MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014 SPORTS Cameroon striker Ebosse dies after hit by object

ALGIERS: African football must not become a match took place. Fans had started throwing objects “We expect exemplary sanctions to be taken today to investigate the incident. “breeding ground for hoolignanism”, CAF president from the stands inside the Tizi Ouzou stadium after against this grave act of violence. Violence has no Also present will be officials from JS Kabylie, the Issa Hayatou warned yesterday after Cameroonian the match as the players were returning to their place in African football in particular and sports in match referees and the match commissioner. League striker Albert Ebosse died when he was hit by a pro- changing room. general. “We remain resolute and state in the president Mahfoud Kerbadj, who was present at the jectile during an Algerian league match. Hayatou, president of the Confederation of strongest terms our determination to eradicate all game, called the death a “catastrophe for national Ebosse, 24, had scored the lone goal for his club JS African Football (CAF, the sport’s governing body on forms of violence and unsportsmanlike conduct in football”. Kabylie in a home match in what turned out to be a the continent), expressed his condolences. stadiums on the continent.” “Something unfortunate cost the life of a young 2-1 defeat against USM Alger, on the second day of “My thoughts go out to the family and friends of Ebosse joined JS Kabylie in 2013 and was top scor- player who, in the space of one season, won the the Algerian championship. this young man who enjoyed his job peacefully and er in the 2013-2014 Algerian championship. The hearts of thousands of Algerians in all stadiums in The Cameroon forward was hit by an object went further to pursue his passion for football Algerian interior ministry ordered an investigation to Algeria,” Kerbadj said. “Talented, as his record as top thrown from the stands following his team’s loss and abroad,” Hayatou said in a statement. search for the culprit. The Algerian National goal scorer in the 2013/14 season attests, he was also was declared dead after he was rushed to a hospital Hayatou cautioned that “African football cannot Professional League also ordered the Tizi Ouzou sta- much admired by his teammates and opponents for at Tizi Ouzou, east of the capital Algiers, where the be the breeding ground for hooliganism whatsoever”. dium shut and called an extraordinary board meeting his big human qualities.” — AFP Man City, Liverpool resume title hostilities

MANCHESTER: Manchester City and Liverpool Chilean, whose side won 2-0 at Newcastle will renew their rivalry beneath the Etihad United in the first game of their title defence. Stadium floodlights today in the first major “My way of thinking is that last season is fin- head-to-head encounter of the fledgling ished, for our team it is finished. I suppose that Premier League season. also for Liverpool it is finished.” Whereas City When the teams last met, at Anfield in April, have enjoyed a largely settled off season, a late Philippe Coutinho goal gave Liverpool a 3- Liverpool have witnessed significant upheaval. 2 victory that left them on course for a first Luis Suarez’s departure for Barcelona in a £75 league title since 1990. million ($124 million, 94 million euros) transfer But with the finishing line in sight, Brendan helped fund a splurge of investment that has Rodgers’s side collapsed, allowing City to creep seen eight new players move to the club, with up on the rails and pip them to the title by two former City striker Mario Balotelli also poised to points. join them. Liverpool’s late-season slump was particular- Balotelli will not feature against his old side ly traumatic for captain Steven Gerrard, whose as his transfer was not finalised before the week- slip against Chelsea allowed Demba Ba to score end, but Liverpool’s fans could get their first a goal that allowed City back into the title race. glimpses of new signings Lazar Markovic and After then crashing out of the World Cup in the Alberto Moreno. group phase with England, the 34-year-old said he had been through “probably the worst three ‘Invention and creativity’ months of my life”. Adam Lallana, another new recruit, is not yet The meeting with City will bring memories of ready to return as he pursues his rehabilitation what happened last season into sharp focus for following a knee problem, while left-back Jose Gerrard and his team-mates, but the champions’ Enrique is a doubt due to injury. Daniel Agger, manager, Manuel Pellegrini, does not think it Jon Flanagan and Oussama Assaidi are all defi- will have any bearing today’s game. “I cannot nitely out. City’s latest signing, centre-back know what happened inside Liverpool or if they Eliaquim Mangala, is unlikely to play as he is will be affected by last season or not,” said the short of fitness following his £32 million switch from Porto. Striker Alvaro Negredo remains sidelined by a foot injury, but Sergio Aguero could start after coming off the bench to score MATCHES ON TV in injury time at Newcastle last weekend. Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard may also make his debut for the club, having ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE been left out for the trip to St James’ Park. MOENCHENGLADBACH: Moenchengladbach’s defender Tony Jantschke (R), Stuttgart’s Bosnian striker Vadad Ibisevic and Stuttgart’s midfielder Man City v Liverpool 22:00 Monday’s game is an early opportunity for Christian Gentner vie for the ball during the German first division football match Borussia Moenchengladbach v VfB Stuttgart at beIN SPORTS 1 HD last season’s two outstanding teams to feel each Borussia Park Stadium in Moenchengladbach, Germany yesterday. — AFP other out, but Rodgers does not believe it will beIN SPORTS 11 HD be a cautious encounter. beIN SPORTS 1 HD Both teams broke through the 100-goal bar- Kramer saves M’gladbach, Spanish League rier in 2013-14 — City scoring 102 goals to Liverpool’s 101 — and the Northern Irishman Levante v Villarreal 0:00 thinks they will each be eager to assert them- beIN SPORTS 4 HD selves. Asked if he expected the game against Real Madrid v Cordoba 21:00 City to be cagey, the Liverpool manager replied: Paderburn denied victory beIN SPORTS 2 HD “I don’t think so. “If you look at both sets of play- RVallecano v Atletico de Madrid 23:00 ers, there’s lots of invention and creativity in the beIN SPORTS 2 HD team. I think both will be creative and want to BERLIN: World Cup winner scored a penalty four minutes into injury time to Mainz midfielder Geis passed straight to score goals. —AFP scored in the final minute as Borussia earn Mainz a 2-2 draw. Paderborn’s Kachunga on the edge of the area Moenchengladbach came from behind to draw Shinji Okazaki put Mainz in front after 33 min- and he hammered the ball past visiting keeper 1-1 with VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga yester- utes with his 26th goal in the German top flight - . day. German midfielder Kramer came off the equalling the record for a Japanese player. Paderborn continued to press after the break Bilbao lose 1-0 after bench to cancel out Alexandru Maxim’s 51st- Paderborn’s Elias Kachunga smashed home and they moved in front when Marvin Bakalorz minute opener for the visitors and deny Armin four minutes later to bring the home side level picked out Huenemeier with a brilliant cross dramatic finale at Malaga Veh a first win in his second spell as Stuttgart and Uwe Huenemeier’s header put them ahead field pass. The Paderborn defender’s header manager. Antonio Ruediger had a goal rightly with three minutes left. looped into the net despite Karius getting a BARCELONA: Athletic Bilbao keeper Gorka We lacked depth in the first half and perhaps disallowed for the visitors on 32 minutes before But with time almost up the Paderborn cap- hand to it. Okazaki headed against the bar in the Iraizoz had a goal disallowed and they were also in the second. “At the end there were the Raffael headed off target for Gladbach. tain then conceded a penalty, which South last minute but there was another twist when denied a penalty in a dramatic finale to a 1-0 expulsions, a goal disallowed, the penalty The home team wasted an even better Korean midfielder Koo calmly stroked into the Huenemeier barged into the Japanese forward defeat by a Malaga side who finished with nine (not given) and there isn’t much for me to say. chance three minutes into the second half. A corner. “Towards the end we had chances to inside the box. Koo’s spot kick salvaged a point men as the La Liga season kicked off on “Everyone sees it from their point of view cross from the right evaded Stuttgart keeper keep the ball better,” Paderborn manager Andre for Mainz. Saturday. Bilbao were left fuming by the refer- but it is tough for a keeper like Gorka to score Sven Ulreich but Branimir Hrgota sliced wide Breitenreiter said. “We were bitterly punished for “I think we played too nervously in the sec- ee’s decision to rule out Iraizoz’s header for a goal and then have it ruled out. I don’t want with the goal gaping. Stuttgart soon made not doing so. ond half,” Mainz’s new Danish coach Kasper what appeared to be an offside decision to talk too much about the referee, they have Gladbach pay. Close to 15,000 supporters had packed into Hjulmand said. “We showed good spirit in the against Aymeric Laporte after the stopper to make decisions and sometimes they make Christian Gentner helped the ball on to the Benteler Arena to watch Paderborn become last few minutes and that was very important for came forward at a free-kick during added time. mistakes and sometimes they get it right.” Maxim in the area and the Romanian midfielder the 53rd team to play in the Bundesliga. us.” On Saturday, Bayer Leverkusen’s Karim There was still time for Malaga keeper Valencia substitute Lucas Orban grabbed a volleyed past from the corner of Mainz, who finished seventh in the top flight Bellarabi hit the Bundesliga’s fastest ever goal as Carlos Kameni to upend Bilbao striker Aritz late goal to earn a 1-1 draw at Sevilla after the six-yard box. Hrgota had a goal ruled out for last season, took the lead when Johannes Geis title hopefuls Borussia Dortmund lost 2-0 in their Aduriz which the referee did not see. Malaga Rodrigo de Paul was given a red card within offside with 24 minutes left before Gladbach sub saw a dipping free-kick come back off the post. opening game. had taken the lead after 35 minutes when two minutes of coming on to make his debut. thumped against the post. Okazaki, who top scored for Mainz with 15 goals The Leverkusen attacker struck after just nine Luis Alberto knocked home the rebound after Aleix Vidal had put Sevilla ahead before But with time running out, Alvaro Dominguez last season, followed up to score from the seconds and then set up Stefan Kiessling in Iraizoz saved his spot kick. the break as he slotted