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SAUDI ARABIA: Australia’s Western Sydney Wanderers celebrate after winning the second leg of the AFC Champions League 2014 football final with a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal at the King Fahad stadium. — AFP Wanderers win AFC Champions League

RIYADH: Western Sydney Wanderers became FIFA Club World Cup. anxiously as the ball squirmed under his body er went over the bar. Half way into the second half it was Covic the first Australian winners of the AFC Carrying a goal advantage from the first leg but around the far post. The Sydney team managed a lone shot on who brought down Salman al-Faraj as he raced Champions League after they withstood an they owed much of their victory to the heroics Pinpoints of green light had played on his goal shortly after the half hour mark, but into the box, but again no penalty was given, onslaught from Al Hilal to prevail 1-0 on aggre- of goalkeeper Ante Covic and generosity of face throughout the match as Al Hilal fans tried Labinot Haliti was without support and had lit- prompting a hail of water bottles to be thrown gate after a bad tempered goalless draw in Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura, who waved to blind him with laser pens, but beams also tle choice but to blast straight at Abdullah al- from the stands and fans tearing down a large Saudi Arabia yesterday. away two strong Al Hilal penalty appeals. Al shone onto other Wanderers players whenever Sdairy. banner. Al Hilal dominated at the King Fahd Hilal’s fury at the officiating boiled over after they received the ball or stood over a free kick. Moments before the whistle blew for the The 65,000 Al Hilal fans had filled the International Stadium but wasted some fan- the final whistle and led to a brawl between Al Hilal dominated the first half but only break, Antony Golic made contact with Nawaf stadium to capacity for the 8.30 local time tastic chances as the fledgling Wanderers, only some of their players and officials. turned their possession into sustained pres- al-Abid in Sydney’s area, but the Al Hilal player kick off by early afternoon, and hours before founded in 2012, somehow held out to com- Al Hilal came within inches of taking the sure in the period running up to half time was already on his way down and the referee kick-off disconsolate fans were already plete a remarkable triumph in their debut con- game to extra time late on, but Covic saved when several dangerous crosses fizzed into waved away the furious appeals from the play- streaming back to the highway after being tinental campaign and qualify for next month’s brilliantly from close range and then watched the Wanderers’ area and a Thiago Neves head- ers and stands. turned back. — Reuters Hazard preserves Newcastle add Chelsea’s lead to Liverpool woes Chelsea’s outstanding form this sea- son means Mourinho’s side are starting lion, 2.3 million euros) pre-season switch from to acquire a fear factor. But after surviv- Chelsea 2 Tenerife. ing a lively opening, the visitors Newcastle 1 Having watched his supposed shadow side demonstrated their willingness to take outplay City to knock the holders the game to their hosts and created a out of the League Cup three days earlier, it was number of openings that could have QPR 1 no surprise that Newcastle manager Alan given them an unexpected lead. As Pardew retained faith in Abeid, expected, Diego Costa returned to the Liverpool 0 and Gabriel Obertan, three of the leading per- Chelsea line-up after missing four formers at the Etihad Stadium. : Eden Hazard’s late penalty matches with a combination of a virus Newcastle’s French experiment has had ensured Chelsea maintained a four- and groin and hamstring injuries, and some notable successes in the last few years, point lead at the sum- the Spain forward immediately made NEWCASTLE: Spanish substitute Ayoze Perez but the fact that Yoan Gouffran and Remy mit following a hard-fought 2-1 victory his presence felt. netted the only goal of the game as Newcastle Cabella were both left out of the starting line- at home to Queens Park Rangers yes- Oscar drew a save from Rangers United added to Liverpool’s woes by beating LONDON: Chelsea’s Didier Drogba (right) vies for the ball with QPR’s Richard up was telling. With a number of their academy terday. goalkeeper Rob Green and Branislav the Reds 1-0 at St James’ Park yesterday. Dunne and goalkeeper Robert Green during the English Premier League players prominent, the Magpies’ first-choice Hazard’s spot-kick settled the west Ivanovic struck the side-netting with a There was always a chance that Liverpool soccer match. — AP side is adopting a more local feel. London derby, but Jose Mourinho’s side near-post flick from Willian’s cross. would suffer at the hands of Spanish opposition The academy contingent swelled to six mid- were made to work for the points after But Redknapp’s side were doing a in the week ahead, but few would have predict- way through the first half when Rolando Aarons Charlie Austin’s 62nd-minute effort had good job of restricting Chelsea’s Cambiasso gifts W Brom win ed their tormentor to