Serbia 2-4 Portugal

Serbia 2-4 Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo and Bernardo Silva on target in six-goal thriller as Fernando Santos' side make up ground in Group B

• Portugal pulled off a 4-2 win over Serbia to move into second place in Group B 
• William Carvalho broke the deadlock just before half-time with a tap-in effort
• Goncalo Guedes doubled the lead after being assisted by Bruno Fernandes
• Serbia hit back as Nikola Milenkovic nodded home a Dusan Tadic cross
• Cristiano Ronaldo pounced to make it 3-1 but Aleksandar Mitrovic responded
• Manchester City's Bernardo Silva struck in the dying stages to seal a 4-2 victory

Cristiano Ronaldo scored to help ensure Portugal jumpstarted its campaign to qualify for the 2020 European Championship after winning at Serbia 4-2 on Saturday.

Portugal, the defending European champion, drew its first two qualifiers before taking the three points from its visit to Belgrade.

Shortly after Aleksandar Kolarov's shot just missed for Serbia, the visitors broke the deadlock three minutes before halftime against the flow of play.

Goncalo Guedes, Cristiano Ronaldo, Carvalho and Bernardo Silva each provided the goals

William Carvahlo took advantage of a fumble by goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic, who collided with a teammate when he tried to catch a cross. The dropped ball fell to Carvahlo to push into the open net.

Goncalo Guedes doubled the lead in the 58th when he skillfully cut back to his left foot to ditch his marker before firing past Dmitrovic.

Ronaldo was on hand to slot the ball past goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic to make it 3-1

Nikola Milenkovic pulled one back for Serbia in the 68th when he headed in an extremely poorly defended corner kick.

But Ronaldo, who had come close to scoring twice, took a through ball from Bernardo Silva and slipped it past Dmitrovic with 10 minutes remaining.

Alexandar Mitrovic rifled in Serbia's second goal in the 85th, moments before Silva scored Portugal's last goal with the hosts leaving their defense exposed searching for an equalizer.

Aleksandar Mitrovic headed home from close range to get on the score-sheet for Serbia

Nelson Semedo had to be taken off on a cart midway through the second half when the right back injured his leg when fouled by a Serbian defender.

Portugal climbed to second in Group B with five points from three games.

Ukraine, which won at Lithuania 3-0, leads the group with 13 points after five games.

Serbia, which was playing its first match under manager Ljubisa Tumbakovic, was left with four points, the same as Luxembourg. Lithuania has one point.

England 4-0 Bulgaria

England 4-0 Bulgaria: Gareth Southgate's side maintain their 100 % record in Euro 2020 qualifying as Harry Kane nets hat-trick and Raheem Sterling continues fine form with goal

• Tottenham striker Harry Kane opened the scoring for the hosts in 24th minute with an effort from close range
• Kane doubled England's lead early on in first half from the spot after forward Marcus Rashford won a penalty  
• Manchester City's Raheem Sterling added a third from close range after Kane picked him out with a cross
• Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount came on to make his international senior debut in the second half 
• Forward Kane scored his hat-trick in the 73rd minute from the penalty spot after he was fouled in the area 

For now though, the evidence points to the fact that England will at least have a chance. They have a midfield that is boasts more and more players willing to take a player on, Mason Mount making his debut alongside Chelsea team-mate Ross Barkley. And they have an attack to envy.

Kane ended the day reflecting on surpassing Sir Geoff in the goalscoring stakes. He knows, we all know that such stats, whilst lovely, are merely a footnote to the main narrative. 'It's great to get goals and individual stuff but the most important thing is winning team trophies and obviously England haven't done that for a long time now,' said Kane. 

'All the boys want to win tournaments but we've sat here and spoke about it for the last 10, 15, 20 years and longer and it hasn't happened.' Indeed it hasn't. Yet as the evenings draw in, we can at least yearn for hope of next summer.

England manager Gareth Southgate watches on as his side looked to continue their 100 percent record in qualifying

Kelayakan Piala Dunia 2022 : Penjaga gol Indonesia kecewa sikap penyokong

JAKARTA - Penjaga gol Indonesia, Andritany Ardhiyasa tidak dapat menyembunyikan perasaan kecewanya terhadap sikap ganas penyokong skuad Garuda itu pada pertembungan antara Indonesia dan Malaysia di Stadium Gelora Bung Karno, semalam.

