Caitlin Foord and Sam Kerr win the battle of the Aussies in the USA, Mat Ryan excels in his league debut for Valencia, whilst Matt Spiranovic is on target in China in this week’s PFA Members Abroad Update.
SPAIN
Primera División
Mat Ryan played a full match and kept a clean sheet as Valencia drew 0-0 with Rayo Vallencano.
ENGLAND
Premier League
Mark Schwarzer was an unused substitute in Leicester City’s 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur. Mile Jedinak came on in the 82nd minute for Crystal Palace as they beat Aston Villa 2-1. Adam Federici was an unused substitute as AFC Bournemouth beat West Ham United 4-3. Curtis Good was missing due to injury as Newcastle United drew 0-0 with Manchester United.
Championship
Massimo Luongo played until the 82nd minute in Queens Park Rangers’ 4-2 win over Rotherham United. Rhys Williams was missing due to injury as Middlesbrough lost 1-0 to Bristol City. Bailey Wright played a full match, whilst Neil Kilkenny played until the 75th minute for Preston North End in their 2-1 loss to Ipswich Town. Jason Davidson played a full match as Huddersfield Town drew 1-1 with Fulham FC.
League One
Shane Cansdell-Sherriff played a full match as Burton Albion beat Peterborough United 2-1. James Meredith played a full match, whilst Brad Jones was an unused substitute in Bradford City’s 0-0 draw with Barnsley FC. Ryan Williams was not in the squad for Barnsley. James Wesolowski was an unused substitute in Shrewsbury Town’s 1-1 draw with Oldham Athletic. Bradden Inman played a full match, scored and set one up in Crewe Alexandra’s 3-3 draw with Bury FC.
League Two
Alex Cisak played a full match in Leyton Orient’s 3-2 win over Newport County.
Conference Premier
Michael McEntegart was an unused substitute as Welling United lost 1-0 to Wrexham FC. Daniel Collins was not in the squad for Wrexham. Aaron Downes played a full match for Cheltenham Town in their 2-1 win over Barrow AFC. Jeremy Walker was not in the squad in Braintree Town’s 1-0 win over Southport FC. Sebastian Usai was not in the squad for Southport. Rhian Davis was not in the squad in Altrincham FC’s 2-1 loss to Dover Athletic.
Conference South
Lee Burns was not in the squad as Dartford FC lost 3-2 to Gosport Borough. Ben McNamara played a full match as Concord Rangers lost 3-0 to Hemel Hempstead.
U21 Premier League Division 1
Thomas Beadling played a full match as Sunderland AFC U21 beat Tottenham Hotspur U21 1-0.
GERMANY
Bundesliga
Robbie Kruse came on in the 75th minute as Bayer Leverkusen beat Hannover 96 1-0. Mitch Langerak was missing due to injury as VfB Stuttgart lost 3-2 to Hamburger SV. Mat Leckie played a full match as FC Ingolstadt lost 4-0 to Borussia Dortmund.
2. Bundesliga
James Holland played a full match for MSV Duisburg as they lost 2-0 to Karlsruher. Milos Degenek played a full match in TSV 1860 Munchen’s 0-0 draw with Union Berlin.
Regionalliga West
Kwame Yeboah was not in the squad as Borussia Mönchengladbach II beat FC Schalke 04 II 5-2. Ross Archibald was not in the squad for Fortuna Düsseldorf II’s 1-0 loss to SV Rödinghausen.
Hessenliga
Max Haubus was an unused substitute as SV Rot-Weiß Hadamar beat FSC Lohfelden 2-1.
Mittelrheinliga
Sam Gibson was not in the squad as TSV Germania Windeck beat TV Herkenrath 2-1.
Landesliga Bayern Nordost
Jonathan Faerber was an unused substitute as TSV Nürnberg-Buch beat Dergahspor 1-0.
NOFV-Oberliga Süd
David Rowley was missing due to suspension as FC Inter Leipzig drew 2-2 with BSG Wismut Gera.
ITALY
Serie A
Chris Ikonomidis was not in the squad for Lazio’s 2-1 win over Bologna. Josh Brillante was an unused substitute as Empoli FC lost 3-1 to Chievo Verona.
NETHERLANDS
Eredivisie
Rostyn Griffiths played a full match, whilst Tomi Juric and Daniel De Silva were not in the squad as Roda JC Kerkrade beat De Graafschap 1-0. Trent Sainsbury was not in the squad as PEC Zwolle beat FC Twente 2-1. Adam Sarota was not in the squad in FC Utrecht’s 1-1 draw with ADO Den Haag.
BELGIUM
Eerste Klasse
Bernie Ibini was missing due to injury in Club Brugge’s 2-0 loss to SV Zulte Waregem.
GREECE
Superleague
Apostolis Giannou played a full match and scored in Asteras Tripolis’s 2-0 win over Panthrakikos. Kerem Bulut was not in the squad for Iraklis FC’s 1-0 win over AEL Kalloni. Terry Antonis was not in the squad as PAOK FC drew 0-0 with SKODA Xanthi.
