mark wilson27 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Oceanic Qualifying Group Stage Papua New Guinea v New Zealand New Zealand grabbed the lead in the 10th minute as C.Wood fired in from outside the area after beating his marker to the ball. Just after the half hour it was two nil as C.Wood added another goal with a powerfully struck effort which gave the keeper no chance of saving. The second half was all New Zealand and on the 73rd minute they added goal number three as C.Killen headed in from close range after jumping above the Guinea defence with ease Papua New Guinea 0 New Zealand 3 C.Wood 10, 33, C.Killen 73 Solomon Islands v Vanuatu No Match Details Available Solomon Islands 2 Vanuatu 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 South American Qualifying Group Stage Argentina v Venezuela Venezuela took an early lead as on the 4th minute S.Rondon beat the offside trap and fired past the Argentinean keeper. Five minutes later though Argentina were level on points as J.Mascherano headed in from a powerful cross to give the keeper no chance of saving. The second half was fourteen minutes old when Argentina grabbed the lead as L.Messi jinked into the area and fired past the diving keeper. On the 62nd minute the home side extended there lead as E.Garay headed in from close range. Argentina were looking comfortable now and with three minutes remaining in the game G.Higuain curled in a brilliant freekick from just outside the area Argentina 4 J.Mascherano 9, L.Messi 59, E.Garay 62, G.Higuain 87 Venezuela 1 S.Rondon 4 Bolivia v Ecuador An entertaining game saw the sides share five goals. It took till the 27th minute for the first goal to be scored as M.Morena fired in a vicious low shot past the keeper to give Bolivia the lead. Five minutes later it was two nil as P.Escobar headed in over the Ecuadorian keeper. The second half was three minutes old when Ecuador grabbed a goal back as C.Benitez hit a powerful effort past the keeper from outside the area. On the 52nd minute the away side were level as F.Caicedo ran through the defence and hit the ball in off the upright. Six minutes later Ecuador completed a great comeback to make it 3-2 and grab all three points with C.Bieler doing the honours Bolivia 2 M.Morena 27, P.Escobar 32 Ecuador 3 C.Benitez 48, F.Caicedo 52, C.Bieler 58 Chile v Paraguay Chile started the better and on the 15th minute they went into the lead as G.Medel barged through the defence with ease and fired under the Paraguay keeper. Straight from kick off the Chilean attack intercepted the ball and A.Sanchez fired in from just outside the area. On the 25th minute though Chile were reduced to ten men after I.Fuentus was sent off for a rash challenge in defence. Eleven minutes into the second half Paraguay pulled a goal back with a well worked team move which saw L.Barrios firing in off the upright. Paraguay tried there best to get back into the game but failed to break through the Chilean defence Chile 2 G.Medel 15, A.Sanchez 16 Paraguay 1 L.Barrios 56 Peru v Uruguay Peru’s game plan was ruined with two minutes after A.Sanchez was sent off for a silly challenge. Uruguay started to pile forward however for all there pressure they couldn’t score in the first half. The second half was five minutes old when L.Suarez hit a wonderful effort past the Peruvian keeper from just outside the area. On the 70th minute it was two nil as D.Forlan jinked into the area and slotted in past the keeper. Eight minutes later Peru pulled a goal back as M.Mostto rose highest to head in past the Uruguay keeper. With two minutes remaining in the game Uruguay killed the game off with L.Suarez doing the honours from the edge of the area Peru 1 M.Mostto 78 Uruguay 3 L.Suarez 50,88, D.Forlan 70 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 October 16th 2012: North American 3rd Qualifying Group Phase Cuba v Honduras: Group 1 Cuba started well and on the 6th minute they took the lead as A.Abreu ran into the area and fired an unstoppable effort past the Honduran keeper. However on the 23rd minute the away side grabbed the equaliser as D.Suazo jinked into the area and slotted in under the onrushing Cuban keeper. Seven minutes into the second half Honduras grabbed the lead as L.Ramos barged through the defence and fired in off the upright. Cuba weren’t getting much of the ball in the second half and on the 77th minute Honduras put the game beyond them as E.Izaguirre headed in over the Cuban keeper to guarantee them the three points Cuba 1 A.Abreu 6 Honduras 3 D.Suazo 23, L.Ramos 52, E.Izaguirre 77 Trinidad & Tobago v Panama: Group 1 Trinidad struggled to get going and on the 12th minute Panama grabbed the lead as F.Baloy ran through the defence and fired under the keeper with ease. Just after the half hour Trinidad fired in the equaliser as S.John powered into the area with ball and dinked the ball over the onrushing keeper. A minute into the second half Trinidad grabbed the lead as K.Jones hit the ball in off the crossbar from just outside the area after the Panama team failed to pick his run up. Trinidad continued to dominate and on the 68th minute they made the game safe as K.Manswell headed the ball with power the keeper. Trinidad & Tobago 3 S.John 32, K.Jones 46, K.Manswell 68 Panama 1 F.Baloy 12 Costa Rica v Barbados: Group 2 Costa Rica dominated the game but it took them till the 34th minute to open the scoring as C.Borges curled the ball in past the keeper who stood no chance of saving it. Nine minutes later it was 2-0 as C.Borges fired in his second of the game after beating the offside trap with ease. The second half was much the same and on the 74th minute W.Parks made it 3-0 with a well struck effort, however four minutes later Costa Rica seemed to relax too much and R.Mealor fired in but it was too little too late for Barbados Costa Rica 3 C.Borges 34, 43, W.Parks 74 Barbados 1 R.Mealor 78 El Salvador v Mexico: Group 2 Nine minutes into the game M.Flores grabbed the lead for the home side with a well worked move which saw him dinking the ball over the Mexican keeper. With five minutes remaining in the half Mexico were awarded a penalty after a foul in the area, G.dos Santos stepped up and fired the ball with power into the top corner. The second half was all Mexico and on the 63rd minute they grabbed the three points as E.Torres jinked into the area and rounded the keeper to fire into the empty net. El Salvador 1 M.Flores 9 Mexico 2 G.dos Santos 40 pen, E.Torres 63 Canada v Haiti: Group 3 Canada made light work of Haiti and on the 8th minute they took the lead as S.Jackson bravely headed in a low cross to give the keeper of saving. Canada continued to dominate but failed to add to there tally in the first half. The second half was much the same and on the 55th minute J.Hoillett curled the ball high into the top of net. Fifteen minutes later they completed the scoring as W.Johnson ran through the Haiti defence with ease and fainted the keeper the wrong way to tap the ball into the empty net Canada 3 S.Jackson 8, J.Hoillett 55, W.Johnson 70 Haiti 0 USA v Jamaica: Group 3 The first half was pretty quiet in truth with both teams seemingly feeling each other out but just before the half hour USA grabbed the lead as C.Casey headed in a looping cross. The second half was more exciting and six minutes into the second half R.Findley headed in past the Jamaican keeper. On the 53rd minute C.Dempsey made it three nil with a well struck freekick from 25 yards. Eleven minutes later Jamaica pulled a goal back as R.Gardner ran into the area unmarked and fired past the American keeper. USA 3 C.Casey 28, R.Findley 51, C.Dempsey 53 Jamaica 1 R.Gardner 64 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 North American Qualifying 3rd Phase Final Tables: Group 1: | Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Honduras | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 15 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q | Trinidad & Tobago | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 13 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Panama | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Cuba | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 3 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Group 2: | Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Mexico | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 16 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q | Costa Rica | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Barbados | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 7 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | El Salvador | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 4 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Group 3: | Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | U.S.A. | | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 12 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q | Jamaica | | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Haiti | | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 9 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Canada | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 6 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 Asian Qualifying Final Group Stage: UAE v North Korea: Group A There was little in the way of action as such with neither team making much headway into the opposition area. With two minutes remaining in the half though North Korea grabbed the lead with J.Tae-Se doing the honours with a well struck volley. The second half wasn’t much better with little in the way of football being played UAE 0 North Korea 1 J.Tae-Se 43 Uzbekistan v Qatar: Group A Qatar were gifted the early lead as I.A.Mohammed fired in from the penalty spot on the 16th minute after a silly challenge saw Uzbekistan concede the spot kick. Three minutes later though Uzbekistan equalised as S.Jeparov barged through the defence and fired in low under the keeper. Two minutes into the second half the home side grabbed the lead as U.Baqoev headed in past the keeper. On the 55th minute Uzbekistan grabbed the final goal as O.Ahmodov curled the ball brilliantly from 25 yards after he was fouled in the build up Uzbekistan 3 S.Jeparov 19, U.Baqoev 47, O.Ahmodov 55 Qatar 1 I.A.Mohammed 16 pen Iraq v Saudi Arabia: Group B Saudi Arabi grabbed an early lead as on the 2nd minute V.Al-Qahtani used his strength to beat the defence and fire past the despairing keeper. Eleven minutes later they made it 2-0 with A.Al-Mazooq doing the honours from the edge of the area after breaking free of his marker. Just after the half hour Iraq pulled a goal back as R.Saad jinked into the area and rounded the keeper to slot the ball into the empty net. Eight minutes into the second half Saudi Arabia killed the game off as V.Al-Qahtani grabbed his second of the game and Saudi Arabia’s third Iraq 1 R.Saad 34 Saudi Arabia 3 V.Al-Qahtani 2, 53, A.Al-Marzooq 13 Kuwait v South Korea: Group B A flying start saw South Korea grab the lead within a minute with a well struck effort from K.Sung-Yong. However on the 4th minute Kuwait equalised as M.Al-Shammari headed in bravely past the keeper. On the 26th minute though South Korea retook the lead as P.Chu-Young sprinted onto a great pass to fire under the Kuwaiti keeper. The second half was twelve minutes old when Kuwait again equalised from the penalty after a handball, A.Al-Nassar did the honours from the penalty spot. On the 64th minute South Korea again retook the lead as L.Chung-Yong fired in a low effort into the bottom corner of the net. Five minutes later South Korea made sure of the three points with P.Chu-Young grabbing his second of the game and the away sides fourth goal Kuwait 2 M.Al-Shammari 4, A.Al-Nassar 57 pen South Korea 4 K.Sung-Yong 1, P.Chu-Young 26, 69, L.Chung-Yong 64 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 October 17th 2012: European Qualifying Group Stage Part One Belgium v Wales: Group 1 Wales never really got going and Belgium dominated much of the game. However despite there domination they failed to open there account for the day. The second half though was a lot better and within five minutes of the restart M.Fellaini sent them into the lead with a rasping effort past the keeper. On the 65th minute Belgium were reduced to ten men after J.Vertonghen was sent off for a second yellow card. However a minute later Belgium grabbed the second of the game with M.Fellaini again scoring a powerful effort which gave the Welsh keeper no chance of saving. A real bad day at the office for Wales Belgium 2 M.Fellaini 50, 66 Wales 0 FYR Macedonia v Croatia: Group 1 Croatia grabbed an early lead as on the 5th minute M.Badelj ran through the defence with ease and fired past the Macedonian keeper. They continued to control the game and on the 32nd minute I.Olic made it two nil for the Croats with a well struck effort which gave the Macedonian keeper no chance of saving. The second half was again all Croatia but the away side failed to add to there tally and had to settle with a 2-0 victory FYR Macedonia 0 Croatia 2 M.Badelj 5, I.Olic 32 Serbia v Scotland: Group 1 Another bad day for the Scottish as they struggled to cope with the Serbian team and with a minute remaining in the first half the Serbs grabbed the lead as G.Kacar headed in from a tight angle. The second half was much the same with Serbia dominating and on the 71st minute they killed the game off with Captain N.Vidic doing the honours with a fine header past the Scottish keeper. With five minute remaining in the game Scotland were reduced to ten men after G.Caldwell was sent off a second yellow card. Serbia 2 G.Kacar 44, N.Vidic 71 Scotland 0 G.Caldwell so 85 2y Bulgaria v Czech Republic: Group 2 Bulgaria were given an early boost as B.Georgiev fired in from the penalty spot after a Czech Republic defender handled in the area. Just before the half hour Czech Republic grabbed the equaliser as M.Fenin headed in over the Bulgarian keeper after some woeful defending. The second half was pretty open and on the 59th minute Czech Republic went into the lead as V.Kadlec fired in an unstoppable effort from outside the area. A minute later though Bulgaria levelled the tie with S.Todorov heading a bullet of a header from six yards. On the 61st minute though Bulgaria were reduced to ten men after A.Popov was sent off for a very high challenge on the Czech defence. With eleven minutes remaining in the game Bulgaria were reduced to nine men after V.Gadzhev was sent off for a second yellow card. On the 82nd minute Czech Republic made the numeral difference pay as M.Fenin grabbed his second of the game and the winner for the away side Bulgaria 2 B.Georgiev 7 pen, S.Todorov 60 Czech Republic 3 M.Fenin 27, 82, V.Kadlec 59 Denmark v Malta: Group 2 Denmark controlled the game with ease and within three minutes they took the lead as T.Enevoldsen headed in over the Malta keeper to send the home fans wild. On the 13th minute it was two nil N.Pedersen curled the ball in off the upright after running in from the wing. With nine minutes remaining in the half Malta pulled a goal back as D.Bogdanovic ran through the Danish defence and slid the ball under the keeper. On the 42nd minute Denmark regained there regained the two goal advantage with a well struck effort by K.Ilso. A minute into the second half W.Kvist added another goal for Denmark with a brave header from close range after the Maltese defence failed to notice his run. With ten minutes remaining in the game Denmark made it 5-1 as N.B.Nielsen beat the offside trap and fired in under the keeper. On the stroke of half time Denmark completed the rout with N.B.Nielsen headed past the keeper from close range Denmark 6 T.Enevoldsen 3, N.Pedersen 13, K.Ilso 42, W.Kvist 46, N.B.Nielsen 80, 89 Malta 1 D.Bogdanovic 36 Italy v Armenia: Group 2 Italy never really got out of second gear as they made light work of Armenia. On the 15th minute they took the lead as G.Pazzini showed some great skill to beat his marker and fired past the keeper. They continued to dominate without breaking a sweat and nine minutes into the second half Italy doubled the lead with S.Giovinco rounding the keeper and slotting into the empty net Italy 2 G.Pazzini 15, S.Giovinco 54 Armenia 0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 European Qualifying Group Stage: Part Two Faroe Islands v Austria: Group 3 Austria started well and on the 17th minute they took the lead as D.Alaba fired in a great effort from just inside the area. Austria controlled much of the game however they failed to grab any further goals in the first half. The second half was much the same with Austria dominating but they just couldn’t add to there tally and with thirteen minutes remaining in the game they paid for there inability to score as R.Hansen headed in over the Austrian keeper to give them a share of the points. Faroe Islands 1 R.Hansen 77 Austria 1 D.Alaba 17 Kazakhstan v Ireland: Group 3 Ireland controlled the first half and just before the half hour they grabbed the lead as K.Doyle headed in past the keeper from close range after the Kazakhstan keeper flapped at a simple cross. With eight minutes remaining in the half they doubled the lead as K.Doyle hit a wonderful effort from the edge of the area. The second half was four minutes old when Kazakhstan pulled a goal back as Y.Syzdykov barged through the defence and fired past the Irish keeper. Just after the hour Kazakhstan levelled the game with H.Schmidtgal heading past the Irish keeper to complete a great comeback. Kazakhstan 2 Y.Syzdykov 49, H.Schmidtgal 64 Ireland 2 K.Doyle 28, 37 Sweden v Germany: Group 3 Sweden began well and on the 22nd minute they took the lead as V.Elm hit a curling effort in off the upright after jinking in from the wing. Seven minutes later Germany equalised the game with A.Stark running into the area with ease and fired past the Swedish keeper with ease. With eight minutes remaining in the half Germany took the lead as D.Gebauer headed in past the keeper after the Swedish defence failed to deal with a simple cross. The second half was very tight and neither team managed to make any sort of inroads into the area. Sweden 1 V.Elm 22 Germany 2 A.Stark 29, D.Gebauer 37 Estonia v Hungary: Group 4 Hungary were the better team in the first half and on the 16th minute they took the lead as D.Tozser curled the ball in past the keeper from just inside the area. They continued to dominate the Estonian side however they couldn’t grab the second goal they needed. The second half was pretty much the same but on the 74th minute Estonia grabbed a share of the points with P.Meerits doing the honours from six yards after the Hungarian defence failed to deal with a simple ball. Estonia 1 P.Meerits 74 Hungary 1 D.Tozser 16 Holland v Turkey: Group 4 Holland made the game look easy as they outplayed Turkey throughout the game. On the 8th minute they took the lead as W.Sneijder jinked in from the wing and beat the keeper at a tight angle. Thirteen minutes later J.Lens made it two nil with a well struck effort which gave the Turkish keeper no chance of saving. Turkey never really got near the ball however Holland failed to add to there tally and had to settle with a two nil victory when in truth they should of put a cricket score past them Holland 2 W.Sneijder 8, J.Lens 21 Turkey 0 Romania v Andorra: Group 4 Five minutes into the game Romania grabbed the lead as F.Costea headed in past the Andorran keeper. Romania carried on piling forward and on the 37th minute R.Rat added a second goal for the home side. Two minutes into the second half though Romania were reduced to ten men after D.Goian was sent off for a second yellow card, from the resulting freekick J.Rodriguez fired in past the Romanian keeper. On the 54th minute Romania add goal number three as D.Niculae barged into the area and fired under the keeper. Two minutes later though Andorra pulled a goal back as J.Merino headed in from close after some poor defending. On the 70th minute Andorra levelled the game with B.Bernabeu hitting an unstoppable effort from just inside the area to give Andorra a share of the points Romania 3 F.Costea 5, R.Rat 37, D.Niculae 54 Andorra 3 J.Rodriguez 48, J.Merino 56, B.Bernabeu 70 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 European Qualifying Group Stage: Part Three Albania v Slovenia: Group 5 A pretty even game with both teams playing some great