21 February 2012
यू-२२ छनोट नेपालमै
12:43 PM
काठमाडौ, फाल्गुन ६ - नेपालले एएफसी यू-२२ एसियन कप फुटबलको छनोट आयोजना गर्ने भएको छ ।
अखिल नेपाल फुटबल संघ (एन्फा) का अनुसार नेपालले छनोट समूह 'डी' का १० खेल जून २३ देखि जुलाई १ सम्म सञ्चालन गर्नेछ ।
त्यसमा आयोजक नेपालसहित उज्वेकिस्तान, जोर्डन, यमन र बंगलादेशले प्रतिस्पर्धा गर्नेछन् ।
एसियाली फुटबल महासंघ (एएफसी) ले पहिलोपल्ट आयोजना गरेको प्रतियोगितामा यो समूहलाई निकै कठिन मानिएको छ ।
समूहको सबैभन्दा बलियो टोली हो, उज्वेकिस्तान । जोर्डन पनि एसियाली फुटबलको उच्चस्तरीय टिम मानिन्छ । यमन र बंगलादेश वरीयतामा नेपालभन्दा माथि छन् ।
त्यसैले नेपालकेा शीर्ष दुईमा रहँदै छनोट पार गर्ने बाटो सहज छैन । यस्तोमा नेपाललाई घरेलु मैदान र समर्थकले उत्साहित पार्नेछन् ।
नेपालले पछिल्ला समय अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय प्रतियोगिता
निरन्तर आयोजना गर्दै आएको छ । एक वर्षयता फिफा वल्र्डकप-२०१६ को छनोट, साफ यू-१६ च्याम्पियनसिप, एएफसी यू-१६ छनोट आयोजना गरेको थियो ।
नेपाली फुटबल
इतिहासकै सर्वाधिक ठूलो आयोजनाका रूपमा फागुन २५ देखि चैत ६ गतेसम्म एएफसी च्यालेन्ज कप हुँदैछ ।
त्यसको दुई महिनापछि नै एएफसी यू-२२ छनोट नेपालमै हुने भएको हो ।
आरसीटी सेमिफाइनलमा
12:41 PM
सिमरा (बारा), फाल्गुन ८ - रानीपोखरी कर्नर टिम (आरसीटी) आइतबार म्याजिक मोमेन्ट्स तेस्रो सिमरा गोल्डकपको अन्तिम चारमा प्रवेश गरेको छ । उसले क्वाटरफाइनलमा वीरगन्ज युथ एकेडेमीलाई ३-२ ले पराजित गर्यो ।
आरसीटीका एन्टोलो नगोमुले अतिरिक्त समयको २७ औं मिनेटमा पाएको पेनाल्टीलाई गोलमा परिणत गर्दै टिमलाई अघिल्लो चरणमा पुर्याए । निर्धारित समयमा दुवै टिम २-२ को बराबरीमा रहेपछि खेल अतिरिक्त समयमा पुगेको थियो ।
अत्यन्त प्रतिस्पर्धात्मक खेलमा नीरज मगरले ९ मिनेटमा जिरो लाइनबाट पहिलो गोल गरी आरसीटीलाई १-० को अग्रता दिलाएका थिए । तर, लखन चौधरीले खेलको ४५ औं मिनेटमा पि|mकिकमार्फत गोल गर्दै वीरगन्जलाई बराबरीमा पुर्याए । आरसीटीले वीरगन्जका कृष्ण शाक्यलाई लडाएपछि पाएको मौका सदुपयोग गर्दै ३६ वर्षीय लखनले बललाई जाली चुमाएका थिए ।
पहिलो हाफ १-१ को बराबरीमा रहे पनि खेलको ५५ औं मिनेटमा ओलडिपो अफिजले गोल गर्दै आरसीटीलाई पुनः अग्रता दिलाएका थिए । दोस्रो हाफको इज्जुरी टाइमको पहिलो मिनेटमा वीरगन्जले पेनाल्टीको अवसर पायो । उक्त अवसरमा कृष्ण शाक्यले गोल गर्दै खेल बराबरीमा पुर्याएका थिए । खेलमा वीरगन्जका रामकिशोर चौधरी र आरसीटीका एलेक्स लिकेन्जले रातो कार्ड पाए । वीरगन्जका प्रशिक्षक रीतु शाक्यले आफ्नो खेलाडीले राम्रो खेलेको बताए । आरसीटीका प्रशिक्षक बैजुनाथ कपालीले तालमेल नमिले पनि राम्रै खेलेको स्वीकारे । वीरगन्जका कप्तान कृष्ण शाक्य 'म्यान अफ द म्याच' घोषित भए ।
हिमालयन शेर्पा सेमिफाइनलमा
12:40 PM
सिमरा, फाल्गुन ९ - राजधानीको यती हिमालयन शेर्पा सिमरा गोल्डकपको सेमिफाइनल प्रवेश गरेको छ । उसले सोमबार मजदुर सहिद स्मृति क्लब (डब्लूएमएमसी) लाई २-१ ले हरायो ।
पहिलो हाफको १० औं मिनेटमा मजदुरका खेलाडीले कोरियाली खेलाडीलाई फल गरेपछि हिमालयनका कुञ्जन गुरुङले फ्रिकिकमार्फत पहिलो गोल गरे । दोस्रो हाफको आठौं मिनेटमा कोरियाली खेलाडीको पासमा कुञ्जनले हेडमार्फत अर्को गोल थपे ।
दोस्रो हाफको २८ औं मिनेटमा मजदुरका लागि जीवन सिंकेमानले एक गोल गरे । अग्रपंक्ति कमजोर भएकै कारण मजदुरले थप गोल गर्न सकेन ।मजदुरको रक्षापंक्तिको तालमेल नमिलेपछि शेर्पाका कुञ्जनले मौकाको फाइदा उठाउँदै दोस्रो गोल गरेका थिए ।
