Aussies In Europe: Schwarzer Saves Fulham As Nick Carle's Crystal Palace Run Continues
It was a quiet weak on the continent for the Australian contingent.
By Chris Paraskevas
Another full game for Neill in the scoreless draw away against Kayserispor, Kewell sidelined through injury.
Tim Cahill (Everton, England)
Unable to continue his recent goal-scoring form, playing out the whole of his side’s 1-0 derby defeat away against Liverpool.
Mark Schwarzer, (Fulham, England)
Backed up his full game in midweek where he helped Fulham to a 1-0 home win over Portsmouth with a typically imperious display between the posts in a scoreless draw away against Bolton.
Brett Emerton, Vince Grella (Blackburn Rovers, England)
Grella wasn’t in the matchday squad for the 3-0 defeat away against Stoke City but Emerton was given another full game.
Mark Bresciano (Palermo, Italy)
Bresciano was given 81 minutes before being replaced as his side scored a 2-1 home win over his former employers Parma.
Luke Wilkshire (Dinamo Moscow, Russia)
End of Russian season.
Scott McDonald (Middlesbrough, England)
Yet to make his debut for the Championship club.
Richard Garcia (Hull City, England)
An unused substitute as Hull scored a 2-1 win over visiting Manchester City.
Brett Holman, James Holland (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands)
Holman missed the 2-1 win on the road against Feyenoord as he continues to recover from injury, with Holland unsurprisingly also not in the squad.
Craig Moore (Kavala, Greece)
Returned from suspension to help his side to a 1-0 win at home over PAS Giannina, playing the full 90 minutes.
David Carney (FC Twente, Netherlands)
Sidelined with a shoulder injury and so missed the midweek defeat of Heracles and loss away against Ajax on the weekend.
Nikita Rukavytsya (Roeselare, Belgium)
Replaced on 75 minutes as his side crashed to a 2-0 defeat away from home against Cercle Brugge.
Dario Vidosic (Nurnberg, Germany)
Introduced off the bench again as a 67th minute substitute in the 2-0 defeat away against Fortuna Dusseldorf.
Carl Valeri (Sassuolo, Italy)
Came off the bench in the second half during the 1-0 win at Triestina.
Brad Jones, Rhys Williams (Middlesbrough, England)
Williams missed the 1-1 draw away to Ipswish with injury while Jones was again not in the matchday squad.
Nick Carle (Crystal Palace, England)
Given another full game at the weekend as Palace defied their off-field struggles with a 2-1 win at Scunthorpe.
Adam Federici (Reading, England)
Made a couple of important late saves as Reading secured a crucial three points away against Doncaster with a 2-1 win, as they continue to fight relegation.
Patrick Kisnorbo, Neil Kilkenny, Shane Lowry (Leeds United, England)
Only Lowry was involved in the 2-2 draw away against Hartlepool, playing a full game.
Michael Theoklitos (Norwich City, England)
Wasn’t in the squad for the loss at Millwall.
Dean Bouzanis (Accrington Stanley, England)
Played a full game as his side won 3-2 at home against Morecambe.
Oliver Bozanic (Aldershot Town, England)
Played a full game as his side were beaten 3-0 at Barnet.
Bruce Djite (Diyarbakirspor, Turkey)
Introduced in the 66th minute of the 1-1 draw at Fenerbahce.
Mile Jedinak (Antalyaspor, Turkey)
Played a full game as his side managed a dramatic late 2-2 draw at Kasimpasa.
James Troisi (Kayserispor, Turkey)
Wasn’t involved in the scoreless draw with visiting Galatasaray.
Michael Petkovic (Sivasspor, Turkey)
Didn’t feature in the 2-0 home win over Denizlispor.
Scott Chipperfield (FC Basel, Switzerland)
Remains sidelined with long-term injury.
Ante Covic (Elfsborg, Sweden)
Swedish season finished.
Nathan Burns (Kerkyra, Greece)
Another full game, this time in the 1-0 win against Thrasyvoulos that leaves his side top of the Greek second division table.
Trent McClenahan, James Wesolowski (Hamilton, Scotland)
Neither were in the squad as Hamilton were beaten 1-0 away from home by Motherwell.
Dean Heffernan (Huddersfield Town, England)
Played 75 minutes in his second appearance for the club as Huddersfield were held to a 1-1 draw by visiting Carlisle.
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