A player touted as a future great for the Socceroos got his first taste of the cooker pressure that is Manchester City. Elsewhere it was a hard slog for all our Aussies abroad with Ryan Edwards bagging two goals in a week.
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In Germany Mathew Leckie, who was left on the bench last week, managed 14 minutes off the bench for Hertha Berlin in a 3-0 loss to FC Schalke. Brandon Borrello started and played an hour for SC Freiburg as they went down 2-1 at home to FC Köln.
John Iredale played a full match for Wolfsburg II in a 2-1 win over VfB Lübeck. Joshua Laws was on the bench for Fortuna Dusseldorf II as they lost 4-2 to Borussia Dortmund II. Jacob Italiano played his first game for Borussia Mönchengladbach II as a 70th minute sub while Christian Theoharous was left on the bench in a 3-2 win over Bonner SC.
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In Austria James Holland, who was left out of the Socceroos squad, played 90 minutes in a home loss for LASK Linz, losing 1-0 to Wolfsberg. Jimmy Jeggo played a full game as Austria Wien lost 3-1 at home in the Vienna derby to Rapid Wien.
In Turkey Aziz Behich played 90 minutes as Basaksehir snatched a 2-1 win away from home against Genclerbiligi.
In Denmark Mustafa Amini played a full match, Zach Duncan was a 76th minute substitute and Alex Gersbach was an unused sub as AGF won 1-0 against Esbjerg. Awer Mabil played an hour for FC Midtjylland in a narrow 1-0 win over Brondby to maintain their one point lead on top of the table.
In the Netherlands Ajdin Hrustic played 90 minutes for FC Groningen as they lost 2-1 to Heracles Almelo.
In Serbia Milos Degenek played a full match in Red Star Belgrade's 2-1 league win over Vojvodina. That match came a few days after Degenek played 90 minutes as Red Star qualified for the Champions League.
In Israel Trent Sainsbury made his debut in the 70th minute and Nikita Rukavytsya played a full game as Maccabi Haifa drew 0-0 with Hapoel Haifa.

Daniel Bouman was an unused sub for SC Cambuur in their 3-2 win over Den Bosch for whom Ryan and Declan Lambert were on the bench. Luca Da Silva played 90 minutes for Willem II U21 as they were humbled 4-0 by VVV-Venlo U21.
In Croatia Anthony Kalik was an unused sub for Hajduk Split in their 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb. Fran Karacic played a full match for NK Lokomotiv Zagreb as they thrashed Slaven Belupo 6-1.
In Cyprus Apostolos Giannou began AEK Larnaca's first division season with 90 minutes and a 2-0 win. The Aussie striker won a penalty for his side which was converted.
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