Bailey Wright continues to star for Preston North End, Mark Birighitti plays the full 90 in Serie B, whilst Scott McDonald is on target again for Motherwell in this week’s PFA Members Abroad Update.
ENGLAND
Premier League
Brad Jones was not the squad as Liverpool beat Queens Park Rangers 2-1. Jason Davidson was not in the squad for West Bromich Albion’s 1-0 win over Manchester United. Chris Herd was missing due to injury for Aston Villa’s 3-2 win over Everton. Mark Schwarzer was an unused substitute for Leicester City as they beat Newcastle United 3-0. Curtis Good was missing for Newcastle due to injury. Mile Jedinak was an unused substitute as Crystal Palace lost 1-0 to Chelsea.
Championship
Rhys Williams was missing due to injury as Middlesbrough drew 0-0 with Brighton & Hove Albion. Adam Taggart and Ryan Williams were not in the squad for Fulham in their 4-2 loss to Norwich City. Adam Federici played a full match and kept a clean sheet as Reading beat Derby County 3-0.
League One
Bailey Wright played a full match, while Neil Kilkenny was an unused substitute in Preston North End’s 1-0 loss to Colchester United. Alex Cisak played a full match, whilst Shane Lowry came on for Leyton Orient in the 55th minute as they drew 2-2 with Swindon Town. Massimo Luongo was not in the squad for Swindon. James Meredith played a full match in Bradford City’s 1-0 win over Crewe Alexandra. Bradden Inman was not in the squad for Crewe.
League Two
Shane Cansdell-Sherriff played until half-time in Burton Albion’s 3-2 win over Cambridge United. Mitchell Austin was not in the squad for Cambridge. James Wesolowski was missing due to injury as Shrewsbury Town lost 2-0 to Plymouth Argyle. Gethin Jones came on for Plymouth in the 67th minute. Callum Elder played a full match as Mansfield Town lost 2-1 to Accrington Stanley.
GERMANY
Bundesliga
Robbie Kruse was missing due to injury in Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-0 loss to Bayern Munich. Mitch Langerak played a full match as Borussia Dortmund drew 1-1 with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
- Bundesliga
Ben Halloran played until the 56th minute in Fortuna Dusseldorf’s 3-0 loss to Greuther Fürth.
- Liga
Mustafa Amini came on in the 62nd minute as Borussia Dortmund II beat VfB Stuttgart II 2-0.
Regionalliga West
Brandon Chin was not in the squad as FC Hennef 05 beat RW Essen 3-1. Kwame Yeboah was missing due to injury in Borussia Mönchengladbach II’s 2-2 draw with RW Oberhausen.
Mittelrheinliga
Sam Gibson was an unused substitute as TSV Germania Windeck lost 5-0 to Bonner SC.
Hessenliga
Max Haubus was missing due to injury as SV Rot-Weiß Hadamar beat Spvgg 05 Oberrad 4-0.
Landesliga Bayern Nordost
Jonathan Faerber played a full match in TSV Nürnberg-Buch’s 4-2 win over TSV Kirchenlaibach-Speichersdorf.
ITALY
Serie B
Mark Birighitti played a full match as AS Varese lost 2-1 to Latina Calcio.
Campionato Primavera – Girone B
Panos Armenakas was an unused substitute for Udinese Calcio Youth as they beat Atalanta Youth 1-0.
NETHERLANDS
KNVB beker (Final)
Trent Sainsbury came on in the 66th minute, whilst Eli Babalj was not in the squad as PEC Zwolle lost 2-0 to FC Groningen.
PORTUGAL
Primeira Liga
Caleb Patterson-Sewell was an unused substitute as Gil Vicente lost 5-0 to Benfica.
BELGIUM
Eerste Klasse – Playoff I
Mat Ryan played a full match as Club Brugge lost 1-0 to Standard Liege.
Eerste Klasse – Playoff II-A
James Troisi was not in the squad for SV Zulte Waregem’s 3-0 loss to KV Mechelen.
AUSTRIA
Bundesliga
James Holland came on in the 55th minute as Austria Wien beat Wiener Neustadt 2-1.
TURKEY
SüperLig
Aziz Behich played until the 68th minute and set up a goal in Bursapor’s 5-3 loss to Kasımpaşa SK.
- Lig – Beyaz Grup
Ersin Kaya was on the bench at the start of the match for Bayrampaşaspor in their 1-0 loss to Fethiyespor.
- Lig – Kırmızı Grup (Final)
Emre Balci played a full match as Diyarbakır BBSK lost 2-1 to Sariyer SK.
