Action Abroad - 16-03-04

Socceroo John Aloisi continues to star for Osasuna in the Spanish Primera Liga with a vital goal against Real Betis. Meanwhile Stuart Lovell led Livingston to the Scottish CIS Insurance Cup victory. Click here to see how our Aussies Abroad fared over the past week.

ACTION IN THE UK…    BARCLAYCARD PREMIER LEAGUE Date: 14-03-04 *         Socceroo Harry Kewell played a full game as Liverpool lost 2-0 away to Southampton. Date: 13-03-04 *         Socceroo Mark Schwarzer (gk) played a full game while Australian Under 23 Brad Jones (gk) remained on the bench as Middlesbrough lost 1-0 away to Charlton Athletic. *         Socceroo Stan Lazaridis played a full game as Birmingham City lost 1-0 at home against Leicester City. *         Socceroo Brett Emerton and Lucas Neill both played full games as Blackburn Rovers lost 2-0 at home against Arsenal. *         Socceroo Mark Viduka played a full game as Leeds united lost 2-0 away to Fulham. Date: 09-03-04 *         Socceroo Mark Schwarzer (gk) played a full game while Australian Under 23 Brad Jones (gk) remained on the bench as Middlesbrough won 1-0 at home against Tottenham Hotspur. NATIONWIDE DIVISION ONE Date: 13-03-04 *         Socceroo Tony Vidmar played a full game as Cardiff City won 2-1 at home against Norwich City. *         Socceroo Tony Popovic played a full game as Crystal Palace lost 3-2 away to Nottingham Forest. *         John Filan (gk) played a full game and received a yellow card as Wigan Athletic lost 3-2 at home against Crewe Alexandra. *         Andy Petterson (gk) remained on the bench as Walsall lost 1-0 at home against Wimbledon. *         Clint Davies (gk) remained on the bench as Bradford City drew 0-0 at home against Wigan Athletic. Meanwhile, for Wigan, John Filan (gk) played a full game. *         Ryan Townsend came on in the 80th minute as Burnley lost 4-0 away to Coventry City. The game was Townsend-s debut for the first team. *         Socceroo Kevin Muscat and Tim Cahill both played full games as Millwall won 3-1 away to Ipswich Town. NATIONWIDE DIVISION TWO Date: 13-03-04 *         Jacob Burns came on in the 69th minute as Barnsley lost 2-1 away to Sheffield Wednesday. *         Richard Johnson played a full game as Queens Park Rangers drew 1-1 at home against Oldham Athletic. Meanwhile, for Oldham, Les Pogliacomi (gk) played a full game and received a yellow card. *         Chris Coyne played a full game as Luton Town won 3-2 at home against Blackpool. *         Les Pogliacomi (gk) played a full game as Oldham Athletic drew 0-0 at home against Colchester United. *         Joel Porter played a full game and scored in the 88th minute as Hartlepool United lost 4-1 at home against Queens Park Rangers. Meanwhile, for QPR, Richard Johnson received a yellow card and was replaced in the 80th minute. Date: 12-03-04 *         Australian Under 23 Luke Wilkshire remained on the bench as Bristol City won 1-0 at home against Rushden and Diamonds. NATIONWIDE DIVISION THREE Date: 13-03-04 *         David Oldfield remained on the bench as Oxford United lost 2-0 away to Carlisle United. *         Danny Allsopp came on in the 79th minute as Hull City won 2-1 at home against Scunthorpe United. NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Date: 13-03-04 *         Christian Giannangelo (gk) remained on the bench as Forest Green Rovers drew 1-1 at home against Shrewsbury Town. *         Ian Martin (gk) remained on the bench as Leigh RMI lost 4-1 away to Scarborough. *         Scott Guyett played a full game as Chester City won 2-1 at home against Morecambe. *         David Carney came on in the 64th minute as Halifax Town lost 2-1 away to Halifax Town. *         Jon Brady came on in the 64th minute as Stevenage Borough won 3-1 at home against Tamworth. Date: 09-03-04 *         Jon Brady came on in the 86th minute as Stevenage Borough drew 0-0 away to Barnet. *         Christian Giannangelo (gk) remained on the bench as Forest Green Rovers won 1-0 away to Halifax Town.  SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP (CIS CUP) Final Date: 14-03-04 *         Stuart Lovell played a full game as Livingston won 2-0 against Hibernian. The win was a memorable moment for Livingston as they ensured they left Hampden Park with their first ever, major trophy. SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE Date: 14-03-04 *         Australian Youth captain Scott McDonald played a full game as Motherwell drew 1-1 away to Celtic. Date: 13-03-04 *         Australian Under 23 Patrick Kisnorbo played a full game as Hearts drew 1-1 at home against Rangers. Meanwhile, for Rangers, Socceroo captain Craig Moore played a full game, received a yellow card and scored a penalty in the 55th minute. *         Australian Under 23 Adrian Madaschi remained on the bench as Partick Thistle drew 1-1 at home against Dundee United. *         Socceroo David Zdrilic was replaced in the 72nd minute as Aberdeen drew 1-1 away to Dundee. Date: 09-03-04 *         Socceroo David Zdrilic was replaced in the 88th minute as Aberdeen drew 0-0 at home against Partick Thistle. Meanwhile, for Partick, Australian Under 23 Adrian Madaschi was replaced in the 45th minute. SCOTTISH DIVISON TWO Date: 13-03-04 *         Marco Maisano played a full game while John Maisano received a yellow card and was replaced in the 79th minute as Greenock Morton won 3-2 at home against Dumbarton. Date: 09-03-04 *         John Maisano played a full game and scored in the 37th minute while Marco Maisano played a full game and received a yellow card as Greenock Morton drew 1-1 at home against Airdrie United.  ACTION IN EUROPE… UEFA CUP Fourth Round First Leg Date: 13-03-04 *         Socceroo Josip Skoko played a full game Genclerbirligi won 1-0 at home against Valencia. *         Socceroo Harry Kewell played a full game as Liverpool drew 1-1 at home against Marseille.

