Five games were played in Major League Soccer on Saturday.
At Columbus, Ohio:
Eddie Johnson scored the only goal of the match in the 14th minute as the ten-man Seattle Sounders defeated the Columbus Crew 1-0 on the road.
At Chester, Pennsylvania:
The Montreal Impact held the home-standing Philadelphia Union to a 0-0 stalemate.
At Harrison, New Jersey:
Tim Cahill scored the winning goal in the 38th minute as the New York Red Bulls, despite finishing the match with ten men, held off visiting DC United 2-1. Goalkeeper Luis Robles preserved the victory when he saved Dwayne De Rosario's penalty kick in the 73rd minute.
At Kansas City, Kansas:
Graham Zusi scored the winning goal in the 88th minute as Scoring Kansas City defeated the visiting Colorado Rapids 2-1.
At Carson, California:
Robbie Keane had a hand in all three goals, scoring twice (PK-43', 67') and assisting once (Landon Donovan's goal in the 26th minute) as the Los Angeles Galaxy dominated the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 3-0.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
TOBIN AND CHRISTINE LEAD THORNS OVER FLASH TO COP INAUGURAL NWSL CROWN
At Rochester, New York:
Tobin Heath (40') and Christine Sinclair (90'+2) each delivered a goal on Saturday as the visiting Portland Thorns captured the National Women's Soccer League first championship 2-0 over the Western New York Flash.
Tobin Heath (40') and Christine Sinclair (90'+2) each delivered a goal on Saturday as the visiting Portland Thorns captured the National Women's Soccer League first championship 2-0 over the Western New York Flash.
CAF Champions League: Al Alhly, Esperance Tunis Grab Saturday Wins
The second half of group-stage play in the CAF Champions League commenced on Saturday with two games.
Group A:
At El Gouna, Egypt:
Walid Soliman scored the winning goal in the 68th minute as Al-Ahly held off visiting AC Leopards 2-1.
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Orlando Pirates (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 7)
2. Al-Ahly (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
3. AC Leopards (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. Zamalek (PG: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
Group B:
At Rades, Tunisia:
Antar Yahia scored the only goal of the match in the 58th minute as Esperance ST defeated visiting Sewe Sport 1-0.
GROUP B STANDINGS:
1. Esperance de Tunis (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2. Coton Sport (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
3. Sewe Sport (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Recreativo do Libolo (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
Group A:
At El Gouna, Egypt:
Walid Soliman scored the winning goal in the 68th minute as Al-Ahly held off visiting AC Leopards 2-1.
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Orlando Pirates (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 7)
2. Al-Ahly (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
3. AC Leopards (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. Zamalek (PG: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
Group B:
At Rades, Tunisia:
Antar Yahia scored the only goal of the match in the 58th minute as Esperance ST defeated visiting Sewe Sport 1-0.
GROUP B STANDINGS:
1. Esperance de Tunis (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2. Coton Sport (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
3. Sewe Sport (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Recreativo do Libolo (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
Friday, August 30, 2013
MLS: Revs And Reds Draw In Toronto; RSL Double-Up Ten-Man Timbers
Two games were played in Major League Soccer on Friday.
At Toronto:
Andrew Wiedeman's first-half stoppage-time equalizer (45'+2) carried Toronto FC to a 1-1 home draw with the New England Revolution, whose goal came in the second minute from Diego Fagundez.
At Sandy, Utah:
Luis Gil (9'), Joao Plato (15'), Javier Morales (55'), and Alvaro Saborio (67') each delivered a goal as Real Salt Lake doubled up the visiting ten-man Portland Timbers 4-2.
At Toronto:
Andrew Wiedeman's first-half stoppage-time equalizer (45'+2) carried Toronto FC to a 1-1 home draw with the New England Revolution, whose goal came in the second minute from Diego Fagundez.
At Sandy, Utah:
Luis Gil (9'), Joao Plato (15'), Javier Morales (55'), and Alvaro Saborio (67') each delivered a goal as Real Salt Lake doubled up the visiting ten-man Portland Timbers 4-2.
Bayern Top Chelsea In PK Shootout To Claim Super Cup As Pep Gets Measure Of Jose Again
At Prague, Czech Republic:
Javi Martinez delivered the equalizer in the 120th minute as Bayern Munich forced a 2-2 draw with Chelsea in Friday's UEFA Super Cup contest(the contest was deadlocked at 1-1 after regulation), then won the penalty-kick shootout 5-4 as David Alaba, Toni Kroos, Philipp Lamm, Franck Ribery (who scored in the 47th minute of regulation), and Xherdan Shaqiri all converted their spot kicks. The Blues' Romelu Lukaku failed on his spot kick, which would have sent the shootout to a sixth round.
Javi Martinez delivered the equalizer in the 120th minute as Bayern Munich forced a 2-2 draw with Chelsea in Friday's UEFA Super Cup contest(the contest was deadlocked at 1-1 after regulation), then won the penalty-kick shootout 5-4 as David Alaba, Toni Kroos, Philipp Lamm, Franck Ribery (who scored in the 47th minute of regulation), and Xherdan Shaqiri all converted their spot kicks. The Blues' Romelu Lukaku failed on his spot kick, which would have sent the shootout to a sixth round.
Europa League Group-Stage Draw
The draw for the group stage of the Europa League took place on Friday in Monaco.
GROUP A:
Valencia
Swansea City
FC Kuban Krasnodar
St. Gallen
GROUP B:
PSV Eindhoven
Dinamo Zagreb
Chornomorets Odessa
Ludogorets Razgrad
GROUP C:
Standard Liege
FC Red Bull Salzburg
IF Elfsborg
Esbjerg Fb
GROUP D:
FC Rubin Kazan
Wigan Athletic
NK Maribor
SV Zulte Waregem
GROUP E:
Fiorentina
FC Dnipor Dnipropetrovsk
Pacos de Fereirra
Pandurii Targu Jiu
GROUP F:
Bordeaux
APOEL FC
Eintracht Frankfurt
Maccabi Tel Aviv
GROUP G:
Dynamo Kiev
KRC Genk
Rapid Vienna
FC Thun
GROUP H:
Sevilla
Freiburg
GD Estoril Praia
FC Slovan Liberec
GROUP I:
Lyon
Real Betis
Vitoria de Guimaraes
HNK Rijeka
GROUP J:
Lazio
Trabzonspor
Legia Warsaw
Apollon Limassol
GROUP K:
Tottenham Hotspur
FC Anzhi Makhachkala
FC Sheriff
Tromso IL
GROUP L:
AZ Alkmaar
PAOK FC
Maccabi Haifa
Shakhter Karagandy
The fun begins on September 19. Each team would play six games, two (one at home, one on the road) against each of the other teams in each group. The top two finishers in each group would advance to the knockout stage, joined by the third place club from each of the Champions League's eight groups.
NOTE: Besiktas, who defeated Tromso IL in the Europa League's playoff round, were banished from the tournament due to match-fixing charges. After Fenerbahce, who lost their Champions League playoff-round series to Arsenal, also were banned from this tournament due to the same charges. With the Yellow Canaries' bannishment, a spot in the group stage that would have belonged to a Champions League playoff-round loser, instead went to a Europa League playoff-round loser, with APOEL FC being selected. Maccabi Tel Aviv got a pass to the Europa League's group stage after their scheduled playoff-round opponents PAOK FC (who had been eliminated in the Champions League's third qualifying round) were promoted to the Champions League's playoff round after FC Metalist Kharkiv were banned (same reason as was the case with the Black Eagles and Yellow Canaries). PAOK lost their Champions League playoff-round series to FC Schalke 04 and wound up in the Europa League's group stage.
