Mathew Leckie on target in Germany, Tom Rogic scores and provides an assist on the final day of the season for Celtic, whilst Laura Alleway and Steph Catley get the better of Alanna Kennedy in the battle of the Aussies in this week’s PFA Members Abroad Update.
ENGLAND
Premier League
Mark Schwarzer was an unused substitute as Leicester City drew 1-1 with Chelsea. Brad Smith played a full match in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with West Bromich Albion. Mile Jedinak played a full match for Crystal Palace in their 4-1 loss to Southampton. Curtis Good was not in the squad for Newcastle United’s 5-1 win over Tottenham. Jordan Lyden played until the 75th minute as Aston Villa lost 4-0 to Arsenal.
League One – Promotion Playoff
James Meredith played a full match as Bradford City lost 3-1 to Millwall. Ryan Wiliams was missing for Barnsley FC in their 3-0 win over Walsall.
SPAIN
Tercera División Grupo VII
Rafa Jimenez was missing due to injury for CD Lugo Fuenlabrada’s 3-2 loss to Rayo Vallecano B.
GERMANY
Bundesliga
Mathew Leckie played until the 62nd minute and scored as FC Ingolstadt lost 3-2 to Bayer Leverkusen. Robbie Kruse was not in the squad for Leverkusen. Mitch Langerak played a full match in VfB Stuttgart’s 3-1 loss to VfL Wolfsburg.
2. Bundesliga (Final Matchday)
Ben Halloran was not in the squad as FC Heidenheim lost 4-2 to VfL Bochum. Milos Degenek came on in the 77th minute as 1860 Munich lost 2-1 to FSV Frankfurt. James Holland played a full match in MSV Duisburg’s 1-0 win over RB Leipzig.
Regionalliga Nord
Stefan Valentini played a full match as Eintracht Braunschweig II lost 2-0 to BSV Rehden.
Regionalliga West
Milislav Popovic was not in the squad for 1. FC Köln II’s 3-1 win over SG Wattenscheid.
Regionalliga Südwest
Jospi Konyit came on the 81st minute as Bahlinger SC lost 4-0 to Kickers Offenbach.
Hessenliga
Max Haubus was missing due to injury for SV Rot-Weiß Hadamar’s 3-0 to Buchonia Flieden.
Landesliga Bayern Nordost
Jonathan Faerber played a full match as TSV Nürnberg-Buch lost 3-2 to ASV Neumarkt.
ITALY
Serie B
Josh Brillante came on in the 75th minute for Calcio Como in their 4-0 win over Spezia Calcio. Chris Ikonomidis came on in the 74th minute for US Salernitana as they lost 3-0 to Cagliari Calcio.
BELGIUM
Eerste Klasse – Championship Playoff
Bernie Ibini was missing due to injury as Club Brugge KV lost 4-0 to RSC Anderlecht.
TURKEY
SüperLig
Aziz Behich was not in the squad as Bursaspor drew 1-1 with Konyaspor.
GREECE
Superleague – Champions League Playoff (Matchday 2 of 6)
Terry Antonis was an unused substitute as PAOK FC drew 1-1 with Panathinaikos .
Football League 2 – Group 1 (Final Matchday)
Billy Konstantinidis played until the 60th minute, scored and set up two goals in Aris FC’s 6-0 win over Evros Soufli.
CROATIA
Prva Liga (Final Matchday)
Anthony Kalik played a full match for Hajduk Split in their 3-2 win over NK Zagreb. Tomislav Mrcela was an unused substitute as Lokomotiva Zagreb lost 4-0 to Dinamo Zagreb.
ISRAEL
Ligat ha’Al – Championship Group (Matchday 9 of 10)
Nikita Rukavytsya did not play in Beitar Jerusalem’s 2-0 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
DENMARK
Superligaen (Matchday 30 of 33)
Awer Mabil was not in the squad as FC Midtjylland beat SønderjyskE 3-2.
AUSTRIA
Bundesliga (Final Matchday)
Jimmy Jeggo was an unused substitute as SK Sturm Graz lost 3-0 to FK Austria Wien.
SCOTLAND
Premiership – Championship (Final Matchday)
Tom Rogic came on in the 75th minute, scored and set up another goal for Celtic in their 7-0 win over Motherwell. Scott McDonald played a full match for Motherwell. Aaron Lennox played a full match for Aberdeen in their 4-0 loss to Ross County. Jackson Irvine played until the 81st minute for County.
Premiership – Relegation (Final Matchday)
Jesse Curran came on in the 77th minute as Dundee FC lost 4-0 to Inverness CT. Ryan Edwards played a full match in Partick Thistles’ 2-2 draw with Hamilton Academical.
