Group stage play in the CAF Champions League resumed on Friday with one game in Group A.
At Khartoum, Sudan:
Usama Altawon's goal at 9 minutes held up as Al-Hilal blanked visiting ZESCO United FC 1-0.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Sir Bobby Robson, R. I. P.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Red Bulls Gain Road Draw In Series Opener
The first week of action in the preliminary round of the 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League concluded Thursday.
At Marbella, Trinidad and Tobago:
Dane Richards (47') and Ernst Oebster (59') provided the goalpower that enabled the New York Red Bulls to gain a 2-2 road draw in game one of their two-match set with W Connection. The hosts got goals from Jonathan Fana (40') and Hughtun Hector (71').
At Heredia, Costa Rica:
A hat trick from Javier Antonio Orozco Penuelas (49', 57', 74') helped Cruz Azul smother Herediano 6-2 on the road in the series opener for both clubs.
At Tegucigalpa, Honduras:
Second-half tallies from Jocimar Nascimento (PK-48') and Everaldo Ferreira (56') lifted Olimpia to a come-from-behind game-one 2-1 home win over Arabe Unido.
At Marbella, Trinidad and Tobago:
Dane Richards (47') and Ernst Oebster (59') provided the goalpower that enabled the New York Red Bulls to gain a 2-2 road draw in game one of their two-match set with W Connection. The hosts got goals from Jonathan Fana (40') and Hughtun Hector (71').
At Heredia, Costa Rica:
A hat trick from Javier Antonio Orozco Penuelas (49', 57', 74') helped Cruz Azul smother Herediano 6-2 on the road in the series opener for both clubs.
At Tegucigalpa, Honduras:
Second-half tallies from Jocimar Nascimento (PK-48') and Everaldo Ferreira (56') lifted Olimpia to a come-from-behind game-one 2-1 home win over Arabe Unido.
Europa League: Action From The Third Qualifying Round
The remaining 34 two-match sets in the third qualifying round for the 2009-10 Europa League got under way on Thursday.
At Tbilisi, Georgia:
Goals from Giorgi Merebashvili (41') and Levan Khmaladze (87') sparked Dinamo Tbilisi to a 2-0 home win over Red Star Belgrade in game one of the clubs' two-game series.
At Skopje, Macedonia:
Caca's hat trick (20', 34', 79'), combined with Chris Sorensen's successful penalty kick at 62 minutes, lifted OB Odense to a 4-3 road win over FK Rabotnicki in game one of the two clubs' two-match, home-and-away, total goals series.
At Podgorica, Montenegro:
SK Sturm Graz, thanks to tallies courtesy of Mario Hass (PK-64') and Fabian Lamotte (76'), came from behind to edge FK Petrovac 2-1 on the road in game one of their two-match set.
At Helsinki, Finland:
Elvin Mammadov scored the only goal of the match at 69 minutes as Qarabag defeated FC Honka 1-0 on the road in game one.
At Tel Aviv, Israel:
Goals from Hakan Balta (31'), Harry Kewell (47'), Sabri Sarioglu (53'), and Milan Baros (73') powered Galatasaray to a convincing 4-1 road win in game one over Maccabi Netanya.
At Vilnius, Lithuania:
Bobby Zamora (45'), Danny Murphy (PK-57'), and Seol Ki Hyeon (85') provided the goalpower as Fulham overpowered FK Vetra 3-0 on the road in the series opener.
At Donetsk, Ukraine:
FC Metallurh Donetsk got their two-match set on the right foot with a 2-0 home win in game one over IB Lubljana. Olexiy Godin (20') and Mario Sergio (PK-50') tallied for the hosts.
At Oslo, Norway:
Lino (31') and Zlatan Muslimovic (37') each scored once as PAOK bested Valerenga IF 2-1 on the road in match one.
At Tromso, Norway:
Tromso IL, with scoring provided by Morten Moldskred (67') and Sigurd Rushfeldt (69'), overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit to edge visiting Slaven Koprivnica 2-1 in game one. The Croatian club did get an important away goal at 38 minutes as Nikola Safaric successfully converted a penalty kick.
At Brondby, Denmark:
In a battle of penalty kicks, Alexander Farnerud converted his at 73 minutes to enable Brondby to salvage a 1-1 home deadlock in game one with Legia Warsaw, whose successful penalty kick came at 40 minutes from Macij Jwanski.
At Sofia, Bulgaria:
Ivan Stoianov scored the only goal of the match at 73 minutes as CSKA Sofia blanked visiting Derry City FC 1-0 in the clubs' series opener.
At Fredrikstad, Norway:
Manuel Arboleda's double (22', 25') was part of an offensive showcase that carried Lech Posnan to a 6-1 road brassknuckling of Fredrikstad in game one.
At Gothenburg, Sweden:
Etey Shechter (73'), Samuel Yeboah (78'), and Bebars Natcho (90'+4) each scored a goal in the second half as Hapoel Tel Aviv overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit to down IFK Gothenburg 3-1 on the road in game one.
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Mario Djurovski's equalizer (45'+2) enabled FK Vojvodina to salvage a 1-1 game one home stalemate with Austria Vienna. The Violets scored first on Tomas Jun's goal at 38 minutes.
At Vienna, Austria:
Stefan Maierhofer (25') and Nikica Jelavic (57') each contributed a tally as Rapid Vienna took the opening game of their two-match set with visiting APOP 2-1. Jose Filipe Correira Semedo did score a late away goal for the Cypriot club at 79 minutes.
At Vadus, Liechtenstein:
Jan Blazek scored the only goal of the match (43') as FC Slovan Liberec defeated FC Vaduz 1-0 on the road in match one.
At Zilina, Slovakia:
David Kobylik's successful penalty kick at 73 minutes enabled MSK Zilina to salvage a 1-1 game-one home deadlock with Hajduk Split, as the Croatian club got a goal from Rafael Paraiba at 52 minutes.
At Bucharest, Romania:
Banel Nicolita (45'+1) and Bogdan Stancu (61') helped guide Steaua Bucharest to a 3-0 home win over Motherwell FC in the series opener.
At Vaslui, Romania:
Mike Temwanjera (20', 55') provided all the scoring as FC Vaslui blanked visiting Omonia 2-0 in the opening match of their two-game set.
At Warsaw, Poland:
Kees Kwakman scored the lone goal of the match (39') as NAC Breda took game one on the road at the expense of Polonia Warsaw, 1-0.
At Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina:
Jan Novak (11') and David Skutka (60') each tallied once as MFK Kosice took game one on the road over FK Slavija Sarajevo 2-0.
At Bruges, Belgium:
Jonathan Blondel doubled (35', 90') and Joseph Akpala (12') contributed a goal as Club Brugge edged visiting FC Lahti 3-2 in the series opener. The Finnish club got key away goals from Janne Moilanen (6') and Eero Korte (50').
At Randers, Denmark:
Hamburg routed Randers FC 4-0 on the road in game one. HSV got goals courtesy of Jose Paolo Guerrero (11'), Jerome Boateng (24'), Mladen Petric (53'), and Piotr Trochowski (PK-80').
At Aberdeen, Scotland:
Michael Hubnik (17'), Lukas Bajer (64'), Jakub Petr (69'), Michal Ordos (83'), and Tomas Horava (90') each scored once as SK Sigma Olomouc spread the scoring around as they smothered Aberdeen FC 5-1 in the series opener on the road, busting a game that had been deadlocked 1-1 at the intermission.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Daniel Guiza's hat trick (30', 40', 61') helped Fenerbahce dismantle visiting Honved 5-1 in game one.
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Robert Vittek (34') and Eden Hazard (39') each tallied a first-half goal as Lille downed FK Sevojno 2-0 in game one on the road.
At Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Dirk Marcellis ultra-late goal (90'+3) lifted PSV Eindhoven to a game-one 1-0 home win over Cherno More.
At Helsingborg, Sweden:
Helsingborgs IF took a 2-1 home decision in match one over FK Sarajevo. Christoffer Andersson (PK-6') and Olafur Ingi Skulason (58') each scored a goal for the hosts, but the club from the Bosnian capital did get an away goal to stay in the series, that goal coming at 22 minutes from Damir Hadzic.
At Rome:
Francesco Totti doubled (55', PK-73') as AS Roma took game one 3-1 at home over KAA Gent.
At Dublin, Ireland:
Dedan O'Brien scored the game's only goal at 71 minutes as St. Patrick's Athletic took game one at home, 1-0, over Krylya Sovetov.
At Rijeka, Croatia:
Alexei Eremenko, Jr. (43') and Volodymyr Lysenko (85') contributed the goalpower as FC Metalist Kharkiv topped Rijeka 2-1 on the road in game one.
At Reykjavik, Iceland:
Gudmundur Benedikstsson (6') and Gretar Sigurdsson (9') provided the early goals that staked KR Reykjavik to an early 2-0 lead, only to see Scott Chipperfield (58') and Federico Almerares (83') come up with goals in the second half to gain a 2-2 road draw in game one for FC Basel 1893.
At Bilbao, Spain:
Seydou Doumbia scored the only goal of the match (23') as BSC Young Boys took game one on the road 1-0 over Athletic Bilbao.
At Braga, Portugal:
Elfsborg, thanks to goals courtesy of Helgi Valur Danielsson (16') and Emir Bajrami (73'), topped Sporting Braga on the road, 2-1, in the series opener.
At Tbilisi, Georgia:
Goals from Giorgi Merebashvili (41') and Levan Khmaladze (87') sparked Dinamo Tbilisi to a 2-0 home win over Red Star Belgrade in game one of the clubs' two-game series.
At Skopje, Macedonia:
Caca's hat trick (20', 34', 79'), combined with Chris Sorensen's successful penalty kick at 62 minutes, lifted OB Odense to a 4-3 road win over FK Rabotnicki in game one of the two clubs' two-match, home-and-away, total goals series.
At Podgorica, Montenegro:
SK Sturm Graz, thanks to tallies courtesy of Mario Hass (PK-64') and Fabian Lamotte (76'), came from behind to edge FK Petrovac 2-1 on the road in game one of their two-match set.
At Helsinki, Finland:
Elvin Mammadov scored the only goal of the match at 69 minutes as Qarabag defeated FC Honka 1-0 on the road in game one.
At Tel Aviv, Israel:
Goals from Hakan Balta (31'), Harry Kewell (47'), Sabri Sarioglu (53'), and Milan Baros (73') powered Galatasaray to a convincing 4-1 road win in game one over Maccabi Netanya.
At Vilnius, Lithuania:
Bobby Zamora (45'), Danny Murphy (PK-57'), and Seol Ki Hyeon (85') provided the goalpower as Fulham overpowered FK Vetra 3-0 on the road in the series opener.
At Donetsk, Ukraine:
FC Metallurh Donetsk got their two-match set on the right foot with a 2-0 home win in game one over IB Lubljana. Olexiy Godin (20') and Mario Sergio (PK-50') tallied for the hosts.
At Oslo, Norway:
Lino (31') and Zlatan Muslimovic (37') each scored once as PAOK bested Valerenga IF 2-1 on the road in match one.
At Tromso, Norway:
Tromso IL, with scoring provided by Morten Moldskred (67') and Sigurd Rushfeldt (69'), overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit to edge visiting Slaven Koprivnica 2-1 in game one. The Croatian club did get an important away goal at 38 minutes as Nikola Safaric successfully converted a penalty kick.