GROUP A:
Valencia
Swansea City
FC Kuban Krasnodar
St. Gallen
GROUP B:
PSV Eindhoven
Dinamo Zagreb
Chornomorets Odessa
Ludogorets Razgrad
GROUP C:
Standard Liege
FC Red Bull Salzburg
IF Elfsborg
Esbjerg Fb
GROUP D:
FC Rubin Kazan
Wigan Athletic
NK Maribor
SV Zulte Waregem
GROUP E:
Fiorentina
FC Dnipor Dnipropetrovsk
Pacos de Fereirra
Pandurii Targu Jiu
GROUP F:
Bordeaux
APOEL FC
Eintracht Frankfurt
Maccabi Tel Aviv
GROUP G:
Dynamo Kiev
KRC Genk
Rapid Vienna
FC Thun
GROUP H:
Sevilla
Freiburg
GD Estoril Praia
FC Slovan Liberec
GROUP I:
Lyon
Real Betis
Vitoria de Guimaraes
HNK Rijeka
GROUP J:
Lazio
Trabzonspor
Legia Warsaw
Apollon Limassol
GROUP K:
Tottenham Hotspur
FC Anzhi Makhachkala
FC Sheriff
Tromso IL
GROUP L:
AZ Alkmaar
PAOK FC
Maccabi Haifa
Shakhter Karagandy
The fun begins on September 19. Each team would play six games, two (one at home, one on the road) against each of the other teams in each group. The top two finishers in each group would advance to the knockout stage, joined by the third place club from each of the Champions League's eight groups.
NOTE: Besiktas, who defeated Tromso IL in the Europa League's playoff round, were banished from the tournament due to match-fixing charges. After Fenerbahce, who lost their Champions League playoff-round series to Arsenal, also were banned from this tournament due to the same charges. With the Yellow Canaries' bannishment, a spot in the group stage that would have belonged to a Champions League playoff-round loser, instead went to a Europa League playoff-round loser, with APOEL FC being selected. Maccabi Tel Aviv got a pass to the Europa League's group stage after their scheduled playoff-round opponents PAOK FC (who had been eliminated in the Champions League's third qualifying round) were promoted to the Champions League's playoff round after FC Metalist Kharkiv were banned (same reason as was the case with the Black Eagles and Yellow Canaries). PAOK lost their Champions League playoff-round series to FC Schalke 04 and wound up in the Europa League's group stage.
Europa League Playoff Round: AZ Defeated In Resumed Suspended Match But Still Advance On Away Goals To Knockout Stage
At Alkmaar, Netherlands:
Despite dropping a 2-0 decision at home in the second match of their two-game series with Atromitos, AZ Alkmaar still won their two-game Europa League playoff-round series with the Greek club on away goals (with the aggregate score at 3-3). The second match, which was abandoned after 59 minutes on Thursday due to a fire at the stadium, was resumed on Friday.
Despite dropping a 2-0 decision at home in the second match of their two-game series with Atromitos, AZ Alkmaar still won their two-game Europa League playoff-round series with the Greek club on away goals (with the aggregate score at 3-3). The second match, which was abandoned after 59 minutes on Thursday due to a fire at the stadium, was resumed on Friday.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
CONCACAF Champions League: Thursday Wins For Alajuelense, Comunicaciones
Two games were played in the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League.
Group Four:
At Alajuela, Costa Rica:
Alvaro Sanchez converted a penalty kick in the 83rd minute as Alajuelense defeated visiting Club America 1-0.
GROUP FOUR STANDINGS:
1. Club America (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
2. Sporting San Miguelito (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. LD Alajuelense (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
Group Six:
At Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago:
Paolo Suarez delivered a natural hat trick (10', 62', 90'+2), which provided all the scoring as CSD Comunicaciones dominated Caledonia AIA 3-0 on the road.
GROUP SIX STANDINGS:
1. Toluca (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. CSD Comunicaciones (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. Caledonia AIA (GP: 2; GD: -5; PTS: 0)
Group Four:
At Alajuela, Costa Rica:
Alvaro Sanchez converted a penalty kick in the 83rd minute as Alajuelense defeated visiting Club America 1-0.
GROUP FOUR STANDINGS:
1. Club America (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
2. Sporting San Miguelito (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. LD Alajuelense (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
Group Six:
At Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago:
Paolo Suarez delivered a natural hat trick (10', 62', 90'+2), which provided all the scoring as CSD Comunicaciones dominated Caledonia AIA 3-0 on the road.
GROUP SIX STANDINGS:
1. Toluca (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. CSD Comunicaciones (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. Caledonia AIA (GP: 2; GD: -5; PTS: 0)
Europa League Playoff Round
The playoff round for Europa League group stage concluded on Thursday with 30 games.
At Moscow:
Goran Karanovic scored twice (17', 32') as St. Gallen defeated Spartak Moscow 4-2 on the road in game two and won their two-match series 5-3 on aggregate.
At Kazan, Russia:
Aleksandr Prudnikov (33'), Roman Eremenko (50'), and Sardar Azmoun (84') each scored a goal as Rubin Kazan dominated visiting Molde FK 3-0 in game two and took out the Norwegian club 5-0 on aggregate.
At Tbilisi, Georgia:
Louis Schaub (45'+1), Marcel Sabitzer (63'), and Brian Behrendt (90') each scored a goal as Rapid Vienna dominated FC Dila Gori 3-0 on the road in game two and won their series 4-0 on aggregate.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Five different goal scorers each tallied once (starting with Jeremain Lens in the ninth minute) as Dynamo Kiev dominated visiting FC Aktobe 5-1 in game two and won their series 8-3 on aggregate.
At Farum, Denmark:
Mikkel Beckmann scored the only goal of the match in the 71st minute as IF Elfsborg defeated FC Nordsjaelland 1-0 on the road in game two and ousted the Wild Tigers 2-1 on aggregate.
At Stuttgart, Germany:
Leon Benko (30') and Goran Mujanovic (90'+4) each provided a goal as HNK Rijeka gained a 2-2 game-two road draw with VfB Stuttgart and eliminated the German club 4-3 on aggregate.
At Peatra Neamnt, Romania:
Ruben Rayos scored in the 34th minute as Maccabi Haifa gained a 1-1 game-two road draw with FC Astra Giurgiu and a 3-1 series aggregate victory.
At Trabzon, Turkey:
Paulo Henrique scored twice (14', 64') as Trabzonspor defeated visiting FK Kukesi 3-1 in game two and advanced 5-1 on aggregate.
At Nicosia, Cyprus:
Jens Naessens scored the game---and series---winning goal in the 90th minute as SV Zulte Waregem defeated APOEL FC 2-1 on the road in game two and won their series 3-2 on aggregate.
At Alkmaar, Netherlands:
Dimitrios Papadopoulos scored the only goal of the match thus far in the 53rd minute as Atromitros led AZ Alkmaar 1-0 in game two when the match was suspended after 59 minutes due to a fire in the stadium. The game is slated to be concluded on Friday, with AZ holding a 3-2 aggregate advantage for the series.
At Tiraspol, Moldova:
Jhulliam (59') and Fernando Gomes de Jesus (67') each scored a goal as FC Sheriff defeated visiting FK Vojvodina 2-1 in game two and won their series 3-2 on aggregate.
At Saint-Etienne, France:
Moustapha Bayal Sall's own goal in the 73rd minute provided all the scoring in Esbjerg's 1-0 game-two road win over Saint-Etienne as the Danish club won the series 5-3 on aggregate.