football and on the 21st minute Slovenia grabbed the lead as T.Matavz headed in from close range after jumping higher than the Albanian defence. The game continued to be back and forth and on the 47th minute the next goal was scored as B.Jokic gave Slovenia a second goal. Three minutes later Albania pulled a goal back as F.Toski hit home from the penalty spot after a harsh penalty was given by the referee. Albania 1 F.Toski 50 pen Slovenia 2 T.Matavz 21, B.Jokic 47 Iceland v Cyprus: Group 5 Thirteen minutes into the game Cyprus grabbed the lead as K.Charalabidis struck home from 20 yards after running free in from the wings. On the 19th minute though Iceland equalised as A.Gunnarsson fired in from inside the area after beating the offside trap. Three minutes later it was 2-1 Iceland as E.Gudjohnsen did the honours with a brave low header which gave the Cypriot keeper no chance of saving. Cyprus reacted well though as straight from kick off S.Aloneftis grabbed the ball and ran through defence to dink the ball over the keeper and into the back of the net. The second half was pretty dull in truth compared to the first but with twelve minutes remaining the winning goal was scored as E.Gudjohnsen fired in his second and Iceland’s third of the day Iceland 3 A.Gunnarsson 19, E.Gudjohnsen 22, 78 Cyprus 2 K.Charalabidis 13, S.Aloneftis 23 Switzerland v Norway: Group 5 Another tight game with neither team really making a forward effort but on the half hour Switzerland scored via the penalty spot after a foul was called in the area. The second half wasn’t much better with little action but on the 87th minute Norway equalised with a great piece of team play which saw R.Y.Jenssen free on goal to score Switzerland 1 D.Gyfax 30 pen Norway 1 R.Y.Jenssen 87 Israel v Luxembourg: Group 6 As expected Israel controlled the game and on the 8th minute they went into the lead as G.Vermut fired in from the penalty spot after he was brought down in the area. Soon after they scored again with E.Barda showing some great skill to beat his marker and fire under the keeper. The second half was three minutes old when Israel were reduced to ten men after B.Kayal was sent off for a second yellow card. Israel still continued to dominate and with five minutes remaining in the game Israel added another goal as E.Zahavi fired in off the post. Israel 3 G.Vermut 8 pen, E.Barda 22, E.Zahavi 85 Luxembourg 0 Northern Ireland v Russia: Group 6 Northern Ireland actually started well and controlled the majority of the first half. On the 33rd minute they opened the scoring as S.Davis fired in past the keeper. The second half was again mainly Ireland but they failed to add to the tally and on the 75th minute Russia made them pay with R.Shirokov doing the honours from the corner of the are Northern Ireland 1 S.Davis 33 Russia 1 R.Shirokov 75 Portugal v Azerbaijan: Group 6 Portugal made light work of Azerbaijan and on the 14th minute they took the lead as Danny ran in from the wing to fire over the keeper and into the back of the net. Twelve minutes later they made it 2-0 with Danny doing the honours again. Portugal were controlling the game but it took them till late in the second half to grab another goal with Edinho running into the area unmarked and firing past the Azerbaijan keeper Portugal 3 Danny 14, 26, Edinho 85 Azerbaijan 0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 European Qualifying Group Stage: Part Four Bosnia & Herz v Lithuania: Group 7 Bosnia were the better team and on the 14th minute they took the lead as E.Dzeko ran through the defence with ease and fired past the Lithuanian keeper. Bosnia carried on piling forward and on the 40th minute they added another goal with S.Ibricic headed over the keeper and into the back of the net. The second half wasn’t particularly brilliant and with two minutes remaining in the game Bosnia were reduced to ten men after E.Spahic was sent off for a second yellow card Bosnia & Herz 2 E.Dzeko 14, S.Ibricic 40 E.SPAHIC SO 88 2Y Lithuania 0 Latvia v Greece: Group 7 A really dire game in truth with not much in the way of attacking football. There was only one goal in the game as on the 23rd minute Latvia grabbed the lead as M.Verpakouskis curled the ball in from close range. Three minutes into the second half Latvia were reduced to ten men after D.Osipovs was sent off for a rash challenge, however Greece didn’t take advantage of this and failed to equalise Latvia 1 M.Verpakouskis 23 Greece 0 Slovenia v Liechtenstein: Group 7 Slovenia were by far the better side and on the 6th minute they grabbed the lead as P.Pekarik headed in past the keeper. Eleven minutes later though Liechtenstein equalised as R.Strub jinked through the area and fired under the Slovenian keeper. On the 27th minute Slovenia retook the lead as V.Weiss hit an unstoppable effort past the keeper and into the back of the net. Seven minutes later Slovenia pulled further in front with a well struck shot which gave the keeper no chance of saving. With two minutes remaining in the half Liechtenstein were reduced to ten men after M.Stocklasa was sent off for a rash challenge. The second half was pretty dire but Slovenia had done enough in the first half to get all three points Slovenia 3 P.Pekarik 6, V.Weiss 27, F.Holosko 34 Liechtenstein 1 R.Strub 17 Moldova v Poland: Group 8 Poland controlled the game with ease and on the 23rd minute L.Obraniak headed in past the keeper to give him no chance of saving. Nine minutes later Poland doubled there lead as R.Majewski curled the ball in off the upright after breaking through the defence. However after the goals Poland seemed to relax and failed to add further goals to there tally. Moldova 0 Poland 2 L.Obraniak 23, R.Majewski 32 San Marino v Montenegro: Group 8 The game started slowly but on the 37th minute it sprung into life as Montenegro took the lead with a thunderous effort from P.Grbic from the edge of the area. Three minutes later they doubled the lead as S.Jovetic ran through the defence and curled the ball off the crossbar and into the net. On the stroke of half time Montenegro added there third goal with M.Vucinic headed in from close range after some poor San Marino defending. The second half was mainly Montenegro but on the 63rd minute they were reduced to ten men after M.Pekovic was sent off for a second yellow card. With ten minutes remaining in the game San Marino pulled a goal back as C.Albertini headed over the keeper and into the back of the net San Marino 1 C.Albertini 80 Montenegro 3 P.Grbic 37, S.Jovetic 40, M.Vucinic 45 Ukraine v England: Group 8 England started well as W.Rooney used his strength to get through the defence and fire under the Ukraine keeper. A minute into the second half though saw Ukraine grab the equaliser with A.Yarmolenko firing an unstoppable effort past the keeper. Ukraine upped the gears and on the 66th minute they added another goal with A.Milevskyi headed in past the keeper with ease. With eleven minutes remaining in the game Ukraine added another goal as A.Yarmolenko ran onto a great ball to fire with power past the English keeper. Ukraine 3 A.Yarmolenko 46, 79, A.Milevskyi 66 England 1 W.Rooney 11 France v Spain: Group 9 Both teams cancelled each other out and in the first half there was little in the way of attacking football. The second half wasn’t much better but with a minute remaining in the game F.Torres headed in to give Spain all three points. France 0 Spain 1 F.Torres 89 Georgia v Finland: Group 9 Finland started the better and on the 25th minute M.Forssell curled the ball in off the upright after beating the keeper. However after the goal the game seemed to die out. The second half was pretty quiet but on the 68th minute Georgia grabbed the equaliser as J.Dvali headed in. Georgia 1 J.Dvali 68 Finland 1M.Forssell 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 October 17th 2012: South American Qualifying Group Stage Argentina v Bolivia Argentina started brilliantly as L.Messi jinked into the area and set G.Higuain up to fire past the keeper. On the 10th minute it was two nil as L.Messi hit a curling freekick past the keeper from 25 yards after being brought down on the way to goal. Ten minutes later L.Messi made it two goals for him and three for Argentina with a well struck effort which gave the keeper no chance of saving. Argentina were in complete control but failed to add to there tally during the remaining seventy minutes, but they really should have put double figures past a very poor Bolivian side Argentina 3 G.Higuain 1, L.Messi 10, 20 Bolivia 0 Ecuador v Chile Ecuador were the better side by far and on the 20th minute they opened the scoring with C.Benitez doing the honours from the edge of the area after beating the high offside trap. The second half was eight minutes old when Chile grabbed an undeserved equaliser with A.Sanchez heading in from close range. On the 64th minute though Ecuador retook the lead as J.Montero jinked through the defence to hit home under the keeper. Seven minutes later it was 3-1 as C.Lara bravely headed in from under the diving keeper. On the 83rd minute the final goal of the game was scored as W.Ayovi fired in for Ecuador to give them a convincing 4-1 victory Ecuador 4 C.Benitez 20, J.Montero 64, C.Lara 71, W.Ayovi 83 Chile 1 A.Sanchez 53 Uruguay v Colombia Ten minutes into the game Uruguay grabbed the lead as L.Suarez showed some great skill to beat his marker and fire past the keeper. However after the goal Uruguay didn’t press forward and failed to add to there tally in the first half. On the 61st minute Uruguay finally grabbed another goal as N.Lodeiro hit home from the edge of the area after running in from the wing. Four minutes later though Colombia pulled a goal back as the Uruguayan keeper flapped at a simple cross and D.Quintero slotted in from close range. The goal seemed to light a fire up the asses of the Colombian players and on the 77th minute they grabbed the equaliser as F.Uribe fired in to give the away side a share of the points. Uruguay 2 L.Suarez 10, N.Lodeiro 61 Colombia 2 D.Quintero 65, F.Uribe 77 Venezuela v Peru Not the greatest games as a spectacle as both sets of players seemed to forget how to string more than a couple of passes together. The first half dragged by with little in the way of action and the second half was much the same. However with eight minutes of the game remaining Peru grabbed the winner with J.Fano hitting home from close range Venezuela 0 Peru 1 J.Fano 82 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 November 14th 2012: Asian Qualifying Final Group Stage Japan v North Korea: Group A Fourteen minutes into the game Japan were reduced to ten men after D.Nagai was sent off for professional foul. North Korea though didn’t take advantage of there extra player and with ten minute remaining in the first half Japan grabbed the lead as R.Shimizu headed in from a looping cross which evaded the keeper. Two minutes into the second half R.Shimizu grabbed another goal with a well struck effort which gave the Korean keeper no chance of saving. On the 54th minute Japan were three goals to the good as R.Shimizu headed in his hattrick after some moor poor Korean defending saw him free in the area to head in. With three minutes remaining in the game Japan made it 4-0 with R.Shimizu getting another goal to cap a great game for him off Japan 4 R.Shimizu 35, 47, 54, 87 North Korea 0 UAE v Qatar: Group A Qatar started the better with a lot of great attacking football, however they just couldn’t break through a very good UAE defence. The second half saw UAE come out alittle more and on the 57th minute they grabbed the lead with there first attack as A.Khalil fired in from close range after breaking through the offside trap. Qatar tried in vain to level the tie but just couldn’t break down the defence UAE 1 A.Khalil 57 Qatar 0 Iraq v Iran: Group B The game took awhile to get going with the first attack coming on the 34th minute as M.Jafari fired in for the Iranians after running into the area unmarked. The second half was quite open and on the 70th minute Iran doubled there lead as A.Dejagah headed in a high cross. Straight from kick off though Iraq pulled a goal back as R.Saad jinked into the area and rounded the keeper to slot home into the empty net. Iraq 1 R.Saad 71 Iran 2 M.Jafari 34, A.Dejagah 70 Kuwait v Saudi Arabia: Group B Saudi Arabia swept aside the home side with ease and on the 33rd minute they started the rout as M.Mouath unleashed a great effort past the Kuwaiti keeper. Four minutes later they doubled there lead as A.R.Al-Qahtawi beat the offside trap and slotted in under the onrushing keeper with ease. The second half saw the Saudis piling forward and on the 74th minute they added another goal as M.Mouath headed in with a thunderous header. With nine minutes remaining in the game Kuwait gave there fans something to shout about as S.Al-Faylakawi beat his marker to slot home past the keeper. On the 84th minute though M.Mouath completed his hattrick with a long range effort to give the Kuwaiti keeper no chance of saving. Four minutes later Saudi Arabia made it 5-1 with M.Mouath doing the honours from the corner of the area Kuwait 1 S.Al-Faylakawi 81 Saudi Arabia 5 M.Mouath 33, 74, 84, 88, A.R.Al-Qahtawi 37 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 November 17th 2012: Oceanic Qualifying Group Stage New Zealand v Vanuatu New Zealand started well and on the 6th minute they grabbed the lead as C.Wood barged into the area and fired under the keeper. However after the goal New Zealand seemed to relax and failed to add to there tally in the first half. The second half though was seven minutes old when New Zealand doubled there lead as J.Tozer ran through the defence and fired under the onrushing keeper. On the 54th minute C.Wood added a second goal to his tally with a well struck effort from the edge of the area. Straight from kick off New Zealand intercepted the ball and C.Wood completed his hattrick with a powerful header which gave the keeper no chance of saving. On the 59th minute they made it 5-0 with C.Killen running in from the wing and curled the ball in off the upright to give the home side a convincing victory New Zealand 5 C.Wood 6, 54, 55, J.Tozer 52, C.Killen 59 Vanuatu 0 Papua New Guinea v Solomon Islands No Match Details Available Papua New Guinea 2 Solomon Islands 0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 South American Qualifying Group Stage Chile controlled the majority of the game with a lot of attacking play. On the half hour they grabbed the lead as F.Meneses ran through the Venezuelan defence to fire past the keeper. The second half was much the same and ten minutes into the half Chile doubled there lead as A.Sanchez headed in from a deep cross. On the 63rd minute Chile were reduced to ten men after C.Maldonado was sent off for a second yellow card. With six minutes remaining in the game Chile grabbed goal number three as A.Sanchez curled the ball in off the upright after running in from the wing Chile v Venezuela Chile 3 F.Meneses 30, A.Sanchez 55, 84 Venezuela 0 Colombia v Ecuador Ecuador started well and on the 20th minute they grabbed the lead as C.Benitez ran through the defence and curled the ball past the outstretched arms of the Colombian keeper. Twelve minutes later Colombia were reduced to ten men after N.Rivas was sent off for a rash challenge on the Ecuadorian defence. Ten minutes before the half time interval Ecuador doubled there lead as A.Valencia ran in from the wing and hit a thunderous effort past the keeper. The second half was all Ecuador but they failed to get past the Colombian bus parked in front of the goal Colombia 0 Ecuador 2 C.Benitez 20, A.Valencia 35 Paraguay v Uruguay Seven minutes into the game Uruguay were reduced to ten men as D.Lugano head butted a Paraguayan player. On the 9th minute Paraguay grabbed the lead as J.Santana hit a rasping effort past the Uruguayan keeper. However just after the half hour Uruguay levelled the score as E.Cavani rattled the ball in off the crossbar after beating the defence to a simple ball. The second half was all Paraguay and on the hour they took the lead as H.Perez jinked past the defence and rounded the keeper to slot home into the empty net. On the 75th minute Paraguay killed the game off as N.Ortigoza headed in from a tight angle after beating the defence Paraguay 3 J.Santana 9, H.Perez 60, N.Ortigoza 75 Uruguay 1 E.Cavani 31 Peru v Argentina Ten minutes into the game Argentina grabbed the lead as J.Pastore fired in a thunderous effort past the Peruvian keeper. Just before the half hour Argentina doubled there lead as G.Higuain fired in a freekick from 25 yards after being brought down on the way to goal. With four minutes remaining in the half Peru grabbed a goal back as A.Meza-Cuardra megged the defence and fired under the onrushing keeper. The second half was very tight and on the 66th minute Peru grabbed the equaliser as some poor defending saw J.Fano curling the ball in off the upright. Peru 2 A.Meza-Cuardra 41, J.Fano 66 Argentina 2 J.Pastore 10, G.Higuain 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 November 21st 2012: Oceanic Qualifying Group Stage Solomon Islands v New Zealand New Zealand were by far the better team and on the 19th minute they grabbed the lead as C.Wood headed in from close range after some poor defending. However after the goal the Solomon Islands defence parked up in front of goal and kept the constant Kiwi attacks Solomon Islands 0 New Zealand 1 C.Wood 19 Vanuatu v Papua New Guinea No Match Details Available Vanuatu 0 Papua New Guinea 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 February 13th 2012: North American 4th Phase Group Stage Costa Rica v Jamaica Costa Rica were reduced to ten men on the second minute as B.Ruiz brought down the Jamaican attacker for a professional foul. However on the 19th minute the home side took the lead as W.Parks hit an unstoppable effort past the keeper from just outside the area. Just after the half hour it was two nil as W.Parks hit his second of the game. The second half saw the Jamaican players actually start playing. Costa Rica weren’t getting anything from the ball and with eleven minutes remaining in the game Jamaica pulled a goal back as S.Ebanks-Blake ran through the defence and slotted under the keeper. On the 86th minute Jamaica levelled the tie as S.Ebanks-Blake headed in past the Costa Rican keeper Costa Rica 2 W.Parks 19, 33 Jamaica 2 S.Ebanks-Blake 79, 86 Honduras v USA USA made light work of Honduras and on the 15th minute they took the lead as L.Donovan barged into the area and fired past the Honduran keeper to send the away fans wild. On the half hour it was two nil as L.Donovan grabbed his second of the game with a well struck effort from outside the area to give the keeper no chance of saving. However after the goals USA sat back and did an England, however they managed to keep Honduras away from goal and they got the three points they needed Honduras 0 USA 2 L.Donovan 15, 30 Trinidad & Tobago v Mexico Mexico were the better team by far and on the 26th minute they took the lead as L.E.Perez headed past the keeper from close range. Five minutes later it was two nil with J.Hernandez jinking through the defence and slotting in past the Trinidad keeper. The second half was all Mexico but they failed to add to the tally and the scoreline stayed at 2-0 Trinidad & Tobago 0 Mexico 2 L.E.Perez 26, J.Hernandez 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickers Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Really enjoying this in-depth view of the qualification process. Don't know how you find the time but keep it up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 Cheers Brickers and welcome to FMS, I work early shifts so once I've down I tend to get a couple of hours too myself to play the game and type up the stories. However I've only got three stories on the go at the moment. I've had up to six before if I remember right South American Qualifying Group Argentina v Chile Not the greatest of games as neither side seemed interested in going forward. The first half was a real none event with little in the way of attacking football. The second half wasn’t much better but on the 63rd minute Argentina grabbed the winning goal as J.Pastore rose highest to head in past the Chilean keeper. Argentina 1 J.Pastore 63 Chile 0 Bolivia v Peru Bolivia started well and on the 13th