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The club that was once run with an iron fist by Sir Alex Ferguson keeps on making headlines for all the wrong reasons
What would Manchester United give just for a bit of peace and quiet? Since the end of last season, a memorable campaign which saw the team return to the Champions League and win a first trophy for six years, the club has been entangled in a spiral of negative story after negative story.
From the mishandling of the Mason Greenwood situation, to staying silent about the allegations against Antony, to haphazard dealing in the transfer market and the saga around Jadon Sancho, there has been a never-ending stream of reports coming out of Old Trafford that paint the club in a bad light.
GOAL looks back on three months of chaos at United which has left to yet more questions about the club's ownership and Erik ten Hag's ability to handle his squad…
GettyDe Gea U-turn
The first big story of the summer to come out of United was when the club decided to reverse their decision to hand David de Gea a new contract. The Spaniard waved goodbye to the squad after the disappointing FA Cup final defeat to Manchester City in June and said he would see his team-mates again for pre-season, having verbally agreed to extend his contract with the club.
However, United never signed the deal themselves, and it was then withdrawn, replaced by another offer on significantly reduced terms.
United had their reasons for not wanting to keep De Gea as the goalkeeper's form declined as the season went on, despite keeping more clean sheets than any other Premier League 'keeper. And replacing him with Andre Onana, arguably the best in the world with the ball at his feet, was definitely the right thing to do.
However, the club should have decided to part ways with De Gea months previously. They could have given him the send-off he deserved after 12 years of service. Instead, they showed huge disrespect to a modern club great and made themselves look like an indecisive mess.
AdvertisementGettyMaguire stays put
United seemed to be taking a positive step when they agreed to sell Harry Maguire to West Ham in July. Ten Hag had already stripped the defender of the captaincy due to his diminished standing in the squad, having been relegated to the fifth-choice centre-back last season, even behind Luke Shaw.
The Red Devils agreed a £30 million ($37m) fee with West Ham, way below the £80m ($99m) they had paid for Maguire in 2019, but at least they were moving on, giving the much-derided defender the chance to do likewise.
However, Maguire refused to join the Irons, demanding he received his full wages from United before he left, which the club would not agree to. Now the club are left with a player whom they openly wanted to get rid of, who is facing unprecedented abuse on social media and mocking by rival fans, prompting his mother to speak out in his defence.
GettyHorrible handling of Greenwood
The biggest decision United faced all summer was what they did with Mason Greenwood following their internal investigation into the striker after all charges against him were dropped. And they made a huge misjudgment of the public mood by leaning towards reintegrating the England international into the squad, only to change their minds following a fierce backlash to reports of their decision.
United eventually facilitated Greenwood's loan move to Getafe on transfer deadline day, but the striker remains on their books and they are paying a large chunk of his salary. And even though he is no longer part of the squad – for this season at least – the public have not forgotten United's initial stance.
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GettyVan de Beek move falls through
As if the failure to sell Maguire was not bad enough, United's hopes of parting ways with Donny van de Beek were also dashed after Lorient were unimpressed with the Dutch midfielder's attitude.
The Ligue 1 side had shown interest in signing the out-of-favour midfielder in mid-August, but according to the player preferred to wait for a better move. With time running out in the transfer window, his representatives made contact with Lorient, only to be told their offer was no longer on the table.
Van de Beek had struggled to get game time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ralf Rangnick and Ten Hag, his former manager at Ajax, and now has little choice but to try and get back into the side following a serious knee injury in January. That, though, has been made more difficult after he was left out of United's squad for the Champions League group stages.
Bukayo Saka, Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish also got on the scoresheet as the Three Lions ran out 6-2 winners in Qatar
The preparations weren't perfect. Recent results weren't good. And yet England still kicked off their World Cup campaign in sensational style on Monday afternoon, routing Iran 6-2 at a windy Khalifa International Stadium on Monday afternoon.
Jude Bellingham opened the scoring with a towering header before Bukayo Saka and Raheem Sterling both struck just before the break to make it 3-0 to the Three Lions.
There would be no let-up against overmatch opposition after the restart either, with Saka helping himself to a second goal before Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish came off the bench to put the seal on statement win.
Below, GOAL runs through all of the winners and losers from England's dream start to Qatar 2022…
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Dortmund's bank balance:
How Borussia Dortmund must have enjoyed this game. Firstly, there was the sight of one of their own scoring his first international goal, and then being serenaded with 'Hey Jude' by adoring English fans. Then, and perhaps more importantly, the knowledge that with the kind of towering header more befitting an old-school No.9, Jude Bellingham had probably added another few million to his asking price. Dortmund know the England midfielder is going to leave Signal Iduna Park next summer. It's sad, but inevitable. Bellingham has long been destined to sign for one of Europe's elite. He hammered that home during the group stage of this season's Champions League. But the World Cup is an even grander stage. Some players shine solely for a month and end up commanding colossal fees. So, Dortmund can pretty much name their price for a teenage prodigy like Bellingham. And it will be met; the kid is a generational talent.
