In the Netherlands, Sainsbury was involved in a scuffle early in the second half and the Socceroo defender saw red as PEC Zwolle went down 2-0 to relegation-threatened Heracles Almelo.
Luke Wilkshire was an unused substitute as Feyenoord were beaten 1-0 at home by Go Ahead Eagles while Tommy Oar and Michael Zullo weren’t in FC Utrecht’s squad.
Counting my lucky stars today. Supporters were amazing! The atmosphere you bring, no words for it! One step closer!
— Maty Ryan (@MatyRyan) April 19, 2015Ryan’s incredible season continued as Brugge came from a goal down at the break to beat Anderlecht 2-1.
Brugge remain two points clear at the top of the league in Belgium ahead of Friday morning’s (AEST) Europe League quarter-final second leg in Ukraine.
Veteran striker Tim Cahill was unable to inspire Shanghai Shenhua as they went down 2-1 away to Henan Jianye 2-1, with Cahill playing the full 90 minutes.
Ex- Melbourne Victory skipper Adrian Leijer set up Chongqing Lifan’s goal but it wasn’t enough as they lost 2-1 at Shanghai Dongya.
Liverpool’s Brad Jones was on the bench as the Reds were bundled out of the FA Cup semis with a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa at Wembley.
Midfielder Oliver Bozanic played a full game as LC Luzern beat Grasshoppers 2-0 in Switzerland.
James Holland (Austria Wien), Joshua Brilliante (Empoli) and Mark Birighitti (AS Varese) were all unused substitutes at their respective clubs.