Mark Schwarzer plays the full 90 as Leicester City beat Tottenham in the FA Cup, Matt Smith is unable to prevent his new side from suffering defeat in the Thai Cup Final, whilst Dylan Macallister is on target in Hong Kong in this week’s PFA Members Abroad Update.
ENGLAND
FA Cup (Round 4)
Adam Federici played a full match for Reading as they beat Cardiff City 2-1. James Meredith played a full match as Bradford City beat Chelsea 4-2. Rhys Williams was missing for Middlesbrough due to injury for their 2-0 win over Manchester City. Neil Kilkenny played until the 62nd minute, whilst Bailey Wright was not in the squad as Preston North End drew 1-1 with Sheffield United.
Adam Taggart was not in the squad for Fulham’s 0-0 draw with Sunderland. Mark Schwarzer played a full match as Leicester City beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1. Brad Jones was missing for Liverpool due to injury for their 0-0 draw with Bolton. Chris Herd was missing due to injury in Aston Villa’s 2-1 win over Bournemouth.
League One
Bradden Inman was not in the squad as Crewe Alexandra beat Port Vale 1-0. Shane Lowry played a full match for Leyton Orient in their 2-0 loss to Colchester United.
League Two
James Wesolowski was missing due to injury as Shrewsbury Town beat Stevenage 3-2. Shane Cansdell-Sherriff was missing due to injury as Burton Albion drew 1-1 with York City. Callum Elder played a full match in Mansfield Town’s 0-0 draw with Wycombe Wanderers. Mitchell Austin was not in the squad for Carlisle United’s 2-1 loss to Bury FC.
FA Trophy (Round 3)
Lee Burns was in the starting 11 as Dartford FC drew 2-2 with Halifax Town. Aaron Downes played a full match in Torquay United’s 2-0 win over Hemel Hempstead. Alex Baird was not in the squad for Gateshead FC as they drew 1-1 with Wrexham.
Conference Premier
Thomas Strain was not in the squad for Chester FC’s 1-0 win over Kidderminster Harriers. Alex Grant played a full match as Macclesfield Town beat Lincoln City 3-0.
Conference South
Jeremy Walker played a full match as Concord Rangers beat Whitehawk FC 3-0.
Isthmian Premier League
Shane Huke played a full match as Maidstone United lost 3-0 to Enfield Town. Taylor Tombides played a full match and set up a goal for Canvey Island as they drew 2-2 with VCD Athletic.
U21 Premier League Division 2
Ryan Edwards was in the starting 11 for Reading as they beat Newcastle United 4-3. Curtis Good played the full 90 for Newcastle.
GERMANY
Club Friendly
Ben Halloran came on for Fortuna Dusseldorf in the 67th minute as they drew 1-1 with Borussia Dortmund.
ITALY
Lega Pro – Girone A
Liam Graham was not in the squad as Aurora Pro Patria lost 1-0 to Albino Leffe.
Campionato Primavera – Girone B
Panos Armenakas came on in the 62nd minute as Udinese Youth beat Pescara Youth 2-1.
Campionato Primavera – Girone C
Chris Ikonomidis played a full match for Lazio Youth as they lost 3-1 to Napoli Youth.
PORTUGAL
Primeira Liga
Caleb Patterson-Sewell was an unused substitute in Gil Vicente’s 2-2 draw with Vitoria Guimaraes.
NETHERLANDS
Eredivisie
Eli Babalj was not in the squad for AZ Alkmaar as they drew 1-1 with PEC Zwolle. Luke Wilkshire played a full match as Feyenoord drew 0-0 with AFC Ajax. Michael Zullo was missing due to injury for FC Utrecht’s 2-2 draw with FC Groningen.
Eerste Divisie
Andrew Marveggio came on in the 87th minute in Fortuna Sittard’s 3-1 win over Roda Kerkrade.
Hoofdklasse Zondag A
Jeremy Lynch was an unused substitute as FC Chabab beat JOS Watergraafsmeer 2-1.
TURKEY
2.Lig – Kırmızı Grup
Emre Balci played a full match as Diyarbakır BBSK drew 0-0 with Altay SK Izmir.
3.Lig – 3. Grup
Kaan Korkmaz was not in the squad for Sakaryaspor’s 3-1 win over Güngörenspor.
GREECE
Superleague
Theo Markelis was not in the squad as Veria FC lost 4-0 to AO Kerkyra. Apostolis Giannou played a full match as Panionios GSS lost 2-0 to Asteras Tripoli.
SCOTLAND
Premiership – Regular Season
Jackson Irvine was not allowed to play due to loan agreement, whilst Cameron Burgess was not in the squad as Ross County lost 1-0 Celtic.
SWITZERLAND
Club Friendly
Oliver Bozanic played a full match and scored in FC Luzern’s 9-0 win over Juventus Zurich.
CROATIA
Club Friendly
Tomislav Mrcela was an unused substitute in Lokomotiva Zagreb’s 2-0 loss to NK Istra.
THAILAND
Kor Royal Cup
Matt Smith played a full match as Bangkok Glass lost 1-0 to Buriram United.
HONG KONG
Premier League
Dylan Macallister played a full match and scored in Eastern Salon’s 3-1 win over Kitchee SC. Jerrad Tyson played a full match as Sun Pegasus lost 4-2 to South China AA. Daniel McBreen came on in the 77th minute, whilst Evan Kostopoulos came on in the 83rd minute for South China AA.
INDIA
I-League
Tolgay Ozbey was an unused substitute for Dempo SC’s 0-0 draw with Bharat FC. Sean Rooney played a full match in Bengaluru’s 3-1 loss to Pune FC.
Many thanks to Football Central, www.footballcentral.com.au, for the information contained in this report.
