South Koreans Algerian revulsion win Little League at Ebosse death; World Series games canceled TUESDAY, AUGUST 26,15 2014 18 Filipino boxing legend Pacquiao dismisses Algieri threat Page 16 MADRID: Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema (center) duels for the ball with Cordoba’s Rossi (left) during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid yesterday. — AP Ronaldo seals Real’s 2-0 victory Messi strikes twice as 10-man Barcelona sink Elche BARCELONA: Cristiano Ronaldo scored from long or attacking.” Busquets’ poor back pass forced Mascherano to foul range to seal Real Madrid’s 2-0 victory over the pro- Elsewhere, promoted Eibar edged Real Sociedad Rodrigues to stop a one-one-one opportunity with moted Cordoba yesterday as the European champi- 1-0 for a winning debut in the first division, while Bravo. Elche failed to take advantage of the extra man ons made a winning start to the Spanish league. Villarreal won 2-0 at Levante, and Celta Vigo beat and Munir, who had only debuted with Barcelona’s “B- Karim Benzema headed in the opening goal on the Getafe 3-1. After Barcelona lost its Spanish league title team” in March, doubled the lead with a skillful tap half-hour mark of a first half that Madrid dominated in the last round of last season and Argentina lost to with the tip of his left boot to float Ivan Rakitic’s long under the direction of new signing Toni Kroos. But Germany in the World Cup final, Messi summed up pass over goalie Przemyslaw Tyton. Cordoba surged forward in the second half, turning his desire for the new campaign to begin by writing Messi added the third goal despite being shad- its first game in the topflight in 42 years into an even- on Facebook before the game: “First match today!!! I owed by four defenders, skirting along the edge of the ly matched contest. Ronaldo shook off an otherwise hope God is on our side for a great season.” It started area until he saw the chance to place the ball inside drab performance with a strike that only few can with a bad omen, though: Just seconds after kickoff, the post. Rakitic, Bravo and defender Jeremy Mathieu match when he blasted in a right-foot shot from well the game was paused when a black cat ran onto the all made debuts for Barcelona after their transfers this outside the area in the 90th. Atletico Madrid begins Camp Nou pitch before stewards managed to herd it summer. Eibar’s first goal in the topflight category was its title defense later at Rayo Vallecano. off. But aside from Mascherano’s red card, there was well worth the 74-year-old wait for the more than no bad luck for Barcelona. 5,000 fans at Ipurua Stadium. Midfielder Javi Lara Barcelona sink Elche Messi looked back to his best and his pair of goals capped his superb first half two minutes before the Meanwhile, Lionel Messi scored twice to help 10- seemed the perfect answer to critics who had said break by scoring with a free kick from a tight angle. man Barcelona start the Spanish league with a 3-0 the four-time world player of the year had lost a step. Eibar earned two consecutive promotions in as many win over Elche in the debut of coach Luis Enrique on He was lively from the start, both in attack and in years to rise from the third to the first division. Sunday, with the Argentina star looking eager to put defense, and scored his goals in classic Messi fashion: Villarreal showed it could compete at the top of last season’s disappointments behind him. Messi used putting the ball on his left boot to breeze around his the table this season with a dominant performance at a signature burst of speed to dribble free of a pack of markers before picking his spot in the opponent’s net. Levante, making it the only away team to win opponents before slotting in Barcelona’s first goal in With Neymar out and new signing Luis Suarez sus- through the first eight games of the opening round. the 41st. Minutes later Barcelona lost Javier pended until October, Munir got the nod from Ikechuwku Uche scored in the 55th, and Denis Mascherano to a direct red card when he fouled Enrique and had Barcelona’s first chance when he Cheryshev made it 2-0 in the 85th after he and Moi Elche’s Garry Rodrigues with only goalkeeper Claudio fired the ball off the goalframe in the 22nd. Andres Gomez had both sent shots off the woodwork. Luis Bravo to beat. But Barcelona’s 18-year-old Munir El Iniesta followed suit with a strike onto the crossbar in Enrique’s replacement at Celta Vigo, Eduardo