MLS: Portland Flips As Bright Dike Tally Carries Timbers To Victory And Out Of West Basement

At Portland, Oregon:

In the lone Friday Major League Soccer contest, Bright Dike scored the only goal of the match in the 45th minute and Donovan Ricketts picked up his first shutout for his current club as the Portland Timbers blanked the visiting Colorado Rapids 1-0 to climb past their guests out of the Western Conference basement.

It marked the first time this season that the Timbers have won back-to-back games.

UEFA Super Cup: Falcao Hat Trick Carries Mattress Makers Past Chelsea In Monaco

At Fontvieille, Monaco:

Falcao delivered a natural first-half hat trick on Friday (6', 19', 45') as Atletico Madrid dominated Chelsea 4-1 in the UEFA Super Cup contest, the final one in the series to be played in Monaco.

It was the Matress Makers' second Europa League-Super Cup double.

Easy Win For TNS

At Oswestry, England:

Ryan Fraughan scored twice in the second half (47', 56') as The New Saints dominated visiting Prestatyn Town 4-1 in Friday Welsh Premier League action.

Another Win For Resurgent Djurgarden

At Orebro, Sweden:

Erton Fejzullahu scored the winning goal in the 77th minute as Djurgarden found themselves in fifth place in the Swedish Allsvenskan standings following their 3-2 Friday road win over Orebro, who now sit at the foot of the table.

Ajax Cape Town Too Much For Platinum Stars

At Cape Town, South Africa:

Keagan Dolly scored twice (8', 47') as Ajax Cape Town won their first South African Premier League Soccer match of the season on Friday, 4-1 over visiting Platinum Stars.

Jacked-Up Volendam Too Much For Eindhoven

At Volendam, Netherlands:

Jack Tuyp scored twice (15',81') as FC Volendam dominated visiting FC Eindhoven 4-1 in Friday Dutch Eerste Divisie action.

Road Win For Shamrock At Leesiders Expense

At Cork, Ireland:

Ronan Finn (42') and Gary McCabe (61') provided the scoring as Shamrock Rovers overcame an early deficit and upended Cork City 2-1 on the road in Friday action from the Premier Division of the League of Ireland.

MTK Top Honved On Road And Grab Top Spot In NB I Standings

At Budapest, Hungary:

Jozsef Kanta scored twice (41', PK-56') as MTK defeated Budapest Honved FC 2-1 on the road on Friday and climbed past their hosts into first place in the NB I standings.

Panathinaikos Held To Home Draw

At Athens:

Tomas De Vincenti scored the equalizer in first-half stoppage time (45'+1) as Pas Giannina came back to gain a 1-1 Friday Greek Super League road draw with Panathinaikos, whose goal came courtesy of Jose Valazquez in the 28th minute.

Monaco Handed First League Defeat Of Season

At Le Harve, France:

Yohann Riviere scored the winning goal in the 77th minute of Friday as Le Harve handed AS Monaco their first French Ligue 2 defeat of the season, 2-1 at home.

Home Win For TSV

At Munich, Germany:

Benjamin Lauth scored twice (2', 56') as TSV 1860 Munich dominated visiting MSV Duisburg 3-0 in Friday German second division action.

Europa Leage Group-Stage Draw

The draw for the group stage for the Europa League took place in Monaco on Friday.

Action takes place starting on September 20 with each team playing each of the other teams in its group twice.  The top two finishers in each group will advance to the group stage, joined by the third-placed clubs from the eight UEFA Champions League groups.

Group A:

Liverpool (England)
Udines (Italy)
BSC Young Boys (Switzerland)
FC Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia)

Group B:

Atletico Madrid (Spain; titleholders)
Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)
FC Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)
Academica de Coimbra (Portugal)

Group C:

Marseille (France)
Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Borussia Monchengladbach (Germany)
AEL Limassol (Cyprus)

Group D:

Bordeuax (France)
Club Brugge (Belgium)
Newcastle United (England)
CS Maritimo (Portugal)

Group E:

VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
FC Copenhagen (Denmark)
Steaua Bucharest (Romania)
Molde FK (Norway)

Group F:

PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
Napoli (Italy)
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine)
AIK Solna (Sweden)

Group G:

Sporting CP (Portugal)
FC Basel (Switzerland)
KRC Genk (Belgium)
Videoton FC (Hungary)

Group H:

Inter Milan (Italy)
Rubin Kazan (Russia)
Partizan Belgrad (Serbia)
Netchi Baku (Azerbaijan)

Group I:

Lyon (France)
Athletic Bilbao (Spain)
Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
Ironi Kiryat Shmona (Israel)

Group J:

Tottenham Hotspur (England)
Panathinaikos (Greece)
Lazio (Italy)
NK Maribor (Slovenia)

Group K:

Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
FC Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine)
Rosenborg (Norway)
Rapid Vienna (Austria)

Group L:

FC Twente (Netherlands)
Hannover 96 (Germany)
Levante (Spain)
Helsingborg (Sweden)

Lopsided Road Win For Lovech

At Plodiv, Bulgaria:

Gerasim Zakov scored twice (23', 61') as PFC Litex Lovech hammered struggling Botev Vratsa 4-0 on the road in Friday Bulgarian A PFG action.

