Thursday, September 19, 2013

Europa League, Match Day #1: Dominating Opening-Day Wins For Spurs, Swans

24 games were played on Thursday as Europa League group-stage action commenced.

Group A:

At Valencia, Spain:

Wilfried Bony (15'), Michu (58'), and Jonathan de Guzman (62') each scored once as Swansea City dominated Valencia 3-0 on the road.

At St. Gallen, Switzerland:

Goran Karanovic provided both goals (56', 76') in St. Gallen's 2-0 home win over Kuban Krasnodar.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Swansea City (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. St. Gallen (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. Kuban Krasnodar (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
4. Valencia (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)



Group B:

At Zagreb, Croatia:

Thanks to goals scored three minutes apart in the second half by Oleksiy Antonov (62') and Franck Dja Djedje (65'), Chornomorets Odessa came from behind to upend hosts Dinamo Zagreb 2-1.

At Eindhoven, Netherlands:

Roman Bezjak (60') and Virgil Misidjan (74') provided the scoring that carried Ludogorets Razgrad to a 2-0 road win over PSV Eindhoven.

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Chornomorets Odessa (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)



Group C:

At Salzburg, Austria:

Joanathan Soriano delivered a natural hat trick (PK-45', 69', 79') as FC Red Bull Salzburg stampeded visiting Elfsborg IF 4-0. 

At Liege, Belgium:

Mushaga Bakenga scored the winning goal in second-half stoppage time (90'+5) as Esbjerg Fb came from behind to knock off hosts Standard Liege 2-1.

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. FC Red Bull Salzburg (GP: 1; GD: +4; PTS: 3)
2. Esbjerg Fb (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Standard Liege (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Elfsborg IF (GP: 1; GD: -4; PTS: 0)



Group D:

At Bruges, Belgium:

SV Zulte-Waregem battled visiting Wigan Athletic to a 0-0 stalemate.

At Maribor, Slovenia:

Five different goal scorers each tallied once (with Roman Eremenko scoring the ultimate game winner in the 69th minute) as Rubin Kazan dominated home-standing NK Maribor 5-2.

GROUP D STANDINGS:

1. FC Rubin Kazan (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. Wigan Athletic (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. SV Zulte-Waregem (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. NK Maribor (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)

Group E:

At Florence, Italy:

Gonzalo Rodriguez (30'), Ryder Matos (67'), and Giuseppe Rossi (76') delivered the goals as Fiorentina dominated visiting Pacos de Ferreira 3-0.


At Cluj-Napoca, Romania:

Ruslan Rotan scored the only goal of the match in the 38th minute as  FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk blanked CS Pandurii Targu Jiu 1-0 on the road.

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. Fiorentina (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. CS Pandurii Targu Jiu (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Pacos de Ferreira (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)



Group F:

At Frankfurt, Germany:

Eintracht Frankfurt, with goals from Vaclav Kadlec (4'), Marco Russ (16'), and Contant Djakpa (52'), manhandled visiting Bordeaux 3-0.


At Tel Aviv, Israel:

Maccabi Tel Aviv and visiting APOEL FC battled to a 0-0 deadlock.

GROUP F STANDINGS:

1. Eintracht Frankfurt (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 0)
2. APOEL FC (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Maccabi Tel Aviv (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Bordeaux (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)



Group G:

At Kiev, Ukraine:

Julien Gorius scored the only goal of KRC Genk's 1-0 road win over Dynamo Kiev in the 62nd minute.

At Thun, Switzerland:

Christian Schneuwly scored the only goal of the match in the 35th minute as FC Thun defeated visiting Rapid Vienna 1-0.

GROUP G STANDINGS:

1. KRC Genk (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. FC Thun (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Rapid Vienna (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)



Group H:
At Freiburg, Germany:

With goals from Vladyslav Kalytvyntsev (67') and Michael Rabusic (74'), Slovan Liberec erased a two-goal deficit and gained a 2-2 road draw with SC Freiburg.  Julian Schuster (PK-22') and Admir Medmedi (35') scored for the hosts.


At Estoril, Portugal:

Kevin Gameiro scored the winning goal in the 77th minute as Sevilla defeated Estoril 2-1 on the road.

GROUP H STANDINGS:

1. Sevilla (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Slovan Liberec (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. SC Freiburg (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. GD Estoril Praia (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)



Group I:
At Seville, Spain:

Real Betis and visiting Lyon battled to a 0-0 stalemate.

At Guimaraes, Portugal:

Abdoulaye Ba (36'), Nil Plange (48'), Moussa Maazou (PK-68'), and Andre Filipe Bras Andre (81') each delivered a goal as Vitoria de Guimaraes demolished visiting HNK Rijeka 4-0.

GROUP I STANDINGS:
1. Vitoria de Guimaraes (GP: 1; GD: +4; PTS: 3)
2. Lyon (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Real Betis (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. HNK Rijeka (GP: 1; GD: -4; PTS: 0)



Group J:

At Nicosia, Cyprus:

Yusuf Erdogan scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minute as Trabzonspor defeated Apollon Limassol 2-1 on the road.

At Rome:

Hernanes scored the only goal of the match in the 53rd minute as Lazio downed visiting  Legia Warsaw
1-0.

GROUP J STANDINGS:
1. Trabzonspor (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Lazio (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Apollon Limassol (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Legia Warsaw (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)



Group K:

At Tiraspol, Moldova:

FC Sheriff battled visiting FC Anzhi Makhachkala to a 0-0 deadlock.

At London:

Jermain Defoe scored twice in the first half-hour (21', 29') as Tottenham Hotspur dominated visiting Tromso IL 3-0.

GROUP K STANDINGS:
1. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. FC Anzhi Makhachkala (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. FC Sheriff (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Tromso IL (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)



Group L:

At Thessaloniki, Greece:

Zvonimir Vukic scored the game winner in second-half stoppage time (90'+2) as PAOK FC defeated visiting Shakhter Karagandy 2-1.

At Haifa, Israel:

Johann Gudmundsson scored the only goal of the match in the 71st minute as AZ Alkmaar defeated home-standing Maccabi Haifa 1-0.

GROUP L STANDINGS:
1. PAOK FC (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Shakhter Karagandy (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Maccabi Haifa (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)






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