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Waterhouse, Arnett Gardens in pulsating semifinal 3-3 draw

Waterhouse and Arnett Gardens battled to a pulsating 3-3 draw in their Red Stripe Premier League semi-final first leg encounter at Drewsland.

The stage is set for an epic return leg on Monday at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex.

Former Waterhouse striker Kirk Ramsey netted twice for Arnett Gardens in the fourth and 22nd minute. While Romario Campbell scored twice for Waterhouse in the 45 and 50th minutes.

Hughan Gray with a seventh minute penalty was on the scoresheet for Waterhouse while Renae Lloyd found the equaliser in the 73rd minute.

Fans were treated to an humdinger of a game which came a day after Harbour View and Montego Bay United thrilled spectators do a 2-2 draw in the first semifinal in Wednesday.

In front of decent sized crowd at the Waterhouse Mini-Stadium, the visitors Arnett Gardens drew first blood with Ramsey firing home in the fourth minute. But their celebrations didn´t last long as Hughan Gray pulled Waterhouse levelled from the penalty spot in the seventh minute.

Ramsey would restore Arnett´s advantage heading home in the 22nd minute before Romario Campbell once again pulled the host levelled. The former National Under 20 midfielder then gave Waterhouse their first lead in the 50th minute with what looked like the winner.

But the game was far from over and former Boys´ Town player Renae Lloyd equalised for Arnett Gardens in the 73rd minute.

So it´s all square heading into the return leg in Monday but by then, the first finalist would have been known by Sunday when Harbour View travel to St James to play Montego Bay United.

Et udmærket tidspunkt at springe ud som FLU sympatisør på, der er jo FLA-FLU imorgen...kl. 9 (Atl. Mineiro - Cruzeiro og Clássico Majostoso) fra Serie A

Jeg har et par studiekammerater, der lige nu er i Brasilien, som jeg vist har skrevet herinde tidligere. Den ene har lige skrevet til mig, at de skal på Maracanã i morgen for at se FLA-FLU. Jeg er slet ikke misundelig....

Det bliver en oplevelse for dem...der kommer dog ikke 194.000 så det burde væree muligt at finde plads - hvad sagde de iøvrigt til at du svarede " Nao gosto de Fluminense. Sou vasco.".....;-)

Jeg tror de er ret ligeglade med hvem jeg holder med. Jeg tror bare de vil nyde at se fodbold i latinamerika. Jeg tror heller ikke de er eller bliver de store fans af brasiliensk fodbold, men de vil bare på Maracanã

Pinto skulle sætte navne på 30 spillere på mandag, der kan komme med til VM.

Fuck hvor cool. De viser Internacional x Atletico-PR i aften, så er det på tide at se de røde få smæk!

Og Vasco spiller om lidt over en halv time.

Leon’s World Cup Quartet Aim for the Perfect Summer

Leon travel to one of Mexico’s most historic stadiums on Sunday afternoon for the Second Leg of the Liguilla Semifinal. Toluca and La Bombonera lie in wait, and with so much at stake it promises to be an enthralling encounter.

Six of Miguel Herrera’s World Cup squad will be on show – Marquez, Pena, Montes and Vazquez for Leon, Talavera and Brizuela for Toluca – with all except Talavera harbouring hopes of being in the starting eleven against Cameroon. For Leon’s World Cup quartet, winning a Clausura Championship would be the perfect tonic before they head off into the Brazilian wilderness in search of further glories.

Just two weeks ago few believed that Leon could still reach the Liguilla, yet after a Montes-inspired 1-0 win on Wednesday they are ninety minutes from the final; Leon have found their form at the right time. With the El Tri foursome so vital for both club and country, Leon are fast becoming the neutral’s candidate for victory.

The midfield trio have had a long twelve months – yet have performed admirably throughout two Liguillas, a Copa Libertadores campaign and a regular flow of international matches. Since the season kicked off last Autumn Montes has nine goals and eight assists in all competitions, while his teammate Pena has thirteen goals and six assists. Aided by Marquez and Vazquez, who between them organise the second-best defensive unit in the country, it is easy to see why Leon have been such a formidable opponent all year.

This season much has been made of certain sides’ vastly differing home and away records. Toluca themselves won six and drew two of their eight home games – but lost five on the road. Leon are the antithesis of such teams, taking eleven points from eight games at home and twelve from nine on their travels. It can be argued that such a record is commendable or naïve, depending on your perspective.

Matosas will be telling his players that all their records are in the past. Leon need to focus on the present by taking advantage of their good form and turning in another composed performance in the partisan environment of La Bombonera. If his side can control the midfield and dictate the game they will cause Toluca problems. The hosts have to score, and at some point that will leave space for Pena, Montes and Boselli to exploit.

When Marquez leads the team out on Sunday he knows he will be taking the first steps towards a defining stage of his career. This summer will mark his last World Cup, possibly his last appearances in a Mexico shirt – he and his Leon teammates have given themselves the opportunity to make it a perfect summer.

LOOK OUT FOR:

Carlos Pena: Debates around his place in Herrera’s eleven continue. Expect him to show the public what he’s capable of.

