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Socceroos Abroad: Burgess assists, Duke's Machida Zelvia finish historic J1 League campaign

Here's a full wrap of the action involving our Socceroos abroad.

Starting in the Premier League, where **Cam Burgess** (cap #633) played another full game and assisted in Ipswich Town's 2-1 loss to Bournemouth on Monday. Despite the disappointing result, Burgess put in another solid showing and expertly set up teammate Conor Chaplin with a clever cut-back for Ipswich's goal.

In Japan, **Mitch Duke** (cap #599) came off the bench in the 74th minute for Machida Zelvia in a 3-1 loss to Kashima Antlers on Sunday in J.League, concluding a remarkable debut season in J1 for the club.

Machida entered the final round of the season as title contenders, needing a win and favourable results elsewhere to secure the championship. However, their loss, coupled with victories for Vissel Kobe and Gamba Osaka, saw the J1 newcomers finish third in a competitive title race.

Despite the disappointment, Machida’s campaign remains an historic achievement in their first season in Japan's top flight.

Also in Japan’s top flight, **Thomas Deng** (cap #598) came off the bench in the 90th minute to make his last appearance for Albirex Niigata as they drew 0-0 with Urawa Red Diamonds on Sunday to end their campaign.

In the German Bundesliga, **Jackson Irvine** (#568) played another full game for St Pauli as they lost 2-1 to Leverkusen on Sunday.

To Bayern Munich, where **Nestory Irankunda** (cap #643) played 90 minutes for the second team in their 3-1 Regionalliga win against FC Augsburg II on Saturday.

In the English Championship, **Riley McGree** (cap #509) came off the bench in the 77th minute for Middlesbrough as they drew 1-1 with second-placed Burnley on Saturday.

> Tweet: https://twitter.com/Boro/status/1865147733851423128[](https://twitter.com/Boro/status/1865147733851423128)

**Samuel Silvera** (cap #634) was an unused substitute for Portsmouth in a 3-0 win over Bristol City on Sunday in the Championship.

In England's League One, **Keanu Baccus** (cap #628) played 63 minutes for Mansfield Town in a 2-1 loss to Huddersfield on Sunday.

In Scotland, **Apostolos Stamatelopoulos** (cap #644) played 77 minutes for Motherwell in a 1-0 win over St Mirren on Sunday.

**Kye Rowles** (cap #622) and **Cameron Devlin** (cap #625) both played full games for Heart of Midlothian as they beat Dundee 2-0 on Sunday.

> Tweet: https://twitter.com/JamTarts/status/1865392425759330468[](https://twitter.com/JamTarts/status/1865392425759330468)

**Lewis Miller** (cap #635) played 83 minutes while **Martin Boyle** (cap #599) came off the bench in the 73rd minute for Hibernian in a 3-0 loss to Celtic on Sunday.

**Josh Nisbet** (cap #642) played another full game for Ross County in a 3-0 loss to Rangers on Sunday, while **Ryan Strain** (cap #624) also played a full game for Dundee United in a 1-1 draw with Kilmarnock.

In the Scottish Championship, **Ryan McGowan** (cap #546) also played a full game for Livingston in a 0-0 draw with Greenock Morton FC on Sunday.

In Belgium, **Jordan Bos** (cap #632) came off the bench in the 74th minute for KVC Westerlo on Monday in a 1-0 loss to FCV Dender E.H.

**Aiden O’Neill** (cap #629) played a full game for Standard Liège in a 1-1 draw with Oud-Heverlee Leuven on Sunday to record back-to-back draws in the Belgian Pro League. 

In Italy's Serie A, **Maty Ryan** (cap #555) was on the bench for Roma in a 4-1 win over U.S. Lecce on Sunday.

Elsewhere in Italy, **Ajdin Hrustic** (cap #589) played 68 minutes for Salernitana in Serie B as they drew 1-1 with Modena FC 2018 on Sunday. Modena sit 15th in the league. 

In the Danish Cup quarter-finals first leg, **John Iredale** (cap #640) came off the bench in the 85th minute for AaB Fodbold in a 2-2 draw with Silkeborg IF on Monday.

In the Eredivisie, recent Socceroos call-up **Max Balard** also played a game for NAC Breda on Monday in a 2-0 win over Sparta Rotterdam.

In France, **Denis Genreau** (cap #610) was an unused substitute for Toulouse in a 2-0 loss to AS Monaco on Sunday.

In Croatia’s HNL, **Fran Karacic** (cap #607) played another full game for NK Lokomotiva in a 3-0 loss to NK Osijek on Monday.

In Greece, **Jason Davidson** (cap #545) played a full game for Panserraikos on Monday and scored an own goal in a 4-1 loss to PAOK. 

**Jamie Maclaren** (cap #584) played 88 minutes while **Jason Cummings** (cap #626) replaced **Dimitri Petratos** (cap # 593) in the 76th minute for Mohun Bagan SG in a 2-0 win over NorthEast United FC on Monday in the Indian Super League.

**Kenny Dougall** (cap #608) played a full game for Buriram United and kept a clean sheet at centre-back in a 6-0 win over Ratchaburi FC on Sunday in the Thai League.

Subway Olyroos

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Starting in the Austrian Bundesliga, where **Jacob Italiano** came off the bench in the 61st minute for Grazer AK in a 3-0 loss to TSV Hartbergon on Monday.

**Louis D'Arrigo** came off the bench in the 96th minute for Lechia Gdansk as they beat Śląsk Wrocław 1-0 on Sunday.

Elsewhere, **Nectarios Triantis** played another full game for Hibernian as they lost 3-0 to Celtic on Sunday.

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