Archive - Jun 29, 2010 - Story

A 63rd minute goal by David Villa booked Spain a place in the quarterfinals of the World Cup after a 1-0 victory against Portugal in Cape Town on Tuesday night. Andres Iniesta put Villa clear with a great throughball in the box and although Portugal keeper Eduardo blocked Villa’s first shot, he pounced onto the loose ball to hit the back of the net.

It was a deserved victory for Spain who had most of the possession and had the better chances.

Villa was a constant danger down the left wing, while Anders Iniesta and Xavi controlled the midfield with their probing passes.

Namibia were thrashed 10-0 by the United States in their opening match at the Junior Men’s Inline Hockey World Championships in Dusseldorf, but followed that up with an improved performance before going down 6-3 to France.

In their first match a nervous Team Namibia with captain Michael Falk in the centre, Tyrone Miles and Dominic Denker on the wings and Gunnar Visser as defence lined up against the USA. Team USA took possession of the puck immediately, unleashing a cannonade of shots on our goal.

Rehoboth are leading the MTC Rugby Premier League for the second week in a row after taking over from the league newcomers Mariental who had led the league for most of the season.

Even though they lost their last match against archrivals Reho Falcon, Rehoboth maintained their lead on the log due to the fact that they had won five matches, one more than the second placed team. At the moment Rehoboth are sitting on 25 points, five of which were bonus points.