Socceroo Aaron Mooy continued his impressive start to Championship football as Huddersfield picked up a huge win on the road at Newcastle United.
Mooy was again a standout as The Terriers returned to St James Park in a league game for the first time in more than three decades.
The visitors held on for a 2-1 win against Rafa Benitez’s men – who continued their losing start to the season.
Great fighting spirit from the team to today to get the win traveling fans were excellent ! 👏🏻😊🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/PJyld4Ezfq
— Aaron Mooy (@AaronMooy) August 13, 2016
Also in the Championship, Jackson Irvine got through 90 minutes as Burton Albion lost 2-1 against Bristol City, while there was a defeat by the same score for Bailey Wright, with Preston North End beaten by Fulham.
There were also full games for James Meredith in League One as Bradford beat Peterborough 1-0, while Cam Burgess’ Oldham Athletic drew 0-0 with Walsall.
And in League 2, Alex Cisak was in goal for Leyton Orient but they lost 1-0 at home against Newport County.
EUROPE
There was another win for Tomi Juric in Switzerland as FC Luzern beat FC Naters 4-1 in the Cup, while Scott McDonald’s Motherwell lost 2-1 at home to St Johnstone, with the striker playing a full match.
Former Melbourne City attacker David Williams was on the scoresheet for Haladas in Hungary as they won 3-1 against Diósgyőri VTK, while Kwame Yeboah scored the winner as Borussia Monchengladbach II beat Fortuna Dusseldorf II 1-0.
In friendly action, Mat Ryan was in goal for Valencia as they fought out a 2-1 win over Serie A’s Fiorentina.
Our first victory in mestalla for this year and hopefully many more to come. Looking to make it a fortress this year. #amunt
— Maty Ryan (@MatyRyan) August 13, 2016
Gracias a la aficion por vuestro apoyo y deseamos hacer de mestalla una fortaleza con vosotros este año. pic.twitter.com/ODZoOpVnVZ
— Maty Ryan (@MatyRyan) August 13, 2016
Mat Leckie played just under an hour for FC Ingolstadt who lost 1-0 against Werder Bremen while Robbie Kruse played the last 20 minutes as Bayer Leverkusen beat Real Sociedad 2-0.
ASIA
It was an all Aussie battle in China with Matthew Spiranovic’s Hangzhou Greentown getting bragging rights over Ryan McGowan and Henan Jianye.
Both defenders played a full 90 minutes but it was Spiranovic’s Hangzhou which prevailed 3-0 in the Chinese Super League.
Alex Jovanvic also played a full game as his Tianjin Teda drew 2-2, while in Thailand Matt Smith’s Bangkok glass was involved in a six-goal thriller, drawing 3-3 at Sisaket FC.
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