At Liberec, Czech Republic:
Dzon Delarge scored in the 23rd minute as FC Slovan Liberec gained a 1-1 game-two home draw with Udinese and a 4-2 aggregate win as the Czech club advanced to the group stage.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Hugo Almeida (52') and Oguzhan Ozyakup (54') each scored a goal two minutes apart early in the second half as Besiktas overcame their 1-0 road defeat from last week with a 2-0 home win over Tromso IL in game two and ousted the Norwegian club 3-2 on aggregate.
At Ploiesti, Romania:
Despite dropping a 2-1 game-two road decision against FC Petrolul Ploiesti, Swansea City still easily won their two-match series 6-3 on aggregate.
At Nice, France:
Despite dropping a 1-0 game-two decision on the road against Nice, Apollon Limassol still won their two-game series 2-1 on aggregate.
At Genk, Belgium:
Fabien Camus scored twice (59', 78') as KRC Genk overpowered visiting FH Hafnarfjordur 5-2 in game two and won their series 7-2 on aggregate.
At Tirana, Albania:
Andi Ribaj scored in the 19th minute as Skenderbeu Korce blanked visiting Chornomorets Odessa 1-0 in regulation time of game two, thus squaring the series at 1-1 on aggregate. After 30 scoreless overtime minutes, Anatoliy Didenko, Pablo Fontanello, Pavel Kutas, Olexiy Gay, Sergey Samodin, Anderson Santana, and (with the series winner) Vladimir Priyomov all converted their spot kicks as the visiting Ukrainian club won the penalty-kick shootout 7-6 to advance to the group stage.
At Thun, Switzerland:
Christian Schneuwly (15'), Marco Schneuwly (48'), and Luca Zuffi (75') each scored a goal as FC Thun overturned their series-opening road defeat from last week with a 3-0 home domination of Partizan Belgrade in game two and ousted the Serbian club 3-1 on aggregate.
At Vilnius, Lithuania:
Kevin Kampl (60') and Marco Meilinger (74') each provided a goal as FC Red Bull Salzburg defeated VMFD Zalgiris Vilnius 2-0 on the road in game two and completed their two-match domination of the Lithuanian club 7-0 on aggregate.
At Frankfurt, Germany:
Alexander Meier (10') and Takashi Inui (75') each tallied once as Eintracht Frankfurt defeated visiting Qarabag FK 2-1 in game two and won their series 4-1 on aggregate.
At Liege, Belgium:
Paul-Jose M'Poku (3'), Igor de Camargo (6'), and Geoffrey Mujangi Bia (35') each scored a first-half goal as Standard Liege defeated visiting FC Minsk 3-1 in game two and ousted the Belarusian club 5-1 on aggregate.
At Linz, Austria:
GD Estoril Praia, with Luis Leal scoring twice (21', 52'), defeated FC Pasching 2-1 on the road in game two and eliminated the plucky, gritty Austrian third-division club----who won last season's Austrian Cup championship---4-1 on aggregate.
At Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine:
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, with Alexander Kobakhidze (39') and Roman Zozulya (70') each delivering a goal, blanked visiting JK Nomme Kalju 2-0 in game two and won their series 5-1 on aggregate.
At Wroclaw, Poland:
Carlos Bacca scored twice (38', 87') as Sevilla demolished Slask Wroclaw 5-0 on the road in game two, en route to an easy 9-1 aggregate pummeling of the Polish club.
At Rotterdam, Netherland:
Ivelin Popov (19') and Gheorghe Bucur (50') each scored once as Kuban Krasnodar defeated Feyenoord Rotterdam 2-1 in game two and won their series 3-1 on aggregate.
At Florence, Italy:
Despite dropping a 1-0 game-two decision at home, Fiorentina, with the aggregate score at 2-2, ousted Grasshoppers on away goals.
At London:
Jermaine Defoe scored twice in the waning moments of the first half (40', 45'+2) as Tottenham Hotspur dominated visiting Dinamo Tbilisi 3-0 in game two and handily finished off the Georgian club 8-0 on aggregate.
At Braga, Portugal:
Alin Buleica scored in the 15th minute as Pandurii Targu Jiu took game two of their series with Sporting Braga 1-0 on the road, forcing the two-match series, deadlocked on aggregate at 1-1, into overtime, during which, Alexandru Ciucur scored the series winner in the 117th minute as the Romanian club won the series 2-1 on aggregate.
At Seville, Spain:
Ruben Castro got the scoring started in the 18th minute as Sevilla, with five different players each scoring once (and Vit Benes delivering an own goal in the 28th minute), annihilated visiting Jablonec 6-0 in game two and finished off the Czech club 8-1 on aggregate.
At Moscow:
Goran Karanovic scored twice (17', 32') as St. Gallen defeated Spartak Moscow 4-2 on the road in game two and won their two-match series 5-3 on aggregate.
At Kazan, Russia:
Aleksandr Prudnikov (33'), Roman Eremenko (50'), and Sardar Azmoun (84') each scored a goal as Rubin Kazan dominated visiting Molde FK 3-0 in game two and took out the Norwegian club 5-0 on aggregate.
At Tbilisi, Georgia:
Louis Schaub (45'+1), Marcel Sabitzer (63'), and Brian Behrendt (90') each scored a goal as Rapid Vienna dominated FC Dila Gori 3-0 on the road in game two and won their series 4-0 on aggregate.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Five different goal scorers each tallied once (starting with Jeremain Lens in the ninth minute) as Dynamo Kiev dominated visiting FC Aktobe 5-1 in game two and won their series 8-3 on aggregate.
At Farum, Denmark:
Mikkel Beckmann scored the only goal of the match in the 71st minute as IF Elfsborg defeated FC Nordsjaelland 1-0 on the road in game two and ousted the Wild Tigers 2-1 on aggregate.
At Stuttgart, Germany:
Leon Benko (30') and Goran Mujanovic (90'+4) each provided a goal as HNK Rijeka gained a 2-2 game-two road draw with VfB Stuttgart and eliminated the German club 4-3 on aggregate.
At Peatra Neamnt, Romania:
Ruben Rayos scored in the 34th minute as Maccabi Haifa gained a 1-1 game-two road draw with FC Astra Giurgiu and a 3-1 series aggregate victory.
At Trabzon, Turkey:
Paulo Henrique scored twice (14', 64') as Trabzonspor defeated visiting FK Kukesi 3-1 in game two and advanced 5-1 on aggregate.
At Nicosia, Cyprus:
Jens Naessens scored the game---and series---winning goal in the 90th minute as SV Zulte Waregem defeated APOEL FC 2-1 on the road in game two and won their series 3-2 on aggregate.
At Alkmaar, Netherlands:
Dimitrios Papadopoulos scored the only goal of the match thus far in the 53rd minute as Atromitros led AZ Alkmaar 1-0 in game two when the match was suspended after 59 minutes due to a fire in the stadium. The game is slated to be concluded on Friday, with AZ holding a 3-2 aggregate advantage for the series.
At Tiraspol, Moldova:
Jhulliam (59') and Fernando Gomes de Jesus (67') each scored a goal as FC Sheriff defeated visiting FK Vojvodina 2-1 in game two and won their series 3-2 on aggregate.
At Saint-Etienne, France:
Moustapha Bayal Sall's own goal in the 73rd minute provided all the scoring in Esbjerg's 1-0 game-two road win over Saint-Etienne as the Danish club won the series 5-3 on aggregate.
