Socceroos Abroad: Kusini Yengi and Cameron Burgess make huge impact

As our Socceroos and Olyroos prepare to head into camp, there were positive performances across the globe as Kusini Yengi scored the matchwinner in a vital game for Portsmouth while Cameron Burgess also got on the scoresheet in the Championship. 

Check out our full wrap of all the action. 

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Starting in EFL League One, where Kusini Yengi (cap #638) was substituted on in the 34th minute to grab the only goal in the 77th minute as Portsmouth beat promotion rivals Peterborough on Sunday. 

The match-winning goal extended the table-topper's unbeaten run to 12 games as they took another big step towards the League One title.

Elsewhere in League One, Gethin Jones (cap #639) played a full game as Bolton Wanderers lost 1-0 to Callum Elder's (cap #614) Derby County on Sunday. Elder came off the bench in the 77th minute to assist the match-winning goal.

Over to the Championship, where Cameron Burgess (cap #633) played a full game for Ipswich Town FC and scored the second goal in a 6-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday. Massimo Luongo (cap #571) also played 85 minutes. 

The win moved Ipswich back up to second in the Championship and within a point of league leaders Leicester City. No team in the top four tiers of English football has taken more points (46) or scored more goals (53) at home than Ipswich Town this season.

Elsewhere, Riley McGree (cap #609) played 72 minutes in Middlesbrough's 0-0 draw with Blackburn Rovers on Sunday. Samuel Silvera (cap #634) also came off the bench in the 72nd minute while Tom Glover was an unused substitute. 

Boro extended their unbeaten run to four games and have now kept three clean sheets on the bounce but Norwich's win at Stoke means Boro are now seven points away from the top six.

Over to the Scottish Premiership, Kye Rowles (cap #622) played a full game, Nathaniel Atkinson (cap #620) lasted 57 minutes and Cameron Devlin (cap #625) was an unused substitute as Hearts lost 2-1 to Ross County on Sunday

Elsewhere, Keanu Baccus (cap #628) was an unused substitute for St Mirren as they lost 5-2 to Kilmarnock on Sunday.

Ryan McGowan (cap #546) played a full game for St Johnstone as they lost 3-1 to Celtic at the same time.

In the Scottish League One, Dylan McGowan (cap #590) also played a full game for Hamilton Academical as they beat Stirling Albion 3-0 on Sunday.

Moving to the Netherlands’ Eredivisie, where Mathew Ryan (cap #555) was in goal and kept another clean sheet for AZ Alkmaar in a 4-0 win over Garang Kuol's (cap #627) FC Volendam on Sunday. Kuol was an unused substitute.

Ajdin Hrustic (cap #589) played another full game for Heracles Almelo in a 2-0 win over Go Ahead Eagles on Saturday as they snapped a four-game winless streak.

Over to the 2. Bundesliga in Germany, where Jackson Irvine (cap #568) and Connor Metcalfe (cap #611) both played full games for St. Pauli as they extended their lead at the top of the table with a 2-0 win over Nurnberg on Saturday.

In Belgium’s First Division A, Jordan Bos (cap #632) played another 85 minutes for Westerlo as they drew 1-1 with Genk on Monday.

Jason Davidson (cap #545) played a full game for K.A.S. Eupen in a 4-0 loss to Standard Liege on Sunday.

Over to Italy's Serie B, where Alessandro Circati (cap #637) played a full game again for Parma as they extended their lead at the top with a 2-1 win over Feralpisalò on Sunday.

Fran Karacic (cap #607) played a full match in the  Croatian Football League as NK Rudeš lost 3-0 to Dinamo Zagreb on Monday.

In the Austrian Bundesliga, James Holland (cap #508) came off the bench in the 91st minute for Austria Wien in their first match of the post-season split in the relegation rounds as they drew 1-1 with Altach on Sunday.

To Qatar now, where Trent Sainsbury (cap #574) played a full game again on Sunday as Al-Wakrah beat Umm Salal 2-0.

Over to Asia, where Mitchell Duke (cap #559) came off the bench in the 76th minute for Machida Zelvia as they beat Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2-0 on Saturday in the J. League. Machida have enjoyed an unbeaten start to the season and are top of the league on their return to the top flight. 

Also in the competition, Thomas Deng (cap #598) played a full game again for Albirex Niigata on Saturday as they drew 2-2 with Tokyo Verdy.

Meanwhile, Mitchell Langerak (cap #566) was in goal and kept a clean sheet as Nagoya Grampus picked up their first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Kashiwa Reysol on Saturday to move off the foot of the table.

Subway Olyroos

In Scotland, Nectarios Triantis played a full game in Hibernian's 3-0 win over Livingston on Sunday. 

In Denmark, Tyrese Francois played 81 minutes for Vejle Boldklub in a 3-0 loss to FC Midtjylland on Monday.

Nicholas Bilokapic was on the bench for Peterborough United’s 1-o loss to Yengi's Portsmouth on Sunday.

Jahce Novello was also an unused substitute as Cosenza lost 1-0 to Ternana on Sunday in Serie B.

In the K-League 1's, Alexandar Popovic played another 90 minutes for Gwangju FC as they suffered their first defeat of the season with a last-minute 1-0 loss to Pohang Steelers on Sunday.

Louis D'Arrigo played 20 minutes for Lechia Gdansk in a 4-0 win against Zagłębie Sosnowiec in Poland's I liga on Saturday. Gdansk solidified their position as leaders of Poland's second tier with a six-point gap between them and fourth-placed GKS Tychy.