Southgate's selections:
Yes, it was only Iran. Yes, there will be some concerns over the concession of two goals. Yes, Southgate will be ultimately judged on where England end up. But this was a fine way for the England boss to kick off his campaign. Statistically speaking, of course, Southgate is doing a better job with the Three Lions than any manager since Sir Alf Ramsey, but he's had his critics. There have been constant allegations of costly conservatism, particularly since last summer's Euro 2020 final loss to Italy, and they intensified during a dismal National League campaign this year. So, while England were always expected to win their opener, there was some pressure on Southgate to get his selection right, to prove that he can get the best out of what is a great crop of players. And he did just that on Monday. Southgate's big call was vindicated, with Bukayo Saka, who was picked ahead of Phil Foden, scoring two fine goals. However, Southgate also deserves credit for sticking with Raheem Sterling, who has struggled since leaving Manchester City for Chelsea during the summer, but proved once again that he loves a big international tournament.
Bukayo Saka:
It's only right that the Arsenal man is singled out for special praise. After all, we're talking about the youngest player to score two goals on their World Cup debut since Franz Beckenbauer. Southgate definitely deserves his plaudits for putting his faith in Saka. But Saka was the one who had to deliver, and he did just that. In sensational fashion. His first goal was a thumping volley, his second a neat finish after a lovely jinking run. Despite his decent return in terms of goals and assists so far this season, there was an undeniable feeling at the Emirates that Saka had yet to quite catch fire. He picked a perfect time to do so!
AdvertisementGetty ImagesThe Losers
Concussion protocol:
FIFA's rules are clear: if a player is showing signs of concussion, he must be removed from the field. So, how on earth was Alireza Beyranvand allowed to briefly continue after suffering a head injury in an accidental collision with team-mate Majid Hosseini? It was clear to every single person inside the Khalifa International Stadium that the goalkeeper was in no fit state to play on, given how unsteady he was on his feet – and this after receiving close to 10 minutes of treatment from the medics. Consequently, there was not only sympathy in the stands for Beyranvand when was belatedly stretched from the field, but also bewilderment bordering on anger. Serious questions need to be asked about the enforcement of the concussion protocol – chief among them, who made the decision to allow the Iran No.1 to continue. It's been clear for some time that football still has a serious problem with how it deals with head injuries. A fact that was hammered home on the game's grandest stage on Monday afternoon. Seriously, how long before such negligence proves fatal?
OneLove:
There was a massive queue at the media entrance at the stadium four hours before kick-off. Journalists from all across the world wanted to get to the ground early to ensure that they were present – ostensibly to watch England play Iran, but primarily to see whether a group of men would be able to wear an armband. That is an inescapable truth. The build-up to this fixture was completely overshadowed by a shameful and ridiculous row involving FIFA and several European football associations, including England's, over a small show of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. FIFA made it clear on the morning of the game that they would not allow England and the other six teams to wear their OneLove armbands – and they got their way. The game's governing body will rightly bear the brunt of the criticism, but all of the FAs involved should not escape criticism. They could have taken a real stand here. And the same goes for the players, too. They could have collectively called FIFA's bluff, dared them to reduce the game to a farce by booking each captain for an armband. Instead, they backed down. And a real opportunity to provoke a difficult but long overdue conversation was missed. Nonetheless, the feeling persists among everyone here in Qatar that football has reached its tipping point, and that it really could go either way: radical reform or complete collapse.
Getty ImagesEngland Ratings: Defence
Jordan Pickford (7/10):
Had very little to do during the other than take kick-outs and pick the ball out of his net after Iran's goals. However, he did produce one excellent stop from Mehdi Torabi in the dying seconds.
Kieran Trippier (7/10): Always pushing forward and produced some decent deliveries. Solid showing. There will be no clamour for Trent Alexander-Arnold to start ahead of him.
John Stones (6/10): Under zero pressure for most of the game and was typically neat and tidy in possession. However, he did give away the late penalty converted by Taremi.
Harry Maguire (6/10): Caused chaos every time he ventured forward for a set-piece, popping up with an assist for Saka's goal, but was caught napping by Taremi. Then forced off with a head injury.
Luke Shaw (8/10): Really enjoyed himself as he was able to effectively play as a wing-back. Produced a cracking cross for Bellingham's goal.
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Getty ImagesMidfield
Jude Bellingham (8/10):
A class act. Only a kid but played as if he's already been to four World Cups. Capped a composed display with a textbook header, proving he really does have everything in his locker.
Declan Rice (6/10):
Did exactly what was required of him, pilfering possession and passing the ball well, for the most part.
MatériaMais Notícias
Neste domingo, às 16h, Willian terá pela frente o time em quem mais fez gols com a camisa do Palmeiras. O atacante acumula quatro gols e ainda uma assistência em oito partidas diante do São Paulo, acumulando seis vitórias, um empate e só uma derrota. Mas o camisa 29 avisa que o Choque-Rei em Araraquara não tem favorito, até porque, se o Verdão estreou no Paulista com 4 a 0 sobre o Ituano, o São Paulo iniciou com um 2 a 0 diante do Água Santa.