CONCACAF Champions League: Herediano and Sounders Win on Road; Caledonia Eliminated; Dynamo Get Road Draw With Olimpia

Three games were played on Thursday as group-stage play in the CONCACAF Champions League reached the midway point.

Group Two:

At Panama City, Panama:

Waylon Francis scored the only goal of the match in the 58th minute as CS Herediano blanked Tauro FC 1-0 on the road, all but officially eliminating the Panamanian club from the tournament.

GROUP TWO STANDINGS:

1. CS Herediano (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Real Salt Lake (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Tauro FC (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 0)


Group Three:

At Tegucigalpa, Honduras:

Adam Moffat's equalizer in the 57th minute carried the Houston Dynamo to a 1-1 road draw with CD Olimpia.  Douglas Caetano scored for the hosts in the seventh minute.

GROUP THREE STANDINGS:

1. Houston Dynamo (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. CD Olimpia (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 4)
3. CD FAS (GP: 2; GD: -5; PTS: 0)

Note:  Houston leads the group because of more away goals scored (third tiebreaker).

Group Four:

At Couva, Trinidad and Tobago:

Alex Caskey (45'), Sammy Ochoa (60'), and Fredy Montero (69') each scored a goal as the Seattle Sounders all but locked up a berth in the quarterfinal round with a 3-1 road win over Caledonia AIA, eliminating the Trinidadian club from the tournament.

GROUP FOUR STANDINGS:

1. Seattle Sounders FC (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. CD Marathon (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. z-Caledonia AIA (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 1)

FH Up Seven Points Atop Urvalsdeild Standings

At Hafnarfjordur, Iceland:

Bjorn Sverrisson (16') and Kristjan Emilsson (90'+4) each scored a goal as FH Hafnarfjordur opened up a seven-point advantage atop the league standings following their 2-0 home win over IBV in the lone Thursday Icelandic Urvalsdeild contest.

UEFA Champions League Group-Stage Draw: Galacticos Get Shot At Ajax, Citizens; Chelsea In Same Group As Juve; Bhoys In Same Group As Barca; Red Devils In With Braga, Galatasaray, CFR Cluj; Guners Get Schalke, Legend, Montpellier

The draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League took place on Thursday in Monaco.

Group A:

FC Porto (Portugal)
Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine)
Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

Group B:

Arsenal (England)
FC Schalke 04 (Germany)
Olympiacos (Greece)
Montpellier (France)

Group C:

AC Milan (Italy)
Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia)
RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)
Malaga (Spain)

Group D:

Real Madrid (Spain)
Manchester City (England)
Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

Group E:

Chelsea (England; defending champions)
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Jeventus (Italy)
FC Nordsjaelland (Denmark)

Group F:

Bayern Munich (Germany)
Valencia (Spain)
LOSC Lille Metropole (France)
FC BATE Borisov (Belarus)

Group G:

Barcelona (Spain)
SL Benfica (Portugal)
Spartak Moscow (Russia)
Celtic (Scotland)

Group H

Manchester United (England)
Sporting Braga (Portugal)
Galatasaray (Turkey)
CFR Cluj (Romania)

Action begins on Tuesday, September 18.

Each team play two games against each other team in its' group.  The top two teams in each group will advance to the Champions League's knockout stage, starting with the Round of 16.  The third-place clubs will play in the Round of 32 in the Europa League.

Europa League Playoff Round: Nerazzurri, Magpies, Bordeaux Advance To Group Stage

The playoff round for Europa League group-stage berths concluded with 30 games played on Thursday.

At Tbilisi, Georgia:

Heldon (42') and Danilo Dias (90'+3) each scored a goal as CS Maritimo blanked Dila Gori 2-0 on the road in game two and won their two-match series 3-0 on aggregate.

At Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine:

Oleksandr Aliyev converted two penalty kicks (12', 59') as Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk doubled up visiting Slovan Liberec 4-2 in game two and won their series 6-4 on aggregate.

At Nicosia, Cyprus:

Thanks to goals from Rashad Sadigov (22'), Julius Wobay (30'), and Flavio Alex Valencio (60'), Neftchi Baku defeated APOEL FC 3-1 on the road in game two and eliminated the Cypriot club who reached last season's Champions League quarterfinal round 4-2 on aggregate.

At Helsinki, Finland:

Mikel San Jose (67'), Gaizka Toquero (77'), and Igor Martinez (88') each scored a goal as Athletic Bilbao gained a 3-3 game-two road draw with HJK Helsinki and knocked out the Finnish club 9-3 on aggregate.