मजदुरका टिम व्यवस्थापक राजन खडकाले आफ्नो टिमले सोचेअनुसार प्रदर्शन गर्न नसकेको र खेलाडीबीच तालमेल नमिल्दा पराजय भोग्नुपरेको बताए ।
हिमालयनका प्रशिक्षक नवल गुरुङले टिमले अझ बढी मिहिनेत गर्नुपर्ने बताए । उनले अब उपाधिका निम्ति तयारीमा लाग्ने बताए । प्रतियोगितामा उत्कृष्ट प्रदर्शन गरेबापत हिमालयन शेर्पाका कुञ्जन 'म्यान अफ द म्याच' घोषित भए ।
हिमालयन २-१ डब्लूएमएमसी
FA Cup latest
12:17 PM
EPL high-flyers Tottenham Hotspur were held to a shock goalless draw away to third-tier Stevenage in the FA Cup fifth round today and face a replay to reach the quarter-finals.
Tottenham, third in English football's top-flight and eight-times FA Cup winners, did see Stevenage goalkeeper Chris Day - a former Spurs player - make a good save to turn Gareth Bale's 25-metre effort round the post early in the second half.
Spurs then had the ball in the back of net when Louis Saha steered in Danny Rose's cross only for the effort to be ruled out after a linesman spotted the striker's shot had clipped the offside Scott Parker before hitting the net.
"I've managed lower league sides that have knocked Premier League teams out (of the FA Cup) and managed Premier League teams who've been knocked out,'' Redknapp said. "They (Stevenage) made it difficult and worked hard.''
Spurs then had the ball in the back of net when Louis Saha steered in Danny Rose's cross only for the effort to be ruled out after a linesman spotted the striker's shot had clipped the offside Scott Parker before hitting the net.
"I've managed lower league sides that have knocked Premier League teams out (of the FA Cup) and managed Premier League teams who've been knocked out,'' Redknapp said. "They (Stevenage) made it difficult and worked hard.''
Delighted Stevenage boss Gary Smith said: "We had one or two opportunities we could have made more of but, overall, the players were outstanding.''
There were no stumbles for the other two Premier League sides involved in Cup action today.
Liverpool and Stoke will face each other in the quarter-finals after the Reds thrashed Championship side Brighton 6-1 at Anfield and Stoke triumphed 2-0 away to fourth-tier Crawley Town.
Liverpool, helped by a Cup record three own goals from Brighton, went ahead in the fifth minute when Martin Skrtel headed in Steven Gerrard's corner.
But the Seagulls were level in the 17th minute thanks to Kazenga LuaLua's fierce free-kick through a disintegrating wall.
Before halftime, Liverpool were 2-1 up when a Glen Johnson header deflected in off Liam Bridcutt.
Andy Carroll made it 3-1 with a thumping 57th-minute shot before the luckless Bridcutt 'scored' his second own goal in the 71st minute, when he turned in a Gerrard shot.
Three minutes later, Brighton's Lewis Dunk hacked a Luis Suarez cross into his own net and, five minutes from time, Suarez - who had a penalty saved - completed the rout with a headed goal.
Victory set up Liverpool for next week's League Cup final at Wembley against another second-tier club in Cardiff.
Stoke won at Crawley despite playing most of the match a man down after Rory Delap was sent off.
