England: Memorable week for Kamada
Japan midfielder Daichi Kamada, making his sixth start for Crystal Palace, scored his first English Premier League goal during a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest. The 30-year-old has made three assists this season. 

Leeds United’s Japan midfielder Ao Tanaka was on the pitch for 71 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Arsenal, which saw his side lose for the first time in five outings.

Japan custodian Zion Suzuki’s Aston Villa played out a 2-2 stalemate with Brentford, who came from behind to earn a point. 

Ipswich Town started Japan forward Daizen Maeda in a 2-1 win over Fulham, with his side scoring their goals in the 88th minute and in injury time. 

Japan’s Hidemasa Morita came on in the 75th minute in Hull City’s 2-2 tie with Everton.

Scotland: Kim plays part in Rangers’ win
Rangers started Korea Republic winger Kim Min-su in their 3-1 win over Kilmarnock to extend their Premiership winning run to six games. 

Iraq midfielder Zidane Iqbal featured for Dundee United in a 1-0 win over Hibernian, who started Australia’s Jack Iredale and Ante Suto and brought on Martin Boyle in the 54th minute. 

Australia right-back Ryan Strain played a full match for Falkirk as they fell 2-1 to Dundee, who claimed their first top-flight win over his side in 39 years.  

Germany: Goto grabs his first
Japan international Keisuke Goto struck an 85th-minute winner in Freiburg’s 2-1 win over Schalke, who started Japan’s Satoshi Tanaka and sent on Korea Republic international Hwang Hee-chan in the 79th minute. Goto’s fellow international and teammate Yuito Suzuki was given his marching orders in the 64th minute after collecting his second yellow card. 

Augsburg’s Korea Republic defender Seol Young-woo saw action for 62 minutes in a 2-2 stalemate with Bayern Munich, who conceded the fastest goal in Bundesliga history when Robin Fellhauer slotted into an empty net just 8.37 seconds into the match.

Japan defender Koki Machida featured for Hoffenheim in a 3-2 defeat to Hamburger SV.

Mainz 05 started Japan midfielder Kaishu Sano and brought on Korea Republic midfielder Lee Jae-sung in the 70th minute in a 4-3 loss to Bayer Leverkusen.

Philippines defender Raphael Obermair played a full match in Paderborn’s 2-0 loss to Stuttgart.

Korea Republic midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong was in action for 78 minutes as Union Berlin eked out a 1-0 win over Elversberg, who sent on Thailand defender Nicholas Mickelson in the 71st minute. 

Eintracht Frankfurt started Japan midfielder Ritsu Doan as they crashed 6-0 to RB Leipzig.

Indonesia defender Kevin Diks featured for Borussia Monchengladbach in a 2-1 loss to Koln. His teammate and Japan midfielder Daiki Hashioka played  80 minutes while Japan striker Shuto Machino came on in the 64th. 

Netherlands: James helps Eagles in stalemate
Indonesia defender Dean James assisted Go Ahead Eagles’ first goal in a 3-3 stalemate with Sparta Rotterdam, with his side racking up their fourth consecutive draw. 

Japan midfielder Kodai Sano played a full match in PSV’s 2-0 win over Heerenveen. 

Fortuna Sittard featured Indonesia defender Justin Hubner for the full match in a 1-1 tie with Twente.

Excelsior brought on Australia striker Kasey Bos in the 65th minute in a 5-1 defeat to Groningen.

Indonesia defender Nathan Tjoe-A-On was in action for 88 minutes in Willem II’s 3-1 loss to Utrecht.

France: Seko sees red
Le Havre’s Japan defender Ayumu Seko was red-carded in the 61st minute in a 1-0 loss to Lille, who brought on Japan striker Ayase Ueda in the 57th minute and Indonesia centreback Calvin Verdonk in the 73rd.

Ayumu’s countrymen and teammates Sota Nakamura and Kaito Mizuta also featured in bottom club Le Havre’s sixth straight defeat. Lyon’s Japan winger Keito Nakamura came on in the 60th minute in a 2-1 loss to Lens.

Jordan midfielder Mousa Al Tamari was in action for 67 minutes in third-placed Rennes’ 4-1 win over Auxerre.

Australia custodian Patrick Beach was beaten twice as second-from-bottom Troyes picked up their fourth consecutive Ligue 1 defeat, this time going down 2-0 to Marseille.

Italy: Sugawara’s Cagliari in fine form 
Cagliari brought on Japan defender Yukinari Sugawara in the 69th minute as they held Juventus to a 1-1 stalemate. His side are fourth in Serie A after four undefeated matches.

Spain: Lee’s Madrid jump to second place
Korea Republic midfielder Lee Kang-in came on in the 57th minute in Atletico Madrid’s 2-1 win over Alaves, which moved his side to second in the La Liga with four straight wins. 

Belgium: Yang claims his first 
Westerlo’s Korea Republic U23 winger Yang Min-hyeok, who came on in the 85th minute in place of Japan’s Isa Sakamoto, netted his first Belgian Pro League goal six minutes into injury time in a 5-1 thumping of Antwerp, who started Japan’s Taishi Nozawa in goal and brought on Japan midfielder Yuto Tsunashima in the 84th  minute. 

Sint-Truiden’s Japan internationals Kota Takai and Shogo Taniguchi both scored at the wrong end of the pitch in the 24th and 39th minutes respectively as their side lost 4-3 to Mechelen. Both players also received yellow cards - Takai in the fifth minute and Taniguchi in the 88th. Japan’s Leo Kokubo, Kaito Matsuzawa, Ryotaro Araki and international Taiga Hata all started for Sint-Truiden.  

Genk’s Japan striker Junya Ito started in a 3-0 win over Kortrijk, which gave them their first win in four starts. 

Syria centre-back and Sporting Charleroi captain Aiham Ousou played a full match in a 1-0 win over Standard Liege, whose Islamic Republic of Iran striker Dennis Dargahi took to the pitch for 77 minutes. 

Japan’s Nikki Havenaar was in action for 90 minutes in Union Saint-Gilloise’s 1-1 draw with OH Leuven, who brought on his countryman Takuya Ogiwara five minutes before regulation time.

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