At Liberec, Czech Republic:
Dzon Delarge scored in the 23rd minute as FC Slovan Liberec gained a 1-1 game-two home draw with Udinese and a 4-2 aggregate win as the Czech club advanced to the group stage.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Hugo Almeida (52') and Oguzhan Ozyakup (54') each scored a goal two minutes apart early in the second half as Besiktas overcame their 1-0 road defeat from last week with a 2-0 home win over Tromso IL in game two and ousted the Norwegian club 3-2 on aggregate.
At Ploiesti, Romania:
Despite dropping a 2-1 game-two road decision against FC Petrolul Ploiesti, Swansea City still easily won their two-match series 6-3 on aggregate.
At Nice, France:
Despite dropping a 1-0 game-two decision on the road against Nice, Apollon Limassol still won their two-game series 2-1 on aggregate.
At Genk, Belgium:
Fabien Camus scored twice (59', 78') as KRC Genk overpowered visiting FH Hafnarfjordur 5-2 in game two and won their series 7-2 on aggregate.
At Tirana, Albania:
Andi Ribaj scored in the 19th minute as Skenderbeu Korce blanked visiting Chornomorets Odessa 1-0 in regulation time of game two, thus squaring the series at 1-1 on aggregate. After 30 scoreless overtime minutes, Anatoliy Didenko, Pablo Fontanello, Pavel Kutas, Olexiy Gay, Sergey Samodin, Anderson Santana, and (with the series winner) Vladimir Priyomov all converted their spot kicks as the visiting Ukrainian club won the penalty-kick shootout 7-6 to advance to the group stage.
At Thun, Switzerland:
Christian Schneuwly (15'), Marco Schneuwly (48'), and Luca Zuffi (75') each scored a goal as FC Thun overturned their series-opening road defeat from last week with a 3-0 home domination of Partizan Belgrade in game two and ousted the Serbian club 3-1 on aggregate.
At Vilnius, Lithuania:
Kevin Kampl (60') and Marco Meilinger (74') each provided a goal as FC Red Bull Salzburg defeated VMFD Zalgiris Vilnius 2-0 on the road in game two and completed their two-match domination of the Lithuanian club 7-0 on aggregate.
At Frankfurt, Germany:
Alexander Meier (10') and Takashi Inui (75') each tallied once as Eintracht Frankfurt defeated visiting Qarabag FK 2-1 in game two and won their series 4-1 on aggregate.
At Liege, Belgium:
Paul-Jose M'Poku (3'), Igor de Camargo (6'), and Geoffrey Mujangi Bia (35') each scored a first-half goal as Standard Liege defeated visiting FC Minsk 3-1 in game two and ousted the Belarusian club 5-1 on aggregate.
At Linz, Austria:
GD Estoril Praia, with Luis Leal scoring twice (21', 52'), defeated FC Pasching 2-1 on the road in game two and eliminated the plucky, gritty Austrian third-division club----who won last season's Austrian Cup championship---4-1 on aggregate.
At Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine:
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, with Alexander Kobakhidze (39') and Roman Zozulya (70') each delivering a goal, blanked visiting JK Nomme Kalju 2-0 in game two and won their series 5-1 on aggregate.
At Wroclaw, Poland:
Carlos Bacca scored twice (38', 87') as Sevilla demolished Slask Wroclaw 5-0 on the road in game two, en route to an easy 9-1 aggregate pummeling of the Polish club.
At Rotterdam, Netherland:
Ivelin Popov (19') and Gheorghe Bucur (50') each scored once as Kuban Krasnodar defeated Feyenoord Rotterdam 2-1 in game two and won their series 3-1 on aggregate.
At Florence, Italy:
Despite dropping a 1-0 game-two decision at home, Fiorentina, with the aggregate score at 2-2, ousted Grasshoppers on away goals.
At London:
Jermaine Defoe scored twice in the waning moments of the first half (40', 45'+2) as Tottenham Hotspur dominated visiting Dinamo Tbilisi 3-0 in game two and handily finished off the Georgian club 8-0 on aggregate.
At Braga, Portugal:
Alin Buleica scored in the 15th minute as Pandurii Targu Jiu took game two of their series with Sporting Braga 1-0 on the road, forcing the two-match series, deadlocked on aggregate at 1-1, into overtime, during which, Alexandru Ciucur scored the series winner in the 117th minute as the Romanian club won the series 2-1 on aggregate.
At Seville, Spain:
Ruben Castro got the scoring started in the 18th minute as Sevilla, with five different players each scoring once (and Vit Benes delivering an own goal in the 28th minute), annihilated visiting Jablonec 6-0 in game two and finished off the Czech club 8-1 on aggregate.
UEFA Champions League Group-Stage Draw: Bhoys To Get Barca Again;
Here are the results from the UEFA Champions League's group-stage draw, which took place on Thursday in Monaco:
GROUP A:
Manchester United
Shakhtar Donetsk
Bayer Leverkusen
Real Sociedad
GROUP B:
Real Madrid
Juventus
Galatasaray
FC Copenhagen
GROUP C:
SL Benfica
Paris Saint-Germain
Olympiacos
RSC Anderlecht
GROUP D:
Bayern Munich (defending champions)
CSKA Moscow
Manchester City
FC Viktoria Plzen
GROUP E:
Chelsea
FC Schalke 04
FC Basel
Steaua Bucharest
GROUP F:
Arsenal
Marseille
Borussia Dortmund
Napoli
GROUP G:
FC Porto
Atletico Madrid
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Austria Vienna
GROUP H:
FC Barcelona
AC Milan
Ajax Amsterdam
Celtic
The action starts on September 17 with each team playing six games, two (one at home, one on the road) against each of the other teams in its group. The top two finishing clubs in each group would qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League while the third-placed club in each group would join the knockout stage of the Europa League (join by the top two teams in each of the twelve groups in that tournament).
The Champions League final will take place on May 24 at Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal.
GROUP A:
Manchester United
Shakhtar Donetsk
Bayer Leverkusen
Real Sociedad
GROUP B:
Real Madrid
Juventus
Galatasaray
FC Copenhagen
GROUP C:
SL Benfica
Paris Saint-Germain
Olympiacos
RSC Anderlecht
GROUP D:
Bayern Munich (defending champions)
CSKA Moscow
Manchester City
FC Viktoria Plzen
GROUP E:
Chelsea
FC Schalke 04
FC Basel
Steaua Bucharest
GROUP F:
Arsenal
Marseille
Borussia Dortmund
Napoli
GROUP G:
FC Porto
Atletico Madrid
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Austria Vienna
GROUP H:
FC Barcelona
AC Milan
Ajax Amsterdam
Celtic
The action starts on September 17 with each team playing six games, two (one at home, one on the road) against each of the other teams in its group. The top two finishing clubs in each group would qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League while the third-placed club in each group would join the knockout stage of the Europa League (join by the top two teams in each of the twelve groups in that tournament).
The Champions League final will take place on May 24 at Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
CONCACAF Champions League: Cruz Azul, Heredia, Tijuana Post Wednesday Wins
Group-stage play in the CONCACAF Champions League continued on Wednesday with three games.
Group Three:
At Port-au-Prince, Haiti:
Jesus Lara scored the winning goal in the 85th minute as Cruz Azul defeated Valencia FC 2-1 on the road.
GROUP THREE STANDINGS:
1. Cruz Azul (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. CS Herediano (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. Valencia FC (GP: 2; GD: -6; PTS: 0)
Group Five:
At Guatemala City:
Enrique Miranda scored the only goal of the match in the 68th minute as CD Heredia defeated the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 1-0.
GROUP FIVE STANDINGS:
1. CD Heredia (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Montreal Impact (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. San Jose Earthquakes (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
Group Seven:
At Tijuana, Mexico:
Fidel Martinez scored the only goal of the match in the 81st minute as Club Tijuana blanked visiting CD Luis Angel Firpo 1-0, placing the Aztec Dogs on the cusp of advancing to the quarterfinal round.
