Photo: Earl Gardner

Regular readers of this column will recall that it was not long ago that Philadelphia area players were in a bit of a scoring drought. Well apparently the rain dance has worked, because this week we saw a storm of scoring. Here’s the round up:

• In Saturday’s match against the Crew, Chestnut Hill Academy and FC Delco alumni, and new Chicago Fire midfielder, Jeff Larentowicz put up his first tally of the season. With Chicago having a threatening-constantly-but can’t-seem-to-find-the-back-of-the-net kind of night, Larentowicz finally broke through in the 83rd minute when he headed home a flick-on from Austin Berry to notch the only goal in the match.
• Also on Saturday, Union Home Grown Player and Harrisburg loanee Cris Hernandez showed why Philly took on the youngster when Harrisburg downed the Colorado Rapids Reserves 2-1. Hernandez scored the game’s opening goal in the second minute and provided the assist to fellow loanee Greg Jordan in the 64th minute, earning both a spot on  the USL PRO Team of the Week.
• Hernandez wasn’t the only one scoring in USL PRO action over the weekend. Richmond Kickers forward and Hershey, PA native Jason Yeisley scored in the team’s 4-1 win over Rochester on Saturday, scoring a goal in the 66th minute.
• Crossing the pond, the youngest member of the Union Home Grown Player contingent, Dresher, PA native Zach Pfeffer put up a goal for the Hoffenheim U19s in Sunday’s 5-0 win over TSV 1860 München.  Though Hoffenheim was rolling over 1860 all day, Pfeffer made an immediate impact on the game, coming in at the 60th minute and scoring in the 67th.
• Finally, moving north to Sweden, Hammarby forward and Allentown, PA native Billy Schuler opened his account for the season. In his second game of the season (third for Hammarby), Schuler put the game out of reach for opponents Örebro SK in the 43rd minute of Sunday’s 2-1 win.

Major League Soccer

Chris Albright, D, Philadelphia Union — Did not play. Season: 1 game.

Greg Cochrane, D, Los Angeles Galaxy — Played 22 minutes in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Kansas City. Season: 2 games, 1 start.

Bobby Convey, M, Sporting Kansas City — In the 18, but did not play on Wednesday. Played 14 minutes in Saturday’s 2-0 loss at Los Angeles. Season: 3 games, 2 starts.

Ryan Finley, F, Columbus Crew — In the 18, but did not play. Season: 2 games.

Dan Gargan, D, San Jose Earthquakes — In the 18, but did not play. Season: 3 games, 3 starts.

Corey Hertzog, F, Vancouver Whitecaps — Did not play. Season: 3 games, 2 start, 1 goal.

Antoine Hoppenot, F, Philadelphia Union — Played 13 minutes in Sunday’s 3-2 win at D.C.   Season: 56 games, 1 assist.

Jeff Larentowicz, M, Chicago Fire — Started and played 90 minutes in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Columbus, scoring a goal in the 83rd minute. Season: 7 games, 7 starts, 1 goal, 1 assist.

Jeff Parke, D, Philadelphia Union — Started and played 90 minutes in Sunday’s 3-2 win at D.C. Season: 7 games, 7 starts.

Ryan Richter, F, Toronto FC — Started and played 90 minutes in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Houston. Season: 2 games, 1 start.

Marcus Tracy, F, San Jose Earthquakes — Did not play. Season: 0 games.

Bobby Warshaw, D, FC Dallas — In the 18, but did not play. Season: 5 games, 1 start.

Andrew Wenger, F, Montreal Impact — No game this week. Season: 4 games.

NASL

Pat Hannigan, GK, San Antonio Scorpions — No game this week. Season: 1 game, 1 start, 4 saves, 2 goals against.

Christopher Williams, D, San Antonio Scorpions — No game this week. Season: 0 games.

Jeremy Vuolo, GK, San Antonio Scorpions — No game this week. Season: 0 games.

USL PRO

Tyler Bellemy, D, Rochester Rhinos — In the 18, but did not play. Season: 1 game, 1 start.

Thomas Brandt, D, Harrisburg City Islanders — Started and played 90 minutes in Saturday’s 2-1 win at the Colorado Rapids Reserves. Season: 2 games, 1 start.

