Mat Ryan wins the Belgian Cup, Tomislav Mrcela continues to impress in Croatia, whilst Daniel McBreen gets the better of Jerrad Tyson in the battle of the Aussies in Hong Kong in this week’s PFA Members Abroad Update.
ENGLAND
Premier League
Mile Jedinak was missing due to suspension as Crystal Palace beat Stoke City 2-1. Curtis Good was missing due to injury in Newcastle United’s 2-1 loss to Arsenal. Jason Davidson was an unused substitute for West Bromich Albion’s 3-0 loss to Manchester City. Chris Herd was missing due to injury as Aston Villa lost 1-0 to Swansea City. Mark Schwarzer was an unused substitute for Leicester City’s 4-3 loss to Tottenham. Brad Jones was an unused substitute in Liverpool’s 2-1 loss to Manchester United.
Championship
Rhys Williams was missing due to injury as Middlesbrough lost 3-0 to AFC Bournemouth. Adam Federici played a full match in Reading FC’s 3-2 loss to Charlton Athletic. Adam Taggart and Ryan Williams were not in the squad as Fulham beat Huddersfield Town 2-0.
League One
Bailey Wright played a full match, whilst Neil Kilkenny was an unused substitute for Preston North End as they drew 1-1 with Barnsley. James Meredith played a full match in Bradford City’s 2-2 draw with Oldham Athletic. Bradden Inman was not in the squad as Crewe Alexandra lost 1-0 to Oldham Athletic. Alex Cisak played a full match, while Shane Lowry was not in the squad as Leyton Orient lost 1-0 to Crawley Town.
League Two
Shane Cansdell-Sherriff played a full match in Burton Albion’s 4-1 win over Tranmere Rovers. James Wesolowski was missing due to injury in Shrewsbury Town’s 2-0 win over Oxford United. Callum Elder played a full match for Mansfield Town in their 1-0 loss to Hartlepool United. Mitchell Austin was not in the squad as Cambridge United drew 0-0 with Southend United.
Conference Premier
Alex Grant played a full match as Macclesfield Town lost 1-0 to Nuneaton Town. Alex Baird was an unused substitute as Gateshead FC lost 1-0 to Dover Athletic. Aaron Downes played a full match in Torquay United’s 2-1 win over Kidderminster Harriers. Sebastian Usai was an unused substitute for Southport as they beat Dartford FC 2-0. Lee Burns was not in the squad for Dartford. Michael McEntegart was an unused substitute in Welling United’s 5-0 loss to Barnet FC.
Conference North
Thomas Strain came on in the 74th minute as Hednesford Town lost 3-1 to Tamworth FC.
Conference South
Jeremy Walker played a full match for Concord Rangers in their 2-1 win over Weston-super-Mare.
Isthmian Premier League
Shane Huke played a full match as Maidstone United drew 1-1 with Leatherhead FC.
U21 PDL League 2 – South Division
Giancarlo Galifuco played a full match in Swansea City U21’s 3-1 loss to Huddersfield Town.
GERMANY
Bundesliga
Robbie Kruse was missing due to injury in Bayer Leverkusen’s 1-0 win over Schalke 04. Mitch Langerak was an unused substitute as Borussia Dortmund beat Hannover 96 3-2.
- Bundesliga
Mathew Leckie came on in the 46th minute for FC Ingolstadt 04 in their 0-0 draw with E. Braunschweig. Ben Halloran was an unused substitute in Fortuna Dusseldorf’s 2-0 win over SV Darmstadt 98.
- Liga
Mustafa Amini played a full match as Borussia Dortmund II lost 4-1 to MSV Duisberg.
Regionalliga West
Kwame Yeboah was not in the squad in Borussia Mönchengladbach II’s 5-1 win over FC Köln II. Brandon Chin was not in the squad for FC Hennef 05’s 3-0 loss to SV Roddinghausen.
Hessenliga
Max Haubus was not in the squad for SV Rot-Weiß Hadamar’s 2-0 win over FC Ederbergland.
Mittelrheinliga
Sam Gibson came on in the 73rd minute as TSV Germania Windeck lost 2-1 FC Hurth.
Landesliga Bayern Nordost
Jonathan Faerber played a full match in TSV Nürnberg-Buch’s 2-2 draw with FC Vorwärts Röslau.
ITALY
Serie A
Josh Brillante was an unused substitute as Empoli beat Sassuolo Calcio 3-1.
Serie D – Girone A
Jordan Nadalin was not in the squad for GSD RapalloBogliasco’s 3-0 win over US Novese.
Lega Pro – Girone A
Liam Graham was missing due to injury as Aurora Pro Patria lost 3-2 to Bassano Virtus.
RUSSIA
Premier Liga
Ivan Franjic was an unused substitute in Torpedo Moskva’s 1-0 loss to Spartak Moskva.
PORTUGAL
Primeira Liga
Caleb Patterson-Sewell was an unused substitute in Gil Vicente’s 3-1 loss to FC Arouca.
NETHERLANDS
Eredivisie
Luke Wilkshire was missing due to injury as Feyenoord beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1. Eli Babalj came on the 87th minute while Trent Sainsbury was not in the squad in PEC Zwolle’s 1-1 draw with SBV Excelsior.
Hoofdklasse Zondag A
Jeremy Lynch was an unused substitute as FC Chabab lost 6-4 to OFC Oostzaan.
BELGIUM
Cup Final
Mat Ryan played a full match as Club Brugge beat RSC Anderlecht 2-1.
