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BBC News
14 hours ago
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- BBC News
Wales eye fifth in Malaysia after beating Japan 6-4
Jolyon Morgan's hat-trick helped Wales men beat Japan 6-4 to give them a chance of finishing fifth at the FIH Nations League in will face either South Africa or hosts Malaysia on Saturday and will finish at least sixth after they fought back from 3-2 down against Newbold and Ryoma Ooka exchanged early goals and after Morgan struck his first, Japan seized the initiative through Koji Yamakasi and Kazumasa Welsh levelled and Morgan put Wales ahead before he completed his Gareth Furlong sealed the win with a late effort before Kosei Kawabe's finale. Furlong said: "All the games have been really close, all the teams here are really well matched so really happy to get over the line today."To score six goals, any team would be really happy with that. But we probably do need to tidy up a little bit defensively. "Just before half time we were a little bit sloppy in ball-possession and gave them a way back in to the game. But credit to the guys for coming back from 3-2 down."South Africa and Malaysia's game is taking place later on Friday.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Germany's ‘Big Nick' Woltemade brings nicknames and goals to main stage
If there was any doubting Nick Woltemade's star quality, a brilliant hat-trick in Germany's opening match of the European Under-21 Championship against Slovenia showed the beanpole striker with numerous nicknames is the real deal. Known variously as Woltemessi, the Tower of Stuttgart, Goaltemade or just plain old Big Nick, he has been the standout player of the first two rounds of matches in Slovakia, having helped to book his side's place in the quarter-finals with another goal in their win over the Czech Republic on Sunday. With England up next as Germany attempt to seal top spot in Group B and avoid a meeting with the favourites, Spain, in the last eight, the coach, Antonio Di Salvo, has a decision to make. Such has been Woltemade's success this season that he was also called up by Julian Nagelsmann for the senior squad's Nations League games and made his debut against Portugal in the semi-final less than a fortnight ago. Advertisement Related: Club World Cup: Jobe Bellingham makes Dortmund debut in draw with Fluminense 'Honestly, I just want to rest,' Woltemade said after the 4-2 victory over the Czech Republic, in which he contributed two assists as well. 'It's been a tough schedule and I've played a lot of minutes in a short time.' Di Salvo, a former Bayern Munich forward who was an assistant to Stefan Kuntz with the under-21s before taking over when Kuntz left to manage Turkey's seniors in 2021, is expected to rotate when they face Lee Carsley's side in Nitra on Wednesday evening. Yet after Germany failed to get past the group stage in Georgia two years ago for the first time since 2013 as England went on to win the tournament, he is under pressure to deliver the country's fourth title at this level. 'I don't need to say more about how important Nick is to us,' Di Salvo said. 'He changes our game.' A shade under two metres tall, Woltemade has played for Germany at various youth levels but it was not until his move to Stuttgart from his hometown side Werder Bremen that he announced himself on the big stage. Despite becoming Bremen's youngest player at 17, he had struggled for game time owing to Niclas Füllkrug's blistering form before a loan at third-division SV Elversberg transformed his fortunes. He earned a move to Stuttgart to replace Serhou Guirassy when the prolific Guinea striker departed for Borussia Dortmund last summer, and scored the opening goal in the DFB Pokal final victory in May – his fifth in that cup run – to add to his 12 in the Bundesliga. Advertisement A hat-trick against Spain, who drew 1-1 with Italy to win their group on Tuesday night, in an under-21s warm-up game in March put Woltemade firmly on the radar, with reports of interest from around Europe including from Chelsea, Everton and West Ham. The 23-year-old born on Valentine's Day is eligible to play at the tournament because he was 21 at the start of qualifying – one of 73 players at the start of the finals who are two years older than the age limit. England are the only squad not to contain a 23-year-old, although Middlesbrough's midfielder Hayden Hackney will reach that age on 26 June, two days before the final. That is an indication of England's approach, with Carsley – who has extended his contract until the next tournament in 2027 – having assembled a much more inexperienced squad than the one which triumphed two years ago. If he had followed Germany's example with Woltemade, seven members of Thomas Tuchel's latest selection could have been on double international duty this summer. Adam Wharton, another senior international, was ruled out as he recovers from concussion sustained in the FA Cup final. Newcastle's Tino Livramento, who excelled in the opening win over the Czech Republic, is the only player to have also been capped at senior level and England's squad contains two teenagers, who have featured in the first two games: Tottenham's Archie Gray and Ethan Nwaneri of Arsenal. Advertisement Carsley will make changes against Germany, citing 'age and the amount they've played', with a point required to ensure a place in the knockout stages. If Germany are without Woltemade from the start, England – who have lost only twice to Germany at this age group and won 2-0 in the group stages two years ago – will know that Di Salvo's side boast plenty of other firepower. Nicolò Tresoldi, who scored the opener against the Czech Republic and described Woltemade as 'the perfect strike partner', has just joined Club Brugge, and Brighton's Brajan Gruda and Paul Nebel of Mainz provide creativity. At the other end, Freiburg's goalkeeper Noah Atubolu has made 20 appearances at the age group and has been tipped as a potential long-term successor to Manuel Neuer. 'We want to win every game,' said Germany's captain, Eric Martel, 'especially against England, because, as they say in Germany, it's 'the classic'.'
Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
João Klauss has 1st career MLS hat trick for St. Louis in 3-3 tie with Galaxy
ST. LOUIS (AP) — João Klauss scored three goals — the 28-year-old's first MLS hat trick — the last of which came in the fifth minute of stoppage time for St. Louis City on Saturday in a 3-3 tie with the LA Galaxy. Goalkeeper Roman Bürki played a free kick from beyond midfield to the edge of the box where Timo Baumgartl flicked a header toward goal. Klauss ran onto the ball at the right edge of the 6-yard box and slipped a first-touch shot inside the back post to cap the scoring. Advertisement St. Louis (3-9-6) has one win — a 2-1 victory over San Jose on May 31 — in its last 14 games. Klauss near the left corner of the area, played a short pass to Marcel Hartel and darted toward goal as Hartel tapped it back to Klauss for a rolling finish from the edge of the 6-yard box to give St. Louis a 1-0 lead in the 35th minute. Gabriel Pec scored his second goal of the season and his first since March 2 to tie it at 1-1 in the 41st. Pec put away a one-touch finish off a centering pass played by Marco Reus from the right side of the area. Pec stole a misplayed back-pass after St. Louis defender Jayden Reid slipped and fell and then cut back to evade Bürki, who had charged off his line, before casually rolling a shot into a wide-open net to give LA a 3-2 lead in the 87th. Célio Pompeu played an arcing one-touch ball ahead, off a Galaxy giveaway, down the right side to a streaking Klauss, who blasted a rising shot inside the near post and under the crossbar to give St. Louis a 2-1 lead in the 47th minute. Advertisement Matheus Nascimento scored his first MLS goal in the 21-year-old's third career start to make it 2-2 in the 51st minute. John Nelson played a centering pass to Rues, who tapped back-heel pass from a few yards outside the area to Nascimento for a one-touch finish from near the penalty spot. The Galaxy (1-12-5), the defending MLS Cup champions, beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 last time out and to snap the longest winless streak to begin a season in MLS history at 16 games. St. Louis, which beat the Galaxy 3-0 on March 9, is unbeaten in four straight against LA. ___ AP soccer:
Associated Press
6 days ago
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- Associated Press
João Klauss has 1st career MLS hat trick for St. Louis in 3-3 tie with Galaxy
ST. LOUIS (AP) — João Klauss scored three goals — the 28-year-old's first MLS hat trick — the last of which came in the fifth minute of stoppage time for St. Louis City on Saturday in a 3-3 tie with the LA Galaxy. Goalkeeper Roman Bürki played a free kick from beyond midfield to the edge of the box where Timo Baumgartl flicked a header toward goal. Klauss ran onto the ball at the right edge of the 6-yard box and slipped a first-touch shot inside the back post to cap the scoring. St. Louis (3-9-6) has one win — a 2-1 victory over San Jose on May 31 — in its last 14 games. Klauss near the left corner of the area, played a short pass to Marcel Hartel and darted toward goal as Hartel tapped it back to Klauss for a rolling finish from the edge of the 6-yard box to give St. Louis a 1-0 lead in the 35th minute. Gabriel Pec scored his second goal of the season and his first since March 2 to tie it at 1-1 in the 41st. Pec put away a one-touch finish off a centering pass played by Marco Reus from the right side of the area. Pec stole a misplayed back-pass after St. Louis defender Jayden Reid slipped and fell and then cut back to evade Bürki, who had charged off his line, before casually rolling a shot into a wide-open net to give LA a 3-2 lead in the 87th. Célio Pompeu played an arcing one-touch ball ahead, off a Galaxy giveaway, down the right side to a streaking Klauss, who