Tony Donatelli, M, VSI Tampa Bay — Started and played 68 minutes in Sunday’s 3-2 win over Los Angeles, providing an assist in the 53th minute. Season: 5 games, 5 starts, 1 assist.

Cristhian Hernandez, M, Harrisburg City Islanders — Started and played 78 minutes in Saturday’s 2-1 win at the Colorado Rapids Reserves, scoring a goal in the 2nd minute and providing an assist in the 64th minute. Season: 2 games, 2 starts, 1 goal, 2 assists.

Morgan Langley, F, Harrisburg City Islanders — Started and played 72 minutes in Saturday’s 2-1 win at the Colorado Rapids Reserves. Season: 2 games, 2 starts.

Jimmy McLaughlin, M, Harrisburg City Islanders — Started and played 87 minutes in Saturday’s 2-1 win at the Colorado Rapids Reserves. Season: 2 games, 1 start.

J.T. Noone, M, VSI Tampa Bay — Started and played 90 minutes in Sunday’s 3-2 win over Los Angeles. Season: 5 games, 5 starts.

Jason Pelletier, M, Harrisburg City Islanders — Did not play. Season: 0 games.

Mike Seamon, M, Pittsburgh Riverhounds — Started and played 90 minutes in Saturday’s 2-1 loss at Dayton. Season: 3 games, 3 starts.

Andrew Welker, F, Harrisburg City Islanders — Did not play. Season: 1 game, 1 start.

Jason Yeisley, F, Richmond Kickers — Started and played 90 minutes in Saturday’s 4-1 win over Rochester, scoring a goal in the 66th minute. Season: 3 games, 3 starts, 1 goal.

Colin Zizzi, d, Harrisburg City Islanders — Started and played 90 minutes in Saturday’s 2-1 win at the Colorado Rapids Reserves. Season: 2 games, 2 starts.

Austrian Bundesliga

Eddie Gustafsson, GK, Red Bull Salzburg — Started and played 90 minutes in Wednesday’s 3-0 win at FC Wacker Innsbruck in the Quarterfinal match of the ÖFB-Cup. Did not play in Satuday’s League match. Season (League): 0 games. Season (Cup): 3 games, 3 starts, 2 goals against.

Danish 1st Division

R.J. Allen, Skive IK — Started and played 90 minutes in Sunday’s 1-0 loss to HB Køge. Season: 6 games, 6 starts.

Finnish Veikkausliiga (Premier Division)

Jon Okafor, M, MYPA — Started and played 65 minutes in Sunday’s 1-0 win over FC Inter Turku. Season: 2 games, 1 start.

Finnish Kakkonen (Second Division)

Alex DeJohn, D, Ekenäs IF — League play begins April 28, 2013.

Yannick Smith, F, Ekenäs IF — League play begins April 28, 2013.

German Bundesliga Süd/Südwest (U19)

Russell Canouse, M, Hoffenheim — Started and played 90 minutes in Sunday’s 5-0 win over TSV 1860 München. Season: 20 games, 14 starts.

Zach Pfeffer, M, Hoffenheim — Played 30 minutes in Sunday’s 5-0 win over TSV 1860 München, scoring a goal in the 67th minute. Season: 8 games, 6 starts, 2 goals.

Israeli Liga Leumit

Noah Sadaoui, F, Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. — On loan from Maccabi Haifa (Israeli Premier League), played 16 minutes in Friday’s 2-1 win at Maccabi Umm al Fahm. Season: 4 games, 1 start.

Norwegian First Division

Zarek Valentin, D, FK Bodø/Glimt — Started and played 90 minutes in Sunday’s 3-0 win over Elverum Fotball. Season: 3 games, 3 starts.

Swedish Superettan

Billy Schuler, M, Hammarby IF — Started and played 90 minutes in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Örebro SK, scoring a goal in the 43rd minute. Season: 2 games, 2 starts, 1 goal.

Swedish Division 1 North

Anthony Allison, F, Umeå FC — Started and played 90 minutes in Saturday’s 2-0 loss to Valsta Syrianska IK. Season: 2 games, 2 starts, 1 goal, 1 assist.