-Jogar contra o São Paulo sempre é complicado. Será uma partida equilibrada. Como nós, eles também mantiveram a base do ano passado e iniciaram a temporada de forma positiva. Falar que clássico não tem favorito é meio batido, mas não vejo de outra forma. São dois times parelhos e com características de jogadores parecidas, de muita qualidade técnica no meio-campo e ataques rápidos. Respeitamos o time deles, mas buscamos a vitória.
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A partida ocorrerá na Fonte Luminosa, estádio em Araraquara, porque o Allianz Parque ainda está inviável por conta da implantação do gramado sintético. Mas Willian balançou as redes na última passagem do Verdão pela arena do interior, em vitória por 4 a 0 sobre o Linense, pelo Estadual de 2017, e avisa que o local tem qualidade e palmeirenses para ajudar em uma vitória no clássico.
– É claro que sempre preferimos jogar na nossa casa, onde conhecemos cada detalhe do campo e o Palmeiras possui um desempenho bem alto, mas a Fonte Luminosa também é um bom estádio. Além disso, a nossa torcida é muito forte no interior e espero que lotem as arquibancadas e nos ajudem, do começo ao fim, para sairmos com mais uma vitória – apostou
O primeiro clássico da temporada vem em um momento positivo de Willian, mesmo tendo começado na reserva nos três compromissos iniciais de 2020 – incluindo os dois pela Florida Cup. O atacante acumula dois gols e, neste ano, chegou a 150 jogos pelo Palmeiras. Agora, tem 152 partidas e balançou as redes 40 vezes, isolando-se como quarto maior artilheiro do clube no século, ficando a um de igualar Valdivia e ainda atrás deDudu (68) e Vagner Love (54).
– Fico extremamente honrado em chegar a 150 jogos pelo Palmeiras, é muito gratificante saber que ajudo com gols e assistências. Desde o meu primeiro dia, fui muito bem recebido por todos, desde os funcionários até os torcedores, e sempre me dedico ao máximo para retribuir esse carinho e essa confiança. Espero seguir evoluindo e farei de tudo para chegar a 200, 250, 300 jogos com essa camisa e lutar por mais títulos – prometeu, feliz por começar 2020 jogando e treinando após passar o primeiro semestre de 2019 em recuperação de cirurgia no joelho direito.
– No ano passado, infelizmente, precisei passar por um longo período de recuperação e acabei ficando de fora do primeiro semestre, mas, nesta temporada, pude fazer todas as atividades com os meus companheiros e estou muito feliz por esse início de trabalho – comentou.
The 18th over had just begun with Bangladesh needing 26 runs to win. The captain Mashrafe Mortaza, wearing his pads, thigh-guard and gloves with the bat in hand, was pacing around the viewing area of the Shere Bangla National Stadium. The coach Chandika Hathurusingha went up to him with the type of plan that can make or break a game.Bangladesh had two very experienced batsmen in the middle with Mohammad Mithun, picked originally as a top-order batsman, in waiting outside the dressing-room, ready to go at the fall of the next wicket. Mashrafe was inside, subject of his coach’s pep talk.”I hadn’t even put on the helmet when the coach came up to me and said, ‘Amir is reversing the ball, and will be pitching it full so you go and take the chance. You will hit him straight down the ground’,” Mashrafe told ESPNcricinfo. “This was just before Shakib’s dismissal so going to bat at that point was the coach’s decision. Since he was so encouraging towards me, I felt brave. I knew that if I can connect, I could get fours or sixes. He had told me that I shouldn’t go to bat if Shakib gets out in the last ball of the 19th over but if he does fall in the next few balls.”The TV cameras had shown a glimpse of this conversation when it quickly panned back to Mohammad Amir running in to bowl the second ball. Shakib’s daft attempt at a scoop had him bowled and while the rage was about to get real, Mashrafe strode out to bat at No 7.He blasted the first ball, full and swinging away from him, down the ground and saw Mohammad Sami dive over the ball. Amir pinged him with a bouncer next ball but he managed to get inside the line of the delivery and put enough bat on it to guide it through fine leg for another crucial four. The hints that Mashrafe and Hathurusingha have been dropping for the last four months about his role as a floater in the batting order are now, for the first time, seeing a major use.As for Shakib’s dismissal, Mashrafe defended the allrounder’s shot selection. However, he gave a large amount of credit to Mahmudullah for soaking up the immense pressure at that crucial moment.”The best thing was that someone who didn’t think about pressure was coming out to bat after Shakib,” Mashrafe said. “I never think about getting out. Shakib plays that shot well in the nets. At that time the pressure was creeping in, he took the chance but he didn’t get it. He took a calculative risk, unfortunately it didn’t come off.”Even after I had hit those two fours, we needed 18 runs to win. [Mahmudullah] Riyad asked if he should still take chance. I didn’t want him to doubt himself. I told him to do whatever is possible. A bad ball is a bad ball. I didn’t want him to get out though. Riyad handled the scenario well.”Mahmudullah said at the post-match presentation ceremony that the match reminded him of the 2012 Asia Cup Final when he was the main batsman in charge as the game went into the last over. Bangladesh needed nine to win on that day against Pakistan but eventually lost by two runs. Mashrafe said that he had the belief that with Mahmudullah around in the last over, they would win it this time.”I was sure that we could win if we go to the last over,” Mashrafe said. “I wanted him to hit the winning runs. In the dressing room he said that this meant a lot for him. He thought about that a lot because it was a similar situation in 2012.”We wanted him to have the finisher’s role from the beginning of this tournament. Everyone remembers the big innings but what he has been doing, it was as important. He has been doing it almost every game though we didn’t think that he would be able to do so.”Mashrafe said that it was a big occasion for Bangladesh to win a virtual semi-final in a multi-team competition. He remembered the 2015 World Cup quarter-final when they bombed badly against India, but now he feels many of his teammates will enjoy such pressure matches.”This is quite big for Bangladesh cricket and it does excite me,” Mashrafe said. “We have done very well in ODIs recently but this is a big tournament and this was a virtual semi-final match. I think that Bangladesh will play a lot of matches like this in the future.”When we played in the World Cup quarter-final, we took pressure even though we really didn’t have to. Many of these players will get these situations and I just wanted them to enjoy. They were spot-on with taking their responsibilities.”
