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RTÉ News
16-07-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Shels progress in Europe after composed Windsor Park display
Shelbourne eased past Linfield over two legs to set-up a European Champions League qualifier at Qarabag next week. In both games Shelbourne were the better team and in truth should have had a bigger aggregate advantage, but they'll be happy to progress after producing a professional display at Windsor Park. Ali Coote's first half goal to give Shels the lead was cancelled out by Chris Shields' penalty right on the stroke of half-time, but in striker Mipo Odubeko they had a frontman who produced the goods over both legs. The 22-year-old fired home the all important winning goal at Tolka Park in the first leg and backed that performance up with another top notch display as a lone striker. For Linfield, they certainly had the chances before Coote's opener, but when defender Ben Hall was rightfully dismissed their hopes came to an end. Shels made one change from their side which secured a narrow 1-0 win at Tolka Park last week, with Tyreke Wilson coming in for James Norris, while the Blues brought back ex-Dundalk skipper Chris Shields for Dane McCullough. Linfield missed a great chance to take a second minute late, as Krik Millar's right wing free-kick found Ethan McGee at the back post, he in turn lobbed the ball over Shels keeper Conor Kearns, but Evan Caffrey somehow managed to deflect Hall's close range header off the line. The home side missed a sitter on 12 minutes when Kearns mis-kicked pass only found Matthew Fitzpatrick, but with the goal at his mercy, the front man's chipped effort from the edge of the box over the stranded Shels net-minder, was well off target. Shelbourne suffered an injury set-back on 21 minutes when skipper Mark Coyle had to be replaced by Sean Gannon, the former Dundalk man was making his 54th European appearance. The visitors broke the deadlock minutes later when Harry Wood's initial shot was cleared off the line by Shields but the loose ball fell to Coote on the edge of the box and his strike found Chris Johns' bottom left hand corner. With their tails up Coote broke clear down the right before his centre found an unmarked Wilson at the back post, but the full-back failed to trouble Johns and blasted over. Joey O'Brien made another change on the half-hour mark with goalkeeper Kearns being replaced by Lorcan Healy, after it looked like the former UCD shot-stopper had injured his hamstring. Right on the stroke of half-time Linfield were correctly awarded a penalty when Wilson punched the ball away from Hall, referee Andrew Madley pointed to the spot and Shields made no mistake from 12 yards slotting the ball into the bottom left hand corner sending Healy the wrong way. For the second game in a row VAR came to Linfield's rescue as Kerr McInroy's goal was ruled out deep into stoppage time in the first half, after referee Madley went to the monitor and felt that Paddy Barrett had held back Euan East in the build-up to Wood's well worked corner routine. Another goalkeeping mistake nearly gifted Linfield a second goal in the first minute after the interval when Healy's pass found Callum Morrison, but the Scotsman's effort was blocked by the back-tracking Shels keeper. Just after the hour mark Linfield were deservedly reduced to ten men when Matthew Orr's pass was charged down by Odubeko and the striker was brought down by Hall when racing in on goal, leaving referee Madley with no option but to bring out the red card. Caffrey should have restored Shelbourne's lead on 70 minutes when a neat passing move ended with Wood playing a one-two with the wing-back, but his side footed strike from the right hand side of the box, which had Johns beaten, flashed just wide. With the man advantage the Tolka Park side dominated possession and always looked a threat to adding a second goal. David Healy, who was celebrating his 500th game in charge of the Belfast men, made an attacking double change on 76 minutes with Dane McCullough and Kieran Offord replacing McGee and Jamie Mulgrew. Six minutes from time Healy was forced to make a comfortable save when diving to his right he easily gathered Offord's curling shot. Odubeko, who had a superb game, should have wrapped the tie up on 90 minutes when substitute Sean Boyd released the front-man, but from an acute angle his shot was kept out by Johns' left boot. Linfield: Christopher Johns, Matthew Orr. Ben Hall, Euan East, Ethan McGree (Dane McCullough 77); Chris Shields, Jamie Mulgrew, (Kieran Offord 76) Joshua Archer; Kirk Millar (Charlie Allen 83), Matthew Fitzpatrick, Callum Morrison (Chris McKee 68). Shelbourne: Conor Kearns (Lorcan Healy 31), Evan Caffrey, Paddy Barrett, Kameron Ledwidge, Tyreke Wilson (James Norris 83); Kerr McInroy, JJ Lunney, Mark Coyle (Sean Gannon 21); Alistair Coote (Sean Boyd 83), Ademipo Odubeko, Harry Wood.
