Monday 21st June, 2010 Paraguay beats Denmark beats Cameroon Slovakia 2-0 BY RYAN LUCAS BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa 2-1 in World Cup (AP) - Enrique Vera and Cristian Riveros scored a goal each Sunday to give Paraguay a 2-0 win over Slovakia The Danes replied when Kjaer in Group F of the World Cup. sent a long diagonal pass from deep Paraguay took the lead in the inside the Danish half down the right 27th minute when forward Lucas flank to Rommedahl. The 31-year-old Barrios slipped a pass into the box winger let the ball bounce off his that Vera angled past Slovakia goal- chest, looked up to find Bendtner rush- keeper Jan Mucha with a first-time ing toward the goal, and struck a low shot. Riveros doubled the lead in the cross that the Denmark striker poked 86th with a left-footed drive from 12 in with his right foot. metres (yards). Cameroon had first-half chances The win puts Paraguay at the top to go back in front but Eto’o hit the of the group with four points from post and Achille Emana zigzagged past two matches. Slovakia has one point. three defenders but shot straight at Playing with a three-man front Sorensen. Alex Song and Webo also line spearheaded by recalled striker shot over the bar at Loftus Versfeld. Roque Santa Cruz, Paraguay con- Sorensen salvaged the Danish win trolled possession and the flow of when he stopped Achille Emana’s play from the start at Free State right-foot shot with a one-handed save Stadium and created a handful of in the 77th. early chances. Six minutes earlier, Dahl Slovakia, which is playing in its Tomasson had a chance to increase the first major tournament since the for- Danish lead, but Souleymanou pulled mer Czechoslovakia divided in 1993, off an excellent save. looked outclassed and unsure of Cameroon fired 23 shots on goal itself in the face of a physical while Denmark had 13 in the fast- Paraguayan side that beat both paced match in Pretoria. Argentina and Brazil in World Cup Denmark coach Morten Olsen qualifying. chose an offensive lineup. Bendtner After Paraguay drew 1-1 with spearheaded a 4-3-3 formation, with defending champion Italy in their veterans Dahl Tomasson and World Cup opener, Paraguay coach Rommedahl on the wings. Gerardo Martino opted to switch Both Bendtner and Dahl from a 4-4-2 formation to an attacking Tomasson have been hampered by 4-3-3 against Slovakia, with Santa injuries, so selecting both was a gam- Cruz, Nelson Valdez and Barrios up ble. front. Cameroon coach Paul Le Guen The trio of big, strong strikers Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o, left, shakes hands with Denmark’s Lars Jacobsen, right, following the World Cup group E soc- made three changes from the previous proved a handful for the Slovakia cer match between Cameroon and Denmark at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, June 19, match against Japan, with Alex Song, defence, outjumping, outmuscling 2010. Denmark won 2-1. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) Geremi and Achille Emana starting. and outrunning the Slovaks. Forced to focus on defending, BY KARL RITTER Gronkjaer, he spun around substitute Denmark will need a win, as a draw Lineups: Slovakia never mounted a serious Jean Makoun before hooking a well- would send Japan through with a bet- Cameroon: Hamidou challenge to Paraguay goalkeeper PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - aimed left-foot shot past Hamidou ter goal difference. Souleymanou, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Justo Villar's goal. Slovakia's first Dennis Rommedahl scored one goal Souleymanou. Cameroon became the first team Nicolas Nkoulou, Sebastien Bassong and only shot on goal came from and set up another to lead Denmark to “It was a tough game until the last to be eliminated from the World Cup (Mohamadou Idrissou, 72), Alex Song, Robert Vittek's drive in injury time. a 2-1 comeback win over Cameroon on minute,” Rommedahl said. “We had a after its second loss in the group stage Geremi, Samuel Eto’o, Achille Emana, Santa Cruz was a welcome addi- Saturday, eliminating the African team terrible start. But we created a lot of left a second-round berth out of reach. Achille Webo (Vincent Aboubakar, 78), tion to Paraguay's starting lineup. from the World Cup and sending the chances in the second half, when it Denmark, which scored an own- Eyong Enoh (Jean Makoun, 46), The Manchester City striker has Netherlands to the round of 16. became a more open game.” goal in its 2-0 loss to the Netherlands, Stephane Mbia. been hampered by a leg injury, and Cameroon went ahead in the 10th The result means the Netherlands got off to a disastrous start. Christian Denmark: Thomas Sorensen, only came on as a second-half substi- minute when Samuel Eto’o took advan- became the