At Heerenveen, Netherlands:

Molde FK, with Jo Inge Berget (54') and Papa Pate Diouf (73') delivering the tallies, topped SC Heerenveen 2-1 on the road in game two and won their two-match series 4-1 on aggregate.

At Tel Aviv, Israel:

Hanan Maman scored twice (68', 84') as Hapoel Tel Aviv overpowered visiting F91 Dudelange 4-0 in match two and finished their two-game beatdown of the Luxembourgian club 7-1 on aggregate.

At Moscow:

Kwame Karikari (6') and Martin Lorentzson (90'+3) provided the scoring as AIK Solna overturned their 1-0 home defeat from last week with a 2-0 game-two road victory over CSKA Moscow, enabling the Swedish club to take the series 2-1 on aggregate.

At Trondheim, Norway:

Tore Reginiussen (69') and Mikkel Diskerud (87') provided the scoring as Rosenborg topped visiting Legia Warsaw 2-1 in game two and won their two-match series 3-2 on aggregate.

At Eindhoven, Netherlands:

Hat tricks from Tim Matavz (15', 27', 63') and Georginio Wijnaldum (39', 66', 83'), as well as a double courtesy of Peter Van Ooijen (12', 74') carried PSV Eindhoven to a 9-0 home nuking of FK Zeta in game two and finished their two-contest napalming of the Montenegrin club 14-0 on aggregate.

At Bern, Switzerland:

Despite dropping a 2-0 home decision in game two, BSC Young Boys still won their two-match series with FC Midtjylland 3-2 on aggregate.

At Prague, Czech Republic:

Vaclav Kadlec (PK-61') and Jiri Jarosik (70') each delivered a goal as Sparta Prague blanked visiting Feyenoord Rotterdam 2-0 in game two and took out the Dutch club 4-2 on aggregate.

At Bucharest, Romania:

Adi Rocha scored twice (21', 86') as Steaua Bucharest got the better of visiting Ekranas 3-0 in game two and took the two-match series and took out the Lithuanian club 5-0 on aggregate.

At Kharkiv, Ukraine:

Sebastian Blanco (28') and Jonathan Cristaldo (61') provided the goals as FC Metalist Kharkiv downed visiting Dinamo Bucharest 2-1 in game two and won their two-match series 4-1 on aggregate.

At Genk, Belgium:

Thanks to goals in the second half from Dani Fernandez (56') and Ayub Masika (88'), KRC Genk bounced back from their 2-1 road loss last week in Switzerland with a 2-0 home win over Lucerne FC, enabling the Belgian club to win their two-match set 3-2 on aggregate.

At Plzen, Czech Republic:

Marek Batos provided the only goal of the match in the 37th minute as FC Viktoria Plzen defeated visiting KSC Lokeren 1-0 in game two, and with the aggregate score at 2-2, advanced on away goals.

At Bruges, Belgium:

Jim Larsen (25'), Victor Vazquez (48'), Mohammed Tchite (50'), and Carlos Bacca (66') each scored a goal as Club Brugge dominated visiting Debreceni VSC 4-1 in game two and finished off the Hungarian club 7-1 on aggregate.

At Marseilles, France:

A 0-0 home draw with FC Sheriff Tiraspol in game two was good enough for Marseille as the French club won their two-match series 2-1 on aggregate.

At Szekesfeharvar, Hungary:

After another scoreless match between Videoton and visiting Trabzonspor (followed by 30 scoreless minutes of overtime), Marco Caneira, Alvaro Brachi, Adam Gyurcso, and Nikola Mitrovic all converted their spot kicks as the hosts won the penalty-kick shootout 4-2 to advance to the group stage.

At Bordeaux, France:

Yoan Gouffran scored twice (53', 90'+3) as Bordeaux stunned visiting Red Star Belgrade 3-2 in game two to advance to the group stage by that same score on aggregate.  Yoan's second goal came one minute after Nikola Mikic had scored to make it 2-2----and apparently send the Serbian club to the group stage via the away goals rule.

At Belgrade, Serbia:

Ivan Ivanov scored the only goal of the match in the 75th minute as Partizan Belgrade defeated visiting Tromso IL 1-0 in game two, and with the aggregate score at 3-3, advanced to the group stage on away goals.

At Milan, Italy:

Rodrigo Palacio (76') and Fredy Guarin (90'+2) provided the tallies and Inter Milan settled for a 2-2 game-two home deadlock with FC Vaslui, good enough for the Nerazzurri to eliminate the Romanian club 4-2 on aggregate.

At Hanover, Germany:

Szabolcs Huszti (35', 88') and Lasse Sobiech (68', 85') each scored twice as Hannover 96 hammered visiting Slask Wroclaw 5-1 in game two and finished off the Polish club 10-4 on aggregate.

