Aussies Abroad: Ange wins managerial award as Mo Toure scores again

[p]Ange Postecoglou has taken Saudi's top league by storm, linking up with the legendary [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ronaldo-cristiano/WGOY4FSt/"]Cristiano Ronaldo[/a] at 11-time champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-nassr/h4I89ZuE/"]Al Nassr[/a] after a disastrous stint at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nottingham/UsushcZr/"]Nottingham Forest[/a].[/p][p]Al Nassr, defending their 2025-26 Saudi Pro League title, won all five competitive matches in August, also advancing in the King's Cup. [/p][p]That run came to an end at the weekend when they were shocked 2-1 away by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-ittihad/QmsyAjWh/"]Al Ittihad[/a], but not before Postecoglou was awarded the league's August Manager of the Month award. [/p][p]The Saudi league has given Postecoglou an obstacle he admitted he has never faced as a professional manager, with his club playing their first five games of the new campaign across a 15-day period - a challenge he says he's used to at the back-end of the season, but not the start.  [/p][h2]So how did our overseas players fare this weekend?[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/rating/WtG2SIIU/"]Explainer: How Flashscore's new player rating system is fairer, smarter and more transparent than ever before[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/caceres-anthony/biaDUH9G/"]Anthony Caceres[/a] assisted his team's opening goal on debut for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bangkok-utd/zsaenKWk/"]Bangkok United[/a] as they defeated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sisaket-united/GfZzY0aO/"]Sisaket United[/a] 3-1 in the opening round of the new Thai League season. His rating of [i][b]7.6 out of 10[/b][/i] was the fifth-best on the pitch and also featured two key passes and a passing accuracy of 94%. [/p][embed guid="88fe5afd-967f-437d-a555-d8e33b13d54b" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRb510vcy_Q" social-type="youtube" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cummings-jason/hjUr7sYA/"]Jason Cummings[/a] [i][b]scored in his first starting appearance[/b][/i] for new side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ho-chi-minh/AgIq9iBm/"]Ho Chi Minh[/a] as they defeated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hanoi-fc/x2LRDuqP/"]Hanoi FC[/a] 3-1 in the opening round of the new V-League season. [/p][embed guid="242cdcb7-f747-48bc-9864-b85a8df81e69" url="https://x.com/football360au/status/2096446773116174546" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hrustic-ajdin/phFkXFtU/"]Ajdin Hrustic[/a] scored his first UAE Pro League goal for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-nasr/40ZYZrBI/"]Al Nasr[/a] in his third start as his team lost 2-1 at home despite being warm favourites. He was the second-best player on the park, rating 8.1 out of 10 for making five key passes, 12 accurate passes in the final third and one big chance in addition to his goal.[/p][p]Over in Spain, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/timber-quinten/Ag97KtSd/"]Maty Ryan[/a] rated [i][b]7.7 out of 10[/b][/i] when making three saves in a clean sheet La Liga draw away to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/malaga/25tIqYiJ/"]Malaga[/a].[/p][embed guid="4a3feba5-3db4-481b-85ab-693593598636" url="https://x.com/SBSSportau/status/2096735810968052002" social-type="twitter" /][p]From Spain to Strain: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/strain-ryan/OfUBtPoL/"]Ryan Strain[/a] assisted Scottish relegation contender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/falkirk/nHDF1ZUj/"]Falkirk[/a]'s fourth-minute match opener in their surprise 1-1 draw away to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dundee-utd/8QEB2FFp/"]Dundee United[/a], giving his side their second point from five rounds of the Scottish Premiership season. He also missed a big chance to score, bringing his rating down to [i][b]7.0 out of 10[/b][/i]. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/toure-mohamed/SfbYnjVB/"]Mo Toure[/a] scored his fourth competitive goal of the season, putting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norwich/Qo6off6p/"]Norwich[/a] 2-1 up before half-time in a 3-1 win away to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sheffield-utd/MeKPSerA/"]Sheffield United[/a]. The Canaries are back in the top-half of the EFL Championship as a result. [/p][embed guid="428c2709-0c63-4629-9f68-67864e9696b0" url="https://x.com/NorwichCityFC/status/2096301083178246440" social-type="twitter" /][h2]In other news...