Goals either side of halftime, courtesy of a Jonathan Walters penalty and a Peter Crouch header, put Stoke, last season's beaten finalists, into the last eight.
Stoke manager Tony Pulis criticised referee Mike Jones for Delap's 17th-minute red card: "There is a big problem within the game in that I think professional people and referees are so far apart in what they see in terms of what are fair challenges or competitive challenges and the bad, reckless challenges.''
Sunday's quarter-final draw produced another all-Premier League tie with Everton, who knocked Blackpool out on Saturday, at home to Sunderland, who ended Arsenal's FA Cup campaign.
Stevenage or Tottenham will welcome Bolton while Chelsea or Birmingham, who drew 1-1 on Saturday, will face Championship outfit Leicester, who on Saturday beat Premier League Norwich 2-1 in the only upset win of the fifth round.
Guardiola's men reach final
12:11 PM
A goal in each half from Cesc Fabregas and Xavi ensured Barcelona progressed to the Copa del Rey final at the expense of ten-man Valencia.
There was all to play for with the tie finely balanced at 1-1 heading into Wednesday's second leg at the Camp Nou, and the hosts needed only 16 minutes to take the lead through a neat finish from Fabregas.
Sofiane Feghouli was sent off for the visitors in the 76th minute for a second bookable offence and soon after Xavi eased any Barca nerves by grabbing his side's second goal.
Barca will face Athletic Bilbao in the final after the Basque club completed an 8-3 aggregate win over Mirandes on Tuesday night.
Valencia had a couple of early sights of goal this evening but were unable to work Jose Pinto in the Barca goal.
Victor Ruiz failed to connect in the six-yard box in the third minute and then Feghouli lashed in a left-footed shot which whistled narrowly past the top-left corner.
The hosts went ahead on the quarter-hour mark, Fabregas dinking over Diego Alves with the outside of his right boot following a fine pass from Lionel Messi.
Barca were beginning to gain a foothold as the game wore on, although Los Che remained a threat on the counter-attack.
Alves prevented Barca from going two up in the 18th minute, producing a brilliant save to keep out Messi after the Argentina forward had burst through on goal.
Alexis Sanchez had another blast deflected wide in the 27th minute and Fabregas saw another drive stopped by Alves three minutes later as Pep Guardiola's side continued to push forward.
A last-gasp tackle from Gerard Pique denied Jonas a shooting opportunity nine minutes before the break when the Valencia forward looked to have found space.
Valencia were almost back on level terms in the opening moments of the second half, but Pinto got out well to block with his legs from Jordi Alba's angled shot.
The ever-lively Messi went within a whisker of extending his side's lead at the other end in the 54th minute after latching onto Isaac Cuenca's slick pass, the Ballon d'Or winner's effort deflected over the bar by Ruiz.
The visitors had a sniff of an equaliser soon after when, with Pinto in no-man's land, Aritz Aduriz sent over a cross but Javier Mascherano cleared the danger.
The action soon returned to the other end, where Messi capitalised on sloppy defending to go close again but his only reward was a corner.
Pinto had to be alert in the 73rd minute to tip a fierce attempt from Jonas over the bar for a corner.
Valencia's cause was not helped by the dismissal of Feghouli 14 minutes from time, the midfielder shown a second yellow card for a stray arm in the face of Carles Puyol.
Barca did not take long to capitalise on their numerical advantage.
Messi's superb pass found Sanchez and he laid the ball off for Fabregas to tee up Xavi, who lashed a stunning shot into the roof of the net to put the result beyond doubt.
Messi could have added further gloss to the scoreline when he unleashed a brilliant free-kick in the 85th minute. Alves produced a magnificent right-handed save, but Barca were home and dry.
Guardiola: I do not want to play Copa del Rey final at the Bernabeu if Real Madrid do not want us there
12:09 PM
Real Madrid's stadium has been suggested as a potential venue for the match due to its capacity, a possibility that has not gone down well with several club personalities.
"I do not feel like going to a place where they do not want to receive us," Guardiola is quoted as saying by Marca.
"We will not go to a place where they do not want us to honour the Copa.
"The Bernabeu was the best place, but if they do not want, we will not go. We do not want to disturb."
In 2009, Barca locked horns with Bilbao in the Copa final at Mestalla, with fans of both clubs booing the Spanish national anthem.
Since November, Goal.com has been publishing exclusive extracts from Graham Hunter's highly-anticipated new book, 'Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World'. The very last extract looks at Andres Iniesta's risky return from injury in the 2009 Champions League Final and how he was described by Wayne Rooney as the 'best midfielder in the world'. Don't miss it!
