His earlier assist followed up with a header from a corner in the 77th minute was the finale to a remarkable record weekend for the overseas Aussies.

There might not have been many goals at all in tghe disappointing round four of the A-League but the Aussies abroad did their best to make up for it.

At West Ham, skipper Lucas Neill finally broke his duck with his first goal for the club since joining from Blackburn Rovers.

But it wasn't enough to prevent his side from losing to Premier League minnows West Brom.

In the Championship, erstwhile Socceroo Nick Carle staked his claim for a national team recall with his second for new side Crystal Palace.

His last goal came from the spot, but this one was coolly slotted hom in general play and sealed a 2-0 win over Swansea to kick start Palace's season into life at last.

Up in Scotland, Scott McDonald bounced back from his adductor injury with a goal and two assists as Celtic faced McDonald's old club, Motherwell.

And in Switzerland, Scott Chipperfield found the net yet again.

After scoring for Australia against Uzbekistan, Chippers kept up his impressive domestic tally, coming off the bench to seal Basle's win against Lucerne in the Swiss Super League.

In the English League One, Olyroo Neil Kilkenny showed the form that once made him one of the hottest Australian prospects with a goal from a freekick which was helped into the net by a goalkeeper fumble as Swindon went down 3-1 to Kilkenny's Leeds United.

Finally, in League Two, Shane Sheriff also got on the scoresheet during Shewsbury Town's 7-2 rout of Gillingham, scoring his club's fifth in the massacre.

Meanwhile, the A-League could only muster four goals from four matches, with most of those coming in Queensland Roar's 3-0 demolition of Perth Glory.

Coincidentally, three of the four goals were scored by ex-Glasgow Rangers players: Kevin Muscat, Charlie Miller and Craig Moore. The fourth goal was by another player with the initial M, Roar's Matt McKay.

Miller's goal set a new A-League benchmark with four goals in his debut four games, the first time any player has achieved the feat.