It was a weekend to remember for several Socceroos midfielders as Harry Souttar’s Premier League debut got off to a horror start.
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Aaron Mooy’s rich vein of form for Celtic continued with a man of the match display as the Aussie star scored in Celtic’s 4-1 rout of St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership.
A beautifully-lofted pass from Hoops star Jota found Mooy who had slipped in behind a napping St Johnstone backline.
The 33-year-old took a touch to control his teammate’s pass before lobbing it over St Johnstone goalkeeper Remi Matthews’ head and into the back of the net for Celtic’s third goal inside 40 minutes.
Mooy’s goal was his fourth in seven Scottish Premiership appearances and his sixth in eight across all competitions.
Although he didn’t find himself on the scoresheet, Riley McGree also turned in an eye-catching performance in Middlesbrough’s 3-0 win over Blackpool in the Championship.
McGree provided the assist for Chuba Akpom’s second goal of the game for Boro thanks to some terrific give-and-go work from the Socceroo.
Teesside Live’s Middlesbrough reporter Craig Johns gave McGree a rating of eight out of 10.
“Another brilliant, all-action display,” Johns wrote.
“He just seemed to cover every blade of grass in the final third of the pitch. Wherever the ball was, he was.”
The Northern Echo’s Dominic Shaw also rated McGree’s performance the same, stating “Blackpool couldn’t get a grip of his movement.”
As McGree dazzled in the second tier in England, fellow Socceroo Harry Souttar made his Premier League debut for Leicester City away to Aston Villa.
It was a nightmare start for Souttar who gave Villa the lead in the 32nd minute thanks to an own goal as he turned in Ollie Watkins’ cross into the back of the net.
Thankfully his teammates were able to spare his blushes as they roared back to secure a crucial three points in a 4-2 win over Villa.
While Souttar scored at the wrong end of the field, one member of the Australian contingent at 2. Bundesliga side St Pauli found the back of the net with a stunner in a 2-0 win against Hannover 96.
On just his third start since joining St Pauli, Connor Metcalfe got his second goal for the club as he curled in a delightful effort with his left foot just inside the right edge of the box.
Although he was initially flagged for offside, the goal was eventually awarded as fellow Socceroo Jackson Irvine raced over to celebrate Metcalfe’s strike.
Elsewhere, Socceroos skipper Mat Ryan made a massive save as AZ Alkmaar drew 1-1 with FC Volendam in the Eredivisie.
There was little Ryan could do to keep out the opener, but he came up big in the 66th minute.
The Aussie had to produce a smart stop to prevent a 20-yard thunderbolt from flying past him and it came at a crucial moment to keep the score at 1-0, as AZ would score a late equaliser.
Ryan’s side sit in second place in the Dutch top flight, just two points off league-leaders Feyenoord.
