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The first match pitting one of the new teams against an established one turned out to be a no-contest

The Report by Saurabh Somani in Bengaluru14-Oct-2018
Rohit Sharma clips the ball off his toes•AFP

On a track with some carry for those able to crank it up, Bihar folded for 69 against Mumbai in a nine-wicket defeat at the Just Cricket Academy Ground in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018-19 quarterfinal.Seamer Tushar Deshpande took his first five-wicket haul in his sixth List A game to bowl Bihar out in 28.2 overs. Desphande’s first spell netted him 4 for 16 in six overs, reducing Bihar to 34 for 4 in the 12th over, and there was no recovering from that. Only Babul Kumar and Rahmat Ullah, the No.3 and No.4 batsmen, got into double figures, and no batsman could cross 20. No partnership was worth more than 15 either, with Mumbai’s bowlers not giving any breathing room from start to finish. Their batsmen needed a mere 12.3 overs to reach the target, getting there when Rohit Sharma pulled the ball for four.Security breach highlighted with fan’s meet-Rohit moment

Mumbai were coasting at 52 without loss in ten overs when a fan vaulted over the midwicket/cover fence and ran onto to the pitch. He hugged Rohit and touched his feet, all with no security present. Eventually he left to whoops and hollers from the crowd, raising his hands to them and vaulting back over the fence.
Remarkably, there wasn’t any security person visible and the fan was not escorted out of the ground immediately. In fact, he stayed till the end of the match. A KSCA official said that there were supposed to be five police personnel but that they were sitting behind the fans, and so couldn’t stop him. However, if they were there, they didn’t run onto the field afterwards also, and neither did they escort the fan out. The official also said that the incident wouldn’t be repeated for the Andhra-Hyderabad quarterfinal with the police this time seated in front of the fans.

The only time Mumbai faced any sort of trouble was before the start of the 11th over, when a fan jumped the fence and ran to the middle to hug Rohit and touch his feet, causing a hold-up in play. That might have contributed to Akhil Herwadkar losing his concentration, to be caught behind, but that apart, it was a stroll for Mumbai.This was the first match pitting one of the new teams in India’s biggest ever domestic season against an established one. Bihar were the top team in the Plate Group, beating other newcomers handily, and even registering a record 292-run win against Sikkim, but the gulf between the best of the newcomers and the top dogs of India’s domestic cricket is still a wide one.Mumbai captain Shreyas Iyer put Bihar in after winning the toss, and from the start, their batsmen never looked comfortable. Dhawal Kulkarni and Deshpande worked up good pace, with Desphande in particular, getting the ball to bounce appreciably too. He struck with his third ball – a lifter that had Vikash Ranjan nicking behind to Aditya Tare. Deshpande then struck in his third, fifth and sixth overs, and Bihar were all at sea.Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani then got into the act with two quick wickets, and Rahmatullah ran himself out in a mix-up with Samar Quadri. Deshpande completed his five-wicket haul in his second spell to finish with 5 for 23. With Bihar in freefall, Iyer even brought himself on to bowl his part-time legbreaks and ended up with the third List A wicket when Anunay Singh was out caught behind. Mulani cleaned up Ashutosh Aman in the next over to end with 3 for 18.”It is very easy to get complacent when we play against Bihar, but it is important to keep doing the right things,” 23-year-old Deshpande said. “I can’t spray the ball around and give away runs. If we are playing a team like Bihar, as Mumbai we should get them all out under 100 – this was our plan today. So it was a good show by us. We were playing as if we are playing Bengal, we weren’t thinking we are playing Bihar.”I’m happy with this performance but I’m not satisfied,” he added. “If I bowl with the same intensity in the semifinal or final, then I’ll be satisfied. I wasn’t bowling the way I bowled today in the league games. I don’t know how quick I am, I haven’t clocked myself on the speed gun. But I like to bowl quick, I am here because I can bowl quick. I have picked wickets in the Ranji Trophy just by bowling quick, nothing extraordinary.”The sparse but vocal crowd that had gathered at the ground on the outskirts of Bangalore on Sunday was hoping for a Rohit special, and though Bihar’s meagre total denied them, they did get to see a couple of pleasing cuts, a disdainful smack over the bowler’s head for six, and one that went over midwicket.At the start of the chase, Rohit and Herwadkar seemed to be almost having a net session, and the low total had afforded them that luxury. They weren’t in any particular hurry, concentrating more on getting their shapes right than actually looking to pierce gaps. That Sabir Khan bowled five wides in the opening over didn’t help Bihar either.