AUSTRIAN DIVISION ONE Date: 13-03-04 *         Joey Didulica (gk) played a full game as FK Austria won 1-0 away to Bregenz. BELGIAN DIVISION ONE Date: 14-03-04 *         Andy Vlahos came on in the 58th minute as Cercle Brugge drew 0-0 at home against Racing Genk. Date: 13-03-04 *         Socceroo Stephen Laybutt played a full game as Mouscron drew 1-1 away to Sint Truiden. *         Archie Thompson was replaced in the 89th minute as Lierse won 1-0 away to La Louviere. 

BELGIAN DIVISION TWO Date: 14-03-04 *           Paul Okon played a full game as KV Oostende won 2-1 at home against Geel. DANISH DIVISION ONE Date: 14-03-04 *         Australian Under 23 Shane Cansdell Sherriff played a full game as AGF Aarhus lost 1-0 at home against AaB Aalborg. DUTCH DIVISION ONE (ERE DIVISIE) Date: 14-03-04 *         Peter Zois (gk) played a full game as Willem II drew 1-1 away to RKC Walwijk Date: 13-03-04 *         Lindsay Wilson was replaced in the 84th minute as FC Volendam lost 2-1 away to Heerenveen. DUTCH DIVISION TWO (GOUDEN GIDS DIVISIE) Date: 12-03-04 *         Australian Under 23 Brett Holman came on in the 62nd minute as Excelsior drew 3-3 at home against FC Eindhoven. FRENCH DIVISION ONE Date: 13-03-04 *         Socceroo Mile Sterjovski remained on the bench as Lille won 3-0 away to AC Ajaccio. GERMAN DIVISION ONE (BUNDESLIGA) Date: 14-03-04 *         Socceroo Paul Agostino came on in the 46th minute as 1860 Munich lost 2-0 away to VfB Stuttgart. Date: 06-03-04 *         Frank Juric (gk) remained on the bench as Bayer Leverkusen won 4-2 at home against VfL Wolfsburg. GERMAN DIVISION TWO (2.BUNDESLIGA) Date: 15-03-04 *         Christophe Teinert played a full game, received a yellow card and scored a 90th minute equalizer as FSV Mainz 05 drew 1-1 away to Karlsruhe. *         Saso Radulovic played a full game as RW Oberhausen lost 4-1 at home against Erzgebirge Aue. Date: 10-03-04 *         Saso Radulovic was replaced in the 56th minute as RW Oberhausen drew 0-0 at home against FSV Mainz 05. Meanwhile, for Mainz, Christophe Teinert played a full game. GERMAN OBERLIGA Date: 14-03-04 *         Sash Tirovski was replaced in the 79th minute as SpVgg 07 Ludwigsburg lost 3-0 away to Freiburg Amateurs. ITALIAN DIVISION ONE (SERIE A) Date: 14-03-04 *         Socceroo Zeljko Kalac (gk) played a full game as Perugia drew 1-1 at home against Modena. *         Socceroo Marco Bresciano was replaced in the 81st minute as Parma drew 2-2 at home against Brescia. MALTESE DIVISION ONE Date: 14-03-04 *         Peter Pullicino played a full game as Hibernians won 1-0 away to Pieta Hotspurs. SPANISH DIVISION ONE (PRIMERA LIGA) Date: 14-03-04 *         Socceroo John Aloisi (pictured above) was replaced in the 90th minute but not before scoring in the 45th minute as Athletico Osasuna drew 1-1 away to Real Betis.  SWISS DIVISION ONE (SUPER LEAGUE) Date: 13-03-04 *         Socceroo Scott Chipperfield was replaced in the 85th minute as FC Basel drew 1-1 at home against FC Thun.  TURKISH DIVISION ONE (SUPER LIG) Date: 12-03-04 *         Socceroo Michael Petkovic (gk) played a full game as Trabzonspor won 2-1 away to Ankaragucu.  ACTION IN ASIA… SINGAPORE DIVISION ONE (S-LEAGUE) Date: 11-03-04 *         Milan Blagojevic and Alex Duric both played full games as Geylang United lost 4-1 away to Albirex Niigata.