GROUP SEVEN STANDINGS:
1. Club Tijuana (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
2. CD Luis Angel Firpo (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
3. CD Victoria (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
Group Three:
At Port-au-Prince, Haiti:
Jesus Lara scored the winning goal in the 85th minute as Cruz Azul defeated Valencia FC 2-1 on the road.
GROUP THREE STANDINGS:
1. Cruz Azul (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. CS Herediano (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. Valencia FC (GP: 2; GD: -6; PTS: 0)
Group Five:
At Guatemala City:
Enrique Miranda scored the only goal of the match in the 68th minute as CD Heredia defeated the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 1-0.
GROUP FIVE STANDINGS:
1. CD Heredia (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Montreal Impact (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. San Jose Earthquakes (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
Group Seven:
At Tijuana, Mexico:
Fidel Martinez scored the only goal of the match in the 81st minute as Club Tijuana blanked visiting CD Luis Angel Firpo 1-0, placing the Aztec Dogs on the cusp of advancing to the quarterfinal round.
GROUP SEVEN STANDINGS:
1. Club Tijuana (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
2. CD Luis Angel Firpo (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
3. CD Victoria (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
UEFA Champions League Playoff Round: Super Mario And The Prince Guide The Rossoneri Into The Group Stage; Bhoys Overturn Game-One Defeat To Advance; Zenit, Viktoria Plzen, Real Sociedad Also Advance
The playoff round for UEFA Champions League group-stage berths concluded on Wednesday with five games.
At Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Danny scored twice (29', 48') as Zenit Saint Petersburg doubled up visiting Pacos de Ferreira 4-2 in game two and took their series 8-3 on aggregate.
At Maribor, Slovenia:
Stanislav Tecl scored the only goal of the match in the third minute as FC Viktoria Plzen defeated NK Maribor 1-0 on the road and won their two-match series 4-1 on aggregate.
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Thanks to goals courtesy of Kris Commons (45'+1), Georgios Samaras (48'), and James Forrest (90'+2), Celtic overturned their 2-0 series-opening defeat with a 3-0 home win over FC Shakhter Karagandy and knocked out the club from Kazakhstan 3-2 on aggregate.
At San Sabastian, Spain:
Carlos Vela scored twice (67', 90'+1) in Real Sociedad's second straight 2-0 win over Lyon, this time at home as they won their series with the French club 4-0 on aggregate to reach the Champions League's group stage for the first time in a decade.
At Milan, Italy:
Kevin-Prince Boateng scored twice (9', 77') and Mario Balotelli added another score in the 55th minute as AC Milan dominated visiting PSV Eindhoven 3-0 in game two and took out the Dutch club 4-1 on aggregate.
The draw for the Champions League's group stage will take place on Thursday in Monaco while the five clubs that were eliminated on Wednesday will play in the group stage of the Europa League.
At Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Danny scored twice (29', 48') as Zenit Saint Petersburg doubled up visiting Pacos de Ferreira 4-2 in game two and took their series 8-3 on aggregate.
At Maribor, Slovenia:
Stanislav Tecl scored the only goal of the match in the third minute as FC Viktoria Plzen defeated NK Maribor 1-0 on the road and won their two-match series 4-1 on aggregate.
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Thanks to goals courtesy of Kris Commons (45'+1), Georgios Samaras (48'), and James Forrest (90'+2), Celtic overturned their 2-0 series-opening defeat with a 3-0 home win over FC Shakhter Karagandy and knocked out the club from Kazakhstan 3-2 on aggregate.
At San Sabastian, Spain:
Carlos Vela scored twice (67', 90'+1) in Real Sociedad's second straight 2-0 win over Lyon, this time at home as they won their series with the French club 4-0 on aggregate to reach the Champions League's group stage for the first time in a decade.
At Milan, Italy:
Kevin-Prince Boateng scored twice (9', 77') and Mario Balotelli added another score in the 55th minute as AC Milan dominated visiting PSV Eindhoven 3-0 in game two and took out the Dutch club 4-1 on aggregate.
The draw for the Champions League's group stage will take place on Thursday in Monaco while the five clubs that were eliminated on Wednesday will play in the group stage of the Europa League.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
CONCACAF Champions League: Dynamo, SKC Pick Up Wins
Three games were played in the CONCACAF Champions League's group stage on Tuesday.
Group One:
At Houston:
Cam Weaver scored twice (22', 75') as the Houston Dynamo came from behind to defeat visiting Arabe Unido 2-1.
GROUP ONE STANDINGS:
1. Houston Dynamo (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. Arabe Unido (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. W Connection (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
Group Two:
At Tegucigalpa, Honduras:
Soony Saad scored both goals (26', 67') in Sporting Kansas City's 2-0 road win over CD Olimpia.
GROUP TWO STANDINGS:
1. Sporting Kansas City (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. CD Olimpia (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Real Esteli FC (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
Group Eight:
At San Jose, Costa Rica:
The match between CS Cartagines and visiting AD Isidro Metapan concluded in a 0-0 stalemate.
GROUP EIGHT STANDINGS:
1. CS Cartagines (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
2. Los Angeles Galaxy (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. AS Isidro Metapan (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
Group One:
At Houston:
Cam Weaver scored twice (22', 75') as the Houston Dynamo came from behind to defeat visiting Arabe Unido 2-1.
GROUP ONE STANDINGS:
1. Houston Dynamo (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. Arabe Unido (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. W Connection (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
Group Two:
At Tegucigalpa, Honduras:
Soony Saad scored both goals (26', 67') in Sporting Kansas City's 2-0 road win over CD Olimpia.
GROUP TWO STANDINGS:
1. Sporting Kansas City (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. CD Olimpia (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Real Esteli FC (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
Group Eight:
At San Jose, Costa Rica:
The match between CS Cartagines and visiting AD Isidro Metapan concluded in a 0-0 stalemate.
GROUP EIGHT STANDINGS:
1. CS Cartagines (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
2. Los Angeles Galaxy (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. AS Isidro Metapan (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
UEFA Champions League: Gunners, Royal Blues, Austria Vienna, Steaua, Basel Advance To Group Stage
Five games were played on Tuesday as the UEFA Champions League's playoff round resumed.
At London:
Aaron Ramsey scored both goals (25', 72') in Arsenal's 2-0 game-two home win over Fenerbahce as the Gunners advanced to the Champions League's group stage for the sixteenth straight season following their 5-0 aggregate win over the Yellow Canaries.
At Vienna Austria:
Roman Kienast scored the series-winning goal in the 82nd minute as Austria Vienna, after blowing a three-goal aggregate lead, advanced to the group stage for the first time in club history by taking their two-game series with Dinamo Zagreb 4-3 (despite dropping game two 3-2 at home).
At Warsaw, Poland:
Nicolae Stanciu (7') and Federico Piovaccari (9') scored early as Steaua Bucharest gained a 2-2 game-two road draw with Legia Warsaw, and with the aggregate score at 2-2, advanced on away goals.
At Thessaloniki, Greece:
Adam Szalai scored twice (43', 90') as FC Schalke defeated PAOK FC 3-2 on the road in game two and took out the Greek club 4-3 on aggregate.
At Basel, Switzerland:
Fabian Frei (11') and Philipp Degen (79') each delivered a goal as FC Basel defeated visiting Ludogorets Razgrad 2-0 in game two and won their two-match series with the Bulgarian club 6-2 on aggregate.
The five clubs that were eliminated on Tuesday will play in the group stage of the Europa League.
