SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2015 SPORTS Roma miss a chance to go top; Bologna snatch point

MILAN: There were three second-half failed to clear their lines following a set penalties as AS Roma drew 2-2 at Bologna piece, but the visitors fought back through after conceding a late equalizer yesterday, two penalties. Miralem Pjanic equalized in missing the chance to top Serie A after a the 52nd minute, squeezing the ball contest heavily affected by rain and a beneath Antonio Mirante, after Anthony waterlogged pitch. Mattia Destro came Mounier handled Alessandro Florenzi’s back to haunt his former club with an 87th cross, and Edin Dzeko gave Roma the lead minute equalizer from the penalty spot for 20 minutes later when Juan Iturbe was the hosts after substitute Vasilis Torosidis, felled by Luca Rossettini. The draw takes duped by the run of the ball on the wet Roma up to second, level on 27 points with pitch, brought down Emanuele Giaccherini. leaders Fiorentina and third-placed Inter Bologna had taken the lead after 14 Milan, who play Empoli and Frosinone minutes when Adam Masina fired past respectively today. Bologna move up to Wojciech Szczesny as Roma’s defenders 15th place on 13 points.— Reuters Wolfsburg hammer Werder Bremen 6-0 SOUTHAMPTON: Stoke City’s Bojan Krkic scores his side’s first goal, during the English soccer match between Southampton and BERLIN: Germany striker Max Kruse netted Borussia Moenchengladbach are up to Stoke City yesterday. — AP twice in Wolfsburg’s 6-0 rout of Werder fourth as Andre Schubert celebrated his first Bremen in the Bundesliga yesterday to match in charge as head coach with a 2-1 warm-up for Wednesday’s Champions win at home to Hanover 96. Having taken League clash at CSKA Moscow. Kruse said over in September when Borussia were bot- Stoke ends Saints’ unbeaten run he was glad to get back to football after the tom of the table, the 42-year-old has been horror scenes from Paris and the postponed promoted from a caretaker role after steer- charge by Swiss winger Xherdan Shaqiri down the box. Ibrahim Afellay and Charlie Adam both Germany-Holland friendly in Hannover last ing Gladbach to seven wins and a draw in the right to play to Marko Arnautovic. Austrian missed chances to add to Stoke’s tally late in the Tuesday due to a bomb scare. “Of course his eight league games. Gladbach took the Southampton 0 Arnautovic passed to full-back Pieters, whose game with a header from Saints’ Jose Fonte com- you have a few thoughts after a week like lead when Guinea midfielder Ibrahima cross was flicked in at the near post by the ing close to getting the equalizer. After a slow that, but we have to go out as role models Traore was left unmarked on the edge of unmarked Bojan. Saints had little to offer in start to this season Stoke are hitting form with and try and be as bold as possible and not the area with half an hour gone. attack, with Tadic missing a couple of chances five wins in their last seven league games, be put off by what has happened,” said Hanover equalized through Poland inter- Stoke 1 and Virgil van Dijk heading Steven Davis’ free- including their 1-0 defeat of champions Chelsea, Kruse. “Today was a lot of work, but a step in national Artur Sobiech on 65 minutes, but kick over. losing just once in seven away games this sea- the right direction.” Brazil striker Raffael scored the winner six Sadio Mane came on with 20 minutes to go son at Arsenal. Ronald Koeman’s Saints drop to In Europe, Wolfsburg are third in Group minutes from time. Ex-Manchester United and came close only for Potters goalkeeper Jack eighth after their third defeat at St Mary’s this B, but just a point behind leaders star Javier Hernandez scored his first brace SOUTHAMPTON: Bojan Krkic scored the only Butland to save his curling effort from outside season. — AFP Manchester United ahead of their penulti- for Bayer Leverkusen in their 3-1 win at goal of the afternoon to continue Stoke City’s mate group game at bottom side CSKA Eintracht Frankfurt. Christmas came early impressive run with their first win at Moscow. There was a minute’s silence at all for Hernandez in Frankfurt when Eintracht Southampton in 25 years yesterday. EPL results/standings Bundesliga grounds this weekend-the play- centre-back David Abraham allowed a cross Southampton had not lost a home league game ers also wore black armbands-out of to roll between his legs and