His 127-run stand with No. 9 Saifuddin set the tone for a competitive score before their spinners applied the choke

The Report by Mohammad Isam21-Oct-2018Bangladesh 271-8 (Imrul 144, Saifuddin 50, Jarvis 4-37) beat Zimbabwe 243-9 (Williams 50*, Mehidy 3-46) by 28 runsImrul Kayes raises his bat after reaching a hundred•AFP

Imrul Kayes’ career-best 144 powered Bangladesh to a 28-run win over Zimbabwe in the first ODI. The visitors squandered a golden opportunity to control the game when they had the home side cornered at 139 for 6 in the 30th over. Imrul and Mohammad Saifuddin chose that moment to put on a record 127-run seventh-wicket stand to pull Bangladesh to 271-8 in 50 overs, before the spinners applied the choke in time-honoured fashion, as the home team took a one-nil lead in the three-match series.Imrul was involved in three crucial stands, the last of which was a rescue act that turned a difficult position into a dominant one. Bangladesh had lost two wickets in the first six overs when Liton Das and debutant Fazle Mahmud fell in the same Tendai Chatara over. Imrul and Mushfiqur Rahim then added 49 runs for the third wicket to revive the innings.After Mushfiqur fell in the 15th over, Imrul and Mohammad Mithun batted in a higher gear to add 71 runs for the fourth wicket. Mithun struck three sixes and a four in his 37 off 40 balls but then Kyle Jarvis, bowling his third spell, removed Mithun, Mahmudullah and Mehidy Hasan in the space of 13 balls.The 2 for 3 collapse should have been the end of Bangladesh’s positive approach but Imrul and Mohammad Saifuddin did not consume too many deliveries to first steady the innings, and then up the ante, in the last ten overs that saw the home team add 85. Saifuddin’s maiden ODI fifty included three fours and a six and came off 69 balls. Imrul, on the other hand, chose his moments to buckle down and attack.He reached his half century in 64 balls but picked up pace thereafter, getting the next 50 at a run-a-ball. His last 44 runs came even quicker, at a strike-rate of exactly 200, which was a consequence of the five fours and three sixes he hammered during that period.For Zimbabwe, Jarvis led the way with the ball, finishing with four for 37, while Chatara took three wickets. Till the 40th over, Zimbabwe had done splendidly but all the good work came a cropper in the final ten, not helped in the slightest by a couple of dropped catches and misfields on the boundary.With 272 to get, Hamilton Masakadza and Cephas Zhuwao gave Zimbabwe early impetus. Zhuwao struck three fours in the first five overs before he slammed Mehidy Hasan for a massive six that landed well beyond the long-on boundary. But with his first ball, Mustafizur Rahman forced his way through Zhuwao’s defensive prod, ending his cameo on 35.In the face of consistent bowling from the home side, Zimbabwe imploded thereafter. Either side of Masakadza’s needless run-out, Nazmul Islam produced stunning deliveries to dismiss Brendan Taylor and Sikandar Raza.With a classic left-arm spinner’s delivery that pitched on off and middle, Nazmul hit Taylor’s off stump as the batsman pushed forward to defend. Raza was undone by a ripper that turned sharply, beating him on the back foot, and hitting his off stump as well. Both wickets were followed by the customary serpentine celebration.By this time, the match had all but slipped out of Zimbabwe’s grip. Bangladesh continued to dictate terms as Zimbabwe lost more wickets and fell so far behind the required run-rate that even a 67-run ninth wicket stand between Sean Williams – who remained unbeaten on a 58-ball 50 – and Jarvis was not enough to save them from a 28-run defeat.

