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Hungarian surprise Man Utd crashes to shocking loss at ZalaegerszegiPosted: Wednesday August 14, 2002 2:10 PMUpdated: Wednesday August 14, 2002 6:47 PM
LONDON (AP) -- Hungarian champion Zalaegerszegi produced one of the biggest upsets in the Champions Cup history on Wednesday by downing mighty Manchester United 1-0 in the first leg of the qualifying round. Although Alex Ferguson's team can repair the damage in the second leg in two weeks time, it was a memorable result for the modest Hungarian club which struck the only goal in the first minute of injury time through substitute Bela Koplarovic five minutes after he had entered the game. United's Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer hit the post and Ruud van Nistelrooy missed an easy close range chance against a team making its debut in European soccer. But it was a nightmare result and performance for United with David Beckham almost heading a corner into his own net and passes constantly going astray. "It was a shock result," Ferguson admitted. "Especially since the other team didn't have a kick of the ball in the second half. They had one attempt, one goal, but we had some chances. It's disappointing." By contrast, four-time winner Bayern Munich looks like cruising into the group stage after a 3-0 victory at Partizan Belgrade. Away goals by Michael Tarnat (22nd minute), Jens Jeremies (71st) and Peruvian forward Claudio Pizarro (78th) put the Germans all but into the draw for the group stage. Five-time winner AC Milan looked shaky as it edged Slovan Liberec at home thanks to a 68th-minute strike by Filippo Inzaghi. Cross-town rival Inter Milan, playing without Brazilian World Cup star Ronaldo, held host Sporting Lisbon scoreless in a 0-0 draw in Portugal. FC Barcelona got goals from Frank de Boer (ninth), substitute Juan Roman Riquelme (80th) and Philip Cocu (90th) to beat visiting Legia Warsaw of Poland. A 56th-minute strike by England World Cup midfielder Kieron Dyer gave Newcastle United a 1-0 victory at Zeljeznicar in Sarajevo. Scottish champion Glasgow Celtic fell behind after 90 seconds when Christian Gimenez gave FC Basel the lead at Parkhead. But Swedish international striker Henrik Larsson replied within two minutes from the penalty spot, Chris Sutton made it 2-1 and, after Larsson had missed a second spot kick, Momo Sylla added a third with two minutes to go. Elsewhere, Dynamo Kiev gained a 1-0 victory at Levski Sofia, another Ukraine club, Shakhtar Donetsk, was held 1-1 at home by Belgium's Club Brugge, Norway's Rosenborg topped visiting Brondby of Denmark 1-0 and Lokomotiv Moscow won 2-0 at Grazer AK of Austria. In Tuesday's games, UEFA Cup holder Feyenoord took a step toward a group berth with a 1-0 victory over Turkey's Fenerbahce. (Home teams listed first) Champions League Third Qualifying Round First Leg FC Barcelona (Spain) 3, Legia Warsaw (Poland) 0 Celtic (Scotland) 3, FC Basel (Switzerland) 1 Grazer AK (Austria) 0, Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia) 2 Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) 0, Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 1 AC Milan (Italy) 1, Slovan Liberec (Czech Republic) 0 Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia) 0, Bayern Munich (Germany) 3 Rosenborg (Norway) 1, Brondby (Denmark) 0 Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 1, Club Brugge (Belgium) 1 Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) 0, Inter Milan (Italy) 0 Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) 1, Manchester United (England) 0 NK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo (Bosnia) 0, Newcastle (England) 1 AC Milan defeats Slovan 1-0MILAN, Italy (AP) -- With newly signed Rivaldo watching helplessly from the stands, AC Milan struggled to a 1-0 home victory against Czech underdog Slovan Liberec in a first-leg of the Champions League third qualifying round Wednesday. Striker Filippo Inzaghi kicked in AC Milan game winner in the 68th minute, taking advantage of a decisive mishap of Czech goalkeeper Zbynek Hauzr. As Hauzr could only slap a low cross by Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf, Inzaghi scored his 34th career goal in European cups, avoiding the Italian soccer powerhouse a poor figure on its season debut at San Siro stadium. Before Inzaghi's goal, AC Milan's defense was often put in trouble by the quick attacks of the Czech team which had the