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Friday 45 Sports Friday, June 21, 2019 Argentina break Scots hearts but give Cameroon, Chile and NZ hope PARIS: Florencia Bonsegundo’s twice-taken we win on Thursday and make sure we do penalty completed Argentina’s dramatic fight- everything possible and get to the next round,” back against Scotland on Wednesday and also Cameroon defender Estelle Johnson said. opened the door at the Women’s World Cup for The situation is similar in Group F with Swe- four winless teams. Also in Group D, England den and USA, who meet in Le Havre, both on six and Japan were already through to the last 16 points. The group winner will face Italy in the before meeting in Nice, where two goals by last 16 with the runner-up playing the Nether- Ellen White secured a 2-0 victory and first place lands or Canada. The Americans will be looking with a maximum nine points. for revenge against Sweden, who eliminated Argentina fought back from three down to them on penalties in the Olympic quarter-finals draw 3-3 in Paris to eliminate the Scots as they in 2016 meaning they became the first US climbed to third. But they only have two points women’s team to fail to win a medal. Chile and and are weakly placed in the battle to finish as Thailand, who meet in Rennes, are both point- one of the four best third-place teams. To ad- less. Unless the earlier game in Montpellier ends vance, the Argentines need an unlikely pair of in a draw, in which case a win by any score will draws in Thursday’s final set of group games. be enough, Chile will need to win by three goals England will head to Valenciennes in northern and Thailand, who let in 13 against the USA, will France for a last-16 tie on Sunday against a third- need to win by 14. placed side with China, Cameroon, New Zealand, Chile and even Thailand all potential opponents. Grandstand finale Scotland looked to be going through as one High stakes of the best third-placed sides when Erin Cuth- The permutations are less complicated for bert’s 69th minute goal put them 3-0 up against PARIS: Argentina’s forward Florencia Bonsegundo celebrates after scoring a goal during Japan, but the Nadeshiko — World Cup winners Argentina at the Parc des Princes in Paris after the France 2019 Women’s World Cup Group D football match between Scotland and Ar- in 2011 and runners-up in 2015 — will have a earlier strikes from Kim Little and Jen Beattie. gentina, on June 19, 2019, at the Parc des Princes stadium. — AFP stiffer-looking test in Rennes against either the However, Milagros Menendez replied with Ar- Netherlands or Canada who meet in Reims gentina’s first goal of the tournament in the 74th Thursday to decide the Group E winners. The minute, and then Bonsegundo’s shot went in off off her line and the Argentine converted her sec- Scotland’s disconsolate coach, Shelley Kerr. stakes are higher for Cameroon and New goalkeeper Lee Alexander to set up a grand- ond effort in the fourth minute of stoppage time. England’s coach Phil Neville was happier. Zealand who play in Montpellier in the group’s stand finale. The draw left Scotland on one point, bottom of “We’ve got another clean sheet, we’ve won an- other game. Victory by two goals — or just one With two minutes left, after an agonizing VAR Group D and eliminated. “We gave it our all for other game, we’ve played three and won three, in a high-scoring match — would make either review, Argentina were awarded a penalty. 70 minutes of the game. We were very good but and we’re just where we want to be, in the last Cameroon or New Zealand one of the four best Alexander saved Bonsegundo’s tame first at- we didn’t manage to see the game out, but at this 16, and ready to attack the business end of the third-placed teams. “We just need to make sure tempt, but VAR caught the goalkeeper straying moment in time we feel hard done by,” said tournament,” he said. — AFP “Everyone in Zimbabwe really wants us to try and get Zimbabwe’s to the knock-out stages,” said Kadewere, who just completed his first season in French football with sec- Pilot David Henderson named ond division side Le Havre after three years in Swe- Kadewere dreams den. “We, as players, we want to make history. We are hoping to make people remember our names. We are in Sala manslaughter arrest of Cup success hoping to make good history, to make people know LONDON: A man arrested on suspicion ern France to collect belongings and bid that Zimbabwe is one of the best countries in