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SPORT Tuesday 19 June 2018 PAGEE | 18 PAGEPAG | 24 VAR penalty givesgives LukakuLuka scores twice Sweden a narroww win aass BeBelgium prove too over South KKoreaorea strstrongon for Panama England’s Harry Kane (right) scores their first goal against Tunisia during the FIFA 2018 World Cup - Group G match played at Volgograd Arena in Volgograd, Russia yesterday. England won 2-1. Captain Kane rescues England AFP Skipper Harry Kane poleaxed and Colombian scores twice as England referee Wilmar Roldan VOLGOGRAD: Captain begin their World Cup pointed to the spot, with his Harry Kane came to the decision being upheld by the rescue with two goals, the Group campaign with a VAR. second a dramatic injury- stuttering 2-1 win over Ferjani Sassi took one time winner, as England Tunisia in Volgogard. step and fired home confi- ENGLAND TUNISIA began their World Cup Group dently past the hitherto G campaign with a stuttering unemployed Jordan Pickford 2-1 win over Tunisia Kane had been kept quiet and Tunisia who had been 2 1 yesterday. in the opening salvos but he outplayed for the first half- Gareth Southgate’s men exploded into action in the hour were somehow level 10 Kane - 11' 35' PEN - Sassi almost paid a heavy price for 11th minute when he cut minutes before half-time. Kane - 90'+1 missing a slew of first-half inside from the left and saw Still there was time for chances when Tunisia’s his shot from the edge of the Lingard to come close again YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Ferjani Sassi slotted home a box deflected wide for a twice, first from a goalbound softly-awarded penalty 20 corner. shot and then a dink over the GROUP F minutes before half-time. Ashley Young delivered keeper which agonisingly SWEDEN 1-0 SOUTH KOREA And the north Africans the set piece for John Stones struck the post. were still level as the game to rise highest and meet with Alli too hit the woodwork GROUP G went past the 90-minute a powerful header. Hassen with a header and England BELGIUM 3-0 PANAMA mark. saved acrobatically but Kane went into half-time won- But Harry Maguire won was on hand to tap home the dering how they had not GROUP G a header from a corner and rebound with his right foot sealed victory already. TUNISIA 1-2 ENGLAND Kane was on hand at the far and open his World Cup England still enjoyed post to nod in the winner account. the lion’s share of pos- TODAY'S FIXTURES before being mobbed by his Hassen, who had injured session but could not ecstatic teammates. his left shoulder making an find the same zip and GROUP H England had started earlier save, could not con- penetration they Mordovia Arena, Saransk brightly in a blur of passing tinue and left the field in had enjoyed at the COLOMBIA vs JAPAN and movement and could tears as he was replaced in start of the first 3.00pm have been two goals up goal by Farouk Ben half. inside the first four minutes. Mustapha. The ineffective GROUP H First Jordan Henderson’s England continued to Sterling gave way Spartak Stadium, Moscow lofted first-time pass released press and were made to pay to Marcus Rashford POLAND vs SENEGAL Dele Alli and when the ball for not converting a suc- with just over 20 6.00pm eventually broke to Jesse cession of chances when they minutes to go and the Man- Lingard he saw his shot from conceded a soft penalty. chester United man almost GROUP A six yards saved by the out- Kyle Walker swung a fashioned a chance straight Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg England’s Harry Kane celebrates after scoring England’s second RUSSIA EGYPT stretched left boot of Mouez lazy arm across Fakhreddine away with a jinking run into vs goal against Tunisia yesterday. 9.00pm Hassen in the Tunisia goal. Ben Youssef who fell as if the box. 18 SPORT TUESDAY 19 JUNE 2018 ‘Minor setback’ can be good SWEDEN SOUTH KOREA for Germans, 1 0 says Lahm Granqvist - 65' REUTERS MOSCOW: Former Germany captain Philipp Lahm (pictured) yesterday labelled his country’s shock defeat by Mexico as “a minor setback” that could help unite the players in their common goal Sweden’s Andreas Granqvist scores their first goal from to defend their World Cup a penalty spot against South Korea during their World title. Cup match in Nizhny Novgorod, yesterday. Lahm, who captained the team to victory in Brazil four years ago and has since retired, told reporters during a visit to a German school in the Russian capital that the VAR penalty gives Sweden a team’s chances to make the knockout stage were still intact. “This is an experienced team. The coaching staff is narrow win over South Korea