At Brondby, Denmark:
In a battle of penalty kicks, Alexander Farnerud converted his at 73 minutes to enable Brondby to salvage a 1-1 home deadlock in game one with Legia Warsaw, whose successful penalty kick came at 40 minutes from Macij Jwanski.
At Sofia, Bulgaria:
Ivan Stoianov scored the only goal of the match at 73 minutes as CSKA Sofia blanked visiting Derry City FC 1-0 in the clubs' series opener.
At Fredrikstad, Norway:
Manuel Arboleda's double (22', 25') was part of an offensive showcase that carried Lech Posnan to a 6-1 road brassknuckling of Fredrikstad in game one.
At Gothenburg, Sweden:
Etey Shechter (73'), Samuel Yeboah (78'), and Bebars Natcho (90'+4) each scored a goal in the second half as Hapoel Tel Aviv overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit to down IFK Gothenburg 3-1 on the road in game one.
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Mario Djurovski's equalizer (45'+2) enabled FK Vojvodina to salvage a 1-1 game one home stalemate with Austria Vienna. The Violets scored first on Tomas Jun's goal at 38 minutes.
At Vienna, Austria:
Stefan Maierhofer (25') and Nikica Jelavic (57') each contributed a tally as Rapid Vienna took the opening game of their two-match set with visiting APOP 2-1. Jose Filipe Correira Semedo did score a late away goal for the Cypriot club at 79 minutes.
At Vadus, Liechtenstein:
Jan Blazek scored the only goal of the match (43') as FC Slovan Liberec defeated FC Vaduz 1-0 on the road in match one.
At Zilina, Slovakia:
David Kobylik's successful penalty kick at 73 minutes enabled MSK Zilina to salvage a 1-1 game-one home deadlock with Hajduk Split, as the Croatian club got a goal from Rafael Paraiba at 52 minutes.
At Bucharest, Romania:
Banel Nicolita (45'+1) and Bogdan Stancu (61') helped guide Steaua Bucharest to a 3-0 home win over Motherwell FC in the series opener.
At Vaslui, Romania:
Mike Temwanjera (20', 55') provided all the scoring as FC Vaslui blanked visiting Omonia 2-0 in the opening match of their two-game set.
At Warsaw, Poland:
Kees Kwakman scored the lone goal of the match (39') as NAC Breda took game one on the road at the expense of Polonia Warsaw, 1-0.
At Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina:
Jan Novak (11') and David Skutka (60') each tallied once as MFK Kosice took game one on the road over FK Slavija Sarajevo 2-0.
At Bruges, Belgium:
Jonathan Blondel doubled (35', 90') and Joseph Akpala (12') contributed a goal as Club Brugge edged visiting FC Lahti 3-2 in the series opener. The Finnish club got key away goals from Janne Moilanen (6') and Eero Korte (50').
At Randers, Denmark:
Hamburg routed Randers FC 4-0 on the road in game one. HSV got goals courtesy of Jose Paolo Guerrero (11'), Jerome Boateng (24'), Mladen Petric (53'), and Piotr Trochowski (PK-80').
At Aberdeen, Scotland:
Michael Hubnik (17'), Lukas Bajer (64'), Jakub Petr (69'), Michal Ordos (83'), and Tomas Horava (90') each scored once as SK Sigma Olomouc spread the scoring around as they smothered Aberdeen FC 5-1 in the series opener on the road, busting a game that had been deadlocked 1-1 at the intermission.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Daniel Guiza's hat trick (30', 40', 61') helped Fenerbahce dismantle visiting Honved 5-1 in game one.
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Robert Vittek (34') and Eden Hazard (39') each tallied a first-half goal as Lille downed FK Sevojno 2-0 in game one on the road.
At Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Dirk Marcellis ultra-late goal (90'+3) lifted PSV Eindhoven to a game-one 1-0 home win over Cherno More.
At Helsingborg, Sweden:
Helsingborgs IF took a 2-1 home decision in match one over FK Sarajevo. Christoffer Andersson (PK-6') and Olafur Ingi Skulason (58') each scored a goal for the hosts, but the club from the Bosnian capital did get an away goal to stay in the series, that goal coming at 22 minutes from Damir Hadzic.
At Rome:
Francesco Totti doubled (55', PK-73') as AS Roma took game one 3-1 at home over KAA Gent.
At Dublin, Ireland:
Dedan O'Brien scored the game's only goal at 71 minutes as St. Patrick's Athletic took game one at home, 1-0, over Krylya Sovetov.
At Rijeka, Croatia:
Alexei Eremenko, Jr. (43') and Volodymyr Lysenko (85') contributed the goalpower as FC Metalist Kharkiv topped Rijeka 2-1 on the road in game one.
At Reykjavik, Iceland:
Gudmundur Benedikstsson (6') and Gretar Sigurdsson (9') provided the early goals that staked KR Reykjavik to an early 2-0 lead, only to see Scott Chipperfield (58') and Federico Almerares (83') come up with goals in the second half to gain a 2-2 road draw in game one for FC Basel 1893.
At Bilbao, Spain:
Seydou Doumbia scored the only goal of the match (23') as BSC Young Boys took game one on the road 1-0 over Athletic Bilbao.
At Braga, Portugal:
Elfsborg, thanks to goals courtesy of Helgi Valur Danielsson (16') and Emir Bajrami (73'), topped Sporting Braga on the road, 2-1, in the series opener.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tim Howard Helps Toffees Top MLS All-Stars In Shootout
At Sandy, Utah:
US national team goalkeeper Tim Howard made six saves during regulation time and stopped three more during the penalty kick shootout as Everton, following a 1-1 regulation draw, won the shootout 4-3 and became the first foreign club to defeat the Major League Soccer All-Stars at the annual MLS All-Star game played Wednesday night.
US national team goalkeeper Tim Howard made six saves during regulation time and stopped three more during the penalty kick shootout as Everton, following a 1-1 regulation draw, won the shootout 4-3 and became the first foreign club to defeat the Major League Soccer All-Stars at the annual MLS All-Star game played Wednesday night.
More Champions League Frustration For MLS
Three more two-match sets in the 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League's preliminary round commenced on Wednesday.
At Toronto:
Kendall Jagdeosingh scored the only goal of the match (67') as one of last season's semifinalists, the Puerto Rico Islanders downed Toronto FC 1-0 on the road in the first game of their two-match series.
At Panama City, Panama:
Carlos Vilarete (PK-5') and Temistocles Perez (83') provided the scoring as San Francisco FC defeated visiting San Juan Jabloteh 2-0 in their series opener.
At Alajuela, Costa Rica:
Municipal Liberia Mia took game one 3-0 over visiting Real Espana of Honduras. Alejandro Alpizar scored twice (75', 90') for the hosts.
At Toronto:
Kendall Jagdeosingh scored the only goal of the match (67') as one of last season's semifinalists, the Puerto Rico Islanders downed Toronto FC 1-0 on the road in the first game of their two-match series.
At Panama City, Panama:
Carlos Vilarete (PK-5') and Temistocles Perez (83') provided the scoring as San Francisco FC defeated visiting San Juan Jabloteh 2-0 in their series opener.
At Alajuela, Costa Rica:
Municipal Liberia Mia took game one 3-0 over visiting Real Espana of Honduras. Alejandro Alpizar scored twice (75', 90') for the hosts.
Sporting Held To Scoreless Home Draw; Dinamo Moscow Stun Bhoys On Road
The eleven remaining two-match sets in the third qualifying round of the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League started on Wednesday.
Champions Path:
At Ventspils, Latvia:
Grigori Chirkin scored the only goal of match one (64') as FK Ventspils took the opener at home 1-0 over FC BATE Borisov.
At Tallinn, Estonia:
Leandro's goal at 70 minutes lifted Debreceni VSC to a 1-0 road win in game one over FC Levadia Tallin.
At Nicosia, Cyprus:
With goals from Nenad Mirosavljevic (49') and Marcin Zewlakow (85'), APOEL FC took the opening contest of their two-match set 2-0 at home over Partizan Belgrade.
At Tiraspol, Moldova:
FC Sheriff were held to a 0-0 home stalemate in game one by SK Slavia Prague.
At Bratislava, Slovakia:
Avraam Papadopoulos (2') and Leonardo (21') provided the first-half scoring as Olympiacos took game one with SK Slovan Bratislava 2-0 on the road.
At Zurich, Switzerland:
After Marcos' double (12', 22'), Zoran Pavlovic scored the game-winner at 50 minutes as NK Maribor topped FC Zurich 3-2 on the road in match one.
At Copenhagen, Denmark:
Cesar Santin's double (41', PK-80') helped guide FC Copenhagen to a 3-1 home win in game one of their two match set with Stabaek IF.
At Salzburg, Austria:
Marijo Mandzukic scored an important away goal at 63 minutes as NK Dinamo Zagreb gained a 1-1 road draw in game one with FC Red Bull Salzburg. The hosts' goal came at 45 minutes from Alexander Zickler.
Non-Champions Path:
At Donetsk, Ukraine:
Gheorghe Bucur's double (20', 80') lifted FC Timisoara to a 2-2 road draw with Shakhtar Donetsk in game one. Last season's UEFA Cup winners received goals from Olexandr Gladkiy (60') and Fernardinho (86').
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Alexander Kokorin's goal at 7 minutes held up as Dinamo Moscow took game one of their two-game series 1-0 on the road over Celtic.
At Lisbon, Portugal:
Despite finishing with only ten men, FC Twente still managed to hold hosts Sporting to a 0-0 game-one stalemate.
Champions Path:
At Ventspils, Latvia:
Grigori Chirkin scored the only goal of match one (64') as FK Ventspils took the opener at home 1-0 over FC BATE Borisov.
At Tallinn, Estonia:
Leandro's goal at 70 minutes lifted Debreceni VSC to a 1-0 road win in game one over FC Levadia Tallin.
At Nicosia, Cyprus:
With goals from Nenad Mirosavljevic (49') and Marcin Zewlakow (85'), APOEL FC took the opening contest of their two-match set 2-0 at home over Partizan Belgrade.
At Tiraspol, Moldova:
FC Sheriff were held to a 0-0 home stalemate in game one by SK Slavia Prague.
At Bratislava, Slovakia:
Avraam Papadopoulos (2') and Leonardo (21') provided the first-half scoring as Olympiacos took game one with SK Slovan Bratislava 2-0 on the road.
At Zurich, Switzerland:
After Marcos' double (12', 22'), Zoran Pavlovic scored the game-winner at 50 minutes as NK Maribor topped FC Zurich 3-2 on the road in match one.
At Copenhagen, Denmark:
Cesar Santin's double (41', PK-80') helped guide FC Copenhagen to a 3-1 home win in game one of their two match set with Stabaek IF.
At Salzburg, Austria:
Marijo Mandzukic scored an important away goal at 63 minutes as NK Dinamo Zagreb gained a 1-1 road draw in game one with FC Red Bull Salzburg. The hosts' goal came at 45 minutes from Alexander Zickler.
Non-Champions Path:
At Donetsk, Ukraine:
Gheorghe Bucur's double (20', 80') lifted FC Timisoara to a 2-2 road draw with Shakhtar Donetsk in game one. Last season's UEFA Cup winners received goals from Olexandr Gladkiy (60') and Fernardinho (86').
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Alexander Kokorin's goal at 7 minutes held up as Dinamo Moscow took game one of their two-game series 1-0 on the road over Celtic.
