EUROPE 

In Italy Giancarlo Galifuoco started and played 90 minutes for FC Rieti as they defeated Siculia Leonzio 1-0 in the Serie C. Nicholas Pennington started and played a full game for Olbia Calcio as they lost 1-0 to Cuneo. Reno Piscopo started and played 90 minutes for AC Renate who lost 1-0 to Vis Pesaro. Gabriel Cleur's Virtus Entella match against Pro Piacenza was cancelled at the last minute. 

In Germany Christian Theoharous was absent from Borussia Mönchengladbach II"s squad that beat Straelen 2-1 in the Regionalliga. George Timotheou was absent from Schalke II's squad that defeated TuS Erdtebruck 3-1 for whom Stefan Valentini was also missing. 

Julian Schwarzer was an unused substitute as Pipinsried drew 3-3 with Memmingen. John Antony-Buceto was injured and absent from Kaan-Marienborn's squad that defeated Concordia 5-1. 

In Holland Quivi Fowler was absent was absent from FC Dordrecht's squad that lost 1-0 to Den Bosch for whom Ryan and Declan Lambert were also absent. Thomas Prinsen started and played 46 minutes for Jong Almere as they lost 3-1 to Koninklijke FC. Dean Bouzanis started and played the first half of PEC Zwolle's 4-1 friendly loss to Ajax. 

In Switzerland Liam Chipperfield played a full match and scored a goal in FC Basel U15's 2-2 draw with Servette. Later in the week he played 90 minutes and a key role in Basel's 4-1 victory over FC Sion U15. 

In Croatia Mark Rizoski was absent from NK Lucko's squad that lost 3-0 to Sibenik. Mark Moric played a full game for NK Rijeka youth who drew 1-1 against Dinamo. 

In Turkey Erdeniz Yildiz was absent from Goztepe U21's squad that lost 3-1 to Konyaspor U21. 

In Cyprus Bai Antoniou was absent from Alki Oroklini's squad that lost 5-1 to AEL Limassol. 

In Portugal Gavin De Niese started and played 45 minutes for Desportivo da Gafanha in their 2-1 victory over Coimbrões. Kristian Trajceski started and played 55 minutes whilst former Blacktown City starlet Danny Choi played 45 minutes in Oliveira Do Hospital's 2-1 win against Caldas. 

In the Slovenian League Deni Juric played 11 minutes off the bench for NK Triglav as they lost 4-2 at home to Gorica.

UK 

In English League One action Ryan McGowan played a full game in Bradford City's 3-1 loss to Accrington Stanley. Brad Inman played a full match for Rochdale FC as they were defeated 3-2 by Doncaster Rovers. Cameron Burgess was an 82nd minute substitute for Scunthorpe United as they lost 2-0 to Peterborough. Josh Bingham scored and played a full game for Notts County U23 who were knocked out of the Football League Trophy by Newcastle United U23.

In the English Youth Leagues Kai Caldebrank-Park was an unused sub for Burnley U18 as they drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest U18. Jacob Young played a full match for Sunderland U23 in the Checketrade trophy as Sunderland advanced with a 2-0 win over Charlton Athletic for whom Ashley Maynard-Brewer and Ryan Blumberg were absent. 

Joel Rollinson started and played the first half while Liam Driscoll played a full match and kept a cleansheet in Reading U23's big 5-0 friendly win over Oxford United. Cameron McGilp was a 69th minute substitute as Birmingham City U23's lost 2-0 to Coventry Sphinx. 

Leo Mazis was Celtic Academy's super sub coming on with 25 minutes to play and breaking the deadlock seven minutes later in a 2-0 win over Ross County Youth. 

In the Scottish Championship Aaron Lennox was absent from Partick Thistle's squad that lost 2-1 to Dundee United. In the Scottish Challenge Cup Tom Beadling played 44 minutes including extra time and scored in the penalty shootout as his Dunfermline Athletic were knocked out 5-4 by Alloa Athletic. Lyndon Dykes' Queen of the South suffered a similar fate, knocked out 2-0 by East Fife. 

ASIA 

In the J-League Cup Ange Postecoglou is one match away from silverware as his Yokohama F Marinos pounced on Kashima Antlers over two legs. Yokohama served up a delightful 2-1 victory away from home before drawing the return fixture 2-2 advancing 4-3 on aggregate. They will face Shonan Bellmare in the J-League Cup Final. 

Earlier in the week Pierce Waring was an 85th minute substitute for Cerezo Osaka U23 as they beat YSCC Yokohama 2-0. 

In J-League 2 action Jason Geria played a full match as JEF United Chiba defeated Montedio Yamagata 2-1. 

Bernie Ibini started and played 69 minutes as Emirates Club were knocked out of the Etisalat Cup 4-2 by Al Dhafra. 

NORTH AMERICA 

Delight for our Aussies in the USL as Jesse Daley played a full match and Antonee Burke-Gilroy played 76 minutes and scored in Seattle Sounders II's 4-1 victory over Tulsa Roughnecks, their first in eight matches. Seattle Sounders II are managed by former Central Coast Mariners legend John Hutchinson.