Connor Metcalfe returned from injury as St Pauli claimed an important three points in their bid to avoid relegation in Germany’s Bundesliga with a shock 1-0 win at third-placed Hoffenheim.
Metcalfe was a 75th minute substitute for St Pauli, marking his first appearance since December due to a knee injury.
Jackson Irvine put in a full shift in midfield for the Neighbourhood Kickers, who move out of the drop zone and into 15th with the win.
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Mat Ryan kept a clean sheet as Levante secured a vital victory in their relegation battle, downing Alaves 2-0 in the Spanish La Liga on Saturday.
Ryan made five saves across the game, helping his side end a run of four defeats.
Alessandro Circati was an unused substitute for Parma in their 1-1 draw with Cagliari in Italy’s Serie A on Saturday.
Cristian Volpato went unused in Sassuolo’s 2-1 win over Atalanta, while Antonio Arena was an unused substitute for AS Roma in their 3-3 draw with Juventus on Sunday.
Lucas Herrington netted his first-ever MLS goal in his second appearance for Colorado Rapids in a 2-0 victory over Portland Timbers.
Herrington, who switched to Colorado from Brisbane Roar last month, debuted last week and added to that with his maiden goal.
The 18-year-old central defender rose to nod home Dante Sealy’s 53rd minute corner to make the score 2-0.
Herrington put in a full shift. For Portland, Alex Bonetig played a full game at the back.
Ariath Piol scored his maiden goal of the new MLS season, adding Real Salt Lake’s second goal in their 2-1 win over Seattle Sounders.
The 21-year-old former Macarthur FC striker scored in the 47th minute, tapping home from point-blank range after Zavier Gozo got in behind the Sounders’ defence.
Kye Rowles played the full game in DC United’s 1-0 loss at Austin FC, while Patrick Yazbek put in a full shift in Nashville’s 0-0 draw at Dallas.
Archie Goodwin was a 78th minute substitute for Charlotte in a 3-0 loss at LA Galaxy.
Rhys Bozinovski and Ajdin Hrustic both started and played 62 minutes as struggling Heracles went down 3-1 to PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie.
Jordan Bos also started and went off at the 62nd minute mark in Feyenoord’s 2-0 loss at Twente. Max Balard started and played 73 minutes in NAC Breda’s 3-0 loss at Telstar.
In the Eerste Divisie, Cam Peupion netted the winner for ADO Den Haag in a 1-0 triumph over VVV Venlo.
Peupion, who put in a full shift, struck the game’s only goal on the half hour mark, lashing home a loose ball after a cross was partially cleared.
Josh Nisbet played a full game in Roda JC’s 2-2 draw at Den Bosch.
Paul Izzo put in a full shift and Musa Toure was a 59th minute substitute for Randers in their 2-1 win at FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga.
Garang Kuol was a 67th minute substitute for Sparta Prague but not among the goals in their 5-2 victory over Ostrava in the Czech Chance Liga.
Martin Boyle came off the bench to provide an assist in Hibernian’s 3-3 draw at Dundee in the Scottish Premiership.
Boyle, who was a 74th minute sub, laid off a long lofted pass for Ante Suto’s goal for 2-2 in the 84th minute.
He was rated 5.5/10 by Edinburgh Evening News who wrote: “Nice pass for Suto’s goal after coming on with just over 15 to go.”
In England’s Championship, Mohamed Toure was absent for Norwich City’s 2-0 win at Leicester City due to a groin injury that will sideline him for 4-6 weeks, ruling him out of Australia’s upcoming friendlies.
Norwich boss Philippe Clement said: “He has a muscle injury. He will be out four to six weeks. It’s a disappointing one, of course, because it’s also one nobody saw coming so fast in the game.
“He was in full speed and then in a duel out of balance, so it’s really unlucky one, and we need to move on.”
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In positive injury news, Hayden Matthews was back in the Portsmouth matchday squad after being out since early January with an ankle complaint but went unused in their 1-0 home loss to Hull City.
Adrian Segecic played the full game but had a nightmare. The News rated him 5/10 and wrote: “Replaced the injured Swift in the number 10 role and, crucially, was responsible for the mistake which lost Pompey the game.
“Handed corner responsibilities from both sides, with some excellent deliveries and buzzed around, but one error defined his performance.”
Daniel Bennie started but was hauled at half-time in QPR’s 2-0 home defeat to Sheffield United.
Kealey Adamson came on in the 85th minute while Jaylan Pearman was on the bench but unused.
