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INTERNATIONAL
WORLD CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
ANELKA
ON TARGET
GROUP A
Nicolas Anelka
finally found the net
for Real Madrid, but
even he wasn't
impressed. The
Frenchman, slumping
since his $35 million
transfer from Arsenal
In August, got a lucky
strike — his first
competitive goal for
the Spanish-giant —
in a 3-1 victory Jan. 5
over Saudi club Al
Nassr in the first game
of the World Club
Championship in Sao
Paulo. An attempted
clearance by Hadi
Sharify ricocheted off
PAUL O WHITAKER/REUTERS
Jan. 5 in Sao Paulo
Real Madrid (Spain) 3 Al Nassr
(Saudi Arabia) 1. Goals: Anelka
21, Raul 65, Savio pen. 69; Al
Husseini pen. 45.
Real Madrid — Casillas,
Salgado, Hierro (Karanka, 77),
Karembeu, Roberto Carlos, Guti
(McManaman, 66), Redondo,
Geremi, Anelka, Savio (Sanchis,
71), Raul.
Al Nassr — Babkr, Al Harthi,
Sharify, Al Shokia, Al Kami, Al
Mousa, Saib (Triki, 66), Al Husseini
(Al Khathran, 78), Bahji, Al Amin,
Muhaisen Al Dosan (Mehalel, 80).
Att.: 23,000.
Jan. 5 in Sao Paulo
Corinthians (Brazil) 2 Raja
Casablanca (Morocco) 0. Goals:
Luizao 50, Fabio Luciano 68.
Corinthians — Dida, Indio,
Joao Carlos, FabioLuciano, Kleber,
Vampeta, Rincon, Marcelinho Canoca (Marcos Senna, 74),
Ricardinho, Edilson, Luizao.
Raja Casablanca—Chadli, El
Haimeur, El Karkouri, Jrinou,
Misbah, Safri, Moustaoudia,
Khoubbache(Achami, 70), Nejjary,
Aboub, Ereyahi.
Att.: 23,000.
Jan. 7 in Sao Paulo
Corinthians (Brazil) 2 Real
Madrid (Spain) 2. Goals: Edilson
29, 65; Anelka 15,72.
Corinthians — Dida, Indio,
Joao Carlos, Fabio Luciano, Kleber,
Vampeta (Edu, 74), Rincon,
Marcelinho Carioca, Ricardinho
(Marcos Senna, 83), Luizao (Dinei,
80), Edilson
Real Madrid — Casillas,
Salgado, Hierro, Karembu,
Roberto Carlos, Guti (Morientes,
70), Geremi (McManaman, 70),
Redondo, Savio, Anelka, Raul.
Att.: 55,000.
Jan. 7 in Sao Paulo
Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) 4 Raja
Casablanca (Morocco) 3. Goals:
Al Amin 3, Bahji 63, Al Husseini
64, Saib 86; Nejjary 25, El Moubarki
66, El Karkouri 73.
Al Nassr — Babkr (Mahdi Al
Dosan, 28), Al Harthi, Sharify, Al
Shokia, Al Kami (Al Ghamdi, 71),
Al Mousa, Saib, Al Husseini
(Mehalel, 76), Bahji, Al Amin,
Muhaisen Al Dosari.
Raja Casablanca—Chadli, El
Haimeur, El Karkouri, Jrinou
(Achami, 54), Misbah, Safri,
Moustaoudia, Khoubbache,
Nejjary(Nater, 31), Aboub, Ereyahi
(El Moubarki, 54)
Red card: Raja Casablanca —
Safri 75.
Att.: 3,000.
STANDINGS
CLUB
GP W T L GF GA P
Real Madrid 2 1 1 0 5 3 4
Corinthians 2 1 1 0 4 2 4
Al Nassr
2 1 0 1 5 6 3
Raja Casa. 2 0 0 2 3 6 0
SCHEDULE
Jan. 10 at Sao Paulo
Real Madrid vs. Raja Casa.
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Anelka's foot and into
the net. The 20-yearold striker didn't
bother to celebrate.
"Anelka's luck;
changed for the
better," Spanish sports
daily Marcs surmised.
