Occean scores in Germany after penalty save, striking crossbar By Steven Sandor Posted on April 5, 2012 3 0 763 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Olivier Occean For Olivier Occean, it was a case of try, try again. It took until well into the second half for March’s Canadian Soccer Association male player of the month to get on the scoresheet, as SpVgg Greuther Furth reclaimed top spot in the Bundesliga 2. Thursday with a 3-0 triumph over Energie Cottbus. Occean had a penalty kick saved and had a headed effort crash off the bar against 10-man Cottbus before he finally slotted home a goal in the 75th minute to extend Furth’s lead to 2-0. The goal was the 17th on the season for Occean. Cottbus went down to 10 men at the 27-minute mark, and it led to the penalty kick that Occean failed to convert. With the win, SpVgg goes two points clear of Eintracht Frankfurt in the second division, though Frankfurt has a game in hand. SpVgg Greuther Furth’s next game comes in five days, when it will face Eintracht Braunschweig, which features Canadian forward Randy Edwini-Bonsu.