- Lig – 3. Grup
Kaan Korkmaz was not in the squad for Sakaryaspor’s 0-0 draw with Beylerbeyi SK.
ROMANIA
Liga I
Anthony Carter was an unused substitute for CFR Cluj’s 2-2 draw with FC Brasov.
CROATIA
Prva Liga
Roko Strika was not in the squad as NK Osijek beat NK Zagreb 1-0.
GREECE
Football League 2 – Group 1
Billy Konstantinidis was not in the squad for Aris FC’s 1-0 win over Ethnikos Alexandroupoli.
Football League 2 – Group 3
Giannis Simosis played until the 79th minute as Panargeiakos FC beat Aiolikos 1-0.
SCOTLAND
Premiership – Championship Group
Ryan McGowan played a full match as Dundee United beat Aberdeen 1-0.
Premiership – Relegation Group
Scott McDonald played a full match and scored as Motherwell drew 1-1 with Ross County. Jackson Irvine played a full match, whilst Cameron Burgess was not in the squad for County.
SWEDEN
Division 2 Södra Götaland
Kliment Taseski was in the starting 11 for FC Rosengård’s 4-0 win over Kvarnby IK.
SWITZERLAND
Super League
Oliver Bozanic played until the 75th minute as FC Luzern beat FC Aarau 6-2. Dario Vidosic was not in the squad for FC Sion’s 1-0 win over St. Gallen.
POLAND
III liga podlasko-warmińsko-mazurska
Keegan Savige was not in the squad in MMKS Concordia Elbląg’s 1-0 win over LKS Dąb Dąbrowa Białostocka.
LITHUANIA
1 Lyga
Evan Alexandrow-Ridley played a full match in FC Džiugas’s 4-2 win over FK Minija.
JAPAN
J.League Division 1
Mitch Duke played until the 75th minute as Shimizu S-Pulse drew 0-0 with Kashiwa Reysol. Mitch Nichols was not in the squad for Cerezo Osaka’s 1-0 loss to Avispa Fukuoka.
KOREA REPUBLIC
K-League Classic – Regular Season
Alex Wilkinson was an unused substitute in Jeonbuk FC’s 2-0 win over Suwon Bluewings.
CHINA
Chinese Super League
Adrian Leijer played a full match for Chóngqìng Lìfān in their 2-2 draw with Shāndōng Lǔnéng Tàishān.
China League One
Adam Hughes was not in the squad as Hā’ěrbīn Yìténg drew 1-1 with Yanbian Baekdu. Jonas Salley played a full match for Nei Mongol Zhongyou in their 3-2 loss to Shenzhen FC.
THAILAND
Thai Division 1 League
Goran Subara was not in the squad as Police United beat PTT Rayong 2-1. Matt Smith played a full match for Bangkok Glass in their 1-0 win over Ratchaburi FC. Francesco Stella was not in the squad in Sisaket FC’s 1-0 loss to Chiangrai United. Brent McGrath played a full match for Port FC in their 1-0 win over Siam Navy. Michael Cvetkovski came on for Siam in the 46th minute.
Thai Division 2 League Bangkok & field Region
Kyle Nix played until the 90th minute for Customs United in their 1-0 win over Kasetsart.
Thai Division 2 League North Eastern Region
Adriano Pellegrino was missing due to suspension as Udon Thani lost 2-1 to Chaiyaphum United.
Thai Division 2 League Northern Region
Aaron Evans played a full match in Kamphaeng Phet FC’s 2-0 loss to Nan FC.
INDIA
I-League
Tolgay Ozbey came on in the 66th minute as Dempo SC lost 3-0 to Shillong Lajong. Sean Rooney played for Bengaluru until the 41st minute in their 3-0 win over East Bengal. Milan Susak was missing due to injury for East Bengal.
MALAYSIA
Super League
Robert Cornthwaite played a full match for Selangor as they lost 2-1 to Peak FA. Ryan Griffiths played a full match and scored as Sarawak FA beat Kelantan 3-2. Jon McKain played a full match for Kelantan. Mario Karlovic played until the 67th minute as ATM FA beat PDRM FA 3-1. Ndumba Makeche played a full match as Felda United lost 1-0 to Johor Darul Ta’zim.
HONG KONG
Premier League
Daniel McBreen played a full match, whilst Evan Kostopoulos played until the 64th minute as South China AA lost 1-0 to Yuen Long.
Many thanks to Football Central, www.footballcentral.com.au, for the information contained in this report.
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