids in Concacaf Champions Cup (Feb. 25)

-- John Tolkin (Holstein Kiel; Bundesliga) - Injured, DNP in 1-0 win at Union Berlin (March 2)

-- Auston Trusty (Celtic; Scottish Premiership) - 27 minutes in 5-2 win at St. Mirren (March 1); 90 minutes in 5-1 win vs. Aberdeen (Feb. 25)

-- Matt Turner (Crystal Palace; English Premier League) - 90 minutes in 3-1 win vs. Millwall in FA Cup (March 1); In 18, DNP in 4-1 win vs. Aston Villa (Feb. 25)

-- Tim Weah (Juventus; Italy Serie A) - At Verona (Monday, 2:45 p.m. ET); 90 minutes in 1-1 draw (4-2 PK losers) vs. Empoli in Coppa Italia (Feb. 26)

-- Caleb Wiley (Watford; English Championship) - In 18, DNP in 0-0 draw at Stoke City (March 1)

-- Haji Wright (Coventry City; Championship) - 16 minutes as a substitute in 3-2 win at Oxford United (March 1)

-- DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati; MLS) - 58 minutes in 4-1 loss at Philadelphia Union (March 1); In 18, DNP in 1-1 draw vs. Motagua in Concacaf Champions Cup (Feb. 26)

-- Alejandro Zendejas (Club America; Liga MX) - 89 minutes, GOAL, ASSIST, in 3-0 win vs. Toluca (March 1)

-- Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; MLS) - 90 minutes in 2-0 loss at New York Red Bulls (March 1)