Al-Ahram Weekly
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Mitrović's chances of playing in Club World Cup very slim
The Serbian forward suffered a leg injury ahead of his team's opening match against Real Madrid and has yet to appear in the tournament. The Saudi club made history by reaching the quarter-finals after defeating English giants Manchester City 4-3 in the round of 16. At this stage, Al-Hilal will face Brazilian side Fluminense, who eliminated European Champions League finalists Inter Milan. Former Fulham striker Mitrović, who joined Al-Hilal in summer 2023, scored 28 goals in 36 appearances across all competitions last season. Al-Hilal is also without talented winger Salem Al-Dawsari, ruled out for the rest of the tournament due to a muscle tear sustained during their group-stage match against RB Salzburg. Find more details on group standings, match schedules, and competition statistics. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Short link:
The Advertiser
30-06-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Messi's Miami out of Club World Cup, Bayern power on
Harry Kane has scored twice as Bayern Munich tamed Flamengo 4-2 in a tense affair in Miami to set up a much-anticipated all-European quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain at the FIFA Club World Cup. Backed by a raucous crowd, Flamengo played with aggression but Bayern converted all their shots on target and reaped the rewards of a fast start. The German Bundesliga champions struck in the sixth minute when Erick Pulgar deflected a corner kick into his own net. Three minutes later, England striker Kane doubled the advantage with a low shot that went in off the post. Shortly after the cooling break, the Brazilian side pulled one back as Gerson fired a missile that went in off the underside of the bar, triggering a deafening roar from the crowd. Bayern, however, restored their two-goal lead before the interval when Leon Goretzka whipped a shot from outside the box past keeper Agustin Rossi. Filipe Luis's side pulled one back again 10 minutes into the second half, Jorginho sending Manuel Neuer the wrong way after they were awarded a penalty for a Michael Olise handball. The momentum had swung but Bayern held firm before finding the back of the net once more through Kane, who beat Rossi with another clinical low shot in the 73rd minute. "It was tough. We were playing against a really good side in difficult conditions, it was really hot," Kane said. "I thought we played well for large spells but every time we got away they clawed their way back and made it difficult. The fourth goal was important to ease the nerves and from there we managed it well." Earlier on Sunday in Atlanta, European Champions League winners PSG sent a brutal reminder of their firepower when they cruised past Inter Miami 4-0, taking their foot off the pedal after the break in what could have turned into a humiliation for Lionel Messi's MLS team. Joao Neves netted twice before Tomas Aviles turned Desire Doue's cross into his own net and Achraf Hakimi added the fourth, all prior to halftime. "It was an almost perfect match, we created a lot of chances, and I'm happy yet I think we still need to improve, that's football," PSG coach Luis Enrique said. Harry Kane has scored twice as Bayern Munich tamed Flamengo 4-2 in a tense affair in Miami to set up a much-anticipated all-European quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain at the FIFA Club World Cup. Backed by a raucous crowd, Flamengo played with aggression but Bayern converted all their shots on target and reaped the rewards of a fast start. The German Bundesliga champions struck in the sixth minute when Erick Pulgar deflected a corner kick into his own net. Three minutes later, England striker Kane doubled the advantage with a low shot that went in off the post. Shortly after the cooling break, the Brazilian side pulled one back as Gerson fired a missile that went in off the underside of the bar, triggering a deafening roar from the crowd. Bayern, however, restored their two-goal lead before the interval when Leon Goretzka whipped a shot from outside the box past keeper Agustin Rossi. Filipe Luis's side pulled one back again 10 minutes into the second half, Jorginho sending Manuel Neuer the wrong way after they were awarded a penalty for a Michael Olise handball. The momentum had swung but Bayern held firm before finding the back of the net once more through Kane, who beat Rossi with another clinical low shot in the 73rd minute. "It was tough. We were playing against a really good side in difficult conditions, it was really hot," Kane said. "I thought we played well for large spells but every time we got away they clawed their way back and made it difficult. The fourth goal was important to ease the nerves and from there we managed it well." Earlier on Sunday in Atlanta, European Champions League winners PSG sent a brutal reminder of their firepower when they cruised past Inter Miami 4-0, taking their foot off the pedal after the break in what could have turned into a humiliation for Lionel Messi's MLS team. Joao Neves netted twice before Tomas Aviles turned Desire Doue's cross into his own net and Achraf Hakimi added the fourth, all prior to halftime. "It was an almost perfect match, we created a lot of