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New Zealand in sight of final hurdle
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 17 - 10 - 2012

CHRISTCHURCH — Michael McGlinchey scored two goals 90 minutes apart to help New Zealand seal a 3-0 victory over Tahiti in the third round of Oceania qualifying for the 2014 World Cup Finals in Brazil Tuesday.
The midfielder smashed home from outside the box in the third minute after some poor defending from the Oceania champion, and while the All Whites had numerous chances to kill off the match they were unable to make the game safe until Chris Killen stabbed home a rebound in the 90th minute.
McGlinchey then sealed the 3-0 win with a powerful drive over Mikael Roche in the third minute of added time.
The victory moved Ricki Herbert's undefeated side to 12 points and within sight of the final hurdle for qualification to their second successive World Cup Finals.
Barca against playing Super Cup in China
Barcelona is not prepared to play the Spanish Super Cup in Beijing next year despite a preliminary agreement between the soccer federation (RFEF) and a Chinese promoter, a club spokesman said Tuesday.
The federation announced in June it had sealed a preliminary accord with Chinese promoter United Vansen International Sport for the two-legged, season-opening tie, which pits the La Liga champion against the King's Cup holder, to be played in Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium. They did not publish financial details but Spanish media reported that the deal, which has a seven-year duration, would net the RFEF around 40 million euros ($51.74 million). Spanish media reported that Real Madrid are also opposed to playing the Super Cup in China.
Klose wins fair play prize
Germany striker Miroslav Klose on Tuesday received a fair play prize from the German Football Federation (DFB) after admitting a goal he had scored last month in the Italian league was a handball.
The 34-year-old, who has scored 65 times for Germany in 125 appearances, won the award after informing the referee a goal he had scored for Lazio against Napoli in Serie A at the end of September had hit his hand first.
After Klose's confession, the referee canceled the goal as Lazio went on to lose the match 3-0 at Napoli. “The referee asked me if the ball had hit my hand,” said Klose. “I admitted it had.”
Klose also won a similar award in 2005 when playing for Werder Bremen in a Bundesliga match against Bielefeld.
After Bremen were awarded a penalty, Klose told the referee that the Bielefeld goalkeeper had the ball first before the striker fell in the area. The referee reversed his penalty decision and also cancelled the yellow card shown to the goalkeeper. — Agencies


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