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Group Four Roundup Sweden beats Hungary; Poland thrashes San MarinoPosted: Wednesday April 02, 2003 5:00 PMUpdated: Wednesday April 02, 2003 6:02 PM BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- Two goals from Marcus Allback helped lift Sweden to a 2-1 victory over Hungary in a Group 4 qualifying match for the 2004 European Championship. Allback, a forward for Aston Villa in the English Premier League, scored a goal in each half. In the 34th minute, Allback opened the scoring with a kick off a deflection after a save by Hungarian goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly. Allback's shot came just a few meters (yards) from the goal, while Kiraly was still on his knees. After a listless start to the second half, Sweden began wasting chance after solid chance, with three shots on goal within four minutes. But in the 65th minute, Hungary managed to even the match with a bull's-eye kick from outside the penalty box by Krisztian Lisztes, who got a low shot by the outstretched arms of Swedish goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson. Barely a minute later, Allback ran behind the Hungarian defense, took a pass from Henrik Larsson and beat Kiraly easily with a shot to the left side of the goal. Sweden racked up five yellow cards during the game -- Johan Mjallby, Anders Svensson, Mikael Svensson, Kim Kallstrom and Fredrik Ljunberg -- while Jozsef Sebok was the only player carded for Hungary. Poland and Latvia top the table although Latvia has a game in hand. Sweden has five points from three matches while Hungary has five from four and San Marino has no points after four matches. Lineups: Hungary: Gabor Kiraly, Csaba Feher, Florian Urban (61st, Laszlo Bodnar), Attila Dragoner, Tamas Juhar, Peter Lipcsei (80th, Zoltan Boor), Pal Dardai, Krisztian Lisztes, Zsolt Low, Attila Tokoli (68th, Jozsef Sebok), Krisztian Kenesei. Sweden: Andreas Isaksson, Teddy Lucic, Olof Mellberg, Mikael Svensson, Erik Edman, Johan Mjallby, Andreas Andersson, Anders Svensson (61st, Kim Kallstrom), Fredrik Ljunberg, Marcus Allback (92nd, Mattias Jonson), Henrik Larsson. Attendance: 28,000. Poland rolls over San Marino 5-0OSTROWIEC SWIETOKRZYSKI, Poland (AP) -- Marcin Kuzba scored two goals Wednesday as Poland rolled over San Marino 5-0 in a Group 4 qualifying match for the 2004 European Championship. Poland midfielder Miroslaw Szymkowiak opened the scorers list in the fourth minute with a strong shot from over 25 meters (yards) into the upper left corner of Federico Gasperoni's net, past the surprised San Marino defense. Poland increased its edge in the 27th minute when Kamil Kosowski collected and securely netted after San Marino tried to clear a Poland corner. In the 55th, Kuzba added to the tally by driving home a header from forward Maciej Zurawski, which he received just 4 meters (yards) from the goal. Gasperoni came off his line in the 81st and Poland's Bartosz Karwan raised the score with a close-range header into an empty goal. Kuzba sealed the win in the 93rd. It was a very tough 90 minutes for Gasperoni, while Poland's Jerzy Dudek, a Liverpool 'keeper, was almost idle. In the 62nd minute, Dudek was called to show his skills defending a free kick executed by Andy Selva from 18 meters (yards). Lineups: Poland: Jerzy Dudek, Jacek Bak (63rd Marcin Wasilewski, Jacek Zielinski, Miroslaw Sznaucner, Marcin Zajac (46th Bartosz Karwan), Miroslaw Szymkowiak, Marcin Burkhardt, Kamil Kosowski, Maciej Zurawski, Emmanuael Olisadebe (40th Jacek Krzynowek), Marcin Kuzba. San Marino: Federico Gasperoni, Nicola Albani, Simone Bacciocchi, Ivan Matteoni, Ermanno Zonzini (68th Bryan Gasperoni), Lorenzo Moretti, Michelle Marani, Riccardo Muccioli, Damiano Vanuzzi, Paolo Montagna, Andy Selva (90th Andrea Ugolini). Attendance: 10,000. |
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