At Lisbon, Portugal:
Despite finishing with only ten men, FC Twente still managed to hold hosts Sporting to a 0-0 game-one stalemate.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
DC United Held To Home Draw; Easy Win For Pachuca
The preliminary round of the 2009-2010 CONCACAF Champions League got under way on Tuesday with two games.
At Washington:
Jaime Moreno's successful penalty kick at 42 minutes enabled DC United to salvage a 1-1 home deadlock in the opening match of their two-game series with Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo from El Salvador. The visitors' goal came from Mario Benitez at 26 minutes.
At Pachuca, Mexico:
Juan Carlos Cacho (41'), Gabriel Caballero (56'), and Christian Gimenez (75') each scored a goal as Pachuca overpowered visiting Deportivo Jalapa 3-0 in the series opener for both clubs.
At Washington:
Jaime Moreno's successful penalty kick at 42 minutes enabled DC United to salvage a 1-1 home deadlock in the opening match of their two-game series with Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo from El Salvador. The visitors' goal came from Mario Benitez at 26 minutes.
At Pachuca, Mexico:
Juan Carlos Cacho (41'), Gabriel Caballero (56'), and Christian Gimenez (75') each scored a goal as Pachuca overpowered visiting Deportivo Jalapa 3-0 in the series opener for both clubs.
Europa League: Israeli Club Takes Series Opener
The third qualifying round for the 2009-10 Europa League commenced with one game on Tuesday.
At Tel Aviv, Israel:
Elran Atar scored the lone goal of the match (55') as Bnei Yehuda took game one of their third-qualifying-round two-match set at home, 1-0 over Pacos de Ferreira.
The other 34 two-game series are slated to start this coming Thursday.
At Tel Aviv, Israel:
Elran Atar scored the lone goal of the match (55') as Bnei Yehuda took game one of their third-qualifying-round two-match set at home, 1-0 over Pacos de Ferreira.
The other 34 two-game series are slated to start this coming Thursday.
UCL: Third Qualifying Round Begins
The third qualifying round for the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League commenced on Tuesday with four games.
This year, this round of qualifying is split into two sections, the Champions Path and Non-Champions Path. The winners of these 15 two-match sets (10 and 5 in the respective sections) would play in the playoff round for berths in the group stage in the Champions League, while the losers will play in the playoff round for group stage play in the Europa League (the ex-UEFA Cup).
The Tuesday contests:
Champions Path:
At Baku Azerbaijan:
The first match between Baki and visiting Levski Sofia ended up as a 0-0 stalemate.
At Aktobe, Kazakhstan:
Maccabi Haifa FC held hosts FC Aktobe to a 0-0 game-one deadlock.
Non-Champions Path:
At Prague, Czech Republic:
Sparta Prague took the opening match at home, 3-1, over Panathinaiklos. Jan Holenda (26'), Kamil Vacek (32'), and Lubos Kalouda (86') each tallied once for the hosts.
At Brussels, Belgium:
RSC Anderlecht belted visiting Sivasspor 5-0 at home in the series opener for both clubs. Tom De Sutter scored twice (17'. 56') for the hosts.
This year, this round of qualifying is split into two sections, the Champions Path and Non-Champions Path. The winners of these 15 two-match sets (10 and 5 in the respective sections) would play in the playoff round for berths in the group stage in the Champions League, while the losers will play in the playoff round for group stage play in the Europa League (the ex-UEFA Cup).
The Tuesday contests:
Champions Path:
At Baku Azerbaijan:
The first match between Baki and visiting Levski Sofia ended up as a 0-0 stalemate.
At Aktobe, Kazakhstan:
Maccabi Haifa FC held hosts FC Aktobe to a 0-0 game-one deadlock.
Non-Champions Path:
At Prague, Czech Republic:
Sparta Prague took the opening match at home, 3-1, over Panathinaiklos. Jan Holenda (26'), Kamil Vacek (32'), and Lubos Kalouda (86') each tallied once for the hosts.
At Brussels, Belgium:
RSC Anderlecht belted visiting Sivasspor 5-0 at home in the series opener for both clubs. Tom De Sutter scored twice (17'. 56') for the hosts.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
EL TRI CLUB TEAM USA WITH SECOND HALF BLITZKRIEG TO CAPTURE CONCACAF GOLD CUP
At East Rutherford, New Jersey:
In front of more than 79,000 fans, five different goal scorers---Gerardo Torrado (PK-54'), Giovani Dos Santos (61'), Carlos Vela (66'), Jose Castro (78'), and Guillermo Franco (89')---each tallied once during a second-half offensive barrage that saw Mexico smash open a contest that had been scoreless at halftime and deliver a brassknuckling to the defending champions United States, 5-0, on Sunday to win their fifth CONCACAF Gold Cup championship. The loss ended the Americans' 58-match home unbeaten streak against CONCACAF competition, as well as an 11-match home unbeaten run against El Tri.
The Americans, who did not field any of their starters from last month's FIFA Confederations Cup final in South Africa, should have much closer to a full squad for their World Cup qualifier in Mexico City on August 12.
In front of more than 79,000 fans, five different goal scorers---Gerardo Torrado (PK-54'), Giovani Dos Santos (61'), Carlos Vela (66'), Jose Castro (78'), and Guillermo Franco (89')---each tallied once during a second-half offensive barrage that saw Mexico smash open a contest that had been scoreless at halftime and deliver a brassknuckling to the defending champions United States, 5-0, on Sunday to win their fifth CONCACAF Gold Cup championship. The loss ended the Americans' 58-match home unbeaten streak against CONCACAF competition, as well as an 11-match home unbeaten run against El Tri.
The Americans, who did not field any of their starters from last month's FIFA Confederations Cup final in South Africa, should have much closer to a full squad for their World Cup qualifier in Mexico City on August 12.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Scoreless In Seattle; Jason Garey Completes Crew Comeback; Revs And Rapids Post Shutout Wins
Six games were played Saturday in Major League Soccer.
At Seattle:
Jon Busch made five saves as the Chicago Fire gained a 0-0 road draw with Seattle Sounders FC.
At Columbus, Ohio:
Jason Garey's game winner (90') lifted the Columbus Crew to a 3-2 come-from-behind home win over Toronto FC.
At Houston:
The New England Revolution handed the Houston Dynamo their first home defeat of the season 1-0, thanks to Kheli Dube's goal at 76 minutes.
At Kansas City, Kansas:
Landon Donovan's equalizer at 33 minutes (assisted by David Beckham) enabled the Los Angeles Galaxy to gain a 1-1 road draw with the Kansas City Wizards, whose goal came at 26 minutes from Claudio Lopez.
At Commerce City, Colorado:
Four different goal scorers---Jacob Peterson (5'), Pat Noonan (46'), Nick Labrocca (61'), and Mehdi Ballouchy (67')---each tallied once as the Colorado Rapids handed the visiting New York Red Bulls a 4-0 frontier-styled fistbeating.
At Santa Clara, California:
Ryan Johnson (36') and Cornell Glen (PK-62') delivered the goalpower that enabled the San Jose Earthquakes to erase a two-goal deficit and gain a 2-2 home deadlock with DC United, both of whose goals came courtesy of Christain Gomez (PK-3', 21').
MLS STANDINGS:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Columbus (GP: 19; GD: +4; PTS: 30)
2. Chicago (GP: 18; GD: +5; PTS: 29)
3. DC United (GP: 19; GD: +3; PTS: 28)
4. Toronto FC (GP: 19; GD: -3; PTS: 26)
5. New England (GP: 16; GD: -3; PTS: 23)
6. Kansas City (GP: 17; GD: +1; PTS: 21)
7. New York (GP: 21; GD: -21; PTS: 10)
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Houston (GP: 19; GD: +9; PTS: 32)
2. Seattle (GP: 18; GD: +10; PTS 29)
3. Los Angeles (GP: 19; GD: +3; PTS: 28)
4. Colorado (GP: 18; GD: +5; PTS: 27)
5. Chivas USA (GP: 17; GD: +4; PTS: 27)
6. Real Salt Lake (GP: 18; GD: +5; PTS: 23)
7. FC Dallas (GP: 18; GD: -8; PTS: 17)
8. San Jose (GP: 18; GD: -14; PTS: 14)
At Seattle:
Jon Busch made five saves as the Chicago Fire gained a 0-0 road draw with Seattle Sounders FC.
At Columbus, Ohio:
Jason Garey's game winner (90') lifted the Columbus Crew to a 3-2 come-from-behind home win over Toronto FC.
At Houston:
The New England Revolution handed the Houston Dynamo their first home defeat of the season 1-0, thanks to Kheli Dube's goal at 76 minutes.
At Kansas City, Kansas:
Landon Donovan's equalizer at 33 minutes (assisted by David Beckham) enabled the Los Angeles Galaxy to gain a 1-1 road draw with the Kansas City Wizards, whose goal came at 26 minutes from Claudio Lopez.
At Commerce City, Colorado:
Four different goal scorers---Jacob Peterson (5'), Pat Noonan (46'), Nick Labrocca (61'), and Mehdi Ballouchy (67')---each tallied once as the Colorado Rapids handed the visiting New York Red Bulls a 4-0 frontier-styled fistbeating.
At Santa Clara, California:
Ryan Johnson (36') and Cornell Glen (PK-62') delivered the goalpower that enabled the San Jose Earthquakes to erase a two-goal deficit and gain a 2-2 home deadlock with DC United, both of whose goals came courtesy of Christain Gomez (PK-3', 21').
MLS STANDINGS:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Columbus (GP: 19; GD: +4; PTS: 30)
2. Chicago (GP: 18; GD: +5; PTS: 29)
3. DC United (GP: 19; GD: +3; PTS: 28)
4. Toronto FC (GP: 19; GD: -3; PTS: 26)
5. New England (GP: 16; GD: -3; PTS: 23)
6. Kansas City (GP: 17; GD: +1; PTS: 21)
7. New York (GP: 21; GD: -21; PTS: 10)
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Houston (GP: 19; GD: +9; PTS: 32)
2. Seattle (GP: 18; GD: +10; PTS 29)
3. Los Angeles (GP: 19; GD: +3; PTS: 28)
4. Colorado (GP: 18; GD: +5; PTS: 27)
5. Chivas USA (GP: 17; GD: +4; PTS: 27)
6. Real Salt Lake (GP: 18; GD: +5; PTS: 23)
7. FC Dallas (GP: 18; GD: -8; PTS: 17)
8. San Jose (GP: 18; GD: -14; PTS: 14)
Friday, July 24, 2009
Yura's Double Guides RSL Past Hoops
At Sandy, Utah:
Yura Movsisyan's second-half brace (55', 90') helped paced Real Salt Lake to a 4-2 home triumph over FC Dallas in Friday's only Major League Soccer contest.
Yura Movsisyan's second-half brace (55', 90') helped paced Real Salt Lake to a 4-2 home triumph over FC Dallas in Friday's only Major League Soccer contest.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Team USA and Mexico Reach Gold Cup Final
The semifinal round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup was played with a doubleheader Thursday night in Chicago.
In the opener, Clarence Goodson (45') and Kenny Cooper (90') provided the end-of-half goals as the United States downed Honduras 2-0 to reach the final for the third time. The Americans are the two-time defending champions.
In a tense nightcap, Guillermo Franco scored at 88 minutes to put Mexico up 1-0, only to see Froylan Ledezma equalize in stoppage time (90'+3). 30 scoreless overtime minutes followed. Guillermo Franco, Giovani Dos Santos, Gerardo Torrado, Efrain Juarez, and Carlos Vela all converted their penalty kicks as El Tri took the shootout 5-3 and advanced to the final.