At London:
Aaron Ramsey scored both goals (25', 72') in Arsenal's 2-0 game-two home win over Fenerbahce as the Gunners advanced to the Champions League's group stage for the sixteenth straight season following their 5-0 aggregate win over the Yellow Canaries.
At Vienna Austria:
Roman Kienast scored the series-winning goal in the 82nd minute as Austria Vienna, after blowing a three-goal aggregate lead, advanced to the group stage for the first time in club history by taking their two-game series with Dinamo Zagreb 4-3 (despite dropping game two 3-2 at home).
At Warsaw, Poland:
Nicolae Stanciu (7') and Federico Piovaccari (9') scored early as Steaua Bucharest gained a 2-2 game-two road draw with Legia Warsaw, and with the aggregate score at 2-2, advanced on away goals.
At Thessaloniki, Greece:
Adam Szalai scored twice (43', 90') as FC Schalke defeated PAOK FC 3-2 on the road in game two and took out the Greek club 4-3 on aggregate.
At Basel, Switzerland:
Fabian Frei (11') and Philipp Degen (79') each delivered a goal as FC Basel defeated visiting Ludogorets Razgrad 2-0 in game two and won their two-match series with the Bulgarian club 6-2 on aggregate.
The five clubs that were eliminated on Tuesday will play in the group stage of the Europa League.
Monday, August 26, 2013
MLS: Goats Knock Off Red Bulls; Revs Dominate Philly; Sounders Blank Timbers In Cascadia Cup Clash
Three games were played in Major League Soccer on Sunday.
At Carson, California:
Erick Torres scored twice (PK-45'+2, 81') as Chivas USA stunned the visiting New York Red Bulls 3-2.
At Foxborough, Massachusetts:
Kelyn Rowe scored twice (26', 65') as the New England Revolution crowned the visiting Philadelphia Union 5-1.
At Seattle:
In front of a reported 67,385 fans at CenturyLink Field, Eddie Johnson scored the only goal of the match as the Seattle Sounders blanked the visiting Portland Timbers 1-0 in Cascadia Cup action.
MLS STANDINGS:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Montreal (GP: 24; GF: 41; GD: +5; PTS: 41)
2. New York (GP: 26; GF: 38; GD: +4; PTS: 39)
3. Kansas City (GP: 26; GF: 36; GD: +10; PTS: 39)
4. Philadelphia (GP: 26; GF: 37; GD: 0; PTS: 38)
5. New England (GP: 25; GF: 34; GD: +10; PTS: 36)
6. Houston (GP: 24; GF: 29; GD: +1; PTS: 36)
7. Chicago (GP: 24; GF: 30; GD: -4; PTS: 34)
8. Columbus (GP: 25; GF: 29; GD: -5; PTS: 29)
9. Toronto FC (GP: 25; GF: 22; GD: -12; PTS: 21)
10. DC United (GP: 25; GF: 15; GD: -26; PTS: 14)
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Real Salt Lake (GP: 27; GF: 48; GD: +15; PTS: 45)
2. Los Angeles (GP: 25; GF: 40; GD: +8; PTS: 40)
3. Colorado (GP: 26; GF: 33; GD: +6; PTS: 39)
4. Portland (GP: 25; GF: 37; GD: +11; PTS: 39)
5. Seattle (GP: 23; GF: 31; GD: +5; PTS: 37)
6. FC Dallas (GP: 26; GF: 36; GD: -2; PTS: 37)
7. Vancouver (GP: 25; GF: 36; GD: +3; PTS: 36)
8. San Jose (GP: 26; GF: 28; GD: -9; PTS: 34)
9. Chivas USA (GP: 25; GF: 24; GD: -21; PTS: 21)
At Carson, California:
Erick Torres scored twice (PK-45'+2, 81') as Chivas USA stunned the visiting New York Red Bulls 3-2.
At Foxborough, Massachusetts:
Kelyn Rowe scored twice (26', 65') as the New England Revolution crowned the visiting Philadelphia Union 5-1.
At Seattle:
In front of a reported 67,385 fans at CenturyLink Field, Eddie Johnson scored the only goal of the match as the Seattle Sounders blanked the visiting Portland Timbers 1-0 in Cascadia Cup action.
MLS STANDINGS:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Montreal (GP: 24; GF: 41; GD: +5; PTS: 41)
2. New York (GP: 26; GF: 38; GD: +4; PTS: 39)
3. Kansas City (GP: 26; GF: 36; GD: +10; PTS: 39)
4. Philadelphia (GP: 26; GF: 37; GD: 0; PTS: 38)
5. New England (GP: 25; GF: 34; GD: +10; PTS: 36)
6. Houston (GP: 24; GF: 29; GD: +1; PTS: 36)
7. Chicago (GP: 24; GF: 30; GD: -4; PTS: 34)
8. Columbus (GP: 25; GF: 29; GD: -5; PTS: 29)
9. Toronto FC (GP: 25; GF: 22; GD: -12; PTS: 21)
10. DC United (GP: 25; GF: 15; GD: -26; PTS: 14)
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
1. Real Salt Lake (GP: 27; GF: 48; GD: +15; PTS: 45)
2. Los Angeles (GP: 25; GF: 40; GD: +8; PTS: 40)
3. Colorado (GP: 26; GF: 33; GD: +6; PTS: 39)
4. Portland (GP: 25; GF: 37; GD: +11; PTS: 39)
5. Seattle (GP: 23; GF: 31; GD: +5; PTS: 37)
6. FC Dallas (GP: 26; GF: 36; GD: -2; PTS: 37)
7. Vancouver (GP: 25; GF: 36; GD: +3; PTS: 36)
8. San Jose (GP: 26; GF: 28; GD: -9; PTS: 34)
9. Chivas USA (GP: 25; GF: 24; GD: -21; PTS: 21)
Saturday, August 24, 2013
MLS: Early Landon Donovan Tally Good Enough For Galaxy; Impact, RSL Post One-Sided Home Shutout Wins
Five games were played in Major League Soccer on Saturday.
At Washington:
Bobby Convey's equalizer in the 60th minute lifted Toronto FC to a 1-1 road draw with DC United. Dwayne De Rosario scored in the 10th minute for the hosts against one of his former teams.
At Montreal:
Marco Di Vaio scored twice (35', 70') as the Montreal Impact demolished the visiting Houston Dynamo 5-0.
At Frisco, Texas:
Goals from Blas Perez (19') and Michel (PK-72') enabled ten-men FC Dallas to erase a two-goal lead and gain a 2-2 home draw with the nine-man San Jose Earthquakes, whose scores came courtesy of Alan Gordon (8') and Steven Beitashour (16').
At Vancouver, British Columbia:
Landon Donovan's goal in the third minute held up as the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on the road.
At Sandy, Utah:
Kyle Beckerman scored twice (45'+1, 89') as Real Salt Lake stayed atop the Western Conference standings following their 4-0 home fist-beating of the ten-man Columbus Crew.
At Washington:
Bobby Convey's equalizer in the 60th minute lifted Toronto FC to a 1-1 road draw with DC United. Dwayne De Rosario scored in the 10th minute for the hosts against one of his former teams.
At Montreal:
Marco Di Vaio scored twice (35', 70') as the Montreal Impact demolished the visiting Houston Dynamo 5-0.
At Frisco, Texas:
Goals from Blas Perez (19') and Michel (PK-72') enabled ten-men FC Dallas to erase a two-goal lead and gain a 2-2 home draw with the nine-man San Jose Earthquakes, whose scores came courtesy of Alan Gordon (8') and Steven Beitashour (16').