minute M.Moreno beat the offside trap and fired under the onrushing keeper. Bolivia carried on controlling the game and on the stroke of half time they grabbed another goal with M.Moreno doing the honours from outside the area after making room for himself. The second half was dominated by Bolivia but they failed to add any extra goals to there tally Bolivia 2 M.Moreno 13, 45 Peru 0 Ecuador v Paraguay A minute into the game Paraguay went into the lead as H.Perez jinked into the area and fired past the home keeper. However the goal seemed to wake the Ecuadorian players up and on the half hour W.Eyovi curled the ball past the keeper from the corner of the area. On the stroke of half time W.Eyovi grabbed another goal for Ecuador to send them into the lead. Five minutes into the second half Ecuador grabbed the final goal as A.Valencia fired in a wicked freekick from 20 yards after they had a player brought down towards goal Ecuador 3 W.Eyovi 30, 45, A.Valencia 50 Paraguay 1 H.Perez 1 Venezuela v Colombia Colombia grabbed an early lead as Falcao jinked into the area and fired under the Venezuela keeper. After the goal though the game seemed to slow up and neither side managed to get an effort towards goal. The second half was three minutes old when Venezuela equalised as S.Rondon headed in from close range after a great cross eluded the Colombian defence. Venezuela 1 S.Rondon 48 Colombia 1 Falcao 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 March 23rd 2013: North American 4th Phase Group Stage Jamaica v Honduras Jamaica began well and on the 10th minute they went into the lead as K.Daley ran through the defence and fired under the keeper with ease. Eight minutes later Honduras grabbed the equaliser as O.Garcia headed in over the Jamaican keeper after he misjudged a cross. On the 21st minute Jamaica were reduced to ten men after K.Henry was sent off for a second yellow card. The second half was all Jamaica and on the 72nd minute they took the lead as L.Shelton curled the ball in off the upright from the edge of the area. With ten minutes remaining in the game Jamaica grabbed a third goal as C.Fagan barged through the defence and fired under the onrushing keeper Jamaica 3 K.Daley 10, L.Shelton 72, C.Fagan 80 Honduras 1 O.Garcia 18 Mexico v Costa Rica Ten minutes into the game Costa Rica were awarded a penalty after a handball in the area, J.Campbell stepped up for the penalty and fired with power past the keeper. Just before the half hour Mexico equalised the tie as J.Hernandez jinked through the defence and curled the ball past the diving keeper. The second half was dominated by Mexico and just after the hour they took the lead as L.E.Perez headed past the Costa Rican keeper. With seven minutes remaining in the game Mexico made it 3-1 as G.dos Santos jinked into the area and slotted the ball under the keeper. Mexico 3 J.Hernandez 29, L.E.Perez 62, G.dos Santos 63 Costa Rica 1 J.Campbell 10 pen USA v Trinidad & Tobago Eight minutes into the game C.Dempsey fired USA into the lead with a curling freekick after a rash challenge just outside the area. On the half hour it was 2-0 as J.Altidore used his skill to beat the defence and fired under the keeper. A minute into the second half USA were awarded a penalty after a poor challenge in the area, L.Donovan stepped up for the penalty and hit the ball in off the upright. On the 52nd minute USA completed the scoring with J.De Merit heading past the keeper after running into the area unmarked USA 4 C.Dempsey 8, J.Altidore 30, L.Donovan 46 pen, J.De Merit 52 Trinidad &Tobago 0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 March 26th 2013: Asian Qualifying Final Group Stage Qatar v Japan: Group A A brilliant game for the fans with a real show of attacking end to end football. On the 7th minute Japan grabbed the lead as N.Suzuki showed a great turn of pace to beat his marker and fired under the keeper. Soon after Qatar levelled the game as A.Mohammed barged through the Japanese defence to slid the ball under the keeper. With seven minutes remaining in the first half D.Morimoto gave Japan the lead again with a powerful effort which gave the keeper no chance of saving. The second half was much the same and on the 59th minute Qatar again levelled the tie with A.Mohammed grabbing his second of the game. Two minutes later though Japan were awarded a penalty and M.Morimoto fired in the effort to give Japan all three points. Qatar 2 A.Mohammed 21, 59 Japan 3 N.Suzuki 7, D.Morimoto 38, M.Morimoto 61 pen Uzbekistan v UAE: Group A Two minutes into the game Uzbekistan were reduced to ten men after A.Aliqulov was sent off for a professional foul. However on the 3rd minute Uzbekistan grabbed the lead as A.Geynrikh intercepted a loose ball and fired it with power past the UAE keeper. Twelve minutes later though UAE grabbed the equaliser as S.Abdulla headed in from close range after running into the area unmarked. After the quick start though the game seemed to die a death and neither side made an attacking effort Uzbekistan 1 A.Geynrikh 3 UAE 1 S.Abdulla 15 Iran v Kuwait: Group B The game started slowly with little in the way of action but a minute before the halftime interval Kuwait grabbed the lead as A.Al-Enezi headed in from close range after some poor Iranian goalkeeping. The second half was alittle more exciting and on the 59th minute Kuwait doubled the lead as F.Enad barged into the area and rounded the keeper to tap the ball into the empty net. Two minutes later Iran pulled a goal back as H.Kaebi curled the ball past the outstretched arms of the keeper. Straight from kick off Iran intercepted the ball and A.Mohammed dinked the ball over the onrushing Kuwaiti keeper. Iran 2 H.Kaebi 61, A.Mohammed 62 Kuwait 2 A.Al-Enezi 44, F.Enad 59 Saudi Arabia v South Korea: Group B South Korea opened the scoring on the 17th minute as S.Heung-Min sprinted into the area and hit the ball in off the upright. Four minutes later Saudi Arabia levelled the game as Y.Al-Qahtani turned the Korean defence and hit home past the keeper. The second half was pretty open and on the 57th minute Saudi Arabia took the lead as S.Al-Harthi headed in from close range after the Korean defence failed to deal with a looping cross. On the hour though Korea equalised the game with S.Heung-Min getting his second of the game with a low effort which flew in under the keeper. With eighteen minutes remaining in the game Saudi Arabia were reduced to ten men after M.Al-Ghamdi was sent off for a second yellow card Saudi Arabia 2 Y.Al-Qahtani 21, S.Al-Harthi 57 South Korea 2 S.Heung-Min 17, 60 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 March 27th 2013: African Qualifying 2nd Round Group Stage: Part One Cape Verde Islands v Burkino Faso: Group 1 Nine minutes into the game Burkino Faso were reduced to ten men after B.Zoundi was sent of for a two footed lunge. Cape Verde took full advantage and on the 36th minute they grabbed the lead as W.Cardoso ran through the defence with ease and slotted in under the keeper. Five minutes later it was two nil as Cafu hit a wonderful effort from the edge of the area to give the keeper no chance of saving. The second half was all Cape Verde and on the 72nd minute they headed the final goal in as Cafu rose above the defence and headed in over the keeper Cape Verde Islands 3 W.Cardoso 36, Cafu 41, 72 Burkino Faso 0 Morocco v Namibia: Group 1 Morocco dominated the game and on the 19th minute they took the lead as M.Carcela curled the ball in brilliantly from outside the area. On the half hour Morocco doubled the lead as J.Hadji barged through the defence with ease and fired in off the upright. A minute later it was three nil with M.Boussoufa firing in a freekick from 25 yards after a poor challenge on the way to goal. The second half was ten minutes old when Namibia pulled a goal back as C.Benjamin rose above the defence and headed in past the keeper. On the 65th minute Morocco grabbed goal number four with J.Hadji firing in his second of the game Morocco 4 M.Carcela 19, J.Hadji 30, 65, M.Boussoufa 31 Namibia 1 C.Benjamin 55 Central African Republic v Ghana: Group 2 An easy game for Ghana as they controlled the majority of the game and on the 25th minute they took the lead with J.Ayew doing the honours from outside the area. The second half was two minutes old when Ghana added another goal as J.Ayew scored a second gaol as he beat the offside trap and dinked the ball over the onrushing keeper. Central African Republic 0 Ghana 2 J.Ayew 25, 47 Uganda v Rwanda: Group 2 Five minutes into the game Uganda were reduced to ten men after S.Ssenkumi was sent off for a professional foul. On the 12th minute though Uganda grabbed the lead as Y.Nsumba beat the offside trap and curled the ball in off the upright. With seven minutes remaining in the half Uganda doubled there lead as Y.Nsumba added his second of the game with a wells truck effort from just outside the area. The second half saw Rwanda coming into the game more as Uganda tired and with eleven minutes remaining in the game Rwanda pulled a goal back as H.Muvunyi jinked into the area and dinked the ball over the keeper. On the 83rd minute Rwanda levelled the tie as P.Gasseruka fired in an unstoppable effort from 25 yards Uganda 2 Y.Nsumba 12, 38 Rwanda 2 H.Muvunyi 79, P.Gasseruka 83 Botswana v Angola: Group 3 Angola grabbed an early goal as on the 4th minute L.Sousa fired in from just inside the area. However after the goal the game died a death with neither team seeming to be bothered to go forward. The second half wasn’t much better and the early goal settled the game Botswana 0 Angola 1 L.Sousa 4 South Africa v Comoros: Group 3 Seven minutes into the game Comoros took a shock lead as D.B.d’Avesnes headed in a looping cross which the South African keeper flapped at. However after the goal the South African players started the up the gears and on the 22nd minute they equalised the game as K.Mphela barged past the Comoros defence and fired under the keeper. Ten minutes later it was 2-1 as S.Xulu rose above the defence to send his powerful header over the keeper. The second half was all South Africa and just after the hour South Africa added another goal with A.Jali doing the honours with a well struck effort from outside the area. With ten minutes remaining in the game S.Myeni jinked into the area and curled the ball in off the upright from outside the area South Africa 4 K.Mphela 22, S.Xulu 32, A.Jali 61, S.Myeni 80 Comoros 1 D.B.d’Avesnes 7 Algeria v Benin: Group 4 Straight from kick off Algeria took the lead as D.Mesbah ran onto a long ball and fired with power past the Benin keeper. On the 19th minute though Benin equalised as a speculative effort from S.Sessegnon saw the ball bounce over the Algerian keeper. Nine minutes later though Algeria retook the lead as R.Boudeboux headed over the diving Benin keeper. The second half was nine minutes old when A.Ghezzai jinked into the area and fired in off the upright. On the 58th minute Algeria added another goal as H.Yebda hit a wonderful effort from outside the area to give the keeper no chance of saving. Algeria continued to dominate and on the 73rd minute R.Boudeboux grabbed his second of the game and Algeria’s fifth to complete a great game Algeria 5 D.Mesbah 1, R.Boudeboux 28, 73, A.Ghezzai 54, H.Yebda 58 Benin 1 S.Sessegnon 19 Libya v Equatorial Guinea: Group 4 Eight minutes into the game Libya took the lead as M.Mutalib ran through the defence and fired in under the keeper. On the 12th minute Guinea levelled the tie and L.Deibis headed in from close range after some poor defending. Eleven minutes later Guinea took the lead as R.Bodipo fired in a powerful effort from outside the area to give the Libyan keeper no chance of saving. On the 28th minute though Libya levelled the tie with E.El Bira doing the honours from close range after the Guinea keeper flapped at a simple effort. The second half was three minutes old when the winning goal was scored as M.Mutalib curled the ball in from outside the area after running in the wing Libya 3 M.Mutalib 8, 48, E.El Bira 28 Equatorial Guinea 2 L.Deibis 12, R.Bodipo 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 African Qualifying 2nd Round Group Stage: Part Two Gambia v Cameroon: Group 5 A surprisingly close game with Gambia giving as good as they got. On the 35th minute they opened the scoring with M.Jarju showing some great skill to beat the Cameroon defence and wasted no time in firing past the keeper. Seven minutes into the second half Cameroon grabbed the equaliser as S.Eto’o jinked into the area and rounded the keeper to slide the ball into the empty net. Both sides piled forward but neither side could grab the winning goal Gambia 1 M.Jarju 35 Cameroon 1 S.Eto’o 52 Sierra Leone v Sudan: Group 5 An entertaining game for the fans with some great attacking football and on the 27th minute the first goal was scored as M.Bangura beat the offside trap and fired in under the onrushing keeper. Two minutes later Sudan equalised as K.El Shigali headed in from close range after beating the defence to the high ball. With four minutes remaining in the half Sierra Leone retook the lead as M.Bangura fired in his second of the game from the outside the area after the midfield failed to deal with his run. Seven minutes into the second half Sudan were back on level terms with a fine strike from S.Yabio after ghosting into the area unmarked. Both sides kept on piling forward and on the 73rd minute the winning goal was scored as M.Bangura fired in his hattrick to give Sierra Leone all three points Sierra Leone 3 M.Bangura 27, 41, 73 Sudan 2 K.El Shigali 29, S.Yabio 52 Egypt v Gabon: Group 6 Another entertaining game and on the 20th minute Gabon took the lead via a well struck volley from R.Meye. Eight minutes later Egypt equalised as A.Zaki used his strength to beat the defence and dropped his shoulder to send the keeper the wrong way. With nine minutes remaining in the half Gabon retook the lead as E.Mouloungui rose above the defence to head in a freekick. The second half was much the same with a lot of attacking football but it took till a minute from time for the only goal of the half to be scored as M.Zidan jinked into the area and fired with power past the Gabon keeper to give Egypt a share of the points Egypt 2 A.Zaki 28, M.Zidan 89 Gabon 2 R.Meye 20, E.Mouloungui 36 Togo v Kenya: Group 6 Togo completely dominated the game and on the 2nd minute they took the lead as S.Gakpe curled the ball over the keeper and into the back of the net. On the 21st minute it was two nil as R.Boukari showed a great turn of pace to beat the defence and wasted no time in dinking the ball over the onrushing keeper. Nine minutes later Togo added another goal as K.Lalawele bravely headed in a low cross to give the Kenyan defence no chance of saving. Five minutes into the second half they grabbed yet another goal as A.G.Marnah had great vision to see the keeper off his line and lobbed the ball over the keeper. On the hour Togo completed the rout with R.Boukari firing his second of the game to give Togo a very convincing win Togo 5 S.Gakpe 2, R.Boukari 21, 60, K.Lalawele 30, A.G.Marnah 50 Kenya 0 Mauritius v Malawi: Group 7 Compared to the other games this one was pretty dire. Neither side could muster a single effort on goal and a nil nil draw was a fair reflection on the game Mauritius 0 Malawi 0 Mozambique v Tunisia: Group 7 Tunisia controlled the game with ease but it took the referee to give them a penalty on the 40th minute after a handball in the area. Six minutes into the second half Tunisia added a second goal as S.Allagui barged through the defence and fired the ball under the Mozambique keeper. On the 70th minute it was three nil as S.Allagui completed his hattrick with a well struck effort from just outside the area. With four minutes remaining in the game Tunisia completed the rout as C.B.Saada headed in from under the crossbar after some woeful defending Mozambique 0 Tunisia 4 S.Allagui 40 pen, 51, 70, C.B.Saada 86 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 African Qualifying 2nd Round Group Stage: Part Three Burundi v Nigeria: Group 8 Four minutes into the game Nigeria took the lead as O.Martins ran through the defence and fired under the keeper. However after the goal the first half died a death as neither side managed to string more than a couple of passes together. Ten minutes into the second half Nigeria grabbed a second goal as L.Haruna jinked into the area and slotted the ball under the onrushing keeper. On the 68th minute it was three nil as A.Ujah rose above the Burundi defence to head in powerful cross. Six minutes later Nigeria scored the final goal as V.Obinna beat the offside trap and dinked the ball over the onrushing keeper Burundi 0 Nigeria 4 O.Martins 4, L.Haruna 55, A.Ujah 68, V.Obinna 74 Zambia v DR Congo: Group 8 Zambia started well and on the 9th minute they took the lead as E.Mayuka showed the Congo defence a clean pair of heels to run into the defence and fired past the keeper. On the half hour Zambia made it 2-0 with J.Mulenga hit a wonderful effort past the Congo keeper from just outside the area. The second half was controlled by Zambia but for all there pressure they couldn’t add to there tally Zambia 2 E.Mayuka 9, J.Mulenga 30 DR Congo 0 Nigeria v Mali: Group 9 The first half was in truth pretty dire with little in the way action apart from on the 16th minute when Niger took the lead as M.Maazou barged into the area and fired past the keeper. The second half was a lot better and within four minutes of the restart Mali grabbed the equaliser as G.Dembele headed in from close range after some poor defending. On the 64th minute Mali took the lead as S.Diarra jinked into the area and hit the ball in off the upright. Straight from the kick off Mali added another goal as M.Maiga beat the offside trap and dinked the ball over the keeper. On the 70th minute Mali grabbed the final goal as G.Dembele hit a wonderful freekick from just outside the area Niger 1 M.Maazou 16 Mali 4 G.Dembele 49, 70, S.Diarra 64, M.Maiga 65 Senegal v Zimbabwe: Group 9 Senegal were the better team by far and on the 29th minute they grabbed the lead as P.Cisse hit a speculative effort from the edge of the area to beat the Zimbabwe keeper. Two minutes later Senegal doubled there lead as D.N’Doye headed in from a looping cross. The second half was a minute old when Zimbabwe pulled a goal back as K.Musona curled the ball in from the edge of the area. On the 48th minute Senegal grabbed the final goal of the game as D.N’Doye scored his second of the game. Senegal 3 P.Cisse 29, D.N’Doye 31, 48 Zimbabwe 1 K.Musona 46 Congo v Ivory Coast: Group 10 Congo started the better and on the 23rd minute they took the lead as R.C.G.Mien fired in from close range after beating the Ivory Coast defence. The second half was seven minutes old when the away side equalised as Y.Toure rose above the defence to head in past the keeper. On the 65th minute Ivory Coast were reduced to ten men after E.Eboue was sent off for a second yellow card. Eight minutes later Ivory Coast took the lead as S.Doumbia hit a thunderous effort past the Congo keeper. With twelve minutes remaining in the game Congo grabbed the equaliser as R.C.G.Mien fired in from the penalty spot after a handball Congo 2 R.C.G.Mien 23, 78 pen Ivory Coast 2 Y.Toure 52, S.Doumbia 73 Ethiopia v Guinea: Group 10 Ethiopia took the lead on the 15th minute as S.Dagne jinked into the area and fired past the keeper. Five minutes later Ethiopia added another goal as B.Hailu ran in from the wing and hit a wonderful effort in off the upright. On the 22nd minute Guinea pulled a goal back as A.Keita beat the offside trap and dinked the ball over the onrushing keeper. The second half was two minutes old when A.Keita fired in from the penalty spot to level the tie for Guinea. Just after the hour Guinea won the game as K.Constant showed some great pace to beat the Ethiopian defence and fired past the diving keeper Ethiopia 2 S.Dagne 15, B.Hailu 20 Guinea 3 A.Keita 22, 47 pen, K.Constant 61 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 European Qualifying Group Stage: Part One Croatia v Belgium: Group 1 Three minutes into the game Belgium grabbed the lead as M.Fellaini used his strength to beat the defence and fired with power past the diving keeper. Belgium continued to control the game but for all the pressure they couldn’t add a second goal. The