James Troisi continues his stellar form in Belgium, Massimo Luongo is on target in League One, whilst Jackson Irvine helps Ross County to a draw in Scotland in this week’s PFA Members Abroad Update.
ENGLAND
Premier League
Brad Jones played a full match as Liverpool lost 3-0 to Manchester United. Curtis Good was missing due to injury in Newcastle United’s 3-1 loss to Arsenal. Jason Davidson was not in the squad for West Bromich Albion’s 1-0 win over Aston Villa. Mile Jedinak played a full match as Crystal Palace drew 1-1 with Stoke City. Mark Schwarzer was an unused substitute as Chelsea beat Hull City 2-0.
U21 Premier League Division 1
Thomas Beadling played until the 58th minute in Sunderland AFC’s 3-0 loss to Chelsea. Adam Taggart played until half-time, while Cameron Burgess played a full match as Fulham FC U21s lost 2-0 to Tottenham.
Championship
Rhys Williams was not in the squad due to injury as Middlesbrough lost 2-0 to Derby County. Adam Federici played a full match, while Ryan Edwards was not in the squad for Reading FC’s 6-1 loss to Birmingham City.
League One
Massimo Luongo played a full match and scored in Swindon Town’s 3-0 win over Notts County. Neil Kilkenny played a full match, while Bailey Wright was missing due to injury as Preston North End drew 1-1 with Milton Keynes Dons. James Meredith played a full match as Bradford City beat Chesterfield FC 1-0. Ryan Williams was missing due to injury for Barnsley FC as they beat Walsall FC. Shane Lowry played a full match as Leyton Orient lost 2-1 to Peterborough United. Bradden Inman came on in the 82nd minute as Crewe Alexandra lost 2-1 to Scunthorpe United.
League Two
Shane Cansdell-Sherriff played a full match and scored as Burton Albion beat Hartlepool United 4-0. James Wesolowski was missing due to injury in Shrewsbury Town’s 0-0 draw with Cambridge United. Alex Cisak played a full match as York lost 3-2 to AFC Wimbledon.
FA Trophy
Alex Grant played a full match for Macclesfield Town as they lost 1-0 to Altrincham FC. Aaron Downes was missing due to suspension as Torquay United beat Bishop’s Stortford 5-0. Jeremy Walker played a full match as Concord Rangers drew 0-0 with Barnet FC. Shane Huke played until the 40th minute for Ebbsfleet United as they drew 1-1 with Welling United. Alex Baird was not in the squad for Gateshead United in their 2-0 win over Halesowen Town.
GERMANY
Bundesliga
Mitch Langerak played a full match for Borussia Dortmund in their 1-0 loss to Hertha Berlin. Robbie Kruse was not in the squad due to injury as Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 with Borussia Mönchengladbach.
2. Bundesliga
Mathew Leckie played a full match as FC Ingolstadt 04 beat Kaierslautern 2-0. Ben Halloran played a full match and set up a goal as Fortuna Dusseldorf beat FSV Frankfurt.
3. Liga
Mustafa Amini played a full match as Borussia Dortmund II beat Holstein Kiel 2-0.
Regionalliga West
Brandon Chin was an unused substitute, while Zane Chothia was not in the squad for FC Hennef 05’s 1-1 draw with Alemannia Aachen.
ITALY
Serie A
Josh Brillante was not in the squad as Fiorentina beat Cesana 4-1. Panos Armenakas was not in the squad for Udinese’s 2-1 loss to Verona.
ITALY Campionato Primavera – Girone C
Chris Ikonomidis played until the 78th minute as Lazio Youth beat Ternana Youth 2-0.
NETHERLANDS
Eredivisie
Luke Wilkshire played a full match for Feyenoord in their 2-2 draw with AZ Alkmaar. Eli Babalj was not in the squad for AZ. Tommy Oar played a full match, whilst Michael Zullo was missing due to injury as Utrecht lost 3-1 to Ajax. Trent Sainsbury was missing due to injury as PEC Zwolle beat Willem II Tilburg 1-0.
Eerste Divisie
Harry Ashcroft and Travis Cooper were not in the squad for VVV-Venlo’s 3-0 loss to Achilles ’29.
Hoofdklasse Zondag A
Jeremy Lynch was an unused substitute as FC Chabab lost 3-2 to AFC’34 Alkmaar.
BELGIUM
Eerste Klasse
Mathew Ryan played a full match in Club Burgge’s 3-1 win over Standard Liege. James Troisi played a full match and set up one goal as SV Zulte Waregem beat KSC Lokeren 1-0.
PORTUGAL
Primeira Liga
Caleb Patterson-Sewell was an unused substitute as Gil Vicente drew 1-1 with Académica Coimbra.
TURKEY
SüperLig
Aziz Behich played a full match in Bursaspor’s 3-2 loss to Kardemir Karabükspor.
2. Lig – Kırmızı Grup
Emre Balci was unused substitute for Diyarbakır BBSK’s 0-0 draw with Sariyer SK.
3. Lig – 3. Grup
Kaan Korkmaz was not in the squad as Sakaryaspor drew 1-1 with Beylerbeyi SK.
GREECE
Superleague
Robert Stambolziev was not in the squad for PAE Niki Volou’s 3-1 loss to AO Platanias. Theo Markelis was not in the squad for PAE Veria in their 2-0 loss to Asteras Tripoli. Apostolis Giannou played a full match and scored as Panionios GSS beat OFI Creta 2-0.
Football League 2 – Group 1
Billy Konstantinidis was missing due to injury as Doxa Dramas beat Orfeas Eleuftheroupoli 2-1.
Football League 2 – Group 3
Giannis Simosis was missing due to injury for Panargeiakos FC’s 3-1 win over Asteras Magoula.
AUSTRIA
Bundesliga
James Holland played a full match as Austria Wien beat SV Grödig 1-0.
CROATIA
Prva Liga
Tomislav Mrcela played a full match for Lokomotiva Zagreb as they beat NK Osijek 2-0. Steven Ugarkovic was missing due to injury for Osijek.
SCOTLAND
Premiership – Regular Season
Jackson Irvine played a full match for Ross County in their 2-2 draw with Motherwell FC. Tom Rogic was not the squad as Celtic beat St Mirren 4-1.
MALTA Premier League – Regular Season
Adrian Zahra was not in the squad for Valletta FC’s 3-1 loss to Hibernians.
QATAR
Qatar Stars League
Mark Bresciano played a full match for Al Gharafa as they lost 4-3 to Salal SC.
HONG KONG
Premier League
Evan Kostopoulos played a full match and scored as South China AA beat Yuen Long 5-2. Dylan Macallister played until the 65th minute for Eastern Salon as they beat HK Rangers 1-0.
INDIA
Indian Super League
Andrew Barisic came on for Kerala in the 63rd minute of their 3-0 win over Chennaiyin FC. Tolgay Ozbey was an unused substitute for FC Goa as they drew 0-0 with Atletico Kolkata.
Many thanks to Football Central, www.footballcentral.com.au, for the information contained in this report.