MatériaMais Notícias

Depois de duas rodadas onde o Santa Cruz mais se afastou do que se aproximou de seguir lutando pelo acesso na Série C do Brasileirão, a equipe ganhou um importante “respiro” com o triunfo por 2 a 1 diante do Ituano no último sábado (26).

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+CONFIRA A TABELA DO BRASILEIRÃO DA SÉRIE C

Na análise feita pelo atacante Victor Rangel, o que deve ser preservado pelo grupo após a importante vitória é a mentalidade vencedora para buscar os resultados que faltam.

Além disso, o jogador de 30 anos de idade reforçou como tem encarado a questão que, segundo ele, está bem distante de estar presente apenas nos momentos em que ele adentra o gramado:

– Tenho certeza que o nosso desafio é não deixar cair esse espírito e essa mentalidade. Confesso que vou dormir e acordo pensando no acesso. Quero muito. Sempre disse que eu queria marcar meu nome na história do clube, que o torcedor lembrasse do meu nome com carinho, e eu sei que isso só é possível com conquistas.

سيطرت حالة من الغضب على علاء عبد العادل، المدير الفني لفريق الجونة، من البرتغالي جوزيه جوميز، مدرب الزمالك، عقب مواجهة الفريقين، في الدوري الممتاز.

وحقق الزمالك، الفوز على الجونة، بهدف مقابل لا شيء، في المباراة التي أقيمت اليوم ضمن منافسات الجولة الـ32 من الدوري المصري الممتاز.

وكشف مصدر لـ”بطولات” أن علاء عبد العال أبدى غضبًا شديدًا من جوميز، خلال حديث مع لاعبي الزمالك عقب اللقاء.

طالع..موعد مباراة الزمالك القادمة بعد الفوز على الجونة في الدوري المصري

وقال عبد العال للاعبي الزمالك نصًا: “ما قام به جوميز غير عادل.. لماذا اعتمد على الناشئين في مباراة المقاولون ولم يقم بنفس الأمر اليوم؟ هذا غير عادل لأن أنا والمقاولون في صراع الهبوط”.

وكان الزمالك قد خسر أمام المقاولون العرب، بهدفين مقابل هدف، في مباراته الماضية بالمسابقة المحلية.

ورفع الزمالك رصيده إلى 49 نقطة في المركز الخامس في جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري الممتاز، بينما تجمد رصيد الجونة عند 33 نقطة في المركز الثالث عشر.

Leeds United dropped two points on Friday night as they were held to a 1-1 draw away at Rotherham United.

The Whites had the opportunity to go within five points of the automatic promotion places and when Crysencio Summerville put the visitors ahead inside six minutes, it felt as though they'd run away with the tie.

However, his beautifully curled effort, assisted by Georginio Rutter, was cancelled out moments before half-time thanks to Hakeem Odofin, who pounced on a loose ball to fire past Illan Meslier.

Leeds pushed for a winner and thought they had it when substitute Jaidon Anthony fired home in the 90th minute only for the linesman to raise his flag for an offside on Patrick Bamford.

Crysencio Summerville's performance against Rotherham in numbers

The Dutch dynamo was a thorn down Rotherham's right flank all night, catching the eye with his superbly taken goal and quality chance creation.

Aside from scoring his seventh of the season on Friday, he also served up three key passes for his teammates and was influential to everything positive that Daniel Farke's side constructed in attack.

Through his fleet-footed dribbling that allows him to unlock defences at will and his electrifying pace in behind, the Millers weren't the only side this term that have struggled to cope with his scintillating wide play.

Having completed four of his eight attempted dribbles and registered three shots on target, Summerville was constantly looking to make things happen by opening space for himself and others in the final third.

A hugely influential figure in Farke's attack, the 22-year-old also demonstrated his willingness to track back and win possession for his team, winning eight of his 14 ground duels and 100% of his aerials.

The Dutch wizard, however, wasn't the only impressive performer on the night as central midfielder Glen Kamara ran the show alongside Ethan Ampadu in the engine room.

Glen Kamara's performance in numbers against Rotherham

Although Rotherham are fighting at the bottom of the Championship, they demonstrated their physicality and strength in central areas against Leeds, battling for every ball.

