SPORT Sunday 27 August 2017 PAGE | 21 PAGE | 22 PAGE | 23 Lin Dan one step Brathwaite and Cavani shines away from seventh Hope defy Englandand as PSG win world final in second Test again Füchse Berlin, Barcelona set up blockbuster final The Peninsula efending champions Füchse Berlin kept their title hopes alive after foiling a gutsy display by hosts Al DSadd (30-23) in yesterday’s semi- final of the 2017 IHF Super Globe Championship at the Duhail Sports Complex in Doha. The boys from Berlin will now meet the Spanish giants FC Barcelona Lassa who made it to the final after a close 32-29 win against HC Vardar Skopje of Macedonia. Füchse Berlin were immedi- ately the dominant side against Al Sadd, taking a 3-0 advantage before the hosts found the goal for the first time. The strong start Action from the 2017 IHF Super Globe Championship was a sign of the match to follow, semi-final between Al Sadd and Füchse Berlin at which ended with Berlin secur- Duhail Sports Complex yesterday. The defending ing their third consecutive Super champions, Fuchse Berlin won 30-23. LEFT: Al Sadd’s Globe final ticket in a row. Berlin keeper Silvio Heine- Amine Guehis prepares to score against Germany’s vetter made it clear he would not Füchse Berlin in yesterday’s semi-final. be easy to beat with several impressive saves in the opening the last five minutes of the half, Sadd would need something in the opening eight minutes, while they pulled ahead to lead It took just over 10 minutes in minutes, but the Qatari team soon before two suspensions – for Hadi miraculous to overturn the before FC Barcelona pulled 9-3. Vardar coach Gonzalez the second half for Vardar to close began to look more threatening. Hazem Hamdoon and Mario momentum. ahead by two with a perfect out- changed his line-up, with Strahi- the gap to one, and from there it As the first quarter came to a Tomic – put Al Sadd at a numer- Al Sadd could not find the side shot from right back Dika nja Milic replacing Sterbik, and was a close contest. As the clock close, Al Sadd decreased the gap ical deficit. Berlin used the last change they needed. The Euro- Mem. At the 10-minute mark the his team’s next goal came soon passed the 50-minute mark the to one goal, before levelling in the minutes before the break to pull pean team continued to control distance remained at two in after courtesy of Igor Karacic. score stood level at 25-25 – but 17th at 7-7. ahead, and held a 16-13 lead the match through to the 60th favour of the record Champions Slowly Vardar reduced the as the last few minutes of the After his excellent perform- when the whistle sounded. minute, when they celebrated a League champions (4-2), and deficit, helped by a two-minute match began Barcelona regained ance early in the game, The hosts spent the second seven-goal victory and their third they increased the gap further suspension for Barcelona line the upper hand with Mem’s sixth Heinevetter started to have trou- half chasing the deficit, and were consecutive Super Globe final. off a goal from Raul Entrerrios player Alexis Borges late in the goal, which took them back to a ble stopping the Qatari side’s not helped by a penalty save from Earlier, the first semi-final in the 12th that triggered Vardar half. When Barcelona returned to two-goal advantage shots, while his team faced diffi- Berlin keeper Petr Stochl in the saw a slow start from the Euro- coach Raul Gonzalez to call a full strength the Champions Vardar could not recover culty against the strong 6-0 39th when the European team led pean title holders Barcelona that time-out. League champions had come from that score line so late in the defence at the other end. Follow- 20-16. Just inside the last 15 min- left them with a significant defi- The Spanish team allowed the within three goals at 11-14, where game, and the 2013 and 2014 ing the equaliser Al Sadd stayed utes Berlin remained clearly in cit to come back from. Champions League champions the score line stayed as the half- Super Globe champions were the with their opponents through to front at 23-18, and it appeared Al Only two goals were scored only one goal within 10 minutes, time buzzer sounded. team to celebrate at the buzzer. Messi makes amends for missed penalty in Subs help United keep perfect run London English Premier left by Bournemouth left-back AFP Charlie Daniels that crashed in Barcelona’s 2-0 win League - Results off the crossbar. ubstitutes Marcus Rashford Bournemouth 1 - 2 Man City David Silva teed up Gabriel Madrid too close to Barca ‘keeper and Marouane