At Vancouver, British Columbia:
Landon Donovan's goal in the third minute held up as the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on the road.
At Sandy, Utah:
Kyle Beckerman scored twice (45'+1, 89') as Real Salt Lake stayed atop the Western Conference standings following their 4-0 home fist-beating of the ten-man Columbus Crew.
Friday, August 23, 2013
MLS: Fire Knock Off SKC
At Bridgeview, Illinois:
Hunter Jumper scored the only goal of the lone Friday Major League Soccer match in the 13th minute (his first career MLS tally) as the Chicago Fire knocked off visiting Eastern Conference-leading Sporting Kansas City 1-0.
Hunter Jumper scored the only goal of the lone Friday Major League Soccer match in the 13th minute (his first career MLS tally) as the Chicago Fire knocked off visiting Eastern Conference-leading Sporting Kansas City 1-0.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
CONCACAF Champions League
Three games were played in the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League on Thursday.
Group Three:
At Mexico City:
Jair Pereira (32'), Hugo Mariano Pavone (42'), and Gerardo Torrado (45'+1) each scored a goal in the first half as Cruz Azul dominated visiting Herediano 3-0.
GROUP THREE STANDINGS:
1. Cruz Azul (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. CS Herediano (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. Valencia (GP: 1; GD: -5; PTS: 0)
Group Four:
At Panama City, Panama:
John Pretelt scored the only goal of the match in the 39th minute as Sporting San Miguelito defeated visiting LD Alajuelense 1-0.
GROUP FOUR STANDINGS:
1. Club America (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Sporting San Miguelito (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. LD Alajuelense (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
Group Six:
At Guatemala City:
Juan Cacho's penalty kick in the 27th minute proved to be the winning goal in Toluca's 2-1 road win over CSD Comunicaciones.
GROUP SIX STANDINGS:
1. Toluca (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. CSD Comunicaciones (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
3. Celedonia AIA (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
Group Three:
At Mexico City:
Jair Pereira (32'), Hugo Mariano Pavone (42'), and Gerardo Torrado (45'+1) each scored a goal in the first half as Cruz Azul dominated visiting Herediano 3-0.
GROUP THREE STANDINGS:
1. Cruz Azul (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. CS Herediano (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. Valencia (GP: 1; GD: -5; PTS: 0)
Group Four:
At Panama City, Panama:
John Pretelt scored the only goal of the match in the 39th minute as Sporting San Miguelito defeated visiting LD Alajuelense 1-0.
GROUP FOUR STANDINGS:
1. Club America (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Sporting San Miguelito (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. LD Alajuelense (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
Group Six:
At Guatemala City:
Juan Cacho's penalty kick in the 27th minute proved to be the winning goal in Toluca's 2-1 road win over CSD Comunicaciones.
GROUP SIX STANDINGS:
1. Toluca (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. CSD Comunicaciones (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
3. Celedonia AIA (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
Europa League Playoff Round
The playoff round for group-stage berths in the Europa League commenced on Thursday with the opening contest of each of the 30 two-game series.
At Aktobe, Kazakhstan:
Younes Belhanda scored the winning goal in the 57th minute as Dynamo Kiev took the opening match of their series with FC Aktobe 3-2 on the road.
At Krasnodar, Russia:
Ibrahima Balde scored the only goal of the match in the 60th minute as FC Kuban Krasnodar took the opening match of their series with Feyenoord Rotterdam 1-0 at home.
At Baku, Azerbaijan:
Alexander Meier both goals (6', 75') in Eintracht Frankfurt's series-opening 2-0 road win over Qarabag FK.
At Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic:
Cedric scored the winning goal in the 86th minute as Real Betis topped home-standing Jablonec 2-1 in their series opener.
At Tbilisi, Georgia:
Roberto Soldado scored twice (58', 68') as Tottenham Hotspur found themselves 90 minutes from the Europa League's group stage following their series-opening 5-0 frontier-styled road fistbeating of Dinamo Tbilisi.
At Athens:
Johann Gudmundsson scored twice (51', 90'+4) as AZ Alkmaar got the better of hosts Atromitos 3-1 in the opening match of their two-game series.
At Grodno, Belarus:
Michy Batshuayi (56') and Frederic Bulot (83') provided the scoring as Standard Liege got their two-game series with FC Minsk off to a good start with a 2-0 road win in game one.
At Haifa, Israel:
Maccabi Haifa defeated visiting Astra Giurgiu 2-0 in their series opener, thanks to goals from Rayo (30') and Alon Turgeman (61').
At Wals-Siezenheim, Austria:
Jonathan Soriano delivered a hat trick (29', 37', 63') as FC Red Bull Salzburg demolished visiting VMFD Zalgiris Vilnius 5-0 in their series opener.
At St. Gallen, Switzerland:
FC St. Gallen and visiting Spartak Moscow battled to a series-opening 1-1 draw. Yura Movsisyan scored for Spartak in the 37th minute, only to see Marco Mathys equalize for the hosts in the 47th minute.
At Molde, Norway:
Jose Rondon scored twice (21', 90') as FC Rubin Kazan seized control of their two-match series with Molde FC with their game-one 2-0 road win.
At Esbjerg, Denmark:
Peter Ankersen scored twice (26', 80') as Esbjerg FB held off visiting Saint-Etienne 4-3 in their series opener. Three away goals, though, with the last being tallied by Loic Perrin in the 70th minute kept the French club very much alive in the series.
At Tallinn, Estonia:
Goals from Yevhen Seleznyov (PK-23'), Giuliano (36'), and Roman Zozulya (53') carried FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to a series-opening 3-1 road win over JK Nomme Kalju.
At Tirana, Albania:
Adrian Mierzejewski (PK-31') and Paulo Henrique (68') provided the scoring as Trabzonspor opened their two-match series with a 2-0 road win over Kukesi.
At Tromso, Norway:
With goals from Thomas Bendiksen (PK-49') and Josh Pritchard (68'), Tromso IL took match one 2-1 at home over Besiktas. Hugo Almeida's goal in the ninth minute kept the visiting Black Eagles very much alive in the series as it shifts to Istanbul for next Thursday's return contest.
At Cluj-Napoca, Romania:
Yazalde scored the only goal of the match in the 51st minute as Sporting Braga defeated CS Pandurii Targu Jiu 1-0 in their series opener on the road.
At Nicosia, Cyprus:
Gaston Sangoy scored both goals in the second half(54', 63') as Apollon Nicosia blanked visiting Nice 2-0 in match one.
At Hafnarfjordur, Iceland:
Goals from Jelle Vossen (44') and Sam Tillen (OG-79') carried KRC Genk to a series-opening 2-0 road win over FH Hafnarfjordur.
At Boras, Sweden:
IF Elfsborg and visiting FC Nordsjaelland battled to a 1-1 series-opening stalemate. Morten Nordstrand scored for the visiting Wild Tigers in the 34th minute, but Johan Larsson salved the draw for the hosts with his 74th-minute equalizer.
At Swansea, Wales:
Wayne Routledge scored twice (14', 25') as Swansea City demolished visiting FC Petrolul Ploiesti 5-1 in game one.
At Rijeka, Croatia:
Leon Benko (74') and Zoran Kvrzic (87') provided the scoring as HNK Rijeka took match one 2-1 over visiting VfB Stuttgart. Vedad Ibisevic scored late (89') to keep the German club alive in the series.
At Odessa, Ukraine:
Olexiy Gay scored the only goal of the match in the 75th minute as Chornomorets Odessa blanked visiting Skenderbeu Korce 1-0 in their series opener.