Kamara, who has struck up a strong partnership with Ampadu in a double pivot this season, had to be at his best, technically and physicality, to prevent the hosts from gaining an upper hand in midfield.

He certainly rose to the occasion of a Yorkshire derby, throwing himself into four tackles and winning all six of his attempted ground duels.

The Finnish international demonstrated his ability as a tackling machine and it was his hard work and determination out of possession that set the precedent for his distribution on the ball.

Previously dubbed as a "class act" by former manager Steven Gerrard, the 28-year-old put in a tidy display on the ball and was a key cog in the Whites' build-up phase, recycling possession efficiently and splitting lines with his pin-point passing.

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Kamara certainly showed his class in South Yorkshire, making 82 touches, completing 94% of his passes and both of his attempted dribbles whilst complimenting that near-perfect midfield performance by only losing possession on five occasions – the least of any starting player for Leeds.

He solidified himself as a hero on the night for Farke through this complete display.

England snuffed out a fighting sixth-wicket stand, then withstood feisty hitting from the No. 11, to complete a sensational 3-0 whitewash of Sri Lanka

The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando26-Nov-2018A stunning piece of fielding from the tourists was, typically, the defining moment of the fourth day’s play, as England snuffed out a fighting sixth-wicket stand, then withstood some feisty hitting from the No. 11, to complete a sensational 3-0 whitewash of Sri Lanka.Requiring six wickets at the start of the day, they were made to bowl 59.4 overs before the opposition finally succumbed, going down eventually by 42 runs. Kusal Mendis hit 86, Roshen Silva 65, and last man Malinda Pushpakumara smacked 42 off 40 that was equal parts blind luck and adventure. It was left-arm spinner Jack Leach who took the winning wicket in the over after tea, finishing with 4 for 72 for the innings, while offspinner Moeen Ali claimed 4 for 92.This is now not only England’s first 3-0 whitewash away from home since 1963, it is also only the third occasion in which Sri Lanka have lost all three Tests in a home series, having done so previously to the great Australia team in 2004, and against India last year. When the first Test began, many believed Sri Lanka to be slight favourites. That they have been beaten so resoundingly will prompt some soul-searching.England, meanwhile, could scarcely have hoped for such joy on this tour. Aside from the Tests, they also brushed Sri Lanka aside in the limited-overs formats, winning the one-off T20, and the ODI series 3-1.It was typical of this series that it was a sublime piece of England fielding that took Sri Lanka by the collar and slammed them against a wall, just as the hosts had seemed to be getting a foothold. Mendis and Silva had been cruising for the majority of their partnership, picking up regular runs into the outfield, and pouncing whenever the England spinners erred. Sri Lanka were never in control of this chase, but so long as these two were in the middle, looking as comfortable as they were, the hosts had some hope. Only the wicket of nightwatchman Lakshan Sandakan fell in the first session.Kusal Mendis was run out by a direct hit from Jack Leach•Associated Press

Soon after lunch, though Leach and Adil Rashid put together a few miserly overs, and there was suddenly a little tension. In the 57th over, a bit of foreshadowing: Mendis hits a ball to mid-off and calls his partner through for a quick single, but Roshen is busy ball-watching, and doesn’t respond. On that occasion, though Mendis was two thirds down the pitch, he was able to return safely, thanks in part to a wayward throw from Stuart Broad.Next over, though, Leach didn’t make the same mistake, running in from deep square leg. Roshen had turned the ball around the corner, run the first one hard, and turned for the second. Mendis merely ambled to the strikers’ end, and saw Roshen sprinting back as he made his own turn. Perhaps figuring he was running to the non-striker’s end, Mendis decided to go through with the second. But Leach was aware of how slow Mendis was. Picking up cleanly, he took aim at the non-striker’s stumps, and threw them down with a laser beam from 40 metres out. Mendis, who had batted so beautifully, trudged dejectedly back. He was the fourth Sri Lanka batsman to fall for 80-odd over the last two Tests. No one made a ton in the series.Until that feisty final stand, the remainder of Sri Lanka’s lower order unraveled meekly. Niroshan Dickwella made his usual lightweight contribution, sweeping a few, never quite looking settled in the middle, then coming down the pitch to smack Leach down the ground for four, before perishing next ball, caught at short leg. Dilruwan Perera was soon out to bat-pad as well, feeding Keaton Jennings his sixth catch of the match – equalling an England record.Sri Lanka’s hopes were all but snuffed out already, but when Roshen was out lbw to Moeen Ali (England brilliantly reviewing on an occasion where Roshen had hit the ball with the full face of his bat, but only after the ball had clipped his pad in front of the stumps) they appeared to properly be buried. With the last-wicket pair at the crease, they still needed 101.Then Pushpakumara’s bat glinted like a pirate’s cutlass, he slashed and swept and cut and hacked and pulled, and England, suddenly started to look a little rattled. The tea break came at the perfect time for England, however. They regrouped over the break, and Leach straightened a ball into Suranga Lakmal’s pad to raise a successful lbw appeal. Lakmal reviewed umpire S Ravi’s decision (and the way he has been umpiring, why wouldn’t you?), but the ball was projected to be hitting leg stump.

