A pair of Americans made the weekend scoresheet, with Paderborn super sub Matt Taylor off the bench late to salvage a 2-2 share with Dynamo Dresden.

The forward converted a flick from close range near time for his second goal of the season.

One flight up in the Bundesliga, Fabian Johnson went 72 minutes and Daniel Williams all 90 as Hoffenheim settled for a 1-1 draw with visiting Mainz 05.

Timothy Chandler worked 82 helpful minutes as FC Nuremberg scored a 2-1 win over FC Cologne.

However, David Yelldell sat the bench for Bayer Leverkusen's 4-1 win over Augsburg and Alfredo Morales did the same as Hertha Berlin fell 1-0 to visiting champs Borussia Dortmund.

The second scorer was to be found in England's second flight, with Robbie Findley adding on late as Nottingham FOrest topped Coventry City 2-0.

Also in the Championship, Robbie Rogers left 12 minutes into his debut with a concussion in Leeds United's 3-2 dfeat of Doncaster.

Over in the FA Cup, Tim Howard continued his stingy play by backstopping Everton to the quarterfinals with a 2-0 win against Blackpool.

Fellow former MLS New Yorker Tim Ream enjoyed a successful Bolton debut as the visitors advanced with a 2-0 victory at Millwall.

Jonathan Spector entered for an injured teammate to work right back for 78 minutes as Birmingham City forced a home replay with a 1-1 draw at Chelsea.

Meanwhile, Brad Friedel took his usual cup breather as Tottenham struggled to a 0-0 draw at third-tier Stevanage.

Next door in Scotland, Maurice Edu earned Man of the Match and Carlos Bocanegra added 90 solid minutes as 10-man Rangers slumped to a 1-0 home loss to Kilmarnock.

In Italy, Michael Bradley and Chievo posted a 1-0 victory at Genoa to reach the table's better half.

In Portuguese action, Oguchi Onyewu left with a knee knock on 27 minutes as Sporting CP blanked Pacos Ferreira 1-0.

A level down, Tony Taylor came on for the final seven minutes as second flight leaders Estoril sailed past Freamunde 3-0.

Over in the Netherlands, Jozy Altidore struck the post midway through his second half shift in 10-man AZ's 3-0 defeat at FC Utrecht.

One league below, Charles Kazlauskas went the route in midfield as warming Helmond Sport edged Telstar 3-2.

Over the border in Belgium, Mikkel Diskerud made a solid 75-minute debut in Gent's 1-1 draw at Lokeren.

Sacha Kljestan came off for the final moments as leaders Anderlecht downed Westerlo 3-1.

In nearby France, Charlie Davies went unused in Sochaux's 0-0 draw with Auxerre, as did Evian's Quentin Westberg in their 2-2 draw at Caen.

Across the world in Mexico, Edgar Castillo and Joe Corona were each booked and dangerous in Tijuana's 2-0 win at Queretaro.

DaMarcus Beasley went 75 minutes as Puebla blew a lead to fall 2-1 against visiting Morelia.

Pachuca midfielder Jose Francisco Torres returned quickly from injury with a strong shift in Pachuca's 1-0 loss at CLub America.

Herculez Gomez saw 11 minutes of action as Santos Laguna rallied late for a 1-1 share with Monterrey.

Elsewhere, Jonathan Bornstein watched on as Tigres battled Atlas to a 0-0 draw and Michael Orozco Fiscal did likewise in an identical result for San Luis at Chivas.

Heading back around again to Israel, Bryan Gerzicich and Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona moved 12 points clear at the top with a 2-0 victory at Maccabi Petah Tikva.

Leo Krupnick and Maccabi Netanya, meanwhile, pulled off a late 1-0 win over Ashdod FC.