Andre Fletcher has been fined EC $2000 (740.75 USD) for possession of ammunition after appearing before a magistrate in Dominica
ESPNcricinfo staff01-Jun-2015Andre Fletcher, the West Indies and Windward Islands wicketkeeper-batsman, has been fined EC $2000 (USD 740.75) for possession of ammunition after he appeared before a magistrate in Dominica. He had been arrested last week at the Douglas Charles airport in Dominica.Windwards Islands manager, Lockhart Sebastian, told that the levied fine was paid and that attempts were being made to have Fletcher leave Dominica to get some rest.He said Fletcher was unaware of his possessions while entering the airport. “There was no intention of criminal activities,” Sebastian said. “He did not realise he had the ammunition. It could happen to anybody.”Fletcher has played 15 ODIs and 22 Twenty20 internationals for West Indies; his most recent appearance being in a T20 game against South Africa in Durban in January this year. He has played 60 first-class matches and was a regular in the Windwards Islands side during the 2014-15 season.
Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s recently retired ODI captain, believes the PCB will have a “challenge” selecting a new leader for the country’s limited-overs team
Umar Farooq24-Mar-2015’Hurt’ Misbah hits back at critics
Misbah-ul-Haq has hit back at all the local TV critics, including former players, who he felt had been showing a lack of support to Pakistan throughout the World Cup.
Throughout his career as captain, Misbah has been on the receiving end of fierce criticism, and was recently described as being “selfish” and “cowardly” on Pakistani television following the team’s loss to India, forcing him to launch a resolute defense.
“It hurts when it comes from senior players who played with us, they did not learn any morality in any form or from any institute. They use such words that the whole world could have been shocked listening to them.
“When everyone is praising Pakistan, they are still standing on their one-point agenda: The batting has flopped because of Misbah, or the bowling has flopped but let’s put the blame on Misbah. It’s not because of one man. I didn’t attack the Sri Lankan team nor have I finished international cricket in Pakistan,” Misbah sarcastically quipped.
“It’s such problems that we have to face it. It’s not right to put the blame on me. I wasn’t in the team in 2007 or 2003. Somebody should ask them why the team made early exits then. They should give solutions for Pakistan and should think before speaking on television.
“These people are neither supporting Pakistan nor the team. It’s a big loss. There should be some criteria to let someone sit on television. It should be not like if someone is not getting any job, he should be allowed to come on television.”
Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s recently retired ODI captain, believes the PCB will have a “challenge” selecting a new leader for the country’s limited-overs team. Misbah admitted that his ODI side was rarely ever stable, and that the players had never been “able to match the level” of cricket played by the top teams.For the first time in nearly two years, Misbah appeared relaxed in a press conference. He was outspoken and very frank in his replies to journalists – a rarity during his time as captain. Misbah was in Lahore at the PCB headquarters along with team manager Naved Akram Cheema to meet the board’s chairman Shaharyar Khan following Pakistan’s quarter-final exit at the World Cup.”My one-day career is over and I have played my innings,” Misbah said. “Now the responsibility lies with the youngsters to take Pakistan cricket forward. It indeed will be a challenge for the PCB to pick a new ODI captain.”It’s unfortunate for Pakistan that we are not able to match the level of the top teams around the world for many reasons. Our batting and our fielding is just not there. We have to improve our basic structure. We played the quarter-finals and the credit for that goes to our bowlers who compensated our batting lapses. In batting and fielding, we need a lot of improvement.”You can’t compare Pakistan’s batting line-up with other teams. In most of the matches when I got out early, we couldn’t play the entire 50 overs. When you are under pressure, you tend not to take too many risks and the strike rate goes down. We had an inexperienced batting line-up.”When you get a set platform, you try your best to give at least a run a ball. We can say as a batting unit we are not yet matured and don’t know how to play a big innings. It’s a problem of our batting line-up and we need to look at it in future. Maybe if the batsmen get some exposure of international cricket, they get better. But obviously, it was our problem in the World Cup.”Misbah-ul-Haq – “You can’t compare Pakistan’s batting line-up with other teams. In most of the matches when I got out early, we couldn’t play the entire 50 overs”•Getty ImagesFor the first time since 2011, the PCB is in a dilemma with regards to the next ODI captain as there is no automatic choice to lead the team for their tour of Bangladesh next month. While the board holds the ultimate power to name the next captain, Misbah said he had voiced his suggestions and observations to the PCB. He added that the next leader should be allowed to have a say in team selection.”Our policy is that the selection committee has full and final authority. The captain gives his suggestions, but he doesn’t have the authority. I feel the captain and coach should both have authority as well as some responsibility in the selection committee.”When questioned about his team selections during the World Cup, particularly his persistence with Shahid Afridi, Misbah said the allrounder was an “irreplaceable” member of Pakistan.”Afridi was in good form. We didn’t have any replacement at No. 7 so obviously we played him,” Misbah said. “He is he only genuine allrounder in the team and we were struggling with the bowling line-up as we didn’t have fourth full bowler when we were played with six batsmen. So we had keep in him the line-up as a back-up for our batting. And you have to bank on a player who is a powerhouse. No doubt, he didn’t perform (as expected), but throughout the tournament his batting form was good.”Misbah, 40, led Pakistan in 87 matches, winning 45 and losing 39. In a 13-year ODI career which included three different stints with the team, Misbah scored 5122 runs from 162 ODIs. His average of 44.82 as captain is also the best for any Pakistan player to have led the side in at least 10 matches.
Half-centuries from Haris Sohail and an unexpectedly restrained Shahid Afridi revived a floundering chase as Pakistan won a thrilling first ODI by three wickets
The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy08-Dec-2014
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Pakistan break six-match drought
Half-centuries from Haris Sohail and an unexpectedly restrained Shahid Afridi revived a floundering chase as Pakistan won a thrilling first ODI by three wickets. New Zealand, having hauled themselves out of a mire of their own thanks to a century from Ross Taylor, were running away with the game at the three-quarter mark, but Haris and Afridi snatched it away with breathtaking coolness. Haris finished on an unbeaten 85, to go with 10 tight overs of left-arm spin earlier in the day.When Afridi walked in to bat, Pakistan were six down, and needed 123 off 122 balls. The left-handed Haris was batting on 34, and had played a couple of lovely lofted drives against the spinners in a fighting innings that seemed destined to go down as a small positive in a big defeat. That’s all it would have been if Afridi had made a typically harebrained 15 or 20 at the other end.But Afridi knuckled down, and brought out his first slog only 21 balls into his innings. By then, he had picked up boundaries with a screaming drive over extra cover and a crafty dab behind the wicket, but had otherwise simply knocked the ball around for ones and twos. That first slog produced a thick edge to the third man boundary. The next slog came when he was on 30. He swung and missed and the ball was wide of off stump.Feeding off a senior partner who was batting like one, Haris grew in confidence and reached his half-century with a glance off his hips. The runs kept flowing, and the decades rolled away from the equation. When Pakistan needed 40 off 30, Haris smacked James Neesham over mid-off. With 27 required from 19, Afridi launched Kyle Mills over long-on. Taylor kept New Zealand in the game, running out Afridi with a direct hit when 13 were still required, but Wahab Riaz kept his cool at No. 8 to see Pakistan home with three balls remaining.Three consecutive hundreds in ODIs