It's been a difficult week for Manchester United. A 3-3 draw away at Galatasaray all but mathematically sealed the club's exit from the Champions League in midweek while a harrowing 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United at St. James' Park compounded the side's misery.

The Red Devils had picked up the most wins from the last six matches in the Premier League and were the in-form team in England's top flight, but a loss to the Magpies brought the side back down to earth.

The result meant Newcastle leapt above them in the table and has piled further pressure on head coach Erik ten Hag, with games against Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Liverpool on the horizon.

There were several disappointing displays for United on Saturday night but Scott McTominay in particular looked well off the pace.

Manchester United's game in numbers

The 13-time winners of the competition had just 42% of the ball and clung on for dear life before Anthony Gordon fired the hosts into the lead ten minutes into the second half. United already looked like a beaten team once the ball bypassed Andre Onana and caressed the net.

The Athletic journalist Laurie Whitwell was quite damning in his post-match assessment, labelling the performance as "pitiful" and the "worst of the season" so far.

Statistically, the home team were the dominant side and could even be slightly disappointed that the game only ended 1-0 given the sheer volume of shots that were peppered towards the United goal.

Game Stats

Newcastle United

Manchester United

Possession %

58

42

Expected Goals

2.5

0.48

Shots

22

8

Shots Off Target

11

2

Shots On Target

4

1

Shots Inside Box

13

4

Accurate Passes

453

277

Passes In Opposition's Half

276

140

Touches In Opposition's Box

41

12

Duels Won %

63

37

Stats via FotMob

One player in particular struggled on the pitch and could find himself out of the starting lineup this Wednesday when Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea come to town.

Sofyan Amrabat's stats this season

Having played the full match, McTominay earned a match rating of just 4/10, as per MEN's Samuel Luckhurst. The Scotland international struggled to have any impact on the game, winning just two of his 11 total duels against Newcastle, leaving the pitch with a 0% success rate in his aerial duels.

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Additionally, McTominay lost possession of the ball twice, committed three fouls and was dribbled past on two separate occasions, as per FotMob.

Alongside United's 18-year-old midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, McTominay looked like the inexperienced one. Mainoo won 50% of his ground duels and boasted a 92% passing accuracy with 45 touches of the ball.

Despite that, it was Mainoo who was whipped off in the second half for loan signing Sofyan Amrabat. The Moroccan had little time to impose himself on proceedings given there were just ten minutes of normal time remaining when he entered the fray.

However, since McTominay struggled at St. James' Park, perhaps Ten Hag could look to bring the Fiorentina star into the starting lineup on Tuesday in his place. Let's look at how the pair compare statistically this term.

Amrabat vs McTominay

Per 90 Metrics

Sofyan Amrabat

Scott McTominay

Progressive Passes

9.47

2.56

Progressive Carries

1.05

0.77

Passes To Final 1/3

9.47

3.59

Passes To Penalty Area

1.05

0

Switches

1.05

0.26

Passing Accuracy

85.9

82

Tackles

3.68

2.18

Tackles Won

1.84

1.03

Interceptions

1.05

0.9

Stats via FBref

McTominay is Manchester United's joint-third top goalscorer this season and boasts a 22% conversion rate which is higher than club captain Bruno Fernandes. However, his goals in recent games have masked some incredibly questionable displays.

