Holman had an interesting afternoon but his goal with a low drilled 20-yard shot on 55 minutes was the highlight.

Early on, the Australian spurned a close-range chance to put AZ ahead when he met Stijn Schaars' corner but put his shot wide, before Jonathas opened the scoring on 11 minutes from the spot.

Minutes later, Holman did brilliantly on the right-side of midfield to cut inside and set up Eric Falkenburg with a neat pass, but he saw his shot saved.

Maarten Martens made it 2-0 on 35 minutes, before Holman added the third after the break.

The Socceroo found the back of the net with a nice strike after Stijn Schaars' square ball.

Ten minutes later, Holman skilfully got past his man down the right-wing before squaring the ball for Falkenburg who skied his shot over the bar.

And late on Holman advanced unopposed from the halfway line onto the edge of the box before setting up Johann Berg Gudmundsson who shot wide but it did not matter as it ended 3-0.

Elsewhere, Adam Sarota was given another run as a 31st minute substitute as Utrecht won 4-1 at Vitesse on Saturday, while Tommy Oar and Michael Zullo were not involved.

In England's Premier League, Vince Grella returned from his hamstring injury as a 33rd minute substitute, while Brett Emerton played a full game as Blackburn lost 2-1 at Liverpool.

For the Reds, Brad Jones was an unused sub.

Elsewhere, Tim Cahill played a full game as Everton drew 1-1 at Tottenham on Saturday, while Mark Schwarzer put in a full shift as Fulham lost 2-1 at West Bromwich and David Carney was an unused substitute as Blackpool lost 2-0 at Birmingham City

In Italy's Serie A, Mark Bresciano was an unused substitute as Lazio continued on their incredible run with a 2-1 victory over Cagliari on Sunday.

In Italy's Serie B, Carl Valeri was an unused sub as Sassuolo drew 1-1 at Modena on Saturday, while Adrian Madaschi played a full game as Portogruaro lost 1-0 at Albinoleffe.

In Germany's Bundesliga, Mitch Langerak was left on the pine as Borussia Dortmund drew 1-1 with TSG Hoffenheim on Sunday.

Elsewhere, Dario Vidosic was not in the FC Nurnberg which defeated VfL Wolfsburg 2-1.

In Germany's 2.Bundesliga, Nikita Rukavytsya started and played 76 minutes as Hertha BSC scored twice late to defeat Greuther Fuerth 2-0 on Friday.

In Greece's Super League, Nathan Burns played a full game as AEK Athens defeated Panathinaikos 1-0 on Sunday.

In Turkey's Super Lig, Lucas Neill put in a full shift, while Harry Kewell was missing as Galatasaray drew 0-0 at Fenerbahce on Sunday.

Elsewhere, Mile Jedinak played a full game as Genclerbirligi lost 3-1 at Trabzonspor on Saturday, while Ersan Gulum did not play on Monday as Besiktas lost 1-0 at Kayserispor, who were without James Troisi due to long-term injury.

In Russia's Premier League, Luke Wilkshire played a full game as Dinamo Moscow drew 0-0 at Alania Vladikavkaz on Saturday.

In Switzerland's Super League, former Socceroo Scott Chipperfield was a 77th minute substitute as FC Basel won 3-1 at St Gallen on Sunday.

In Denmark's Superliga, Aussie shot-stopper Nathan Coe played a full game as SonderjyskE won 2-1 at Odense BK on Monday.

Elsewhere, despite scoring last week Brent McGrath was not in the Brondby matchday squad as they defeated Randers 2-1 on Sunday.

In Sweden's Allsvenskan, veteran shot-stopper Ante Covic was left on the pine as IF Elfsborg drew 4-4 with Djurgardens on Sunday.

In Romania's Liga I, Spase Dilevski did not play as Universitatea Craiova lost 1-0 at home to FC Vaslui.

In Czech Republic's Gambrinus Liga, Kerem Bulut was not in the Mlada Boleslav side which defeated Viktoria Plzen 4-3 on Saturday.

In Scotland's Premier League, Aaron Mooy made his St Mirren debut as a 59th minute substitute as they lost 3-0 at Ryan McGowan's Hearts on Saturday. McGowan was not involved.

Elsewhere, Danny Invincibile was an unused sub as Kilmarnock's woes worsened after a 2-1 home loss to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Saturday.

In Ireland's Premier Division, Aussie goalkeeper Chris O'Connor was a 34th minute sub as Bohemians lost 3-2 at Galway United on Friday.

In England's Championship, Scott McDonald missed the chance to become a hero when he fluffed a late chance as Middlesbrough lost 1-0 at Norwich City on Saturday.

McDonald, who had been dropped to the bench by Boro caretaker Steve Agnew before appearing as a 60th minute substitute, fired wide from six yards in second-half injury-time.

Asked how McDonald reacted to being dropped from the starting line-up to be replaced by youngster Luke Williams, Agnew said the Aussie accepted it well.

"He's fine. He's a good professional, he was ready off the bench," Agnew said.

"I know whatever happened he has a goalscoring record, so he'd play some part. He did and he had a chance but it didn't work for him.

"He's more than determined to work his way back into the team."

Elsewhere, Richard Garcia was left out of the Hull City squad which lost 2-1 at home to Portsmouth on Saturday, while Neil Kilkenny was left on the bench as Leeds United were thumped 4-0 at home by Cardiff City on Monday.

Meanwhile, Socceroos shot-stopper Adam Federici made some good saves as Reading recorded a 4-0 away win at Burnley.

In England's League One, James Wesolowski returned from injury as a 65th minute substitute as Peterborough lost 2-1 at Brentford on Saturday.

Over to Asia, in Japan's J.League, Joshua Kennedy played a full game as Nagoya Grampus won 2-1 at Vissel Kobe to move closer to clinching the title.

Nagoya are now eight points clear at the top with seven games to play in Japan.

Elsewhere, Matt Spiranovic was absent due to injury as Urawa Reds lost 2-1 to Jubilo Iwata in a blow to their ACL qualification hopes, while Eddy Bosnar was missing as Shimizu S-Pulse thumped Montedio Yamagata 3-0 on Saturday.

In Japan's J2.League, Mark Milligan remained on the sidelines injured as JEF United Chiba lost 1-0 at Yokohama FC. United are still fourth, some four points out of the promotion spots, with seven games to play.

In China's Super League, Joel Griffiths put in a full shift and provided the assist for Beijing Guoan's goal as they lost 2-1 at Chongqing Lifan on Saturday.

Guoan are now fifth, just outside the ACL places in China with three games to play.

Elsewhere, Adam Griffiths played a full game as Hangzhou Lucheng won 1-0 at Shenzhen Ruby on Sunday, while Chris Coyne was not in the Liaoning Whowin squad which drew 1-1 with Dalian Shide

Finally in USA's MLS, Danny Allsopp was an 81st minute substitute as DC United lost 3-2 at home to Toronto FC on Saturday.