League One – Promotion Playoff (Final – Leg 2)
Christopher Duggan was missing due to injury as Queens Park Rangers beat Clyde FC 3-2 on aggregate.
SWEDEN
Damallsvenskan
Tameka Butt played a full match as Mallbackens IF beat Piteå IF 4-0.
MOLDOVA
Divizia Națională (Matchday 26 of 27)
Anthony Golec played a full match as FC Sheriff beat FC Saxan 2-0 .
SERBIA
SuperLiga – Relegation Group (Matchday 36 of 37)
Tomislav Arcaba was not in the squad as OFK Beograd lost 3-1 to Mladost Lucani. Stefan Stanojevic was not in the squad as FK Donji Srem lost 6-0 to FK Bačka .
USA
National Women’s Soccer League (Matchweek 5 of 20)
Hayley Raso came on in the 73rd minute as Portland Thorns drew 1-1 with
Seattle Reign. Laura Alleway and Steph Catley played full matches in Orlando Pride’s 1-0 over Western NY Flash. Alanna Kennedy played until the 83rd minute for Flash. Lydia Williams played a full match, while Ellie Brush was an unused substitute as Houston Dash lost 1-0 to Washington Spirit. Kyah Simon played a full match as Boston Breakers lost 1-0 to Sky Blue FC. Sam Kerr was not in the squad for Sky Blue.
North American Soccer League – Spring Season (Matchday 6 of 10)
Caleb Patterson-Sewell was an unused substitute as Rayo OKC drew 1-1 with Tampa Bay Rowdies .
USL Pro – Eastern Conference (Matchday 9 of 30)
Harrison Delbridge played a full match in FC Cincinnati’s 1-0 win over Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
USL Pro – Western Conference (Matchday 9 of 30)
Adriano Pellegrino played until half-time as Tulsa Roughnecks lost 2-1 to Swope Park Rangers.
National Premier Soccer League – South Central Conference
Daniel Deblaere came on in the 89th minute for Shreveport Rafters FC in their 2-1 win over Houston Regals SCA.
JAPAN
Nadeshiko League Division 2 (Matchday 9 of 42)
Ash Sykes played a full match as AS Harima ALBION lost 1-0 to Sfida Setagaya FC.
J1 League – 1st
Billy Celeski was not in the squad as Ventforet Kōfu drew 2-2 with Nagoya Grampus. Tando Velaphi was an unused substitute as Shōnan Bellmare lost 1-0 to Avispa Fukuoka.
J2 League (Matchday 13 of 42)
Mitch Duke was missing due to injury in Shimizu S-Pulse’s 1-0 loss to Tokushima Vortis.
KOREA REPUBLIC
K-League Classic – Regular Season (Matchday 10 of 33)
Adrian Leijer played a full match as Suwon FC lost 2-1 to Suwon Bluewings.
CHINA
Chinese Super League (Matchday 9 of 30)
Apostolis Giannou came on in the 73rd minute in Guǎngzhōu Fùlì’s 5-1 loss to Shànghǎi Lǜdì Shēnhuā. Matt Spiranovic played a full match, whilst Tim Cahill played until the 80th minute as Hángzhōu Lǜchéng drew 0-0 with Liáoníng Hóngyùn. Michael Thwaite played a full match and James Troisi was not in the squad for Liáoníng. Trent Sainsbury played a full match as Jiāngsū Sūníng drew 0-0 with Shíjiāzhuāng Yǒngchāng. Ryan McGowan played a full match in Hénán Jiànyè’s 0-0 draw with Tiānjīn Tàidá. Aleksandar Jovanović played a full match for Tiānjīn.
China League One (Matchday 9 of 30)
Adam Hughes played a full match in Zhèjiāng Yìténg’s 1-0 win over Dalian Chaoyue.
PHILIPPINES
UFL Division 1 (Matchday 2 of 22)
Matthew Acton and Julian Matthews played full matches in Kaya FC’s 1-0 loss to Stallion FC.
THAILAND
Premier League (Matchday 12 of 34)
Matt Smith played a full match in Bangkok Glass’ 2-1 loss to Chonburi FC.
Thai Division 2 League Northern Region (Matchday 7 of 26)
Aaron Evans played a full match as Kamphaengphet FC beat Chiangrai City FC 2-0.
PHILIPPINES
UFL Division 1 (Matchday 3 of 22)
Tahj Minniecon played a full match for Loyola Meralco Sparks in their 1-0 loss to Global Manila.
Many thanks for Football Central, www.footballcentral.com.au , for the information contained in this report.