[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arzani-daniel/QPynVbP4/"]Daniel Arzani[/a] started in left midfield for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ferencvaros/pKS9M7R7/"]Ferencvaros[/a] and rated [i][b]7.4 out of 10[/b][/i] thanks to a game-high of four successful dribbles, whilst he also made two key passes. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/balard-maximilien/4UWfp308/"]Max Balard[/a] recorded a [i][b]6.1 out of 10[/b][/i] rating in a 45-minute starting stint for Dutch club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nac-breda/nLNrHc14/"]NAC Breda[/a] as they lost 4-2 away to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/waalwijk/lvM1vra5/"]Waalwijk[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beach-patrick/d6MmYtl5/"]Patrick Beach[/a] had a nightmare afternoon at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/strasbourg/nP6UzIU1/"]Strasbourg[/a], making six saves but conceding six goals in a 6-2 loss. He rated a match-worst [i][b]5.0 out of 10[/b][/i] as a result. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/boyle-martin/f7Wzffpk/"]Martin Boyle[/a] rated a shocking [i][b]5.4 out of 10[/b][/i] playing on the right wing for Hibs after he gave away a first-half penalty in a 2-1 loss away to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-johnstone/ULK83EjM/"]St Johnstone[/a]. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/circati-alessandro/x0EJsbc8/"]Alessandro Circati[/a] made his Portuguese league debut off the bench but was booked in a 28-minute stint, passing with just 79% accuracy and rating [i][b]6.6 out of 10[/b][/i]. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/degenek-milos/n1S8eZb9/"]Milos Degenek[/a] helped Cypriot club APOEL record their first win of the season as they thrashed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ael-limassol/bBTwQWuj/"]AEL Limassol[/a] 6-0.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/herrington-lucas/4ApZ8wCi/"]Lucas Herrington[/a] played a quiet 19 minutes off the bench in Hull's 0-0 draw at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/irankunda-nestor/OdWRR5EU/"]Nestory Irankunda[/a] made his third consecutive appearance as a sub for new club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sporting-cp/tljXuHBC/"]Sporting CP[/a], rating [i][b]6.8 out of 10[/b][/i]. He had two shots off target from inside the box. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/irvine-jackson/SvwMecZH/"]Jackson Irvine[/a] passed at just 76% accuracy in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cerezo-osaka/rJJl6Vtt/"]Cerezo Osaka[/a]'s 0-0 draw at home to Verdy, but rated a [i][b]7.1 out of 10[/b][/i] after winning eight of nine individual duels. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/italiano-jacob/x2rPoBfJ/"]Jacob Italiano[/a] played the second half of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/grazer-ak/bcsfIr0i/"]Grazer AK[/a]'s 2-0 Swiss Cup win away to third-tier side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kitzbuhel/tt13uJmF/"]Kitzbuhel[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/izzo-paul/v5z7HY7j/"]Paul Izzo[/a] made two saves and kept a clean sheet to rate [i][b]7.3 out of 10[/b][/i] in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/randers-fc/x0NnnfrU/"]Randers[/a]' 3-0 league win at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brondby/67R5vKqt/"]Brondby[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/karacic-fran/xCJVQZ1l/"]Fran Karacic[/a] was booked, missed a big chance to score, lost seven out of 11 individual duels and subsequently rated [i][b]5.9 out of 10[/b][/i] in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lok-zagreb/CWwBJ6PA/"]Lokomotiv Zagreb[/a]'s 2-1 league loss away to fellow bottom-half club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/slaven-belupo/ENJqToLP/"]Slaven Belupo[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcgree-riley/nqCW2QeG/"]Riley McGree[/a] was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/middlesbrough/6F0lvLNC/"]Middlesbrough[/a]'s tenth-best player with a rating of [i][b]6.8 out of 10,[/b][/i] having missed a big chance to score in their 1-0 win at QPR. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/metcalfe-connor/zqXaHPUa/"]Connor Metcalfe[/a] played a quiet 45 minutes off the bench in Bundesliga 2, rating [i][b]6.7 out of 10[/b][/i], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-pauli/ILyJuN3g/"]as St. Pauli[/a] continued their winless start to the league season (D3, L1), having only just dropped down to the second tier.