6 December 20, 2020 Olympic Champion Ulsan Beat Persepolis 2-1 in Goggia Gets 1st Asian Champions League Final Downhill Win defense to back pedal before hitting a low shot that flew through Davy Bulthuis’ legs and beat keeper Jo Su-huk to his right, going in off the inside of the post. The Persepolis lead, though, was fleeting as Ulsan were awarded a penalty following the in- tervention of VAR. Referee Abdulrahman Al Jassim initially missed Yoon being upended by Ahmad Nourol- lahi but a review saw a penalty awarded to the 2012 winners. While Junior’s initial effort was saved by Lak, the Brazilian coolly converted the rebound. Italy’s Sofia Goggia gets to the finish area after completing an The Qatari official was back at the pitch-side alpine ski, women’s World Cup downhill, in Val d’Isere, France, monitor early in the second half to again award Saturday, Dec.19, 2020. Ulsan a penalty, this time when Mehdi Shiri VAL D’ISERE, France (AP) Kajsa Vickhoff Lie, wearing had unnecessarily raised his hand to meet Lee Ulsan Hyundai FC’s Sin Jin-Ho lifts the trophy as they celebrate winning the AFC Champions League. -- Sofia Goggia had a gutsy run bib 30, came close to bumping Chung-yong’s swinging cross from the right. to win a women’s World Cup Johnson off the podium, but ul- DOHA (Reuters) - Junior Negrao scored twice 2012. Lak was unable to get a hand on the ball this downhill on Saturday for her timately trailed the American as South Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai came from a goal Ulsan dictated play for most of the first period time as Junior sent him the wrong the way to put first victory in the discipline in by six hundredths in fourth. behind to win the Asian Champions League final without creating much in the way of clear-cut Ulsan in front with a firm strike to the keeper’s almost two years. Johnson said her run felt like with a 2-1 victory over Persepolis of Iran in Doha chances. left. A day after finishing runner- ‘’a bumpy ride.’’ on Saturday. Junior twice headed over from central po- Persepolis threw everyone forward in the dy- up to Corinne Suter in a race ‘’I was definitely happy to just A pair of VAR-awarded penalties swung the sitions while Ulsan’s Yoon Bit-garam went ing minutes as they sought to erase memories on the same hill, the Olympic be in the finish in one piece,’’ game in Ulsan’s favor either side of halftime af- closest to opening the scoring with a shot that of their defeat in the decider two years ago, but champion from Italy turned the said the American, who scored ter Mehdi Abdi gave Persepolis the lead against clipped the outside of Lak’s left post. their efforts were in vain. tables and beat the Swiss World her previous career best in Feb- the run of play in the 45th minute. As a result, Persepolis were left to try to catch The final, played at Doha’s Al Janoub Stadium Cup downhill champion by ruary 2018, coming fourth in a Junior’s initial spot kick in first-half added the South Koreans on the break and, after sev- in front of a crowd of socially distanced fans, 0.24 seconds. downhill in Germany. time was saved by Hamed Lak before the Bra- eral lackluster attempts, they took the lead in the was the conclusion of a tournament that has Coming into this weekend, Over the past two seasons, she Goggia had not been on a was slowed as she had to work zilian netted the rebound and he made no mis- 45th minute through Abdi. been largely played in a bio-secure bubble in downhill podium since win- her way back from two severe take with his second effort 10 minutes after the The youngster, drafted into the team for Qatar due to the impact of the COVID-19 pan- ning in St. Moritz, Switzerland, knee injuries. break to give Ulsan their first Asian title since banned striker Issa Alekasir, forced the Ulsan demic. in February 2019. Many racers, including two- Still, the Italian called her run time world champion Ilka Stuh- ‘’not so perfect.’’ ec, posted faster split times in Barca Face Sociedad, Real Madrid Get Bilbao in Super Cup Draw ‘’I think I could push more in the flat opening section, but no MADRID (Reuters) - Barce- tested between Sociedad and some parts. I came down and I one matched Goggia’s pace in lona will face La Liga pacesetters Bilbao, has yet to take place thought, ‘this was not enough the steep part, where the Italian Real Sociedad in the semifinals because of the COVID-19 pan- to win,’’’ said Goggia, who led excelled with risky turns. of the Spanish Super Cup, while demic. Suter in Friday’s race until she Organizers had slightly adapt- was slowed by a mistake. ed a tricky curve toward the holders Real Madrid will take on The final four concept, which It was Goggia’s eighth career end of the course that caused Athletic Bilbao in the other tie. debuted last year, was due to win, a year after her previous four racers to crash into the The draw, which pits together take place in Saudi Arabia fol- World Cup triumph in a super- safety