At Valencia, Spain:

Fanis Gekas scored the only goal of the match in the 72nd minute as Levante blanked visiting Motherwell 1-0 in game two and finished off the Scottish club 3-0 on aggregate.

At Vienna, Austria:

Deni Alar (31'), Terrance Boyd (48'), and Steffen Hofmann (90'+3) each scored a goal as Rapid Vienna bounced back from their game-one road loss with a 3-0 home domination in game two with PAOK FC, enabling them to win their two-match series 4-2on aggregate.

At Alkmaar, Netherlands:

Mbark Boussoufa scored the only goal of the match as FC Anzhi Makhachkala won game two, 1-0 on the road over AZ Alkmaar, and won their two-game series 5-0 on aggregate.

At Newcastle upon Tyne, England:

Haris Vuckic scored the only goal of the match in the 21st minute as Newcastle United defeated visiting Atromitros 1-0 in game two and one their two-match series 2-1 on aggregate.

At Rome:

Libor Kozak scored twice (30', 55') as Lazio defeated visiting ND Mura 05 1-0 in game two and won their series with the Slovenian club 5-1 on aggregate.

At Enschede, Netherlands:

Leroy Fer scored twice, once on a penalty kick in the 26th minute as FC Twente took game two 3-1 at home over Bursaspor, deadlocking the two-match series at 4-4 on aggregate after exchanging 3-1 home wins, then scored the series winner in overtime (116') as the hosts won the series 5-4 on aggregate.

At Liverpool, England:

Luis Suarez scored in the 85th minute as Liverpool gained a 1-1 game-two home draw with Heart of Midlothian and won their two-game series 2-1 on aggregate.

At Lisbon, Portugal:

Ricky van Wolfswinkel scored twice (8', 54') each scored a goal as Sporting CP demolished visiting Horsens 5-0 and won their two-match series 6-1 on aggregate.

The winners (as well as clubs who lost their Champions League playoff-round series) will be present for Friday's Europa League group-stage draw, to take place in Monaco.

MLS: Late Tally Lifts Crew To Road Win; Late Goal Carries Red Bulls To Road Draw With DCU; Goats Erase Three-Goal Deficit To Gain Draw At Foxborough

Three games made up the Wednesday Major League Soccer Schedule.

At Washington:

William Conde's 87th-minute equalizer carried the New York Red Bulls to a 2-2 road draw with DC United.  Joel Lindpere scored the other Red Bulls tally at 18 minutes.  DC's goals came courtesy of Nick DeLeon (21') and Dwayne De Rosario (68', his 100th career MLS goal).

At Foxborough, Massachusetts:

Ex-Rev Shalrie Joseph scored twice in the first half (22', 45'+1) while Miller Bolanos delivered the equalizer in the 47th minute as Chivas USA (coming off being blindsided 6-2 at home over the weekend by Seattle) battled back from three goals down to gain a 3-3 road draw with the New England Revolution.  The Revs' tallies came courtesy of Saer Sene (4', 20') and Rauwshan McKenzie (OG-11').

At Chester, Pennsylvania:

Eddie Gaven delivered the game winner deep into second-half stoppage time (90'+5) as the Columbus Crew, despite playing the final 28 minutes with only ten men, came from behind and knocked off the homestanding Philadelphia Union 2-1.

MLS STANDINGS:

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1. Kansas City (GP: 26; GF: 32; GD: +9; PTS: 47)
2. New York (GP: 27; GF: 46; GD: +7; PTS: 46)
3. Houston (GP: 26; GF: 38; GD: +8; PTS: 42)
4. DC United (GP: 26; GF: 43; GD: +6; PTS: 41)
5. Chicago (GP: 25; GF: 32; GD: +2; PTS: 41)
6. Montreal (GP: 28; GF: 42; GD: -2; PTS: 39)
7. Columbus (GP: 25; GF: 31; GD: +2; PTS: 39)
8. Philadelphia (GP: 24; GF: 25; GD: -5; PTS: 25)
9. New England (GP: 26; GF: 33; GD: -5; PTS: 24)
10. Toronto FC (GP: 26; GF: 29; GD: -17; PTS: 21)

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

1. San Jose (GP: 26; GF: 52; GD; +19; PTS: 50)
2. Seattle (GP: 25; GF: 40; GD: +14; PTS: 43)
3. Real Salt Lake (GP: 27; GF: 37; GD: +5; PTS: 43)
4. Los Angeles (GP: 27; GF: 46; GD: +6; PTS: 40)
5. Vancouver (GP: 27; GF: 29; GD: -6; PTS: 37)
6. FC Dallas (GP: 28; GF: 33; GD: -4; PTS: 32)
7. Chivas USA (GP: 24; GF: 20; GD: -15; PTS: 28)
8. Colorado (GP: 26; GF: 33; GD: -7; PTS: 26)
9. Portland (GP: 25; GF: 26; GD: -17; PTS: 24)

CONCACAF Champions League: Wins For Goats, Striped Gang, Galaxy

Group-stage action in the CONCACAF Champions League continued on Wednesday with three games.

