Young Socceroo Chris Ikonomidis on target again for Lazio Youth, Alex Cisak keeps a clean sheet in League Two, whilst Tolgay Ozbey hits the winner in India in this week’s PFA Members Abroad Update.
ENGLAND
Premier League
Mark Schwarzer was not in the squad as Chelsea beat Queens Park Rangers 2-1. Brad Jones was an unused substitute for Liverpool in their 1-0 loss to Newcastle United. Curtis Good was missing due to injury for Newcastle. Jason Davidson was not in the squad as West Bromich Albion beat Leicester City 1-0.
Championship
Rhys Williams was missing due to injury in Middlesbrough’s 3-0 win over Rotherham United. Adam Federici played a full match, whilst Ryan Edwards was not in the squad as Reading lost 3-1 to Blackburn Rovers. Scott McDonald played a full match and set up Millwall’s goal in their 3-1 loss to Watford. Cameron Burgess was not in the squad, while Adam Taggart was missing due to injury in Fulham’s 3-3 draw with Wigan.
League One
Neil Kilkenny played until the 84th minute, whilst Bailey Wright was missing due to injury as Preston North End lost 3-0 to Rochdale AFC. Massimo Luongo played a full match in Swindon Town’s 2-1 loss to Milton Keynes. Ryan Williams played a full match as Barnsley FC beat Sheffield United 1-0.
James Meredith played a full match in Bradford City’s 2-1 loss to Doncaster Rovers. Shane Lowry was not in the squad as Leyton Orient drew 2-2 with Coventry City. Bradden Inman was not in the squad for Crewe Alexandra in their 1-1 draw with Crawley Town.
League Two
James Wesolowski came on in the 90+6’ minute in Shrewsbury Town’s 2-1 win over Dagenham and Redbridge. Shane Cansdell-Sherriff played a full match in Burton Albion’s 1-1 draw with Plymouth Argyle. Alex Cisak played a full match and kept a clean sheet as York City beat Cheltenham Town 1-0.
Conference Premier
Alex Baird was not in the squad for Gateshead FC’s 2-1 win over Aldershot Town. Joshua Riis was not in the squad as Kidderminster Harriers beat Torquay United 2-1. Aaron Downes played a full match and scored for Torquay.
Alex Grant was not in the squad for Macclesfield Town in their 1-1 draw with Nuneaton Town. Daniel Collins was not in the squad as Wrexham FC drew 0-0 with Halifax Town. Mitchell Austin played until the 71sdt minute in Southport FC’s 2-2 draw with Dover Athletic. Lee Burns was not in the squad in Dartford FC’s 3-0 loss to Grimsby Town.
Conference South
Shane Huke was an unused substitute in Ebbsfleet United’s 2-0 win over Staines Town. Jeremy Walker was in the starting 11 in Concord Rangers’ 2-0 win over Weston-super-Mare.
GERMANY
Bundesliga
Robbie Kruse was an unused substitute as Bayer Leverkusen lost 1-0 to Hamburg. Mitch Langerak was an unused substitute in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 loss to Bayern Munich.
3. Liga
Mustafa Amini played until the 74th minute as Borussia Dortmund II lost 2-1 to VfB Stuttgart II.
Regionalliga West
Kwame Yeboah was an unused substitute as Borussia Monchengladbach II lost 2-1 to RW Oberhausen.
Hessenliga
Max Haubus was missing due to injury as SV Rot-Weiß Hadamar beat OSC Vellmar 3-1. Brandon Chin and Zane Chothia were not in the squad as FC Hennef lost 4-0 to RW Essen.
Mittelrheinliga
Sam Gibson was not in the squad as TSV Germania Windeck lost 1-0 to Borussia Freialdenhoven.
Bayernliga Süd
Jonathan Faerber was not in the squad for TSV 1860 Rosenheim’s 2-1 win over SB DJK Rosenheim.
ITALY
Serie A
Panos Armenakas was not in the squad for Udinese Calcio’s in their 4-2 loss to Genoa. Josh Brillante was not in the squad as Fiorentina lost 3-1 to Sampdoria.
Campionato Primavera – Girone C
Chris Ikonomidis played a full match and scored as Lazio Youth beat Catanaia Youth 3-0.
Lega Pro – Girone A
Liam Graham came on in the 90th minute as Aurora Pro Patria drew 2-2 with Bassano Virtus.
NETHERLANDS
Eredivisie
Luke Wilkshire played a full match for Feyenoord as they beat PEC Zwolle 2-0. Trent Sainsbury played a full match for Zwolle. Tommy Oar played until the 75th minute, while Michael Zullo was missing due to injury as FC Utrecht beat Vitesse Arnhem 3-1. Eli Babalj was not in the squad as AZ Alkmaar drew 3-3 with SBV Excelsior.
BELGIUM
Eerste Klasse
Mat Ryan played a full match and kept a clean sheet in Club Brugge’s 0-0 draw with Sporting Charleroi.