the striker to Stoke since October 1980, but that statistic English Premier League table after yesterday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): respect for the Paris victims. Stuttgart’s 4-0 stabbed home on 11 minutes. The Mexico fell early when Spanish striker Bojan flicked in an thumping at home to Augsburg was striker doubled his tally on 39 minutes Erik Pieters cross for his third goal of the season. Leicester 13 8 4 1 28 20 28 Stoke 13 5 4 4 11 12 19 delayed by 15 minutes due to the tightened when Hakan Calhanoglu’s pass split the ’ side have lost just once away this Man Utd 13 8 3 2 19 9 27 West Brom 13 5 2 6 12 17 17 security checks at stadiums across the Frankfurt defense. Hernandez did the rest, term and climb to tenth, a point behind Man City 13 8 2 3 27 13 26 Watford 13 4 4 5 12 14 16 country. There were no such problems at but it finished 2-1 at the break when Arsenal 13 8 2 3 23 11 26 Swansea 13 3 5 5 14 18 14 Southampton who suffered their first defeat in Tottenham 12 5 6 1 20 10 21 Chelsea 13 4 2 7 17 23 14 Wolfsburg’s Volkswagen Arena as Bremen Serbian midfielder Slobodan Medojevic their last seven league matches. gifted their hosts the opener when defend- headed home on the stroke of half-time. West Ham 12 6 3 3 23 16 21 Norwich 13 3 3 7 16 24 12 In an evenly-matched tie in St Mary’s, Everton 13 5 5 3 24 16 20 Newcastle 13 2 4 7 13 25 10 er Alejandro Galvez slid the ball into his Calhanoglu sealed the win with Southampton’s Jordy Clasie had the first shot at Southampton 13 5 5 3 19 14 20 Bournemouth 13 2 3 8 14 27 9 own net on 11 minutes. Leverkusen’s third goal on 72 minutes. goal but sent wide with Dusan Tadic also off tar- Liverpool 13 5 5 3 17 15 20 Sunderland 12 1 3 8 13 26 6 Kruse put Wolfsburg 2-0 up at the break Augsburg climbed off the bottom of the get. Bojan missed a chance on nine minutes but Crystal Palace 12 6 1 5 14 12 19 Aston Villa 13 1 2 10 10 24 5 by heading home a free-kick then Portugal table with an emphatic 4-0 win at VfB a minute later made no mistake following a international Vierinha netted on 56 minutes. Stuttgart as woeful defending by the hosts The floodgates opened when French defen- allowed the visitors to take an early 2-0 lead sive midfielder Josuha Guilavogui, on for with both goals by midfielder Alexander the injured Brazil star Luiz Gustavo, stabbed Esswein. Defender Jan-Ingwer Callsen- home his shot on 67 minutes. Kruse then Bracker grabbed a third before former PSG stretch their lead set up Netherlands striker Bas Dost on 78 South Korea captain Koo Ja-Cheol scored minutes before completing the scoring Augsburg’s fourth when he hit the top three minutes from time by converting a right-hand corner from 10 meters out on 54 PARIS: Reigning champions Paris Saint- cross. The result leaves Wolfsburg five minutes. The Rhine derby finished goalless Germain stretched their lead in Ligue 1 to points behind second-placed Borussia as Mainz drew at Cologne as the hosts 13 points yesterday after claiming a 2-1 vic- Dortmund, who lost 3-1 at Hamburg on abandoned plans to play in a special-edi- tory away to Lorient with security tight Friday, while leaders Bayern Munich played tion carnival-themed shirt out of respect for after the attacks in Paris. Playing for the at Schalke yesterday evening. those who died in Paris.— AFP first time since the attacks, the capital club extended their winning run to eight matches through first-half goals from Hervin Ongenda and Blaise Matuidi at the Stade du Moustoir. Benjamin Moukandjo netted his league-best 10th goal to set up a nervy finish but Lorient ultimately suf- fered their first defeat in six outings. “It’s very positive in the sense that we continue our very satisfying run,” said PSG coach Laurent Blanc. “Even if the context in which we pre- pared for this match was difficult, I think we can be pleased tonight. “I’m not to hide from you that I really want to get back to Paris and be with my family though,” he added. Tightened security checks were in place in Brittany, much like the rest of the country, just eight days after terrorist attacks in Paris and by the Stade de France left 130 people dead and more than 350 injured. As on Friday prior to Nice’s 3-0 vic- tory over Lyon, France’s national anthem, ‘La Marseillaise’, rang out around the ground before a minute’s silence was observed in memory of the victims. Eleven doves of peace were released WOLFSBURG: Wolfsburg’s