netting in Friday’s race. a final four comprised of the top lowing an agreement between G in Crans Montana, Switzer- Austria’s Nicole Schmidhofer two sides in La Liga from last the RFEF and the country in land. A few weeks later, she suffered a potentially season- season as well as the finalists 2019. However it will now be had to cut her season short af- ending left knee injury, while of the Copa del Rey, took place held in the southern region of ter fracturing her left arm in a two other racers who cashed at the Spanish Football Federa- Andalusia after the Saudi gov- crash. - defending overall champion Breezy Johnson, who had her Federica Brignone and Alice tion’s (RFEF) AGM on Thurs- ernment decided against host- Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi runs with the ball during the first career podium result on McKennis Duran of the United day. Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad at ing it due to novel coronavirus Friday, was 0.27 seconds back States - opted not to start on The Copa final, to be con- the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Dec 16, 2020. travel restrictions. for another third-place finish. Saturday. After all favorites were down, A super-G on the same hill is Moukoko, 16, Sets Record But Union Beat Dortmund unheralded Norwegian skier scheduled for Sunday. equalized with a fierce strike on the a point behind Dortmund after 13 hour-mark for his first goal in his games played. Qatar Unveils Fourth 2022 sixth league appearance and on his Dortmund had been hoping for second start under new Dortmund its second win in two games under World Cup Stadium coach Edin Terzic. Terzic, who replaced the fired Luc- ‘’We have to congratulate the ien Favre on Sunday. Terzic started young 16-year-old on his goal. It’s with a 2-1 win at Werder Bremen something special,’’ Union captain on Tuesday but his team was forced said. to make mistakes by ’s It was Moukoko’s second mile- well-organized home side. Fischer stone in the German capital. had two empty spots on his substi- ‘’I had my Bundesliga debut in tutes’ bench due to injuries. Berlin ( vs. Hertha on Nov. 21 ) and The first big chance fell to today also my first goal. The feel- Union’s Taiwo Awoniyi when Mats Dortmund striker Youssoufa Moukoko, 16, celebrates after becoming ing is indescribable,’’ Moukoko Hummels did just enough to put the youngest goal-scorer in Bundesliga history on Friday said in an Instagram post. him off. Union recovered, and Marvin Terzic evidently told his play- BERLIN (AP) - Youssoufa Mou- but couldn’t prevent Borussia Dort- Friedrich scored the winner with a ers to pressure their opponents for koko became the Bundesliga’s mund losing at Union Berlin 2-1. header to a corner in the 78th min- they pressed and harried any time youngest ever goal-scorer on Friday Moukoko, aged 16 years, 28 days, ute for the home side to move just Union’s players had the ball. DOHA (AFP) - Qatar inau- to the pitch... I am sure this gurated the fourth of eight 2022 will be a perfect football arena World Cup venues, the Al Rayy- in 2022 when it hosts matches Golovkin Stops Szeremeta, Sets Middleweight Defense Record an Stadium, when the country during the World Cup. HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) -- Gennady Golovkin made his record 21st de- hosted the Amir Cup final be- “The country is very well pre- fensive of his middleweight titles Friday night, knocking down previously tween Al-Sadd and Al-Arabi on pared for the next FIFA World unbeaten Kamil Szeremeta four times before their fight was stopped after Friday. Cup and on track to host a mem- the seventh round. Al-Sadd, coached by former orable installment of the tour- Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) surpassed Bernard Hopkins’ division record Barcelona and Spain midfielder nament – the first in the Middle for title defenses and retained his IBF and IBO 160-pound belts with a Xavi Hernandez, beat Al-Arabi East and the Arab world.” one-sided victory in his first fight in 14 months. 2-1 to lift their 17th Amir Cup The Amir Cup final’s date coin- The Kazakh star ended the longest ring absence of his 14-year profes- title after Algeria forward Bagh- cided with Qatar National Day and sional career with a systematic dismantling of Poland’s Szeremeta (21-1) dad Bounedjah scored twice. the country is scheduled to host the at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. “It is a wonderful football sta- 2022 World Cup final in exactly The 38-year-old Golovkin accepted this mandatory title defense to get dium,” FIFA President Gianni two years’ time. back in the ring after a lengthy stretch of inactivity. He also returned to a Infantino said in a statement. The 40,000-capacity venue measure of his dominant form against Szeremeta, who was gamely over- “The atmosphere is incredible, will host seven World Cup matched. with the seats extremely close matches up to the round of 16.