Action Abroad - 16-08-05

The English Premier League got underway at the weekend, but it wasn't the start most had been looking for, with not one of our contingent tasting victory. Click through here to see how all our overseas-based Aussies fared over the week.

ACTION IN THE UK…

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Date: 14-08-05 *         John Filan (gk) was not in the squad, as Wigan Athletic lost 1-0 at home against Chelsea. *         Qantas Socceroo Craig Moore was not in the squad, as Newcastle United lost 2-0 away at Arsenal. Date: 13-08-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Tim Cahill played a full game, as Everton lost 2-0 at home against Manchester United. *         Qantas Socceroo Ahmad Elrich came on in the 90th minute, as Fulham drew 0-0 at home with Birmingham City. For Birmingham, Qantas Socceroo Stan Lazaridis remained on the bench. *         Qantas Young Socceroo Trent McClenahan was not in the squad, as West Ham won 3-1 at home against Blackburn Rovers. For Blackburn, Socceroos Brett Emerton and Lucas Neill both played full games. *         Qantas Socceroo Mark Schwarzer (gk) (pictured above) played a full game, Qantas Socceroo Mark Viduka came on in the 67th minute, while Qantas Under 23 Brad Jones (gk) remained on the bench, as Middlesbrough drew 0-0 at home with Liverpool. For Liverpool, Qantas Socceroo Harry Kewell (surgery) was not in the squad.

ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP Date: 13-08-05 *         Paul Henderson remained on the bench, while Qantas Socceroo Danny Tiatto played a full game, while Qantas Socceroo Patrick Kisnorbo (knee) was not in the squad, as Leicester City drew 0-0 at home with Ipswich. *         Qantas Socceroo Tony Popovic remained on the bench, while Qantas Under 23 Anthony Danze was not in the squad, as Crystal Palace drew 1-1 away at Norwich. *         Chris Coyne (hamstring) was not in the squad, as Luton drew 0-0 at home against Leeds United. *         Paul Reid played a full game, as Brighton Hove Albion drew 2-2 at home with Crewe. Date: 12-08-05 *         Adam Griffiths was not in the squad, as Watford won 3-1 away at Cardiff. Date: 09-08-05 *         Paul Henderson remained on the bench, while Socceroos Danny Tiatto (suspension) and Patrick Kisnorbo (knee) were not in the squad, as Leicester City won 4-2 at home against Stoke. *         Qantas Socceroo Tony Popovic and Qantas Under 23 Anthony Danze were not in the squad, as Crystal Palace lost 2-1 away at Wolverhampton Wanderers. *         Chris Coyne (hamstring) was not in the squad, as Luton won 3-2 at home against Southampton. *         Paul Reid played a full game and received a yellow card, as Brighton Hove Albion lost 2-0 at home against unty. *         Adam Griffiths was not in the squad, as Watford drew 3-3 away at Plymouth Argyle.

ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE Date: 13-08-05 *         Qantas Under 20 Aaron Downes (ankle) was not in the squad, as Chesterfield lost 1-0 at home against Rotherham. *         Qantas Socceroo Luke Wilkshire (suspended) was not in the squad, as Bristol City lost 2-0 away at Bournemouth. *         Adam Hughes was not in the squad, as Doncaster lost 1-0 at home against Hartlepool. For Hartlepool, Joel Porter (knee) was not in the squad. *         Richard Garcia (shin) was not in the squad, as Colchester won 1-0 at home against Barnsley. For Barnsley, Jacob Burns played a full game. *         Gareth Edds played a full game, while Nick Rizzo was not in the squad, as Milton Keynes Dons lost 2-0 away at Bradford City. Date: 12-08-05 *         Les Pogliacomi remained on the bench, as Oldham Athletic lost 4-0 away at Tranmere. Date: 10-08-05 *         Qantas Under 20 Aaron Downes was replaced in the 26th minute and received a yellow card, game, as Chesterfield lost 3-1 at home against Brentford. Date: 09-08-05 *         Jacob Burns played a full game, as Barnsley lost 2-1 away at Scunthorpe. *         Qantas Socceroo Luke Wilkshire was sent off in the 50th minute, as Bristol City lost 1-0 away at Huddersfield. *         Adam Hughes was not in the squad, as Doncaster drew 1-1 at home with Milton Keynes Dons. For MKD, Gareth Edds played a full game, while Nick Rizzo was not in the squad. *         Richard Garcia (shin) was not in the squad, as Colchester lost 2-1 at home against Swansea. *         Joel Porter (knee) was not in the squad, as Hartlepool drew 1-1 away at Bouremouth. *         Les Pogliacomi remained on the bench, as Oldham Athletic won 3-2 away at Swindon Town.

ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO Date: 13-08-05 *         Predrag Bojic was replaced in the 53rd minute, as Northampton drew 0-0 at home against Wrexham. *         Mark Robertson (medial ligament) was not in the squad, as Stockport County drew 2-2 away at Boston United. *         Qantas Under 20 Ruben Zadkovich (suspension) was not in the squad, as Notts County won 2-1 at home against Lincoln City. *         Frank Talia (gk) played a full game, as Wycombe Wanderers drew 2-2 away at Oxford United. *         Shane Huke was not in the squad, as Peterborough won 3-2 away at Bristol Rovers. Date: 09-08-05 *         Predrag Bojic played a full game, as Northampton lost 2-1 at home against Barnet. *         Mark Robertson (medial ligament) was not in the squad, as Stockport County lost 2-0 away at Darlington. *         Qantas Under 20 Ruben Zadkovich (suspension) was not in the squad, as Notts County won 1-0 at home against Wrexham. *         Frank Talia (gk) played a full game, as Wycombe Wanderers won 2-1 away at Rochdale. *         Shane Huke was not in the squad, as Peterborough lost 1-0 away at Carlisle.

ENGLISH CONFERENCE Date: 13-08-05 *         Scott Guyett played a full game and received a yellow card, as Aldershot lost 2-0 at home against Tamworth. *         Jon Brady was replaced in the 76th minute, as Hereford won 4-0 at home against Scarborough. *         Clint Davies (gk) remained on the bench, as Woking lost 2-1 away at Kidderminster.

SCOTTISH CIS INSURANCE CUP Date: 10-08-05 *         Stuart Lovell played a full game, as Queen of South lost 2-1 away at Stirling. Date: 09-08-05 *         Scott Tunbridge played a full game and scored in the 84th and 87th minutes, as Hamilton Academicals won 2-1 at home against Dumbarton. *         John Maisano remained on the bench, as Ayr United won 2-1 away at Morton.

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE Date: 13-08-05 *         Daniel McBreen was replaced in the 65th minute and received a yellow card, as Falkirk lost 3-1 away at Celtic. *         Danny Invincibile came on in the 85th minute, as Kilmarnock won 4-1 at home against Motherwell. For Motherwell, Scott McDonald came on in the 65th minute.

SCOTTISH DIVISON ONE Date: 13-08-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Adrian Madaschi played a full game, as Dundee drew 1-1 away at Clyde. *         Stuart Lovell played a full game, as Queen of South drew 0-0 at home against Brechin. *         Scott Tunbridge played a full game, as Hamilton Academical lost 1-0 at home against St Johnstone.

SCOTTISH DIVISION TWO Date: 13-08-05 *         John Maisano was not in the squad, as Ayr United won 2-1 away at Forfar.

ACTION IN EUROPE…

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Third Qualifying Round - 1st Leg Date: 10-08-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Harry Kewell (surgery) was not in the squad, as Liverpool (England) won 3-1 away at CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria). *         Qantas Socceroo Ljubo Milicevic played a full game and received a yellow card, as FC Thun (Switzerland) won 1-0 away at Malmo FF. *         Clayton Zane was not in the squad, as Anderlecht (Belgium) won 2-1 at home against Slavia Prague (Czech Republic). *         Qantas Socceroo Scott Chipperfield was replaced at half time, while Qantas Socceroo Mile Sterjovski was replaced in the 71st minute, as FC Basel (Switzerland) won 2-1 at home against Werder Bremen (Germany). Date: 09-08-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Tim Cahill played a full game, as Everton (England) lost 2-1 at home against Villlarreal (Spain).

UEFA CUP Second Qualifying Round - 1st Leg Date: 11-08-05 *         Dylan Macallister came on in the 82nd minute and received a red card in the 86th minute, as Brann (Norway) drew 0-0 at home against Allianssi (Finland) *         Qantas Socceroo Paul Okon was not in the squad, as APOEL (Cyprus) won 1-0 at home against Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel).