Group Five:

At Carson, California:

Tommy Meyer (7'), Jose Villarreal (46'), John McBean (80'), and Michael Stephens (82') each scored once as the Los Angeles Galaxy dismembered the visiting Puerto Rico Islanders 4-0.

GROUP FIVE STANDINGS:

1. Los Angeles Galaxy (GP: 2; GD: +7; PTS: 6)
2. Isidro Metapan (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
3. Puerto Rico Islanders (GP: 2; GD: -6; PTS: 0)

Group Seven:

At Guatemala City:

Humberto Suazo scored the only goal of the match as two-time defending champions Monterrey defeated CSD Municipal 1-0 on the road.

GROUP SEVEN STANDINGS:

1. Monterrey (GP: 2; GD: +6; PTS: 6)
2. CSD Municipal (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Chorrillo FC (GP: 2; GD: -6; PTS: 0)

Group Eight:

At Zapopan, Mexico:

A hat trick from Marco Fabian (53', 68', 90'+3) was a major part of a four-goal second half as Chivas de Guadalajara broke open what was at halftime a scoreless stalemate and converted the contest into a 4-0 home fistbeating of W Connection.

GROUP EIGHT STANDINGS:

1. CSD Xelaju (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. Chivas de Guadalajara (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
3. W Connection (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 1)

UEFA Champions League Playoff Round: Bhoys, CFR Cluj, Spartak Moscow, Dynamo Kiev, Lille Advance To Group Stage

The UEFA Champions League's playoff round concluded on Wednesday with five games as the field for the group stage is filled.

At Cluj-Napoca, Romania:

Pantelis Kapetanos scored the only goal of the match in the 20th minute as CFR Cluj defeated visiting FC Basel 1-0 in game two and won their two-match series 3-1 on aggregate.

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Gary Hooper (30') and Victor Wanyama (88') provided the goalpower as Celtic defeated visiting Helsingborg 2-0 for a second straight time and took out the Swedish club 4-0 on aggregate.

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Ari scored in the sixth minute as Spartak Moscow gained a 1-1 game-two road draw with Fenerbahce and won their series 3-2 on aggregate.

At Kiev, Ukraine:

Ideye Brown scored the series-clinching goal in the 88th minute as Dynamo Kiev, despite dropping a 2-1 game-two home decision, took out Borussia Monchengladbach 4-3 on aggregate.

At Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France:

Lucas Digne's goal in the 43rd minute enabled LOSC Lille Metropole to shut out visiting FC Copenhagen 1-0 in regulation of game two, then, Tulio De Melo scored the series-winning overtime goal in the 105th minute, enabling the Mastiffs to take the series 2-1 on aggregate and advance.

The 32 clubs who will take part in the Champions League's group stage will participate in Thursday's draw in Monaco.

The ten clubs who were eliminated in the past two days will take part in Friday's draw for the Europa League's group stage, also in Monaco.

Turnovo On Top In Macedonia After Blanking Metalurg

At Turnovo, Macedonia:

Turnovo found themselves on top of the Macedonian First League standings following their 2-0 home blanking of FK Metalurg.

B36 Lose Torshavn Derby

At Torshavn, Faroe Islands:

Christian Mouritsen scored the winning goal in the 26th minute on Wednesday as Havnar Boltfelag defeated visiting B36 2-0 in action from the Faroese Meistaradeildin.

Another Win For League-Leading Millonarios

At Cartagena de Indias, Colombia:

Goals from Cristhian Alacron (9') and Jeison Moreno (77') lifted league-leading Millonarios to a 2-0 Wednesday Colombian Primera A road victory over Real Cartagena.

Santos Fall At Home

At Santos, Brazil:

Rodrigo De Souza Cardoso(60'), Darcy Dolce Neto (63'), and Gabriel Santana Pinto (73') each delivered a goal on Wednesday as Bahia defeated Santos 3-1 in Brazilian Serie A action.

CONCACAF Champions League: Road Wins For Santos Laguna, Alajuelense

Two games were played in the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League were contested on Tuesday.

Group One:

At Toronto:

Carlos Quintero (49'), Daniel Ludena (90') and Candido Ramirez (90'+2) each scored a goal as Santos Laguna defeated Toronto FC 3-1 on the road.

GROUP ONE STANDINGS:

1. Santos Laguna (GP: 2; GD: +7; PTS: 6)
2. Toronto FC (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. CD Aguila (GP: 2; GD: -9; PTS: 0)

Group 6:

At Esteli, Nicaragua:

Allen Guevara scored the only goal of the match in the 42nd minute as Alajuelense defeated Real Esteli 1-0 on the road.

