Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Round-up of the UEFA Europa League late games. 12/1/2010.

Lech's goal in the 12th minute made things pretty dire for the Italians of Juventus. For much of the game, Lech's one goal tormented the once powerful side. However, Iaquinta's strike in the 84th minute was enough to tie the match. It was still a fantastic result for Lech as they had led Group A. They now hold second place while Juventus sit in third. Manchester City lead the group, two points ahead of Lech. Salzburg ony have two points as they reside in the last position. Aris of Greece on the other hand couldn't be flying any higher as they defeated Atletico Madrid in Madrid! The final score was 3-2 in the Greek's favor and it all started when Koke put a shot away in the 2nd minute of play. Forlan and Aguero both scored to give the hosts the lead, scoring in the 11th and 16th minutes, to allow Atletico to go ahead at the half. This run was stopped though, as Koke converted a penalty in the 51st minute to draw the two sides level. Lazaridis then turned the game on its head, striking for victory in the  81st minute. A goal that the Spanish side couldn't handle. Leverkusen meanwhile dealt with Rosenborg, edging their opponents 1-0 despite Rosenborg having the home field advantage. Sam's 35th minute strike was the crowning moment of this match despite some other chances for both sides. Gent won by the same margin, against Levski, to earn the three points in their match. Wallace was the player who scored late in the second half (77th minute) to claim victory. In a real change of events, Manchester City took Salzburg apart 3-0 when the two sides clashed in England. Mario Balotelli had a very good game, scoring in the 18th and 65th minutes before Adam Johnson had a solo effort which put Man. City into the round of 32. Finally, Sporting were victorious for the 100th time in UEFA competition, in front of a home crowd in Lisbon, winning 1-0 over French side Lille thanks to the talents of Anderson Polga who scored in the 28th minute.

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