Action Abroad - 23-03-04
Socceroo Mark Viduka remaqined cool under pressure to convert a late penalty that has given Leeds United hope of avoiding relegation from the Premier League. Click through here to see how Mark and the rest of Aussies overseas fared over the last week.
ACTION IN THE UK… ENGLISH FA CUP (LITTLEWOODS CUP) Quarter Final Date: 16-03-04 * Socceroo Kevin Muscat and Tim Cahill both played full games with Muscat receiving a yellow card and Cahill scoring the opening goal in the 11th minute as Millwall won 2-1 away to Tranmere Rovers. Millwall will now face fellow Nationwide Division One side Sunderland in the Semi Final. BARCLAYCARD PREMIER LEAGUE Date: 22-03-04 * Socceroo Mark Viduka (pictured right) played a full game, received a yellow card and scored the winning goal (a penalty) in the 76th minute as Leeds united won 2-1 at home against Manchester City. Date: 20-03-04 * Socceroo Harry Kewell was replaced in the 61st minute as Liverpool won 1-0 at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers. * Socceroo Mark Schwarzer (gk) played a full game while Australian Under 23 Brad Jones (gk) remained on the bench as Middlesbrough won 5-3 at home against Birmingham City. Meanwhile, for Birmingham, Socceroo Stan Lazaridis played a full game. Lazaridis created Birmingham-s opening goal and was twice denied by fellow Socceroo Mark Schwarzer who was hailed as Man of the Match by both managers. * Socceroo Brett Emerton played a full game while Lucas Neill received a yellow card and was replaced in the 60th minute as Blackburn Rovers won 2-0 away to Aston Villa. Both players were involved in the goals, as Emerton created the opener and a Neill corner was flicked on to create the second. Date: 17-03-04 * Socceroo Harry Kewell was replaced in the 80th minute as Liverpool won 3-0 at home against Portsmouth. NATIONWIDE DIVISION ONE Date: 21-03-04 * Socceroo Kevin Muscat and Tim Cahill both played full games with Cahill scoring in the 45th and 56th minute as Millwall won 4-1 at home against West Ham United. Cahill missed his chance of a hat-trick as he saw a 60th minute penalty turned away by West Ham goalkeeper Pavel Srnicek. Date: 20-03-04 * Socceroo Tony Popovic played a full game and received a yellow card as Crystal Palace won 1-0 at home against Norwich City. * Socceroo Tony Vidmar played a full game as Cardiff City won 1-0 away to Crewe Alexandra. * Socceroo Steve Corica and Andy Petterson (gk) both remained on the bench as Walsall won 2-1 away to Preston North End. * Clint Davies (gk) played a full game while Gareth Edds remained on the bench as Bradford City lost 2-0 away to Sheffield United. * John Filan (gk) played a full game as Wigan Athletic won 2-1 at home against Coventry City. Date: 17-03-04 * Socceroo Tony Vidmar played a full game as Cardiff City lost 3-2 at home against Reading. * Socceroo Steve Corica was replaced in the 79th minute while Andy Petterson (gk) remained on the bench as Walsall lost 3-1 at home against Ipswich Town. * John Filan (gk) received a red card in 75th minute as Wigan Athletic lost 2-1 away to West Bromwich Albion. Filan received his marching orders after committing a professional foul on Lee Hughes, who picked himself up to score the resulting penalty. * Ryan Townsend remained on the bench as Burnley drew 1-1 away to Nottingham Forest. NATIONWIDE DIVISION TWO Date: 20-03-04 * Jacob Burns played a full game as Barnsley drew 0-0 at home against Port Vale. * Richard Johnson played a full game as Queens Park Rangers drew 2-2 away to Wycombe Wanderers. * Chris Coyne was replaced in the 48th minute but not before scoring the opening goal in the 42nd minute as Luton Town drew 1-1 at home against Plymouth Argyle. * Joel Porter received a yellow card and was replaced in the 77th minute as Hartlepool United won 2-0 away to Grimsby Town. * Australian Under 23 Luke Wilkshire was replaced in the 41st minute as Bristol City lost 2-0 at home against Oldham Athletic. Meanwhile, for Oldham, Les Pogliacomi (gk) played a full game and kept a clean sheet. Date: 16-03-04 * Joel Porter played a full game and scored in the 58th minute as Hartlepool United drew 2-2 at home against Stockport County. * Les Pogliacomi (gk) played a full game as Oldham Athletic drew 2-2 at home against Barnsley. Meanwhile, for Barnsley, Jacob Burns came on in the 79th minute. * Chris Coyne played a full game as Luton Town lost 1-0 away to Port Vale. NATIONWIDE DIVISION THREE Date: 20-03-04 * David Oldfield remained on the bench as Oxford United drew 0-0 away to Mansfield Town. The game was abandoned after 45 minutes due to high winds. Date: 16-03-04 * Danny Allsopp came on in the 66th minute as Hull City won 3-0 at home against Leyton Orient. NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Date: 20-03-04 * Christian Giannangelo (gk) remained on the bench as Forest Green Rovers lost 1-0 away to Tamworth. * Ian Martin (gk) played a full game as Leigh RMI drew 1-1 at home against Telford. * Scott Guyett played a full game as Chester City drew 0-0 away to Barnet. * Jon Brady came on in the 83rd minute as Stevenage Borough lost 2-1 away to Accrington