There were several outstanding performances from Socceroos abroad this weekend, as Balard and Hrustic stood out in the Netherlands, while Mohamed Toure scored twice in Denmark.
Martin Boyle also added to his account this season, Patrick Yazbek’s Nashville knocked Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami out of the MLS playoffs and Riley McGree returned from a long injury layoff.
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Beginning in the Netherlands, where Max Balard (cap #652) assisted the winning goal as NAC Breda downed Go Ahead Eagles 1-0 on Sunday morning.
Also in the Dutch top flight, Ajdin Hrustic (cap #589) continued his outstanding form for Heracles, grabbing two assists against PEC Zwolle, playing a full game on Sunday night. The midfielder now has four assists in the Eredivisie.
In Denmark, Mohamed Toure (cap #636) scored both of Randers' goals in a 3-2 loss to Viborg on Monday. The goals boost Toure’s tally to four for the campaign. Paul Izzo (cap #650) was in goal for Randers.
In the Scottish Premiership, Martin Boyle (cap #599) scored in Hibernian’s 2-2 draw with Livingston on Sunday morning, playing 73 minutes. It was the attacker’s fifth goal of the season. September window call-up Jack Iredale played 57 minutes for Hibs.
In MLS, Patrick Yazbek (cap #641) played 79 minutes as Nashville overcame Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami 2-1 in the second match of their playoff on Sunday. The result takes Nashville into the all-important Game 3 of the series.
Shifting to Germany, Connor Metcalfe (cap #611) came on after 55 minutes of St. Pauli’s 4-0 loss to Borussia Monchengladbach on Sunday. Jackson Irvine (cap #568) was subbed on in the 85th minute for the side.
Moving to Croatia, Fran Karacic (cap #607) was subbed on in the 84th minute of Hajduk Split’s 0-0 draw with Slaven on Monday. September window call-up Anthony Kalik played from the 75th minute.
Alessandro Circati (cap #637) was taken off after 40 minutes with an injury in Parma’s 3-1 Serie A loss to Bologna on Monday.
Elsewhere in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday, Keanu Baccus (cap #628) played until the 71st minute of St. Mirren’s 4-1 win against Motherwell. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (cap #644) played 65 minutes for Motherwell.
Cameron Devlin (cap #625) played all of Hearts’ 4-0 win over Dundee FC on Sunday. The midfielder put in a controlling display, completing 99 of his 109 passes.
Cameron Burgess (cap #633) played a full game for Swansea City as they drew 1-1 with Charlton Athletic on Sunday morning in the EFL Championship.
Continuing in the Championship, Nestory Irankunda's (cap #643) came on in the 70th minute for Watford as they beat Middlesbrough 3-0 on Sunday. Riley McGree (cap #609) received his first minutes of the season for Middlesbrough in the defeat, while Sam Silvera (cap #634) was on the bench.
Also, Hayden Matthews (cap #648) played 82 minutes for Portsmouth as they lost 4-0 to Birmingham City and Lewis Miller (cap #635) played a full game in Blackburn’s 2-0 win over Leicester.
In EFL League One, Alex Robertson (cap #630) played until the 71st minute as Cardiff City lost 1-0 to Peterborough United on Sunday.
In the FA Cup, Joe Gauci (cap #631) started in goal for Port Vale as they downed Maldon and Tiptree 5-1 on Monday.
In Spain, Maty Ryan (cap #555) was in goal for Levante’s 2-1 loss to Celta Vigo on Monday.
Back to the United States, Aiden O'Neill (cap #629) played all of New York City’s penalty defeat to Charlotte FC, which means they'll face off in a Game 3 decider.
Over to Norway, where Nick D'Agostino (cap #621) was subbed on in the 77th minute of Vikings’ 2-1 win against Stromsgodset. Gianni Stensness (cap #617) came on at half-time.
In Eerste Divisie, Josh Nisbet (#642) played a full game for Roda JC Kerkrade in their 1-1 draw with Jong Utrecht on Sunday.
Garang Kuol (cap #627) was on Sparta Prague’s bench as they lost 2-1 to Karvina in the Czech Republic.
In Spain's second tier, Awer Mabil (cap #597) stayed on the Castellon bunch for their 2-1 win over Malaga on Monday.
In the Austrian Bundesliga, Marco Tilio (cap #616) came on after 78 minutes for Rapid Wien as they lost 2-1 to Sturm Graz on Monday.
Elsewhere in Austria, September call-up Noah Botic played an hour of Austria Wien’s 2-1 loss to Hartberg on Sunday.
In Thailand, Kenny Dougall (cap #608) played a full game for Buriram United as they beat Nakhon Ratchasima on Saturday night.
In K2 League, John Iredale (cap #640) started Seoul E-Land’s 0-0 draw with Gyeongnam on Saturday afternoon.
Concluding in South Korea, Harrison Delbridge (cap #623) came on at halftime and helped Incheon United keep a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw with Busan I’Park on Sunday.
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Cameron Peupion scored for ADO Den Haag as they beat MVV Maastricht 4-3 on Monday in Eerste Divisie.
Raphael Borges Rodrigues came on at the start of extra time in Wigan Athletic’s FA Cup penalty win over Hemel Hempstead on Sunday.