be Perez. replaced Obertan, whose recent renaissance cancelled out Oscar’s outstanding chances and posed their own threat Last season, the 21-year-old was playing unbeaten in three league matches- came to a shuddering halt when he fell to the opening goal. when first Austin headed over and then for Tenerife in Spain’s second division but he made 10 changes from the team ground clutching his thigh. Obertan’s departure This was by no means the comfort- when Leroy Fer led a breakaway, only proved more than equal to the challenge when Leicester 0 that lost to Bournemouth in the was one of the few notable aspects of a thor- able victory many had predicted for to slip after wrong-footing two Chelsea his chance came against Liverpool, pouncing League Cup in midweek. oughly forgettable opening period, with neither Chelsea against a side who started the defenders. on a mistake by Alberto Moreno to sweep In a tightly matched first period goalkeeper having to make a meaningful save. day rooted in the bottom three. Mourinho’s side, though, have over- home from close range 17 minutes from time. Leicester’s Wes Morgan went close nodded away Cisse’s goal- But Chelsea’s power ultimately powered many of their opponents this Three days before his side take on Real when sending a header wide off a bound effort from his position on the goal-line, proved too much for Rangers, with season with the speed of their attacks, West Brom 1 Madrid in the Champions League, Liverpool Matty James corner. On 43 min- before Martin Skrtel failed to find the target as Hazard’s pace and trickery allowing him often instigated by Cesc Fabregas. manager Brendan Rodgers was forced to utes, West Brom’s Chris Brunt fired he met Gerrard’s corner with a powerful header to draw a foul from Eduardo Vargas And the former Arsenal midfielder endure another awkward day in charge of the high after a searing run through from eight yards out. On the whole though, the before he dispatched the decisive was the architect of the 32nd-minute Merseyside club. LEICESTER: A freakish own goal the home defence by Saido action was restricted to some unappetising penalty. move that led to Chelsea taking the With Mario Balotelli anonymous once by former Argentina international Berahino. midfield scrapping. Harry Redknapp’s QPR received a lead. Fabregas drove forward from mid- again, struggling to exert his Esteban Cambiasso earned West West Brom broke the deadlock Things improved marginally after the break, timely boost at the start of the week field before picking out Oscar on the authority despite coming up against Mehdi Brom a 1-0 win in their first ever two minutes after the restart, in but while Balotelli briefly sparked to life with when Austin’s double secured victory right-hand side of the box and the Abeid and even Raheem Sterling suffering a Premier League meeting with calamitous circumstances for the two long-range efforts that were easily saved by over Aston Villa to lift the Loftus Road Brazil playmaker sumptuously curled rare off day, Liverpool were insipid throughout. Leicester yesterday. hosts when Morgan headed a Tim Krul, Liverpool’s players were unable to club off the foot of the table. the ball past Green from a tight angle Newcastle were no more cohesive for long Leicester, suffering their first clearance straight into the chest of rouse themselves from their slumber. That was only their second league with the outside of his right boot. spells, but, in front of their own fans, the north- defeat of the season at their King Cambiasso with the ball rebound- Newcastle went close through a long-range win of the season, but Redknapp main- Rangers were understandably deflat- east side played the better football, created the Power Stadium, started with lone ing into his own net. effort from Paul Dummett before Perez struck tains that their performances have ed and for a period at the start of the better chances and displayed a ruthless streak striker David Nugent after manager Pearson sent on Ulloa for as Moreno failed to clear a ball deserved more. second half, Chelsea threatened to run in the box when the opportunity finally came Nigel Pearson dropped out of form Nugent with 20 minutes remain- into the box. And the way the visitors started the riot. Hazard narrowly failed to connect along for Perez. Leonardo Ulloa to the bench. ing, but the ploy failed to pay divi- And he should have added a second when first half suggested the manager’s insis- with Willian’s cross and the home side The Spaniard, who was a half-time replace- The 34-year-old Cambiasso dends, although he did have a late Cabella went clean through following a one- tence his players can drag themselves were convinced they should have had a ment for Papiss Cisse, had scored in the win at returned in midfield. West Brom header saved by West Brom keeper two with the Spaniard, only for his low shot to away from the relegation zone is not penalty when Hazard went down after Tottenham Hotspur six days earlier, and is rapid- boss Alan Irvine-whose side are . — AFP be saved by Simon Mignolet. misplaced. being pushed by Sandro. — AFP ly finding his feet after a £1.8 million ($2.9 mil-