Amrabat arrived on transfer deadline day on a season-long loan and Ten Hag even described the Morocco international as "amazing" on his debut which came in a 3-0 win against Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup.

However, the 27-year-old has made merely four Premier League starts since but is faring much better in terms of possession and defensive stats and could be the perfect partner for Mainoo in the middle of the park.

MatériaMais Notícias

O sábado (9) do futebol será agitado por grandes campeonatos. Aqui no Brasil, três partidas abrem a 29ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Jogos da Série B, Série C e Série D também terão transmissões.

Quando o assunto é o futebol internacional, o dia conta com Granada x Barcelona, Osasuna x Real Madrid e outros confrontos pela rodada da La Liga. Também tem a terceira rodada da Copa da Inglaterra, a FA Cup, com Manchester United, Liverpool, Leicester, Arsenal e mais clubes em campo.

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Confira abaixo os confrontos do dia e a programação de transmissão

9h – Everton x Rotherham
Copa da Inglaterra
Onde assistir: DAZN

10h – Sevilla x Real Sociedad
La Liga
Onde assistir: Fox Sports

12 h – Queens Park Ranger x Fulham
Copa da Inglaterra
Onde assistir: DAZN

12h – Stoke City x Leicester
Copa da Inglaterra
Onde assistir: DAZN

12h15 – Atlético de Madrid x Athletic Bilbao
La Liga
Onde assistir: Fox Sports

ACESSE A TABELA DE CLASSIFICAÇÃO DO CAMPEONATO ESPANHOL

13h – Galatasaray x Genclerbirligi
Campeonato Turco
Onde assistir: DAZN

14h – Genoa x Bologna
Serie A
Onde assistir: Band

14h30 – Granada x Barcelona
La Liga
Onde assistir: ESPN Brasil

14h30 – Arsenal x Newcastle
Copa da Inglaterra
Onde assistir: DAZN

16h – Aparecidense x Mirassol
Série D
Onde assistir: TV Brasil

17h – Osasuna x Real Madrid
La Liga
Onde assistir: ESPN Brasil

17h – Manchester United x Watford
Copa da Inglaterra
Onde assistir: DAZN

17h – Vila Nova x Santa Cruz
Série C
Onde assistir: DAZN e Band

19h – América-MG x Vitória
Série B
Onde assistir: SporTV e Premiere

19h – Coritiba x Athletico-PR
Brasileirão
Onde assistir: TNT e EI Plus

19h – Sport x Palmeiras
Brasileirão
Onde assistir: Première

PERTO DO FIM! CONFIRA A TABELA ATUALIZADA DA SÉRIE A DO BRASILEIRÃO

21h – Fortaleza x Grêmio
Brasileirão
Onde assistir: Premiere

21h – Botafogo-SP x Chapecoense
Série B
Onde assistir: SporTV e Premiere

21h30 – Argentinos Juniors x Boca Juniors
Campeonato Argentino
Onde assistir: ESPN Brasil

أعلن المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي أتالانتا، جيان بييرو جاسبريني، عن غياب جديد في صفوفه قبل مباراة ريال مدريد في كأس السوبر الأوروبي.

ويلتقي ريال مدريد وأتالانتا يوم الأربعاء 14 أغسطس في تمام الساعة العاشرة مساءً بتوقيت “القاهرة” في العاصمة البولندية “وارسو”.

وكان أتالانتا قد أعلن قبل أيام عن غياب المهاجم، جيانلوكا سكاماكا، بقطع في الرباط الصليبي وبالتالي موسمه انتهى مع الفريق الإيطالي ولن يشارك أمام ريال مدريد في بداية الموسم.

اقرأ أيضًا.. سيبايوس يحسم موقفه من الرحيل عن ريال مدريد في الصيف

ولكن هناك اسم آخر لن يكون متواجدا بحسب ما ذكر جاسبريني في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “ماركا”، وقال: “النادي يشعر بالابتزاز في الأيام الأخيرة”.