first team through to the Poulsen rolled a pass toward fullback Christian Poulsen, Simon Kjaer, tute against Italy. tage of mixup in the Danish defense, second round. The Dutch have six Simon Kjaer but the pass was way too Daniel Agger, Lars Jacobsen, Jesper But Santa Cruz made his pres- but Denmark equalized in the 33rd points after beating Japan 1-0 earlier soft and intercepted by Achille Webo, Gronkjaer (Thomas Kahlenberg, 61), ence felt almost immediately, collect- when Rommedahl crossed from the Saturday. Denmark and Japan have who found Eto’o unmarked in front of Jon Dahl Tomasson (Jakob Poulsen, ing a ball at the top of the box in the right for Nicklas Bendtner to tap in. three points each, and will clash on goal. Cameroon’s top striker easily 86), Martin Jorgensen (Daniel Jensen, third minute and hitting a right-foot- Rommedahl scored the winner in Thursday to decide who joins the beat Denmark goalkeeper Thomas 46), Nicklas Bendtner, Simon Poulsen, ed shot that forced a diving save from the 61st. Picking up a pass from Jesper Netherlands into the knockout stage. Sorensen with a powerful low shot. Dennis Rommedahl. Mucha. ‘Mazenodian Fallen Heroes’ U-19 Boys’ Invitational BB Ratnayake Central reign on worn-out Sugathadasa track BY REEMUS FERNANDO Sanitha stars for Ratnayake Central, Walala, clinched the girls’ and boys’ Overall Championships while Sandeepani Dayananda of St. Sebastian’s Ferguson Girls’ High School, Ratnapura and Sumal BY MANJULA D. PHILLIPS Ranasinghe of Maris Stella St Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa, who College, Negombo earned the were ahead 47-26 at half time, outclassed St. best athlete titles as the 80th Anthony’s College, Wattala, 76-53 in the open- Sir John Tarbat Senior Schools ing match of the ‘Mazenodian Fallen Heroes’ Athletics Championships Under-19 Boys’ Invitational Basketball tour- which was otherwise signifi- nament, worked off on Sunday at De cant for the lesser number of Mazenod’s College Basketball Courts. new records ended at the Sanitha De Mel top scored for the winning Sugathadasa Stadium on team with 22 points while Lakshitha Sunday. Kaushalya was the top scorer for the losers Ratnayake Central scored as with 26 points. many as 153 points in the boys’ Meanwhile, in the second match played at category to beat Maris Stella the same venue, hosts De Mazenod’s College (129 points) and St. Benedict’s recorded their first victory, beating De La College to second and third Salle College, Modara, 65-34 comfortably. places respectively, while their girls scored 258 points to beat De Mazenod’s led 34-14 at lemons. Sandeepani Dayananda of Ferguson Girls’ High School, Charith Madusanka (18) top scored for the Sumana Balika, Ratnapura Sumal Ranasinghe of Maris Stella College receives the Best winning team while Nipun Lakshita (13) top (199) and St. Joseph’s Balika, Athlete’s award from Sajeewa Wickramasinghe, Activations Ratnapura, receives the Best Female Athlete’s award from scored for the losers. Kegalle (99). In the boys’ cate- and Sponsorships Manager, Nestle Lanka, the sponsors of the Sajeewa Wickremasinghe, Activations and Sponsorships All matches will be worked off at De gory, Youth Olympic nominee, meet. (Pix by Nishan S. Priyantha) Manager, Nestle Lanka Limited. Mazenod’s College Basketball Courts. Indunil Herath won them the Under-18 1500 metres and 400 not for a foul start in the 100 athlete award in the recently event as they had to avoid worn Only three new meet records metres which were conducted metres, won the Best Athlete held Junior National out patches during the run up. were established in the three Today’s fixtures: within the phase of several award in the girls’ category for Championships at Diyagama a Against that back drop it was a day-meet with two of them St. Benedict’s College Vs Mahanama minutes and anchored a vital her creditable performance in fortnight ago, clocked 25.66 sec- creditable performance by coming in field events and in College lap in the 4x400 metre relay for the Under-20 girls’ 200 metres. onds in the Under-20 girls’ 200 Maris Stella College jumper the girls’ Under-20 half De Mazenod’s College Vs D. S. Ratnayake Central to win vital She was also the winner of the metres to win the award. Sumal Ranasinghe, whose leap marathon. Experts said that the Senanayake College points in the evening session. Under-20 girls’ 100 metres hur- Athletes competing on a of 7.17 metres in the Under-20 deteriorating track condition St. Sebastian’s College Vs St. Peter’s Sandeepani Dayananda, who dles (15.25 sec). The athlete who nearly worn-out track strug- boys’ long jump secured him was the reason for the poor College could have won three golds if also won an age category best gled, specially in the long jump the best athlete’s award.