BELGIAN JULIPER LEAGUE Date: 14-08-05 *         Brendan Santalab came on in the 78th minute, as Sint-Truiden lost 1-0 away at Lierse. *         Clayton Zane was not in the squad, as Anderlecht won 2-0 away at Cercle Brugge. Date: 12-08-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Stephen Laybutt played a full game and received a yellow card, as AA Gent drew 1-1 away at La Louviere.

CROATIAN 1.NHL. Date: 14-08-05 *         Eddy Bosnar did not play, as Dinamo Zagreb won 6-0 away at Inter.

DANISH SUPERLIGAEN Date: 13-08-05 *         Qantas Under 23 Shane Cansdell-Sherriff came on the 45th minute and received a yellow card, as AGF Aarhus lost 4-0 at home against OB.

DUTCH EREDIVISIE Date: 13-08-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Jason Culina played a full game, as Twente Enschede lost 2-0 away at Roda JC Kerkrade. *         Nathan Coe (gk) and Lindsay Wilson were not in the squad, as PSV Eindhoven drew 1-1 away at SC Heracles Almelo. *         Peter Zois (gk) remained on the bench, as Willem II Tilburg lost 2-1 at home against RKC Waalwijk.

GERMAN BUNDESLIGA Date: 13-08-05 *         Frank Juric (gk) remained on the bench, as Hannover drew 1-1 away at Nurnberg.

GERMAN BUNDESLIGA 2 Date: 14-08-05 *         Peter Buljan came on at half time, as Saarbrucken lost 5-0 away at Paderborn 07. *         Christophe Teinert was replaced in the 80th minute, as SpVgg Unterhaching lost 4-0 away at Sportfreunde Siegen. Date: 12-08-05 *         Joshua Kennedy played a full game, as Dynamo Dresden won 2-0 at home against SC Freiburg. *         Qantas Socceroo Paul Agostino was replaced in the 71st minute, but not before scoring in the 2nd & 16th minutes, as 1860 Munich won 4-1 at home against Hansa Rostock.

NORWAY TIPPELIGAEN Date: 14-08-05 *         Dylan Macallister did not play, as Brann lost 2-1 away at Bodo/Glimt. Date: 13-08-05 *         Kasey Wehrman played a full game, while Shane Stefanutto was replaced at half time, as Lillestrom lost 3-2 at home against Odd Grenland.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND PREMIER DIVISION Date: 11-08-05 *         Chris O-Connor (gk) played a full game, as Bray Wanderers lost 1-0 away at Bohemians.

ROMANIAN DIVIZIA A Date: 14-08-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Michael Thwaite played a full game; Qantas Under 23 Ryan Griffiths came on at half time, while Wayne Srhoj (suspended ) did not play, as FC National lost 4-0 away at Steaua Bucuresti. Date: 12-8-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Jon McKain played a full game and received a yellow card, as FCU Politehnica Timisoara lost 1-0 away at FCM Bacau.

SWEDISH ALLSVENSKAN Date: 13-08-05 *         Ante Covic (gk) played a full game, as Hammarby won 6-2 at home against Helsingborgs IF

SWEDISH SUPERETTAN Date: 15-08-05 *         Chay Hews played a full game, as Vastra Frolunda won 2-1 at home against Degerfors IF.

SWISS SUPER LEAGUE Date: 14-08-05 *         Joel Griffiths played a full game and received a yellow card, as Neutchatel Xamax lost 3-2 away at Zurich *         Socceroos Scott Chipperfield and Mile Sterjovski (both injured) were not in the squad, as FC Basel drew 3-3 away at St Gallen. *         Qantas Socceroo Ljubo Milicevic played a full game, as FC Thun won 2-1 at home against Grasshopper

TURKISH SUPER LIG Date: 13-08-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Michael Petkovic (gk) played a full game, as Sivasspor drew 0-0 away at Gaziantepspor.

ACTION IN ASIA…

SINGAPORE S-LEAGUE Date: 13-08-05 *         Alex Duric played a full game and scored in the 32nd minute, as Singapore Armed Forces won 5-3 away at Tampines Rovers FC. Date: 11-08-05 *         Jon Angelucci played a full game and scored in the 34th minute, as Woodlands Wellington won 4-0 at home against Paya Lebar Punggol FC. Date: 10-08-05 *         Christian Cevenini came on in the 63rd minute, as Geylang United lost 3-1 away at Home United.