Jovan Kirovski and Cory Gibbs each earned their first league starts over the weekend, but were part of losing efforts. Kirovski helped Crystal Palace to a midweek victory over Everton in Worthington Cup play, but could not prevent a 4-2 defeat at Portsmouth. Gibbs rated favorably in comparison to his St. Pauli teammates in a 3-1 Bundesliga loss to Bayer Leverkusen. England Brad Friedel, Blackburn (PL) Started (90 min.) at Ipswich Town (1-1). Friedel had a busy day in net, turning away early chances by Martijn Reuser and Matt Holland while the hosts controlled the play. Alan Mahon got behind Rovers’ defense in the 15th minute and he shot over Friedel, off the crossbar and Alun Armstrong finished with an eight-yard volley. Matt Jansen equalized in the 54th minute, but Ipswich continued to put shots on Friedel, who did not let another ball past. Kasey Keller, Tottenham (PL) DNP vs. Chelsea (2-3) Joe-Max Moore, Everton (PL) DNP vs. Liverpool (1-3). Moore was not listed as a substitute for this game. On Wednesday, with eight Everton players out due to injury, Moore started against Crystal Palace in a second round match of the Worthington Cup. Moore was substituted in the 90th minute with the score 1-1. Crystal Palace went on to win on penalty kicks, 5-4. Jovan Kirovski, Crystal Palace (D1) Started (90 min.) vs. Portsmouth (2-4). Kirovski started his first league match of the season, earning that spot after starting in the team’s Wednesday victory over Everton to advance to the third round of the Worthington Cup. Like Moore, Kirovski was taken off before penalty kicks. Gregg Berhalter, Crystal Palace (D1) DNP vs. Portsmouth (2-4). Ian Feuer, Wimbledon (D1)DNP vs. Sheffield Wednesday (1-1). Eddie Lewis, Fulham (D1) DNP vs. Arsenal (1-3). France David Regis, Metz (D1) Started (84 min.) vs. Guingamp (2-0). Germany Steve Cherundolo, Hannover (D2) Started (90 min.) vs. Karlsruher (5-0). Cory Gibbs, St. Pauli (D1) Started (90 min.) vs. Bayer Leverkusen (1-3). In his first Bundesliga start of the season, Gibbs picked up a caution in the 59th minute of a physical match. Nine yellow cards were shown during the game. Frankie Hejduk, Bayer Leverkusen (D1) DNP vs. St. Pauli (3-1). Tony Sanneh, Nuremberg (D1) Started (75 min.) vs. Kaiserslautern (0-2). Netherlands John O’Brien, Ajax (HD) DNP – injured vs. AZ Alkmaar (1-0). Earnie Stewart, NAC (HD) Started (90 min.) vs. PSV Eindhoven (2-0). Scotland Claudio Reyna, Rangers (PL) DNP – injured vs. Motherwell (3-0).