blasted a rising shot inside the near post and under the crossbar to give St. Louis a 2-1 lead in the 47th minute. Matheus Nascimento scored his first MLS goal in the 21-year-old's third career start to make it 2-2 in the 51st minute. John Nelson played a centering pass to Rues, who tapped back-heel pass from a few yards outside the area to Nascimento for a one-touch finish from near the penalty spot. The Galaxy (1-12-5), the defending MLS Cup champions, beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 last time out and to snap the longest winless streak to begin a season in MLS history at 16 games. St. Louis, which beat the Galaxy 3-0 on March 9, is unbeaten in four straight against LA. ___ AP soccer:
Daily Mail
09-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Liechtenstein 0-4 Scotland PLAYER RATINGS: Who solved Steve Clarke's striking problem? Which midfielder saw passes others wouldn't? Who had nothing to do on his debut?
A hat-trick for Che Adams and a first international goal for George Hirst earned Scotland a convincing victory in their friendly against Liechtenstein. Adams gave them an early lead before adding two more, one of them in stoppage time, on a comfortable night for Steve Clarke's side. In a side that was much-changed from the one that lost 3-1 to Iceland on Friday, Lennon Miller was excellent on his first start for Scotland. Three days after that horrible performance at Hampden, Scotland were more like themselves. Goalkeeper Ross Doohan, a late call-up, had little do to on his debut. The result eases some of the pressure on Clarke, who will now focus on the first match of Scotland's World Cup qualifying campaign, against Denmark in September. A few newcomers have given him food for thought ahead of that challenge. Paul Forsyth weighs up the players' performances in Vaduz. Ross Doohan - 6 Having cut short his holiday to play, the debutant was hardly any busier here. Didn't have a save to make. Anthony Ralston - 6.5 Comfortable throughout. With little to do defensively, he was able to get forward and supplement the attack. Jack Hendry - 7 Strolled through it with plenty of the ball. Picked out nice passes and glanced a second-half header over the bar. Scott McKenna - 6.5 Strong and willing to step out, although he stood off his man when Liechtenstein mustered their one shot at goal. Andy Robertson - 7 Played on the front foot, always probing and looking for space ahead. A focused, professional display by the skipper. Lewis Ferguson - 6.5 Solid and mature on the right of a narrow midfield four. Might have done better with an early scoring chance. Lennon Miller - 8 Confident and assured on his first start. Saw passes others wouldn't. Set up the second goal after leading a press. Billy Gilmour - 7 Kept everything ticking over in his playmaker's role. Passed it well on a slow pitch; delivered some clever through balls. John McGinn - 7 Barged down the left, drawing fouls and hitting the byeline. Tested the keeper with a couple of long-range efforts. Che Adams- 8 At last, a striker who scores goals — three of them. A crisp shot, an instinctive second and a brave header for the third. George Hirst - 7 Scored his first Scotland goal with a poacher's finish at the back post. Forged a promising partnership with Adams. SUBSTITUTES: Doig (Robertson, 59), Irving (McGinn, 59), Patterson (Ralston, 68), Conway (Hirst, 68), Barron (Gilmour 78), Bowie (Ferguson 78). Not used: C McKenna, Slicker, Hanley, Souttar, Wilson, Johnston. Steve Clarke - 7 Gave Lennon Miller a start, picked two strikers and reverted to a back four. Commonsense rewarded. Liechtenstein (3-5-2): Buchel 6 (Ospelt 46); Traber 6, Malin 6, Hofer 6; Kindle 6 (Meier 51), Luchinger 6 (Zund 81), Hasler 6 (Wolfinger 65), Sele 6, Goppel 6; Saglam 6 (Pizzi 81), Luque Notaro 6 (Netzer 51).
