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4 1 Sport The Ouardlan Monday May 12 1997 Blackburn Rovers (1 Leicester City (1) Aston Villa (1) 1 Southampton (0) 0 Palace 3, Wolves 1 Freedman getaway WuiioH lTionai PVVD FAWO FA GO Pt Man Utd 1(C) 38 12 5 2 38 17 9 7 3 38 27 32 75 Newcastle 38 13 3 3 54 20 6 8 5 19 20 33 68 Arsenal 38 10 5 4 36 18 9 6 4 26 14 30 68 Liverpool 38 10 6 3 38 19 9 5 5 24 18 25 68 Aston Villa 38 11 5 3 27 13 6 5 8 20 21 13 61 Chelsea 38 9 8 2 33 22 7 3 9 25 33 3 50 Shaft" Wed 38 8 10 1 25 16 6 5 8 25 35 -1 67 Wimbledon 38 9 6 4 28 21 6 5 8 21 25 3 56 Leicester 38 7 5 7 22 26 5 6 8 24 28 -8 47 Tottenham 38 8 4 7 19 17 5 3 11 25 34 -7 46 Leeds 38 7 7 5 15 13 4 6 9 13 25 -10 46 Derby 38 8 6 5 25 22 3 79 20 36 -13 46 Blackburn 38 8 4 7 28 23 1 11 7 14 20 -j42 West Ham 38 7 6 6 27 25 3 6 10 12 23 -9 42 Eyertqn 38 7 4 8 24 22 3 8 8 20 35 -13 42 Southampton 38 6 7 6 32 24 4 4 11 16 32 -6 41 Coventry 38 4 8 7 19 23 5 6 8 19 31 -16 41 Sunderland" (R "38" 7 6 6 "20 1 8 3 4 12" 15 "35 -1 8" 40 Middlesbro (R) 38 8 5 6 34 25 2 7 10 17 35 -9 39 Nottm Forest (R) 38 3 9 7 15 27 3 7 9 16 32 -28 34 ARK McGHEE's strident message to all his play-off rivals was that Scorer Dry den og 12 Subs Draper Joachim, Curcic. Farrelly, Oakes toutfiMliplMl Subs Le Tissier (Ostenstad 72), add i son Ntelson. Berkovtc. Beasant MealaMiril Scores Flitcroft 25, Fenton 66. Subs Ripley (McKmlay 61).

Marker (Hendry 84), Don Warhurst, Given Llloerter Scorers Heskey 1 3, 56, Clartdge 55 Wilson 81 Subs Whitlow (Pnor 28), Lawrence Grayson 36). Wilson (Rolling 75), Robins. Poote Attonseiiee 25.881 PtoferM Dunn (Bristol) 39.339 PtotT Willard (Worthing) the hour. Nine minutes later, however, he buried his frus trations and another header, with Wolves again unhinged by a corner from the right. Even when Coppell threw on Freedman with 17 minutes left there was little hint of the drama to come.

The Scottish striker bristles with confidence; the 20-yard, dipping volley delivered with his left foot in the 89th minute was a vivid demonstration of self-belief. As counterpoints go. Jamie Smith's first goal for Wolves was swift and stunning. Yet its value was rapidly diminished as Freedman, looking offside, exploited his good fortune with a precise volley, this time with the right foot McGhee ques tioned the referee at the end. before leaving the pitch shaking his head.

But he later conceded that the video evidence was "inconclusive Freedman may have been fortunate in that instance but his luck runs out soon. His ban for punching a Port Vale player last week means he will miss the play -off final, if Palace reach Wembley. But his pres ence on Saturday may yet prove to have been the worst blow of the season for Wolves. Everton Chelsea 1 3 Derby County Arsenal (0) (2) (1) (0) Middlesbrough deducted 3 points I.IIII.UIUI.I JIJ.I.IIM I EHfflamEffi PREMIER DIVISION P1AY-OPPS PM8T OIVISION ITALY Wan, era (C) CaNIa mart A Pa) 36 25 5 6 85 33 36 23 6 7 78 32 71 36 17 9 10 46 33 ao 36 14 10 12 46 43 36 12 9 15 52 66 44 36 10 14 12 45 54 44 38 11 6 19 41 61 11 CPwUcm n-3 Wotv 0) Shippefley68 But! 90 Freeman 89 90 Crystal Nash Edworthy Gordon Robert Davis Lmighan Hopkm Houghton Shipperiey Dyer Roogef Subs Frwdman veart Muscat it 3 Caglian 2 Udtnese 4 Perugia 3 Reagiana 1 Roma 3 Vicenra 3 Ataienla 1 Inter 0 Juventus Bologna Fiorentina Lazio Milan Napoli Parma Fieiema Sampdoria Verona Slowed Smith Thompson, Wolves' need was the greatest, meaning that only promotion would justify' his management style and the millions poured into reviving the Old Gold Selhurst Park, lashed by wind and rain, was the stage on which Wolves would surely parade their hunger and ambition. Instead it was the showcase for roughly 90 seconds of high drama and two high-quality goals mock ing the tedium of the previous 89 minutes.

