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A Socceroo earned promotion while Mat Ryan put himself into rare air thanks to his latest clean sheet.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a pair of Aussie youngsters earned glowing endorsements as their stock continues to rise.<\/p>\n
Everton see RED in Merseyside Derby loss | 02:54<\/p>\n MORE COVERAGE<\/b><\/p>\n PL Talking Pts: PL champs\u2019 $192m elephant in the room; Blues star\u2019s \u2018symbolic\u2019 resurgence<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n PL great slams \u2018very harsh\u2019 call against Gunners amid four red cards in fiery clashes<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n Young midfielder Alex Robertson <\/b>continues to be a pivotal figure in Portsmouth\u2019s bid for promotion from League One as he started in their 1-0 win over Carlisle United.<\/p>\n Pompey remain unbeaten at the top of the league as they seek a return a Championship for the first time since 2012.<\/p>\n Robertson has been central to Portsmouth\u2019s rise and once again caught the eye in the win over Carlisle, with Portsmouth News <\/a><\/i>reporter Jordan Cross<\/a> describing him as \u201csuch a gifted footballer.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Aussie matched his ability with intelligence and sharpness in his passing in a decent showing,” Cross wrote.<\/p>\n Also featuring in the victory for Portsmouth was Kusini Yengi<\/b>, who came off the bench.<\/p>\n The other Socceroos youngster earning accolades is Parma defender Alessandro Circati<\/b>, who helped keep a clean sheet against New Zealand in his international debut.<\/p>\n Circati was immediately slotted into Parma\u2019s backline for their Serie B clash against Como, which they won 2-1.<\/p>\n It was the 20-year-old who seemingly stole the show, with Parma Live <\/a><\/i>reporter<\/a> Tommaso Rocca giving him a rating of eight, the highest of the team.<\/p>\n Rocca also described Circati as \u201cmonumental\u201d and \u201cinfallible\u201d in a glowing endorsement of the Socceroo.<\/p>\n Over in Japan, Socceroos striker Mitchell Duke <\/b>was able to pop open the champagne after his J2 League side Machida Zelvia got promoted to the Japanese top flight for the first time in club history.<\/p>\n There also might be an Australian who could taste glory in the J1 League as Kevin Muscat\u2019s <\/b>Yokohama F. Marinos beat Consadole Sapporo 4-1 and are only four points off league leaders Vissel Kobe.<\/p>\n Unfortunately there weren\u2019t many Aussies who found themselves on the scoresheet, with just two managing to get amongst the goals.<\/p>\n It was also the Aussie midfielder\u2019s first goal of the season as the result extended St Pauli\u2019s unbeaten streak in the league to 10 games where they sit in first place on 20 points.<\/p>\n The other goalscorer was Patrick Yazbek, <\/b>who scored for Norwegian side Viking FK in a 4-3 loss to Tromso.<\/p>\n Yazbek\u2019s stock continues to rise having been called into the Socceroos camp as a train-on player for their recent friendlies against England and New Zealand.<\/p>\n Although the chances of scoring a goal as a defender are slim and even slimmer for a goalkeeper, a clean sheet runs a close second.<\/p>\n Socceroos goalkeeper Mat Ryan<\/b> kept a clean sheet for Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in a 3-0 win over Herenveen as they sit in second place in the Eredivisie.<\/p>\n Remarkably, Ryan is the man with the most clean sheets of any goalkeeper competing in the top five European leagues with eight to his name.<\/p>\n So too did Ashley Maynard-Brewer<\/b> who enjoyed a shut-out for Charlton Athletic as they thrashed Reading 4-0 in League One.<\/p>\n Mitch Langerak<\/b> also kept the opposition at bay as his J1 League side Nagoya Grampus beat Gamba Osaka 1-0.<\/p>\n In France, Clare Hunt <\/b>helped PSG keep a clean sheet in a 4-0 win over Lille in what was her first start in the league.<\/p>\n Alanna Kennedy <\/b>was another Aussie who enjoyed a clean sheet as Manchester City beat Leicester City 1-0, with Mary Fowler <\/b>also starting that game for the English heavyweights.<\/p>\n Staying in England and Sam Kerr <\/b>didn\u2019t get on the scoresheet but did provide an assist as Chelsea beat Brighton 4-2 in the Women\u2019s Super League.<\/p>\n Harry Souttar <\/b>continues to be a constant presence on the bench for Leicester City as he was an unused sub in their 2-0 win over Swansea City.<\/p>\n The large Scottish contingent had a weekend to forget, as Lewis Miller, Martin Boyle and James Jeggo <\/b>all started for Hibernian in a brutal 4-0 loss to Rangers.<\/p>\n Kye Rowles, Cameron Devlin and Calum Nieuwenhof <\/b>didn\u2019t fare much better for Hearts as they started in a 4-1 defeat to Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic.<\/p>\n In Switzerland, Awer Mabil <\/b>started alongside fellow Aussie Joshua Laws <\/b>for Grasshoppers in a 2-1 victory over Lugano in what was the team\u2019s second win in a row.<\/p>\n Over in the Netherlands and teenage sensation Garang Kuol\u2019s <\/b>FC Volendam went down 2-1 to Waalwijk, leaving Volendam at the bottom of the Eredivisie.<\/p>\n Matildas trio Charli Grant, Katrina Gorry and Clare Polkinghorne <\/b>couldn\u2019t steer Swedish side Vittsjo GIK to a needed win as they went down 2-0 to Rosengard, all but ending the club\u2019s hopes of a European berth.<\/p>\n Grant also received a red card late in the contest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n