Quinton de Kock (2013): 135 (v India), 106 (v India), 101 (v India)
AB de Villiers (2010): 114* (v India), 102* (v India), 102 (v West Indies)
Herschelle Gibbs (2002): 116 (v Kenya), 116* (v India), 153 (v Bangladesh)
Saeed Anwar (1993): 107 (v Sri Lanka), 131 (v West Indies), 111 (v Sri Lanka)
Zaheer Abbas (1982-83): 118 (v India), 105 (v India), 113 (v India)
Ross Taylor (2014): 112* (v India), 102 (v India), 105* (v Pakistan)
Pakistan had left out Umar Akmal, and the lack of urgency in their new-look top six – among whom Younis Khan boasted the highest strike rate, 75.33 – was shown up as they began their chase of 247. Never the most confident chasers, Pakistan lacked thrust at the top of the order, particularly with Sarfraz Ahmed batting at No. 7. The runs came at a trickle, and scoreboard pressure produced wickets. By the 18th over, they were 52 for 4.Misbah-ul-Haq and Haris then added 34 in 48 balls – which was relatively brisk going, considering the pace of the innings till then – before Vettori sent back Misbah with a blinding one-handed grab at mid-on.Sarfraz sparkled with positivity during his brief stint at the crease, his strokes finding hitherto unexplored parts of the ground and causing the team management, possibly, to wonder if his inventiveness would have been better served up the order. When he holed out to long-on in the 31st over, Pakistan were 124 for 5 and it looked like the game was up.Sent in to bat, New Zealand had been in a similar situation – 111 for 5 in the 29th over – before Taylor rallied the lower-order to steer them to 246. Taylor last played an ODI back in January against India, but showed no signs of having been away, extending his form from that series to complete his third hundred on the bounce in the format.The single that took Taylor to 100 caused him considerable pain, a lifter from Riaz in the final over catching him on his right thumb and going on to strike him on the neck. By then, though, he had ensured – via lower-order partnerships with Luke Ronchi, Daniel Vettori and Nathan McCullum – that New Zealand would set Pakistan a challenging target. At 111 for 5 in the 29th over, they had seemed in danger of falling short of 200.With Mohammad Hafeez banned from bowling, there was serious doubt over how Pakistan would fill their fifth-bowler quota. Their five specialist batsmen apart from Hafeez had taken a combined haul of three ODI wickets.It was a hole New Zealand might have looked to target when they were sent in to bat, but by the time Haris came on to bowl his left-arm spin, they were in no position to go after him, having lost two wickets to Mohammad Irfan in their first 11 overs.Haris almost had Anton Devcich stumped with his second ball, with only a faint deflection off the pad causing the ball to elude Sarfraz’s gloves behind the wicket. Haris kept finding sharp, if slowish, turn off the dry Dubai surface, and bowled with enough control to fulfill the fifth bowler’s quota all by himself, and all in one spell, finishing with figures of 10-0-39-0.By that time, New Zealand had lost three more wickets, and Taylor was waging a lone fight. Apart from a couple of thrillingly precise cuts off Afridi, he was batting in risk-free fashion, knocking the spinners for singles down the ground and either side of sweeper cover. He needed help.He got that from Ronchi and Vettori, with whom he put on 44 and 58 for the sixth and seventh wickets. Having receded into the background during his partnership with Ronchi, Taylor’s scoring went up a gear during the last 10 overs. When Umar Gul dug one in short in the 44th over, he swatted him away over the midwicket boundary. Given width four balls later, he slapped Gul away through the covers.The 200 came up in the next over, and Vettori swung Riaz away for fours off the first two balls of the 46th, before he walked too far across his stumps to a yorker. With McCullum and Taylor adding a further 33, New Zealand ended up taking 78 from the last 10 overs.
تعرف على نتيجة وتفاصيل مباراة الأهلي وإنبي في نصف نهائي كأس مصر
تأهل فريق الكرة الأول بالنادي الأهلي، إلي المباراة النهائية من بطولة كأس مصر، للموسم الماضي 2022-2023 بعد الفوز على إنبي، اليوم الأربعاء، بثلاثة أهداف دون رد، في اللقاء الذي جمعهما اليوم الأربعاء.
الأهلي واجه إنبي، في إطار منافسات دور نصف النهائي من بطولة كأس مصر، على ملعب استاد القاهرة.
وتقدم للأهلي، التونسي على معلول من ركلة جزاء نجح في ترجمتها إلى هدف في الدقيقة 33، وكان تحصل عليها المالي أليو ديانج بعد عرقلة من مدافع إنبي أحمد كالوشا.
وافتتح الفرنسي أنتوني موديست مهاجم الأهلي الجديد أهدافه مع المارد الأحمر، وسجل الثاني بتسديدة من داخل منطقة الجزاء في الدقيقة 50.
طالع | فيديو | موديست يضع بصمته الأولى ويسجل هدف الأهلي الثاني أمام إنبي
والهدف الثالث جاء عن طريق إمام عاشور، ليضع بصمته الأولى مع الأهلي أيضاً، في الدقيقة 87 بعدما استلم تمريرة من كهربا، وتوغل بها داخل منطقة الجزاء وسدد في الشباك.
وبذلك يتأهل النادي الأهلي إلى نهائي كأس مصر، وينتظر الفائز من مباراة الزمالك وبيراميدز في نصف النهائي الآخر، لمواجهته. أهداف مباراة الأهلي وإنبي في نصف نهائي كأس مصر
تفاصيل المباراة
الشوط الأول
بداية اللقاء وانطلاق الشوط الأول بصافرة من الحكم طارق مجدي.
د11: أوووووووووووووووووووووووه، الشحات كاد أن يفتتح التسجيل للأهلي بعد مراوغة وتسديدة من على حدود منطقة الجزاء ولكن كرته تصطدم بالقائم الأيسر لحارس إنبي. فرصة حسين الشحات التي اصطدمت في القائم بمباراة الأهلي وإنبي
د12: عرضية رائعة من محمد هاني من الجانب الأيمن تصل إلي رأس الفرنسي موديست ولكن كرته تمر بجوار مرمي حارس إنبي.