GROUP SIX STANDINGS:

1. UANL Tigres (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 4)
2. LD Alajuelense (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Real Esteli FC (GP: 2; GD: -5; PTS: 0)

UEFA Champions League Playoff Round: Anderlecht, Dinamo Zagreb, Malaga, FC BATE, Sporting Braga (After PK Shootout Win) Advance To Group Stage

The playoff round for UEFA Champions League group-stage berths continued on Tuesday with five games.

At Ramat Gan, Israel:

A late goal from Alyaksandr Pavlov (90'+4) enabled FC BATE Borisov to gain a game-two 1-1 road draw with Ironi Kiryat Shmona, enabling the Belorussian club to win their two-match series 3-1 on aggregate.

At Brussels, Belgium:

Dieumerci Mbokani (81') and Oleksandr Yakovenko (89') provided the scoring in the waning minutes as RSC Anderlecht overturned their 2-1 road defeat of last Wednesday with a 2-0 game-two home win over AEL Limassol and won their two-match series 3-2 on aggregate.

At Maribor, Slovenia:

Tonel scored the only goal of the match in the 12th minute as Dinamo Zagreb downed NK Maribor 1-0 on the road in match two and won their two-game series 3-1 on aggregate, assuring the Croatian club of their second successive group-stage appearance.

At Udine, Italy:

After Ruben Micael equalized in the 72nd minute of regulation time of game two, deadlocking the game at 1-1 and the two-match series at 2-2 on aggregate (followed by thirty scoreless overtime minutes), he converted the winning spot kick as Sporting Braga took the penalty-kick shootout 5-4 over Udinese on the road to advance to the group stage.

At Athens:

A 0-0 deadlock on the road in game two was good enough for Malaga as the Spanish club advanced to the Champions League's group stage for the first time ever after closing out Panathinaikos 2-0 on aggregate.

Europa League Playoff Round: Stuttgart To Group Stage

At Moscow:

Vedad Ibisevic scored in the 64th minute as VfB Stuttgart gained a 1-1 road draw with Dynamo Moscow in game two of their two-match Europa League playoff round series on Tuesday, enabling the German club to win their series 3-1 on aggregate and advance to the group stage.

Road Win For The Cactus

At Viljandi, Estonia:

Markus Jurgenson (33') and Karl Luigend (38') each scored a goal five minutes apart in the first half on Tuesday as FC Flora Tallinn blanked Viljandi 2-0 in Estonian Meistriliiga action.

Lions Fall At Home

At Lisbon, Portugal:

Edimar Fraga scored the only goal of the match in the 40th minute as Rio Ave knocked off Sporting CP 1-0 on the road in Monday Portuguese Primeira Liga action.

Greens Drop Season Opener In Tel-Aviv

At Tel-Aviv, Israel:

Munas Dabbur scored twice (6', 55') as Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated visiting Maccabi Haifa 2-1 on Monday in the Israeli Premier League season opener for both clubs.

3-3 Home Draw In Istanbul Derby For Black Eagles

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Johan Elmander (20'), Umut Bulut (45'), and Selcuk Inan (PK-86') each scored a goal on Sunday as Galatasaray gained a 3-3 Turkish Super League road draw with Besiktas.  Felipe Melo (OG-8'), and Filip Holosko (43', 51') provided the scoring for the Black Eagles.

U's Fall At Home

At Cambridge, England:

Nathan Collier scored the winning goal in the 88th minute on Monday as newly-promoted Dartford knocked off home-standing Cambridge United 2-1 in English Conference National action.

MLS: Galaxy Blank Hoops; 1-1 Draw Between SKC And Red Bulls Keeps Sporting In East Lead

Two games were played in Major League Soccer on Sunday.

At Carson, California:

Juninho (66') and Todd Dunivant (84') provided the scoring as the Los Angeles Galaxy blanked visiting FC Dallas 2-0.

At Kansas City, Kansas:

Kei Kamara scored both goals in Sporting Kansas City's 1-1 home draw with the New York Red Bulls, enabling the hosts to stay atop the Eastern Conference standings.  Kei's first goal in the third minute put SKC up 1-0, but his own goal in the 27th minute off a Tim Cahill free kick equalized things for the visitors.

MLS STANDINGS:

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1. Kansas City (GP: 26; GF: 32; GD: +9; PTS: 47)
2. New York (GP: 26; GF: 44; GD: +7; PTS: 45)
3. Houston (GP: 26; GF: 38; GD: +8; PTS: 42)
4. Chicago (GP: 25; GF: 32; GD: +2; PTS: 41)
5. DC United (GP: 25; GF: 41; GD: +6; PTS: 40)
6. Montreal (GP: 28; GF: 42; GD: -2; PTS: 39)
7. Columbus (GP: 24; GF: 29; GD: +1; PTS: 36)
8. Philadelphia (GP: 23; GF: 24; GD: -4; PTS: 25)
9. New England (GP: 25; GF: 30; GD: -5; PTS: 23)
10. Toronto FC (GP: 26; GF: 29; GD: -17; PTS: 21)

