France 2-1 Costa Rica: Valbuena makes his mark
Posted by admin on May 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment
DEBUTANT Mathieu Valbuena lent weight to his World Cup claims with a late winner as France continued their World Cup build-up by battling to victory against Costa Rica.
The South American side took a shock lead through Carlos Hernandez and, though Franck Ribery quickly levelled, an inspired goalkeeping display from Keylor Navas looked set to secure a draw.
But substitute Valbuena found a way through from long range as...
Netherlands 2-1 Mexico: Van Persie at the double
Posted by admin on May 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment
A DOUBLE salvo from Robin van Persie was enough to see Netherlands step up their World Cup preparations with victory over Mexico at Badenova-Stadion in Freiburg.
The Arsenal striker opened the scoring after 17 minutes and then doubled the hosts’ lead just before the half-time interval before Javier Hernandez, who will play for Manchester United next season, pulled one back for the visitors.
Stijn Schaars and Demy...
Pahang 2-3 Selangor: Red Giants extend lead
Posted by admin on May 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
DEFENDING champions Selangor have opened up a massive eight-point lead at the top of the Super League standings after edging Pahang 3-2 at the Darulmakmur Stadium in Kuantan last night.
The Red Giants extended their unbeaten run to 13 matches to consolidate their position at the top of the 14-team standings with 47 points.
Skipper Mohd Amri Yahyah played a key role by scoring a brace in the 25th and 79th minutes before...
Japan 0-2 South Korea World Cup Warm-up
Posted by admin on May 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment
AN early goal from Park Ji-sung and a late penalty from Park Chu-young gave South Korea a 2-0 win over Japan in Saitama Stadium on Monday evening. (SEE VIDEO)
In a game of few chances, the captain’s fifth minute strike was enough to win the game for the visitors but Park’s injury time spot kick added an extra sheen as Korea picked up their second win in Japan in less than four months.
It is a third straight home defeat...
Australia 2-1 New Zealand World Cup Warm-up
Posted by admin on May 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment
SUBSTITUTE Brett Holman struck with the last kick of the game to give Australia an undeserved victory in their World Cup farewell friendly against New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (SEE VIDEO)
Holman has been criticised for his lack of goals in national team colours in the past, but did his chances of booking his place on the plane to South Africa no harm when he coolly converted after Carl Valeri’s clever...
Selangor edge KL Plus to extend unbeaten run
Posted by admin on May 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment
SUPER League defending champions Selangor extended their unbeaten run to 12 matches when they edged KL Plus FC 2-1 at the Shah Alam Stadium last night. (SEE VIDEO)
Mohd Amirulhadi Zainal (56th) and Liew Kit Kong (81st) scored to consolidate the Red Gian ts’ lead at the top of the 14-team standings at 44 points – six ahead of second-placed Kelantan.
KL Plus reduced the deficit through Nazrin Nawi (85th).
Selangor...
Cousin goal shocks Indomitable Lions
Posted by admin on Jan 14, 2010 | 1 Comment
THIS year’s African Nations Cup threw up another upset this afternoon as Gabon took down one of the tournament favourites, Cameroon, in the first Group D game.
Hull City striker Daniel Cousin took advantage of a defensive mix-up to grab the only goal after 17 minutes. Cameroon pressured the Black Panthers for much of the match but could produce an equaliser, as Gabon secured only their second ever African Nations...
Manchester City 4-1 Blackburn: Tevez the hat-trick hero
Posted by admin on Jan 12, 2010 | 1 Comment
A hat-trick from Carlos Tevez inspired Manchester City to a 4-1 win over Blackburn Rovers at Eastlands, meaning the Argentina international has scored 11 goals in his past nine games. Roberto Mancini’s side move into the top four with the three points.
It may have been snowing in these parts recently but Tevez is on a real hot streak. His seventh-minute opener put City in charge, and then, after Micah Richards had...
Malawi 3-0 Algeria: World Cup finalists stunned
Posted by admin on Jan 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
MALAWI stunned Algeria at a near-deserted November 11 stadium as the unpredictable start to the African Nations Cup continued.
Algeria began the match as clear favourites, but were 2-0 down by half-time thanks to goals from Russel Mwafulirwa and Elvis Kafoteka.
Dave Banda added a third after 49 minutes to end any thoughts of an Algeria comeback.
Sunday’s 4-4 draw between hosts Angola and Mali did not appear to have...
Juventus 0-3 AC Milan: Ronaldinho’s double
Posted by admin on Jan 11, 2010 | 1 Comment
AC Milan kept up the pressure on table-toppers and city rivals Inter Milan with a 3-0 win away to Juventus – a result which turns the heat firmly on home coach Ciro Ferrara.
Alessandro Nesta put Milan ahead in the 29th minute with Ronaldinho adding a second in the 72nd minute as Juve struggled to produce a performance that would ease the calls for Ferrara’s head.
Another goal from Ronaldinho two minutes from...