Stanley. SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE Date: 21-03-04 * Socceroo David Zdrilic came on in the 30th minute as Aberdeen lost 2-1 at home against Livingston. Date: 20-03-04 * Socceroo captain Craig Moore was replaced in the 45th minute as Rangers won 4-0 at home against Dundee. * Australian Under 23 Adrian Madaschi remained on the bench as Partick Thistle lost 1-0 away to Dunfermline. * Danny Invincibile played a full game and scored in the 61st minute as Kilmarnock lost 4-1 away to Dundee United. ACTION IN EUROPE… AUSTRIAN DIVISION ONE Date: 21-03-04 * Joey Didulica (gk) played a full game as FK Austria lost 2-0 away to Karnten. Date: 20-03-04 * Eddy Bosnar remained on the bench as Sturm Graz lost 2-1 away to Bregenz. Date: 17-03-04 * Joey Didulica (gk) played a full game and kept a clean sheet as FK Austria won 1-0 at home against Mattersburg. * Eddy Bosnar remained on the bench as Sturm Graz won 2-0 at home against Karnten. BELGIAN CUP (BEKER VAN BELGIE) Date: 17-03-04 * Socceroo Steven Laybutt played a full game as Mouscron drew 2-2 at home against Club Brugge. The Semi Final, Second Leg will be played on 28th March. BELGIAN DIVISION ONE Date: 21-03-04 * Socceroo Stephen Laybutt played a full game as Mouscron won 5-0 at home against Beveren. * Andy Vlahos was replaced in the 86th minute as Cercle Brugge won 2-0 away to Lokeren. * Archie Thompson played a full game as Lierse won 1-0 at home against Antwerp. BELGIAN DIVISION TWO Date: 21-03-04 * Socceroo Paul Okon played a full game as KV Oostende drew 1-1 away to Aalst. DANISH DIVISION ONE Date: 21-03-04 * Australian Under 23 Shane Cansdell Sherriff was replaced in the 90th minute but not before scoring the opening goal in the 3rd minute as AGF Aarhus drew 3-3 away to Esbjerg. DUTCH DIVISION ONE (ERE DIVISIE) Date: 20-03-04 * Peter Zois (gk) played a full game as Willem II lost 6-1 away to Roda JC. * Lindsay Wilson remained on the bench as FC Volendam lost 3-0 away to FC Zwolle. DUTCH DIVISION TWO (GOUDEN GIDS DIVISIE) Date: 22-03-04 * Australian Under 23 Brett Holman played a full game and scored the opening goal in the 1st minute as Excelsior drew 1-1 away to Heracles Almalo. Date: 19-03-04 * Australian Under 23 Brett Holman played a full game and received a yellow card as Excelsior won 3-0 at home against Top Oss. FRENCH DIVISION ONE Date: 20-03-04 * Socceroo Mile Sterjovski came on in the 71st minute as Lille drew 1-1 at home against Lens. GERMAN DIVISION ONE (BUNDESLIGA) Date: 21-03-04 * Socceroo Paul Agostino was replaced in the 81st minute but not before scoring in the 58th minute as 1860 Munich drew 1-1 at home against SC Freiburg. Date: 20-03-04 * Frank Juric (gk) remained on the bench as Bayer Leverkusen won 2-0 away to Hansa Rostock. GERMAN DIVISION TWO (2.BUNDESLIGA) Date: 19-03-04 * Saso Radulovic was replaced in the 88th minute but not before scoring in the 8th minute as RW Oberhausen won 1-0 away to Greuther Furth. GERMAN OBERLIGA Date: 20-03-04 * Sash Tirovski was replaced in the 56th minute as SpVgg 07 Ludwigsburg lost 5-3 at home against SVW Mannheim. GREEK DIVISION ONE Date: 21-03-04 * Kyriakos Tohouroglou played a full game as PAOK Saloniki won 3-2 at home against AEK Athens. ITALIAN DIVISION ONE (SERIE A) Date: 21-03-04 * Socceroo Vince Grella came on in the 62nd minute as Empoli drew 1-1 at home against Sampdoria. * Socceroo Zeljko Kalac (gk) played a full game as Perugia won 2-1 away to Lecce. Date: 21-03-04 * Socceroo Marco Bresciano played a full game as Parma lost 3-1 away to AC Milan. MALTESE DIVISION ONE Date: 19-03-04 * Peter Pullicino played a full game as Hibernians won 3-0 at home against Sliema Wanderers. ROMANIAN DIVISION ONE Date: 21-03-04 * Australian Under 23 Jon McKain played a full game as National Bucharesti won 1-0 at home against FC Brasov. Date: 21-03-04 * Daniel McBreen was replaced in the 46th minute as Universitatea Craiova lost 4-1 away to FCM Bacau. SPANISH DIVISION ONE (PRIMERA LIGA) Date: 21-03-04 * Socceroo John Aloisi was replaced in the 74th minute but not before creating the opening goal as Athletico Osasuna won 2-1 at home against Villareal. SWISS DIVISION ONE (SUPER LEAGUE) Date: 20-03-04 * Socceroo Scott Chipperfield played a full game and created the third goal of the game as FC Basel won 3-1 at home against Aarau. Date: 17-03-04 * Socceroo Scott Chipperfield played a full and received a yellow card as FC Basel lost 1-0 away to FC Zurich. TURKISH CUP (TURKIYE KUPASI) Semi Final Date: 17-03-04 * Socceroo Michael Petkovic (gk) played a full game as Trabzonspor won 2-0 away to Istanbulspor. Petkovic will now face fellow Socceroo Josip Skoko in the Turkish Cup Final to be played on the 12th May * Socceroo Josip Skoko played a full game and scored in the 56th minute as Genclerbirligi won 4-2 away to Fenerbahce. TURKISH DIVISION ONE (SUPER LIG) Date: 21-03-04 * Socceroo Michael Petkovic (gk) played a full game and kept a clean sheet as Trabzonspor won 1-0 at home against Denizlispor. ACTION IN ASIA… SINGAPORE DIVISION ONE (S-LEAGUE) Date: 18-03-04 * Alex Duric played a full game as Geylang United won 1-0 away to Sinchi FC.