Fellaini Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Swansea Jesus to equalise eight minutes AFP Marc-Andre ter Stegen as Sscored as Manchester Huddersfield 0 - 0 Southampton later and after both sides had hit he bore down on goal. United continued their 100 per- Newcastle 3 - 0 West Ham the post, Sterling struck the ionel Messi scored Pique was involved at cent start to the Premier League Watford 0 - 0 Brighton winner. twice and saw a pen- the other end as Barca season by beating Leicester City Manchester United 2- 0 Leicester The five minutes of stoppage Lalty saved as were awarded a penalty 2-0 yesterday. time indicated by the fourth offi- Barcelona maintained their moments later when he Leicester threatened to frus- aside Lukaku’s 53rd-minute cial had already elapsed when perfect start to the season was hauled to the ground trate United when Kasper penalty after Danny Simpson Danilo crossed from the right in La Liga with a 2-0 win by Rodrigo Ely at a Messi Schmeichel saved a penalty by had been penalised for and Sterling beat Asmir Begovic at Alaves yesterday. free-kick. Romelu Lukaku early in the sec- handball. via a sizeable deflection off Without new signing Messi’s record from the ond half, but the hosts’ pressure United manager Jose Mour- Andrew Surman. Ousmane Dembele or the spot had improved greatly told in the last 20 minutes. inho turned to Rashford and Accompanied by his team- injured Luis Suarez, Messi since he briefly quit inter- Huddersfield Town’s 0-0 three minutes after coming on mates, Sterling tore off in ensured Barca didn’t lose national football after draw with Southampton meant the 19-year-old broke the dead- celebration and threw himself any early ground in the title blasting a spot-kick over as United went two points clear at lock in the 70th minute, into the arms of the City fans at race despite a tumultuous Argentina lost the Copa the summit, although West Bro- volleying in Henrikh Mkhitary- the front of the away section, start to the campaign off America Centenario final to mwich Albion will join them on an’s corner. only to then be dismissed by the field. Chile little over a year ago. nine points if they beat Stoke Fellaini added a second goal Dean. The five-time World However, Pacheco City today. eight minutes from time by After the game, a Bourne- Player of the Year missed sprung to his right impres- Earlier, Raheem Sterling nudging in a cross from fellow mouth steward complained to from the penalty spot for sively to turn Messi’s effort scored a dramatic 97th-minute substitute Jesse Lingard. police that he had been struck the 20th time in his career round the post. winner to earn Manchester City Manchester City manager by Sergio Aguero, who had come as Fernando Pacheco pro- Visibly annoyed at him- a 2-1 victory at Bournemouth, Pep Guardiola was left scratch- on as a substitute, during the duced a stunning save self, Messi responded with but was then sent off after ing his head after Sterling’s celebrations. midway through the first the opening goal 11 minutes receiving a second yellow card dismissal at Bournemouth. City were reportedly confi- half. after the break as his pow- for over-celebrating. Sterling celebrated his dent Aguero had no case to However, Messi wasn’t erful low drive struck In keeping with their open- deflected winning goal by answer. to be denied as his helpless Alaves defender ing 4-0 wins over West Ham throwing himself into the jubi- Rafael Benitez’s Newcastle deflected effort opened the Alexis to fly past Pacheco. United and Swansea City, United lantly celebrating away end and United got off the mark at the scoring shortly after half- Alexis was also at fault dominated the first half against was given his marching orders third attempt after goals from time before a when Barca doubled their Leicester at Old Trafford, with by referee Mike Dean. new signing Joselu, Ciaran Clark sweetly-struck volley advantage 11 minutes later Juan Mata seeing a goal ruled out Guardiola’s side fell behind and Aleksandar Mitrovic secured all three points. as his poor clearance was Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford for a narrow offside. in the 13th minute at the Vitality secured a 3-0 home win over Sobrino burst past the headed by substitute Paco celebrates after scoring against Schmeichel, son of United Stadium courtesy of a sensa- West Ham, who remain with- leaden-footed Gerard Alcacer into Messi’s path to Leicester City during their English goalkeeping great Peter, pushed tional strike from wide on the out a point.