second half was again mainly Belgium but just after the hour Croatia were literally handed a penalty, Eduardo stepped up and fired with ease past the Belgium keeper. Belgium upped the gears and carried on dominating but again there lack of finishing cost them all three points Croatia 1 Eduardo 62 pen Belgium 1 M.Fellaini 3 Serbia v FYR Macedonia: Group 1 The away side took the early lead and on the 7th minute I.Naumoski headed in past the Serbian keeper after rising above the defence. After the goal Serbia started to play and on the 22nd minute they grabbed the equaliser as Cleo jinked past the defence and fired past the keeper. Ten minutes later though Macedonia retook the lead as A.Alimi curled a wonderful effort past the keeper to give him no chance of saving. With two minutes remaining in the half Macedonia were reduced to ten men after G.Popov was sent off for a high challenge. The second half was five minutes old when Serbia headed in past the M.Sulejmani headed in over the keeper for the equaliser. Serbia controlled the half but the Macedonian defence managed to hold firm and both sides shared the points Serbia 2 Cleo 22, M.Sulejmani 50 FYR Macedonia 2 I.Naumoski 7, A.Alimi 32 Wales v Scotland: Group 1 A local derby as such in which Scotland controlled the first half. On the 28th minute Scotland took the lead as D.Goodwillie hit a thunderous effort from 25 yards to give the Welsh keeper no chance. The second half was alittle more open with both sides making more of an effort however it took till five minutes from time for the final goal to be scored as S.Church fired in from the penalty spot to give them a share of the points Wales 1 S.Church 85 pen Scotland 1 D.Goodwillie 28 Armenia v Bulgaria: Group 2 Bulgaria were by far the better team and on the 26th minute they took the lead as S.Delev fired in from close range after jinking into the area. The second half was pretty dire despite Bulgaria controlling the game. With six minutes remaining in the game Armenia grabbed an unlikely equaliser as S.Papikyan headed in from six yards after beating the Bulgarian defence to the ball. However on the 89th minute Bulgaria got the three points they deserved as D.Madureira hit home from just inside the area Armenia 1 S.Papikyan 84 Bulgaria 2 S.Delev 26, D.Madureira 89 Czech Republic v Malta: Group 2 Malta never really got going and on the 3rd minute V.Kadlec hit a wonderful effort from just outside the area. Three minutes later it was two nil as V.Kadlec again fired in from distance after jinking in from the wing. On the 14th minute V.Kadlec completed his hattrick with a brave header from a looping cross. Two minutes later T.Necid made it 4-0 with a jinking run which gave the Maltese defence the run around. The second half wasn’t as hectic but seven minutes into the half Malta pulled a goal back as D.Bogdanovic headed the ball over the Czech keeper. On the 65th minute the final goal was scored as T.Necid fired in his second of the game to give the Czech Republic a 5-1 victory Czech Republic 5 V.Kadlec 3, 6, 14, T.Necid 16, 65 Malta 1 D.Bogdanovic 52 Denmark v Italy: Group 2 Italy started well and on the 22nd minute they took the lead as D.De Rossi hit a speculative under the diving Danish keeper. Eleven minutes later Denmark lost another goal as G.Pazzini fired in from the penalty spot after he was brought down in the area. The second half saw Italy relaxing and with eleven minutes remaining in the game Denmark pulled a goal back as N.B.Nielsen headed in over the keeper after some very slack defending. Luckily for the Italians the Danes couldn’t get close to testing the Italian keeper again Denmark 1N.B.Nielsen 79 Italy 2 D.De Rossi 22, G.Pazzini 33 pen Austria v Kazakhstan: Group 3 A minute into the game Kazakhstan grabbed the lead as A.Abdrakhmanov hit a curling effort into the top corner of the Austrian net. Austria then started to control the game but they struggled to get through the ten man defence. With three minutes remaining in the half though Austria levelled the tie as J.Baumgartlinger headed in from close range. The second half was controlled by Austria but they just couldn’t get past that Kazakhstan defence Austria 1 J.Baumgartlinger 42 Kazakhstan 1 A.Abdrakhmanov 1 Ireland v Germany: Group 3 Germany took an early lead as C.Hahn barged through the defence and fired under the Irish keeper. On the 17th minute Germany doubled there lead as S.Wuttke headed past the keeper. Germany continued to control the half but failed to capitalise. The second half was again mainly dominated by the Germans but on the 64th minute Ireland pulled a goal back as J.McCarthy fired in from the edge of the area. With eleven minutes remaining in the game Ireland equalised as S.Long volleyed in from outside area after a punt upfield by the keeper. Germany tried in vein to grab the lead but there lack of finishing in the first half cost them Ireland 2 J.McCarthy 64, S.Long 79 Germany 2 C.Hahn 1, S.Wuttke 17 Sweden v Faroe Islands: Group 3 Sweden made light work of Faroe Islands and on the 14th minute they took the lead as O.Toivonen barged into the defence and fired under the keeper. On the 27th minute it was 2-0 as R.Elm ran in from the wing and dinked the ball over the onrushing keeper. The second half was all Sweden again and on the 64th minute they added a third and final goal as J.Olsson headed in from a vicious cross. Maybe Sweden should have scored more Sweden 3 O.Toivonen 14, R.Elm 27, J.Olsson 64 Faroe Islands 0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 European Qualifying Group Stage: Part Two Andorra v Estonia: Group 4 Estonia controlled the majority of the game and on the 25th minute R.Lukjanov fired in off the upright after some good team play. Andorra never really managed to get hold of the ball and failed to get a single effort towards goal in the first half. The second half was all Estonia and just after the hour they killed the game off as A.Purje headed past the keeper with ease Andorra 0 Estonia 2 R.Lukjanov 25, A.Purje 62 Holland v Romania: Group 4 Holland dominated the first half as they kept the ball away from Romania with ease but for all there pressure they couldn’t get past the Romanian keeper. The second half saw a complete a reversal as Romania finally started to play and just after the hour they took the lead with D.Niculae heading in past the Dutch keeper. The Dutch players looked very amateurish and on the 76th minute I.Apostol grabbed Romania’s second of the game with a well struck effort which gave the keeper no chance of saving. With a minute remaining in the game D.Niculae grabbed his second and Romania’s third as he jinked into the area and fired under the onrushing keeper Holland 0 Romania 3 D.Niculae 61, 89, I.Apostol 76 Hungary v Turkey: Group 4 Turkey started the better and on the 14th minute they took the lead as N.Sahin jinked into the area and dinked the ball over the diving keeper. Just after the half hour though Hungary equalised as Z.Stieber hit a thunderous effort from outside the area after the Turkish team kept on backing away from him. The second half was pretty open and with eighteen minutes remaining in the game the winner was scored as K.Nemeth fired in from just inside the area Hungary 2 Z.Stieber 32, K.Nemeth 72 Turkey 1 N.Sahin 14 Cyprus v Albania: Group 5 Albania started the brighter and on the 6th minute they took the lead as H.Salihi headed in from close range after beating the Cyprus defence to the ball. Ten minutes later Cyprus were back on level terms as M.Konstantinov jinked past the Albanian defence and fired past the keeper. On the 20th minute Albania retook the lead with a well struck effort from E.Kapllani after beating the offside trap. The second half was just as open but for all both teams attacking football they failed to add to there tallies and Albania grabbed the three points Cyprus 1 M.Konstantinov 16 Albania 2 H.Salihi 6, E.Kapllani 20 Slovenia v Norway: Group 5 Norway had the better of the first half and on the 14th minute they took the lead as M.Abdellaoue headed in over the keeper at his near post. The second half though was mainly Slovenia and just before the hour T.Matavz curled the ball in from outside the area. On the 67th minute Slovenia made it 2-1 with the same player doing the honours from close range after the Norwegian keeper failed to keep hold of a simple effort Slovenia 2 T.Matavz 58, 67 Norway 1 M.Abdellaoue 14 Switzerland v Iceland: Group 5 Switzerland were by far the better team and on the 7th minute R.Ziegler curled a 20 yard freekick after a foul by the Icelandic defence. Seven minutes later it was 2-0 as X.Margairaz jinked past the defence and rounded the keeper to slot into the empty net. Just before the half hour Iceland pulled a goal back as K.Sigborsson headed home after the Swiss defence failed to deal with a looping cross. Four minutes into the second half Switzerland regained there two goal advantage as X.Margairaz beat the offside trap and fired in past the onrushing keeper. Switzerland 3 R.Ziegler 7, X.Margairaz 14, 49 Iceland 1 K.Sigborsson 29 Azerbaijan v Israel: Group 6 The first half wasn’t the greatest halves of football with neither team managing to string a couple of passes together. The second half luckily was a lot better and four minutes in Israel took the lead as Z.Haimovich barged into the area to fire past the keeper. On the 65th minute the home side levelled the game from the penalty spot with C.Hasanov doing the honours. With ten minutes remaining in the game Israel retook the lead as S.Cohen headed in past the keeper with ease, however there joy was short lived as E.Huseynov fired in past the Israeli keeper to give Azerbaijan a share of the points Azerbaijan 2 C.Hasanov 65 pen, E.Huseynov 84 Israel 2 Z.Haimovich 49, S.Cohen 80 Luxembourg v Russia: Group 6 Russia as expected dominated the game but for all there dominance they couldn’t get past the stubborn defence. On the 33rd minute Luxembourg were reduced to ten men after F.Inglebert received a second yellow followed by the red. Eight minutes later Russia took the lead as A.Kerzhakov curled the ball in from just inside the area. The second half was much the same and nine minutes into the half P.Pogrebnyak head in from powerful cross. However on the 74th minute the same player was sent off for a stupid elbow on a Luxembourg player. Luxembourg 0 Russia 2 A.Kerzhakov 41, P.Pogrebnyak 54 Northern Ireland v Portugal: Group 6 Portugal had the better of the first half and on the 21st minute C.Ronaldo showed some great skill to beat the Irish defence and fired past the keeper. Portugal continued to pile forward and with three minutes left in the half they added a second goal as J.Moutinho barged through the defence and fired past the keeper. The second half was all Portugal but they couldn’t get past the Irish defence. On the 74th minute though Ireland pulled a goal back as J.Ward headed past the Portuguese keeper. Northern Ireland 1 J.Ward 74 Portugal 2 C.Ronaldo 21, J.Moutinho 42 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 European Qualifying Group Stage: Part Three Greece v Bosnia & Herz: Group 7 A real drab game with neither side managing to get more than a couple of passes strung in a row. The first half dragged along and the fans let the fans let the players know what they thought of the performance. The second half wasn’t much better but just before the hour mark B.Bajic was sent off for a second yellow card to leave Bosnia with ten men. Greece piled forward and with three minutes remaining in the game Greece grabbed the winner with D.Salpingidis doing the honours from the edge of the area. Greece 1 D.Salpingidis 87 Bosnia & Herz 0 B.BAJIC SO 58 2Y Lithuania v Liechtenstein: Group 7 An entertaining game for the fans and on the 12th minute Lithuania took the lead as D.Guscinas headed in from close range after running into the area unmarked. Just before the half hour L.Stricker fired in the next goal to level the game for Liechtenstein. On the 37th minute Lithuania retook the lead as D.Sernas barged into the area and fired past the away sides keeper. Four minutes later it was 3-1 as D.Guscinas grabbed his second goal of the game with a well struck effort which gave the Liechtenstein keeper no chance of saving. The second half was five minute old when M.Marxer pulled a goal back for Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein started to outplay the Lithuanian side but they didn’t have the quality upfront to beat the home sides keeper. Lithuania 3 D.Guscinas 12, 41, D.Sernas 37 Liechtenstein 2 L.Stricker 28, M.Marxer 50 Slovakia v Latvia: Group 7 Slovakia took the early lead as F.Hulosko rose above the defence to head in over the Latvian keeper. The game however seemed to slow up but on the 42nd minute Latvia levelled the tie with P.Rimkus curling the ball in from outside the area. The second half wasn’t much better in truth with not much play but just after the hour Slovakia took the lead as J.Gucka fired in from the penalty after being awarded a very dubious penalty Slovakia 2 F.Hulosko 5, J.Gucka 61 pen Latvia 1 P.Rimkus 42 England v Moldova: Group 8 England easily beat Moldova with a fine attacking display and on the 7th minute they took the lead as G.Agbonlahor jinked into the area and fired under the keeper. Six minutes later it was 2-0 as G.Agbonlahor again fired past the Moldovan keeper after breaking through the defence. Moldova weren’t getting anything from the ball and on the 42nd minute D.Bent showed a great turn of pace to beat the defence and dinked the ball over the onrushing keeper. The second half was five minutes old when T.Huddlestone rose above the defence and headed past the keeper. England carried on the forward pressure and on the 88th minute J.Milner completed the rout with a curling effort from the edge of the area England 5 G.Agbonlahor 7, 13, D.Bent 42, T.Huddlestone 50, J.Milner 88 Moldova 0 Poland v Montenegro: Group 8 Poland were the better team and just after the half hour they took the lead as R.Lewandowski barged into the area and fired past the keeper. The second half was thirteen minutes old when R.Lewandowski headed in past the Montenegro keeper from close range. Poland carried on piling forward but on the 71st minute Montenegro countered the Polish side and S.Jovetic fired in but it was too little too late Poland 2 R.Lewandowski 31, 58 Montenegro 1 S.Jovetic 71 San Marino v Ukraine: Group 8 Ukraine carried on there impressive qualifying form and on the 10th minute they took the lead as A.Milevskyi barged into the area and slotted home from close range. With four minutes remaining in the half Ukraine doubled there lead as A.Yarmolenko headed in after the San Marino defence failed to deal with his run. The second half was all Ukraine and on the 62nd minute they grabbed another goal as A.Yarmolenko jinked into the area and fired past the keeper with ease. Nine minutes later though San Marino pulled a goal back with M.D.Valle doing the honours for the home side San Marino 1M.D.Valle 71 Ukraine 3 A.Milevskyi 10, A.Yarmolenko 41, 62 Finland v Belarus: Group 9 Belarus were the dominant team in the first half and on the 32nd minute they took the lead as V.Hieb fired in from the penalty spot after a handball in the area. The second half though was all Finland and on the 84th minute they equalised as T.Pukki ran into the area unmarked and fired in a low cross. On the stroke of full time the winning goal was scored as A.Eremenko slotted home from close range to give them all three points Finland 2 T.Pukki 84, A.Eremenko 90 Belarus 1V.Hieb 32 pen Spain v Georgia: Group 9 A minute into the game F.Torres gave Spain the lead with a thunderous effort from outside the area. On the half hour F.Llorente added a second for Spain with a brave header after beating the Georgian defence too a low cross. On the 36th minute F.Llorente added another goal with a simple tap in after the defence failed to deal with a simple ball. The second half was five minutes old when F.Llorente completed his hattrick a well struck effort which gave the keeper no chance of saving. On the 54th minute the fifth goal was scored for Spain via the left boot of F.Llorente who was having a storming game. Two minutes later Spain completed the rout as D.Villa ran through the defence with ease and tapped in past the keeper Spain 6 F.Torres 1, F.Llorente 30, 36, 50, 54, D.Villa 56 Georgia 0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 North American Qualifying 4th Phase Group Stage Costa Rica v USA USA began the better and on the 23rd minute they took the lead as C.Dempsey fired in a brilliant freekick from 25 yards after a foul in the build up. With five minutes remaining in the half Costa Rica pulled the tie level as W.Parks jinked into the area and fired under the American keeper. On the 42nd minute though USA went back into the lead as C.Dempsey ran through the defence with ease and slotted in from close range. On the stroke of half time though a rash challenge in the area saw Costa Rica awarded a penalty which E.Touborne wasted no time in firing past the keeper. The second half was a lot quieter as neither team managed to break the defence down and they had to share the points Costa Rica 2 W.Parks 40, E.Touborne 45 pen USA 2 C.Dempsey 23, 42 Honduras v Trinidad & Tobago Honduras started the better and on the 20th minute they took the lead as L.Ramos hit a wonderful effort past the Tobago keeper. Honduras continued to press forward but couldn’t get past the away sides keeper. The second half was a complete turn around and on the 48th minute M.Williams fired in from the penalty spot after a poor challenge in the area saw them awarded the spot kick. Just after the hour Trinidad grabbed the lead as K.Jones barged into the area and hit the ball in off the upright. With three minutes remaining in the game Trinidad added a third goal as J.Scotland broke through the defence and curled the ball past the keeper Honduras 1 L.Ramos 20 Trinidad & Tobago 3 M.Williams 48 pen, K.Jones 62, J.Scotland 87 Jamaica v Mexico The game was slow to start and on the 33rd minute Jamaica were reduced to ten men after C.Fagan was sent off for a second yellow card. A minute later Mexico took the lead as E.Pacheco beat the offside trap and fired the ball past the keeper. With five minutes remaining in the half Jamaica levelled the game with a long range effort from R.Austin after making room for himself in the centre of midfield. The second half though was all Mexico and on the 56th minute they took the lead as L.E.Perez jinked into the area and fired past the Jamaican keeper. Mexico continued to pile forward and on the 77th minute they grabbed the killer goal as G.dos Santos headed in from close range Jamaica 1 R.Austin 40 Mexico 3 E.Pacheco 34, L.E.Perez 56, G.dos Santos 77 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Oceanic Qualifying Group Stage New Zealand v Papua New Guinea New Zealand ended the group stage undefeated against Papua New Guinea. On the 13th minute they opened the scoring as C.Wood ran through the defence and fired past the keeper. Soon after they were two goals up as C.Wood grabbed another goal with a powerful effort from the edge of the area. New Zealand continued to pile forward in the second half however they couldn’t add to the tally. New Zealand 2 C.Wood 13, 26 Papua New Guinea 0 Vanuatu v Solomon Islands No Match Details Available Vanuatu 1 Solomon Islands 0 Oceanic Qualifying Group Stage: Final Table | Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | New Zealand | | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 18 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Papua New Guinea | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 7 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Solomon Islands | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 6 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Vanuatu | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 4 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 South American Qualifying Group Stage Chile v Bolivia Chile controlled the game with ease and on the 5th minute H.Suazo took the lead as he beat the offside trap and fired past the keeper. Fifteen minutes later it was two nil as H.Suazo ran through the defence and curled the ball past the outstretched arms of the Bolivian keeper. The second half was again all Chile and with ten minutes remaining in the game E.Puch put