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By FRANCO PANIZO
Gale Agbossoumonde may not be an automatic starter for Djurgardens IF, but he continued to cement his place in the team on Wednesday.
In Djurgardens' third round Svenska Cupen match against IFK Lulea, Agbossoumonde started and played 90 minutes as his club won, 2-1. Djurgardens reached the fourth round with the victory.
Fellow youngster Mixx Diskerud also played in a cup match on Wednesday, starting and going the distance in Stabaek IF's 2-1 NM Cupen win versus Hasle-Loren. The win advanced Diskerud and Stabaek to the third round of the tournament.
Here's how the Americans Abroad who played on Tuesday and Wednesday fared:
Scotland
PREMIER LEAGUE
- Maurice Edu started and played 90 minutes in Rangers' 2-0 win vs. Dundee United on Tuesday.
- Dominic Cervi did not dress in Celtic's 3-0 win vs. Heart of Midlothian on Wednesday.
France
LIGUE 1
- Carlos Bocanegra started and played 90 minutes in St Etienne's 2-1 loss vs. Lille on Tuesday.
Belgium
- Sacha Kljestan started and played 90 minutes in RSC Anderlecht's 4-0 win vs. KAA Gent in the playoffs on Wednesday.
Sweden
- Alejandro Bedoya came off the bench, played 48 minutes and converted a penalty kick in Orebro SK's 4-2 penalty kick win (2-2 draw) vs. Ljungskile in the third round of the Svenska Cupen on Wednesday.
- Gale Agbossoumonde started and played 90 minutes in Djurgardens IF's 2-1 win vs. IFK Lulea in the third round of the Svenska Cupen on Wednesday.
Norway
- Mixx Diskerud started and played 90 minutes in Stabaek IF's 2-1 win vs. Hasle-Loren in the second round of the NM Cupen on Wednesday.
- Josh Gatt started and played 90 minutes in Molde FK's 2-0 win vs. Traeff in the second round of the NM Cupen on Wednesday.
- Sean Cunningham started and played 90 minutes for Molde FK.
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What do you think of these performances? Hoping Agbossoumonde sticks with Djurgardens for a few seasons? Do you see Diskerud making the Gold Cup team?
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