CommBank Socceroos Abroad: Okon-Engstler plays first full 90 in Bundesliga

Paul Okon-Engstler played his first full Bundesliga match as the CommBank Socceroos midfielder helped his side to a draw on the weekend.

Elsewhere, Martin Boyle was on the scoresheet in the Edinburgh derby, while Nestory Irankunda continues to start to life in Portugal.

The Headliners

Okon-Engstler building in Germany

Paul Okon-Engstler can tick off another milestone in his young career, playing his first full match of Bundesliga football in FC Köln's draw with Union Berlin on the weekend.

The 21-year-old completed 68/78 passes, made 13 progressive carries, and won 4/5 duels in his second full 90 minutes in midfield of the week.

It is only his third Bundesliga start as he continues to establish himself in top flight European football.

Result: Union Berlin 1 - 1 FC Köln

Boyle scores in Edinburgh Derby

Martin Boyle returned to the Hibs starting team in style, scoring the first goal in their 2-1 victory over Hearts in the Scottish League Cup.

He was unavailable for the team's two previous games but stood up in the big occasion, playing a total of 85 minutes in the win.

Boyle has scored five goals in all competitions this season.

Result: Hearts 1 - 2 Hibernian

Six starts in a row for Nestory

Nestory Irankunda continues to show why he is trusted for Sporting, making his sixth start in a row in the league and continental competitions in the team's 2-0 victory over Casa Pia.

Irankunda has continued to grow into his role in this campaign and the 20-year-old only gets better with every performance.

With a change up on the horizon at Sporting, Irankunda will hope he has done enough to impress and retain his place in the starting line-up.

Result: Casa Pia 0 - 2 Sporting CP

Other Headlines

Harry Souttar continues to play a huge role for Leicester City, taking part in the full match in a 2-2 draw against Stevenage at home. He won 7/9 duels, 2/2 tackles, and made nine clearances, while completing 87/95 passes (92%).

Result: Leicester City 2 - 2 Stevenage

Riley McGree's Middlesbrough remain top of the EFL Championship, defeating Charlton 3-0 on the weekend. McGree played 64 minutes in the victory as his side build a two-point gap on their rivals after 13 games.

Result: Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Charlton Athletic

Paul Izzo's Randers may have fallen to defeat on the weekend, but Izzo put in another impressive performance in goals. He made five saves and prevented 1.01 goals according to post-shot xG in the 2-1 defeat. They'll have the chance for immediate revenge when they take on the same opposition in the cup midweek.

Result: Lyngby 2 - 1 Randers FC

Other Results

Maty Ryan (Levante, La Liga) – in goals for 2-0 defeat v Atletico Madrid

Patrick Beach (Troyes, Ligue 1) – unused substitute in 2-0 victory v Le Mans

Lucas Herrington (Hull City, Premier League) - unused substitute in 2-2 draw v Ipswich Town

Alex Robertson (Cardiff City, EFL Championship) – 72 minutes in 3-0 defeat v Wolves, Sunday 1 November, 2.00am AEDT

Joe Gauci (Lincoln City, EFL Championship) – unused substitute in 3-1 defeat v Birmingham

Kealey Adamson (QPR, EFL Championship) – full match in 4-1 defeat v Southampton

Sam Silvera (MK Dons, EFL League One) – 71 minutes in 6-1 win v Doncaster

Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli, 2.Bundesliga) – full match in 3-1 defeat v Nurnberg

Dylan Leonard (Alemannia Aachen, 3.Liga) – full match in 2-1 win v Munster

Nishan Velupillay (FC Ingolstadt, 3.Liga) - 65 minutes in 1-1 draw v Havelse

Jacob Chapman (St Mirren, Scottish Premiership) – in goals for 1-0 defeat v Motherwell

Kasey Bos (Excelsior, Eredivisie) – full match in 9-0 defeat v Twente

Ryan Teague (KV Mechelen, Belgian Pro League) – not in matchday squad for 1-0 win v Genk

