Action Abroad - 06-04-04

8 min read 7 April 2004

Tim Cahill capped off a great week on a personal level with his first game for the Socceroos and then scoring the winner to earn Millwall a place in this years FA Cup Final. Click here to see how all our Aussies Abroad fared over the last week.

ACTION IN THE UK… ENGLISH FA CUP (LITTLEWOODS CUP) Semi Final Date: 05-04-04 * Socceroo Tim Cahill (pictured right) played a full game and scored the winning goal in the 25th minute, while fellow Socceroo Kevin Muscat was replaced in the 42nd minute, as Millwall won 1-0 against fellow Nationwide Division One side Sunderland. Millwall, who played the fixture at Old Trafford in Manchester, will play the venue-s home side (Manchester United) in the final on May 22nd at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. BARCLAYCARD PREMIER LEAGUE Date: 05-04-04 * Socceroo Mark Viduka scored in the 13th minute and received a second yellow card and was subsequently sent off (in the 90th minute) as Leeds United won 3-2 at home against Leeds United. Viduka-s goal was his fifth goal in seven games. Date: 04-04-04 * Socceroo Harry Kewell played a full game and was involved in the opening goal as Liverpool won 4-0 at home against Blackburn. Meanwhile, for Blackburn, Socceroo Brett Emerton also played a full game. Blackburn coach Graeme Souness rested Socceroo Lucas Neill after being sent off in his last 2 games against Liverpool. Date: 03-04-04 * Socceroo Mark Schwarzer (gk) played a full game while Australian Under 23 Brad Jones (gk) remained on the bench as Middlesbrough won 2-0 at home against Bolton Wanderers. * Socceroo Stan Lazaridis played a full game as Birmingham City drew 0-0 away to Fulham. NATIONWIDE DIVISION ONE Date: 04-04-04 * Socceroo Tony Vidmar played a full game and received a yellow card as Cardiff City won 2-1 away to Gillingham. * Andy Petterson (gk) remained on the bench as Walsall won 1-0 away to Derby County. * Australian Under 23 Gareth Edds played a full game as Bradford City lost 1-0 away to Preston North End. NATIONWIDE DIVISION TWO Date: 03-04-04 * Australian Under 23 Luke Wilkshire came on in the 68th minute as Bristol City won 1-0 at home against Queens Park Rangers. Meanwhile, for QPR, Richard Johnson was replaced in the 64th minute. * Chris Coyne played a full game as Luton Town drew 1-1 at home against Oldham Athletic. Meanwhile, for Oldham, Les Pogliacomi (gk) played a full game. * Jacob Burns was replaced in the 76th minute as Barnsley won 1-0 at home against Plymouth Argyle. * Paul Reid remained on the bench as Brighton and Hove Albion won 2-0 at home against Hartlepool. Meanwhile, for Hartlepool, Joel Porter came on in the 81st minute. NATIONWIDE DIVISION THREE Date: 03-04-04 * Danny Allsopp received a yellow card and was replaced in the 65th minute as Hull City drew 1-1 away to Kidderminster Harriers. Date: 31-03-04 * Danny Allsopp was replaced in the 76th minute but not before receiving a yellow card and scoring the winning goal in the 61st minute, as Hull City won 2-1 away at Boston United.

NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Date: 03-04-04 * Christian Giannangelo (gk) remained on the bench as Forest Green Rovers lost 4-0 away to Morecambe. * Ian Martin (gk) played a full game as Leigh RMI lost 1-0 at home against Burton Albion. * Scott Guyettt played a full game and scored the opening goal in the 13th minute as Chester City won 2-1 away to Accrington Stanley. Date: 30-03-04 * Ian Martin (gk) played a full game as Leigh RMI lost 2-1 at home against Gravesend and Northfleet. * Scott Guyett played a full game as Chester City won 2-0 away to Telford. SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE Date: 04-04-04 * Australian Under 23 Scott McDonald was replaced in the 59th minute as Motherwell lost 1-0 at home against Rangers. Meanwhile, for Rangers, Socceroo captain Craig Moore received a yellow card and played a full game. Date: 03-04-04 * Socceroo David Zdrilic played a full game and created the final goal of the game as Aberdeen won 3-0 at home against Dundee United. * Australian Under 23 Patrick Kisnorbo played a full game as Hearts drew 2-2 away to Celtic. * Australian Under 23 Adrian Madaschi remained on the bench as Partick Thistle lost 2-1 away to Dundee. * Stuart Lovell was replaced in the 73rd minute as Livingston lost 3-2 at home against Dundee United. * Danny Invincibile played a full game and scored the opening goal in the 9th minute as Kilmarnock lost 2-1 away to Dunfermline. SCOTTISH DIVISION TWO Date: 30-03-04 * Marco Maisano played a full game as Greenock Morton drew 2-2 at home against Alloa. ACTION IN EUROPE… AUSTRIAN DIVISION ONE Date: 04-04-04 * Joey Didulica (gk) played a full game as FK Austria won 3-1 away to Sturm Graz. Meanwhile, for Sturm, Eddy Bosnar remained on the bench. BELGIAN DIVISION ONE Date: 03-04-04 * Socceroo Steve Laybutt played a full game as Mouscron drew 0-0 away to Anderlecht. * Andy Vlahos played a full game as Cercle Brugge lost 2-0 away to La Louviere. * Archie Thompson was replaced in the 76th minute as Lierse drew 1-1 away to AA Gent. BELGIAN DIVISION TWO Date: 03-04-04 * Socceroo Paul Okon played a full game as KV Oostende won 2-1 at home against KSV Roeselare. DANISH WOMENS DIVISION ONE Date: 04-04-04 * Alison Forman and Sharon Black both played full games with Black scoring the opening goal as Fortuna Hjørring won 2-0 againbst Horsens. Date: 27-03-04 * Alison Forman played a full game while Sharon Black came on in the 82nd minute as Fortuna Hjørring won 5 - 2 victory at home against Vejle DUTCH DIVISION ONE (ERE DIVISIE) Date: 03-04-04 * Lindsay Wilson came on in the 57th minute as FC Volendam won 2-1 away to Twente Enschede. Date: 02-04-04 * Peter Zois (gk) played a full game as Willem II lost 4-0 away to NEC Nijmegen. DUTCH DIVISION TWO (GOUDEN GIDS DIVISIE) Date: 02-04-04 * Australian Under 23 Brett Holman came on in the 66th minute and scored the final goal of the game as Excelsior won 2-0 at home against De Graafschap. GERMAN DIVISION ONE (BUNDESLIGA) Date: 03-04-04 * Socceroo Paul Agostino played a full game as 1860 Munich lost 2-0 at home against Hannover 96. * Frank Juric (gk) remained on the bench as Bayer Leverkusen drew 0-0 away to Borussia Monchengladbach. * Josh Kennedy came on in the 87th minute as FC Koln won 2-0 at home against Eintracht Frankfurt. GERMAN DIVISION TWO (2.BUNDESLIGA) Date: 05-04-04 * Christophe Teinert came on in the 67th minute as FSV Mainz 05 drew 0-0 away to Energie Cottbus. Date: 04-04-04 * Saso Radulovic was replaced in the 63rd minute as RW Oberhausen lost 1-0 away to VfB Lubeck. GERMAN OBERLIGA Date: 04-04-04 * Sash Tirovski played a full game and scored the opening goal in the 18th minute as SpVgg 07 Ludwigsburg drew 1-1 at home against SGV Frieberg. ITALIAN DIVISION ONE (SERIE A) Date: 04-04-04 * Socceroo Marco Bresciano played a full game and received a yellow card as Parma won 2-0 away to Chievo Verona. * Socceroo Vince Grella played a full game as Empoli won 1-0 at home against Perugia. Meanwhile, for Perugia, Socceroo Zeljko Kalac also played a full game. ITALIAN DIVISION TWO (SERIE B) Date: 04-04-04 * Max Vieri completed a memorable week, after being called up for the Socceroo squad against South Africa, when he came on in the 54th minute as Napoli drew 0-0 away to Salernitana ROMANIAN DIVISION ONE Date: 03-04-04 * Australian Under 23 Jon McKain played a full game as National Bucharesti won 21-0 at home against Dinamo Bucharesti * Daniel McBreen came on in the 46th minute as Universitatea Craiova won 1-0 at home against Farul Constanta. SPANISH DIVISION ONE (PRIMERA LIGA) Date: 04-04-04 * Socceroo John Aloisi played a full game as Athletico Osasuna won drew 1-1 at home against Malaga. SWISS DIVISION ONE (SUPER LEAGUE) Date: 04-04-04 * Socceroo Scott Chipperfield played a full game and scored the final goal of the game as FC Basel won 4-1 away to Servette. * Joel Griffiths came on in the 82nd minute as Neuchatel Xamax won 4-1 at home against FC Aarau. TURKISH DIVISION ONE (SUPER LIG) Date: 03-04-04 * Socceroo Michael Petkovic (gk) played a full game as Trabzonspor won 2-0 at home against Istanbulspor.