Africa.” of manslaughter over the death of Ar- farewell to his teammates. It was on his gentine footballer Emiliano Sala was yes- return to the Welsh capital to take part in CAIRO: While Tino Kadewere admitted to rooting for Ajax inspiration terday named by the Times newspaper his first training session that the tragedy Mohamed Salah and Liverpool in this season’s Pre- Kadewere, one of just a handful of Zimbabwe play- as pilot David Henderson. Sala, 28, died occurred. Initial search operations for the mier League title race, the Zimbabwe forward will be ers in Europe, is drawing inspiration from the Ajax when a plane carrying him and pilot player and pilot were suspended in the looking to upstage the Egypt star in toay’s curtain- side that came within seconds of reaching this sea- David Ibbotson came down in the Chan- days after the plane went missing. raiser at the Africa Cup of Nations. son’s UEFA Champions League final after a run that nel on January 21, just days after he had However, a crowdfunding effort sup- Zimbabwe will be making just their fourth appear- saw the Dutch giants dump out both holders Real joined Cardiff City from Nantes. ported by thousands of donations, includ- ance at the continental showpiece, which has been Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus. “We want “As a result of our enquiries we have ing from football stars such as Lionel Messi expanded to 24 nations for the first time, and have to make Zimbabwe well known and to do our best. If today, Wednesday 19 June 2019, arrested and Kylian Mbappe, helped launch a pri- never advanced beyond the opening round. Yet, possible, get to the final,” he said. “No one ever knew a 64-year-old man from the North York- vate search. That specialized search saw Kadewere is full of optimism as Zimbabwe arrive in that Ajax was going to the semi-finals of the Cham- shire area on suspicion of manslaughter Sala’s body recovered from the wreckage Cairo with a much-changed squad from the one that pions League, and they did it, and they were one foot by an unlawful act,” Detective Inspector in February but Ibbotson’s body has not exited in the group stage two years ago with just a away from the final. Why can’t Zimbabwe get to the Simon Huxter, of Dorset Police said in a been found. Two months after Sala’s body point after a tough draw that placed them alongside final also? We never know.” statement. “He is assisting with our en- was discovered, his father Horacio Sala Senegal, Tunisia and Algeria. “In 2017 we had a few The odds are understandably stacked against a quiries and has been released from cus- died of a heart attack in Argentina. experienced players but now it’s more of a young side ranked 109th in the world-below the likes of tody under investigation.” The Times Moving tributes were paid to Sala squad. It is a new generation,” Kadewere told AFP. Palestine, India, Vietnam and the Faroe Islands-but newspaper named the arrested man as from across the football world with “It’s a whole new squad. We have been together Kadewere is hopeful Zimbabwe can significantly pilot Henderson, who worked regularly for Nantes retiring the number nine jersey for quite a while now, and we have been doing well boost their standing over the course of the next Willie McKay, a football agent linked with he wore for the Ligue 1 side. However, since last year when we played the Cosafa Cup.” month. “It has been very difficult for Zimbabwean Sala’s transfer. The agent has previously the two clubs have been involved in a Kadewere, 23, scored twice in the final as Zimbabwe football in the past years. We try to manage, to keep said he asked Henderson to fly the plane, legal wrangle over the transfer fee. overcame Zambia 4-2 after extra time to win the re- up the pace, but it is very difficult,” he said. “There but that he was unable to do so. Sala had Nantes reported Cardiff to FIFA after gional tournament in 2018, the second of back-to- are many countries in Africa and we can’t compare been Cardiff’s record signing after a fee the first installment of the fee, believed to back titles in the Southern Africa event. ourselves to the big ones at the moment. This kind of of £15 million ($19 million) was agreed be £5 million, was not paid on time. This time, a Cup of Nations group including hosts tournament is the one that can showcase how we can with Nantes during the January transfer Cardiff previously stated they were and record seven-time champions Egypt, the Demo- be ranked in Africa.