Sunday, May 20, 2012

Some more titles for you!

And France's league title has been decided! New boys to the block Montpellier Herault SC survived an early goal down to end up one ahead against the bottom team of the league AJ Auxerre. The result put their name on the French domestic league title trophy for the first time in their club's history! The magic came from John Utaka as he proceeded to strike twice, saving Montpellier's title as their closest rivals PSG FC came from behind to defeat FC Lorient 2-1 to keep the two-way challenge alive. PSG thus remain 3 points behind though convincingly in second position. While Montpellier's match was paused with the score line 1-1 after Olivier Kapo opened for Auxerre and Utaka scored his first. He struck the award-winning second in the 76th minute to the immense delight of their fans. The fact that they secured 50 points in their 19 home matches was incredibly influential in their title success. Meanwhile, over in Italy the Coppa Italia was fought over between two of the excellent sides of this season: SSC Napoli and Juventus. Having secured the domestic title quite convincingly, Juve may have been the favorites playing in Rome. However, the sde from Naples should never be underestimated as they illustrated yesterday: after just two minutes they had threatened the Juve goal which had as its protector the team's stand-in: Marco Storari. Napoli had to defend themselves as well though! And so, the first half concluded just as it had started 0-0. Alessandro Del Piero put in a good shift as Juve's captain in what very well might be his last game for the side. Nevertheless, around the 60th minute Juve's goalie brought down Napoli's Ezequiel Lavezzi inside the box to give Edinson Cavani a wonderful opportunity to give Napoli the lead over the unbeaten Serie A winners. Juve proceeded to go on the offensive with several opportunities though the next goal came once more on their own side! Goran Pandev played a beautiful ball to Marek Hamsik who dutifully slotted it into the bottom corner. Even when Napoli's Fabio Quagliarella was sent-off late in the match the side from Turin couldn't even draw one back.

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