Kolade Daniel
Football Lover. All-round junkie of the beautiful game. Could be found watching football most of the time, if not he's writing about them. A certain bias for Arsenal and Santos FC.
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The coronavirus-delayed Chinese Super League’s group B took shape on Tuesday night after the 12th round of matches in the Suzhou bubble, but there is still all to play for. Shanghai SIPG kept hold of their grip on top spot. They took on the fourth-placed team from the Dalian group in the title-deciding second round – with a 1-0 win […]
Fla beat Barcelona de Guayaquil 2-1 at the Monumental stadium on Tuesday with goals from Pedro and Arrascaeta. Elsewhere, Martínez grabbed one for the Ecuadorians. With Gabigol out injured, Pedro was chosen to lead the line and he did just that perfectly. The forward opened the scoring in a beautiful finish, after Gerson’s pass early on in the sixth minute. The forward also started the play which resulted in Arrascaeta’s goal 20 minutes later. One of the best on the field, […]
On Tuesday night, the Tricolor suffered a 4-2 defeat to LDU in Quito and saw their rivals distance themselves at the top of the Group D standings. To make matters worse, River Plate, who are in the running for second place, thrashed Binacional once again and improved their goal difference. In Quito, Jhojan Julio (twice), Martínez Borja and Billy Arce scored the goals of LDU, while Brenner and Tréllez, who entered the second […]
The win was the fifth consecutive win for Guangzhou and it’s no surprise they currently lead the standings with a massive 11-point gap over second placed Jiangsu Suning. Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande secured top spot in the Dalian group of the coronvirus-divided season with a 2-1 win over Henan Jianye on Monday. Elkeson, the Brazil-born China striker, opened the scoring from the […]
With Sergio Aguero still out injured, the Brazilian forward was chosen to lead the line and appeared to do just enough as the marksman upfront. In general, it was a convincing win for Pep Guardiola’s side and they were the better side for virtually all of the game. Manchester City started their 2020/21 Premier League campaign with a convincing win […]
The champions looked rusty and particularly toothless up front, barely creating any chances of note in either half as Karim Benzema found little support in Brazilian teenage forwards Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo. Benzema missed Real’s best chance of the first half when he lost his footing as he rounded goalkeeper Alex Remiro and later saw a goal-bound shot blocked by a dive […]
Appointed as two favorites before the start of the championship, Grêmio and Palmeiras have not yet taken off in the Brasileirão. And this can be explained by the large amount of draws of the two teams. Nobody has drawn more than the team from Rio Grande do Sul in the championship – there are already seven in total. Gremio were on the front foot […]
Botafogo and Santos played an open game, with good chances (especially for the visitors), on this rainy night this Sunday. However, it was quite an injustice to both sides that the game failed to produce a winner despite a good display on the pitch from both ends. The game was valid for the 11th round of the Brazilian […]
Playing using the Jair Ventura style, with little ball domination of possession with more defensive approach, Rubro-negro had a penalty which was converted by Hernane Brocador. However, it was just enough for them to claim all the three points. In the first half, Sport came out on top with the best chances of the game. To such an extent that it took only three minutes to have a dangerous attack stopped […]
The CSA defeated the Series B flashlight in style. They hosted Cruzeiro this Saturday at Rei Pelé and won 3-1. Having his first game, Pedro Lucas scored alongside Cléberson and Alan Costa. Matheus Pereira pulled one back but it was not enough. Cruzeiro began the game with so much intensity. Airton combined with Régis and destroyed the CSA defense early on and even saw their effort hit the bar. CSA opened the scoring with the […]
The teams had a rather intense first half, however, returned better in the second half when the Lion’s scored their goal. Fortaleza now has 15 points, at the top of the table. Colorado remain on 20 points and lose their spot at the top of the standings. For Inter, it also means they have now lost their last two consecutive games. Felipe had the first great […]