د14: الضغط الأحمر مستمر، تسديدة جديدة من أفشة من خارج منطقة الجزاء ولكن أعلي المرمي. تسديدة أفشة بمباراة الأهلي وإنبي
د28: فرصة لـ إنبي انطلاقة من محمد حمدي من الجانب الأيسر ويرسل عرضية ولكن دفاعات الأهلي تتدخل وتخرج الكرة قبل وصولها إلي التونسي رفيق كابو مهاجم إنبي.
د30: ركلة جزاء للأهلي بعد عرقلة لـ أليو ديانج من أحمد كاولوشا مدافع إنبي داخل منطقة الجزاء.
جووووووووووووووووووول، على معلول ينجح في تسجيل ركلة الجزاء ويتقدم بالهدف الأول للأهلي، بتسديد ركلة الجزاء في الجانب الأيمن العلوي لحارس إنبي في الدقيقة 33 هدف علي معلول أمام إنبي في كأس مصر
نهاية الشوط الأول بتقدم الأهلي على إنبي بهدف دون رد، سجله على معلول من ركلة جزاء في الدقيقة 33. احتفال جماهير الأهلي بهدف علي معلول أمام إنبي في كأس مصر
رد فعل دكة بدلاء الأهلي بعد هدف معلول واحتفال اللاعبين وسط هتاف الجماهير “واحد مش كفاية”
الشوط الثاني
انطلاق الشوط الثاني
د49: فرصة من محمد هاني بعد مراوغة لدفاعات إنبي داخل منطقة الجزاء ويسدد ولكن خارج المرمي.
جووووووووووووووووووووووووووووول، موديست المهاجم الفرنسي يفتتح أهدافه مع الأهلي ويسجل هدف المارد الأحمر الثاني أمام إنبي بتسديدة من داخل منطقة الجزاء في الدقيقة 50 بعدما وصلته الكرة من تمريرة خاطئة من مدافع إنبي. هدف موديست أمام إنبي في كأس مصر
د55: رأسية من أحمد أمين أوفة من داخل منطقة الجزاء ولكن محمد الشناوي يتألق ويخرج الكرة إلي ركنية. فرصة أحمد أمين أوفة وتألق محمد الشناوي في مباراة الأهلي وإنبي
د58: الشناوي يتألق للمرة الثانية ويمنع أحمد أمين أوفة من تسجيل الهدف الأول لـ إنبي بعد انفراد تام لمهاجم الفريق البترولي. تصدي محمد الشناوي لانفراد أحمد أمين أوفا في مباراة الأهلي وإنبي
د67″ أووووووووووووووووووه، موديست يهدر فرصة الهدف الثالث للأهلي بعد تمريرة رائعة من أفشة أمام مرمي إنبي ولكن تسديدة موديست ترتطم بدفاعات إنبي وتخرج إلي ركنية.
تغييرين للأهلي في الدقيقة 68 | دخول إمام عاشور ومحمد الضاوي كريستو وخروج بيرسي تاو وحسين الشحات.
هدف لصالح إنبي في الدقيقة 72 ولكن الحكم طارق مجدي يلغي الهدف لوجود تسلل على لاعب إنبي أحمد كالوشا والحكم ينتظر قرار الفار.
د74: الفار يؤكد صحة قرار حكم المباراة، ويلغي الهدف بداعي وجود تسلل على لاعب إنبي كالوشا. هدف إنبي الملغي أمام الأهلي
التغيير الرابع والخامس للأهلي في الدقيقة 86 | دخول كهربا وطاهر محمد طاهر وخروج موديست ومروان عطية.
جووووووووووووووووووووووووول، إمام عاشور يفتتح أهدافه الأهلي ويسجل الهدف الثالث أمام إنبي في الدقيقة 87.
وصف الهدف – كهربا يمرر لـ إمام عاشور الذي يتوغل داخل منطقة الجزاء ويسدد في الشباك. هدف إمام عاشور الرائع في مرمي إنبي واحتفاله علي طريقة أبو تريكة
د90+2: كريستو كاد أن يسجل الهدف الرابع للأهلي ولكن حارس إنبي يتألق ويمنعه من التسجيل.
نهاية المباراة.. فوز الأهلي على إنبي بثلاثة أهداف دون رد، ليتأهل إلي المباراة النهائية في بطولة كأس مصر، ينتظر الفائز من مباراة الزمالك وبيراميدز.