وتابع: “تيون كووبميينيرز لا يريد اللعب معنا أو التدريب على الأقل، لأنه اتفق مع يوفنتوس ويرغب في الرحيل ويضغط على أتالانتا للسماح له بالمغادرة”.

وأضاف: “بهذه التصرفات لا يمكن أن يكون هذا اللاعب مفيدًا للفريق أو لزملائه”.

مع هذين الغيابين، لن يستطيع جاسبريني الاعتماد على جورجيو سكالفيني الذي أصيب بقطع أيضًا في الرباط الصليبي أمام ريال مدريد.

وأتم مدرب أتالانتا تصريحاته: “سنخوض السوبر الأوروبي بمستوى أقل كثيرًا مما كنا عليه أمام باير ليفركوزن”.

We've all heard of the term 'Panenka', but do you know the meaning behind the word?

Nowadays, when a player chips a penalty down the centre of the goal, commentators will often describe the strike as a Panenka, named after Antonín Panenka – a retired Czechoslovakia footballer.

Today at Football FanCast, we've explored the story of Panenka – whose name skyrocketed to global fame due to his iconic winning penalty in the 1976 UEFA European Championship final against West Germany.

Antonín Panenka's background

He began his professional career with Bohemians 1905 and made his international debut for Czechoslovakia in 1973, 10 weeks before his 25th birthday, so his arrival on the world stage was quite late, comparatively speaking.

Panenka, a creative playmaker, had established himself as a key player by the time EURO 1976 arrived and was hoping to be a part of unprecedented history – winning the nation's first major trophy.

Czechoslovakia had come close before, finishing third at the inaugural European Championship of 1960 and runners-up to Brazil in the 1962 World Cup but were still craving the illusive desired silverware to show.

The stage was set for Panenka to become an icon, and boy did he do just that…

National team

Debut

Appearances

Goals

Czechoslovakia

26th September 1973

62

21

Controversial semi-final June 16th 1976 – Czechoslovakia 3-1 Netherlands

Czechoslovakia defeated the favoured Netherlands in extra time to advance through to their first EURO final, but not without controversy.

The last four affair – which was played out in torrential downpour – will be largely remembered by Dutch fans for the referee's officiating.

Jaroslav Pollák and Johan Neeskens were both shown red cards, reducing the two sides to 10 men heading into extra time with the score one apiece.

But the major controversy came when Panenka clattered into the Netherlands' centre figure, Johan Cruyff. Quite remarkably, the referee Clive Thomas waved play on and swiftly after Czechoslovakia's Zdeněk Nehoda headed home to put his side 2-1 to the good six minutes from full time.

Netherlands midfielder Willem van Hanegem was so enraged at the decision, that he refused to take the kick-off and Thomas again drew a red card, reducing Oranje to nine men.

With the tie almost dead and buried, Panenka put through František Veselý to score the third and send Czechoslovakia through to the EURO final.

The historic final 20th June 1976 – Czechoslovakia 2-2 West Germany (5-3 on penalties)

In the wake of the chaos that unfolded against the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia's attention immediately turned towards reigning champions West Germany, who had just defeated Yugoslavia 3-2 in extra time, thanks to a Dieter Muller hat-trick on his international debut.

With the two finalists fatigued off the back of 120-minute matches in the semis, UEFA and the West German and Czechoslovakian FAs agreed to decide the final by a penalty shootout, if indeed it was a stalemate after extra time. Previous rules would've seen a replay ensue – much like the 1968 European Championship in Italy.

And that produced an underwhelming finale, as the hosts advanced through to the final by the toss of a coin before prevailing over Yugoslavia in a replay. So the revolutionary rule change was also to combat the events that unfolded at the 68' tournament.

But, from the off, Czechoslovakia raced away into a 2-0 lead and it looked as though a penalty shoot-out wouldn't be required, after all.

However, as the script goes, the semi-final hero, Muller, pulled one back for West Germany before Bernd Holzenbein headed in the equaliser in the dying embers of normal time.

Neither side could break extra time's deadlock and so, for the first time, a European Championship final was to be decided by a penalty shootout, with a moment of history about to transpire.

