EUROROO WRAP: Harry Kewell has maintained his goalscoring form in the Turkish Super Lig with the opener in Galatasaray’s 1-1 draw with Manisaspor on Sunday.Kewell had scored five goals in his last seven appearances in all competitions for Galatasaray coming into the match and he looked set to add to that record early.
The 31-year-old Australian had a chance to strike when he found time for himself on the left-side of the box, but opted to lob a nice cross for Shabani Nonda who saw his header saved at the near post.
Kewell then took on his next opportunity, firing a left-foot volley well over the crossbar.
But on 38 minutes, Kewell wound back the clock with a run reminiscent of his Leeds United days after he collected the ball in midfield, took on a defender and then worked a one-two with Nonda before a cool finish.
Galatasaray's day, though, was ruined late on when Josh Simpson equalized from a corner for the visitors.
The result means Cimbom miss the chance to overtake leaders Fenerbahce who lost 3-0 to champions Besiktas on Saturday. Galatasaray remain second two points behind Fener.
Elsewhere in the Turkish top flight, Socceroo Mile Jedinak played a full game as Antalyaspor drew 1-1 at strugglers Denizlispor, while James Troisi was a 72nd minute substitute in Kayserispor's 2-0 triumph over Diyarbakirspor and Bruce Djite wasn't involved as Genclerbirligi won 3-1 over Istanbul BB.
In Scotland's Premier League, out-of-favour Socceroo Scott McDonald drew a blank as Celtic surrendered their spot on top of the table after a 2-1 loss at Dundee United on Sunday.
McDonald, who was left out of Pim Verbeek's Australia squad earlier this month, failed to score for the Hoops as the Tangerines grabbed two late goals to win the clash.
The Australian did have a decent 37th minute opportunity after some brilliant work by Aiden McGeady, but McDonald missed the target from 12 yards.
Barry Robson won and converted a penalty for Celtic in the second-half before United hit back to claim the points through Jon Daly and Darren Dods late on.
The result leaves Celtic second in the SPL, one point behind rivals Rangers who defeated Danny Invincibile's Kilmarnock 3-0 on Saturday.
Elsewhere in the SPL, James Wesolowski and Trent McClenahan played full games as Hamilton Accies lost at struggling Falkirk 2-0.
In Italy's Serie A, Mark Bresciano started and played 87 minutes of the Sicilian derby between Palermo and Catania which ended 1-1.
In Germany's Bundesliga, Dario Vidosic was a lively 63rd minute substitute as FC Nurnberg won 3-2 at champions VfL Wolfsburg. Matt Spiranovic wasn't involved.
In the Dutch Eredivisie, Brett Holman put in a full shift for AZ Alkmaar as they grabbed a trio of late goals to win 4-2 at Roda JC. The result helps AZ up to sixth.
Elsewhere, David Carney and Nikita Rukavytsya's FC Twente maintained their unbeaten record and top spot with a late 1-0 triumph over Vitesse Arnhem. Carney was an 84th minute sub.
In Greece's Super League, ex-Australia youth international Apostolos Giannou squeezed a shot past AEK stopper Diego Saja for a late winner on his Kavala debut as they defeated the Athens giants 2-1.
Giannou had come on as a 79th minute substitute before scoring just over five minutes later. Meanwhile, Zeljko Kalac didn't play for Kavala.
In Russia's Premier League, Luke Wilkshire wasn't involved as Dinamo Moscow lost 2-0 to crosstown rivals Lokomotiv. The result leaves Dinamo eighth with one game to play in the Russian season.
In Denmark's Superliga, goalkeeper Nathan Coe was an unused sub again as battling Randers lost 2-0 at his former club FC Kobenhavn.
In Croatia's Prva HNL, Josip Skoko played a full game as Hajduk Split thumped Croatia Sesvete 6-0, while Dan Georgievski also put in a full shift as NK Medimurje lost 1-0 at NK Sibenik.
In Japan's J.League, Socceroos hitman Joshua Kennedy returned from his back injury to lead the line for Nagoya Grampus but drew a blank as they played out a 0-0 with Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
In Korea's K-League playoffs, Sasa Ognenovski was at the heart of the drama as Seongnam Ilhwa won through past Incheon United on penalties.
Late in the first-half, Ognenovski was dramatically sent off for stomping on Incheon's Kim Min-Su leaving Seongnam to play out the match with 10-men, before being reduced to nine in extra-time and the match had ended 0-0 after 90 minutes.
It ended 1-1 after 120 minutes, before Seongnam won out on penalties. For Incheon, Jade North wasn't in their matchday squad.
In Europe's second tier leagues, Carl Valeri was once again left out of the Grosseto side which drew 2-2 with Salernitana. Valeri remains in dispute with his club over his contract which is set to expire next European summer.
In Greece's Beta Ethniki, Nathan Burns' AO Kerkyra maintained their position at the top of the table with a 1-0 win at Kalamata. Burns started the game but was replaced on 52 minutes.
In Scotland's Division One, a mistake by ex-Melbourne Victory man Simon Storey led to Morton grabbing a crucial goal in their 4-2 win over Airdrie United.
Storey played a full game for Airdrie, while his Aussie teammate Frankie Lagana started and played 72 minutes, with Erik Paartalu putting in a full shift for Morton.
Elsewhere in Scotland's second tier, Ryan McGowan played a full game as Ayr United drew 0-0 at Raith Rovers.
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