Chile three goals up to give them a convincing victory Chile 3 H.Suazo 5, 20, E.Puch 80 Bolivia 0 Colombia v Argentina Argentina grabbed an early lead as S.Aguero hit a thunderous effort from 25 yards to give the Colombian keeper no chance of saving. However the lead didn’t last too long as on the 15th minute C.Zonga fired in from the penalty spot after the referee adjudged an Argentinian had handled in the area. Six minutes later Argentina retook the lead as S.Aguero jinked through the area with ease and rounded the keeper to power the ball cockily into the empty net. The second half was eleven minutes old when the final goal of the game was scored as H.Rodallega fired in Colombia’s second penalty of the game after a poor challenge in the area. Colombia 2 C.Zonga 15 pen, H.Rodallega 56 pen Argentina 2 S.Aguero 1, 21 Paraguay v Venezuela A very one sided first half with Paraguay controlling it with ease. On the 7th minute they took the lead as R.Rojas ran into the area unmarked and headed past the keeper. Four minutes later it was two nil as O.Cardoza jinked into the area and powered the ball into the net. On the 14th minute they grabbed another goal after a foul in the area saw Paraguay awarded a penalty which J.Santana fired in with ease. Three minutes later they grabbed goal number four as O.Cardoza hit his second goal of the game past the Venezuelan keeper. After the mad opening the game quieten down. On the hour Venezuela pulled a goal back as S.Rondon rose above the Paraguay defence to head into the net. With twelve minutes remaining in the game Paraguay were reduced to ten men after A.Alvarez was sent off for a second yellow card Paraguay 4 R.Rojas 7, O.Cardoza 11, 17, J.Santana 14 pen Venezuela 1 S.Rondon 60 Uruguay v Ecuador Uruguay took an early lead as J.Albin barged into the area and fired under the Ecuadorian keeper. Uruguay continued to press forward but failed to add to there tally in the first half. The second half was three minutes old as E.Cavani jinked through the opposition with ease and curled the ball past the keeper and into the net. On the 78th minute Ecuador countered Uruguay and the attacker was brought down in the area which was fired in by F.Caicedo past the keeper Uruguay 2 J.Albin 1, E.Cavani 48 Ecuador 1 F.Caicedo 78 pen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 June 4th 2013: Asian Qualifying Final Group Stage UAE v Japan: Group A Japan got off to a great start as within two minutes they took the lead as D.Morimoto jinked into the area and fired past the UAE keeper. Japan carried on piling forward but the UAE defence managed to hold firm. The second half was much the same but it took till a minute from time for the killer goal to be scored as M.Tanabe fired in from close range after beating the offside trap UAE 0 Japan 2 D.Morimoto 2, M.Tanabe 89 Uzbekistan v North Korea: Group A Uzbekistan were a goal up within three minutes after S.Jeparov barged into the area and fired over the onrushing keeper. After the goal though the home side sat back and let Korea pile forward however Korea failed to test the keeper. Ten minutes into the second half though Korea equalised as C.Yong-Chui headed in after the keeper flapped at a simple cross. Korea’s joy didn’t last long though as on the 69 Uzbekistan grabbed the winner as V.Gladkov curled the ball in from outside the area Uzbekistan 2 S.Jeparov 3, V.Gladkov 69 North Korea 1 C.Yong-Chui 55 Kuwait v Iraq: Group B An entertaining game and on the 6th minute Iraq grabbed the lead as Y.Kasim unleashed a thunderbolt from 25 yards to give the Kuwaiti keeper no chance of saving. Three minutes later Kuwait equalised as E.El-Enezi jinked into the area and fired in off the upright. On the 15th minute Iraq retook the lead with a great team move which saw M.Jawad fire under the onrushing keeper. Straight from kick off Iraq intercepted the ball and Y.Mahmoud curled the ball in past the keeper. Just after the half hour M.H.Jassim made it 4-1 to Iraq with a brilliant individual effort as he ran in from the wing and rounded the keeper to fire into the empty net. The second half was a lot quieter with little in the way of attacking football but on the 73rd minute H.Al-Faylakani headed in past the Iraqi keeper. Kuwait 2 E.El-Enezi 9, H.Al-Faylakani 73 Iraq 4 Y.Kasim 6, M.Jawad 15, Y.Mahmoud 16, M.H.Jassim 34 South Korea v Iran: Group B Korea started well and 3rd minute they took the lead as L.Chung-Yong barged into the area and slotted the ball past the keeper. Fifteen minutes later it was 2-0 to the home side with S.Heung-Min finishing a brilliant team move which ripped apart the Iranian side. Just before the half hour Iran pulled a goal back as M.Khalili hit a speculative effort past the Korean keeper and into the back of the net. A minute into the second half Iran were reduced to ten men with J.Talebi receiving his second yellow card followed by the red. The sending off killed the game off as Iran piled everyone back and Korea failed to capitalise on there numeral difference South Korea 2 L.Chung-Yong 3, S.Heung-Min 18 Iran 1 M.Khalili 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 June 5th: North American Qualifying 4th Phase Group Stage Mexico v Honduras The first half was pretty poor with neither team coming close to grabbing the lead. The second half wasn’t much better but on the 64th minute Honduras grabbed the lead as C.Costly ran through the defence with ease and dinked the ball over the onrushing keeper. Eleven minutes later though Honduras were reduced to ten men after W.Palacios was sent off for a second yellow card. Luckily for the Mexico just couldn’t hit a barn door from six yards Mexico 0 Honduras 1 C.Costly 64 Trinidad & Tobago v Costa Rica Trinidad controlled the first half without even breaking a sweat but they failed to open the scoring. However nine minutes into the second half they took the lead as J.Scotland unleashed a thunderous effort from the edge of the area to give the Costa Rican keeper no chance of saving. On the 70th minute J.Scotland doubled his and Trinidad’s second of the game with a well struck effort from six yards. With six minutes remaining in the game Costa Rica pulled a goal back with C.Borges heading in from ten yards after rising above the defence Trinidad & Tobago 2 J.Scotland 54, 70 Costa Rica 1 C.Borges 84 USA v Jamaica A poor game but on the 13th minute USA grabbed the lead with J.Altidore firing in from the penalty spot after a handball. However after the goal the game died a death with both teams cancelling each other out USA 1 J.Altidore 13 pen Jamaica 0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 June 8th 2013: African Qualifying 2nd Round Group Stage: Part One Burkino Faso v Namibia: Group 1 Namibia grabbed the early lead as O.Risser headed in from a deep cross. Namibia continued to press forward but just couldn’t get past the Faso defence. The second half as ten minutes old when Faso grabbed the lead as B.Kere beat the offside trap to fire with power past the keeper. On the 67th minute the home side grabbed what turned out to be the winner as Y.Kebe headed in brilliantly at the near post. Burkino Faso 2 B.Kere 55, Y.Kebe 67 Namibia 1 O.Risser 4 Cape Verde Islands v Morocco: Group 1 The game was pretty close and it took till the 26th minute for the first real effort as Y.El Arabi fired in from close range to give Morocco the lead. With eight minutes remaining in the half Cape Verde equalised as A.Tavares headed in from close range. The second half was six minutes old when the winning goal was scored as M.Pereira showed a great turn of pace to beat his marker and wasted no time in firing past the Moroccan keeper. Cape Verde Islands 2 A.Tavares 37, M.Pereira 51 Morocco 1 Y.El Arabi 26 Rwanda v Ghana: Group 2 Four minutes into Ghana grabbed the lead as M.Essien headed in bravely from six yards from a low cross. After the goal though neither side were able to string more than a couple of passes together. The second half wasn’t much better and with eleven minutes remaining in the game K.Asamoah killed the tie off with a wonderous long range effort to give the keeper no chance of saving. Rwanda 0 Ghana 2 M.Essien 4, K.Asamoah 79 Uganda v Central African Republic: Group 2 A real dire game but on the 15th minute Foxi sent Central African Republic into the lead. After the goal though the game became such a drag and neither side managed much of an effort on goal. Uganda 0 Central African Republic 1 Foxi 15 Angola v Comoros: Group 3 Seven minutes into the game Angola grabbed the lead as A.Talaia headed in from close range from a great cross. Angola controlled much of the half and failed to add to there tally. The second half was three minutes old when Angola finally grabbed another goal as M.Benjamin barged through the defence and fired under the keeper. Just before the hour M.Benjamin grabbed his second and Angola’s third with a powerful effort from just inside the area. Angola carried on the pressure and on the 73rd minute they completed the rout with B.Pilatos barging into the area again and fired past the keeper Angola 4 A.Talaia 7, M.Benjamin 48, 59, B.Pilatos 73 Comoros 0 Botswana v South Africa: Group 3 Eight minutes into the game South Africa grabbed the lead as K.Mphele ran through the defence with ease and fired past the keeper. On the 22nd minute K.Mphele added another goal after firing in from the penalty spot after a poor challenge in the area. South Africa continued the pressure but it took them till the 76th minute to grab the next goal as K.Erasmus curled the ball in from just outside the area. On the stroke of full time Africa made it 4-0 as S.Myeni headed in from close range running into the area unmarked Botswana 0 South Africa 4 K.Mphela 8, 22 pen, K.Erasmus 76, S.Myeni 90 Equatorial Guinea v Benin: Group 4 Benin grabbed the lead within a minute as M.Lakossou fired in past the keeper from close range. However after the goal the game literally died a death with both sides forgetting how to play the beautiful game. Equatorial Guinea 0 Benin 1 M.Lakossou 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 African Qualifying 2nd Round Group Stage: Part Two Cameroon v Sudan: Group 5 Sudan started well and on the 16th minute they took the lead as S.Yabio fired in from the edge of the area. With six minutes remaining in the half Cameroon grabbed the equaliser as A.Emana headed in over the Sudanese keeper. On the 40th minute Cameroon were reduced to ten men after A.Nyom was sent off for a second yellow card. Four minutes later Cameroon grabbed the lead as M.Ndjeng fired in from inside the area after beating the offside trap. The second half saw Cameroon controlling the game with there ten men but they failed to get through the Sudan team Cameroon 2 A.Emana 39, M.Ndjeng 44 Sudan 1 S.Yabio 16 Gambia v Sierra Leone: Group 5 The first half saw both teams cancelling each other out with some pretty negative play and the fans let them know there disgust at the whistle with a chorus of boos. The second half was the complete reverse and seven minutes into the half Gambia grabbed the lead as D.Bah headed in over the keeper. On the 55th minute Sierra Leone were reduced to ten men after S.Bah was sent off for a professional foul. From the resulting freekick Gambia lost the ball and T.Conteh sprinted from the halfway line to fire in for Sierra Leone. On the 59th minute Sierra Leone grabbed the lead as T.Bangura headed in from close range after some poor defending by the Gambian defence. Both sides piled forward with attack after attack and on the stroke of full time M.Jarju equalised the tie for Gambia with a wells truck effort which gave the away sides keeper no chance of saving Gambia 2 D.Bah 52, M.Jarju 90 Sierra Leone 2 T.Conteh 56, T.Bangura 59 Kenya v Gabon: Group 6 A minute into the game Kenya grabbed the lead as M.Mariga ran through the defence and curled the ball round the keeper and into the net. On the 18th minute they made it two nil as C.Mutua ran into the area unmarked to volley a brilliant cross past the Gabon keeper. The second half was quite open and on the hour Gabon pulled a goal back as G.Ondo slotted in from the six yard box after running through the defence with ease. On the 63rd minute it was two two as G.Ondo beat the Kenyan defence to a loose ball and fired past the keeper. Both sides tried in vain to grab the lead but the keepers held firm Kenya 2 M.Mariga 1, C.Mutua 18 Gabon 2 G.Ondo 60, 63 Togo v Egypt: Group 6 Togo controlled the game and on the 11th minute they went into the lead as K.Toure jinked into the area and slotted in past the keeper. Nine minutes later they made it two nil with R.Boukari hitting a wonderful freekick from 25 yards after a rash challenge on the way to goal. The second half was much the same however just before the hour Egypt pulled a goal back as E.Meteb headed in past the keeper to make it 2-1. Togo though upped the gears alittle more and with thirteen minutes remaining in the game they killed the game off as K.Toure grabbed his second and Togo’s third with a well struck effort from the corner of the effort Togo 3 K.Toure 11, 77, R.Boukari 20 Egypt 1 E.Meteb 58 Malawi v Tunisia: Group 7 Tunisia produced a stunning first half as they never gave Malawi a sniff of the ball and on the 20th minute they took the lead as C.B.Saada running into the area with the ball to round the keeper and fire into the empty net. Nine minutes later Tunisia added another goal as Y.Mikari headed in at the far post after the defence failed to deal with a simple ball. The second half was much the same however on the 72nd minute Malawi pulled a goal back as H.Ng’ambi hit a daisy cutter which beat the Tunisian keeper who was pretty slow to react Malawi 1 H.Ng’ambi 72 Tunisia 2 C.B.Saada 20, Y.Mikari 29 Mauritius v Mozambique: Group 7 Mozambique took the lead early on as on the 4th minute Dario fired in from the penalty after a Mauritius player was adjudged to have fouled in the area. Two minutes later though Mauritius grabbed the equaliser as D.Periatambee fired in from the corner of the area after jinking in from the wing. The rest of the game though wasn’t up to much as it seemed both sets of players were happy with the point Mauritius 1 D.Periatambee 6 Mozambique 1 Dario 4 pen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 African Qualifying 2nd Round Group Stage: Part Three DR Congo v Nigeria: Group 8 Nigeria took the lead in the 16th minute as they broke through the Congo defence with ease and A.Ujah finished the move off with a wonderful effort. However the goal seemed to kick the Congo players in the ass and they started to play. On the 22nd minute they grabbed the equaliser as C.Makiese ran into the area and fired under the keeper. The second half was three minutes old when Congo took the lead as C.Makiadi rose above the defence and headed past the diving Nigerian keeper. Congo continued to dominate but couldn’t get through the defence and luckily for them Nigeria were surprisingly poor DR Congo 2 C.Makiese 22, C.Makiadi 48 Nigeria 1 A.Ujah 16 Zambia v Burundi: Group 8 Zambia made light work of Burundi but it took them till the 40th minute to take the lead as C.Mbesuma barged into the area and fired past the keeper with ease. The second half was much the same but Zambia struggled to break down the defence however on the 89th minute they killed the game off with a curling effort which beat the keeper. Zambia 2 C.Mbesuma 40, G.Kampamba 89 Burundi 0 Mali v Zimbabwe: Group 9 Zimbabwe started well and on the 5th minute they took the lead as K.Musone curled the ball round the keeper and into the back of the net. Two minutes later though Mali equalised as C.Diabete ran into the area unmarked and headed in a corner. On the 17th minute Mali took the lead as C.Dembele beat the offside trap and rattled the ball in past the keeper. Nine minutes later Mali added another goal with S.Yatabare tapped the ball in after the defence failed to deal with a simple corner. Just after the half hour C.Dembele fired in his second of the game and Mali’s fourth. The second half was much the same for Mali but on the hour Zimbabwe pulled a goal back with C.Murape doing the honours from close range. On the 77th minute M.Samassa added a further goal for Mali as he beat the offside trap and dinked the ball over the keeper. With nine minutes remaining in the game Mali completed the rout as T.Doumbia hit home from the edge of the area Mali 6 C.Diabete 7, C.Dembele 17, 32, S.Yatabare 26, M.Samassa 77, T.Doumbia 81 Zimbabwe 2 K.Musone 5, C.Murape 60 Niger v Senegal: Group 9 The game took a while to get going and on the half hour Niger were reduced to ten men after the referee adjudged that S.Mutu had committed a professional foul, the Niger players were fuming. There mood didn’t improve as three minutes later Senegal grabbed the lead as D.N’Doye ran through the defence and fired past the keeper. The second half was all Senegal as they took control of the game and on the 73rd minute H.Beye headed in from close range to make it 2-0. Six minutes later Senegal added another goal as I.Dia barged through the defence with ease and killed the game off with a well struck effort. With seven minutes remaining in the game Senegal were reduced to ten men after P.Diakhate was sent off for a rash challenge Niger 0 Senegal 3 D.N’Doye 33, H.Beye 73, I.Dia 79 Congo v Ethiopia: Group 10 Ethiopia played the better football and on the 25th minute they took the lead as K.T.Hailemelekot fired a long range effort over the head of the Congo keeper. Congo weren’t getting anything of the ball but it took till the 65th minute for the Ethiopian team to kill the game off as S.Sernan showed some skill to beat his marker and fire under the keeper to give them all three points Congo 0 Ethiopia 2 K.T.Hailemelekot 25, S.Sernan 65 Ivory Coast v Guinea: Group 10 The home side made light work of the game and on the 4th minute they went into the lead as Wilfried fired in from the penalty spot after a poor challenge in the area. On the 26th minute the same player made it two nil with a curling effort which gave the Guinea keeper no chance of saving. Straight from kick off Ivory Coast intercepted the ball and Gervinho fired in under the body of the Guinea keeper. On the 34th minute Guinea managed to score as A.Diallo diverted a cross into his own net to give Ivory Coast a 4-0 lead going into the break. The second half saw the game tighten up and just after the hour S.Kalou fired in past the Guinea keeper to give the home side a five goal lead. On the 67th minute Guinea pulled a goal back with K.Cisse running into the area and firing past the Ivory Coast keeper Ivory Coast 5 Wilfried 4 pen, 26, Gervinho 27, A.Diallo 34 og, S.Kalou 61 Guinea 1 K.Cisse 67 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 European Qualifying Group Stage: Part One Croatia v Scotland: Group 1 Croatia were a goal up on the 3rd minute as Eduardo jinked into the area and fired past the Scottish keeper with real ease. Scotland just weren’t good enough to get close to the Croatian goal. The second half was all Croatia and on the 76th minute I.Olic grabbed Croatia’s second and final goal with a curling effort which gave the Scottish keeper no chance of saving Croatia 2 Eduardo 3, I.Olic 76 Scotland 0 FYR Macedonia v Belgium: Group 1 Macedonia were reduced to ten men on the 17th minute as N.Noveski went in two footed on a Belgium player. Macedonia then sat back and soaked all the Belgium attacks. They managed to hold on till just after the hour when M.Fellaini used his strength to barge into the area and fire past the keeper with ease. Belgium continued to press forward but the Macedonian defence did themselves proud and held firm FYR Macedonia 0 Belgium 1 M.Fellaini 62 Serbia v Wales: Group 1 Serbia controlled the game with ease and on the 17th minute Wales handed them the chance to score with a handball in the area, M.Krasic stepped up for the penalty and fired the penalty past the diving keeper. Serbia carried on pressurising the Welsh defence but failed to add to there tally in the first half. The second half was much the same and on the 73rd minute R.Petrovic headed in past the keeper after some woeful defending. Two minutes later they added the final goal as Z.Kuzmanovic sprinted into the area and dinked the ball over the onrushing keeper. Serbia 3 M.Krasic 17 pen, R.Petrovic 73, Z.Kuzmanovic 75 Wales 0 Armenia v Czech Republic: Group 2 The Czech team were by far the better