Marcus Younis (Brøndby IF, Danish Superliga) - full match in 2-1 victory v Aarhus

Gianni Stensness (Viking FK, Eliteserian) - full match in 3-2 defeat v Bodo/Glimt

Yaya Dukuly (Celje, Slovenian PrvaLiga) – full match in 4-0 win v Nafta

Deni Juric (Wisla Plock, Polish Ekstraklasa) - 18 minutes in 2-2 draw v Piast

Jacob Italiano (Grazer AK, Austrian Bundesliga) - not in matchday squad for 4-0 defeat v Hartberg

Tete Yengi (Machida Zelvia, J1 League) - not in matchday squad for 0-0 draw v Gamba Osaka

Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka, J1 League) - two minutes in 0-0 draw v Machida Zelvia

Jackson Irvine (Cerezo Osaka, J1 League) – not in matchday squad v Kashima

Jason Geria (Albirex Niigata, J2 League) - full match in 3-2 defeat v Toyama

Kye Rowles (D.C. United, MLS) – 70 minutes in 3-0 defeat v Columbus Crew

Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC, MLS) – 67 minutes in 3-2 win over New York Red Bulls

Midweek Fixtures

Ajdin Hrustic (Al Nasr, UAE) - v Qatar SC in the Gulf Club Champions League, Thursday 5 November, 2.00am AEDT

Nestory Irankunda (Sporting CP, Liga Portugal) - v Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League, Wednesday 4 November, 4.45am AEDT

Gianni Stensness (Viking FK, Eliteserian) - v Sabah FC in the UEFA Champions League, Thursday 5 November, 7.00am AEDT

Yaya Dukuly (Celje, Slovenian PrvaLiga) - v Sturm Graz in Europa League, Friday 6 November, 7.00am AEDT

Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka, J1 League)  - v Pohang in Asian Champions League, Wednesday 4 November, 9.00pm AEDT

Tete Yengi (Machida Zelvia, J1 League) - v Shanghai Shenhua in Asian Champions League, Thursday 5 November, 9.00pm AEDT

Maty Ryan (Levante, La Liga) – v Terancon in Copa del Rey, Friday 6 November, 5.00am AEDT

Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo, Serie A) - v Fiorentina, Tuesday 3 November, 4.30am AEDT

Joe Gauci (Lincoln City, EFL Championship) – v Watford, Wednesday 4 November, 6.45am AEDT

Riley McGree (Middlesbrough, EFL Championship) - v Wrexham, Thursday 5 November, 6.45am AEDT

Kealey Adamson (QPR, EFL Championship) - v Burnley, Wednesday 4 November, 6.45am AEDT

Alex Robertson (Cardiff City, EFL Championship) - v West Ham, Thursday 5 November, 6.45am AEDT

Paul Izzo (Randers FC, Danish Superliga) - v Lyngby in Betano Pokalen, Wednesday 4 November, 4.00am AEDT

Jason Geria (Albirex Niigata, J2 League) - v Kofu, Tuesday 3 November, 4.00pm AEDT

Alessandro Circati (SL Benfica, Liga Portugal) - v Alverca, Tuesday 3 November, 7.15am AEDT AND v Lech in Europa League, Friday 6 November, 7.00am AEDT

Ryan Teague (KV Mechelen, Belgian Pro League) - v Kortrijk, Thursday 5 November, 6.30am AEDT

Max Balard (NAC Breda, Eerste Divisie) – v Jong PSV, Tuesday 3 November, 6.00am AEDT

Unavailable

Kai Trewin (New York City FC, MLS) – Injured

Aiden O’Neill (New York City SC, MLS) – Injured

Jordy Bos (Feyenoord, Eredivisie) – Injured

Lewis Miller (Blackburn, EFL Championship) – Injured

Cameron Burgess (Swansea City, EFL Championship) – Injured

Mo Toure (Norwich City, EFL Championship) - Injured

Cammy Devlin (Rangers, Scottish Premiership) - Injured