Socceroos defender Alex Wilkinson seals the K-League title in Korea, Trent Sainsbury stars for PEC Zwolle, whilst Mat Ryan keeps a clean sheet in Belgium in this week’s PFA Members Abroad Update.
ENGLAND
Premier League
Brad Jones was an unused substitute for Liverpool as they lost 2-1 to Chelsea. Mark Schwarzer was not in the squad for Chelsea. Mile Jedinak was missing for Crystal Palace due to suspension in their 1-0 loss to Manchester United. Jason Davidson was not in the squad for West Bromich Albion in their 2-0 loss to Newcastle United. Curtis Good was missing for Newcastle due to injury.
Championship
Rhys Williams was missing due to injury in Middlesbrough’s 0-0 draw with Bournemouth. Adam Federici played a full match, whilst Ryan Edwards was not in the squad for Reading in their 1-0 loss to Charlton Athletic. Cameron Burgess was not in the squad, whilst Adam Taggart was missing due to injury in Fulham’s 3-1 win over Huddersfield Town. Scott McDonald came on in the 57th minute as Millwall lost 3-2 Brentford.
Conference North
Danijel Nizic played a full match in Chorley FC’s 2-1 loss to Boston United.
Conference South
Shane Huke came on in the 81st minute as Ebbsfleet United drew 0-0 with Bath City.
FA Cup (Round 1)
Ryan Williams played for Barnsley FC until the 61st minute as they beat Burton Albion 5-0. Lee Burns played a full match for Dartford in their 4-3 win over Bromley FC. Massimo Luongo played a full match for Swindon Town as they lost 5-0 to Cheltenham Town. Bradden Inman came on for Crewe in the 80th minute in their 0-0 draw with Sheffield United.
Mitchell Austin played a full match as Southport drew 0-0 with Dagenham & Redbridge. Shane Lowry played a full match in Leyton Orient’s 1-0 loss to Oldham Athletic. James Weolowski came on for Shrewsbury Town in the 46th minute as they drew 2-2 with Walsall FC. Alex Cisak was not in the squad for York City as they drew 1-1 with Wimbledon.
James Meredith played a full match as Bradford City beat Halifax Town 2-1. Alex Baird was an unused substitute for Gateshead FC in their 4-0 win over Norton United. Daniel Collins was not in the squad for Wrexham United’s 3-0 win over Woking.
GERMANY
Bundesliga
Robbie Kruse came on for Bayer Leverkusen in the 74th minute as they drew 0-0 with FSV Mainz 05. Mitch Langerak was an unused substitute in Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach.
2. Bundesliga
Mathew Leckie played a full match in FC Ingolstadt’s 3-3 draw with Union Berlin.
Regionalliga West
Brandon Chin and Zane Chothia were not in the squad as FC Hennef 05 drew 0-0 with Fortuna Düsseldorf II. Kwame Yeboah was an unused substitute in Borussia Mönchengladbach II’s 4-0 win over FC Kray.
Mittelrheinliga
Sam Gibson was not in the squad as TSV Germania Windeck beat TSV Hertha Walheim 2-1.
Bayernliga Süd
Jonathan Faerber was not in the squad for TSV 1860 Rosenheim as they lost 4-2 to FC Pipinsried.
Hessenliga
Max Haubus came on in the 74th minute in SV Rot-Weiß Hadamar’s 3-2 loss to Eintracht Stadtallendorf.
ITALY
Serie A
Panos Armenakas was not in the squad as Udinese Calcio drew 1-1 with Palermo. Josh Brillante was not in the squad for Fiorentina in their 1-0 loss to Napoli.
Lega Pro – Girone A
Liam Graham was an unused substitute as Aurora Pro Patria beat Pordenone Calcio 3-2.
Campionato Primavera – Girone C
Chris Ikonomidis played a full match and scored in Lazio Youth’s 3-0 win over Livorno Calcio Youth.
PORTUGAL
Primeira Liga
Caleb Patterson-Sewell was an unused substitute as Gil Vicente lost 2-0 to Sporting Braga.
RUSSIA
Premier Liga
Ivan Franjic was an unused substitute in Torpedo Moskva’s 1-0 loss to Lokomotiv Moskva.