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

1. San Jose (GP: 26; GF: 52; GD: +19; PTS: 50)
2. Seattle (GP: 25; GF: 40; GD: +14; PTS: 43)
3. Real Salt Lake (GP: 27; GF: 37; GD: +5; PTS: 43)
4. Los Angeles (GP: 27; GF: 46; GD: +6; PTS: 40)
5. Vancouver (GP: 27; GF: 29; GD: -6; PTS: 37)
6. FC Dallas (GP: 28; GF: 33; GD: -4; PTS: 32)
7. Chivas USA (GP: 23; GF: 17; GD: -15; PTS: 27)
8. Colorado (GP: 26; GF: 33; GD: -7; PTS: 26)
9. Portland (GP: 25; GF: 26; GD: -17; PTS: 24)

PSG Held To Scoreless Home Draw

At Paris:

The Sunday French Ligue 1 contest between Paris Saint-Germian and visiting Bordeaux ended in a 0-0 stalemate.

Rossoneri Shocked At Home As Season Commences

At Milan, Italy:

Andrea Costa scored the only goal of the match in the 58th minute on Sunday as newly-promoted Sampdoria knocked off AC Milan 1-0 on the road in the Italian Serie A season opener for both clubs.

Racing Club Beaten At Home In Season Opener

At Montevideo, Uruguay:

Augustin Viana scored the only goal of the match in the 53rd minute on Sunday as Bella Vista defeated home-standing Racing Club de Montevideo 1-0 in the Uruguayan Primera Division season opener for both clubs.

3-1 Home Win for Metalist

At Kharkiv, Ukraine:

Cleiton Xavier (PK-13'), Marlos Romero Bonfim (50'), and Edmar Aparecido De Laserda (53') each scored a goal on Sunday as FC Metalist Kharkiv defeated visiting Kryvbas 3-1 in Ukrainian Premier League action.

Late Goal Salvages Home Draw For Club Africain

At Tunis, Tunisia:

Oussama Haddadi's 90th-minute equalizer lifted Club Africain to a 1-1 Sunday Tunisian Ligue 1 home draw with CS Sfaxien.  Fakhereedine Ben Youssef scored in the 78th minute for the visitors.

Late Goal Condemns Roses To Road Defeat

At Kranj, Slovenia:

Bla Sujica's stoppage time game winner (90'+2) carried Triglav to a 2-1 Sunday 1.SNL home win over ND Gorica.

Road Draw For 'Gers

At Berwick-upon-Tweed, Scotland:

Fraser McLaren's equalizer in the 64th minute lifted Berwick Rangers to a 1-1 Scottish Third Division home draw with Rangers (of Glasgow).  Andrew Little scored a late first-half goal for the visitors (45'+2).

Stoppage-Time Tally Carries Red Dogs To Home Victory

At Bucharest, Romania:

Marius George Tucudean scored the winning goal in second-half stoppage time (90'+3) as Dinamo Bucharest defeated visiting Petrolul Ploiesti 2-1 in Sunday Romanian Liga I action.

Two League Games, Two League Wins For Legia

At Belchatow, Poland:

Marek Saganowski (11') and Micha Zyro (53') each tallied once on Sunday as Legia Warsaw blanked GKS Belchatow 2-0 in Polish Ekstraklasa action.

Stoppage-Time Goal Salvages Home Draw For Trond Kids

At Trondheim, Norway:

Mikael Dorsin's stoppage-time equalizer (90'+4) lifted Rosenborg to a 1-1 Sunday Norwegian Eliteserien home draw with Viking.  Vidar Nisja scored for the guests in the 41st minute.

Arresting Road Win For FC Sheriff

At Balti, Moldova:

Serghei Dadu scored the only goal of the match in the 67th minute on Sunday as Moldovan National Division-leading FC Sheriff blanked Olimpia 1-0 on the road.

Lost Sunday In Tetovo For Metalurg

At Tetovo, Macedonia:

Skendija 79 knocked off visiting FK Metalurg 1-0 in Sunday Macedonian First League action.

1-1 Home Draw For F91 Dudelange

At Dudelange, Luxembourg:

The Sunday Luxembourgian National Division contest between F91 Dudelange and visiting CS Grevenmacher ended in a 1-1 deadlock.

You The Man, Rytis: Double Lifts Liepajas Metalurgs To Home Win

At Liepaja, Latvia:

Rytis Leliuga scored both goals in the first half (10', PK-27') as FK Liepajas Metalurgs blanked visiting (and relegation-threatened) Gulbene 2005 2-0 in Sunday Latvian Virsliga action.

Soulful Home Victory For FC Seoul To Close Out Regular Season

At Seoul, South Korea:

Dae-Sung Ha (43') and Maurico Molina (78') provided the scoring as FC Seoul concluded their K-League regular-season campaign atop the league standings following their 2-0 home victory on Sunday over Daegu.  The club from the capital city will take part in the Championship Round.