Eerste Divisie
Andrew Marveggio was an unused substitute in Fortuna Sittard’s 1-1 draw with VVV-Venlo.
TURKEY
SüperLig
Aziz Behich played until half-time in Bursaspor’s 4-1 loss to Sivasspor.
2. Lig – Beyaz Grup
Emre Balci was in the starting 11 in Diyarbakır BBSK’s 1-0 loss to Gümüşhanespor.
- Lig – Kırmızı Grup
Ersin Kaya played a full match as Bayrampaşaspor lost 3-1 to Kartalspor.
- Lig – 3. Grup
Kaan Korkmaaz was not in the squad as Sakaryaspor 27 drew 0-0 with FBM Yasamspor.
SWITZERLAND
Super League
Oliver Bozanic played until the 68th minute in FC Luzern’s 4-1 loss to FC Basel. Dario Vidosic was not in the squad as FC Sion beat FC Thun 3-0.
AUSTRIA
Bundesliga
James Holland played a full match in Austria Wien’s 1-0 loss to SV Reid.
CROATIA
Prva Liga
Tomislav Mrcela played a full match in Lokomotiva Zagreb’s 1-0 win over RNK Split. Josip Konyit played a full match for HNK Segesta in their 2-1 loss to NK Sesvete.
Druga HNL
Steven Ugarkovic was absent due to International Duty as HNK Gorica beat NK Dugopolje3-0.
POLAND
III liga podlasko-warmińsko-mazurska
Keegan Savage was not in the squad as Concordia Elbląg beat Jagiellonia II 1-0.
SCOTLAND
Premiership – Regular Season
Ryan McGowan played a full match as Dundee United lost 3-0 to Celtic. Tom Rogic was not in the squad for Celtic. Jackson Irvine played a full match, whilst Cameron Burgess was not in the squad for Ross County’s 2-1 win over Kilmarnock.
ROMANIA
Liga I
Anthony Carter was not in the squad as CFR Cluj lost 1-0 to Petrolul Ploiesti.
GREECE
Superleague
Theo Markelis was not in the squad as Veria FC beat Panathinaikos 1-0.
Football League 2 – Group 1
Billy Konstantinidis was an unused substitute for Aris FC as they beat Byzantio FC 5-0.
Football League 2 – Group 3
Giannis Simosis played a full match in Panargeiakos FC’s 2-0 win over Kalamata.
ICELAND
Deildbikar – Group 3
Kile Kennedy played a full match in KF Fjarðabyggðar’s 2-0 loss to Valur Reykjavik.
IRELAND
Premier Division
Mark Griffin came on in the 78th minute for Bohemian FC in their 1-0 win over Bray City.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Irish Cup
Tim Allen was not in the squad for Ballymena’s 3-1 loss to Portadown FC.
JAPAN
J.League Division 1
Mitchell Duke came on in the 70th minute for Shimizu S-Pulse in their 1-0 loss to Matsumoto Yamaga.
KOREA REPUBLIC
K-League Classic
Aleksandar Jovanovic played until the 26th minute for Jeju United as they beat Daejeon Citizen 5-0. Alex Wilkinson played a full match as Jeonbuk drew 0-0 with Incheon United.
CHINA
Chinese Super League
Josh Mitchell played a full match as Liáoníng Hóngyùn drew 1-1 with Shíjiāzhuāng Yǒngchāng. Tim Cahill played a full match for Shànghǎi Lǜdì Shēnhuāin in their 1-0 win over Tiānjīn Tàidá. Adrian Leijer played a full match as Chóngqìng Lìfān drew 3-3 with Henan Jianye.
China League One
Jonas Salley played a full match as Nei Mongol Zhongyou beat Hunan Xiangtao 3-0. Adam Hughes played a full match for Hā’ěrbīn Yìténg in their 2-1 win over Jiangxi Liansheng.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Arabian Gulf League
Brett Holman played a full match in Al Nasr’s 4-2 loss to Al Jazira.
QATAR
Qatar Stars League
Mark Bresciano was not in the squad for Al Gharafa’s 7-0 win over Shamal SC.
PHILIPPINES
UFL Division 1
Richard Greer played until the 67th minute in Kaya FC’s 6-2 win over Pachanga Diliman. Tahj Minniecon played a full match as Loyola Meralco Sparks beat Global Manila 1-0. Jesse Martindale played until the 74th minute as Green Archers United beat Team Socceroo 5-0.
THAILAND
Premier League
Francesco Stella did not play in Burium United’s 1-0 win over Sisaket FC.
Thai Division 2 League North Eastern Region
Adriano Pellegrino played a full match in Udon Thani’s 1-1 draw with Nong Bua Pitchaya. Kaz Patafta played until half-time as Khon Kaen United beat Sakon Nakhon 2-0.
Thai Division 2 League Bangkok & field Region
Kyle Nix played until the 60th minute as Customs United beat Army FC 1-0.
HONG KONG
League Cup
Daniel McBreen played until the 61st minute in South China AA’s 2-1 win over Sun Pegasus. Jerrad Tyson played a full match for Sun Pegasus.
INDIA
I-League
Sean Rooney played a full match as Bengaluru FC lost 1-0 to Salgaocar SC. Milan Susak played a full match for East Bengal, whilst Jerry Karpeh was not in the squad for Goa. Tolgay Ozbey was missing due to injury as Dempo SC lost 2-0 Mohun Bagan AC.
Many thanks to Football Central, www.footballcentral.com.au, for the information contained in this report.
