Holman, who hadn't seen action for AZ since early December, was an 88th minute sub after Mounir El Hamdaoui's hat-trick gave the Dutch champions the points.

In Turkey's Super Lig, James Troisi saw plenty of action for Kayserispor against champions Besiktas after coming off the bench on 22 minutes to replaced the injured Bayram Cetin in a 2-1 defeat. The result leaves Kayserispor fourth.

Elsewhere in Turkey's top flight, Michael Petkovic was missing again as Sivasspor crashed 3-0 at Bursaspor, while on Friday night Mile Jedinak put in a full shift as Antalyaspor drew 1-1 with Trabzonspor.

In Italy's Serie B, Socceroo Carl Valeri played a full game in midfield for Sassuolo as their automatic promotion hopes took a hit after a 2-0 home loss to Brescia. Sassuolo are now second, level on points with Brescia in third.

In Germany's 2.Bundesliga, Dario Vidosic was a 68th minute substitute in MSV Duisburg's 2-2 draw with Rot-Weiss Oberhausen on Friday night.

In Korea's K-League, Sasa Ognenovski played a full game for Seongnam Ilhwa as they started the new season with a 3-0 triumph over Gangwon FC.