Monday, December 03, 2012

League-Leading Grasshoppers Back On Winning Track

At Zurich, Switzerland:

Izet Hajrovic delivered the only goal of the match with his successful penalty kick in the 21st minute on Sunday as Swiss Super League-leading Grasshoppers defeated local rivals FC Zurich 1-0 at home.

Yellow Sub Beaten On Road

At Elche, Spain:

Coro scored the only goal of the match in the 71st minute on Sunday as Spanish Segunda Division-leading Elche defeated visiting fellow promotion candidates Villarreal 1-0.

Easy Win For Table-Topping Legia

At Warsaw, Poland:

Jakub Kosecki scored twice (29', 63') as Polish Ekstraklasa-leading Legia Warsaw dominated visiting Ruch Chorzow 3-0 on Sunday.

Sheriff Grab Tiraspol Derby

At Tiraspol, Moldova:

Marko Stanojevic (19') and Alexandr Pascenco (34') provided the scoring that carried league-leading FC Sheriff to a 2-0 Sunday home Moldovan National Division victory over local rivals FC Tiraspol.

Home Win For Metalurg

At Skopje, Macedonia:

FK Metalurg found themselves in third place, two points behind Macedonian First League-leading Vardar, following their 2-1 Sunday home win over struggling Rabotnicki.

FC Seoul Claim Season Finale

At Seoul, South Korea:

Dejan Damjanovic (43') and Jo-Gook Jung (58') each scored once as FC Seoul concluded their K-League Championship-round campaign with a 2-1 come-from-behind Sunday home win over Busan I'Park.

FC Seoul, who finished atop the overall league standings, will be joined in the group stage for next year's AFC Champions League by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Pohang Steelers, and Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

Gwangju FC were relegated to the K-League's second division.

Greens Dominate Haifa Derby On Road

At Haifa, Israel:

Eyal Golasa (59'), Wiyam Amasha (74'), and Hen Ezra (76') each delivered a second-half goal as Maccabi Haifa dominated a scoreless stalemate and ended up dominating Hapoel Haifa 3-0 on the road in Sunday Israeli Premier League action.

Road Win For The Shamrock

At Athens:

Antonios Petropoulos (24') and Loukas Vyntra (28') each scored a first-half goal as Panathinaikos held off home-standing Panionios 2-1 in Sunday Greek Super League action.

Impressive Show From League-Leading Dinamo Tbilisi

At Tbilisi, Georgia:

Xisco Munoz delivered a Sunday hat trick (7', 36', 56') as Georgian Umaglesi Liga-leading Dinamo Tbilisi manhandled visiting Chikhura 5-2.

Home Win For League-Leading Lions

At Copenhagen, Denmark:

Andreas Cornelius (11') and Ragnar Sigurdsson (25') provided the scoring as Danish Super League-leading FC Copenhagen shut out visiting Randers 2-0 in Sunday action.

You The Man, Wilberto: Millonarios Still Hopeful Of Advancing To Final

At Bogota, Colombia:

Wilberto Cosme scored the only goal of the match in the 42nd minute on Sunday as Millonarios kept their hopes of finishing atop the Colombian Primera A Clausura playoff Group A standings following their 1-0 home win over Deportivo Pasto.

Colo Colo Knocked Out In Semis Of Clausura Playoffs

At Santiago, Chile:

Braulio Leal (77') and Rodolfo Madrid (83') provided the scoring on Sunday as Union Espanola blanked Colo Colo 2-0 on the road in the second game of what for them would be their triumphant Chilean Primera Division Clausura playoff semifinal series as they won the two-match set 5-1 on aggregate.

Goose Eggs For Sky Blues And Heart

At Sydney, Australia:

The Sunday Hyundai A-League match between two struggling clubs, Sydney FC and the visiting Melbourne Heart, played to a 0-0 stalemate.

Home Win For Tirana

At Tirana, Albania:

Gilman Lika scored the winning goal in the 75th minute on Sunday as KF Tirana came from behind to upend visiting Laci 2-1 in Albanian Super League action.

Goose Eggs For Grenada And Parakeets

At Grenada, Spain:

The Sunday Spanish Primera Division contest between Grenada and visiting Espanyol ended in a 0-0 stalemate.

CLUB TIJUANA LAY CLAIM TO LIGA MX APERTURA TITLE

At Toluca de Lerdo, Mexico:

Richard Ruiz (70') and Dubier Riascos (71') each scored a goal a minute apart in the second half on Sunday as Club Tijuana defeated Toluca 2-0 on the road in game two of Mexico's Liga MX Apertura playoff final and won their two-game series 4-1 on aggregate.

Arsenal---Not That One---Top Boca Juniors At Home (NOT In London)

At Avellaneda, Argentina:

Emilio Zelaya scored the only goal of the match in the 47th minute on Sunday as Arsenal de Sarandi shut out visiting Boca Juniors 1-0 in Argentinian Primera Division action.

Sunday, December 02, 2012

Road Win For TNS

At Bangor, Wales:

Chris Jones scored the only goal of the match in the 13th minute on Saturday as The New Saints defeated Welsh Premier League-leading Bangor City 1-0 on the road and have now moved level on points for the top of the league standings.

Road Win For Metalist

At Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine:

Cleiton Xavier scored what proved to be the winning goal in the 51st minute on Saturday as FC Metalist Kharkiv defeated Metalurh Zaporizhya 3-1 in Ukrainian Premier League action.

Road Win For The Black Eagles

At Ordu, Turkey:

Ibrahim Toraman (34') and Oguzhan Ozyakup (54') provided the scoring that carried Besiktas to a 2-1 Saturday Turkish Super League road win over Orduspor.