At Novi Sad, Serbia:
Petar Skuletic's equalizer in the 54th minute enabled FK Vojvodina to salvage a series-opening 1-1 home deadlock with FC Sheriff. Ismail Isa scored for the Moldovan club in the 36th minute.
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Partizan Belgrade, thanks to Milo Jolic's goal in the 71st minute took the opening contest with visiting FC Thun 1-0.
At Brussels, Belgium:
Nektarios Alexandrou's equalizer in the 88th minute lifted APOEL FC to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with SV Zulte-Waregem. Bernard Malanda-Adje scored for the hosts in the 21st minute.
At Trieste, Italy:
Serhiy Rybalka (16'), Dzon Delarge (49'), and Ondrej Kusnir (83') each delivered a goal as FC Slovan Liberec took their series opener with Udinese 3-1 on the road.
At Zurich, Switzerland:
Juan Cuadrado (13') and Mario Gomez (46') each delivered a goal as Fiorentina defeated Grasshoppers 2-1 on the road in the opening match of the clubs' two-game series.
At Vienna, Austria:
Louis Schaub scored the only goal of the match in the 42nd minute as Rapid Vienna defeated visiting FC Dila Gori 1-0 in their series opener.
At Seville, Spain:
Marko Marin scored twice (67', 89') as Sevilla dominated visiting Slask Wroclaw in their series opener 4-1.
At Estoril, Portugal:
Evandro Goebel (10') and Carlitos (40') each scored once as Estoril posted a series-opening 2-0 home win over Austrian third-division club FC Pasching.
At Aktobe, Kazakhstan:
Younes Belhanda scored the winning goal in the 57th minute as Dynamo Kiev took the opening match of their series with FC Aktobe 3-2 on the road.
At Krasnodar, Russia:
Ibrahima Balde scored the only goal of the match in the 60th minute as FC Kuban Krasnodar took the opening match of their series with Feyenoord Rotterdam 1-0 at home.
At Baku, Azerbaijan:
Alexander Meier both goals (6', 75') in Eintracht Frankfurt's series-opening 2-0 road win over Qarabag FK.
At Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic:
Cedric scored the winning goal in the 86th minute as Real Betis topped home-standing Jablonec 2-1 in their series opener.
At Tbilisi, Georgia:
Roberto Soldado scored twice (58', 68') as Tottenham Hotspur found themselves 90 minutes from the Europa League's group stage following their series-opening 5-0 frontier-styled road fistbeating of Dinamo Tbilisi.
At Athens:
Johann Gudmundsson scored twice (51', 90'+4) as AZ Alkmaar got the better of hosts Atromitos 3-1 in the opening match of their two-game series.
At Grodno, Belarus:
Michy Batshuayi (56') and Frederic Bulot (83') provided the scoring as Standard Liege got their two-game series with FC Minsk off to a good start with a 2-0 road win in game one.
At Haifa, Israel:
Maccabi Haifa defeated visiting Astra Giurgiu 2-0 in their series opener, thanks to goals from Rayo (30') and Alon Turgeman (61').
At Wals-Siezenheim, Austria:
Jonathan Soriano delivered a hat trick (29', 37', 63') as FC Red Bull Salzburg demolished visiting VMFD Zalgiris Vilnius 5-0 in their series opener.
At St. Gallen, Switzerland:
FC St. Gallen and visiting Spartak Moscow battled to a series-opening 1-1 draw. Yura Movsisyan scored for Spartak in the 37th minute, only to see Marco Mathys equalize for the hosts in the 47th minute.
At Molde, Norway:
Jose Rondon scored twice (21', 90') as FC Rubin Kazan seized control of their two-match series with Molde FC with their game-one 2-0 road win.
At Esbjerg, Denmark:
Peter Ankersen scored twice (26', 80') as Esbjerg FB held off visiting Saint-Etienne 4-3 in their series opener. Three away goals, though, with the last being tallied by Loic Perrin in the 70th minute kept the French club very much alive in the series.
At Tallinn, Estonia:
Goals from Yevhen Seleznyov (PK-23'), Giuliano (36'), and Roman Zozulya (53') carried FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to a series-opening 3-1 road win over JK Nomme Kalju.
At Tirana, Albania:
Adrian Mierzejewski (PK-31') and Paulo Henrique (68') provided the scoring as Trabzonspor opened their two-match series with a 2-0 road win over Kukesi.
At Tromso, Norway:
With goals from Thomas Bendiksen (PK-49') and Josh Pritchard (68'), Tromso IL took match one 2-1 at home over Besiktas. Hugo Almeida's goal in the ninth minute kept the visiting Black Eagles very much alive in the series as it shifts to Istanbul for next Thursday's return contest.
At Cluj-Napoca, Romania:
Yazalde scored the only goal of the match in the 51st minute as Sporting Braga defeated CS Pandurii Targu Jiu 1-0 in their series opener on the road.
At Nicosia, Cyprus:
Gaston Sangoy scored both goals in the second half(54', 63') as Apollon Nicosia blanked visiting Nice 2-0 in match one.
At Hafnarfjordur, Iceland:
Goals from Jelle Vossen (44') and Sam Tillen (OG-79') carried KRC Genk to a series-opening 2-0 road win over FH Hafnarfjordur.
At Boras, Sweden:
IF Elfsborg and visiting FC Nordsjaelland battled to a 1-1 series-opening stalemate. Morten Nordstrand scored for the visiting Wild Tigers in the 34th minute, but Johan Larsson salved the draw for the hosts with his 74th-minute equalizer.
At Swansea, Wales:
Wayne Routledge scored twice (14', 25') as Swansea City demolished visiting FC Petrolul Ploiesti 5-1 in game one.
At Rijeka, Croatia:
Leon Benko (74') and Zoran Kvrzic (87') provided the scoring as HNK Rijeka took match one 2-1 over visiting VfB Stuttgart. Vedad Ibisevic scored late (89') to keep the German club alive in the series.
At Odessa, Ukraine:
Olexiy Gay scored the only goal of the match in the 75th minute as Chornomorets Odessa blanked visiting Skenderbeu Korce 1-0 in their series opener.
At Novi Sad, Serbia:
Petar Skuletic's equalizer in the 54th minute enabled FK Vojvodina to salvage a series-opening 1-1 home deadlock with FC Sheriff. Ismail Isa scored for the Moldovan club in the 36th minute.
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Partizan Belgrade, thanks to Milo Jolic's goal in the 71st minute took the opening contest with visiting FC Thun 1-0.
At Brussels, Belgium:
Nektarios Alexandrou's equalizer in the 88th minute lifted APOEL FC to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with SV Zulte-Waregem. Bernard Malanda-Adje scored for the hosts in the 21st minute.
At Trieste, Italy:
Serhiy Rybalka (16'), Dzon Delarge (49'), and Ondrej Kusnir (83') each delivered a goal as FC Slovan Liberec took their series opener with Udinese 3-1 on the road.
At Zurich, Switzerland:
Juan Cuadrado (13') and Mario Gomez (46') each delivered a goal as Fiorentina defeated Grasshoppers 2-1 on the road in the opening match of the clubs' two-game series.
At Vienna, Austria:
Louis Schaub scored the only goal of the match in the 42nd minute as Rapid Vienna defeated visiting FC Dila Gori 1-0 in their series opener.
At Seville, Spain:
Marko Marin scored twice (67', 89') as Sevilla dominated visiting Slask Wroclaw in their series opener 4-1.
At Estoril, Portugal:
Evandro Goebel (10') and Carlitos (40') each scored once as Estoril posted a series-opening 2-0 home win over Austrian third-division club FC Pasching.
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