home the rebound picked out the unmarked Kramer in the box and rebound. injury time. On Friday, goals from Thomas However, the home side had to hang on in after his first shot was blocked by keeper he kept his cool to fire into the corner. Mueller and Arjen Robben helped defending the final stages following red cards for Duda Diego Alves. Earlier, Paderborn were denied a famous win Brilliant cross field champions Bayern Munich open with a 2-1 and Vitorino Antunes. “We are very angry. Valencia reinforced their squad in the on their Bundesliga debut after Koo Ja-Cheol The home side equalised three minutes later. home win over VfL Wolfsburg. — AFP When you put in a lot of effort, a lot of work close season and have high hopes ahead of and you do enough to pick up points it makes the expected takeover of the club by you really angry for that to happen in the final Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim, but apart minute,” Iraizoz told reporters. from Pablo Piatti’s first-half shot that hit both Lens defeat caps “The referee made a mistake and I do posts they caused few problems. understand because I am a keeper and I know Vitolo could have added to Sevilla’s lead how it can happen. He was wrong and for the but he shot wide after picking up a loose ball penalty for Adu (Aduriz). “At least we could in the area and then De Paul, having just have picked up a draw away from home.” come off the bench, was dismissed after 65 dismal week for Lyon Athletic coach Ernesto Valverde refused to be minutes for elbowing Vidal in the face. drawn on the performance of the referee Valencia looked like they were heading for Mateu Lahoz but felt that they needed to defeat before Orban, brought on for the final PARIS: Promoted Lens recorded their first goal and Lacazette volleying just wide while Steed Nantes. On Friday, Paris Saint-Germain laboured to have carried more of a threat. “It was a game 10 minutes, bundled the ball over the line points of the Ligue 1 season with a 1-0 win at Lyon Malbranque hit the base of the post, but Lens held a 0-0 draw with Evian in Annecy as Laurent Blanc’s which we tried to control from the start and from close range to make the perfect start to yesterday that capped a miserable week for the on to get their campaign finally up and running. side finished the match with 10 men following the they tried to surprise us on the counter,” his career at the Mestalla. home side. Later yesterday, Saint-Etienne will be aiming to second-half dismissal of Yohan Cabaye. Valverde told a media conference. Granada’s Ruben Rochina and Jean-Sylvain Lyon boss Hubert Fournier had hoped for a maintain their perfect start to the season when they Bordeaux, though, are the early pacesetters with Babin scored in the second half to earn a 2-1 response from his side after Thursday’s shock 2-1 host Rennes while last year’s runners-up Monaco, a maximum nine points as Willy Sagnol’s men came Dominating win over promoted Deportivo la Coruna, who home defeat to Romanians Astra Giurgiu in the first the only remaining side without a point this term, from behind to beat Nice 3-1 at the Allianz Riviera “We were in control and dominating so it had taken the lead through Cavaleiro after 20 leg of the Europa League play-offs, but instead they will try to breathe belated life into their season at on Saturday. — AFP was unfortunate we conceded the penalty. minutes. — Reuters floundered once more. Madagascar international Lalaina Nomenjanahary netted an 11th-minute goal for Lens and, despite wasting several chances to increase their lead, it proved enough to secure a first victory of the campaign after successive defeats. Fournier’s injury-riddled side suffered another blow in midweek with France midfielder Clement Grenier added to the mounting list of casualties after being sidelined for six to eight weeks following surgery to fix a lingering groin problem. Guinean striker Mohamed Yattara, restored to the Lyon line-up after last weekend’s defeat at Toulouse, saw an early chance saved by Lens goalkeeper Rudy Riou but it was Lens who made the early breakthrough at the Stade de Gerland. Yoann Touzghar broke in behind the Lyon defence and squared for Nomenjanahary as Bakary Kone completely missed an attempted clearance, allowing the Malagasy midfielder to steer into an empty net for his first top-flight goal. Touzghar spurned a golden opportunity to dou- ble Lens’ lead just before the hour with Lyon ‘keeper Anthony Lopes making an excellent low stop to deny him after a barnstorming run from team-mate Adamo Coulibary. Wylan Cyprien struck the cross- bar with a free-kick shortly afterwards as Lens con- SAINT-ETIENNE: St Etienne’s French midfielder Romain Hamouma (L) vies for the ball tinued to apply the pressure with Touzghar then LYON: Lens’ Madagascan midfielder Lalaina Nomenjanahary (2nd R) vies for the ball with with Rennes’ French midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure (R) during the French L1 foot- stabbing over from point-blank range as the visitors Lyon’s French midfielder Maxime Gonalons (2nd L) and French defender Bakary Kone (L) dur- ball match between Saint-Etienne (ASSE) and Rennes (SRFC) yesterday, at the struggled to kill off the contest. Lyon pressed for an ing the French L1 football match between Lyon (OL) and Lens (RCL) at the Gerland stadium in Geoffroy Guichard Stadium in Saint-Etienne, central France. — AFP equaliser with last season’s top scorer Alexandre Lyon, central-eastern France, yesterday. — AFP