Brazilian defender Naldo (right) and Bremen’s Austrian into the sky ahead of kick-off, while PSG LORIENT: Paris Saint-Germain’s Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic kicks the ball during the French midfielder Zlatko Junuzovic (2nd right) head for the ball during the German first divi- players wore shirts adorned with the words L1 football match Lorient against Paris Saint Germain yesterday. — AFP sion Bundesliga football match VfL Wolfsburg vs Werder Bremen yesterday. —AFP “Je suis Paris” (I am Paris) below the club crest. Blanc had admitted it would not be easy for his team to focus on football fol- lowing last week’s atrocities but said none Celtic held by Kilmarnock of his players had asked him to be left out Fans brave unprecedented of yesterday’s squad. However, the league : Celtic remain six points clear at the fell to top-scorer Griffiths who did well to con- leaders were without Javier Pastore, Marco El Clasico security checks top of the despite being trol a long ball over the top of the Killie defense Verratti, Angel Di Maria and Ezequiel held to a goalless draw with Kilmarnock at but then fired a weak effort straight at Lavezzi due to injury while David Luiz was MADRID: Sniffer dogs, mounted police, helicop- 81,000-strong stadium and have their pockets Parkhead yesterday. The Hoops dominated pos- MacDonald. Australian international Tom Rogic rested to protect his knee from Lorient’s ters, security forces in their hundreds and count- and bags searched, armed police stood watch session but lacked the creative spark to get dragged a shot wide and James Forrest had his artificial surface. less identity checks greeted fans for yesterday’s El every few meters, security forces on horseback behind an organized Kilmarnock defense. Leigh effort blocked as the Killie defense continued to PSG had won on each of their last four Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. passed by and still others walked around with Griffiths forced Jamie MacDonald into a couple frustrate Celtic. visits to Lorient and duly grabbed a 26th- Supporters flocking to see the showpiece clash sniffer dogs. But the heightened security of decent saves and Dedryck Boyata sent a Celtic started the second half in determined minute lead through academy product between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the appeared not to have dampened the excitement powerful header crashing off the bar in stop- fashion and MacDonald had to be alert to push Ongenda who poked home Gregory van Spanish capital were confronted with an of the thousands who flocked to the stadium, page as Celtic were left frustrated. It is the sec- a fierce free-kick from Griffiths round the post in der Wiel’s cross for his first goal in the unprecedented security display for what is wide- some from as far away as Tajikistan... or from ond time this season the Hoops have failed to the 48th minute. The Hoops striker then fired French top flight. Ongenda had a hand in ly regarded as the biggest game in world foot- France, like Melanie Bezzazi, whose relatives were beat Killie after they were held to a 2-2 draw just over after the ball broke to him in the box the visitors’ second goal six minutes later, ball, just over a week after the deadly Paris worried about her travelling to Madrid for the with the Rugby Park side in August. as the Scottish champions tried to find an open- releasing Zlatan Ibrahimovic with the attacks. “In 20 years that I’ve been coming here, game. “It was very frustrating as over the 90 min- er. Celtic dominated possession and remained Swede then squaring for Matuidi to guide it’s the first time I’ve seen something like this. “We can’t deprive oneself of everything, can- utes we had 70 per cent possession,” Celtic man- camped in the Kilmarnock half but a combina- past Lorient goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte There’s always police, but nothing like today,” said cel everything... They cancelled quite a lot of stuff ager Ronny Deila fumed.”Today we had a lack of tion of some rugged organization and desper- from close range. Sylvain Ripoll’s hosts had student Borja Jimenez, standing with a drink in france, quite a lot of events so we came here tempo, creativity and timing in the last third of ate defending kept the Hoops at bay. lost just once since August and nearly find before entering the mythic stadium ahead of the hoping to enjoy things a bit,” said the 25-year- the pitch. We didn’t create enough but we still Kilmarnock had rarely managed over the half a way back into the contest when Raphael game, which started later with a minute of old, a French flag wrapped around her. should have won the game.” Kilmarnock man- way line but came close to an opener in the Guerreiro sent an effort just wide of Kevin silence for the Paris victims as a large French flag Preparations for the game started hours before ager Gary Locke was pleased to pick up a point. 