The result saw Galo take first place in the Brazilian Serie A, replacing Internacional at the top. Atlético-GO opened the scoring with Oliveira in the 21st minute and the first half ended that way. Keno, from a penalty spot, drew level in the 53rd minute and Gustavo Ferrereis put the Dragon ahead again two minutes after. However, with a goal from Nathan and two more from Keno, the great performer of the night, the Rooster […]
The 29-year-old completed a move to the reigning Premier League champions on Friday afternoon. The deal for Thiago is said to cost an initial £20m with an extra £6m possibly resulting from ad-ons and bonuses. The midfielder joins the Reds on a four-year contract. He becomes Liverpool’s second signing of the summer after Kostas Tsimikas from Olympiacos, and brings to end months of speculation about his future. Thiago […]
Tricolor was the better side than River who had not played an official game in six months. All things considered, they were unable to impose themselves. The home team opened the scoring with an own goal from Enzo Pérez, the away team overturned the lead with two goals from Borré and Álvarez. The home team were able avoid defeat thanks to another […]
The veteran midfielder joins Sport on a contract that runs until the end of the current Serie A season in February. Sport announced this via a statement on their website on Thursday. “You can be sure that I will do everything possible so that the club has a successful season,” Neves said in a video posted on social media. The midfielder arrived in Recife on Thursday […]
Despite the win for Fogão, it was more or less a balanced game altogether. In the first 20 minutes of the game, Vasco even had two good chances to score but failed to put them to good use. Cano saw his shot saved in the 16th minute and Marcos Júnior could only watch his shot hit the crossbar two minutes later. The first half ended goalless and […]
Flamengo were nothing short of disgraced and suffered the worst Libertadores defeat of their history after a 5-0 loss to Independiente del Valle on Thursday in Quito, Ecuador. The match was valid for the third round of Group A of the Libertadores. After ups and downs at the beginning of Domènec Torrent‘s work, Flamengo experienced its worst performance under the coach’s command. The team did not take any fight […]
After the Tricolor was so into the game for the whole 90 minutes, they still lost out 2-0 to Universidad Católica in the third round. In the first half, Universidad Católica was in control of the field of play advancing aggressively and applying pressure to the Grêmio area. Tricolor was more defensive and looked to play on the counter. At 44, Zampedri scored after getting the time and […]
The game was filled with action all through and left plenty to talk about from a seven-goal thriller. Inter could not have asked for a better start when they opened the scoring in the first minute through Abel Hernandez. 18 minutes later, they grabbed another through Boschilia and looked to be cruising in the game. Little did they know they will have to […]
The game was valid for the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship and another consecutive victory now takes Timão out of the relegation zone for now. Bahia had lots of possession in the first half (61%) but it was Corinthians who made the most of their few chances in the opening stages. Otero opened the scoring for Corinthians in the 17th minute via a deflected […]
Flu had to push to win it late in the 77th minute of the second half. The winning goal came following a corner kick which defender João Victor headed in to guarantee his side a 1-0 victory. It also saw Flu get half way to securing a place in the round of 16 of the competition to be played on September 24 in […]
Goals from Willian from the penalty spot in the first half, and Gabriel Menino with a glorious shot from outside the area in the second half helped Vanderlei Luxemburgo’s team to rake up the victory. Bolívar started out with the upper foot in the opening stages of the game. Three minutes into the first half, Roberto Fernández had the first chance of the […]
Hurricane ran behind the scoreboard throughout the game, drawing twice and with the Bolivian team being the better side for most of the game. But there was a surprise just at the end of the game with Walter who came from the bench and scored the decisive goal with his first chance. The Bolivian side have been out of action for six months and […]
In general, the duel was weak, with a lot of scoring and few chances to score. In the best of them, Soteldo hit the post in the first half. Even Rojas’ expulsion, in the middle of the second stage, did not improve the performance of Santos who found a team very different from the rivals of the Brasileirão. No Flamengo, Vasco, Atlético-MG or São Paulo, teams […]