experienced,” the former AFP defender said. deadlock when forward Marcus “They know how to deal Berg was denied by a fine with this defeat. Everything NIZHNY NOVGOROD: A VAR- point-blank save Jo Hyeon- is still possible.” awarded penalty gave Sweden woo in the 20th minute. Sunday’s loss was Ger- a narrow but deserved victory Berg was denied again nine many’s first in a World Cup in their opening Group F match minutes later by a desperate opener in 36 years and the against a poor South Korea side last-ditch block from Kim team has not been eliminated in Nizhny Novgorod yesterday. Young-gwon. Despite their in the group stage since the Veteran Swedish skipper increasing dominance, Sweden 1938 tournament. Andreas Granqvist scored the also demonstrated why they But their performance only goal of the game from the have struggled to score goals. against Mexico was well spot after Viktor Claesson was Berg, again, and Claesson below par, raising questions upended by South Korean sub- went close before the end of the about their title chances and stitute Kim Min-woo Kim in the half, but it was clear for eve- piling pressure on them to 62nd minute. ryone to see why they had only win their two remaining Despite furious appeals, El Sweden’s scored once in their four Group F games against Salvadorean referee Joel Andreas matches prior to Russia. Sweden and South Korea. Aguilar, who had ironically Granqvist Korea threatened only on “The German team just been whistle-happy up until (foreground) the break where Son Heung- did not hit their top form. That that point, initially waved away min’s pace troubled 33-year- can happen because at a celebrates with Swedish penalty claims. old Granqvist, who was without World Cup you come up Albin Ekdal after But after consulting the defending partner Victor Lin- against tough opponents.” scoring the goal. delof, who was ill. Germany next play the The somewhat rancorous Swedes in Sochi on Saturday build-up to the game -- where before facing the Koreans in Sweden were accused of spying Kazan four days later. video, he pointed to the spot. heading into Russia. Sweden joint top of the group after Mex- on their opponents -- was “A minor setback is not a Veteran Swedish It was the third VAR penalty never really convinced that ico’s surprise victory against increasingly reflected in the bad thing to bring the team skipper Andreas awarded at these champion- they would score prior to the world champions Germany on niggly nature of the match. closer together,” Lahm said. Granqvist scored the ships after France and Peru penalty despite their domi- Sunday. Next up for the Swedes Resilient Sweden held firm also benefitted from video nation and a toothless South is an intriguing encounter against after the goal and the Hwang only goal of the game referrals. Korea did not manage one shot Germany in Sochi on June 23. late scare aside, and a half- from the spot after The win was reward for on target. South Korea started the hearted South Korea appeal for Viktor Claesson was Sweden’s more attacking However they should have game brightly, forcing the first a penalty, their defence rarely upended by South approach, but it was unsur- equalised in the 90th minute corner in the fourth minute, looked troubled. prising the winner came from but Hwang Hee-chan put a free but were gradually forced The huge celebrations, the Korean substitute Kim the penalty spot in a game header wide, spurning the back by an attritional Swedish first match played in the $290m Min-woo Kim in the between two sides who had Koreans’ best chance of the side. stadium, at the end showed the 62nd minute. only managed two goals game by far. It was the Europeans who importance the Swedes between them in seven games The victory leaves Sweden came closest to breaking the attached to this match. Senegal’s Ciss out of World Subdued Neymar kept in check so glory must wait REUTERS in the semi-finals but it also left what he does best, jink towards Cup after ankle him more determined than ever goal, teasing and tormenting far SOCHI: Brazil’s opening match to make his mark on football’s bigger defenders and creating injury of the World Cup was supposed biggest stage. chances and winning fouls. to be the game in which Neymar Sunday’s Group E game was That may be something to do REUTERS buried the ghosts of 2014 and his first competitive start since with one of the game’s more bounced back from the foot February when he fractured a impressive statistics. Those tow- MOSCOW: Senegal defender injury that kept him out for most metatarsal and sprained his ering Swiss players took no pris- Saliou Ciss has been ruled out of this year.