The United States will face Mexico in the Gold Cup final on Sunday at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
In the opener, Clarence Goodson (45') and Kenny Cooper (90') provided the end-of-half goals as the United States downed Honduras 2-0 to reach the final for the third time. The Americans are the two-time defending champions.
In a tense nightcap, Guillermo Franco scored at 88 minutes to put Mexico up 1-0, only to see Froylan Ledezma equalize in stoppage time (90'+3). 30 scoreless overtime minutes followed. Guillermo Franco, Giovani Dos Santos, Gerardo Torrado, Efrain Juarez, and Carlos Vela all converted their penalty kicks as El Tri took the shootout 5-3 and advanced to the final.
The United States will face Mexico in the Gold Cup final on Sunday at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Europa League: Second Qualifying Round Concludes
The second qualifying round of the 2009-10 Europa League concluded Thursday with 40 games on the docket.
At Rustavi, Georgia:
Sebastian Szalachowski scored the only goal of the match at 8 minuts as Legia Warsaw took game two of their two-match set with Olimpi 1-0 on the road and the series on aggregate 4-0.
At Tbilisi, Georgia:
Giorgi Merebashvili scored twice (18', 63') as Dinamo Tbilisi overturned last week's 2-1 road loss with a 3-1 home win over Liepajas Metalurgs, enabling them to win the two-match set on aggregate 4-3.
At Tromso, Norway:
Tommy Knarvik scored twice (28', 90'+1) as Tromso IL overpowered visiting Dinamo Minsk 4-1 in game two and took the two-match series 4-1 on aggregate.
At Randers, Denmark:
Randers FC ned a 1-1 home draw in game two to take their two match set on aggregate 2-1 against Suduva, thanks to the visitors' Povilas Leimonas' own goal at 17 minutes.
At Andorra La Vella, Andorra:
Powered by goals from Marco Streller (12'), Marcos Gelabert (15'), and Federico Almerares (88'), FC Basel 1893 manhandled FC Santa Coloma 4-1 on the road in game two and handily took the two-match set 7-1 on aggregate.
At Tel Aviv, Israel:
Maoz Samya (58'), Hen Ezra (84'), and Ahmad Sabaa (89') provided the goalpower that lifted Maccabi Netanya FC to a 3-0 home in game two---and a 3-0 aggregate win in their two-game series with Sliema.
At Koprivnica, Croatia:
Sub Franjo Tepuric doubled in the second half (61', 74') to contribute to the massive offensive barrage conducted at home in game two by Slaven Koprivnica as the Croatian club destroyed Milano 8-2 and finished their two-game brassknuckling of the Macedonian club 12-2.
At Larissa, Greece:
Gretar Sigurdsson scored in the 75th minute to gain a game-two 1-1 road draw for KR Reykjavik as the Icelandic club defeated Larissa FC in the series, 3-1 on aggregate.
At Tiraspol, Moldova:
Miroslav Manolov's double (25', 54') helped Cherno More defeat Iskra-Stali 3-0 on the road in game two and 4-0 on aggregate for the series.
At Trnava, Slovakia:
FK Sarajevo got the series winning goal at 88 minutes from Adis Jahovik as they gained a 1-1 road draw in game two with Spartak Trnava and won their two-match set 2-1 on aggregate.
At Vaduz, Liechtenstein:
Emil Noll's goal at 24 minutes of game two enabled FC Vaduz to take the second game of their two-set series at home with Falkirk FC 1-0 and force overtime, where at 105 minutes, Franz Burgmeier scored the series winner, putting the Liechtensteiner club up 2-1 on aggregate when all was said and done.
At Budapest, Hungary:
Janos Szekely (58') and Rafal Grzelak (66') popped in the second half goals to power Steaua Bucharest to a 2-1 road win in game two over Ujpest and a 4-1 series win on aggregate for the two-match set.
At Londonderry, Northern Ireland:
Kevin Deery scored the only goal of the match as Derry City FC defeated visiting Skonto 1-0 in game two and took the two-match set 2-1 on aggregate.
At Torshavn, Faroe Islands:
Michalis Konstantinou's hat trick (27', 66', 78') helped AC Omonia finish their fistbeating of HB Torshavn, winning game two 4-1 on the road and winning the series 8-1 on aggregate.
At Gent, Belgium:
Yassine El Ghanassy scored the game's lone goal (54') as KAA Gent took game two at home 1-0 over Naftan and even though the score on aggregate was deadlocked at 2-2, still won the series because they scored the only away goal of the two-match set last week in Belarus.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Galatasaray, thanks to tallies courtesy of Mustafa Sarp (64') and Servet Cetin (90'+2), blanked visiting Tobol 2-0 in game two and won their two-match series 3-1 on aggregate.
At Shkoder, Albania:
Steffan Hofmann's double (66', 90'+2) helped Rapid Vienna blank Vllaznia 3-0 on the road in game two and finish their two-match beatdown of the Albanian club 8-0 on aggregate.
At Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina:
Levani Kutalia (35'), Dejan Djermanovic (48'), and Vucina Scepanovic (90'+3) each delivered a goal as Slavija downed visiting Aalborg BK 3-1 in game two and took the series on aggregate, 3-1.
At Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia-Herzegovina:
Jakob Jantscher's goal at 41 minutes enable SK Sturm Graz to gain a 1-1 road draw with NK Siroki Brijeg in game two and win the two-game set 3-2 on aggregate.
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Aleksandar Jevtic's second-half double (74', 90'+4) was just part of a solid offensive performance for Red Star Belgrade as the hosts handed Rudar Velenje a 4-0 frontier-styled fistbeating in game two and won their two-game series 5-0 on aggregate.
At Helsingborg, Sweden:
Joel Ekstrand's in second-half stoppage time (90'+3) kept Helsingborgs IF alive in their two-match despite dropping a 2-1 home decision in game two with Georgia's FC Zestafoni, thus forcing overtime, in which the hosts' Erik Sundin scored the series-winning tally (100'), enabling HIF to take the series 4-3 on aggregate.
At Airdrie, Scotland:
Jamie Murphy's hat trick in the first half (16', 19', 34') was part of an awesome offensive explosing that saw Motherwell FC crown visiting Flamurtari 8-1 in game two and take their two-match set 8-2 on aggregate. Not bad for a club that dropped their opener 1-0 last week in Albania.
At Reykjavik, Iceland:
Goals from Michael Hubnik (47') and Rudolf Otepka (57') lifted visiting SK Sigma to a 2-0 game-two win over Fram and a 3-1 aggregate win for the series.
At Rijeka, Croatia:
Goals from Tarik Ceric (20'), Anas Sharbini (24'), and Ahmad Sharbini (64') lifted HNK Rijeka to a 3-0 home win in game two over Differdange 03 and overturned last week's loss in Luxembourg to take the two-match set 3-1 on aggregate.
At Wrexham, Wales:
Jami Puustinen's goal at 39 minutes was all the scoring in game two as FC Honka downed Bangor City FC 1-0 on the road and took the two-match series 3-0 on aggregate.
At Guimares, Portugal:
Cristiano provided the only goal of both game two and the series at 84 minutes as Pacos de Ferreira defeated visiting Zimbru 1-0 in both game and series.
At Rustavi, Georgia:
Sebastian Szalachowski scored the only goal of the match at 8 minuts as Legia Warsaw took game two of their two-match set with Olimpi 1-0 on the road and the series on aggregate 4-0.
At Tbilisi, Georgia:
Giorgi Merebashvili scored twice (18', 63') as Dinamo Tbilisi overturned last week's 2-1 road loss with a 3-1 home win over Liepajas Metalurgs, enabling them to win the two-match set on aggregate 4-3.
At Baku, Azerbaijan:
Rashad Sadygov scored the only goal both the match and series (45'+1)as Qarabag defeated visiting Rosenborg BK in both the second game and two-match series 1-0.
At Skopje, Macedonia:
Ze Carlos scored a pair of goals (35', 79') as FK Rabotnicki doubled up visiting Crusaders FC in game two 4-2 at home and won their two-game series on aggregate 5-3.
At Yerevan, Armenia:
Anthony Lurling (14') and Edwin de Graaf (34') provided the scoring as NAC Breda blanked Gandzasar 2-0 on the road in game two and easily overpowered their Armenian opponents 8-0 on aggregate.
At Lahti, Finland:
FC Lahti, thanks to goals courtesy of Jari Litmanen (66') and Rafael Pires Vieira (79'), overturned their 1-0 defeat in Slovenia from last week and defeated NK Gorica 2-0 in game two at home and took out the Slovenian club on aggregate 2-1.
At Ta' Qali, Malta:
Declan O'Brien scored the only goal of the match at 80 minutes as St. Patrick's Athletic defeated Valletta 1-0 on the road in game two and won their two-match series 2-1 on aggregate.
At Niksic, Montenegro:
Two big goals from Luka Rotkovic, at 78 minutes of game two which forced the two-match series into thirty overtime minutes, and the series winner at 103 minutes, as FK Petrovac, after winning game two 2-1 at home, took the series 4-3 on aggregate, knocking off Anorthosis Famagusta FC in the process.
At Tallinn, Estonia:
Powered by goals from Ousman Jallow (28'), Alexander Farnerud (35'), Samuel Holmen (45'+1), and Jan Kristiansen (90'+2), Brondby bounced back from their home defeat of last week by overpowering Flora 4-1 on the road and taking their two-match series on aggregate, 4-2.
At Kaunas, Lithuania:
Vladimir Vujovic scored what proved to be the series-winning goal, the only road goal of the series at 48 minutes as FK Sevojno gained a 1-1 road draw in game two with Kaunas and took the series by that same goal on aggregate due to the away goals rule.
At Minsk, Belarus:
FC Metallurg Donetsk, with goals courtesy of Musawengosi Mguni (36') and Henrik Mkhitaryan (85'), topped MTZ-RIPO 2-1 on the road in game two and took the two-game series on aggregate, 5-1.
At Warsaw, Poland:
Marcelo Sarvas doubled (10', 66') as Polonia Warsaw belted visiting Juvenes/Dogana 4-0 at home in game two and took the series 5-0 on aggregate.
At Daugavpils, Latvia:
Elran Atar's goal (32') provided all the scoring in game two, which Bnei Yehuda took on the road 1-0, en route to taking out Dinaburg on aggregate 5-0.
At Helsinki, Finland:
Goals from Mindaugas Grigalevicius (27'), Algis Jankauskas (30'), and Jevgenij Moroz (81') enabled Vetra to overcome their 1-0 home defeat from last week and defeat HJK Helsinki 3-1 on the road in game three and capture their two-match set 3-2 on aggregate.
At Chisinau, Moldova:
Tomas Oravec scored the only goal of the match at 47 minutes as MSK Zilina took game two on the road 1-0 against FC Dacia Chisinau and the series 3-0 on aggregate.
At Szombathely, Hungary:
By holding Haladas FC to a 0-0 draw in game two on the road, Elfsborg wrapped up their two-match set up 3-0 on aggregate.
At Tromso, Norway:
Tommy Knarvik scored twice (28', 90'+1) as Tromso IL overpowered visiting Dinamo Minsk 4-1 in game two and took the two-match series 4-1 on aggregate.
At Randers, Denmark:
Randers FC ned a 1-1 home draw in game two to take their two match set on aggregate 2-1 against Suduva, thanks to the visitors' Povilas Leimonas' own goal at 17 minutes.
