Tuesday, November 22, 2016

The coach of Basel: `We must not lose the game in Sofia.`

The coach of Basel Urs Fischer hoped the Swiss to avoid defeat in tomorrow`s visit of Ludogorets in the Group A of the Champions League.
The winner of the meeting will ensure the third place in the Group A and a ranking of 1/16-finals of the Europa League in the spring.
The loser is certainly leaving the European tournaments, while equality and two teams retain their hopes for extension before their last meetings.
`We should not allow a loss. We already have something to remember after the 1:1 draw against Ludogorets. We need to find the right balance between the game in defence and in the attack.`, said Fischer.
Basel did with convincing home success with a 6:0 against Vaduz on Saturday in the League, but Fischer warned that this result by asian bookie should not mislead its football players.
`The upcoming match is another story. We know what we need on Wednesday. We must not forget that after that we have another match against Arsenal.`, Fischer said.
Basel will be able to count on the players Renato Steffen and Serey Die for the match in Sofia.

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Qatar overcame Russia in a control match with four penalty shootouts

Qatar overcame Russia with 2:1 in Doha in a friendly football match between the hosts of the next two World Cups.
The Romanian chief arbitrator Christian Balaj ruled four penalties in total in the match. The guests found the result via soccer tips sheet still in the fifth minute. Alexander Samedov scored from the 11-meter penalty kick, strike three called for a violation in the penalty area against Dmitri Kombarov. In the 29th minute and the hosts were awarded a penalty for a breach in the penalty box of Roman Zobnin but Ibrahim Majid did not manage to score a goal.
Six minutes later, the Qatari players received a second penalty kick for a foul of the goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev and this time Boualem Khoukhi equalized. It was the 71st hit against Akinfeev in the 93rd match with his national jersey, with which he made a record for missed goals in the history of Russia. So far, he shared the first place in the rankings with 70 hits along with the legend Lev Yashin (91 matches) and Rinat Dasayev (out of 73 meetings).
In the second part, the goalkeeper of the guests received a concussion and was replaced by enforcement in the 59th minute from Stanislav Kritsyuk. In the 72nd minute, the reserve Karim Boudiaf did 2:1 for Qatar after he jammed in the corner of the net from the nearby beam. Three minutes before the end Russia also received a second penalty for the foul of Alexander Kokorin in the penalty area, but could not achieve any success.
Russia organizes the World Cup 2018, Qatar hosts the 2022 World Cup.

Friday, November 4, 2016

Bayern will play with t-shirts made from recycled plastic

Bayern Munich will play with t-shirts that are made from recycled plastic, collected from the banks of the Maldive Islands. This will happen in the match by sport-tips of the German Champion at home against Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
The equipment is supplied by the Bavarians world firm Adidas. Special t-shirts of Bayern are made as part of a program to purify the ocean of plastic waste.
Adidas is a co-founder of Parley for the Oceans-an organization that protects the marine environment and aims to raise awareness about the State of the oceans.
The grand from Munich is located on the first place in the standings in the Bundesliga with an asset of 23 points earned.