best scoring chances in the match. In the 11th minute, a low shot by striker Jan Nezvar hit the post and bounced into the hands of goalkeeper Christian Abbiati. Nezvar missed another good opportunity 10 minutes later. Inzaghi's goal was an almost extreme prize for the Milan team, which had a less than impressive performance and was at times booed by the home fans. In the closing minute, Ukrainian star Andriy Shevchenko hit the bar of the Czech net following a personal action and a powerful shot. During the match AC Milan had to replace Brazilian defender Roque Junior with Martin Laursen and goalkeeper Abbiati with Brazilian Dida due to injuries. Seedorf was a second-half substitute for a lackluster Serginho. AC Milan's coach Carlo Ancelotti said it was "a good result against a dangerous opponent with a tight defense." "We played poorly in the first half and definitely better in the second when [Portuguese midfielder] Rui Costa took command of play. It was important not to allow any goal," Ancelotti said. The Milan team, a five-time Champions League titlist, is going through a qualifying round after finishing fourth in the Italian Serie A last season. Rivaldo, the Brazilian star signed by Milan a few weeks ago, was not fielded as he still was in questionable form. He was expected to be fielded in Sunday's Berlusconi Trophy match against Juventus. About 35,000 fans watched the match, two weeks before the start of the Italian league campaign. Slovan's Bohuslav Pilny and Milan's Serginho and Ivan Gattuso were cautioned by the referee for rough play. The second leg was scheduled on Aug. 28. Celtic beats FC Basel 3-1GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) -- Glasgow Celtic hit back from conceding a goal inside 90 seconds to beat FC Basel 3-1 on Wednesday and take a big stride towards qualifying for the European Champions Cup group stage. Basel silenced the 60,000 home fans by taking the lead in the second minute when Christian Gimenez shook off two defenders in a run into the penalty box and rolled the ball past goalkeeper Rob Douglas. The Scottish champion drew level two minutes later when Stylian Petrov was dragged down by Marco Zwyssig while about to shoot and Henrik Larsson drove home the penalty spot. Gimenez almost put the Swiss team ahead before half time but his low, first time shot shaved the far post. But Chris Sutton made it 2-1 in the 52nd minute when he met Neil Lennon's goalbound shot and audaciously backheeled the ball into the net. Larsson had another penalty saved by the outstretched boot of Pascal Zubermuhler. Basel worked hard to try and gain an equalizer and Douglas twice made good saves to foil the busy Murat Yakin. But Momo Sylla netted Celtic's third two minutes from the end with a superb volley and the Scottish champion must be favorite to hold on to that two goal lead in two weeks time and reach the group stage. Bayern Munich tops Partizan Belgrade 3-0BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) -- Bayern Munich made a huge step toward the Champions League berth by trouncing Partizan Belgrade 3-0 Wednesday in their first-leg, third-round qualifying match. Michael Tarnat opened the score for Bayern in the 22nd minute when he picked up the ball on the left edge of the penalty zone and fired a shot into the opposite side of Partizan's net. Jens Jeremies made it 2-0 in the 71st minute with a header from some 10 meters (yards) after a long curving cross by Mehmet Scholl. Claudio Pizzaro netted Bayern's third in the 78th minute from a point blank range, connecting a perfect pass by Michael Ballack. The young Partizan team, supported by some 30,000 fans at the packed Yugoslav Peoples' Army stadium, controlled the ball for most of the match. However, the much more experienced German side was much more dangerous on couner-attacks. A return match between Bayern and Partizan will be played next week in Munich. The winner of the two-leg tie will qualify for the Champions League. Partizan's best chance in the first half came in the 24th minute as Zvonimir Vukic picked up a deflection from Bayern goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, but failed to push the ball into an empty net from a close range. Bayern fielded its expensive summer signing from Bayer Leverkusen, Michael Ballack. But aside from setting up Bayern's third goal, the talented midfielder -- who was named Germany's player of the year Wednesday by the Kicker magazine -- failed to shine.