Berizzo, Haddadi, starting for the injured Neymar, scored sec- the 32nd as Barcelona piled up chances before Messi also enjoyed a strong start. Celta forward Manuel onds after halftime before Messi got his second goal converted. “Nolito” Agudo beat Getafe goalie Vicente Guaita in in the 63rd after again confounding a group of Sergio Busquets sent an errant Elche pass to Messi, the 20th before Fabian Orellano made it 2-0 with a defenders. “Leo is one-of-a-kind and today he was in a who used four quick touches to open an angle long strike in the 56th. Jorge Sammir pulled one back BARCELONA: FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, from Argentina (center) duels for the ball against state of grace,” said Luis Enrique. “He will be the best around three Elche players before slotting home his for Getafe in the 62nd before Joaquin Larrivey Elche’s Edu Albacar during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium on player in the world in every way he wants, defending first goal. Moments after Barcelona grabbed the lead, restored Celta’s cushion in the 70th. — Agencies Sunday, Aug 24, 2014. — AP 49ers beat Chargers for Atletico’s Simeone first Levi’s Stadium win SANTA CLARA: San Francisco’s No 1 went 5 for 6. Philip Rivers completed suspended-8 games offense still looks shaky two weeks his first five passes and finished 9 of MADRID: The Spanish football federation from the regular season, and the 10 for 85 yards and a touchdown. San suspended Atletico Madrid coach Diego 49ers did just enough for their first Francisco’s Colin Kaepernick was 6 of Simeone for eight matches yesterday after preseason victory in a 21-7 win 12 for 59 yards. With Rivers’ outing he was sent off during the second leg of the against the San Diego Chargers on and Peyton Manning’s 12-of-14 per- Spanish Super Cup. Simeone will miss four Sunday. There were tens of thou- formance in a 34-0 rout last Sunday, Spanish league matches, with the remaining sands of empty seats hours after an the new-look 49ers secondary four-match ban applying to future Spanish overnight 6.0-magnitude earthquake allowed the past two starting quar- Super Cups. Simeone was already suspend- struck in the Northern California wine terbacks to complete 21 of 24 passes ed from Atletico’s league opener at Rayo country near Napa. The quake affect- for 187 yards and passer ratings of Vallecano yesterday because of a suspen- ed some public transportation 120 or better. San Francisco’s offen- sion that carried over from last season. That options to the new $1.2 billion stadi- sive line had major problems protect- means Simeone’s new suspension will begin um, which sold out last Sunday. The ing Kaepernick, who was hit hard SANTA CLARA: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) loses on Aug. 30 against Eibar. He will then miss patchy field is still hardly ideal, with four times in three first-quarter series. the clash against Madrid on Sept. 13 and the the ball as he is hit by San Diego Chargers defensive end Corey Liuget during Diego Simeone visible lines where new sod was Right guard Alex Boone has held the first quarter of an NFL preseason football game in Santa Clara, Calif on subsequent league games against Celta placed Friday after the initial turf out all offseason in hopes of a new Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. — AP Vigo and Almeria. referee’s head, two games for protesting, failed to hold. Phil Dawson kicked a contract with two years remaining on The federation announced its decision one game for applauding his sending off, 39-yard field goal at the 9:27 mark of his previous deal, and he might now down pass to Mathews in the final ran for a 27-yard touchdown in the three days after defending Spanish champi- and one game for remaining in the stands the second quarter, ending an eight- have some increased leverage. minute of the first quarter. But Rivers fourth quarter against a Chargers on Atletico beat Real Madrid 1-0 to win the instead of going to the changing room after quarter scoreless drought for the Kaepernick lost a fumble when he got connected on a 10-yard TD pass to defense that allowed five TDs rush- Super Cup 2-1 on aggregate. Simeone was his expulsion. The federation statement cit- 49ers as they doubled their presea- stripped and pounded by Corey Antonio Gates on the next play. ing in a 41-14 loss to the Super Bowl ejected in the 25th minute of the match at ed referee Fernandez Borbalan’s match son total.