Pada aksi sulung Kumpulan G pusingan kedua Kelayakan Piala Dunia 2022/Piala Asia 2023 itu, Malaysia bangkit daripada ketinggalan untuk melakar kemenangan dramatik 3-2 di hadapan lebih 50,000 penyokong skuad Garuda.

Mengakui terkesan dengan keputusan itu terutama selepas mendahului 2-1 pada satu ketika, Andritany menyifatkan tindakan penyokong Indonesia yang merusuh menceroboh masuk kawasan stadium dan menyerang kawasan penonton dari kalangan penyokong Malaysia itu lebih menyakitkan hatinya.

"Cukup sakit. Kerana kita sudah mendahului dua kali dan akhirnya kalah 3-2. Sedih pasti, kecewa pasti, tapi jujur hati saya lebih sakit melihat kejadian apa yang terjadi di stadium," katanya kepada pemberita ketika ditemui selepas perlawanan. 

"Ini sangat mencalar nama baik Indonesia, semestinya apa pun kejadiannya, hasil dari sebuah pertandingan kita harus ambil manis semua. Sebagai kapten team nasional saya sangat sedih melihat apa yang terjadi dan apa dilakukan supporter malam ini," tambahnya.

Selain daripada rusuhan itu yang terjadi susulan gol penyamaan negara oleh pemain tengah Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad pada minit ke-65, penyokong tuan rumah turut membaling botol dan pelbagai objek termasuk suar dari tingkat atas kawasan penyokong negara.

Insiden itu memaksa pengadil dari Korea Selatan, Ko Hyungjin menghentikan perlawanan selama hampir 10 minit.

Bagaimanapun, selepas keadaan kembali terkawal, tiada sebarang insiden tercetus sehingga wisel penamat yang menyaksikan Malaysia di bawah bimbingan ketua jurulatih Tan Cheng Hoe membawa pulang tiga mata berharga.

Namun, skuad Harimau Malaya termasuk kesemua pegawai pasukan terpaksa dibawa keluar dari stadium itu dengan menaiki kereta perisai ke hotel penginapan atas faktor keselamatan selepas tamat perlawanan. - Bernama

EPL : Emery bangga kebangkitan Arsenal | ARSENAL 2-2 SPURS

LONDON - Pengurus Arsenal, Unai Emery memuji semangat juang yang ditampilkan barisan pemainnya ketika bangkit daripada ketinggalan dua gol untuk mencatat keputusan seri 2-2 menentang Tottenham Hotspur pada aksi Liga Perdana England (EPL) di Stadium Emirates malam kelmarin.

The Gunners yang beraksi di hadapan penyokong sendiri, berada di ambang kekalahan apabila Spurs berjaya mendahului 2-0 menerusi jaringan Christian Eriksen dan Harry Kane sebelum Alexandre Lacazette merapatkan kedudukan 2-1 pada hujung separuh masa pertama.

Serangan demi serangan yang dilancarkan Arsenal sebaik separuh masa kedua bermula akhirnya membuahkan hasil apabila penyerang, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang menjaringkan gol penyamaan pada minit ke-71.

“Saya sangat bangga dengan kesungguhan yang ditampilkan semua pemain pada perlawanan hari ini (kelmarin). Mereka bermain dengan sepenuh hati, kadang-kadang mungkin melebihi apa yang diminta.

“Kami melakukan beberapa kesilapan pada separuh masa pertama, jadi kami cuba tenangkan fikiran dan perbaiki kelemahan itu. Penyokong juga banyak membantu kami, tetapi gol pertama merupakan kunci kebangkitan Arsenal,” kata Emery.

Bagaimanapun, pengendali dari Sepanyol itu menegaskan, The Gunners sepatutnya mampu meraih tiga mata penuh di laman sendiri.

“Kami lebih layak untuk memenangi perlawanan ini. Bagaimanapun, saya gembira dengan corak permainan yang ditampilkan kedua-dua pasukan dan saya percaya penonton juga terhibur,” ujarnya. 