At Andorra La Vella, Andorra:
Powered by goals from Marco Streller (12'), Marcos Gelabert (15'), and Federico Almerares (88'), FC Basel 1893 manhandled FC Santa Coloma 4-1 on the road in game two and handily took the two-match set 7-1 on aggregate.
At Tel Aviv, Israel:
Maoz Samya (58'), Hen Ezra (84'), and Ahmad Sabaa (89') provided the goalpower that lifted Maccabi Netanya FC to a 3-0 home in game two---and a 3-0 aggregate win in their two-game series with Sliema.
At Koprivnica, Croatia:
Sub Franjo Tepuric doubled in the second half (61', 74') to contribute to the massive offensive barrage conducted at home in game two by Slaven Koprivnica as the Croatian club destroyed Milano 8-2 and finished their two-game brassknuckling of the Macedonian club 12-2.
At Larissa, Greece:
Gretar Sigurdsson scored in the 75th minute to gain a game-two 1-1 road draw for KR Reykjavik as the Icelandic club defeated Larissa FC in the series, 3-1 on aggregate.
At Tiraspol, Moldova:
Miroslav Manolov's double (25', 54') helped Cherno More defeat Iskra-Stali 3-0 on the road in game two and 4-0 on aggregate for the series.
At Trnava, Slovakia:
FK Sarajevo got the series winning goal at 88 minutes from Adis Jahovik as they gained a 1-1 road draw in game two with Spartak Trnava and won their two-match set 2-1 on aggregate.
At Vaduz, Liechtenstein:
Emil Noll's goal at 24 minutes of game two enabled FC Vaduz to take the second game of their two-set series at home with Falkirk FC 1-0 and force overtime, where at 105 minutes, Franz Burgmeier scored the series winner, putting the Liechtensteiner club up 2-1 on aggregate when all was said and done.
At Budapest, Hungary:
Janos Szekely (58') and Rafal Grzelak (66') popped in the second half goals to power Steaua Bucharest to a 2-1 road win in game two over Ujpest and a 4-1 series win on aggregate for the two-match set.
At Londonderry, Northern Ireland:
Kevin Deery scored the only goal of the match as Derry City FC defeated visiting Skonto 1-0 in game two and took the two-match set 2-1 on aggregate.
At Torshavn, Faroe Islands:
Michalis Konstantinou's hat trick (27', 66', 78') helped AC Omonia finish their fistbeating of HB Torshavn, winning game two 4-1 on the road and winning the series 8-1 on aggregate.
At Gent, Belgium:
Yassine El Ghanassy scored the game's lone goal (54') as KAA Gent took game two at home 1-0 over Naftan and even though the score on aggregate was deadlocked at 2-2, still won the series because they scored the only away goal of the two-match set last week in Belarus.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Galatasaray, thanks to tallies courtesy of Mustafa Sarp (64') and Servet Cetin (90'+2), blanked visiting Tobol 2-0 in game two and won their two-match series 3-1 on aggregate.
At Shkoder, Albania:
Steffan Hofmann's double (66', 90'+2) helped Rapid Vienna blank Vllaznia 3-0 on the road in game two and finish their two-match beatdown of the Albanian club 8-0 on aggregate.
At Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina:
Levani Kutalia (35'), Dejan Djermanovic (48'), and Vucina Scepanovic (90'+3) each delivered a goal as Slavija downed visiting Aalborg BK 3-1 in game two and took the series on aggregate, 3-1.
At Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia-Herzegovina:
Jakob Jantscher's goal at 41 minutes enable SK Sturm Graz to gain a 1-1 road draw with NK Siroki Brijeg in game two and win the two-game set 3-2 on aggregate.
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Aleksandar Jevtic's second-half double (74', 90'+4) was just part of a solid offensive performance for Red Star Belgrade as the hosts handed Rudar Velenje a 4-0 frontier-styled fistbeating in game two and won their two-game series 5-0 on aggregate.
At Helsingborg, Sweden:
Joel Ekstrand's in second-half stoppage time (90'+3) kept Helsingborgs IF alive in their two-match despite dropping a 2-1 home decision in game two with Georgia's FC Zestafoni, thus forcing overtime, in which the hosts' Erik Sundin scored the series-winning tally (100'), enabling HIF to take the series 4-3 on aggregate.
At Airdrie, Scotland:
Jamie Murphy's hat trick in the first half (16', 19', 34') was part of an awesome offensive explosing that saw Motherwell FC crown visiting Flamurtari 8-1 in game two and take their two-match set 8-2 on aggregate. Not bad for a club that dropped their opener 1-0 last week in Albania.
At Reykjavik, Iceland:
Goals from Michael Hubnik (47') and Rudolf Otepka (57') lifted visiting SK Sigma to a 2-0 game-two win over Fram and a 3-1 aggregate win for the series.
At Rijeka, Croatia:
Goals from Tarik Ceric (20'), Anas Sharbini (24'), and Ahmad Sharbini (64') lifted HNK Rijeka to a 3-0 home win in game two over Differdange 03 and overturned last week's loss in Luxembourg to take the two-match set 3-1 on aggregate.
At Wrexham, Wales:
Jami Puustinen's goal at 39 minutes was all the scoring in game two as FC Honka downed Bangor City FC 1-0 on the road and took the two-match series 3-0 on aggregate.
At Guimares, Portugal:
Cristiano provided the only goal of both game two and the series at 84 minutes as Pacos de Ferreira defeated visiting Zimbru 1-0 in both game and series.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Seven More Clubs Reach Third Qualifying Round
The second qualifying round of the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League concluded Wednesday as seven more clubs reach the third qualifying round.
At Aktobe, Kazakhstan:
Samat Smakov (20') and Murat Tleshev (67') provided the goals to guide FK Aktobe to a 2-0 home win over FH Hafnarfjordur in game two and easily win their two-match set 6-0 on aggregate.
At Tallinn, Estonia:
Vladislav Ivanov provided the lone tally of the match at 89 minutes as FC Levadia Tallinn won game two at home 1-0 over Wisla Krakow and eliminate their Polish rivals as they took their two-game set 2-1 on aggegrate.
At Dudelange, Luxembourg:
Goals from Vitalijs Astafjevs (27'), Andrejs Butriks (57'), and Pavels Mihadjuks (67') paced FK Ventspils to a 3-1 road win over F91 Dudelange in game two, which clinched the series for the Latvian club 6-1 on aggregate and a third-qualifying-round encounter with FC BATE Borisov.
At Kalmar, Sweden:
Despite dropping a 3-1 road verdict in game two--and finishing with ten men in the process---Debreceni VSC still advanced because of away goals (3-3). Jozsef Varga scored what proved to be the series-winning goal for the Hungarian club at 13 minutes. FC Levadia Tallin is next on the qualifying agenda for Dereceni.
At Belfast, Northern Ireland:
Yero Bello's double (9', 53') provided half the goalpower for Maccabi Haifa FC as the Israeli club pistolwhipped Glentoran FC 4-0 on the road in game two and finished their two-match annihilation on aggregate 10-0. Next up for the Greens, a two-match series in the third qualifying round against FK Aktobe.
At Dublin, Ireland:
Patrik Jezek scored the only goal of the match at 86 minutes as FC Red Bull Salzburg defeated Bohemian FC 1-0 on the road in game two and took the two-match set 2-1 on aggregate. The Bulls, in the third qualifying round, will take their two-match whack, next, at NK Dinamo Zagreb.
At Podgorica, Montenegro:
Dame Ndoye's double (10', 40') was only part of an offensive barrage that carried FC Copenhagen to a 6-0 road win in game two over FK Mogren, their second such triumph in this two-match set that the Lions completely controlled, 12-0 on aggregate. Norway's Stabaek IF is next for the Danish powers.
At Maribor, Slovenia:
NK Maribor, with goals provided by David Bunderla (9'), Marcos (19'), and Rene Mihelic (86'), defeated FC WIT Georgia 3-1 at home in game two, and took the two-match set on aggregate, 3-1. The Purples will next get their crack at FC Zurich.
At Aktobe, Kazakhstan:
Samat Smakov (20') and Murat Tleshev (67') provided the goals to guide FK Aktobe to a 2-0 home win over FH Hafnarfjordur in game two and easily win their two-match set 6-0 on aggregate.
At Tallinn, Estonia:
Vladislav Ivanov provided the lone tally of the match at 89 minutes as FC Levadia Tallinn won game two at home 1-0 over Wisla Krakow and eliminate their Polish rivals as they took their two-game set 2-1 on aggegrate.
At Dudelange, Luxembourg:
Goals from Vitalijs Astafjevs (27'), Andrejs Butriks (57'), and Pavels Mihadjuks (67') paced FK Ventspils to a 3-1 road win over F91 Dudelange in game two, which clinched the series for the Latvian club 6-1 on aggregate and a third-qualifying-round encounter with FC BATE Borisov.
At Kalmar, Sweden:
Despite dropping a 3-1 road verdict in game two--and finishing with ten men in the process---Debreceni VSC still advanced because of away goals (3-3). Jozsef Varga scored what proved to be the series-winning goal for the Hungarian club at 13 minutes. FC Levadia Tallin is next on the qualifying agenda for Dereceni.
At Belfast, Northern Ireland:
Yero Bello's double (9', 53') provided half the goalpower for Maccabi Haifa FC as the Israeli club pistolwhipped Glentoran FC 4-0 on the road in game two and finished their two-match annihilation on aggregate 10-0. Next up for the Greens, a two-match series in the third qualifying round against FK Aktobe.
At Dublin, Ireland:
Patrik Jezek scored the only goal of the match at 86 minutes as FC Red Bull Salzburg defeated Bohemian FC 1-0 on the road in game two and took the two-match set 2-1 on aggregate. The Bulls, in the third qualifying round, will take their two-match whack, next, at NK Dinamo Zagreb.
At Podgorica, Montenegro:
Dame Ndoye's double (10', 40') was only part of an offensive barrage that carried FC Copenhagen to a 6-0 road win in game two over FK Mogren, their second such triumph in this two-match set that the Lions completely controlled, 12-0 on aggregate. Norway's Stabaek IF is next for the Danish powers.
At Maribor, Slovenia:
NK Maribor, with goals provided by David Bunderla (9'), Marcos (19'), and Rene Mihelic (86'), defeated FC WIT Georgia 3-1 at home in game two, and took the two-match set on aggregate, 3-1. The Purples will next get their crack at FC Zurich.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
DC , Sounders Reach Open Cup Final
The semifinal round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup took place on Tuesday night.
At Boyds, Maryland:
Goals from Jaime Moreno (PK-41') and Thabiso Khumalo (83') lifted DC United to a 2-1 win over the Rochester Rhinos.
At Tukwila, Washington:
Nate Jaqua's equalizer at 89 minutes and Stephen King's overtime winner at 94 minutes powered Seattle Sounders FC to a 2-1 semifinal come-from-behind win over the Houston Dynamo.
DC United will host the Seattle Sounders in the US Open Cup final on September 2 at RFK Stadium in Washington, which will be televised by the Fox Soccer Channel
At Boyds, Maryland:
Goals from Jaime Moreno (PK-41') and Thabiso Khumalo (83') lifted DC United to a 2-1 win over the Rochester Rhinos.
At Tukwila, Washington:
Nate Jaqua's equalizer at 89 minutes and Stephen King's overtime winner at 94 minutes powered Seattle Sounders FC to a 2-1 semifinal come-from-behind win over the Houston Dynamo.
