A potential Socceroo scored a hat-trick in Scotland, but it'll be a tough fight for Australia to get their hands on him. The winter break is on the horizon for our European based players, but the enter Christmas time with great form under their belts.
UK
In the English Premier League Aaron Mooy and Mat Ryan played 90 minutes for Brighton as they went down 1-0 to Sheffield United.
Ryan had a scare when he fumbled a shot and the rebound was turned in, luckily it was overturned by VAR. Mooy's first half shot was saved by the United keeper and his rebound was scored, but his teammate too, was offside.
In Scotland Tom Rogic almost spent another week on the bench. He missed out on action as Celtic beat Hearts 2-0 with Oliver Bozanic playing the first half for the Jam Tarts. Later in the week he playe donly eight minutes in a 2-1 win over Aberdeen. Bozanic scored Hearts' goal in a 2-1 loss to Hamilton later in the week.
Lyndon Dykes scored a hat-trick in an emphatic 4-0 victory for Livingston against Ross County.
Martin Boyle, fresh off a brace last week, played 90 minutes as his Hibernian were beaten 3-0 by Steven Gerrard's Rangers.
In the Championship Jackson Irvine and Callum Elder had strong games as they beat Birmingham City 3-0. Both Aussies had big improvements since their last two matches.
Massimo Luongo played 90 minutes and was substituted in stoppage time for Sheffield Wednesday as they beat Brsitol City 1-0. Bailey Wright made a return to the bench, but didn't feature.
Ashley Maynard-Brewer was on the bench for Charlton Athletic as they drew 2-2 with QPR. Kenny Dougall was absent from Barnsley's squad that bet Millwall 2-1 away from home.
In League One Mark Milligan played a full match as Southend lost 3-2 to Bolton Wanderers, the side in last place in the league. Ryan Edwards was replaced in the last minute, not before he score Burton's opener in Burton's 3-1 win over Rochdale.
Harry Souttar played 90 minutes for Fleetwood Town in their 2-2 draw away to Rotherham United. Ryan Williams played a full match for Portsmouth as they got a narrow 1-0 win at home to Ipswich Town.
In League Two Cameron Burgess played another 90 minutes for Salford City as they drew 1-1 with Bradford City. Jack Iredale is still battling injury while Gethin Jones played 90 mintues for Carlisle United who were defeated 3-0 by Colchester.
In the English youth leagues Ben Folami played a full game as Ipswich Town U23's beat Crystal Palace 2-1. Alex Robertson was unused for Manchester City U18 in the FA Youth Cup as they defeated Swansea U18 3-0.
Peter Gwargis played 90 minutes for Brighton U23 as they drew 0-0 with Valencia Mestalla in the Premier League International Cup.
EUROPE
In Germany Brandon Borrello played 14 minutes off the bench in a 3-1 loss to Bayern Munich and again in a 2-2 draw with FC Schalke.
Mathew Leckie is still recovering from injury while his Hertha Berlin beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0. He played 90 minutes in a youth match last week.
In Belgium George Timotheou played 90 minutes for Zulte Waregem in the reserve league as they won 4-2 in LommelSK.
#GeorgeTimotheou 2019 - 35 games - inclu first team action for Schalke04 🔵⚪️ and SVZulteWaregem 🔴⚪️ v. Sevilla, Stuttgart, Lokeren, Oostende, Willem, StandardLiege, Gent, CercleBrugge, and two appearances for AustU23 🇦🇺 inclu v. Iran #10cleansheets #5goals #80%nolosses ✅⚽️��
— Chris Timotheou (@ctimotheou) December 22, 2019
In the Netherlands Ajdin Hrustic started and played 83 minutes for FC Groningen and got an assist as his side beat FC Emmen 2-0.
Dylan Ryan watched from the bench as Willem II drew 0-0 with Fortuan Sittard. Declan Lambert was on the bench while his brother Ryan Lambert was absent as Den Bosch beat Jong PSV 2-1.
In Cyprus Apostolos Giannou played 79 minutes for AEK Larnaca as thye lost 3-2 to FC Ommonia.
In Turkey Aziz Behich was unused for Basaksehir as they recorded a dominant 4-1 win away to Kayserispor.
In Portugal Anthony Carter played 13 minutes off the bench for Academico Viseu in a 2-0 loss to UD Oliveirense.
In Serbia Milos Degenek's Red Star Belgrade didn't play but they have a new coach. Inter legend Dejan Stankovic has taken over at the Socceroo's club.
In Spain Haris Stamboulidis was absent from Extremadura FC's 1-0 win over Sporting Gijon in the Spanish second division.
In Greece Panos Armenakas was absent from Panathinaikos' squad that drew 0-0 with Aris.
In Italy Serie C matches were postponed for Nick Pennington's Olbia and Gabriel Cleur's US Alessandria.
ASIA &N AFRICA
In Saudi Arabia Craig Goodwin has made the Suadi team of the week for the second week in a row and the third time this season. His Al-Wehda however lost 2-1 at home to Al Taawoun.
And once again Craig Goodwin makes team of the week in
— Tony Goodwin (@tonygoodwin_8) December 21, 2019
Saudi Pro League.
That's makes it 5 team of the weeks in 12 rounds. @Socceroos @FNR_Radio @TheWorldGame @FTBLcomau pic.twitter.com/9UQFYDRZCC
Brad Jones played a full match adn kept a clean sheet for Al Nassr as they beatn Al Adalh 3-0.
In India Erik Paartalu played a full 90 minutes for Bengalurru FC as they got back on the winning trail, beating North East United 2-0 away from home.
David Williams played a full game while Dario Vidosic was absent for ATK as they drew 2-2 with Hyderabad.
In South Africa Kearyn Baccus played 34 mintues off the bench for Kaizer Chiefs in a 1-1 draw with Maritzburg United.
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