William Yarbrough: Often one of Leon’s unsung heroes, Yarbrough turned in a great performance to deny Toluca an away goal on Thursday night. Needs to be at his best on Sunday.

Luis Montes: Montes has scored in each of his last two outings, netting vital goals against both Cruz Azul and Toluca. His exploits have put Leon on the brink – can he continue his form and push them over the edge?

Inter enfrenta o Atlético-PR em noite de teste da Fifa

Em caso de vitória, contando com tropeços de Corinthians, Cruzeiro e Goiás, equipe assumirá de forma isolada a ponta do Brasileirão

Inter enfrenta o Atlético-PR em noite de teste da Fifa

Após a semana livre para treinos, o Inter receberá o Atlético-PR, neste sábado, às 18h30min, no Beira-Rio, com chances de demonstrar um futebol mais consistente e, em caso de vitória, contando com tropeços de Corinthians, Cruzeiro e Goiás, assumirá de forma isolada a ponta do Brasileirão.

O jogo marcará ainda uma breve despedida do Inter de sua casa no Campeonato Brasileiro. Ainda que na quarta-feira a equipe enfrente o Cuiabá no Beira-Rio, pela Copa do Brasil, o retorno ao estádio se dará somente após a Copa do Mundo, em 20 de julho, contra o Flamengo. Até lá, o Beira-Rio ficará a cargo da Fifa.

Ainda que Aránguiz tenha sido poupado de dois treinos, devido a desgaste muscular, Abel Braga confirmou o camisa 20 para a partida diante dos paranaenses.

— Não teremos problemas com o Charles (Aránguiz), ele joga. Ele está mostrando o valor dele, a dedicação. Isso é muito bom. Ainda mais sabendo que ele é praticamente nosso — disse o treinador, lembrando que o Inter está em vias de comprar o chileno ao Granada, ainda que o prazo para a quitação dos US$ 5 milhões pelos direitos do meia expire somente em agosto.

No ano passado, o Inter não conseguiu bater o Atlético em casa _ e foi eliminado pelo adversário na Copa do Brasil.

Definido desde 2009 como um dos estádios para a Copa, o Beira-Rio, enfim, receberá neste sábado o seu primeiro e único evento-teste do Comitê Organizador Local (COL) antes do Mundial. Devido ao atraso da reforma do estádio, somente neste Inter x Atlético-PR será possível realizar um jogo nos padrões exigidos pela Fifa para a Copa — que terá início em 12 de junho.

O COL terá controle sobre o transporte dos dois times e da arbitragem para o Beira-Rio, além dos serviços de limpeza no estádio, mais a organização de filas, operação das catracas e entrevistas em zona mista. A segurança também será nos parâmetros da Fifa, com 400 seguranças e stewards (orientadores), atuando nas arquibancadas e em campo.

Brasileirão, 4ª rodada, 10/5/2014

INTER
Dida; Gilberto, Paulão, Juan, Fabrício; Willians, Aránguiz, Alex, D´Alessandro, Alan Patrick; Rafael Moura
Técnico: Abel Braga

ATLÉTICO-PR
Weverton; Sueliton, Cleberson, Léo Pereira, Natanael; Otávio, Deivid, Paulinho Dias, Marcos Guilherme; Marcelo, Ederson
Técnico: Miguel Ángel Portugal

Arbitragem: Sandro Meira Ricci (Fifa/PE), auxiliado por Emerson Augusto de Carvalho (Fifa/SP) e Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse (Fifa/SP)
Horário: 18h30min
Local: Estádio Beira-Rio
Ingressos: Sócias, entrada liberada nas áreas livres. Torcedoras em geral, 50% de desconto. Superior Locada R$ 110; Superior R$ 60; Inferior Locada R$ 130; Inferior R$ 80 (sócios têm 50% de desconto). Vip Central R$ 150; Vip Lateral R$ 130
O jogo no ar: A Rádio Gaúcha abre a jornada às 17h30min. O Premiere transmite. Consulte sua operadora para saber o canal.

Pellegrino: "No voy a mirar los partidos de River y Gimnasia"

LA PLATA -- El entrenador de Estudiantes de La Plata, Mauricio Pellegrino, valoró el triunfo del sábado sobre San Lorenzo por 3-0, de local, y adelantó que mañana "no mirará los partidos de River y Gimnasia", los dos equipos que pueden desplazarlo de la punta del Torneo Final de fútbol.

"Hicimos un buen partido, tanto a nivel defensivo como en juego, y llegamos al final con alguna posibilidad de ser campeones, que era lo que buscábamos. No voy a mirar mañana los partidos de River (ante Argentinos) y Gimnasia (frente a Quilmes), porque al no depender de nosotros es un gasto de energía innecesario", afirmó Pellegrino.

Es que Estudiantes, con el triunfo por la 18va. fecha, llegó a 32 puntos, uno más que River y Gimnasia.

"Los resultados son una consecuencia de un trabajo. Hoy tuvimos la efectividad que nos faltó otras veces. El equipo nunca se desconcentró, mantuvo la atención y eso me deja muy conforme", agregó.

Pellegrino, por último, le agradeció "a la gente de Estudiantes por el reconocimiento", pero destacó que todo es producto del "esfuerzo de los jugadores".