Mismatch is the only word that can be accurately used to describe the upcoming contest between Zimbabwe and South Africa
The Preview by Firdose Moonda in Harare08-Aug-2014Match factsAugust 9-13, 2014
Start time 1000 local (0800 GMT)Vusi Sibanda has recovered from his illness and should bat at the top•AFPBig PictureContests in cricket do not get much cosier than those between neighbours and sharing a border on the same continent is the closest South Africa and Zimbabwe’s cricket teams have in common. In every other department, they are galaxies apart.South Africa occupy top spot in the Test rankings; Zimbabwe lie one away from the very bottom. South Africa have the No.1 ranked Test batsman, bowler and allrounder in their squad. Zimbabwe’s highest-rated player sits at No.29. South African cricket is a product that functions within a modern, professional structure; Zimbabwe’s remains just a game which is played by hopefuls who dream of a better future, despite the many attempts, administrative and financial, to derail that.Mismatch is the only word that can be accurately used to describe the upcoming contest between them and any pre-match hype was thought to be at risk of drowning in the gulf that separates cricket’s have’s from its have-not’s. But there are flashes of excitement, mostly in the eyes of the Zimbabwean players.They have not played against South Africa’s Test side in nine years and have not hosted them in 13. So far, Zimbabwe have gone out of their way to keep South Africa happy. They have provided Hashim Amla’s side with as much as any touring team would want and rescheduled their own training sessions to accommodate South Africa.But Zimbabwe need to be careful in that regard. South Africa have shown no signs of being romanced by those gestures. All their talk has been about playing with intensity and aiming to build on the winning formula they unearthed in Sri Lanka, with what they are calling a new bunch of players. The reality is that there have been only two personnel changes over the last few months following Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith’s retirements but the impact of those has been significant enough to speak about as if the whole team has changed.Form guide(last five matches, most recent first)Zimbabwe WLLWL
South Africa DWLWLIn the Spotlight It cannot be easy being the side who are thought to have been defeated before even stepping onto the field so Zimbabwe’s resolve will be on trial as much as the individuals involved. Their batsmen will have to fight fear to hold their own against the attack hailed as the world’s best and their bowlers will want to pose a threat to a line-up that has shown they can soldier on for days undeterred.The clear advantage the visitors have could make it easy for complacency to creep in, hence South Africa’s spirit will come under the microscope. They’ve said all the right things about respecting Zimbabwe and taking the fixture seriously, but now it needs to be seen whether they actually do all that.Team news Zimbabwe announced a 15-man squad on Friday morning and have already whittled that down to 12 with Sikandar Raza, Cuthbert Musoko and Malcolm Waller confirmed as sitting out. That means Mark Vermeulen is likely to play his first Test in a decade and will go into it as Zimbabwe’s most in-form batsman. At the top, Vusi Sibanda has recovered from chicken pox and should partner Hamilton Masakadza. There could be a debut for Donald Tiripano to form a three-man pace attack with Tendai Chatara and Tinashe Panyangara and offspinner John Nyumbu, although one of them may sit out for Regis Chakabva if Zimbabwe opt for an extra batsman.Zimbabwe: (likely) 1 Vusi Sibanda, 2 Hamilton Masakadza, 3 Mark Vermeulen, 4 Brendan Taylor (capt), 5 Sean Williams, 6 Elton Chigumbura, 7 Richmond Mutumbami (wk), 8 John Nyumbu, 9 Tinashe Panyangara, 10 Donald Tiripano, 11 Tendai ChataraA Test against Zimbabwe has been described as the ideal opportunity for South Africa to blood some new players and they may be contemplating making some changes. Amla mentioned the two areas under consideration are the opening berth and the role of the spinner which may see Alviro Petersen make way for Stiaan van Zyl, who is actually a No.3, and Imran Tahir sit out for young offspinner Dane Piedt. South Africa are unlikely to alter their pace pack although they have Kyle Abbott and Wayne Parnell in the reserves.South Africa: (likely) 1 Alviro Petersen/Stiaan van Zyl, 2 Dean Elgar, 3 Faf du Plessis, 4 Hashim Amla (capt), 5 AB de Villiers, 6 Quinton de Kock (wk), 7 JP Duminy, 8 Vernon Philander, 9 Dale Steyn, 10 Morne Morkel, 11 Imran Tahir/Dane PiedtPitch and conditionsPreparation for this match has gone on for more than a month but it was not until the day before the match that a decision was taken on which surface to use. Pitch No.2, which is browner in colour and drier than the other strip in contention, No.4, has been selected for this match. Although it appears to have less in it for the quicks, there will still be something on offer on the first morning but it should be good for batting through the middle of the match and may break up slightly later on. Harare’s springtime has come early with day time weather in the mid-20 degrees, warm sunshine and a cooling breeze providing pleasant playing weather.Stats and trivia Zimbabwe and South Africa have played seven Tests against each other, of which South Africa have won all but one – a draw in Bulawayo in 2001 Only two matches between these two teams have gone to five days and one of them included a rained out day Brendan Taylor, Elton Chigumbura and Hamilton Masakadza are the only current Zimbabwean players to have played a Test against South Africa while AB de Villiers is the only South African to have done the same against Zimbabwe Quotes”South Africa will be expected to put in a massive performance. We need to enjoy the moment. We’ve prepared nicely. Hopefully we can take it day by day, session by session and not worry too much about the end result.”
“I have always felt I want to be making decisions with the long-term in mind. Thus the Zimbabwe Test forms part of what we considered to be a three-match series with two in Sri Lanka so that’s how we are looking are it.”