Saturday, December 01, 2012

Road Draw For Eindhoven

At Sittard, Netherlands:

Serhat Koc delivered the game-tying goal in the 53rd minute on Friday as FC Eindhoven, having their struggles in the Dutch Eerste Divisie this season, gained a 1-1 road draw with Fortuna Sittard.  Patrick N'Koyi-Kiabu scored for the hosts at 19 minutes.

Road Draw For TSV

At Aalen, Germany:

Honolulu's own Bobby Wood delivered the equalizer in the 69th minute, lifting TSV 1860 Munich to a 1-1 Friday German 2.Bundesliga road draw with Aalen.  Robert Lechleiter scored for the hosts in the 62nd minute.

Friday, November 30, 2012

Metz Put Hurt On Paris FC

At Longeville-les-Metz, France:

Gaetan Bussmann (39'), Yeni N'Gbakoto (PK-51'), and Gnaly Cornet (68') each scored a goal for Metz as the hosts dominated struggling, visiting Paris FC 3-0 in Friday French Championnat National action.

Home Win For League-Leading Monaco

At Fontvieille, Monaco:

Gary Kagelmacher scored what proved to be the game winner in the 74th minute on Friday as French Ligue 2-leadin AS Monaco defeated visiting (and basement-dwelling) Sedan 3-1.

Duje Cops Lone Goal In Dinamo Zagreb Derby Win Over Lokomotiva

At Zagreb, Croatia:

Duje Cop scored the lone goal of the match in the 20th minute on Friday as league-leading Dinamo Zagreb defeated visiting Lokomotiva 1-0 in 1.HNL action.

2012 Liga MX Apertura Playoff Final: Club Tijuana Claim Series Opener At Home

At Tijuana, Mexico:

Pablo Aguilar scored the winning goal in the 40th minute on Thursday as Club Tijuana defeated visiting Toluca 2-1 in the opening match of the Mexican Liga MX Apertura playoff final.

Steelers Spank Seoul To End Captial Club's Winning Streak At Four

At Pohang, South Korea:

Chan-Ho Cho delivered a natural hat trick on Thursday (27', 30', 64') as the Pohang Steelers ended FC Seoul's K-League winning streak at four games with a 5-0 home demolition of the club that had already clinched the Championship Round title.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Imprisoning Road Win For Sheriff

At Calarasauca, Moldova:

Aleksandr Dedov scored twice a minute apart in the first half (34', 35') as Moldovan National Division-leading FC Sheriff cuffed and stuffed home-standing (and relegation-threatened) Nistru 7-1 on Wednesday.

Road Draw For League-Leading Dinamo Tbilisi

At Mtskheta, Georgia:

Lasha Gabritchidze's equalizer in the 20th minute lifted WIT Georgia to a 1-1 Georgian Umaglesi Liga home draw with Dinamo Tbilisi.  Xisco Munoz scored for the league leaders in the fourth minute.

Colo Colo Drop Semifinal Series Opener

At Santiago, Chile:

Sebastian Jaime scored the winning goal in the 55th minute as Union Espanola defeated visiting Colo Colo 3-1 in the opening game of their Chilean Primera Division Clausura semifinal playoff series on Wednesday.

Late Goals Carry Lovech

At Sofia, Bulgaria:

Armando Vajushi (78') and Tomi Kostadinov (87') each scored a goal in the final quarter-hour of regulation on Wednesday as PFC Litex Lovech
shut out Lokomotiv Sofia 2-0 in Bulgarian A PFG action.

Athletic Bilbao Win Postponed---And Meaningless---Europa League Match

At Haifa, Israel:

Fernando Llorente Torres (34') and Gaizka Toquero pinedo (76') each scored a goal on Wednesday as Athletic Bilbao defeated Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2-0 on the road in a Europa League Group I match that was postponed from last Thursday due to the ongoing security situation in Israel.  Both clubs had already been eliminated from European competition.

GROUP I STANDINGS:

1. xy-Lyon (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 13)
2.  x-Sparta Prague (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 8)
3.  z-Athletic Bilbao (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 4)
4.  z-Ironi Kiryat Shmona FC (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 2)

xy-Won Group I and advanced to Europa League knockout stage

x-Advanced to Europa League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Home Win For Millonarios

At Bogota, Colombia:

Jose Tancredi (46'), Rafael Robayo (PK-59'), and Luis Mosquera (71') each scored a second-half goal on Wednesday as Millonarios picked up their first Group A victory in the semifinal round of the Colombian Primera A Clausura playoffs 3-0 at home against Deportes Tolima.


Road Win For Bundesliga-Leading Bayern

At Freiburg, Germany:

Thomas Muller (PK-12') and Anatoliy Tymoschuk (79') each scored a goal on Wednesday as German Bundesliga-leading Bayern Munich opened up a ten-point lead atop the standings after 2-0 road shutout win over SC Freiburg.

Bhoys Break Hearts In Edinburg

At Edinburg, Scotland:

Lassed Nouioui opened the scoring in the tenth minute on Wednesday as Celtic, with four different goal scorers each tallying once, manhandled Heart of Midlothian 4-0 on the road in Scottish Premier League action.

Rockin' Robin's Early Goal Stands Up For Red Devils

At Manchester, England:

Robin Van Persie scored the only goal of the match in the opening minute as Manchester United returned to winning way on Wednesday with their 1-0 English Premier League triumph over visiting West Ham United.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Home Triumph For League-Leading East Bengal

At Kolkata (Calcutta), India:

Chidi Edeh scored the only goal of the match in the 67th minute on Tuesday as I-League-leading East Bengal defeated Salgaocar 1-0 at home.

Home Win For The Lions

At Munich, Germany:

Benjamin Lauth scored the only goal of the match in the 38th minute on Tuesday as TSV 1860 Munich defeated visiting Paderborn 1-0 in German 2.Bundesliga action.

Home Defeat For Stanley

At Accrington, England:

Daniel Nardiello scored twice (5', 48') as Rotherham United came from behind to defeat Accrington Stanley 2-1 on the road in Tuesday English League Two action.

Chalk Up More Misery For Sagging Wolves

At Wolverhampton, England:

Andrew Keogh haunted his former club with the only goal of the match in the 79th minute as Millwall stretched their unbeaten run to twelve games with a 1-0 English League Championship Tuesday road win over sliding Wolverhampton.  Wolves have now gone nine wins without a win.