SPORTS 2424 Friday, June 23, 2017 Chile Holds
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Federer enters P23 quarter-final SPORTS 2424 Friday, June 23, 2017 Chile holds Kazan Socceroos in Moscow. team-mate Arturo Vidal reacted rsenal’s Alexis Sanchez became Despite leaving all his World Cup- fastest, deflected the ball into GermanyChile’s all-time top-scorer with his winning stars at home, Germany’s head Sanchez’s path and the striker 38thA international goal in yesterday’s coach Joachim Loew still managed to fired home off the inside of 1-1 draw with Germany at the name four of his first-choice team. the post. Confederations Cup. He started with wing-backs Jonas It could have been 2-0 The Gunners’ star, voted man of Hector and Joshua Kimmich with when Eduardo Vargas the match, wrote himself into the Liverpool’s Emre Can and Paris rattled the crossbar record books by capitalising on an early St-Germain’s Julian Draxler, who all on 20 minutes mistake in the German defence. impressed in Monday’s 3-2 win over with Barcelona However, Lars Stindl netted his Australia. goalkeeper Ter second goal of the tournament to Chile boss Juan Antonio Pizzi started Stegen beaten. equalise for the world champions just with an experienced side, including Despite the early before the break to eventually share the nine of the team which beat Argentina scare, Germany regained points. on penalties in the 2016 Copa America their composure and pushed The result leaves Chile top of Group final. After their opening 2-0 win over forward. B on goal difference from Germany. Cameroon, Chile took the lead with just When Can broke into the With both teams on four points, six minutes gone. Chile half, his pass to the left three ahead of Australia and Cameroon There was nothing on when wing found Hector, whose who drew 1-1 earlier, they are in pole goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen hard, low cross was stabbed position to reach next week’s semi- harmlessly rolled the ball out towards by Stindl past goalkeeper finals. Germany play Cameroon on Joshua Kimmich. Johnny Herrera on 41 Sunday in Sochi while Chile face the However, Kimmich’s Bayern Munich minutes. (AFP) Chile’s forward Alexis Germany’s midfielder Lars Stindl (C) looks on after kicking to score a goal past Sanchez runs with the ball Chile’s goalkeeper Johnny Herrera (R) Hon.Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Responsible Editor Mahmood AI Mahmood | Managing Editor Soman Baby | Managing Director P. Unnikrishnan | Adviser Med Jones Advt : Strategic Publicity & Advertising Co.W.L.L | Tel: 17270710, Fax17256470, Email: [email protected] | Newsroom: Tel: 17579911, Fax17250150, Email: [email protected] Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing | Subscription & circulation: Tel: 38444698/17579877/Fax17250150, Email:[email protected] | Website: www.dt.bh.