DC United will host the Seattle Sounders in the US Open Cup final on September 2 at RFK Stadium in Washington, which will be televised by the Fox Soccer Channel
BATE, Levski Among Second Qualifying Round Survivors
The second week of the second qualifying round for the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League started with nine games on Tuesday.
At Baku, Azerbaijan:
Felipe Almeida's second-half double (59', 77') was part of a offensive barrage that caried FK Baki to a 4-2 game two home win over FK Ekrans, and a 6-4 aggregate win for the two-match series.
At Borisov, Belarus:
Sergei Sosnovski (83') and Vitali Rodionov (90'+3) scored late as FC BATE Borisov secured a second 2-0 win, this time at home, over FK Makedonija Skopje and finished off their Macedonian rivals 4-0 on aggregate.
At Andorra La Vella, Andorra:
Maryan Ognyanov (23', 40') doubled in the first half and Hristo Yovov (34'), Ivan Tsachev (83'), and Alexandar Kirov (87') each contributed a goal as PFC Levski Sofia mauled Sant Julia 5-0 on the road in game two and complete their two-match demolition of the Andorran club 9-0 on aggregate. The Bulgarian club will next take on FK Baku in the third qualifying round.
At Tirsapol, Moldova:
Alexandru Suvurov (PK-69') provided the only goal of game two as FC Sheriff registered a second successive 1-0 over Inter Turku and eliminated the Finnish club 2-0 on aggregate. Slavia Prague is next for the Moldolvan club.
At Nicosia, Cyprus:
Marcin Zewlakow (42'), Nektarios Alexandrou (63), and Nenad Mirosavljevic (75') each scored once as APOEL smothered visiting EB/Streymur 3-0 in game two and took the two-match set easily on aggregate, 5-0.
At Bratislava, Slovakia:
Juraj Halenar doubled (13', 60') and Gaucho (19') and Jakub Sylvestr (90'+2) contributed a tally each as Slovan Bratislava overturned last week's road loss in Bosnia, beating visiting NK Zrinjski 4-0 in game two and taking the two-match set, 4-1, on aggregate. The Sky Blues will next take on Olympiacos in the third qualifying round.
At Zagreb, Croatia:
Marijo Mandzukic (30'), Milan Badelj (61'), and Dejan Lovren (66') each scored once as NK Dinamo Zagreb blanked visiting Pyunik 3-0 in game two to take the two-match set 3-0 on aggregate (last week's contest in Armenia resulted in a scoreless draw).
At Oslo, Norway:
Pontus Segerstrom's double (15', 17') helped guide Stabaek to a 4-0 home fistbeating of KF Tirana in match two, leading the Nowegian club to a 5-1 aggregate win in their two-game series with the Albanian club.
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Cleverson's hat trick (17', 51',PK-72') and Brana Ilic's double (38', 63') were instrumental in Partizan Belgrade's 8-0 game-two annihilation of visiting Rhyl FC, enabling the Serbian club to finish their two-match nuking of the Welsh club 12-0 on aggregate. Partizan will next battle APOEL in the third qualifying round.
At Baku, Azerbaijan:
Felipe Almeida's second-half double (59', 77') was part of a offensive barrage that caried FK Baki to a 4-2 game two home win over FK Ekrans, and a 6-4 aggregate win for the two-match series.
At Borisov, Belarus:
Sergei Sosnovski (83') and Vitali Rodionov (90'+3) scored late as FC BATE Borisov secured a second 2-0 win, this time at home, over FK Makedonija Skopje and finished off their Macedonian rivals 4-0 on aggregate.
At Andorra La Vella, Andorra:
Maryan Ognyanov (23', 40') doubled in the first half and Hristo Yovov (34'), Ivan Tsachev (83'), and Alexandar Kirov (87') each contributed a goal as PFC Levski Sofia mauled Sant Julia 5-0 on the road in game two and complete their two-match demolition of the Andorran club 9-0 on aggregate. The Bulgarian club will next take on FK Baku in the third qualifying round.
At Tirsapol, Moldova:
Alexandru Suvurov (PK-69') provided the only goal of game two as FC Sheriff registered a second successive 1-0 over Inter Turku and eliminated the Finnish club 2-0 on aggregate. Slavia Prague is next for the Moldolvan club.
At Nicosia, Cyprus:
Marcin Zewlakow (42'), Nektarios Alexandrou (63), and Nenad Mirosavljevic (75') each scored once as APOEL smothered visiting EB/Streymur 3-0 in game two and took the two-match set easily on aggregate, 5-0.
At Bratislava, Slovakia:
Juraj Halenar doubled (13', 60') and Gaucho (19') and Jakub Sylvestr (90'+2) contributed a tally each as Slovan Bratislava overturned last week's road loss in Bosnia, beating visiting NK Zrinjski 4-0 in game two and taking the two-match set, 4-1, on aggregate. The Sky Blues will next take on Olympiacos in the third qualifying round.
At Zagreb, Croatia:
Marijo Mandzukic (30'), Milan Badelj (61'), and Dejan Lovren (66') each scored once as NK Dinamo Zagreb blanked visiting Pyunik 3-0 in game two to take the two-match set 3-0 on aggregate (last week's contest in Armenia resulted in a scoreless draw).
At Oslo, Norway:
Pontus Segerstrom's double (15', 17') helped guide Stabaek to a 4-0 home fistbeating of KF Tirana in match two, leading the Nowegian club to a 5-1 aggregate win in their two-game series with the Albanian club.
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Cleverson's hat trick (17', 51',PK-72') and Brana Ilic's double (38', 63') were instrumental in Partizan Belgrade's 8-0 game-two annihilation of visiting Rhyl FC, enabling the Serbian club to finish their two-match nuking of the Welsh club 12-0 on aggregate. Partizan will next battle APOEL in the third qualifying round.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Revs Send Goats To Fourth Straight Defeat
One game on Sunday in Major League Soccer.
At Foxboro, Massachusetts:
Goals courtesy of Kheli Dube (60') and Steve Ralston (77') paced the New England Revolution to a 2-0 home win over Chivas USA, who suffered their fourth consecutive defeat.
MLS STANDINGS:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Chicago (GP: 17; GD: +5; PTS: 28)
2. DC United (GP: 18; GD: +3; PTS: 27)
3. Columbus (GP: 18; GD: +3; PTS: 27)
4. Toronto FC (GP: 18; GD: -2; PTS: 26)
5. Kansas City (GP: 16; GD: +1; PTS: 20)
6. New England (GP: 15; GD: -4; PTS: 20)
7. New York (GP: 20; GD: -17; PTS: 10)
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Houston (GP: 18; GD: +10; PTS: 32)
2. Seattle (GP: 17; GD: +10; PTS: 28)
3. Chivas USA (GP: 17; GD: +4; PTS: 27)
4. Los Angeles (GP: 18; GD: +3; PTS: 27)
5. Colorado (GP: 17; GD: +1; PTS: 24)
6. Real Salt Lake (GP: 17; GD: +3; PTS: 20)
7. FC Dallas (GP: 17; GD: -6; PTS: 17)
8. San Jose (GP: 17; GD: -14; PTS: 13)
At Foxboro, Massachusetts:
Goals courtesy of Kheli Dube (60') and Steve Ralston (77') paced the New England Revolution to a 2-0 home win over Chivas USA, who suffered their fourth consecutive defeat.
MLS STANDINGS:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Chicago (GP: 17; GD: +5; PTS: 28)
2. DC United (GP: 18; GD: +3; PTS: 27)
3. Columbus (GP: 18; GD: +3; PTS: 27)
4. Toronto FC (GP: 18; GD: -2; PTS: 26)
5. Kansas City (GP: 16; GD: +1; PTS: 20)
6. New England (GP: 15; GD: -4; PTS: 20)
7. New York (GP: 20; GD: -17; PTS: 10)
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Houston (GP: 18; GD: +10; PTS: 32)
2. Seattle (GP: 17; GD: +10; PTS: 28)
3. Chivas USA (GP: 17; GD: +4; PTS: 27)
4. Los Angeles (GP: 18; GD: +3; PTS: 27)
5. Colorado (GP: 17; GD: +1; PTS: 24)
6. Real Salt Lake (GP: 17; GD: +3; PTS: 20)
7. FC Dallas (GP: 17; GD: -6; PTS: 17)
8. San Jose (GP: 17; GD: -14; PTS: 13)
Monomotapa United and TP Mazembe Take Group B Openers
Group B play in the CAF Champions League commenced on Sunday with two games.
At Harare, Zimbabwe:
Daniel Kamungenga (2') and Darryl Nyanadro (65') each tallied once as Monomotapa United FC held off visiting Etoile de Sahel 2-1.
At Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo"
Tresor Mputo (47') and Dioko Kaliyutuka (78') provided the goalpower as TP Mazembe blanked visiting Heartland FC 2-0.
GROUP B STANDINGS:
1. TP Mazembe (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Monomotapa United FC (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Etoile de Sahel (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Heartland FC (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
At Harare, Zimbabwe:
Daniel Kamungenga (2') and Darryl Nyanadro (65') each tallied once as Monomotapa United FC held off visiting Etoile de Sahel 2-1.
At Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo"
Tresor Mputo (47') and Dioko Kaliyutuka (78') provided the goalpower as TP Mazembe blanked visiting Heartland FC 2-0.
GROUP B STANDINGS:
1. TP Mazembe (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Monomotapa United FC (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Etoile de Sahel (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Heartland FC (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
El Tri and Ticos Reach Semis
The quarterfinal round of the CONCACAF Champions League concluded Sunday with a doubleheader played at Arlington, Texas.
In the opener, Alvaro Saborio doubled (16', 71') to help spark Costa Rica to a 5-1 fistbeating of Guadeloupe.
In the nightcap, Miguel Sabah's brace (23', 63') provided half the goalpower as Mexico pulverized Haiti 4-0.
Mexico and Costa Rica will play each other in the second match of a semifinal round doubleheader this Thursday at Soldier Field in Chicago, with the winner to face the United States-Honduras match in the final at East Rutherford, New Jersey next Sunday.
In the opener, Alvaro Saborio doubled (16', 71') to help spark Costa Rica to a 5-1 fistbeating of Guadeloupe.
In the nightcap, Miguel Sabah's brace (23', 63') provided half the goalpower as Mexico pulverized Haiti 4-0.
Mexico and Costa Rica will play each other in the second match of a semifinal round doubleheader this Thursday at Soldier Field in Chicago, with the winner to face the United States-Honduras match in the final at East Rutherford, New Jersey next Sunday.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Dynamo and TFC Draw; DCU, Crew, and Fire Triumph
Four Major League Soccer matches were contested on Saturday.
At Toronto:
Bobby Boswell's equalizer at 75 minutes enabled the Houston Dynamo to gain a 1-1 road draw with Toronto FC. Dwayne De Rosario scored against his former teammates at 37 minutes for the hosts.
At Washington:
Jaime Moreno (PK-47'), Bryan Namoff (56'), and Luciano Emilio (61') all provided second-half goals as DC United overtook a 1-0 halftime deficit to defeat the visiting Colorado Rapids 3-1.
At Columbus, Ohio:
Jason Garey doubled (31', 52') as the Columbus Crew stretched their home unbeaten streak to an MLS record-tying 18 games as the defending champs tripled visiting Real Salt Lake 3-1.