Though, incredibly, Czechoslovakia players began to depart the pitch as the whistle sounded, unaware that a replay had been scrapped before they were shepherded back on, minutes later, to resume the thrilling action.

It was a totally unfamiliar finale for the players, and the fans, who had never witnessed a major tournament fixture settled by such a method.

"We hadn’t decided beforehand who should take our penalties, so we weren’t really prepared. In the end five were picked, but everyone was really nervous about it," West Germany goalkeeper Sepp Maier said.

"I didn’t want to take a penalty actually because I felt really tired. We’d already twice played extra-time, in the semi-final and the final, and I was completely exhausted, and badly injured too," West Germany forward Uli Hoeneß reminisced.

"But Beckenbauer come up to me and said 'Uli, you have to take a penalty. If you don’t do it, the young ones will have to do it."

With the first seven penalties all successful and the score 4-3 to Czechoslovakia, Hoeneß stepped to level but in fact, blazed the ball some way over the crossbar.

It was then Panenka's turn to take centre stage, as he was given the opportunity to score the winning penalty to end his nation's long wait for a major trophy.

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Panenka wasn't always this penalty genius he's now cemented as. The attacking midfielder once missed two in one game for Bohemians 1905 against Plzeň in 1974, and it was thereafter that he started to practice with goalkeeper Zdeněk Hruška following training.

The pair would bet beer and chocolates on the shootout competitions they'd have and it would even consume Panenka's thoughts at night, as initially, it was Hruška who would often come out on top.

"I ended up lying awake at night thinking about how I could get the upper hand," Panenka told the Football Writers' Association in 2012.

"I eventually realised that the goalkeeper always waited until just before the last moment to try to anticipate where the ball was going and dived just before it was kicked so he could reach the shot in time. I decided that it was probably easier to score by feinting to shoot and then just gently tapping the ball into the middle of the goal."

He began to exhibit the audacious technique in the Czechoslovakian league and was finding great success, but across the continent, many were unaware of the ingenious strike.

Leading up to the historic final, Panenka told his roommate Ivo Viktor that he would attempt the technique if the opportunity arose.

Victor begged him not to try it as it was too risky, but Panenka was unmoved and confident in his newfound method.

And indeed, Panenka was born in the EURO 1976 final shootout, as he gracefully dinked the ball down the centre of the goal, sending Maier the wrong way to crown his nation champions of Europe for the first time.

Panenka's profile went global and little did he know, that his name would be uttered for decades to come.

First five EURO winners

Year

Winners

Runners-up

Host

1960

Soviet Union

Yugoslavia

France

1964

Spain

Soviet Union

Spain

1968

Italy

Yugoslavia

Italy

1972

West Germany

Soviet Union

Belgium

1976

Czechoslovakia

West Germany

Yugoslavia

How famous players reacted

Here's how some of the players reacted to the trailblazing moment – which inspired generations to try and replicate the audacious chip, with varying degrees of success.

Pelé, Brazil forward: "Anyone who takes a penalty like that must be either a genius or a madman."

Franz Beckenbauer, West Germany captain: "Only a true champion would come up with such a solution."

Ivo Viktor, Czechoslovakia goalkeeper: "I made a dreadful mistake in the last minute of regular time and we conceded a goal. When I meet Panenka now, I always tell him: 'Without me and my mistake, nobody would have heard of you!' I never believed he would try that penalty in the final – it still seems a bit cheeky to me, even after so many years."

Panenka's thoughts

Few players in football history have an action, or a skill, named after them. Cruyff immediately springs to mind for his famous 'Cruyff turn'.

It must be quite the honour for Panenka, so what does he make of it all? Well, he certainly didn't expect his spot-kick to transcend generations of football lingo.

"I have an advantage in my name. Panenka is pronounced the same way in all languages, so people remember it well. I must admit I never thought that my penalty from the European Championship final would become so famous. I definitely didn't kick it that way for that reason," Panenka said.

Many players have attempted the technique, with Zinedine Zidane and Lionel Messi's efforts perhaps the most memorable, but Antonín Panenka will always be the first.