"It's a new year, and
there's new hope for
Anelka." He actually
ended his drought six
days earlier in a
charity match,
sparking this from As,
another sports daily:
"Anelka scores!
Millennium bug takes
effect!" Aneika's hot
streak continued in
Real's second Sao
Paulo encounter. He
tallied twice more,
then missed a late
penalty kick, in a 2-2
tie with Corinthians.
The first, like that
against Al Nassr, was
unintentional: He
unwittingly deflected
home a ferocious
Roberto Carlos free
kick in the 15th
minute. The Brazilians
overlook Real on
Edilson goats in the
29th and 65th
minutes, but Anelka
got the equalizer in
the 72nd, breaking
clear of Corinthians'
defense, leaving
goalkeeper Dida
sprawled by a cheeky
dummy, then firing into
an open net
Corinthians vs. Al Nassr
GROUP B
Jan. 6 in Rio de Janeiro
Manchester Utd. (England) 1
Necaxa (Mexico) 1. Goals: Yorke
83; Montecinos 15.
Manchester Utd. — Bosnich,
Irwin (Solskjaer, 73), Stam,
Silvestre, G. Neville, Keane, Butt
(P. Neville, 73), Beckham, Giggs,
Yorke, Cole Sheringham, 73).
Necaxa — Pineda, Cabrera,
Lopez, Almaguer, Vigna (Ambriz,
80), Milian, Higareda (Acosta, 85),
Aguinaga, Perez, Montecinos
(Vazquez, 76), Delgado.
Red card: Manchester Utd. —
Beckham 42.
Att.: 50,000.
Jan. 6 in Rio de Janeiro
Vasco da Gama (Brazil) 2 South
Melbourne 0. Goals: Felipe 53,
Edmundo 86.
Vasco da Gama — Helton,
Jorginho, Junior Baiano, Galvao,
Felipe, Amaral, Gilberto, Juninho
(Odvan, 90), Ramon (Alex Oliveira,
80), Edmundo (Viola,90), Romario.
South Melbourne — Jones,
Isifidis, Orlic, Blatsis, Clarkson, De
Amicis, Lozanovski, Panopoulos,
Curcija (Coveny, 74), Trimboli
(Anastasiadis, 80), Liparoti.
Att.: 66,000.
Jan. 8 in Rio de Janeiro
Vasco da Gama (Brazil) 3
Manchester Utd. (England) 1.
Goals: Romario 23. 26, Edmundo
43; Butt 81.
Vasco da Gama — Helton,
Jorginho (Paulo Miranda, 68),
Maura Galvao, Junior Baiano,
Gilberto, Amaral, Felipe, Juninho
(Alex Oliveira, 80), Ramon (Nasa,
75), Edmundo, Romario.
Manchester Utd. — Bosnich,
G. Neville, Irwin, Silvestre, Stam
(Cruyff, 71), Butt, P. Neville, Keane,
Giggs (Fortune, 77), Yorke,
Solskjaer (Sheringham, 46)
Att.: 73,000.
Jan. 8 in Rio de Janeiro
Necaxa (Mexico) 3 South
Melbourne (Australia) 1. Goals:
Montecinos pen. 18, Delgado 27,
Cabrera pen. 78; Anastasiadis 45.
Necaxa — Pineda, Cabrera,
Almaguer, Lopez (Ambriz, 55),
Higareda, Perez, Aguinaga, Vigna,
Milian, Montecinos (Oliva, 46),
Delgado (Vazquez, 80)
South Melbourne — Jones,
losifidis, Orlic, Alagich, De Amicis,
Blatsis, Clarkson, Panopoulous
(Curcija, 65), Trimboli (Tsekinis,
76), Coveny (Goutzioulis, 65),
Anastasiadis.
Att.: 5,000.
STANDINGS
CLUB
GP W T L GF GA P
V. da Gama 2 2 0 0 5 1 6
Necaxa
2 1 1 0 4 2 4
Man. Utd
2 0 1 1 2 4 1
So. Melb.
2 0 0 2 1 5 0
SCHEDULE
Jan. 11 in Rio de Janeiro
Vasco da Gama vs. Necaxa
Man. Utd. vs. So. Melbourne
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