Action Abroad - 25-01-05

A number of European leagues were back in action last weekend and the highlight occured in Germany with Qantas Socceroo captain Craig Moore making a memorable debut for Borussia Monchengladbach. Click here to see how Craig and many of our overseas stars fared on the past week.

ACTION IN THE UK…

  ENGLISH FA CUP 3rd Round Replays Date: 19-01-05 *         Socceroos Brett Emerton and Lucas Neill played full games, with Neill receiving a yellow card, as Blackburn Rovers won 3-2 at home against Cardiff City. For Cardiff, Qantas Socceroo Tony Vidmar came on in the 51st minute. Blackburn will now play Richard Garcia-s Colchester at home in the next round. *         Joel Porter was not in the squad, as Hartlepool won 1-0 away at Boston United. Hartlepool is away to Brentford in the 4th round. Date: 18-01-05 *         Ryan Townsend did not play, as Burnley won 1-0 at home against Liverpool. For Liverpool, Qantas Socceroo Harry Kewell (groin) did not play. Burnley is at home against AFC Bournemouth in the next round. *         Qantas Under 23 Brad Jones (refused permission) was not in the squad, as Blackpool lost 1-0 at home against Leicester City. For Leicester, Qantas Socceroo Danny Tiatto (fractured cheekbone) did not play. Leicester will travel to Reading in the next round.

  BARCLAY PREMIERSHIP Date: 24-01-05 *         Socceroos Brett Emerton and Lucas Neill both played full games, as Blackburn Rovers lost 1-0 at home against Bolton Wanderers. Date: 23-01-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Mark Schwarzer (gk) played a full game, while Mark Viduka (hamstring) was not in the squad, as Middlesbrough drew 4-4 away at Norwich. *         Qantas Socceroo Tim Cahill played a full game, as Everton lost 1-0 at home against Charlton. *         Qantas Socceroo Harry Kewell (groin) was not in the squad, as Liverpool lost 2-0 away at Southampton. *         Hayden Foxe (foot) was not in the squad, as Portsmouth lost 3-0 away at Chelsea. *         Qantas Socceroo Stan Lazaridis (thigh) was not in the squad, as Birmingham City lost 2-1 at home against Fulham. *         Qantas Socceroo Tony Popovic was not in the squad, as Crystal Palace won 3-0 at home against Tottenham Hotspur.

  COCA-COLA CHAMPIONSHIP Date: 23-01-05 *         Qantas Young Socceroo Trent McClenahan (Qantas Young Socceroos) was not in the squad, as West Ham lost 2-1 at home against Derby County. Date: 22-01-05 *         John Filan (gk) played a full game, as Wigan Athletic drew 2-2 at home against Watford. *         Qantas Socceroo Kevin Muscat played a full game, as Millwall lost 2-1 at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers. *         Qantas Socceroo Danny Tiatto played a full game, as Leicester City won 2-0 at home against Gillingham. *         Paul Reid played a full game, as Brighton & Hove Albion drew 0-0 at home with Nottingham Forest. *         Qantas Socceroo Tony Vidmar came on in the 71st minute, as Cardiff City won 2-0 at home against Burnley. For Burnley, Ryan Townsend was not in the squad.

  COCA-COLA LEAGUE ONE Date: 22-01-05 *         Paul Henderson (gk) played a full game, as Bradford City drew 2-2 at home with Torquay. *         Joel Porter was replaced in the 79th minute, as Hartlepool won 2-1 at home against Bristol City. For Bristol, Qantas Socceroo Luke Wilkshire was replaced in the 63rd minute. *         Richard Garcia was not in the squad, as Colcehster drew 0-0 at home with Luton Town. For Luton, Chris Coyne played a full game. *         Mark Robertson (thigh) was not in the squad, as Stockport County drew 2-2 at home against Barnsley. For Barnsley, Jacob Burns played a full game. *         Jamie McMaster was replaced in the 82nd minute, as Peterborough lost 2-1 at home against Oldham Athletic. For Oldham, Les Pogliacomi (gk) played a full game. *         Danny Allsopp came on in the 61st minute, as Hull City lost 1-0 away at Doncaster. *         Aaron Downes (Qantas Young Socceroos) was not in the squad, as Chesterfield lost 4-2 at home against Wrexham. *         Brad Jones (gk) played a full game, as Blackpool won 1-0 at home against Milton Keynes Dons. For the Dons, Gareth Edds and Nick Rizzo played full games, while Anthony Danze (hamstring) was not in the squad,

  COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO Date: 22-01-05 *         Frank Talia (gk) played a full game, as Wycombe Wanderers drew 1-1 at home against Macclesfield. *         Scott Guyett played a full game, while Adrian Caceres came on in the 90th minute, as Yeovil won 2-1 at home against Cambridge United. *         Predrag Bojic played a full game, as Northampton lost 2-0 away at Bury. *         Adrian Webster was replaced in the 53rd minute, as Darlington won 3-0 at home against Shrewsbury.

  NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Date: 22-01-05 *         Jon Brady played a full game and received a yellow card, as Stevenage lost 3-0 away at Canvey Island.

SCOTTISH FA CUP 3rd Round Replay Date: 19-01-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Patrick Kisnorbo (knee) was not in the squad, as Hearts won 2-1 at home against Partick Thistle. For Partick, Qantas Socceroo Adrian Madaschi played a full game. Hearts will be at home against Kilmarnock in the next round.