At Chicago:
Late goals in the second half from Patrick Nyarko (82') and Cuauhtemoc Blanco (90') help the Chicago Fire put the kibosh on their franchise-record six-match winless streak by blanking the hapless San Jose Earthquakes 2-0.
At Toronto:
Bobby Boswell's equalizer at 75 minutes enabled the Houston Dynamo to gain a 1-1 road draw with Toronto FC. Dwayne De Rosario scored against his former teammates at 37 minutes for the hosts.
At Washington:
Jaime Moreno (PK-47'), Bryan Namoff (56'), and Luciano Emilio (61') all provided second-half goals as DC United overtook a 1-0 halftime deficit to defeat the visiting Colorado Rapids 3-1.
At Columbus, Ohio:
Jason Garey doubled (31', 52') as the Columbus Crew stretched their home unbeaten streak to an MLS record-tying 18 games as the defending champs tripled visiting Real Salt Lake 3-1.
At Chicago:
Late goals in the second half from Patrick Nyarko (82') and Cuauhtemoc Blanco (90') help the Chicago Fire put the kibosh on their franchise-record six-match winless streak by blanking the hapless San Jose Earthquakes 2-0.
Overtime Win For Team USA Sets Up Semifinal Encounter With Honduras
The quarterfinal round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup commenced Saturday with a doubleheader at Philadelphia.
In the opener, Walter Martinez scored the game's only goal on his successful penalty kick at 36 minutes as Honduras defeated Canada 1-0.
In the nightcap, Kyle Beckerman equalized at 49 minutes, and Kenny Cooper scored the game winner with his successful overtime penalty kick (105'+1) as the United States came from behind to defeat Panama 2-1.
The US and Honduras will play in a semifinal match this coming Thursday at Chicago's Soldier Field.
The quarterfinals will conclude Sunday at the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium in Arlington, Texas. Guadeloupe will battle Costa Rica in the opener, then Mexico takes on Haiti in the nightcap, with the winners advancing to play in Thursday's other semifinal match in Chicago.
In the opener, Walter Martinez scored the game's only goal on his successful penalty kick at 36 minutes as Honduras defeated Canada 1-0.
In the nightcap, Kyle Beckerman equalized at 49 minutes, and Kenny Cooper scored the game winner with his successful overtime penalty kick (105'+1) as the United States came from behind to defeat Panama 2-1.
The US and Honduras will play in a semifinal match this coming Thursday at Chicago's Soldier Field.
The quarterfinals will conclude Sunday at the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium in Arlington, Texas. Guadeloupe will battle Costa Rica in the opener, then Mexico takes on Haiti in the nightcap, with the winners advancing to play in Thursday's other semifinal match in Chicago.
Group A Action In Africa's Champions League
Group A play in the CAF Champions League commenced on Saturday.
At Omdurman, Sudan:
Al-Merreikh and guests Al-Hilal battled to a 0-0 stalemate in a local Omdurman derby.
At Nodola, Zambia:
ZESCO United and visiting Kano Pillars FC battled to a 1-1 deadlock. The hosts' Rodgers Kamwandi and the visiting Nigerian club's Hillary Chukwu each scored for his respective team in the 44th minute.
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Al-Merreikh (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
2. Al-Hilal (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Kano Pillars (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. ZESCO United (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
At Omdurman, Sudan:
Al-Merreikh and guests Al-Hilal battled to a 0-0 stalemate in a local Omdurman derby.
At Nodola, Zambia:
ZESCO United and visiting Kano Pillars FC battled to a 1-1 deadlock. The hosts' Rodgers Kamwandi and the visiting Nigerian club's Hillary Chukwu each scored for his respective team in the 44th minute.
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Al-Merreikh (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
2. Al-Hilal (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Kano Pillars (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. ZESCO United (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
Friday, July 17, 2009
Draw For Europa League Third Qualifying Round
At Nyon, Switzerland:
The draw for the third qualifying round in the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League also took place on Friday.
The draw for the third qualifying round in the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League also took place on Friday.
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Draw For UCL Third Qualifying Round
Nyon, Switzerland:
The draw for the third qualifying round for the 2009-10 UEFA Champions Legue took place on Friday.
The draw for the third qualifying round for the 2009-10 UEFA Champions Legue took place on Friday.
| UEFA Champions League third qualifying round Non-Champions Path draw First leg: 28/29 July Second leg: 4/5 August | |||
| Match | Fixture | ||
| 1 | AC Sparta Praha (CZE) | v | Panathinaikos FC (GRE) |
| 2 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) | v | FC Timişoara (ROU) |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) | v | FC Twente (NED) |
| 4 | Celtic FC (SCO) | v | FC Dinamo Moskva (RUS) |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht (BEL) | v | Sivasspor (TUR) |
| Champions Path draw First leg: 28/29 July Second leg: 4/5 August | |||
| 1 | FC Salzburg (AUT) - Bohemian FC (IRL) | v | FC Pyunik (ARM) - NK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) |
| 2 | NK Zrinjski (BIH) - ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) | v | Olympiacos CFP (GRE) |
| 3 | FC Zürich (SUI) | v | FC WIT Georgia (GEO) - NK Maribor (SVN) |
| 4 | EB/Streymur (FRO) - APOEL FC (CYP) | v | Rhyl FC (WAL) - FK Partizan (SRB) |
| 5 | FC International Turku (FIN) - FC Sheriff (MDA) | v | SK Slavia Praha (CZE) |
| 6 | FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL) - FK Aktobe (KAZ) | v | Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) - Glentoran FC (NIR) |
| 7 | FK Ekranas (LTU) - FK Bakı (AZE) | v | PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) - UE Sant Julià (AND) |
| 8 | FK Ventspils (LVA) - F91 Dudelange (LUX) | v | FK Makedonija Skopje (MKD) - FC BATE Borisov (BLR) |
| 9 | Wisla Kraków (POL) - Levadia Tallinn (EST) | v | Debreceni VSC (HUN) - Kalmar FF (SWE) |
| 10 | FC København (DEN) - FK Mogren (MNE) | v | KF Tirana (ALB) - Stabæk IF (NOR) |
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Quiet Return Of David Beckham As Galaxy Throttle Red Bulls
At East Rutherford, New Jersey:
In Thursday's lone Major League Soccer contest, David Beckham, in his first game back since returning from his loan spell with AC Milan, had a quiet night, but Alecko Eskandarian ( 3'), Landon Donovan (31'), and Eddie Lewis (45') each scored once in the first half as the Los Angeles Galaxy overran the New York Red Bulls 3-1 on the road.
In Thursday's lone Major League Soccer contest, David Beckham, in his first game back since returning from his loan spell with AC Milan, had a quiet night, but Alecko Eskandarian ( 3'), Landon Donovan (31'), and Eddie Lewis (45') each scored once in the first half as the Los Angeles Galaxy overran the New York Red Bulls 3-1 on the road.
Fire and Tigres Reach SuperLiga Final
Both matches in the semifinal round of the North American SuperLiga were part of a doubleheader that took place Wednesday at Foxborough, Massachusetts.
In the opener, Brian McBride (34') and Cuauhtemoc Blanco (63') provided the scoring punch that lifted the Chicago Fire to a 2-1 win over the New England Revolution.
In the nightcap, goals from Jesus Molina (3'), Francisco Fonseca (19'), and Itamar Batista Da Silva (83') guided Tigres to a 3-2 triumph over fellow Mexican club Santos Laguna.
The final between Tigres and the Chicago Fire will take place on August 5 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois.
In the opener, Brian McBride (34') and Cuauhtemoc Blanco (63') provided the scoring punch that lifted the Chicago Fire to a 2-1 win over the New England Revolution.
In the nightcap, goals from Jesus Molina (3'), Francisco Fonseca (19'), and Itamar Batista Da Silva (83') guided Tigres to a 3-2 triumph over fellow Mexican club Santos Laguna.
The final between Tigres and the Chicago Fire will take place on August 5 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois.
Europa League Qualifying, Second Round: Busy Thursday
The opening matches in the remaining 38 two-game series in the second round of qualifying for the Europa League commenced on Thursday.
At Zestaponi, Georgia:
Rasmus Jonsson (62') and Hammerin' Henrik Larsson (89') provided the away goals as Helsingborgs IF got the measure of Zestaponi 2-1 on the road in game one of their two-match set.
At Vitebsk, Belarus:
Aleksandr Degterev's double (21', 66') paced Naftan to a 2-1 game one home win over AA Gent. the Belgian club got an away goal in the 90th minute from Milos Maric.
At Kumanovo, Macedonia:
Aljosa Vojnovic's hat trick (39', 41', 44') capped a first-half scoring barrage as Slaven Koprivnica clubbed Milano 4-0 on the road in game one, all but assuring the Croatian club a spot in the third qualifying round.
At Zilina, Slovakia:
Tomas Oravec (57') and Ivan Lietava (77') provided the goals in game one as MSK Zilina took the series opener at home, 2-0, over Dacia Chisinau.
At Vlora, Albania:
Emir Strati scored the only goal of the match (66') as Flamurtari took game one at home over Motherwell FC 1-0.
At Liepaja, Latvia:
Girts Karlsons (41') and Intars Kirhners (54') provided the goal scoring as Liepajas Metalurgs took the opening match of the series 2-1 at home over Dinamo Tbilisi. The Georgian club still has hope in this series as Levan Khmaladze scored what might end up as a prescious away goal at 68 minutes.
At Espoo, Finland:
Honka, thanks to tallies from Joel Perovuo (15') and Rasmus Schuller (74'), blanked visiting Bangor City FC 2-0 in game one.
At Donetsk, Ukraine:
Musawengosi Mguni (34'), Henrik Mkhitaryan (42'), and Olexiy Godin (66') each scored once as FC Metallurg Donetsk dominated visiting MTZ-RIPO 3-0 in the series opener.
At Kostany, Kazakhstan:
Milan Baros scored an important road goal at 58 minutes as Galatasaray gained a 1-1 road draw in game one with Tobol, who were represented on the scoreboard by Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev in the 2nd minute.
At Riga, Latvia:
Thomas McManus' equalizer at 44 minutes enabled Derry City FC to gain a 1-1 road draw in game one with Skonto.
At Vilnius, Lithuania:
Dawda Bah scored only goal of the match (15') as HJK Helsinki took game one 1-0 on the road at Vetra's expense.
At Tel Aviv, Israel:
Pedro Joaquin Galvan (25'), Din Mori (38'), Elran Atar (67'), and Liroy Zhairi (90'+3) each scored a goal as Bnei Yehuda pistolwhipped visiting Dinaburg 4-0 in the opening match of their two-game series.
At Boras, Sweden:
Elfsborg broke open a scoreless deadlock with second-half goals from Anders Svensson (60'), Stefan Ishizaki (82'), and Denni Avdic (89') as they smothered visiting Haladas FC 3-0 in game one.
At Olomouc, Czech Republic:
Daniel Rossi Silva's equalizer at 89 minutes enabled Sigma to salvage a 1-1 home stalemate in game one with Fram, who got an away goal at 21 minutes from Jon Gundi Fjoluson.
At Marijampole, Lithuania:
Mikkel Beckmann scored the only goal of the match at 23 minutes as Randers FC defeated Suduva 1-0 on the road in game one of their two-match set.
At Larnaca, Cyprus:
Anorthosis Famagusta FC took the series opener at home, 2-1, over FK Petrovac. Ricardo Fernandes (11') and Vincent Laban (14') scored early first-half goal for the hosts, while the visiting club from Montenegro got what might still be an all-important road goal at 84 minutes from Milos Lakic.