team and on the 7th minute they took the lead as Z.Pospech ran through the defence and curled the ball past the keeper. Just after the half hour it was two nil as T.Necid beat the offside trap and unleashed a thunderous effort past the Armenian keeper. The second half saw Czech Republic relaxing alittle and with a minute remaining in the game they added goal number three as Z.Kuzmanovic fired in from just inside the area. Armenia 0 Czech Republic 3 Z.Pospech 7, T.Necid 33, Z.Kuzmanovic 89 Denmark v Bulgaria: Group 2 A tight game with both teams going for it. On the 25th minute Denmark drew first blood as they broke down the Bulgarian defence and W.Kvist finished the move with a rasping effort. A minute into the second half Denmark countered a Bulgarian attack and N.Bendtner curled the ball past the keeper. Bulgaria were unlucky to be two down but took till the 88th minute for Bulgaria to reply with S.Todorov heading in from a looping cross Denmark 2 W.Kvist 25, N.Bendtner 46 Bulgaria 1 S.Todorov 88 Italy v Malta: Group 2 A very one sided game and on the 13th minute Italy took the lead as G.Pazzini headed in from close range after a brilliant cross into the area. Six minutes later they were two goals up as A.Gilardino showed great skill to get past the defence and wasted no time in firing past the keeper. Just after the half hour it was three nil with G.Pazzini getting his second of the game. With a minute remaining in the half L.De Silvestre made it 4-0 with a brave header from a low corner. The second half was all Italy again and on the 74th minute G.Pazzini grabbed his hattrick with a curling effort which the Maltese keeper just couldn’t get a finger on it. With three minutes remaining in the game it was 6-0 as G.Pazzini made it four goals for him with a simple tap in Italy 6 G.Pazzini 13, 35, 74, 87, A.Gilardino 19, L.De Silvestri 44 Malta 0 Austria v Germany: Group 3 Germany grabbed an early lead as A.Jager headed in from close range after the Austrian defence failed to deal with a simple ball. They continued there pressure but the Austrian defence were made of sturdy stuff and held firm in the first half. The second half was three minutes old when Austria pulled level with R.Kienast doing the honours from the edge of the area after breaking through the German midfield with ease. The German players looked alittle shocked but on the stroke of full time normal service was resumed as J.Klotz fired in off the post to give Germany the three points Austria 1 R.Kienast 48 Germany 2 A.Jager 8, J.Klotz 90 Faroe Islands v Kazakhstan: Group 3 Both teams were just playing to see who can avoid finishing bottom of the group. Just after the half hour the first goal was scored as J.S.Edmundsson fired in to give the Faroe Islands the lead. The second half was very tight again and on the 67th minute Kazakhstan pulled level as A.Abdrakmanov curled the ball in off the upright to give them a share of the points. Faroe Islands 1 J.S.Edmundsson 29 Kazakhstan 1 A.Abdrakmanov 67 Sweden v Ireland: Group 3 Ireland started brilliantly and on the 4th minute they took the lead as S.Long headed just over the keeper and into the back of the net. Seven minutes later it was two nil as D.Gibson curled in a great freekick after a poor challenge 20 yards out. Ireland were cruising but on the 38th minute O.Toivonen pulled a goal back with a rasping effort past the keeper. The second half was a minute old when O.Toivonen levelled the tie with his second of the game after beating the Irish defence to a loose ball. On the 65th minute Ireland were reduced to ten men after S.Coloman was sent off for a second yellow card. Sweden controlled the majority of the game after the sending off but failed to grab the winning goal Sweden 2 O.Toivonen 38, 46 Ireland 2 S.Long 4, D.Gibson 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 European Qualifying Group Stage: Part Two Andorra v Hungary: Group 4 Hungary made light work of Andorra and on the second minute they took the lead as G.Rudolf headed past the keeper with ease. On the 19th minute it was two nil with K.Nemeth showing some great skill to beat his marker and round the keeper the slide the ball into the empty net. Just after the half hour Hungary added another goal as G.Rudolf grabbed his second of the game. The second half was again all Hungary but it took them till the 78th minute to grab the final goal as R.Juhasz sprinted into the area and fired under the onrushing keeper Andorra 0 Hungary 4 G.Rudolf 2, 34, K.Nemeth 19, R.Juhasz 78 Holland v Estonia: Group 4 Estonia surprisingly started the better and on the 29th minute they went into the lead as T.Kink beat the Dutch offside trap and fired past the keeper with ease. Two minutes later Estonia were two goals up as T.Kink again beat the defence and wasted no time in dinked the ball over the onrushing keeper. On the 43rd minute Holland pulled a goal back as D.Kuyt headed in a deep cross. The second half saw Holland dominate and on 71st minute they equalised the tie as R.van Persie ran in from the wing and unleashed a curling effort past the Estonian keeper. A minute later though N.de Jong received a second yellow card and was duly sent off by the referee. On the 76th minute Holland took the lead as L. de Jong slotted home from close range after the Estonian defence seemed to fall asleep. With a minute remaining in the game L.de Jong made it 4-2 with a rasping effort which gave the keeper no chance of saving Holland 4 D.Kuyt 43, R.van Persie 71, L.de Jong 76, 89 Estonia 2 T.Kink 29, 31 Romania v Turkey: Group 4 Romania started the better and on the 16th minute they took the lead as L.Ganea ran through the defence and fired with ease past the keeper. Eleven minutes later though Turkey were reduced to ten men after O.Ipek was sent off for a second yellow card. The second half was seven minutes old when Romania added a second goal as L.Ganea headed in from a deep cross. On the 55th minute Turkey pulled a goal back as S.Senturk jinked through the Romanian defence and slotted in past the keeper. Five minutes later ten man Turkey levelled the score as N.Sahin barged past the Romanian defence and fired in off the upright. With nine minutes remaining in the game Romania got the winning goal as L.Ganea completed his hattrick with a thunderous effort which gave the Turkish keeper no chance of saving Romania 3 L.Ganea 16, 52, 81 Turkey 2 S.Senturk 55, N.Sahin 60 Cyprus v Norway: Group 5 Norway took an early lead as M.Abdellaoue jinked into the area and rounded the keeper to slide the ball into the empty net. Norway continued to press forward but failed to add to the tally in the first half. The second half was four minutes old when M.Abdellaoue headed in the killer goal for Norway which gave them all three points Cyprus 0 Norway 2 M.Abdellaoue 12, 49 Iceland v Albania: Group 5 Both teams pretty much cancelled each other out with there negative play and a 0-0 draw is the result that this sort of play deserved Iceland 0 Albania 0 Switzerland v Slovenia: Group 5 The first half was dire with neither team managing to get close to the opposition goal. The second half was two minutes old when Slovenia grabbed the lead as Z.Dedic fired in from the penalty spot after a handball by the Swiss defence. After the goal though Switzerland seemed to up the gears and on the 70th minute they were awarded a penalty after a poor challenge, J.Djourou stepped up for the penalty and fired it in with ease. Four minutes later the winning goal was scored as E.Derdiyok beat the Slovenia offside trap and rounded the keeper to hit home Switzerland 2 J.Djourou 70 pen, E.Derdiyok 74 Slovenia 1 Z.Dedic 47 pen Azerbaijan v Luxembourg: Group 6 Azerbaijan broke the deadlock on the 14th minute as V.Azizou sprinted in from the wing and curled the ball past the keeper from the edge of the area. However it took till the 51st minute for the next goal as P.Rischard fired in for Luxembourg. Straight from kick off though Azerbaijan retook the lead as C.Hasanov headed in past the keeper. On the 63rd minute Luxembourg again equalised as P.Bonn megged his marker and fired in low into the net. With ten minutes remaining in the game Luxembourg grabbed the winner as A.Leweck headed over the keeper to send the few away fans wild Azerbaijan 2 V.Azizou 14, C.Hasanov 52 Luxembourg 3 P.Rischard 51, P.Bonn 63, A.Leweck 80 Northern Ireland v Israel: Group 6 A real dire game with little in the way of action but on the 21st minute Israel scored as G.Vermut barged through the defence and fired in past the Irish keeper. After the goal though the game died a death and neither side could add any further goals Northern Ireland 0 Israel 1 G.Vermut 21 Portugal v Russia: Group 6 Russia grabbed an early lead with R.Shirokov doing the honours from outside the area after the Portuguese team failed to deal with his run. Just before the half hour it was 2-0 as A.Kerzhakov curled the ball in from the corner of the area. The second half was again mainly dominated by Russia but on the 72nd minute C.Ronaldo fired in from a 25 yard freekick. A minute later though Portugal were reduced to ten men after Pepe was sent off for a second yellow card. With eight minutes remaining in the game Russia made it 3-1 with M.Izmailov heading in past the keeper to give Russia a convincing scoreline Portugal 1 C.Ronaldo 72 Russia 3 R.Shirokov 4, A.Kerzhakov 29, M.Izmailov 82 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 European Qualifying Group Stage: Part Three Greece v Liechtenstein: Group 7 The game didn’t get off to the best of starts with the Greek side struggling to break down a very resilient Liechtenstein side. The second half was alittle better and just after the hour Liechtenstein grabbed the lead as they broke through the defence with ease and fired under the Greek keeper who was very slow to react. On the 70th minute Liechtenstein went two goals up as L.Stricker grabbed his second of the game with a well struck effort from outside the area. With five minutes remaining in the game Greece pulled a goal back with D.Papadopoulos doing the honours from just inside the area, however Greece didn’t have enough time to build from this and the home fans vented there anger at the team as they left the pitch Greece 1 D.Papadopoulos 85 Liechtenstein 2 L.Stricker 61, 70 Latvia v Bosnia & Herz: Group 7 Bosnia controlled the game with ease but it took them till the 40th minute to open the scoring as E.Dzeko headed in from a corner after his initial effort was tipped round the post by the keeper. The second half was much the same with Bosnia controlling play and on the 69th minute they grabbed the final goal of the game with V.Ibisevic barged through the defence and fired under the onrushing keeper Latvia 0 Bosnia & Herz 2 E.Dzeko 40, V.Ibisevic 69 Slovakia v Lithuania: Group 7 Slovakia were the better team by far and on the 13th minute they took the lead as E.Jendrisek hit a thunderous effort from outside the area. Just after the half hour it was two nil as F.Holosko curled the ball in from the 25 yards after beating the defence with ease. The second half was nine minutes old when Lithuania pulled a goal back from the penalty spot after a poor challenge in the area. Slovakia however didn’t let this bother them and they carried on piling forward. With three minutes remaining in the game M.Hamsik grabbed Slovakia’s third goal to kill the game off Slovakia 3 E.Jendrisek 13, F.Holosko 31, M.Hamsik 87 Lithuania 1 M.Stankevicius 54 pen England v Poland: Group 8 England started well and on the 13th minute G.Agbonlahor jinked into the area and fired past the keeper. Three minutes later it was two nil as G.Agbonlahor grabbed his second of the game with a great effort from the edge of the area. With six minutes remaining in the half Poland pulled a goal back as R.Lewandowski barged past the English defence with ease and fired under the onrushing keeper. The second half was the complete opposite of the first half with neither team threatening the oppositions keeper England 2 G.Agbonlahor 13, 16 Poland 1 R.Lewandowski 39 San Marino v Moldova: Group 8 San Marino took an early lead as W.Renzi showed his marker a clean pair of heels to fire in past the keeper. The Moldovan players woke up alittle after the goal and started to pile forward however they struggled to get through in the first half. The second half was just as much of a struggle but with six minutes remaining in the game Moldova grabbed the equaliser as A.Goian fired in to give them a share of the points San Marino 1 W.Renzi 2 Moldova 1 A.Goian 84 Ukraine v Montenegro: Group 8 Montenegro started the better and on the 3rd minute they went into the lead as M.Vucinic headed in past the outstretched arms of the Ukrainian keeper. However after the goal Ukraine upped the gears and on the 17th minute they pulled level with A.Milevskyi ran into the area and volleyed in a deep cross. Just after the half hour A.Yarmolenko gave Ukraine gave them the lead with a powerful effort from outside the area. On the 36th minute Ukraine were given a penalty after a poor challenge in the area, A.Yarmolenko stepped up for the kick and sent the keeper the wrong way to score. With two minutes remaining in the half A.Yarmolenko completed his hattrick with a long range effort. The second half was alittle tighter and on the 57th minute Montenegro pulled a goal back as S.Jovetic fired in from close range after some poor defending. With six minutes remaining in the game Ukraine grabbed goal number five as A.Milevskyi headed in his second of the game at the near post. Ukraine 5 A.Milevskyi 17, 84, A.Yarmolenko 35, 36 pen, 43 Montenegro 2 M.Vucinic 3, S.Jovetic 57 France v Georgia: Group 9 France dominated the game and on the 16th minute K.Benzema jinked into the area and fired past the keeper. With two minutes remaining in the half it was two nil as K.Benzema curled the ball in from the edge of the area after the Georgian defence failed to deal with his run. The second half was much the same and on the 66th minute K.Gameiro headed in from close range after more poor defending by the Georgian team. Eight minutes later France finished the game off with J.Menez doing the honours from 25 yards after beating a couple of midfielders to a ball France 4 K.Benzema 16, 43, K.Gameiro 66, J.Menez 74 Georgia 0 Spain v Belarus: Group 9 Spain controlled the majority of the game however it was Belarus who grabbed the lead as P.Niakhairchyk headed in past the Spanish keeper. On the 14th minute though Spain equalised as F.Llorente fired in from close range after getting through the defence with ease. Two minutes later S.Ramos grabbed Spain’s second with a wells truck effort. Just after the half hour F.Torres made it 3-1 with a curling effort from just inside the area. The second half was nine minutes old when F.Torres grabbed his second goal of the game. With nine minutes remaining in the game D.Villa headed in a corner to give them a comfortable 5-1 victory Spain 5 F.Llorente 14, S.Ramos 16, F.Torres 33, 54, D.Villa 81 Belarus 1 P.Niakhairchyk 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 North American Qualifying 4th Phase Group Stage Costa Rica v Honduras Honduras took an early lead as O.Garcia headed in past the Costa Rican keeper after arriving in the area unmarked. On the 21st minute Honduras added another goal as G.Welcome showed some great skill to beat his marker and wasted no time in firing the ball off the crossbar and into the back of the net. However after the goal the game died a death and neither side came close to scoring Costa Rica 0 Honduras 2 O.Garcia 12, G.Welcome 21 Jamaica v Trinidad & Tobago Three minutes into the game D.Gordon grabbed the lead for Jamaica with a great effort. However Trinidad came back into it and on the 25th minute J.Scotland equalised the tie with a brave header from a low cross. Four minutes later Jamaica retook the lead as B.Hutchinson slotted home from close range after a great team move split open the Trinidad tram. Just after the half hour Jamaica made it 3-1 as S.Ebanks-Blake powered into the area with the ball and fired under the keeper. With eight minutes remaining in the half Trinidad pulled a goal back as K.Jones hit a great volley from a tight angle to beat the keeper at his far post. The second half was end to end football but unlike the first half there was only one goal as Trinidad equalised the game with C.Edwards curling the ball past the keeper from just inside the area Jamaica 3 D.Gordon 3, B.Hutchinson 29, S.Ebanks-Blake 31 Trinidad & Tobago 3 J.Scotland 25, K.Jones 37, C.Edwards 62 Mexico v USA USA started the better and on the 8th minute they took the lead as M.Bradley ran into the area and slotted in past the diving keeper. Four minutes later USA doubled there lead as J.Altidore showed some great skill to beat the Mexican defence and round the keeper and slot home into the empty net. Mexico looked out of the game but with two minutes remaining in the half G.dos Santos pulled a goal back with a powerful effort which gave the USA keeper no chance of saving. The second half was twelve minutes old when J.Hernandez fired in from the penalty spot after a controversial penalty. On the hour Mexico completed the comeback as J.Hernandez jinked into the area and fired in the winning goal. Mexico 3 G.dos Santos 43, J.Hernandez 57 pen, 60 USA 2 M.Bradley 8, J.Altidore 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 South American Qualifying Group Stage Argentina v Paraguay Argentina were the better team by far but it took them till the 35th minute to grab the first goal as S.Aguero jinked through the Paraguayan defence and fired under the keeper. Five minutes later they made it 2-0 with J.Mascherano heading in from close range after the keeper flapped at a simple cross. However straight from kick off Paraguay piled forward and O.Cardoza fired in from just outside the area. The second half was three minutes old when L.Messi killed the game off with a great solo effort which ripped the Paraguayan team apart Argentina 3 S.Aguero 35, J.Mascherano 40, L.Messi 48 Paraguay 1 O.Cardoza 41 Bolivia v Colombia Three minutes into the game Colombia took the lead as the Bolivian defence slipped with the ball and A.Aguilar intercepted the loose ball and fired past the keeper. Colombia carried on the forward pressure and on the 45th minute they were awarded a penalty which was fired in with style by Falcao. The second half was all Colombia but on the 75th minute Bolivia pulled a goal back with F.Silva doing the honours from the corner of the area after jinking in from the wing Bolivia 1 F.Silva 75 Colombia 2 A.Aguilar 3, Falcao 45 pen Peru v Chile Chile gave Peru a master class in football and on the 24th minute they took the lead as H.Suazo showed the defence a clean pair of heels and fired past the keeper. Twelve minutes later Chile doubled there lead as F.Meneses headed in from close range after Peru failed to deal with a run down the wings. Straight from kick off Peru pulled a goal back as J.Fano hit a speculative effort from outside the area which the Chilean keeper fumbled into the back of the net. The second half was ten minutes old when Chile regained there two goal lead as A.Sanchez headed in a freekick past the keeper. On the 66th minute the final goal was scored as A.Sanchez grabbed his second of the game with a jinking run into the area and a simple tap in to send the away fans wild Peru 1 J.Fano 37 Chile 4 H.Suazo 24, F.Meneses 36, A.Sanchez 55, 66 Venezuela v Uruguay A pretty tight game in truth with both teams giving as good as they get. On the 23rd minute Uruguay took the lead as L.Suarez ran in from the wing and fired past the outstretched arms of the keeper. Six minutes later Venezuela were awarded a penalty which Miku fired past the diving keeper. With ten minutes remaining in the half Uruguay retook the lead as E.Cavani headed in from close range after some great work down the wings. Just before the hour Uruguay killed the game off as E.Cavani grabbed his second of the game with a thunderous effort which beat the keeper to the far post. Venezuela 1 Miku 29 pen Uruguay 3 L.Suarez 23, E.Cavani 35, 58 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 June 11th 2013: Asian Qualifying Final Group Stage Japan v Uzbekistan: Group A An entertaining games for the fans and on the 13th minute they took the lead as U.Baqoev ran through the defence and fired under the Japanese keeper. Four minutes later Japan