TURKEY
SüperLig
Aziz Behich was an unused substitute for Bursaspor in their 1-0 loss to Gaziantepspor.
CROATIA
Druga HNL
Josip Konyit was not in the squad, whilst Frane Vladislavic was missing due to suspension in HNK Segesta’s 2-1 loss to NK Dugopolje. Steven Ugarkovic was an unused substitute in NK Osijek’s 3-0 loss to Hajduk Split. Roko Strika was not in the squad as NK Zagreb lost 2-1 to Slaven Belupo.
Druga HNL
Mario Simic was not in the squad as NK Lučko lost 3-1 to Rudeš Zagreb.
SCOTLAND
Premiership
Tom Rogic played a full match as Celtic beat Dundee United 3-1. Ryan McGowan played a full match for United. Jackson Irvine played a full match as Ross County beat Kilmarnock 4-0. Jesse Curran was an unused substitute as Dundee FC lost 2-0 to Aberdeen FC. Scott McDonald played until the 78th minute in Motherwell’s 2-1 loss to St Johnstone.
NORWAY
Toppserien
Eliza Campbell was not in the squad for Medkila IL’s 5-1 loss to LSK Kvinner.
DENMARK
Superligaen
Awer Mabil was not in the squad as FC Midtjylland drew 1-1 with Esbjerg fB. Mustafa Amini came on in the 65th minute, whilst Jack Duncan was an unused substitute as Randers FC lost 1-0 to Viborg FF.
1. division
Brent McGrath played a full match and scored as FC Fredericia beat Lyngby BK 3-1.
SWEDEN
Division 2 Södra Götaland
Kliment Taseski was not in the squad for FC Rosengård’s 1-0 loss to Asarums IF FK.
ICELAND
1. deild karla
Kile Kennedy was missing due to suspension as KF Fjarðabyggðar drew 2-2 with UMF Selfoss.
LITHUANIA
1 Lyga
Evan Alexandrow-Ridley played a full match for FC Džiugas’s 2-1 loss to FK Krazante.
KOREA REPUBLIC
K-League Classic
Alex Wilkinson was not in the squad as Jeonbuk FC lost 1-0 to Incheon United. Aleksandar Jovanovic was missing due to injury for Jeju United’s 1-0 win over Gwangju FC.
JAPAN
J.League
Nathan Burns played until the 72nd minute as FC Tokyo drew 0-0 with Nagoya Grampus. Mitch Duke played a full match as Shimizu S-Pulse lost 1-0 to Gamba Osaka.
CHINA
Chinese Super League
Tim Cahill played a full match and scored as Shànghǎi Lǜdì Shēnhuā lost 2-1 to Shànghǎi Dōngyà. Adrian Leijer was not in the squad for Chóngqìng Lìfān’s 1-0 win over Shíjiāzhuāng Yǒngchāng. Matt Spiranovic played a full match and scored as Hángzhōu Lǜchéng beat Guìzhōu Rénhé 2-1.
China League One
Adam Hughes was in the starting 11 for Hā’ěrbīn Yìténg’s 3-0 win over Xīnjiāng Tiānshān Xuěbào. Jonas Salley played a full match as Nei Mongol Zhongyou beat Běijīng Kònggǔ 2-0.
THAILAND
Thai Division 1 League
Goran Subara played a full match as Police United beat Songkhla United 6-0. Trent McClenahan played a full match in Phuket FC’s 3-1 loss to Air Force Central.
Thai Division 2 League North Eastern Region
Adrian Pellegrino played a full match and scored as Udon Thani FC beat Ubon Ratchathani 1-0.
MALAYSIA
Super League
Robbie Cornthwaite was missing due to injury as Selangor FA beat Perak FA 2-0. Ndumba Makeche played a full match for Felda United in their 2-1 win over Johor Darul Ta’zim. Jon McKain was not in the squad as Kelantan FA beat Sarawak FA 4-3. Ryan Griffiths was not in the squad for Sarawak. Mario Karlovic played until the 75th minute as ATM FA lost 3-2 to PDRM FA.
USA
National Women’s Soccer League
Ellie Brush played a full match as Houston Dash lost 3-0 to Seattle Reign. Caitlin Foord and Sam Kerr played full matches as Sky Blue FC beat Portland Thorns 1-0. Clare Polkinghorne played a full match, whilst Steph Catley was not in the squad for Portland. Kyah Simon played a full match in Boston Breakers’ 3-0 loss to Kansas City.
Major League Soccer – Western Conference (Matchday 26 of 34)
Andy Rose played until the 77th minute in Seattle Sounders’ 2-0 loss to Real Salt Lake.
USL Pro – Western Conference
Harrison Delbridge played a full match as Portland Timbers 2 beat Tulsa Roughnecks 2-0.
SOUTH AFRICA
Premier Soccer League
Isaka Cernak played until the 69th minute as SuperSport United drew 1-1 with Mpumalanga BA.
Many thanks to Football Central, www.footballcentral.com.au, for the information contained in this report.