chances, and I'm happy yet I think we still need to improve, that's football," PSG coach Luis Enrique said. Harry Kane has scored twice as Bayern Munich tamed Flamengo 4-2 in a tense affair in Miami to set up a much-anticipated all-European quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain at the FIFA Club World Cup. Backed by a raucous crowd, Flamengo played with aggression but Bayern converted all their shots on target and reaped the rewards of a fast start. The German Bundesliga champions struck in the sixth minute when Erick Pulgar deflected a corner kick into his own net. Three minutes later, England striker Kane doubled the advantage with a low shot that went in off the post. Shortly after the cooling break, the Brazilian side pulled one back as Gerson fired a missile that went in off the underside of the bar, triggering a deafening roar from the crowd. Bayern, however, restored their two-goal lead before the interval when Leon Goretzka whipped a shot from outside the box past keeper Agustin Rossi. Filipe Luis's side pulled one back again 10 minutes into the second half, Jorginho sending Manuel Neuer the wrong way after they were awarded a penalty for a Michael Olise handball. The momentum had swung but Bayern held firm before finding the back of the net once more through Kane, who beat Rossi with another clinical low shot in the 73rd minute. "It was tough. We were playing against a really good side in difficult conditions, it was really hot," Kane said. "I thought we played well for large spells but every time we got away they clawed their way back and made it difficult. The fourth goal was important to ease the nerves and from there we managed it well." Earlier on Sunday in Atlanta, European Champions League winners PSG sent a brutal reminder of their firepower when they cruised past Inter Miami 4-0, taking their foot off the pedal after the break in what could have turned into a humiliation for Lionel Messi's MLS team. Joao Neves netted twice before Tomas Aviles turned Desire Doue's cross into his own net and Achraf Hakimi added the fourth, all prior to halftime. "It was an almost perfect match, we created a lot of chances, and I'm happy yet I think we still need to improve, that's football," PSG coach Luis Enrique said.
Kyodo News
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Football: Machida joins Hoffenheim, Fujita moving to St. Pauli
KYODO NEWS - 11 hours ago - 13:00 | Sports, All Japan defender Koki Machida has joined Hoffenheim from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise while midfielder Joel Chima Fujita is moving to St. Pauli from Sint-Truiden, the respective German Bundesliga clubs said Friday. Machida played six seasons for his boyhood club Kashima Antlers before joining Saint-Gilloise in January 2022. The 27-year-old helped the Belgian side win their first league title in 90 years this past campaign. The 23-year-old Fujita, who captained Japan U-23 at the Paris Olympics last summer, is making the move to the Bundesliga after two seasons in Belgium. The Tokyo Verdy youth product made his professional debut at the club in 2019, then in the J-League second division, before playing for Tokushima Vortis and Yokohama F Marinos in J1. Defender Daiki Hashioka, meanwhile, completed his move from Luton Town to Czech champions Slavia Prague, who will play in next season's European Champions League. The 26-year-old former Urawa Reds player was also on the books at Sint-Truiden before he joined Luton in January 2024. He could not help Luton stay in the English Premier League, however, and the team then suffered a double relegation this past campaign after finishing 22nd in the second-tier Championship. Related coverage: Football: Spurs to sign 20-yr-old Japan defender Kota Takai from Kawasaki
Kyodo News
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Football: Machida joins Hoffenheim, Fujita moving to St. Pauli
KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 13:00 | Sports, All Japan defender Koki Machida has joined Hoffenheim from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise while midfielder Joel Chima Fujita is moving to St. Pauli from Sint-Truiden, the respective German Bundesliga clubs said Friday. Machida played six seasons for his boyhood club Kashima Antlers before joining Saint-Gilloise in January 2022. The 27-year-old helped the Belgian side win their first league title in 90 years this past campaign. The 23-year-old Fujita, who captained Japan U-23 at the Paris Olympics last summer, is making the move to the Bundesliga after two seasons in Belgium. The Tokyo Verdy youth product made his professional debut at the club in 2019, then in the J-League second division, before playing for Tokushima Vortis and Yokohama F Marinos in J1. Defender Daiki Hashioka, meanwhile, completed his move from Luton Town to Czech champions Slavia Prague, who will play in next season's European Champions League. The 26-year-old former Urawa Reds player was also on the books at Sint-Truiden before he joined Luton in January 2024. He could not help Luton stay in the English Premier League, however, and the team then suffered a double relegation this past campaign after finishing 22nd in the second-tier Championship. Related coverage: Football: Spurs to sign 20-yr-old Japan defender Kota Takai from Kawasaki