Sporting Lisbon holds Inter Milan to 0-0 drawLISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Inter Milan, playing without Ronaldo, produced a dull performance but held on for a goalless draw at Sporting Lisbon in a Champions League first-leg, third-round qualifying game Wednesday. Inter made little headway against a Sporting team which held firm in midfield and went on quick breaks, placing the Italian club under pressure for long periods but failing to make its possession tell. Inter, which reached the UEFA Cup semifinals last year but has failed to make the Champions League for the past four seasons, traveled to Lisbon without Brazilian star Ronaldo. Sporting was without key players Mario Jardel, the top scorer in Europe last season who says he is too depressed to play after his divorce, and Joao Pinto, the Portuguese midfielder who punched a referee in a World Cup game and was banned for four months. Inter looked set to take the lead after 20 minutes with a quick succession of three shots from Christian Vieri, Domenico Morfeo and Sergio Conceicao but Portuguese goalie Tiago Ferreira was quick to block their moves. For a brief spell the Italian outfit appeared to find its rhythm as Vieri and Mohamed Kallon linked up neatly on the edge of the area but the Sierra Leone striker sliced his shot. From then on it was mostly Sporting's game, mainly thanks to Portuguese international midfielder Pedro Barbosa. In the 35th minute, Barbosa went face-to-face with Francesco Toldo but passed the ball when he should have chipped over the Italian goalie. He broke through again just before the break, slaloming past three defenders, but hadn't the energy to poke the ball past Toldo. Another Barbosa shot forced Toldo to tip the ball wide soon after the restart. Morfeo almost scored an opportunist goal near the end but Chilean defender Pablo Contreras cleared the ball off the line, and Vieri missed a tap-in in the final minutes. Barcelona gains 3-0 win over LegiaBARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Goals by Frank de Boer, substitute Juan Roman Riquelme and Philip Cocu gave FC Barcelona a 3-0 home victory Wednesday over Legia Warsaw in the Champions League third-round, first leg. Dutch international defender de Boer swept home majestically from a ninth-minute free kick on the edge of the area to give his side the ideal start. Yet for all its effort, Barcelona had neither the fortune or the accuracy to extend its lead until the 80th minute when Riquelme, a 60th-minute replacement for forward Luis Enrique Martinez, eased its worries. The recent Argentine signing from Boca Juniors, whose arrival was greeted warmly by a Camp Nou crowd beginning to show its frustration, fired in a low shot off goalkeeper Radostin Stanew's left post from the edge of the area. Cocu appeared to kill off the Polish side's hopes of reaching the group phase when he headed home from a corner in the last minute. Louis van Gaal's side dominated the encounter with Patrick Kluivert in good form. Legia had cause to rue three good chances through Moussa Yahaya in the first half and Cezary Kucharsky and substitute Radoslaw Wroblewski after the interval. The second leg takes place on Aug 27. Collated summariesLONDON (Reuters) -- Collated results of Champions League third qualifying round, first leg soccer matches played on Wednesday:
In Donetsk: Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 1 Club Bruges
(Belgium) 1
Scorers:
Shakhtar Donetsk - Julius Aghahowa 49
Club Bruges - Timmy Simons 86pen
Red card: Peter Van der Heyden (Club Bruges) 78
Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 30,000
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In Sofia: Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) 0 Dinamo Kiev (Ukraine) 1
Scorer: Florin Cernat 60
Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 16,000
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In Sarajevo: Zeljeznicar Sarajevo (Bosnia) 0 Newcastle
United (England) 1
Scorer: Kieron Dyer 55
Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 36,000
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In Milan: AC Milan (Italy) 1 Slovan Liberec (Czech Republic)
0
Scorer: Filippo Inzaghi 68
Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 30,064
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In Belgrade: Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia) 0 Bayern Munich
(Germany) 3
Scorers: Michael Tarnat 21, Jens Jeremies 71, Claudio
Pizarro 78
Red card: Igor Duljaj (Partizan) 76
Halftime 0-1; Attendance: 32,000
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In Budapest: Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) 1 Manchester United
(England) 0 - result
Scorer: Bela Koplarovics 89
Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 28,000
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In Glasgow: Celtic (Scotland) 3 Basle (Switzerland) 1
Scorers:
Celtic - Henrik Larsson 4pen, Chris Sutton 52, Momo Sylla 88
Basel - Christian Gimenez 2
Halftime: 1-1; Attendance: 58,520
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In Graz: Graz AK (Austria) 0 Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia) 2
Scorers: Jacob Lekgetho 6, Dimitry Loskow 42
Halftime: 0-2; Attendance 5,200
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In Trondheim: Rosenborg Trondheim (Norway) 1 Brondby
(Denmark) 0
Scorer: Harald Brattbakk 53
Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 20,000
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In Barcelona: Barcelona (Spain) 3 Legia Warsaw (Poland) 0
Scorers: Frank de Boer 8, Juan Roman Riquelme 80, Philip
Cocu 90
Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 50,000
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In Lisbon: Sporting (Portugal) 0 Inter Milan (Italy) 0
Attendance: 30,000
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Played on Tuesday:
In Sofia: Maccabi Haifa (Israel) 2 Sturm Graz (Austria) 0
Scorer: Yakubu Ayegbeni 17, 90
Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 600
Played in neutral stadium due to political situation in
Israel
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In Nicosia: APOEL Nicosia (Cyprus) 2 AEK Athens (Greece) 3
Scorers:
APOEL Nicosia - Marinos Ouzounides 23, Costas Malekkos 89pen
AEK Athens - Vassilis Borbokis 45, 47, Demis Nikolaidis 90
Halftime: 1-1; Attendance: 15,000
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In Genk: Genk (Belgium) 2 Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) 0
Scorers - Bernd Thijs 33, Mirsad Beslija 40
Halftime: 2-0; Attendance: 10,000
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In Rotterdam: Feyenoord (Netherlands) 1 Fenerbahce (Turkey)
0
Scorer: Shinji Ono 65
Halftime: 0-0
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In Oporto: Boavista (Portugal) 0 AJ Auxerre (France) 1
Scorer: Djibril Cisse 70
Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 9,000
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