At Burgas, Bulgaria:
Cherno More, thanks to Miroslav Manolov's goal at 44 minutes, topped visiting Iskra-Stali 1-0 in game one.
At Vienna, Austria:
Nikica Jelavic's double (68', 73') helped Rapid Vienna crush visiting Vllaznia 5-0 in game one as the club from Austrian capital all but locked up a spot in the third qualifying round.
At Graz, Austria:
Mario Haas (12') and Andreas Holzl (38') scored once apiece as SK Sturm Graz took game one 2-1 at home over Siroki Brijeg. The visiting Bosnian club still has a chance in this two-game set, as they got an away goal at 67 minutes from Mario Ljubic.
At Nicosia, Cyprus:
Omonia, with tallies from Christos Karipidis (3'), Christos Patsatzoglou (11'), Maciej Zurawski (33'), and Georgios Efrem (85'), delivered a frontier-styled, game-one fistbeating at home, to HB Torshavn in game one.
At Bucharest, Romania:
Steaua Bucharest took game one 2-0 at home over Ujpest. Romeo Sudru (46') and Bogdan Stancu (72') each scored once for the Romanian club.
At Basel, Switzerland:
Serkhan Sahin (23'), Marco Streller (48'), and Federico Almerares (59') provided the goalpower as FC Basel 1893 dominated FC Santa Coloma 3-0 in game one at home.
At Warsaw, Poland:
Legia Warsaw got their two-match set on the right foot as they overpowered visiting FC Olimpi Rustavi 3-0. Adrian Paluchowski (19'), Tomasz Kielbowicz (70'), and Sebastian Szalachowski (83') each scored once for the Polish club.
At Nova Gorica, Slovenia:
Admir Krsic provided all the goalpower (39') as ND Gorica took game one at home, 1-0, over FC Lahti.
At Luxembourg City, Luxembourg:
FC Differdange 03 took game one at home, 1-0, over Rijeka, as Pierre Olivier Piskor scored the game's lone goal at 61 minutes.
At Velenje, Slovenia:
Slavko Perovic scored the game's lone goal (59') as Red Star Belgrade took the series opener on the road, 1-0 over Rudar Velenje.
At Brondby, Denmark:
Tonis Vanna scored the only goal of the match (50') as FC Flora took game one over Brondby 1-0 on the road.
At Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina:
Milan Muminovic scored at 14 minutes for game one's lone tally as FK Sarajevo took the series opener over visiting Spartak Trnava 1-0.
At Montecchio, San Marino:
Daniel Kokosinski's goal at 2 minutes held up as Polonia Warsaw took match one on the road over Juvenes/Dogana 1-0.
At Falkirk, Scotland:
Ryan Flynn's goal at 50 minutes provided all the scoring as Falkirk FC downed visiting FC Vaduz 1-0 in match one.
At Breda, Netherlands:
Edwin de Graaf (55', 70') and Matthew Amoah (57', 61') each doubled in the second half as NAC Breda demolished visiting Gandzasar 6-0 in game one of their two-legged series.
At Reykjavik, Iceland:
Baldur Sigurdsson (55') and Bjorgolfur Takefusa (90'+3) each contributed a score as KR Reyjkavik blanked visiting Larissa 2-0 in the series opener.
At Dublin, Ireland:
Gilbert Agius' 65th-minute equalizer enabled Valletta to gain a 1-1 draw on the road in game one with St. Patrick's Athletic. The hosts got a goal at 38 minutes from Declan O'Brien.
The following five contests ended in 0-0 stalemates.
These matches will be listed with the host clubs highlighted and listed first.
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Sevojno 0-0 Kaunas
At Minsk, Belarus:
Dinamo Minsk 0-0 Tromso
At Chisinau, Moldova:
FC Zimbru Chisinau 0-0 Pacos de Ferreira
At Trondheim, Norway:
Rosenborg BK 0-0 Qarabag
At Aalborg, Denmark:
Aalborg BK 0-0 Slavija
At Zestaponi, Georgia:
Rasmus Jonsson (62') and Hammerin' Henrik Larsson (89') provided the away goals as Helsingborgs IF got the measure of Zestaponi 2-1 on the road in game one of their two-match set.
At Vitebsk, Belarus:
Aleksandr Degterev's double (21', 66') paced Naftan to a 2-1 game one home win over AA Gent. the Belgian club got an away goal in the 90th minute from Milos Maric.
At Kumanovo, Macedonia:
Aljosa Vojnovic's hat trick (39', 41', 44') capped a first-half scoring barrage as Slaven Koprivnica clubbed Milano 4-0 on the road in game one, all but assuring the Croatian club a spot in the third qualifying round.
At Zilina, Slovakia:
Tomas Oravec (57') and Ivan Lietava (77') provided the goals in game one as MSK Zilina took the series opener at home, 2-0, over Dacia Chisinau.
At Vlora, Albania:
Emir Strati scored the only goal of the match (66') as Flamurtari took game one at home over Motherwell FC 1-0.
At Liepaja, Latvia:
Girts Karlsons (41') and Intars Kirhners (54') provided the goal scoring as Liepajas Metalurgs took the opening match of the series 2-1 at home over Dinamo Tbilisi. The Georgian club still has hope in this series as Levan Khmaladze scored what might end up as a prescious away goal at 68 minutes.
At Espoo, Finland:
Honka, thanks to tallies from Joel Perovuo (15') and Rasmus Schuller (74'), blanked visiting Bangor City FC 2-0 in game one.
At Donetsk, Ukraine:
Musawengosi Mguni (34'), Henrik Mkhitaryan (42'), and Olexiy Godin (66') each scored once as FC Metallurg Donetsk dominated visiting MTZ-RIPO 3-0 in the series opener.
At Kostany, Kazakhstan:
Milan Baros scored an important road goal at 58 minutes as Galatasaray gained a 1-1 road draw in game one with Tobol, who were represented on the scoreboard by Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev in the 2nd minute.
At Riga, Latvia:
Thomas McManus' equalizer at 44 minutes enabled Derry City FC to gain a 1-1 road draw in game one with Skonto.
At Vilnius, Lithuania:
Dawda Bah scored only goal of the match (15') as HJK Helsinki took game one 1-0 on the road at Vetra's expense.
At Tel Aviv, Israel:
Pedro Joaquin Galvan (25'), Din Mori (38'), Elran Atar (67'), and Liroy Zhairi (90'+3) each scored a goal as Bnei Yehuda pistolwhipped visiting Dinaburg 4-0 in the opening match of their two-game series.
At Boras, Sweden:
Elfsborg broke open a scoreless deadlock with second-half goals from Anders Svensson (60'), Stefan Ishizaki (82'), and Denni Avdic (89') as they smothered visiting Haladas FC 3-0 in game one.
At Olomouc, Czech Republic:
Daniel Rossi Silva's equalizer at 89 minutes enabled Sigma to salvage a 1-1 home stalemate in game one with Fram, who got an away goal at 21 minutes from Jon Gundi Fjoluson.
At Marijampole, Lithuania:
Mikkel Beckmann scored the only goal of the match at 23 minutes as Randers FC defeated Suduva 1-0 on the road in game one of their two-match set.
At Larnaca, Cyprus:
Anorthosis Famagusta FC took the series opener at home, 2-1, over FK Petrovac. Ricardo Fernandes (11') and Vincent Laban (14') scored early first-half goal for the hosts, while the visiting club from Montenegro got what might still be an all-important road goal at 84 minutes from Milos Lakic.
At Burgas, Bulgaria:
Cherno More, thanks to Miroslav Manolov's goal at 44 minutes, topped visiting Iskra-Stali 1-0 in game one.
At Vienna, Austria:
Nikica Jelavic's double (68', 73') helped Rapid Vienna crush visiting Vllaznia 5-0 in game one as the club from Austrian capital all but locked up a spot in the third qualifying round.
At Graz, Austria:
Mario Haas (12') and Andreas Holzl (38') scored once apiece as SK Sturm Graz took game one 2-1 at home over Siroki Brijeg. The visiting Bosnian club still has a chance in this two-game set, as they got an away goal at 67 minutes from Mario Ljubic.
At Nicosia, Cyprus:
Omonia, with tallies from Christos Karipidis (3'), Christos Patsatzoglou (11'), Maciej Zurawski (33'), and Georgios Efrem (85'), delivered a frontier-styled, game-one fistbeating at home, to HB Torshavn in game one.
At Bucharest, Romania:
Steaua Bucharest took game one 2-0 at home over Ujpest. Romeo Sudru (46') and Bogdan Stancu (72') each scored once for the Romanian club.
At Basel, Switzerland:
Serkhan Sahin (23'), Marco Streller (48'), and Federico Almerares (59') provided the goalpower as FC Basel 1893 dominated FC Santa Coloma 3-0 in game one at home.
At Warsaw, Poland:
Legia Warsaw got their two-match set on the right foot as they overpowered visiting FC Olimpi Rustavi 3-0. Adrian Paluchowski (19'), Tomasz Kielbowicz (70'), and Sebastian Szalachowski (83') each scored once for the Polish club.
At Nova Gorica, Slovenia:
Admir Krsic provided all the goalpower (39') as ND Gorica took game one at home, 1-0, over FC Lahti.
At Luxembourg City, Luxembourg:
FC Differdange 03 took game one at home, 1-0, over Rijeka, as Pierre Olivier Piskor scored the game's lone goal at 61 minutes.
At Velenje, Slovenia:
Slavko Perovic scored the game's lone goal (59') as Red Star Belgrade took the series opener on the road, 1-0 over Rudar Velenje.
At Brondby, Denmark:
Tonis Vanna scored the only goal of the match (50') as FC Flora took game one over Brondby 1-0 on the road.
At Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina:
Milan Muminovic scored at 14 minutes for game one's lone tally as FK Sarajevo took the series opener over visiting Spartak Trnava 1-0.
At Montecchio, San Marino:
Daniel Kokosinski's goal at 2 minutes held up as Polonia Warsaw took match one on the road over Juvenes/Dogana 1-0.
At Falkirk, Scotland:
Ryan Flynn's goal at 50 minutes provided all the scoring as Falkirk FC downed visiting FC Vaduz 1-0 in match one.
At Breda, Netherlands:
Edwin de Graaf (55', 70') and Matthew Amoah (57', 61') each doubled in the second half as NAC Breda demolished visiting Gandzasar 6-0 in game one of their two-legged series.
At Reykjavik, Iceland:
Baldur Sigurdsson (55') and Bjorgolfur Takefusa (90'+3) each contributed a score as KR Reyjkavik blanked visiting Larissa 2-0 in the series opener.
At Dublin, Ireland:
Gilbert Agius' 65th-minute equalizer enabled Valletta to gain a 1-1 draw on the road in game one with St. Patrick's Athletic. The hosts got a goal at 38 minutes from Declan O'Brien.
The following five contests ended in 0-0 stalemates.
These matches will be listed with the host clubs highlighted and listed first.
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Sevojno 0-0 Kaunas
At Minsk, Belarus:
Dinamo Minsk 0-0 Tromso
At Chisinau, Moldova:
FC Zimbru Chisinau 0-0 Pacos de Ferreira
At Trondheim, Norway:
Rosenborg BK 0-0 Qarabag
At Aalborg, Denmark:
Aalborg BK 0-0 Slavija
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