Bailey Wright stars as Preston North End continue their promotion push, Mitch Langerak keeps a clean sheet for Borussia Dortmund, whilst Mitch Duke gets off the mark in this week’s PFA Members Abroad Update.
ENGLAND
Premier League
Mile Jedinak played until the 84th minute as Crystal Palace lost 2-1 to Manchester United. Curtis Good was missing due to injury for Newcastle United’s 1-1 draw with West Bromich Albion. Jason Davidson was not in the squad for West Brom. Chris Herd was missing due to injury as Aston Villa beat West Ham United. Mark Schwarzer was an unused substitute for Leicester City’s 2-0 win over Southampton. Brad Jones was not in the squad as Liverpool drew 1-1 with Chelsea.
League One – Promotion Playoff (Semifinal – Leg 2)
Bailey Wright played a full match and set-up a goal, whilst Neil Kilkenny also played a full match as Preston North End beat Chesterfield FC 3-0.
League Two – Promotion Playoff
Gethin Jones played until the 53rd minute in Plymouth Argyle’s 3-2 loss to Wycombe Wanderers.
GERMANY
Bundesliga
Robbie Kruse was missing due to injury as Bayer Leverkusen lost 3-0 to Borussia Mönchengladbach. Mitch Langerak played a full match and kept a clean sheet in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-0 win over Hertha BSC.
2. Bundesliga
Mat Leckie played a full match for FC Ingolstadt in their 3-1 loss to VfL Bochum.
3. Liga
Mustafa Amini played a full match as Borussia Dortmund II beat Energie Cottbus 3-0.
Regionalliga West
Kwame Yeboah was missing due to injury as Borussia Mönchengladbach II beat FC Kray 2-1. Brandon Chin was not in the squad for FC Hennef 05 in their 2-0 loss to Fortuna Düsseldorf II.
Mittelrheinliga
Sam Gibson played until the 55th minute in TSV Germania Windeck’s 3-2 loss to Viktoria Arnoldsweiler.
Landesliga Bayern Nordost
Jonathan Faerber played a full match and kept a clean sheet for TSV Nürnberg-Buch’s 1-0 win over SV Seligenporten II.
ITALY
Serie A
Josh Brillante was an unused substitute as Empoli FC lost 3-2 to AC Fiorentina.
Serie B
Mark Birighitti played a full match in AS Varese’s 1-0 loss to FC Crotone.
Lega Pro – Girone A
Liam Graham was missing due to injury in Aurora Pro Patria’s 3-2 win over Monza Brianza.
Serie D – Girone A
Jordan Nadalin was not in the squad as GSD RapalloBogliasco drew 0-0 with Calcio Chieri.
Campionato Primavera – Girone B
Panos Armenakas came on in the 49th minute as Udinese Youth beat Virtus Lanciano Youth 2-0.
Campionato Primavera – Girone C
Chris Ikonomidis was not in the squad for Lazio Youth’s 2-2 draw with Empoli Youth.
PORTUGAL
Primeira Liga
Caleb Patterson-Sewell was an unused substitute for Gil Vicente’s 2-0 loss to Porto.
NETHERLANDS
Eredivisie
Trent Sainsbury was an unused substitute, whilst Eli Babalj was not in the squad for PEC Zwolle in their 1-0 win over FC Groningen. Tommy Oar and Michael Zullo were not in the squad as FC Utrecht drew 2-2 with SBV Excelsior.
BELGIUM
Eerste Klasse – Playoff I
Mat Ryan played a full match for Club Brugge in their 3-1 loss to RSC Anderlecht.
Eerste Klasse – Playoff II-A
James Troisi was not in the squad for SV Zulte Waregem in their 3-2 loss to Racing Genk.
TURKEY
SüperLig
Aziz Behich was missing due to suspension as Bursapor beat Kardemir Karabükspor 7-1.
3. Lig – 3. Grup
Kaan Korkmaz came in the 78th minute as Sakaryaspor drew 0-0 with Orhangazispor.
SWITZERLAND
Super League
Dario Vidsoic came on in the 78th minute as FC Sion beat FC Vaduz 4-0. Oliver Bozanic played a full match for FC Luzern in their 0-0 draw with FC Thun.
AUSTRIA
Bundesliga
James Holland played a full match for Austria Wien as they drew 0-0 with Sturm Graz.
CROATIA
Prva Liga
Roko Strika was an unused substitute for NK Zagreb as they drew 1-1 with Dinamo Zagreb. Tomislav Mrcela played a full match as NK Lokomotiva Zagreb lost 5-0 to HNK Rijeka.
Druga HNL
Steven Ugarkovic was an unused substitute in HNK Gorica’s 1-1 draw with NK Imotski. Mario Simic was an unused substitute as NK Lucko beat NK Bistra 1-0. Josip Konyit played a full match for HNK Segesta in their 4-0 loss to NK Rudeš.
