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By FRANCO PANIZO
Fresh off scoring his first goal of the Swedish season, Alejandro Bedoya will head into this weekend with one main goal in mind: Keep Orebro undefeated.
After recording two 1-0 wins to start the season, Orebro will take on Gefle in a match between two teams currently in the top five of the Allsvenskan table. Bedoya is likely feeling confident after scoring the game-winner last week, and a solid performance from him will raise Orebro's chances of starting the season with three victories.
Sacha Kljestan is in a completely different situation, as he is looking to help RSC Anderlecht bounce back from two defeats in the opening rounds of the Belgian playoffs. Kljestan has yet to partake in Anderlecht's playoff campaign, but with the team being outscored 6-1 in the two losses, the midfielder could receive a start against Genk.
If you're wondering what intriguing match-up is on tap, look no further than the battle between Norwegian-based youngsters Josh Gatt and Mikkel Diskerud. Gatt and Molde FK will hope to earn their first victory of the season while Diskerud and Stabaek IF attempt to win a third game in a row.
Here is a rundown of who the Americans Abroad play this weekend:
FRIDAY
Zak Whitbread and Norwich City play Robbie Findley and Nottingham Forest. (Findley is out injured.)
Amaechi Igwe, Edson Buddle and FC Ingolstadt 04 play VfL Bochum. (Igwe is out injured.)
Bobby Wood and TSV 1860 Munich play FSV Frankfurt.
Quentin Westberg and Evian Thonon Gaillard play Istres.
Sacha Kljestan and RSC Anderlecht play Genk in the playoffs.
Gale Agbossoumonde and Djurgardens IF play Malmo FF.
SATURDAY
Tim Howard and Everton play Jermaine Jones and Blackburn Rovers. (Jones is suspended due to yellow card accumulation.)
Jonathan Spector and West Ham United play Brad Friedel, Brad Guzan, Michael Bradley and Aston Villa.
Eric Lichaj and Leeds United play Watford.
Eddie Johnson and Preston North End play Sheffield United.
Frank Simek and Carlisle United play Colchester United.
Anton Peterlin and Plymouth Argyle play Peterborough United.
Mike Grella and Swindon Town play Milton Keynes Dons.
Maurice Edu and Rangers play St Mirren.
Steve Cherundolo, DaMarcus Beasley and Hannover 96 play Hamburg SV.
Timmy Chandler and FC Nurnberg play Kaiserslautern.
Ricardo Clark and Eintracht Frankfurt play TSG Hoffenheim.
David Yelldell and MSV Duisburg play Energie Cottbus.
Alfredo Morales and Hertha Berlin play VfL Osnabruck.
Carlos Bocanegra and St Etienne play AS Nancy Lorraine.
Freddy Adu and Caykur Rizespor play Boluspor.
Benny Feilhaber and AGF Aarhus play Viborg.
Ryan Miller and Halmstads BK play GAIS.
Jonathan Bornstein and Tigres UANL play Chiapas.
Sonny Guadarrama and Atlante play Necaxa.
Gustavo Adrian Ruelas and Santos Laguna play Chivas de Guadalajara.
Jose Torres, Herculez Gomez and Pachuca play Atlas.
Edgar Castillo and Puebla play Cruz Azul.
SUNDAY
Stuart Holden and Bolton Wanderers play Stoke City in the FA Cup semifinals. (Holden is out injured).
Dominic Cervi and Celtic play Aberdeen.
Daniel Williams and SC Freiburg play Borussia Dortmund. (Williams is out injured.)
Oguchi Onyewu and Twente Enschede play De Graafschap.
Jozy Altidore and Bursaspor play Trabzonspor.
Michael Parkhurst and FC Nordsjaelland play FC Copenhagen.
Clarence Goodson and Brondby IF play Marcus Tracy, Chris Rolfe and Aalborg BK. (Tracy is out injured.)
Josh Gatt and Molde FK play Mikkel Diskerud and Stabaek IF.
Sammy Ochoa and Estudiantes Tecos U.A. de G. play America.
MONDAY
Conor Doyle and Derby County play Queens Park Rangers.
Luis Robles and Karlsruhe play FC Augsburg.
Alejandro Bedoya and Orebro SK play Gefle.
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Which matches are you most looking forward to? Think Bedoya and Orebro will remain undefeated? Expecting Kljestan and Anderlecht to perform better? Who do you see winning between Gatt's Molde and Diskerud's Stabaek?
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