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE Date: 22-01-05 *         Danny Invincibile played a full game, as Kilmarnock lost 3-0 away at Hibernian. *         Scott McDonald played a full game, as Motherwell lost 2-0 away at Celtic. *         Stuart Lovell played a full game, as Livingston lost 4-1 at home against Inverness CT. *         Qantas Socceroo Patrick Kisnorbo (knee) was not in the squad, as Hearts drew 1-1 away at Dundee.

SCOTTISH DIVISION ONE Date: 22-01-05 *         Daniel McBreen remained on the bench, as Falkirk won 3-0 away at St Johnstone. *         Qantas Socceroo Adrian Madaschi played a full game, as Partick Thistle drew 1-1 away at St Johnstone. *         Iain Fyfe was not in the squad; David Carney played a full game, while Scott Tunbridge (knee) was not in the squad, as Hamilton Academical lost 1-0 at home against Ross County.

SCOTTISH DIVISION TWO Date: 15-01-05 *         Scott MacNicol remained on the bench, as Brechin City won 1-0 away at Stranraer. *         John Maisano & Marco Maisano were not in the squad, as Morton won 2-0 at home against Arbroath.

ACTION IN EUROPE…

  BELGIUM CUP Date: 19-01-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Archie Thompson was not in the squad, as Lierse won 7-0 away at Eupen. *         Michael Turnbull remained on the bench, as Standard Liege drew 1-1 at home against Charleroi, but went out 4-3 on penalties. *         Qantas Socceroo Stephen Laybutt played a full game, as AA Gent won 1-0 away at Moeskroen.

BELGIUM JULIPER LEAGUE Date: 23-01-05 *         Andrew Vlahos did not play, as Cercle Brugge drew 2-2 at home with La Louviere. *         Qantas Socceroo Stephen Laybutt (suspended) was not in the squad, as AA Gent lost 1-0 at home against Club Brugge. Date: 22-01-05 *         Michael Turnbull (gk) remained on the bench, as Standard Liege drew 0-0 away at Charleroi. *         Qantas Socceroo Archie Thompson played a full game and scored in the 50th minute, as Lierse won 3-0 at home against Westerlo. For Westerlo, Qantas Socceroo Alex Brosque did not play. *         Qantas Socceroo Paul Okon and Adam Griffiths both played full games, while Brendan Santalab and Steven Bozinovski did not play, as Oostende drew 0-0 at home with Germinal Beerschot.

  DUTCH EREDIVISIE Date: 23-01-05 *         Jamie Coyne was not in the squad, as ADO Den Haag lost 3-0 at home against FC Groningen. Date: 22-01-05 *         Peter Zois (gk) remained on the bench, as Willem II Tilburg lost 3-0 at home against Twente Enschede. For Twente, Jason Culina played a full game and scored in the 80th minute.

  GERMAN BUNDESLIGA Date: 23-01-05 *         Frank Juric (gk) remained on the bench, as Hannover 96 lost 3-0 at home against Bayer Leverkusen. Date: 22-01-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Craig Moore played a full game and scored in the 52nd minute in his debut for Borussia Monchengladbach, as they won 1-0 at home against Arminia Bielefeld, *         Christoph Teinert came on in the 79th minute and scored in the 90th minute, as FSV Mainz 05 lost 3-2 at home against VfB Stuttgart.

  GERMAN BUNDESLIGA 2 Date: 23-01-05 *         Joshua Kennedy played a full game, as Dynamo Dresden lost 4-2 away at MSV Duisburg. *         Sasa Radulovic did not play, as LR Ahlen lost 4-2 at home against SpVgg Greuther Furth. *         Peter Buljan did not play, as FC Saarbrucken won 1-0 away at FC Rot-WeiB Erfurt. *         Qantas Socceroo Paul Agostino played a full game, scored in the 74th minute and received a yellow card, as 1860 Munich drew 1-1 away at SpVgg Unterhaching.

  GREEK DIVISION ONE Date: 23-01-05 *         Travis Dodd did not play, as Panionios drew 0-0 at home with Chalkidona. Date: 22-01-05 *         Kyriakos Tohourglou (gk) played a full game, as PAOK Saloniki won 1-0 away at Kerkyra.

  ITALIAN SERIE A Date: 23-01-05 *         Socceroos Marco Bresciano and Vince Grella both played full games, as Parma lost 1-0 away at Messina.

ITALIAN SERIE B Date: 24-01-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Zeljko Kalac (gk) played a full game, as Perugia drew 1-1 away at Crotone. Date: 23-01-05 *         Jess Vanstrattan (gk) remained on the bench, as Verona won 2-0 at home against Torino. *         Qantas Socceroo Max Vieri remained on the bench, as Ternana drew 1-1 at home with Vicenza.

SPANISH KINGS CUP (COPA DEL RAY) Round of 16 - 2nd Leg Date: 19-01-05 *         Qantas Socceroo John Aloisi played a full game, as Osasuna lost 3-2 away at Getafa, but go through to the quarter finals and a meeting with Sevilla after winning 4-3 on aggregate.

  SPANISH PRIMERA LIGA Date: 22-01-05 *         Qantas Socceroo John Aloisi came on in the 77th minute, as Osasuna lost 4-3 away at Athletico Bilbao.

SPANISH SEGUNDA DIVISION Date: 22-01-05 *         Jose Bello Amigo (gk) played a full game, as Racing Ferrol lost 1-0 at home against Eibar.

TURKISH CUP 3rd Round Date: 23-01-05 *         Michael Petkovic (gk) played a full game, as Trabzonspor won 2-0 at home against Malatyspor.