Road Win In Reykjavik For League-Leading FH

At Reykjavik, Iceland:

Albert Ingason scored the only goal of the match in the 52nd minute on Sunday as Icelandic Urvalsdeild-leading FH Hafnarfjordur defeated Fylkir 1-0 on the road.

Goose Eggs In Kaiserslautern

At Kaiserslautern, Germany:

The Sunday German second division contest between FC Kaiserslautern and visiting TSV 1860 Munich concluded as a 0-0 stalemate.

Savage Sunday: Demba's Double Helps Carry HJK

At Helsinki, Finland:

Demba Savage scored twice (27', 88') as HJK Helsinki mauled visiting IFK Mariehamm 5-1 in Sunday Finnish Veikkausliiga action.

Late PK Equals Home Win For League-Leading Millonarios

At Bogota, Colombia:

Wason Renteria converted his penalty kick in the 85th minute on Sunday as Millonarios remained atop the Colombian Primera A standings following their 2-1 home win over Once Caldas.

Buducnost Blanked At Home

At Podgorica, Montenegro:

FK Morgren racked up their first Montenegrin First League win of the season on Saturday, 2-0 on the road over FK Buducnost Podgorica.

Road Win for FK Sarajevo

At Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina:

FK Sarajevo found themselves atop the Bosnian Premier League standings following their 1-0 road win over local rivals Olimpik.

Road Win For Dinamo Minsk

At Navapolotsk, Belarus:

Hernan Figueredo (22') and Stanislav Dragun (60') provided the scoring as Dinamo Minsk defeated struggling Naftan 2-0 in Sunday Belorussian Premier League action.

MLS: Impact, Crew, Timbers, Sounders, Quakes Win; Dynamo and TFC Draw

Six games were contested in Major League Soccer on Saturday.

At Montreal:

Patrice Bernier scored twice in the second half (PK-50', 90'+2) as the Montreal Impact dominated visiting DC United 3-0 for their fifth straight victory.

At Columbus, Ohio:

Federico Higuain (26', 42') and Jairo Arrieta (31', 86') each scored twice as the Columbus Crew, who at one time trailed 2-0, overcame the visiting New England Revolution 4-3.

At Houston:

Terry Dunfield's equalizer in the 85th minute carried Toronto FC to a 1-1 road draw with the Houston Dynamo.  Will Bruin scored in the 21st minute for the Dynamo.

At Carson, California:

A hat trick for Fredy Montero (27', 33', 67') carried the Seattle Sounders to a 6-2 road domination of Chivas USA.

At Portland, Oregon:

Franck Songo'o scored the winning goal in the 55th minute when his free kick dribbled past goalkeeper Joe Cannon as the Portland Timbers snapped their eight-match winless streak with a 2-1 Cascadia Cup home victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps.  It was the Timbers' first win under interim head coach Gavin Wilkinson.

At Santa Clara, California:

Simon Dawkins (10', 68') and Alan Gordon (42', 74') each scored twice, once in each half, as the San Jose Earthquakes ran roughshod over the visiting Colorado Rapids 4-1.

Tigres Salvage Home Draw

At San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico:

Lucas Lobos' equalizer in the 16th minute enabled Tigres to gain a 1-1 Saturday Liga MX home draw with Toluca.  Lucas Silva scored for the visitors in the seventh minute.

Three Wins In A Row For Grasshoppers

At Zurich, Switzerland:

Izet Hajrovic scored the only goal of the match in the 44th minute on Saturday as Grasshoppers climbed up to third place (two points behind front-running FC Sion) in the Swiss Super League standings following their 1-0 home triumph over FC Thun for their third straight league victory.

Scoreless Deadlock Between Sabadell and Villarreal

At Sabadell, Spain:

The Saturday Spanish Segunda Division contest between Sabadell and visiting Villarreal ended in a 0-0 stalemate.

Snow Leopards Fall On Road

At Rostov-na-Donu, Russia:

Jan Holenda's natural hat trick (42', 45', 61') carried Rostov to a 3-1 come-from-behind Saturday Russian Permier League win over visiting FC Alania Vladikavkaz.

Winning Start To League Season For Panathinaikos

At Levadia, Greece:

Loukas Vyntra scored the only goal of the match in the 34th minute on Saturday as Panathinaikos launched their Greek Super League campaign with a 1-0 road win over Levadiakos.

Late Goals Lift Lions At Randers

At Randers, Denmark:

Goals in the 90th minute from Andreas Cornelius and Solvi Ottesen, along with Nicolai Jorgensen's 58th-minute tally, enabled league-leading FC Copenhagen to overturn a one-goal deficit and stun home-standing Randers FC 3-2 in Saturday Danish Super League action.