Action Abroad - 08-03-05

Good news for Australian fans with Stan Lazaridis back on the park after two months on the sidelines, while in the League Championship John Filan played a crucial role in Wigan's top of the tbale clash with Ipswich Town. Click here to find out how all our Aussies Abroad went over the last week.

ACTION IN THE UK…

  ENGLISH FA CUP Fifth Round Date: 01-03-05 *         Socceroos Lucas Neill and Brett Emerton both played full games, as Blackburn Rovers won 2-1 at home against Burnley. For Burnley, Ryan Townsend was not in the squad.

  ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Date: 06-03-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Stan Lazaridis (pictured right) came on in the 37th minute, as Birmingham City lost 2-0 away at West Brom. *         Qantas Socceroo Tim Cahill played a full game and received a yellow card, as Everton lost 1-0 at home against Blackburn Rovers. For Blackburn, Qantas Socceroo Lucas Neill played a full game, while fellow Qantas Socceroo Brett Emerton (calf) was not in the squad. Date: 05-03-05 *         Socceroos Mark Schwarzer (gk) (knee injury) and Mark Viduka (hamstring) were not included in the Middlesbrough squad that lost 2-0 away at Aston Villa. *         Qantas Socceroo Tony Popovic was again not in the Crystal Palace squad that drew 0-0 at home against Manchester United.

  COCA-COLA CHAMPIONSHIP Date: 06-03-02 *         Qantas Socceroo Kevin Muscat (achilles) was not in the Millwall squad that drew 1-1 at home with Leeds United. Date: 05-03-05 *         Paul Reid played a full game, as Brighton & Hove Albion lost 2-0 away at Stoke City. *         John Filan (gk) played a full game, as Wigan Athletic won 1-0 at home against Ipswich Town. *         Qantas Young Socceroo Trent McClenahan was not in the West Ham squad that lost 2-1 at home against Preston. *         Qantas Socceroo Danny Tiatto played a full game, as Leicester City lost 1-0 at home against Nottingham Forest. *         Qantas Socceroo Tony Vidmar remained on the bench, as Cardiff City won 1-0 at home against Sheffield United.

  COCA-COLA LEAGUE ONE Date: 05-03-05 *         Paul Henderson (gk) played a full game, as Bradford City won 2-0 at home against Huddersfield. *         Chris Coyne was not in the Luton squad that won 5-0 at home against Bristol City. For Bristol, Qantas Socceroo Luke Wilkshire played a full game. *         Qantas Young Socceroo Aaron Downes remained on the bench, while Jamie McMaster played a full game, as Chesterfield drew 2-2 away at Torquay. *         Danny Allsopp (bruised ribs) was not in the Hull City squad that won 3-1 away at Tranmere. *         Richard Garcia (groin & hip) was not in the Colchester squad that lost 1-0 at home against Brentford. *         Qantas Under 23 Brad Jones (gk) (shoulder) was not in the squad Blackpool squad that won 2-0 at home against Walsall. *         Les Pogliacomi (gk) played a full game, as Oldham Athletic won 3-0 at home against Port Vale. *         Gareth Edds played a full game and scored in the 59th minute, while Nick Rizzo remained on the bench, as Milton Keynes Dons won 2-1 at home against Stockport County. For Stockport, Mark Robertson played a full game. *         Joel Porter played a full game and scored in the 31st and 84th minutes, as Hartlepool lost 6-4 at home against Wrexham. *         Shane Huke remained on the bench, as Peterborough United lost 3-1 at home against Barnsley. For Barnsley, Jacob Burns played a full game.

  COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO Date: 05-03-05 *         Frank Talia (gk) played a full game, as Wycombe Wanderers won 3-2 away at Lincoln City. *         Adrian Webster (hamstring) was not in the Darlington squad that won 1-0 at home against Boston United. *         Scott Guyett (knee) was not in the Yeovil Town squad that won 1-0 at home against Leyton Orient. *         Predrag Bojic played a full game, as Northampton won 1-0 at home against Macclesfield. Date: 01-03-05 *         Predrag Bojic came on in the 71st minute, as Northampton drew 1-1 at home against Yeovil. For Yeovil, Scott Guyett (knee) was not in the squad.

NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Date: 05-03-05 *         Jon Brady played a full game and scored in the 90th minute, as Stevenage won 2-1 at home against Carlisle. *         Adrian Caceres was replaced in the 88th minute, as Aldershot won 3-1 at home against Farnborough. Date: 01-03-05 *         Jon Brady came on at half time, as Stevenage lost 1-0 at home against Morecombe. *         Adrian Caceres was replaced in the 61st minute, as Aldershot won 2-1 at home against Exeter.

  SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE Date: 05-03-05 *         Danny Invincibile played a full game, as Kilmarnock lost 1-0 at home against Aberdeen. *         Scott McDonald was replaced in the 80th minute, but not before scoring in the 47th minute, as Motherwell won 2-0 at home against Dundee United. *         Qantas Socceroo Patrick Kisnorbo (knee) was not in the Hearts squad that drew 1-1 away at Dunfermline. Date: 02-03-05 *         Danny Invincibile came on in the 63rd minute, as Kilmarnock lost 3-1 away at Livingston. *         Scott McDonald played a full game, as Motherwell drew 0-0 away at Dunfermline. *         Qantas Socceroo Patrick Kisnorbo (knee) was not in the Hearts squad that lost 2-1 at home against Rangers.

