A quiet weekend concluded for the potential internationals as a couple of leagues paused due to the Easter holiday. Below is a recap of the players that were in action.
Australia, A-League, Melbourne Victory – Sydney 2:1
Ivan Necevski and Alec Urosevski were unused substitutes for Sydney, while their teammates Daniel Petkovski and Christopher Naumoff didn’t make the matchday squad.
Austria, Bundesliga, Admira – Salzburg 2:3
Benjamin Sulimani started on Admira’s bench and played the last 20 minutes after he replaced Lukas Thürauer. Admira nearly grabbed one point, but Jonatan Soriano scored Salzburg’s game winner from a free kick in the 90th minute to complete his hat-trick.
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Premijer Liga, Zvijezda – Rudar 0:0
Lazar Vidić played the first half for Rudar in this goalless draw on the road.
Denmark, Superligaen, Vestsjælland – Odense 1:0
Bashkim Kadrii made the start for Odense on the left wing and played the first half as he was replaced by Darko Bodul directly after the half-time break.
Denmark, Superligaen, Brøndby – SønderjyskE 3:1
Riza Durmisi made a late substitute appearance for the home side as he replaced Alexander Szymanowski in the 87th minute.
Germany, Bundesliga, Braunschweig – Bayern 0:2
Orhan Ademi‘s Braunschweig wasn’t able to surprise German giants Bayern and lost at home after the visitors scored two goals in the last quarter-hour of the game. Ademi came off the bench in the 84th minute to replace Dennis Kruppke.
Italy, Serie A, Catania – Sampdoria 2:1
Shkodran Mustafi played all minutes for the visitors in this slim loss to Catania and also received a yellow card in the 78th minute.
Norway, Tippeligaen, Brann – Lillestrøm 2:0
Erdin Demir played the full match as a left-back for Brann and helped his team keep a clean sheet against Lillestrøm.
Portugal, Segunda Liga, Porto B – Benfica B 4:1
Marko Pavlovski spent the entire game on Porto B’s bench in this clash between the reserve teams of the Portuguese giants Porto and Benfica. Pavlovski’s team eventually achieved a comfortable win.
Serbia, Prva liga, Jedinstvo – Bežanija 0:0
Nikola Donevski was an unused substitute for the home team.
Slovakia, Corgoň Liga, Trenčín – Dunajská Streda 3:0
Haris Hajradinović played nearly the whole game for Trenčin as Matúš Opatovský came on late for him in the 87th minute.
Slovenia, PrvaLiga, Domžale – Celje 2:0
Centre back Amir Bilali played all 90 minutes for Celje.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Stockholm – Norrköping 1:2
David Mitov Nilsson, as usual, got the start for Norrköping and conceded one goal in this narrow win on the road.
Sweden, Allsvenskan, Malmö – Djurgården 2:2
Erdal Rakip was an unused substitute for Malmö.
Switzerland, 1.Liga Promotion, Brühl – St. Gallen II 1:1
Eldin Muharemi started on St. Gallen’s bench and came on in the 66th minute to replace Simon Kühne.
Turkey, Süper Lig, Bursaspor – Elazigspor 1:0
Serdar Aziz played the whole game for the home side and was part of a defense that kept a clean sheet in this slim win against Elazigspor. Aziz was also booked with a yellow card in the 82nd minute.
USA, MLS, Real Salt Lake – Portland Timbers 1:0
Midfielder Michael Nanchoff made his first appearance of the season as he substituted Khalif Alhassan in the 77th minute. His Timbers suffered a close loss in Salt Lake City.