took the lead as Y.Ito headed over the keeper. However the Japanese joy was short lived as A.Geynrikh barged into the area and curled the ball in off the upright. The second half was just as entertaining and on the 71st minute Japan equalised as M.Hara hit a wonderful freekick from 25 yards after a foul in the build up. Seven minutes later Japan took the lead as M.Hara grabbed another goal with curling effort from the edge of the area. With a minute remaining in the game Japan killed the tie off as S.Matsumoto headed in from close range after a great cross from the wings Japan 4 Y.Ito 17, M.Hara 71, 78, S.Matsumoto 89 Uzbekistan 2 U.Baqoev 13, A.Geynrikh 20 North Korea v Qatar: Group A Eleven minutes into the game Qatar took the lead as A.T.Mohammed hit a wonderful freekick from outside the area after jinking in from the wing. On the 24th minute though North Korea equalised as R.Du-Yong slotted home from close range after beating the defence to a loose ball. Three minutes later Korea were reduced to ten men after L.Jong-Hu was sent off for a two footed lunge. The sending off effectively killed the game off and neither team managed to test the opposition after that North Korea 1 R.Du-Yong 24 Qatar 1 A.T.Mohammed 11 Saudi Arabia v Iraq: Group B Saudi Arabia controlled the majority of the game and on the 21st minute S.Bashir fired in from just outside the area. With eight minutes remaining in the half the home side doubled there lead as S.Bashir grabbed his second of the game with a simple tap in after running into the area unmarked. Saudi Arabia continued to dominate and with ten minutes remaining in the game they grabbed the final goal as A.Al-Qahtani bravely headed in past the Iraqi keeper. Saudi Arabia 3 S.Bashir 21, 37, A.Al-Qahtani 80 Iraq 0 South Korea v Kuwait: Group B Korea took an early lead as K.Chu-Young hit a thunderous effort from 25 yards after running unhindered down the middle of the pitch. On the 13th minute Korea added another goal as S.Heung-Min ran through the defence and slotted in past the diving keeper. Three minutes later S.Heung-Min added his second and Korea’s third with a well struck effort from the corner of the area. On the 19th minute Kuwait pulled a goal back with A.Al-Enezi doing the honours from close range after they beat the offside trap with ease. Eight minutes later the final goal was scored as K.Chu-Young barged through the defence with ease and dinked the ball over the onrushing keeper. South Korea 4 K.Chu-Young 1, 27, S.Heung-Min 13, 16 Kuwait 1 A.Al-Enezi 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 June 15th 2013: African Qualifying 2nd Round Group Stage: Part One Morocco v Burkino Faso : Group 1 Two minutes into the game Morocco grabbed the lead as Y.Adnane headed in from close range after some woeful defending by the Faso team. On the 9th minute it was two nil as M.El Hamdaoui ran through the defence and fired under the Faso keeper who was very slow to react. Morocco continued to pile forward and on the 22nd minute Y.Adnane made it three nil with his second of the game. After the goal though Morocco sat back and relaxed, however they were so far in front Faso never came close Morocco 3 Y.Adnane 2, 22, M.El Hamdaoui 9 Burkino Faso 0 Namibia v Cape Verde Islands: Group 1 Cape Verde took an early lead as on the 7th minute Dady fired in from the edge of the area after the Namibian defence never really pressured him. Namibia stepped up the gears and piled forward but on the 36th minute Verde countered attacked them and A.Tavares curled the ball round the diving keeper. With six minutes remaining in the half Namibia pulled a goal back as M.Swartz fired in from the penalty spot. The second half was all Namibia and with two minutes remaining in the game they got the equaliser they deserved with a well struck effort from A.Maseko. Namibia 2 M.Swartz 39 pen, A.Maseko 88 Cape Verde Islands 2 Dady 7, A.Tavares 36 Central African Republic v Rwanda: Group 2 Rwanda grabbed an early lead as J.Lomani headed past the home side keeper on the 9th minute. Fifteen minutes later though the home side grabbed the equaliser as E.E.Yamissi barged into the area and curled the ball past the keeper to send the home fans wild. With five minutes remaining in the first half Central African Republic took the lead as P-Y.Kolombaye did the honours from 25 yards after the Rwandan midfield kept on backing away from him. The second half though was pretty dire with neither side making a move forward Central African Republic 2 E.E.Yamissi 24, P-Y.Kolombaye 40 Rwanda 1 J.Lomani 9 Ghana v Uganda: Group 2 Ghana were by far the better side and on the 17th minute they took the lead as M.Amoah curled the ball in from the edge of the area after running in from the wing. Just after the half hour it was two nil as A.Ayew showed some great skill to beat the Ugandan defence and he wasted no time in firing past the keeper. The second half was all Ghana and on the 75th minute they grabbed the final goal as K.Asamoah headed in over the Ugandan keeper after the defence failed to deal with a simple ball Ghana 3 M.Amoah 17, A.Ayew 32, K.Asamoah 75 Uganda 0 Comoros v Botswana: Group 3 The first half was pretty damn poor with nothing in the way of attacking football. The second half though was five minutes old when Botswana took the lead as K.Maimela barged though the defence and fired under the keeper. Botswana looked comfortable and with seven minutes remaining in the game they grabbed the second goal with a wonderful effort from T.Duiker who hit home from 25 yards Comoros 0 Botswana 2 K.Maimela 50, T.Duiker 83 South Africa v Angola: Group 3 South Africa controlled the first half and on the 16th minute they took the lead as A.Jali headed in at the near post from a powerful corner. Five minutes later it was two nil with T.Serero firing in off the upright after breaking through the defence. On the 34th minute they added another goal as S.Tshabalala jinked into the area and slotted in under the diving goal. The second half was all South Africa but they failed to add to there tally South Africa 3 A.Jali 16, T.Serero 21, S.Tshabalala 34 Angola 0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 African Qualifying 2nd Round Group Stage: Part Two Algeria v Equatorial Guinea: Group 4 Algeria opened the game brilliantly as on the 7th minute they took the lead through a great effort from A.Ghezzai. Four minutes later it was two nil as R.Boudebouz jinked into the area and curled the ball past the Guinea keeper. On the 14th minute K.Ziani made it 3-0 with a long range effort which gave the away side keeper no chance of saving. After the manic opening the game died a death with Algeria not bothering the pile forward Algeria 3 A.Ghezzai 7, R.Boudebouz 11, K.Ziani 14 Equatorial Guinea 0 Benin v Libya: Group 4 The game was very tight and with seven minutes in the half remaining Libya took the lead as S.Zubya headed in past the keeper. On the 42nd minute though Benin equalised as F.Singbo beat the offside trap and curled the ball into the net. The second half was a real none event with neither side making an effort Benin 1 F.Singbo 42 Libya 1 S.Zubya 38 Sierra Leone v Cameroon: Group 5 Cameroon controlled the game without really threatening, but on the 34th minute they finally took the lead as S.Eto’o beat the offside trap and fired past the keeper. The second half was much the same and on the 63rd minute Cameroon were reduced to ten men as G.Ndjitap was sent off for a second yellow card. However eight minutes later they doubled the scoreline as A.Song headed in from close range after a cross from deep Sierra Leone 0 Cameroon 2 S.Eto’o 34, A.Song 71 Sudan v Gambia: Group 5 Gambia were by far the better side and on the 4th minute B.Nyassi hit a long range effort past the Sudan keeper. With three minutes remaining in the half it was two nil as M.Jarju jinked into the area and fired in a powerful effort in off the upright. The second half was all Gambia and with fourteen minutes remaining in the game M.Jarju grabbed his second of the half with a curling effort past the keeper. Sudan 0 Gambia 3 B.Nyassi 4, M.Jarju 42,76 Egypt v Kenya: Group 6 A minute into the game Egypt took the lead as E.Meteb headed in from a looping cross. On the 21st minute it was two nil as E.Meteb scored again with a thunderous effort from the edge of the area. Four minutes later it was three nil as A.Zaki jinked into the area and dinked the ball over the onrushing keeper. The second half was two minutes old when A.Zaki made it 4-0 as he headed in his second goal of the game. After the goal Egypt sat back and relaxed but Kenya never even threatened the goal Egypt 4 E.Meteb 1, 21, A.Zaki 25, 47 Kenya 0 Gabon v Togo: Group 6 Togo never really got into the game and Gabon took full advantage. With seven minutes remaining in the half Gabon took the lead as G.Ondo headed in from the six yard box. On the 42nd minute Gabon added another goal with P.E.Aubameyang again heading from close range after the Togo defence failed to deal with a simple cross. The second half was much the same but it took till ten minutes from time for them to grab the next goal as D.Cousin fired in from the penalty spot after the referee ruled a Togo player had handled in the area Gabon 3 G.Ondo 38, P.E.Aubameyang 42, D.Cousin 80 pen Togo 0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 African Qualifying 2nd Round Group Stage: Part Three Mozambique v Malawi: Group 7 Mozambique took an early lead on the 11th minute as Dario beat the offside trap and fired past the onrushing keeper. With nine minutes remaining in the half Malawi equalised with a thunderous effort from outside the area after the midfield failed to deal with his run. The second half was seven old when Malawi took the lead as P.Mzava barged through the defence and fired under the keeper. Malawi were controlling the game and on the stroke of full time they added a further goal as N.Ngwira did the honours from just outside the area Mozambique 1 Dario 11 Malawi 3 C.Msowoya 36, P.Mzava 52, N.Ngwira 90 Tunisia v Mauritius: Group 7 A great game for the fans and on the 5th minute the first goal was scored as M.Dieuponne headed in from close range after some woeful Tunisian defending. Thirteen minutes later Tunisia equalised the tie as Y.Mikari barged into the area and slotted in past the keeper. On the 23rd minute Tunisia took the lead as S.Allagui used his strength to get through the defence and slotted home. Nine minutes later Tunisia made it 3-1 as A.Chermiti headed in over the keeper at the near post. Straight from the kick off Mauritius pulled a goal back as N.Labonte ran through the defence and fired past the keeper. The second half was five minutes old when S.Allagui grabbed his second of the game with a simple tap in after the keeper flapped at a high cross. Tunisia 4 Y.Mikari 18, S.Allagui 23, 50, A.Chermiti 32 Mauritius 2 M.Dieuponne 5, N.Labonte 33 Burundi v DR Congo: Group 8 Congo took the lead on the 12th minute as K.Lua Lua beat the offside trap and dinked the ball over the onrushing keeper. Burundi never really threatened the Congo side and on the 76th minute C.Makiese killed the tie off with a curling effort which beat the keeper at the far post. Five minutes later Congo added a third goal with C.Lucau doing the honours from just inside the area. Burundi 0 Congo 3 K.Lua Lua 12, C.Makiese 76, C.Lucau 81 Nigeria v Zambia: Group 8 Nigeria dominated the game and on the 7th minute they took the lead as A.Ujah sent a vicious low effort past the keeper. On the 21st minute it was two nil as O.Martins headed in from close range after some poor defending. The second half was eight minutes O.Martins grabbed his second goal of the game with a long range effort which beat the keeper at the near post. On the 63rd minute Nigeria were four goals up as L.Haruna bravely headed in from close range. With four minutes remaining in the game V.Obinna added the final goal as barged into the area and slotted in under the keeper Nigeria 5 A.Ujah 7, O.Martins 21, 53, L.Haruna 63, V.Obinna 86 Zambia 0 Senegal v Mali: Group 9 Eight minutes into the game P.Cisse gave Senegal the lead with a well struck penalty after a handball in the area. The game seemed to slow up and the first half dragged by. The second half was thirteen minutes old when Mali levelled the score as S.Yatabare headed in over the keeper. On the 75th minute Senegal grabbed the winner as L.Badiane jinked into the area and fired past the Mali keeper. Senegal 2 P.Cisse 8 pen, L.Badiane 75 Mali 1 S.Yatabare 58 Zimbabwe v Niger: Group 9 A great game for the fans and on the 6th minute H.Galley headed in from close range after the Zimbabwe keeper failed to deal with a simple cross. Straight from the kick off they intercepted the ball and M.Maazou doubled the away sides lead. On the 11th minute Zimbabwe pulled a goal back as K.Musona headed in over the keeper. Ten minutes later Zimbabwe equalised as K.Musona curled the ball in from outside the area. On the half hour Zimbabwe took the lead as H.Gombami barged into the area and fired past the keeper. The second half was much the same and on the 62nd minute K.Musona grabbed his hattrick as he jinked into the area and fired under the keeper. Four minutes later Niger pulled a goal back with A.Souley showed the Zimbabwe defence a clean pair heels and fired in off the upright. Zimbabwe 4 K.Musona 11, 21, 62, H.Gombami 30 Niger 3 H.Galley 6, M.Maazou 7, A.Souley 66 Guinea v Congo: Group 10 Congo took an early lead with A.Linganzi doing the honours from the edge of the area after some great skill. On the 14th minute Guinea equalised as A.Keita intercepted a loose ball and dinked the ball over the keeper. Six minutes later K.Cisse gave Guinea the lead with a thunderous effort after running onto a great pass. On the stroke of half time Congo grabbed the final goal and a share of the points as M.Moussilou beat the offside trap and rounded the keeper to fire in past the keeper. Guinea 2 A.Keita 14, K.Cisse 20 Congo 2 A.Linganzi 6, M.Moussilou 45 Other Group 10 game rescheduled to 11th September 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 June 18th 2013: Asian Qualifying Final Group Stage North Korea v UAE: Group A Korea were the better team by far and on the 14th minute they took the lead as J.Tae-Se hit a curling effort past the UAE keeper. They controlled the game with ease but it took till the 75th minute for them to kill the game off as K.Tae-Se grabbed his second of the game with a well struck effort which gave the keeper no chance of saving North Korea 2 J.Tae-Se 14, 75 UAE 0 Qatar v Uzbekistan: Group A Qatar started well and on the 10th minute they took the lead with A.T.Mohammed doing the honours from outside the area. With a minute remaining in the half they added another goal with S.Soria heading in long cross field pass past the keeper. The second half was fourteen minutes old when Qatar grabbed the final goal of the game with S.Soria curling in from just inside the corner of the area. Qatar 3 A.T.Mohammed 10, S.Soria 44, 59 Uzbekistan 0 Iran v Saudi Arabia: Group B A very tight game with little in the way of action. However on the 26th minute they grabbed the winner as M.Khalili headed in at the near post after running into the area unmarked. The second half was all Iran but they failed to add to there tally Iran 1 M.Khalili 26 Saudi Arabia 0 Iraq v South Korea: Group B Iraq grabbed an early goal however it was an own goal as S.Jalal headed past his own keeper. On the 24th minute Korea doubled there lead via the penalty spot after rash challenge gave the referee no option. Korea continued there domination and on the 79th minute they grabbed a third with S.Heung-Min heading past the Iraqi keeper Iraq 0 South Korea 3 S.Jalal 4 og, J.Gook-Jung 24 pen, S.Heung-Min 79 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Asian Qualifying Final Group Stage Group A | Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Japan | | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 24 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q | Uzbekistan | | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 10 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | Pl | North Korea | | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 10 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | U.A.E. | | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 8 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Qatar | | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 5 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Group B | Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | South Korea | | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 19 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q | Saudi Arabia | | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 13 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | Pl | Iran | | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 11 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Iraq | | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 9 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Kuwait | | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 5 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| North Korea and Iran will play each other in the Asian Qualifying Playoff Final, the first leg will be played in North Korea on September 6th 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 August 14th 2013: North American Qualifying 4th Phase Group Stage Jamaica v Costa Rica A really poor game for the fans with little in the way of attacking football. The majority of the play was in the midfield. The only thing of note in the game was with seven minutes remaining in the game as L.Shelton was sent off for a professional foul meaning Jamaica played out the remainder of the game with ten men Jamaica 0 Costa Rica 0 Mexico v Trinidad & Tobago Mexico got off to a flying start as within four minute they had taken the lead through a wonderful effort from J.Hernandez. Straight from kick off O.Peralta beat the offside trap and fired Mexico into a two goal lead. The second half was ten minutes old when Trinidad pulled a goal back as J.Scotland headed past the diving Mexican keeper. Trinidad started to pile forward more but with fourteen minutes remaining in the game Mexico fired in goal number three with A.Guardado doing the honours from just inside the area. Mexico 3 J.Hernandez 4, O.Peralta 5, A.Guardado 76 Trinidad & Tobago 1 J.Scotland 55 USA v Honduras Eight minutes into the game USA were reduced to ten men after C.Bocanegra was sent off for a professional foul. On the 17th minute USA were reduced to nine men after C.Goodson was sent off for a second yellow card. Eight minutes later Honduras grabbed the lead as C.Costly fired under the American keeper after beating the offside trap. Honduras continued to dominate and on the 82nd minute they killed the game off as C.Costly grabbed his second of the game USA 0 Honduras 2 C.Costly 25, 82 September 6th 2013: Asian Qualifying Playoff Final 1st Leg North Korea v Iran Iran dominated the game and on the 26th minute they grabbed the lead as J.Nekounam fired in from outside the area after running in from the wing unmarked. Five minutes later they doubled there lead as J.Vali headed in from close range after the Korean keeper failed to keep hold of a high ball. The second half was again all Iran but for all there pressure they couldn’t grab any more goals North Korea 0 Iran 2 J.Nekounam 26, J.Vali 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 September 7th 2103: African Qualifying 2nd Round Group Stage: Part One Burkino Faso v Cape Verde Islands: Group 1 Not the greatest of games with neither team making much of an effort, however on the 15th minute Burkino Faso grabbed the lead as Y.Kebe headed in from close range. The rest of the game was pretty poor and neither team managed to score Burkino Faso 1 Y.Kebe 15 Cape Verde Islands 0 Namibia v Morocco: Group 1 Morocco started the better and on the 5th minute K.A.Fana headed in for the away side. Namibia reacted well and on the 20th they grabbed the equaliser as S.Kambonde fired in from just inside the area. The second half was pretty close and on the 77th minute Morocco grabbed the winner as M.E.Kabir headed in from close range Namibia 1 S.Kambonde 20 Morocco 2 K.A.Fana 5, M.E.Kabir 77 Ghana v Central African Republic: Group 2 On the 20th minute Ghana took the lead as J.Ayew jinked