Chelsea, Mallorca, Lazio move on in Cup Winners
Posted: Thursday November 05, 1998 07:24 PM
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Lazio's Sergio Concikao (left) gets blocked by Partizan's Djordje Tomic AP |
LONDON, England (AP) -- If Brian Laudrup's story with Chelsea ended
Thursday, it was a memorable finish.
Laudrup, expected to sign as early as Friday with FC Copenhagen,
got the deciding goal to move Chelsea to the quarterfinals of the
Cup Winners Cup - ousting what is almost sure to be his new team.
Laudrup, a former Danish international, scored on a header in
the 32nd off a perfect cross from Graeme LeSaux to give Chelsea -
the holders - a 1-0 lead to advance 2-1. The clubs drew 1-1 two
weeks ago in London.
LeSaux's cross was headed off the crossbar by teammate Pierluigi
Casiraghi, but it bounded out to Laudrup who headed it home to draw
applause at Parken Stadium.
Dan Petrescu substituted for Laudrup in the 66th.
The 29-year-old Laudrup said last week he wanted to return to
his native Denmark. Copenhagen officials hoped to announce
Laudrup's signing after this match, although Laudrup said he
planned to return to London for a Sunday league game.
In other Cup Winners Cup matches, the clubs reaching the
quarterfinals in March were: Valerenga of Norway, Croatia's
Varteks, Greek club Panionios, Israel's Maccabi Haifa, Lokomotiv
Moscow, Mallorca of Spain and Lazio.
In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Marcelo Salas scored twice as Lazio
Rome beat Partizan Belgrade 3-2 to advance after a scoreless first
leg. Mladen Krstajic gave Partizan a 1-0 lead in the 18th, but
Lazio tied on Salas' penatly kick in the 44th. Yugoslav midfielder
Dejan Stankovic, a second-half substitute, gave Lazio a 2-1 lead in
the 67th and Salas made it 3-1 in the 76th. Ivica Iliev got
Partizan's final goal.
In Varazdin, Croatia, Miljenko Mumlek scored the decider a
minute from the end of extra timeto give Varteks a 4-2 win over SC
Heerenveen, advancing 5-4. Tied 1-1, Faik Karamberovic gave Varteks
a 2-1 lead in the 80th. That put the clubs even on total goals -
and away goals - and forced extra time.
Karamberovic scored what appeared to be the winning goal in the
117th. But Jan de Visser momentarily dashed Varteks' hopes with a
goal a minute later - which would have advanced the Dutch on the
away-goal rule - setting the stage for Mumlek's decider in the
119th.
In Haifa, Israel, Maccabi Haifa became the first Israeli team to
reach the quarterfinals of a European competition, beating SV Ried
of Austria 4-1 to move on 5-3. The goalscorers for Maccabi Haifa
were Alon Mizrahi, Adoram Keisi, Yossi Benayun, and Ibrahim Duro.
Austria's scorer was Michael Anicic in the 69th minute.
Ofir Koppel of Haifa was ejected in the 8th minute on his second
yellow card, but two minutes later the sides were even as Ried's
Gunter Steininger got a red card. Ried substitute Faruk Hljtruvic
was ejected in the 90th minute for striking a ball boy in the chest
as he took the ball from him.
In Istanbul, Turkey, Norway's Valerenga rallied for three
second-half goals and drew with Turkey's Besiktas 3-3 to advance
4-3. Besiktas, trailing 1-0 after first leg, went ahead 3-0 on two
goals by Oktay Derelioglu and Tayfur Havutc. But the Norwegians
evened with three second-half goals to qualify - Knut Henry
Harladsen (63rd), Kjell Roar Kaasa (67th) and the decider from John
Carew (74th).
In Braga, Porgual, Braga defeated Lokomotiv Moscow 1-0, but the
Russians advanced 3-2. Braga scored in the 11th on a powerful shot
from Croatian Karoglan Mladen that bounced off Lokomotiv keeper
Ruslan Nigmatullin's chest and into the net.
In Limassol, Cyprus, Antonis Sapountzis scored in the 18th
mintue as Greek side Panionios defeated Apollon to advance on a 4-2
aggregate.
In Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Real Mallorca and Racing Genk
played a scoreless draw, with the Spaniards advancing on the
away-goal rule after a 1-1 draw in the first leg.
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