POLAND
III liga podlasko-warmińsko-mazurska
Keegan Savige was not in the squad as MMKS Concordia Elbląg lost 4-0 to Znicz Biała Piska.
SCOTLAND
Premiership – Championship Group
Ryan McGowan was missing due to injury as Dundee United drew 1-1 with St Johnstone. Tom Rogic was an unused substitute as Celtic beat Aberdeen 1-0.
Premiership – Relegation Group
Jackson Irvine played a full match, whilst Cameron Burgess was not in the squad as Ross County lost 2-1 to St Mirren.
GREECE
Superleague
Apostolis Giannou came on in the 32nd minute as Panionios GSS drew 0-0 with PAOK Salonica.
Football League 2 – Group 1
Billy Konstantunidis came on in the 72nd minute and scored the winner as Aris FC beat Kavala FC 1-0.
ROMANIA
Liga I
Anthony Carter came on in the 88th minute as CFR Cluj beat FC Botosani 4-0.
SWEDEN
Division 2 Södra Götaland
Kliment Taseski was in the starting 11 for FC Rosengård’s 2-0 loss to Torns IF.
NORWAY
Toppserien
Eliza Campbell was missing due to injury as Medkila IL lost 7-1 to Avaldsnes IL.
LITHUANIA
1 Lyga
Evan Alexandrow-Ridley played a full match as FC Džiugas drew 1-1 with FK Krazante.
JAPAN
J.League Division 1
Mitch Duke played a full match and scored as Shimizu S-Pulse beat Vissel Kobe 2-1.
J.League Division 2
Mitch Nichols was not in the squad for Cerezo Osaka’s 3-0 win over Giravanz Kitakyushu.
KOREA REPUBLIC
K-League Classic – Regular Season
Aleksandar Jovanovic played a full match for Jeju United in their 1-0 loss to Incheon United. Alex Wilkinson played a full match for Jeonbuk FC in their 2-1 win over Ulsan Hyundai.
CHINA
Chinese Super League
Tim Cahill played until the 57th minute as Shànghǎi Lǜdì Shēnhuā lost 5-0 to Shànghǎi Dōngyà. Josh Mitchell was an unused substitute for Liáoníng Hóngyùn in their 3-2 win over Tiānjīn Tàidá. Adrian Leijer was an unused substitute as Chóngqìng Lìfān lost 2-0 to Shíjiāzhuāng Yǒngchāng.
China League One
Jonas Salley played a full match as Nei Mongol Zhongyou beat Beijing BIT FC 3-0. Adam Hughes was not in the squad for Hā’ěrbīn Yìténg 1-1 draw with Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Arabian Gulf League
Brett Holman came on in the 72nd minute as Al Nasr lost 5-1 to Al Wahda.
THAILAND
Premier League
Francesco Stella was not in the squad as Sisaket FC drew 1-1 with Chonburi FC. Brent McGrath played a full match in Port FC’s 2-0 loss to Bangkok United. Michael Cvetkovski played a full match in Siam Navy’s 1-1 draw with Suphanburi FC. Matt Smith played a full match as Bangkok Glass drew 1-1 with Chainat FC.
Thai Division 1 League
Goran Subara played a full match in Police United’s 5-1 loss to Pattaya United.
PatThai Division 2 League Bangkok & field Region
Kyle Nix came on in the 85th minute as Customs United lost 4-3 to Chamchuri United.
Thai Division 2 League Northern Region
Aaron Evans was missing due to suspension as Kamphaeng Phet FC lost 1-0 to Phayao FC.
Thai Division 2 League North Eastern Region
Adriano Pellegrino played a full match as Udon Thani drew 1-1 with Amnat Chareon Town.
MALAYSIA
Piala FA Malaysia (Semifinal – Leg 1)
Jon McKain played a full match for Kelantan FA in their 1-0 loss to Pahang FA.
HONG KONG
Premier League (Final Matchday)
Daniel McBreen was an unused substitute, whilst Evan Kostopoulos was not in the squad in South China AA’s 3-0 win over Eastern Salon. Dylan Macallister came on in the 46th minute for Eastern Salon. Jerrad Tyson was not in the squad as Sun Pegasus lost 2-0 to Wong Tai Sin.
SINGAPORE
S.League
Srecko Mitrovic was missing due to injury as Tampines Rovers lost 2-0 to Brunei DPMM.
USA
Major League Soccer – Western Conference
Andy Rose played until the 70th minute as Seattle Sounders lost 3-2 to the Columbus Crew.
Many thanks to Football Central, www.footballcentral.com.au , for the information contained in this report.