"I do not feel like going to a place where they do not want to receive us," Guardiola is quoted as saying by Marca.
"We will not go to a place where they do not want us to honour the Copa.
"The Bernabeu was the best place, but if they do not want, we will not go. We do not want to disturb."
In 2009, Barca locked horns with Bilbao in the Copa final at Mestalla, with fans of both clubs booing the Spanish national anthem.
Since November, Goal.com has been publishing exclusive extracts from Graham Hunter's highly-anticipated new book, 'Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World'. The very last extract looks at Andres Iniesta's risky return from injury in the 2009 Champions League Final and how he was described by Wayne Rooney as the 'best midfielder in the world'. Don't miss it!
Liverpool v Stoke In FA Cup Quarter-Finals
12:07 PM
Liverpool are on track for three trips to Wembley this season as they beat championship side Brighton 6-1 at home to set up an all Premier meeting with Stoke City in the quarter-finals. Stoke, last season’s beaten finalists, beat Millwall 2-0 in their fifth round tie. Stoke will be looking for cup revenge after losing to Liverpoolin the Carling Cup earlier this season.
In another all Premier League tie, Everton will meet Sunderland at Goodison Park on the weekend of March 17-18, after wins over Blackpool and Arsenal respectively. Everton last won the competition in 1995, whileSunderland’s best season since reaching the final 20 years ago came in 2004 when they were beaten semi-finalists.
Tottenham , who were shockingly held to a goalless draw at league one Stevenage, will have a home match against Bolton if they win the replay at White Hart Lane.
Chelsea , winners of the competition in three of the past five seasons, face a tough replay at Birmingham if they are to reach the quarter-finals. If they win it, they will have a home tie against the only non-Premier League side currently guaranteed a place in the last eight – Leicester.
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FA Cup
12:06 PM
Harry Redknapp’s men may have been held by Stevenage Borough in the FA Cup on Sunday but they remain the bookies’ favourites to lift the trophy for the ninth time in their history. Spurs are as short as 12/5 at Sky Bet but if you think Redknapp will sign off from the club with a top four place and the FA Cup in the bag, get down to Bet Victor or Coral, as they are offering odds of 5/2.
Tottenham, if they see off the threat of Stevenage, will face Premier League strugglers Bolton Wanderers at home in the next round. White Hart Lane has been something of a fortress for Spurs this season and you’d have to be a Bolton or a crazed Arsenal fan to bet against them sealing a place in the semi-final.
Owen Coyle’s men reached the semi-finals last season, although nobody at the Reebok needs to be reminded about what happens there, but if you think they can go one better this year and actually win it then get down to Bet365, as they are offering odds of 33/1.
But if you think Stevenage could produce the shock of the competition and go on to lift the trophy, Bet Victor is the place for you. They are offering odds of 700/1.
Liverpool are the bookies’ second favourites and their 6-1 thrashing of Brighton will have boosted their confidence, although the visit of Stoke City will be a tough one, especially as the Reds have failed to beat them in the league this season. They did kick Stoke out of the Carling Cup though at the Britannia but Liverpool’s home form needs to improve if they are to reach Wembley and finish in the top four. Kenny Dalglish’s men are 11/4 at Bet Victor and Stan James to win their eighth cup while Stoke are 20/1 at most bookies to win their first FA Cup.
Struggling Chelsea, who were held at home by Birmingham City, are 9/2 at Bet Victor for cup success, although they need to overcome a tricky trip to St Andrews first. Chris Hughton’s Blues, who have put a tremendous run together in the Championship recently are 50/1 at SkyBet to emulate their Carling Cup success of last season in this tournament. The winners of this replay will fancy their chances of making it to the semi-final as Leicester City will be their opponents. Nigel Pearson masterminded Norwich City’s exit. Could he do the same to the Blues? If you think he can land City’s first ever FA Cup after four final appearances Bet Fred is your man with odds of 50/1.
The final tie of the round sees Everton hosting Arsenal’s conquerors Sunderland at Goodison Park. Now this should be a cracker of a game. Both sides have found form over the past few months although Sunderland’s recent record on Merseyside has been poor. However, Martin O’Neill can do no wrong in the eyes of the Sunderland fans and who would bet against him capping a fabulous start to life on Wearside with a trophy? David Moyes’s men are 7/1 to win their first FA Cup since beating Manchester Untied back in 1995, while Sunderland are 9/1 to win the FA Cup for only the second time in their history.
It’s getting down to the business end of the competition and everyone is now dreaming of Wembley, but who would you put your money on winning the FA Cup? Whatever your views, we’d love to hear from you.