Fernando Torres Officially retires

TOKYO – Penyerang veteran Sepanyol, Fernando Torres akhirnya menamatkan karier profesionalnya selama 18 tahun dengan beraksi buat kali terakhir pada perlawanan Liga Jepun yang menyaksikan pasukannya, Sagan Tosu tewas 1-6 kepada Vissel Kobe awal pagi semalam.

Pada perlawanan tersebut, Torres mengakui gagal mengawal emosinya terutama apabila bersaing dengan bekas rakan sepasukannya di Sepanyol yang kini mewakili skuad Vissel Kobe, Andres Iniesta dan David Villa.

Torres turut memberi penghargaan serta ucapan terima kasih kepada pihak pengurusan kelab Sagan Tosu yang memberi kepercayaan kepadanya untuk meneruskan karier ke Jepun buat pertama kali selepas berhijrah dari Atletico Madrid tahun lalu.

“Saya terharu dengan komitmen yang diberikan oleh pihak pengurusan kelab ini dan sokongan yang diberikan oleh penyokong kami pada setiap perlawanan cukup luar biasa.

“Ini adalah salah satu pengalaman terbaik sepanjang karier saya dan rakan-rakan sepasukan turut banyak membantu terutama ketika pasukan ini sedang berdepan dengan zon penyingkiran tahun lalu,” katanya.

Torres yang kini berusia 35 tahun dianggap sebagai salah seorang penyerang paling berbisa pada pertengahan era 2000-an ketika mewakili beberapa kelab utama seperti Atletico di La Liga, Liverpool dan Chelsea (Liga Perdana England) serta AC Milan di Serie A.

Penyerang yang digelar El Nino itu turut berjaya di pentas antarabangsa apabila membantu Sepanyol menjuarai Piala Eropah sebanyak dua kali, selain satu trofi Piala Dunia pada edisi 2010. – Agensi

LIVERPOOL 3 Arsenal 1 (Liv terlalu hebat & gagah buat the Gunners)

• Joel Matip gave Liverpool the lead just before half-time as he headed home a Trent Alexander-Arnold corner
• Mohamed Salah added a second from the penalty spot after being fouled by Arsenal defender David Luiz
• The Egypt international then added a third not long after as he ran from the halfway line to tuck the ball home
• The Gunners had their chances in the first half to take the lead but new signing Nicolas Pepe could not finish 

The Liverpool forward made it 2-0 quickly after half-time by sending Bernd Leno the wrong way from the penalty spot

Joel Matip scrambles through a crowd of bodies to head the ball into the net with Virgil van Dijk having his shirt pulled

Roberto Firmino dribbles away from Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi as he tries to retain possession for the Reds

In the opening 15 minutes of the second half, they were outstanding; quick and strong, all parts of the team moving in perfect synchronicity, they started to look like the champions of Europe. They had far too much class.

Luiz, of course, helped them get their second goal. His shirt pull on Salah, which led to Liverpool's penalty, was absolutely ridiculous and the Egyptian gleefully took his opportunity, swishing his spot kick high in Leno's top corner. There was better to come.

Fabinho, such an unsung but crucial member of this team, played a ball to Salah on the halfway line in the 58th minute and with one deft touch, he danced away from Luiz and sprinted into the area before finishing with his left foot. Klopp called the strike "incredible" and you could not disagree.

The only blemish was the needless consolation they allowed Arsenal to pilfer in the 86th minute, when substitute Lucas Torreira fired in through a crowded penalty area. Really, though, it was a day to leave Klopp purring. For Luiz and Arsenal, on the other hand, old clumsy habits die hard. 

Nicolas Pepe puts his hands on his head as he goes close to putting the Gunners in front in the early moments

EPL GW3 : Man Utd dan Arsenal kecundang minggu ni | LIVERPOOL level lain

Aston Villa 2 Everton 0 

Norwich City 2 Chelsea 3

Brighton 0 Southampton 2

Man Utd 1 Crystal Palace 2

Watford 1 West Ham Utd 3

Sheff Utd 1 Leicester City 2

Liverpool 3 Arsenal 1

Gary Cahill team debut > Crystal Palace

Leicester claim their first EPL win of the season thanks to a thunderbolt finish from Harvey Barnes