83rd minute when Greg Kiltie fired a fierce strike Trapp’s right-hand post early into the sec- was unfurled. the 1715GMT kickoff, with police going over “The game plan we worked on all week worked at which the keeper managed to ond half. “It’s super secure, there’s no way anyone can every square inch of the area surrounding the a treat and we probably could have nicked it in turn round the post. Magennis had his header Lorient did eventually pull one back on bring in a bomb here,” added the Real Madrid stadium. the end with a couple of chances on the count- held from the resultant corner before Tope 82 minutes as Cameroon striker supporter, who had to go through three checks But authorities attempted to ease concerns er attack,” Locke said. “I could not be happier Obadeyi had an angled shot stopped by Moukandjo, who now has five goals in his before he was able to enter the ring of security ahead of a clash dominated by security fears. with the performance.” Hearts missed out on Gordon. Skipper Brown looked to drive Celtic last three matches, headed in substitute laid out by authorities in streets adjacent to the “There isn’t a REAL threat to the Madrid-Barca the chance to close the gap at the top after they forward and unleashed a powerful shot that Romain Philippoteaux’s cross but it served ground. Some 1,000 police have been deployed game at the weekend. Entrust us with your secu- were held to a 1-1 draw by at MacDonald did well to keep out. The Hoops as nothing more than a consolation. Nice to protect the stadium and another 1,400 securi- rity and ENJOY IT!,” Spain’s national police tweet- Tynecastle although Aberdeen could move to were inches away from a winner in stoppage climbed to third on Friday Valere Germain ty guards are also keeping a watchful eye on a ed on Friday. In a comment piece, the La within five points of the Hoops if they defeat time as Boyata’s header rattled the crossbar as and Vincent Koziello struck either side of a game that has an estimated global television Vanguardia daily said the game had taken on a Hamilton on Sunday. the Belgian defender connected with a Griffiths Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa own-goal to move audience of 500 million. Spanish authorities have “special dimension.” “This is a sporting event, but Celtic had been given a pre-match boost free-kick swung in from the right. Elsewhere, St them to within a point of second-placed labeled the game a “high risk” one after the Stade at the same time it’s also a show of resistance to with the return of captain Scott Brown after an Johnstone came from behind to earn a 2-1 vic- Lyon. Monaco host Nantes later on while de France was one of a number of targets struck terror,” the newspaper wrote. “Fans will go to the absence of four weeks but an illness ruled out tory over bottom of the table Dundee United at the Corsica derby between Bastia and during the Paris attacks last week that left 130 pitch, like so many other times, to cheer on their Kris Commons. The Hoops skipper came in for Tannadice, Partick Thistle earned a 2-1 win Gazelac Ajaccio has been rescheduled for people dead and more than 350 injured. teams, wanting to enjoy a great game. But at the some close attention from the Killie players ear- against Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Ross Sunday due to strong winds. Marseille trav- same time, they will also go to say loud and clear ly on with Josh Magennis seeing yellow for his County ended a three game losing streak as el to Saint-Etienne for today’s late kick-off ‘Show of resistance’ that terror will not change our habits nor our crude challenge on the midfielder. After a low- they earned a 3-0 win over Motherwell, who slip with fourth-placed Caen at home to fifth- In Madrid, as supporters queued to enter the lifestyles.” —AFP key start, the first real opportunity of the match to second bottom.—AFP placed Angers. — AFP