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Nigeria, Egypt paired in Cup of Nations draw Page 19 Benteke treble keeps Villa out of trouble ond-half goals from Clint Hill and Charlie point in the right direction though.” Chris back and drew level just three minutes later Austin to leave QPR on the brink of a win that Ramsey’s QPR moved above Burnley on goal when Benteke was allowed to drift infield Aston Villa 3 would have taken them out of the bottom difference, but they are now two points from from the left and curled a shot past QPR goal- three at their opponents’ expense. safety having played a game more than keeper Rob Green. But Benteke completed his treble with an fourth-bottom Hull City. Green saved twice from 19-year-old mid- inch-perfect 83rd-minute free-kick to take the “The point was better for them,” said fielder Jack Grealish, making his first league QPR 3 Belgian striker’s tally to seven goals in five Ramsey, who worked as Sherwood’s assistant start for Villa, and Sandro blocked from Ron games and leave Tim Sherwood’s side three at Tottenham Hotspur last season. “We would Vlaar before Benteke put the home side points above the bottom three. have loved to have won the game and been ahead in the 33rd minute. “Christian Benteke was very good. The above the line. Based on the performance in Gabriel Agbonlahor beat Sandro to the BIRMINGHAM: Christian Benteke scored a second goal especially was excellent,” said the second half, we are disappointed we have ball and freed Benteke, who eluded Hill and potentially priceless hat-trick as Aston Villa Villa manager Sherwood. “We need him not got three points.” scored with his right foot. Agbonlahor head- avoided slipping into the rel- between now and the end of the season, but Villa started brightly at Villa Park, but it ed just wide from Leandro Bacuna’s cross egation zone by drawing 3-3 at home to it was disappointing to give away scruffy was QPR who took a seventh-minute lead shortly before half-time and with Villa contin- Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday. goals. when Bobby Zamora’s feathered cross was uing to dominate early in the second half, After Matt Phillips put QPR ahead, a “It might be a very important point. Only headed in by Phillips. Ramsey took action by introducing Karl Benteke brace gave Villa control, only for sec- time will tell, but we need to win games. It is a However, Villa quickly forced the visitors Henry and Armand Traore. —AFP

BIRMINGHAM: Villa’s Jack Grealish (right) is held by QPR’s Joey Barton during the English Premier League soccer match. — AP Kehl thunderbolt puts Dortmund in German Cup semis

BERLIN: Veteran midfielder Sebastian Kehl rolled back the years to score ’s extra-time winner to seal a dramatic 3-2 victory over Hoffenheim in Tuesday’s German Cup quarter-final. The 35-year-old Kehl scored his first German Cup goal when his fierce drive from outside the area put Dortmund in the semi-finals for the third time in four years. “That was an amazing shot,” said Dortmund’s director of sport Michael Zorc. “All in all, we deserved to be a goal better and that win is good for the soul.” But Hoffenheim goal-scorer Kevin Volland could not hide his disappointment. “When you lose because of a Sunday league goal like that, then it’s really bitter,” said the 22-year-old Germany international. Kehl’s speculative half-volley flew per- fectly off his boot and into the Hoffenheim net on 107 min- utes to the delight of home fans at Borussia’s Westfalenstadion. Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp showed his delight at Kehl’s winning goal as he doffed his cap on the sidelines in the direction of the ex-Germany international. Dortmund had taken an early lead but Neven Subotic’s goal was almost immediately cancelled out by Hoffenheim’s Volland. Brazil international Roberto Firmino put Hoffenheim 2-1 up at half-time before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang equalised midway through the second-half. It stay 2-2 at the end of nor- mal time. With holders Bayern Munich at Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday and third-division Arminia Bielefeld hoping for an upset against Borussia Moenchengladbach in the other last eight ties, Dortmund join VfL Wolfsburg in the draw for the semi-finals. Dortmund, who last won the German Cup in 2012, went ahead after centre-back Subotic smashed his shot in off the post with 19 minutes gone. The lead lasted just 102 seconds as winger Sebastian Rudy floated in a deep corner which found attacking midfielder Volland unmarked at the edge of the area to slam his shot home. The hosts then found themselves 2-1 behind after 28 min- utes when Subotic stumbled in possession only to see Brazil striker Firmino dart onto the loose ball and chip Dortmund goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak. Borussia, who were missing captain with a thigh injury, equalised when right-back Erik Durm put in a great cross and Aubameyang beat Hoffenheim centre-back Tobias Strobl to the ball to head home on 57 minutes. Both sides had their chances late on as Aubameyang and Subotic fired wide while Eugen Polanski forced Langerak into a diving save and Firmino drilled his shot just past the post. At the end of normal time, Dortmund’s Jakub Blaszczykowski forced Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann into a diving save. Kehl’s winner settled the matter in extra-time, but Hoffenheim captain Andreas Beck could have made it 3-3 when he headed over the bar with the 120 minutes up. Earlier, Wolfsburg took a step towards their first silverware since winning the 2009 title when a Ricardo Rodriguez penalty sealed their 1-0 quarter-final win at home to Freiburg. — AFP

GERMANY: Dortmund’s Shinji Kagawa from Japan (right) and Hoffenheim’s Pirmin Schwegler from Switzerland vie for the ball during the German soc- cer cup. — AP