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/okon-engstler-paul/2TYezBuo/"]Paul Okon-Engstler[/a] rated [i][b]6.5 out of 10 [/b][/i]in Koln's 4-1 loss away to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vfb-stuttgart/nJQmYp1B/"]Stuttgart[/a]. He passed at 96% accuracy but did not make any significant contributions to scoring chances.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-neill-aiden/bucq8fAg/"]Aiden O'Neill[/a] made his comeback from ankle surgery, playing for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-city/vZraQYnO/"]New York City[/a] for the first time since the World Cup. He played just 20 minutes off the bench in a 0-0 draw at home to Eastern Conference leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nashville-sc/84yIDQMe/"]Nashville[/a], hitting the target in ten of 12 passes and rating [i][b]6.5 out of 10[/b][/i]. [/p][p]O'Neill's compatriot, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yazbek-patrick/jy2ZAeGH/"]Patrick Yazbek[/a], played 66 minutes and rated [i][b]6.5 out of 10[/b][/i] after being booked for Nashville and making a game-best seven accurate passes into the final third. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robertson-alex/63grHnZb/"]Alex Robertson[/a] made 53 accurate passes and was booked in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cardiff/hO8wh6aP/"]Cardiff[/a]'s 2-0 loss away to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portsmouth/zckREQFJ/"]Portsmouth[/a], rating [i][b]6.6 out of 10[/b][/i]. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/silvera-samuel/4Sv9GWNk/"]Sam Silvera[/a] played just 17 minutes off the bench for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/milton-keynes-dons/f9KDxtkU/"]MK Dons[/a] in a 3-3 draw with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wycombe/hl2V5JIl/"]Wycombe Wanderers[/a], rating [i][b]6.3 out of 10[/b][/i].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/souttar-harry/Aw73uj0d/"]Harry Souttar[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leicester/KrrdAMyI/"]Leicester[/a] were $1.50 favourites at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/oxford-utd/vgOBT43c/"]Oxford United[/a] in League One action only to be slapped 4-0, with Souttar winning just one duel, making four clearances but recording a game-high 95 accurate passes at 95% to rate [i][b]6.3 out of 10[/b][/i].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stensness-gianni/8jf7fNnD/"]Gianni Stensness[/a] rated [i][b]6.8 out of 10[/b][/i] in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/viking/bXAgOWwb/"]Viking[/a]'s Round 20 Eliteserien draw away to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sandefjord/IXyr4UxA/"]Sandefjord[/a], with his team three points behind league leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bodo-glimt/S0WZMUNG/"]Bodo/Glimt[/a]. Stensness made four clearances, six recoveries and blocked two shots.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tilio-marco/Kz7POmA8/"]Marco Tilio[/a] played 65 minutes without scoring in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rapid-vienna/rejcUFSs/"]SK Rapid[/a]'s 5-2 Cup win away to third-tier [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/a-klagenfurt/hIayizS6/"]Klagenfurt[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/velupillay-nishan/fahbBTEI/"]Nishan Velupillay[/a] played a full 90 minutes for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ingolstadt/ne5QkLtB/"]Ingolstadt[/a] in Germany's third-tier as they lost 3-0 at home to outsiders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/alemannia-aachen/j3PKcB4E/"]Aachen[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/volpato-cristian/2B5YqXFG/"]Cristian Volpato[/a] rated just [i][b]6.3 out of 10[/b][/i] - the equal-fifth worst of both teams - having done very little in his 38 minutes off the bench for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sassuolo/QDdvI0zl/"]Sassuolo[/a]. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yengi-tete/YTFoCLya/"]Tete Yengi[/a] played 24 minutes off the bench in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/machida-zelvia/CUSC1dab/"]Machida Zelvia[/a]'s 3-1 win at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nagoya-grampus/6BeXoaup/"]Nagoya[/a], rating [i][b]6.4 out of 10[/b][/i].[/p][p]Yengi's teammate, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/duke-mitchell/zDFlzabo/"]Mitch Duke[/a], played just four minutes. [/p][infobox id="d39bc573-b9dd-4b87-acb9-2de1f22d36c7" /]