  SCOTTISH DIVISION ONE Date: 05-03-05 *         Daniel McBreen was replaced in the 78th minute, but not before scoring in the 17th minute, as Falkirk won 2-1 at home against Partick Thistle. For Partick, Qantas Socceroo Adrian Madaschi was replaced at half time. *         Stuart Lovell was replaced in the 82nd minute, as Queen of South drew 0-0 at home with Airdrie United. *         Scott Tunbridge (knee) was not in the Hamilton Academical squad that won 2-0 away at St Johnstone. Date: 02-03-05 *         Stuart Lovell played a full game, as Queen of South lost 1-0 at home against Clyde.

  SCOTTISH DIVISION TWO Date: 05-03-05 *         John Maisano was replaced in the 74th minute, as Morton won 1-0 away at Arbroath.

ACTION IN EUROPE…

  AUSTRIA RESULTS Date: 05-03-05 *         Ned Zelic played a full game, as FC Wacker Tirol drew 1-1 at home with Liebherr GAK.

DUTCH AMSTEL CUP Quarter Finals Date: 02-03-05 *         Peter Zois (gk) remained on the bench, as Willem II won 3-0 at home against FC Den Bosch.

  DUTCH EREDIVISIE Date: 06-03-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Jason Culina played a full game, as Twente Enschede won 2-1 away at Roda JC. Date: 05-03-05 *         Peter Zois (gk) remained on the bench, as Willem II Tilburg lost 2-0 away at Vitesse Arnhem.

  GERMAN CUP Quarter Finals Date: 01-03-05 *         Frank Juric (gk) did not play, as Hannover 96 lost 3-1 away at Schalke 04.

  GERMAN BUNDESLIGA Date: 05-03-05 *         Frank Juric (gk) remained on the bench, as Hannover 96 lost 1-0 at home against Hansa Rostock. *         Christoph Teinert was not in the FSV Mainz 05 squad that won 5-0 at home against SC Freiburg. *         Qantas Socceroo Craig Moore played a full game, as Borussia Monchengladbach won 1-0 at home against VfL Wolfsburg.

  GERMAN BUNDESLIGA 2 Date: 04-03-05 *         Joshua Kennedy played a full game, as FC Dynamo Dresden won 2-0 at home against TSV Alemannia Aachen. *         Qantas Socceroo Paul Agostino played a full game and scored in the 58th minute, as 1860 Munich won 3-0 away at SV Wacker Burghausen.

  GREEK DIVISION ONE Date: 06-03-05 *         Kyriakos Tohourglou (gk) played a full game, as PAOK Saloniki drew 1-1 at home with Olympiakos.

  ITALIAN SERIE A Date: 06-03-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Marco Bresciano played a full game, while Qantas Socceroo Vince Grella came on in the 64th minute, as Parma won 3-2 at home against Cagliari.

ITALIAN SERIE B Date: 06-03-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Zeljko Kalac (gk) remained on the bench, as Perugia drew 0-0 at home with Modena. *         Jess Vanstrattan (gk) remained on the bench, as Verona drew 1-1 away at Catania. *         Qantas Socceroo Max Vieri was replaced in the 69th minute, as Ternana lost 3-1 away at Triestina.

MALTESE PREMIER LEAGUE Date: 06-03-05 *         Michael Xuereb (gk) remained on the bench, as Hibernians won 3-1 away at Marsaxlokk FC.

  SPANISH PRIMERA LIGA Date: 05-03-05 *         Qantas Socceroo John Aloisi was replaced in the 55th minute, as Osasuna lost 1-0 at home against Barcelona. Date: 01-03-05 *         Qantas Socceroo John Aloisi was replaced in the 81st minute, as Osasuna drew 1-1 away at Albacete.

SPANISH SEGUNDA DIVISION Date: 06-03-05 *         Jose Bello Amigo (gk) played a full game and received a yellow card, as Racing Ferrol lost 1-0 away at Murcia.

SWISS NATIONALIGA Date: 06-03-05 *         Ljubo Milicevic did not see action again on the weekend after its game against St Gallen was postponed due to terrible weather that Europe is experiencing. *         Joel Griffiths was replaced in the 75th minute, as Neuchatel Xamax drew 0-0 away at Zurich. *         Qantas Socceroo Scott Chipperfield was sent off in the 51st minute, while fellow Qantas Socceroo Mile Sterjovski (injured) was not in the FC Basel squad that won 4-1 at home against Grasshoppers.

  TURKISH CUP Quarter-Finals Date: 02-03-05 *         Jason Petkovic (gk) did not play, as Konyaspor drew 1-1 away with Denizli. Konyaspor lost the penalty shootout 5-4 to bow out of the competition. *         Michael Petkovic (gk) played a full game, as Trabzonspor won 3-0 at home against Gaziantepspor. Trabzonspor advance to the semi finals and a meeting with Galatasaray.

  TURKISH SUPER LEAGUE Date: 06-03-05 *         Jason Petkovic (gk) no information available, as Konyaspor won 5-3 away at Sebatspor. *         Michael Petkovic (gk) played a full game, as Trabzonspor lost 3-2 away at Gaziantepsor. Date: 05-03-05 *         Qantas Socceroo Josip Skoko played a full game and scored in the 76th minute, as Genclerbirligi won 4-0 at home against Ankaragucu.

ACTION IN ASIA…

  MALAYSIAN PREMIER LEAGUE Date: 06-03-05 *         Stuart McLaren scored in the 80th minute, as Sarawak won 4-1 away at Perak Jenderata.