TURKEY
SüperLig
Aziz Behich played a full match for Bursapor in their 3-0 win over Sivasspor.
2. Lig – Kırmızı Grup
Emre Balci came on in the 66th minute as Diyarbakır BBSK drew 1-1 with Gümüşhanespor.
GREECE
Superleague
Apostolis Giannou played a full match and scored two goals as Panionios GSS drew 2-2 with Veria FC. Theo Markelis was not in the squad for Veria FC. Robert Stambolziev came on in the 72nd minute for PAE Niki Volou in their 0-0 draw with AO Kerkyra.
Football League 2 – Group 1
Billy Konstantinidis played a full match as Doxa Dramas FC beat Aris Salonica 1-0.
ArFootball League 2 – Group 3
Giannis Simosis was not in the squad for Panargeiakos FC for their 1-1 draw with Ermis Kiveri.
SWITZERLAND
Super League
Oliver Bozanic played a full match in Luzern’s 3-2 win over FC Zurich. Dario Vidosic played a full match as FC Sion drew 2-2 with FC Aarau.
AUSTRIA
Bundesliga
James Holland played a full match as Austria Wien lost 3-0 to Sturm Graz.
SCOTLAND
Premiership – Regular Season
Tom Rogic was missing due to injury as Celtic beat Inverness CT 1-0.
Women’s Premier League
Niki Deiter was an unused substitute in Glasgow City’s 2-1 win over Aberdeen FCL.
NORWAY
Toppserien
Elisa Campbell was missing due to injury for Medkilla IL as they lost 1-0 to Trondheims Orn.
MALTA
Premier League – Regular Season
Adrian Zahra was not in the squad as Valleta FC beat Balzan Youths 2-0.
PORTUGAL
Primeira Liga
Caleb Patterson-Sewell was an unused substitute in Gil Vicente’s 1-1 draw with FC Arouca.
CROATIA
Prva Liga
Steven Ugarkovic came on for Osijek in the 85th minute for NK Osijek in their 1-0 win over NK Zagreb. Roko Strika was not in the squad for NK Zagreb.
LITHUANIA
A Lyga
Evan Alexandrow-Ridley was an unused substitute as FK Ekranas lost 2-1 to FK Suduva.
LUXEMBURG
Nationaldivisioun
David Rowley came on in the 85th minute as CS Grevenmacher beat Jeunesse Canach 1-0.
JAPAN
J.League Division 1
Joshua Kennedy was not in the squad as Nagoya Grampus drew 2-2 with FC Tokyo.
KOREA REPUBLIC
K-League Classic – Championship Group
Alex Wilkinson played a full match as Jeonbuk FC beat FC Seoul 1-0. Aleksandar Jovanovic played a full match in Jeju United’s 1-1 draw with Pohang Steelers.
K-League Classic – Relegation Group
Luke DeVere was not in the squad as Gyeongnam FC drew 1-1 with Incheon United. Robert Cornthwaite came on in the 33rd minute as Jeonnam Dragons drew 1-1 with Seongnam FC.
CHINA
Chinese Super League
Ryan McGowan played a full match as Shandong Luneng drew 1-1 with Guangzhou Hengda. Daniel McBreen came on in the 72nd minute in Shanghai Dongya drew 3-3 with Tianjin Taida. Jonas Salley played a full match for Guizhou Renhe as they beat Haerbin Yiteng 3-2. Adam Hughes was not in the squad for Haerbin. Josh Mitchell played until the 82nd minute Liaoning Hongyun’s 1-1 draw with Shanghai Shenhua.
UZBEKISTAN
Oʻzbekiston Professional Futbol Ligasi
Petar Franjic was an unused substitute for Olmaliq FK in their 3-1 win over Navbahor.
INDIA
Indian Super League
Andrew Barisic came on in the 52nd minute as Kerala Blasters lost 1-0 to Mumbai City FC. Tolgay Ozbey came on in the 58th minute and scored the winner in FC Goa’s 2-1 win over Delhi Dynamos.
HONG KONG
Premier League
Evan Kostopoulas was not in the squad for South China AA in their 2-0 win over YFCMB. Jerrad Tyson played a full match for Sun Pegasus as they lost 3-0 to Eastern Salon. Dylan Macallister came on in the 64th minute for Easter Salon.
THAILAND
Premier League
Brent McGrath played a full match as Sisaket FC lost 3-1 to Singhtarua FC. Trent McClenahan and Matt Thompson played a full matchs, whilst Michael Beauchamp was not in the squad as PTT Rayong beat Bangkok Glass 2-1.
USA
Major League Soccer (Conference Semifinal – Leg 1)
Tim Cahill came on for New York Red Bulls in the 75th minute in their 2-0 win over DC United.
Many thanks to Football Central, www.footballcentral.com.au, for the information contained in this report.