into the area and fired past the keeper. A minute later Central African Republic were reduced to ten men after A.Koro was sent off for a professional foul. After that it was all down hill for the away side and on the 27th minute Ghana went two goals up as J.Ayew headed in his second of the game. With a minute remaining in the half Ghana added another goal as A.Gyan curled the ball in from the edge of the area. The second half was seven minutes old when J.Ayew completed his hattrick and the scoring with a well struck effort from 25 yards Ghana 4 J.Ayew 20, 27, 52, A.Gyan 44 Central African Republic 0 Rwanda v Uganda: Group 2 The game was nineteen minutes old when Uganda grabbed the lead as Y.Obua barged into the area and fired under the keeper. On the 22nd minute it was two nil as S.Lule dinked the ball over the keeper from the edge of the area after spotting him off the line. Just after the half hour Uganda added another goal with Y.Obua running through the defence with ease and wasted no time in firing past the keeper. With three minutes remaining in the half Rwanda pulled a goal back as A.Lwamba hit a curling effort past the Ugandan keeper. The second half was twelve minutes old when Uganda killed the game off with Y.Obua completing his hattrick with a brave header. Rwanda 1 A.Lwamba 42 Uganda 4 Y.Obua 19, 33, 57, S.Lule 22 Angola v Botswana: Group 3 The game was sealed very early in the game as on the 7th minute Angola were awarded a penalty which N.Rafael fired in. Five minutes later they were awarded another penalty and N.Rafael sent the keeper the wrong way to score. After the goals the game died off and neither side came close to scoring Angola 2 N.Rafael 7 pen, 12 pen Botswana 0 Comoros v South Africa: Group 3 Two minutes into the game South Africa grabbed the lead as K.Mphela barged through the defence and fired under the keeper. South Africa continued to dominate but it took them till the 70th minute for the killer goal as K.Mphela headed the ball past the keeper. Comoros 0 South Africa 2 K.Mphela 2, 70 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 African Qualifying 2nd Round Group Stage: Part Two Benin v Algeria: Group 4 Algeria controlled the first half without breaking a sweat but for all there pressure they couldn’t break the deadlock. The second half was six minutes old when Benin grabbed the lead against the run of play as J.Zounon barged into the area and fired past the Algerian keeper. Algeria upped the gears and on the 75th minute they finally grabbed the equaliser as H.Yebda headed in. Benin 1 J.Zounon 51 Algeria 1 H.Yebda 75 Equatorial Guinea v Libya: Group 4 Five minutes into the game Guinea grabbed the lead as A.Abaga ran through the defence and fired under the onrushing keeper. On the 16th minute Libya grabbed the equaliser as M.Shelmani hit a wonderful effort from outside the area to give the Guinea keeper no chance of saving. Two minutes later Libya were in the lead as a perfectly weighted ball saw M.Dihoum free to fire past the keeper. The second half was five minutes old when the final goal was scored as M.Dihoum grabbed his second of the game and Libya’s third to give them all three points. Equatorial Guinea 1 A.Abaga 5 Libya 3 M.Shelmani 16, M.Dihoum 18, 50 Cameroon v Gambia: Group 5 Cameroon controlled the game with ease and on the 24th minute they took the lead as S.Eto’o jinked into the area and fired past the Gambian keeper. Two minutes later W.Overtoom ran in from the wing and fired in past the Gambian keeper. On the 50th minute Cameroon wrapped the game up as S.Mbia beat the offside trap and curled the ball into the back of the net. Cameroon 3 S.Eto’o 24, W.Overtoom 26, S.Mbia 50 Gambia 0 Sudan v Sierra Leone: Group 5 Sudan started the better and on the 20th minute they took the lead as J.Sinnar rose above the defence to head in a looping cross. Sudan continued the domination but failed to add to the tally in the first half. The second half was eleven minutes old when Sudan grabbed another goal as J.Sinnar hit a thunderous effort past the Sierra Leone keeper. On the 58th minute the away side grabbed a goal back as A.Bangura fired in from the penalty spot after a handball in the area. The goal seemed to lift Sierra Leone and with six minutes remaining in the game T.Bangura fired in the equaliser with a curling effort past the keeper. On the 87th minute Sudan were reduced to ten men after S.Tambal was sent off for a rash challenge Sudan 2 J.Sinnar 20, 56 Sierra Leone 2 A.Bangura 58 pen, T.Bangura 84 Gabon v Egypt: Group 6 Egypt were the better team and on the 24th minute they went into the lead as A.Zaki hit a thunderous effort past Gabon keeper. Nine minutes later they grabbed another goal from the penalty spot with A.Elmohamady hitting home from the penalty spot. The second half though was a real none event with little action from both sides Gabon 0 Egypt 2 A.Zaki 24, A.Elmohamady 33 pen Kenya v Togo: Group 6 Togo took an early lead as S.Gakpe fired in from close range on the 5th minute. Togo continued to control the game and on the 33rd minute they doubled the lead as F.Ayite jinked into the area and curled the ball past the keeper. The second half was much the same but on the 67th minute Kenya pulled a goal back as D.Ochieng fired in from the edge of the area. Kenya 1 D.Ochieng 67 Togo 2 S.Gakpe 5, F.Ayite 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 African Qualifying 2nd Round Group Stage: Part Three Malawi v Mauritius: Group 7 A very tight game with little in the way of action apart from a mad two minutes. On the 47th minute Malawi took the lead as C.Msowoya barged into the area and fired under the Mauritius keeper. A minute later Mauritius equalised as G.L’Enclome headed in from close range after rising above the defence. Malawi 1 C.Msowoya 47 Mauritius 1 G.L’Enclome 48 Tunisia v Mozambique: Group 7 Tunisia made light work of there opponents and on the 7th minute they took the lead as S.Allagui fired in from just inside the area. On the 38th minute they added another goal with S.Allagui doing the honours from 20 yards after beating the defence to a loose ball. They continued the pressure in the second half and on the 64th minute they killed the game off as C.B.Saada fired in from the penalty spot after a handball in the area Tunisia 3 S.Allagui 7, 38, C.B.Saada 64 pen Mozambique 0 DR Congo v Zambia: Group 8 A minute into the game DR Congo grabbed the lead after C.Makiesse beat the offside trap and fired past the keeper. The rest of the first half was pretty quiet. The second half was pretty close and on the 73rd minute DR Congo doubled there lead as Y.Mulumbu curled the ball past the keeper from outside the area. Seven minutes later Zambia pulled a goal back with M.Mulenga firing in from close range but they couldn’t get forward anymore and failed to get anything from the game DR Congo 2 C.Makiesse 1, Y.Mulumbu 73 Zambia 1 M.Mulenga 80 Nigeria v Burundi: Group 8 Four minutes into the game Nigeria took the lead as J.Utaka sprinted into the area and fired under the onrushing keeper. Nigeria controlled the rest of the half but failed to add to the tally. Seven minutes into the second half though Nigeria grabbed the second goal with O.Ighalo firing in from just outside the area after beating the midfield to the ball. On the 56th minute the same player fired in from the penalty spot after a handball in the area. With thirteen minutes remaining in the game Nigeria added goal number four as V.Obinna curled the ball into the top corner of the net Nigeria 4 J.Utaka 4, O.Ighalo 52, 56 pen, V.Obinna 77 Burundi 0 Mali v Niger: Group 9 Niger grabbed the lead in the 8th minute as Y.Abdou sprinted through the defence and fired under the Mali keeper. However on the 21st minute Mali equalised with a thunderous effort from the edge of the area. Two minutes later though Niger retook the lead as M.Maazou headed in from close range after the Mali keeper misjudged the flight of a cross. On the 25th minute Mali again equalised as S.Yatabare barged into the area and fired under the keeper. With two minutes remaining in the half Mali took the lead as T.Doumbia hit a great effort from the corner of the area to give the Niger keeper no chance of saving. The second half was four minutes old when M.Maiga headed in past the Niger keeper after running into the area unmarked. On the 64th minute B.Traoe curled the ball in off the upright. Eleven minutes later M.Maiga added his second of the game with a long range effort from outside the area. With ten minutes remaining in the game M.Maiga completed his hattrick and Mali’s rout Mali 7 S.Baradji 21, S.Yatabare 25, T.Doumbia 43, M.Maiga 49, 75, 80, B.Traoe 64 Niger 2 Y.Abdou 8, M.Maazou 23 Zimbabwe v Senegal: Group 9 Senegal controlled the first half with a lot of attacking play but they only managed to score once in the half as Kara headed in past the Zimbabwe keeper. The second half was the complete opposite as Zimbabwe controlled the half and on the 54th minute they equalised the tie with K.Musona curling in from close range. Just like the first half though Zimbabwe couldn’t add to there tally and the game ended in a draw Zimbabwe 1 K.Musona 54 Senegal 1 Kara 37 Guinea v Ethiopia: Group 10 Guinea came out fighting and on the 6th minute K.Constant barged through the defence and hit the ball under the keeper. On the 23rd minute it was two nil as A.Keita headed in after some woeful Ethiopian defending. Two minutes later they added another goal as I.Bangoura fired past the keeper with ease. With seven minutes remaining in the half A.Keita made it 4-0 for Guinea with a long range effort. The second has was alittle better for Ethiopia as they only conceded the one goal as on the 75th minute A.Keita completed his hattrick. Two minutes later Ethiopia pulled a goal back as Y.T-Michael curled in from just inside the area. Guinea 5 K.Constant 6, A.Keita 23, 38, 75, I.Bangoura 25 Ethiopia 1 Y.T-Michael 77 Ivory Coast v Congo: Group 10 A real one sided game as Ivory Coast battered the Congo side. On the 4th minute they opened the scoring as Wilfried headed in past the Congo keeper. Nine minutes later it was two nil as Y.Toure beat the offside trap and fired past the keeper. On the 17th minute Ivory Coast added another goal as D.Zokora barged through the defence and fired under the keeper. The second half was much the same and on the 62nd minute S.Doumbia headed in from close range. Six minutes later D.Y.Konan did the honours from outside the area after the Congo midfield failed to deal with his run. On the 73rd minute Wilfried added his second of the game after running in from the wing and curling the ball past the keeper. With eight minutes remaining in the game Wilfried completed his hat trick with brave header to give Ivory Coast a very convincing 7-0 victory Ivory Coast 7 Wilfried 4, 73, 82, Y.Toure 13, D.Zokora 17, S.Doumbia 62, D.Y.Konan 68 Congo 0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 European Qualifying Group Stage: Part One Belgium v Serbia: Group 1 Belgium started well and on the 12th minute they took the lead as M.Suarez ran through the defence and beat the keeper at the far post. Just before the half our though Serbia pulled level with Z.Tosic curling the ball in from the edge of the area. On the 32nd minute A.Witsel put Belgium back in the lead with a brave header. Six minutes later E.Hazard jinked into the area and thundered the ball into the back of the net. The second half was pretty dire in truth with neither side making any sort of forward motion and the rest of the game was battled out in the midfield Belgium 3 M.Suarez 12, A.Witsel 32, E.Hazard 38 Serbia 1 Z.Tosic 27 Scotland v FYR Macedonia: Group 1 Within a minute of the start Scotland grabbed the lead as S.Naismith barged into the area and fired past the keeper. On the 14th minute Scotland added another goal as D.Fletcher headed in from close range after the keeper flapped at a simple cross. The second half saw Scotland continue to dominate and on the 58th minute L.Griffiths completed the scoring with a well struck effort past the keeper. Scotland 3 S.Naismith 1, D.Fletcher 14, L.Griffiths 58 FYR Macedonia 0 Wales v Croatia: Group 1 Wales never got going and on the 26th minute I.Perisic headed in past the keeper after running into the area unmarked. Two minutes later I.Olic doubled Croatia’s lead with a simple effort from the six yard box after a melee in the area. Six minutes into the second half Wales pulled a goal back as S.Morison tapped in after the Croatian keeper flapped at a cross. With fourteen minutes remaining in the game Croatia killed the tie off as M.Mandzukic barged into the area and fired under the keeper Wales 1 S.Morison 51 Croatia 3 I.Perisic 26, I.Olic 28, M.Mandzukic 76 Bulgaria v Italy: Group 2 A pretty dire game with little in the way of football being played. However on the 26th minute Italy took the lead as G.Pazzini curled the ball in from just outside the area. The rest od the game though we just dire and there was little action for the fans to get excited about. Bulgaria 0 Italy 1 G.Pazzini 26 Czech Republic v Denmark: Group 2 Another boring game for the fans with the first half dragging along. The second half was twelve minutes old when Czech Republic were reduced to ten men after T.Sivok was sent off for a second yellow card. On the 75th minute Denmark grabbed the winner with N.Bendtner headed in to give them the three points. Czech Republic 0 Denmark 1 N.Bendtner 75 Malta v Armenia: Group 2 Malta were the better side and on the 14th minute M.D’Amato grabbed the lead as he beat the offside trap and fired under the keeper. They continued to control the play and on the 53rd minute they killed the tie off as M.D’Amato headed in from close range. The rest of the game though saw a lot of midfield play but little in the way of attacking Malta 2 M.D’Amato 14, 53 Armenia 0 Germany v Faroe Islands: Group 3 Germany as expected dominated the game and on the 5th minute they grabbed the lead as J.Barth headed in from close range. On the 19th minute they added another goal as O.Hartmann curled the ball in from just inside the area. Six minutes later G.Marquardt made it 3-0 after finishing a great team move. On the 28th minute D.Jager made it 4-0 after beating the offside trap and firing over the keeper and into the back of the net. The second half though saw Germany not even trying against Faroe Islands. If they had bothered Germany possibly could have gone into double figures Germany 4 J.Barth 5, O.Hartmann 19, G.Marquardt 25, D.Jager 28 Faroe Islands 0 Ireland v Austria: Group 3 The first half was pretty dire with the game being played within the middle third of the pitch. The second half though was the complete opposite as both teams went for it. On the 62nd minute the first goal was scored as J.Walters fired in for the Irish. Seventeen minutes later though Austria pulled level as M.Janko headed past the keeper from close range. Straight from kick off J.Walters intercepted the ball and sent Ireland into the lead. With three minutes remaining in the game R.Keane added another goal for the Irish with a well struck effort from outside the area. On the stroke of full time R.Keane added his second and Irelands fourth with a curling effort which gave the Austrian keeper no chance of saving Ireland 4 J.Walters 62, 80, R.Keane 87, 90 Austria 1 M.Janko 79 Kazakhstan v Sweden: Group 3 Sweden dominate the game but it took them till the 42nd minute to get on the core sheet as D.Djuric headed past the keeper after running into the area unmarked. Ten minutes into the second half Sweden made it two nil with K.Kallstrom doing the honours from just inside the area. However after the goal they again seemed to struggle to get through the Kazakhstan defence Kazakhstan 0 Sweden 2 D.Djuric 42, K.Kallstrom 55 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 European Qualifying Group Stage: Part Two Estonia v Romania: Group 4 Romania were the better side and on the 31st minute they took the lead as B.Stancu beat the offside trap and fired past the keeper. However three minutes later Estonia grabbed the equaliser as J.Toom headed in from close range after the Romanian defence failed to deal with a simple cross. The second half as all Romanian again however on the 73rd minute Estonia took a surprise victory with V.Andrejev doing the honours from just outside the area Estonia 2 J.Toom 34, V.Andrejev 73 Romania 1 B.Stancu 31 Hungary v Holland: Group 4 Holland controlled the majority of the game and on the 24th minute they were a goal up as R.Boymans ran through the defence with ease and fired just under the keeper. The second half though was four minutes old when the next goal was scored as B.Dzsudzsak headed in for Hungary. Just after the hour though Holland grabbed the winner and K.Jan Huntelaar hit a powerful effort past the keeper from outside the area. Hungary 1 B.Dzsudzsak 49 Holland 2 R.Boymans 24, K.Jan Huntelaar 65 Turkey v Andorra: Group 4 The first half was pretty poor with not a lot in the way of football. The second half was alittle better and within two minutes of the restart Turkey took the lead as S.Senturk curled the ball around the keeper and into the back of the net. With ten minutes remaining in the game Turkey killed the game off as M.Ekici jinked through the defence and rounded the keeper to slot home into the empty net Turkey 2 S.Senturk 47, M.Ekici 80 Andorra 0 Albania v Switzerland: Group 5 Switzerland took and early lead as within nine minutes T.Barnetta headed in past the Albanian keeper. They carried on piling forward and on the 26th minute they added another goal with V.Stocker curling the ball in from just outside the area. However three minutes later Albania grabbed a goal back with H.Salihi barging into the defence and firing past the keeper. On the 48th minute Albania completed the comeback as A.Meha hit a thunderous effort past the keeper. Albania 2 H.Salihi 29, A.Meha 48 Switzerland 2 T.Barnetta 9, V.Stocker 26 Norway v Iceland: Group 5 A very tight game with both teams virtually cancelling each other out. On the 23rd minute Norway took the lead as T.Elyounoussi headed in from close range after running into the area unmarked. The game pretty much died off after that but on the 64th minute Iceland grabbed the equaliser with K.Sigborsson tapping in from close range after the Norwegian keeper dropped a simple ball Norway 1 T.Elyounoussi 23 Iceland 1 K.Sigborsson 64 Slovenia v Cyprus: Group 5 Slovenia were by far the better team and on the 12th minute they took the lead as R.Koren sprinted into the area and slotted home a low cross. Just before the half hour they doubled there lead as Z.Dedic curled in from just outside the area. The second half was pretty quiet but with six minutes remaining in the game Slovenia added there third goal as M.Novakovic headed in from a looping corner. Slovenia 3 R.Koren 12, Z.Dedic 27, M.Novakovic 84 Cyprus 0 Israel v Portugal: Group 6 Portugal dominated the game and on the 12th minute C.Ronaldo fired in a vicious freekick after foul in the build up. A minute before the half time interval it was 2-0 as F.Coentrao headed in corner. The second half saw Portugal continuing the domination but they only managed the one goal as H.Postiga ran onto a throughball to fire past the Israeli keeper. Israel 0 Portugal 3 C.Ronaldo 12, F.Coentrao 44, H.Postiga 75 Luxembourg v Northern Ireland: Group 6 Not a great game for the footballing purist as both sides cancelled each other out with there negative play. During the ninety minutes there wasn’t a single effort on goal Luxembourg 0 Northern Ireland 0 Russia v Azerbaijan: Group 6 Russia were the better team as expected and on the 11th minute they took the lead as A.Arshavin hit a wonderful effort past the keeper after jinking in from the wing. On the 26th minute it was two nil as A.Kerzhakov curled the ball in from the edge of the area to give the keeper no chance of saving. Ten minutes later it was 3-0 as P.Pogrebnyak barged through the defence and dinked the ball over the onrushing keeper. On the 38th minute A.Kerzhakov fired in second of the game with a powerful effort which gave the keeper no chance of saving. Just before the hour the final goal was scored as A.Kerzhakov completed the rout and his hattrick Russia 5 A.Arshavin 11, A.Kerzhakov 26, 38, 58, P.Pogrebnyak 36 Azerbaijan 0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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