Supercoppa in Beijing, U-20 World Cup, Domestic action. 8/6/2011.

Well 2 Italian giants faced off today in China for the right to the 1st piece of silverware of the season: the Supercoppa. AC Milan took on their domestic rivals Inter Milan and, despite going down 0-1 to a Wesley Sneijder goal, turned things around and won thanks to a goal each from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Kevin-Prince Boateng. Ibrahimovic equalized on the hour in the 2nd half after a 1st half that Inter convincingly won despite just scoring once. Boateng then did the honors with 22 minutes left to play, slotting home to make it 2-1 for AC. They held on for the win. Christian Abbitati served AC Milan well, stopping several shots from the likes of Dejan Stankovic, Samuel Eto'o, and Sneijder. Meanwhile, in Colombia, the U-20 World Cup continues apace with Groups A, B, E, and F completed; Group D essentially done; and Group C almost finished. So, who will we see in the next round? From Group A the hosts Colombia are through with 9 points putting them in 1st while France grabbed 2nd with 6 points. In Group B Portugal ended up on top with 7 points. 2nd place was a hard-fought honor, but Cameroon were able to claim it with 4 points. Over in Group C things are still solidifying but one thing is for certain: Spain are through with 6 points from their 2 games. Costa Rica have 3 points which could be enough as Australia and Ecuador each have 1. While Group D also has a round of games to play,the 1st and 2nd place teams have completely dominated their competition meaning the 3rd games are just formalities. Nigeria and Saudi Arabia both have 6 points from 2 games, with the Africans leading on goal difference. Croatia and Guatemala will just be playing for pride as their is no way they can progress. Brazil and Egypt wrapped up Group E amassing 7 points each. The Brazilians took 1st on goal difference. Group F was much closer. Argentina had 7 points from their 3 games giving them 1st easily, while Mexico managed to get by in 2nd with just 4 points. Best of luck to the sides that continue to fight, and thank you to North Korea, England, Austria, Panama, Guatemala, Croatia, Uruguay, New Zealand, Mali, and South Korea for gracing the tournament with your talents while you could. Better luck next time around! And last but not least, some domestic league action! In Scotland, Rangers' match with Kilmarnock was postponed, but Dundee United and St. Mirren drew 1-1 when they played. A draw was also on the cards when Dunfermline took on Inverness. That game ended with 6 goals evenly divided between the 2 teams. 3-3 when the final whistle blew! Up north in Sweden, Mjallby drew with Malmo thanks to 2nd half goals which made it 1-1. Trelleborg were more convincing when they defeated Gefle 2-0. Again, 2nd half goals made all of the difference. Germany's league continues to start up with a total of 6 matches today! Bremen beat Kasierslautern 2-0 thanks to 2 Markus Rosenberg goals in the 2nd half. Augsburg and Freiburg finished level 2-2 thanks to a late equalizer from Sascha Molders in the 81st minute. Hannover edged Hoffenheim 2-1 in a game which saw 2 of the 3 goals scored come from the penalty spot. Koln were handily bested by a visiting Wolfsburg 0-3 thanks to 2 Patrick Helmes goals on either side of Marcel Schafer's 85th minute goal. Last but not least, Stuttgart thrashed Schalke 3-0. Over in Russia, Zenit St. Petersburg have cut down CSKA Moskva's lead to just 2 points after defeating them 0-2. As I post this, Dinamo Moskva are level with Kuban thanks to an equalizer from Kevin Kuranyi in the 59th minute. Sergey Davydov had given Kuban the lead in the 1st minute of stoppage time of the 1st half.