NETHERLANDS
Eredivisie
Trent Sainsbury played a full match and set up one goal as PEC Zwolle beat FC Groningen 2-0. Eli Babalj was not in the squad for AZ Alkmaar in their 1-0 win over NAC Breda. Luke Wilkshire was not in the squad as Feyenoord drew 0-0 with Vitesse Arnhem.
Eerste Divisie
Andrew Marveggio was an unused substitute for Fortuna Sittard in their 2-0 win over RKC Waalwijk. Harry Ascroft and Travis Cooper were not in the squad as VVV-Venlo lost 2-1 to NEC Nijmegen.
BELGIUM
Eerste Klasse
Mat Ryan played a full match and kept a clean sheet as Club Brugge beat KVC Westerlo 5-0.
TURKEY
SüperLig
Aziz Behich played a full match as Bursaspor drew 1-1 with Kayseri Erciyesspor.
2. Lig – Kırmızı Grup
Emre Balci played a full match in Diyarbakır BBSK’s 3-2 loss to Kırklarelispor.
GREECE
Superleague
Theo Markelis was not in the squad as Veria FC drew 2-2 with Ergotelis Creta. Apostolis Giannou played a full match in Panionios GSS’s 2-0 loss to AEL Kalloni. Robert Stambolziev came on in the 54th minute as PAE Niki Volou lost 4-0 to PAS Giannina.
Football League 2 – Group 1
Billy Konstantinidis was an unused substitute in Doxa Dramas FC’s 2-0 loss to Anagennisi Giannitsa.
Football League 2 – Group 3
Giannis Simosis was not in the squad as Panargeiakos FC beat Panelefsiniakos 3-0.
SWITZERLAND
Super League
Oliver Bozanic played a full match in FC Luzern’s 0-0 draw with FC Thun. Dario Vidosic played until the 89th minute as FC Sion lost 2-1 to BSC Young Boys.
ROMANIA
Liga I
Anthony Carter was not in the squad as CFR Cluj beat FC Botoşani 1-0. Julius Davies was not in the squad as Otelul Galati drew 1-1 with Astra Giurgiu.
CROATIA
Prva Liga
Steven Ugarkovic played until the 66th minute for NK Osijek as they lost 2-1 to Hajduk Split. Tomislav Mrcela played a full match in Lokomotiva Zagreb’s 6-0 loss to HNK Rijeka. Roko Strika came on the 72nd minute as NK Zagreb drew 0-0 with Dinamo Zagreb.
Druga HNL
Josip Konyit was an unused substitute in NK Inter Zapresic’s 5-0 loss to NK Sesvete. Mario Simic played a full match as NK Lucko beat Rudes Zagreb 1-0.
POLAND
III liga podlasko-warmińsko-mazurska
Carter Glockner was missing due to injury as Concordia Elbląg lost 1-0 to Huragan Morag.
AUSTRIA
Bundesliga
James Holland played a full match in Austria Wien’s 3-2 win over SK Rapid Wien.
SCOTLAND
Premiership
Jackson Irvine played a full match as Ross County beat Kilmarnock 3-0. Tom Rogic was missing due to injury as Celtic beat Aberdeen 2-1.
MALTA
Premier League
Adrian Zahra was not in the squad for Valletta in their 2-0 win over Zebbug Rangers.
KOREA REPUBLIC
K-League Classic – Championship Group
Alex Wilkinson played a full match as Jeonbuk FC sealed the K-League title with a 3-0 win over Jeju United. Aleksandar Jovanovic was sent off in the 37th minute for Jeju.
K-League Classic – Relegation Group
Luke DeVere was not in the squad for Gyeongnam as they beat Jeonnam Dragons 3-1. Robbie Cornthwaite came on in the 76th minute for Jeonnam.
CHINA
FA Cup (Final)
Ryan McGowan played a full match for Shandong Lueng in their 4-2 win over Jiangsu Guoxin Shuntian.
INDIA
Indian Super League
Andrew Barisic played until the 76th minute in Kerala Blasters’ 0-0 draw with Delhi Dynanmos. Tolgay Ozbey played until the 77th minute as FC Goa drew 0-0 with Mumbai City.
USA
Major League Soccer (Conference Semifinal – Leg 2)
Tim Cahill came on in the 65th minute as New York Red Bulls lost 2-1 to DC United, but still progressed to the next round winning 3-2 on aggregate.
Many thanks to Football Central, www.footballcentral.com.au, for the information contained in this report.
