22nd ANC 2007 Day 4 Report
Match Day Four saw the biggest crowd of the tournament so far.
Chile started the day with a comprehensive 4 -1 victory over Poland to take the box seat in Group 3. An early goal to Chile was cancelled out by a goalkeeping error but the lead was regained before the interval. Two more goals in the second half made the victory comfortable, with Premier League players, Nilo and Opazo both grabbing a brace.
Mauritius maintained their 100% record with a 4-1 win over Portugal to ensure that they qualified for the knock-out stage and their opponents could not. Marcus Roberts scored a double for the victors, who face a mouth watering clash with Australia next Saturday to decide which team wins the Group.
In the third game of the day, last year’s winner, Serbia, continued to steam roll the opposition, beating Hungary 7-2. Tintor scored two goals and five other players shared the remaining goals. Zoltan Seci scored two for the losers. Serbia now faces Macedonia next Sunday, to decide top spot in group 4.
In the last game of the day, Bosnia kept their hopes of qualifying alive. After a poor performance last week, they needed nothing short of maximum points and a 53rd minute goal from Heco gave them the victory they needed. Holland almost grabbed a share of the points in the last couple of minutes when a header appeared to squirm under the body of keeper, Salcin, but he recovered to stop the ball from crossing the line. Despite this win, Bosnia still needs at least a point from its game next Sunday against Albania to qualify. Anything less and it will be Albania going to the next stage.
The final group stages will take place next weekend on Saturday and Sunday, with four matches each day, starting at 11.30 a.m. It promises to be an interesting couple of days. |