In the end Crystal Palace manager Steve Coppell declared himself "grateful mainly for the margin of victory bestowed by Dougie Freedman's second, dubious goal. Perhaps he was equally thankful that Wolves had not matched their manager's bluster with deeds. McGhee must swiftly trans form the mood of his men for Wednesday's second leg. Mo-lineux will make sure there is no repeat of this tame Wolves performance, said Coppell. expecting "20.000-odd people in gold and black crying for our But McGhee conceded that Palace can silence the tumult: "This is a team likely to score against us That begged the question of why the First Division's most impressive away performers should show their hosts so much respect at Selhurst.

Steve Bull, isolated and ulti mately exhausted, spent the afternoon chasing even more lost causes than usual. It seemed Wolves would get away with unconvincing dc fending, especially when Shipperiey headed a glorious opportunity wide just before is Williams, Curie Thomas Ferguson liairieil 38" "911" 16 44 "55" 14 Iwail lan-0) 38 9 11 18 38 55 a ajlln (W) 36 6 7 23 29 73 11 BviU Roberts Oiborrt Subs Law Foley Robinson Atti 71 053 Raft Barry (ScunKiorpel HIS OiaaaUM iovO Cedete 11. Hey 85 Johnson 86 Call Marshall. Boyd McKmlay. Kelly.

MacKay. Grant (Gray 69) Donnelly. Hannah Johnson. Thorn (McLaughlin 14). Cadete (Hay 82) Ottawa UMOvkstra.

Mclnally. McKimmie Presaley. Perry Sinclair (Dulty 46). Walker (Black 77). McKinnon.

Winters. Dolan. McLaren (McSwogen 46) Aa 46.758 NtiR Tait lEaet Kilbride) F0'lon4i8 StocVweli 78 SMfl UM Kelly Ward Nilsen, Hulchiort. Tiler Holdsworlh Wh.te Henry F0ftott Katcriourc Whitehouse Subs Short Tracey Taylor tpewrlot. Wnghi Sto kweil Tancto Svdgtey Swaiies Williams UMenbeek, Vaughan Gregory Sccwcrofl Dyer Subs Gudmundsscn Forest Mason SeliR Pearson Durham) i totai i SOMcGmfay Scorer Barmby 77 Subs Cadarnarten (Thomson h-t).

Scorn: Ward 9 Subs Trollope (D Powell h-t), Carsley Bolton) t4 Blake (Bolton) Sheror Stokei IS O'Connor, Eaton. McCann. Gerrard Ctoaaaaa Scursre Wise 1 4. Di Matteo 36 Subs Hitchcock 21 Nichot5(M Hughes 60). Burtey (Di Matteo 81).

Johnsen. Granville Booked Clarke. Petrescu. Sinclar Sent ofGrodas Attendance 38.32 1 reefer Jones (Loughborough) (McGrath (Willems 76). Yates.

Hoult Wriytii 55. 90. Beigkariiu 82. Sub Arieiiuj (Merson 9). Parlour 0ietra 76).

Marshall. Hughes. Luke Sent off Adams finailMnn 18.287 ItofWM Ourtun (Portland) Cameron 80 Mclnnes 81 Robertson 82 (pen) 86 Haarfa McKenzle, Locke. Poinlon. Weir.

McPhorson. Murray. McCann, Frail (Hamilton 77). Robertson. Holme (Murle 77).

Cemeron Sub (not used) Fulton ajaaejere OibOla Shellde, Alberu Wright. Petrtc. BjerWund. Ferguson. Gascoigne.

McCom (Dune 63). van voasen (Miller SO). Durrani (Mclnnea BB) AM 13.097 lajriJMcCiuakey(Stewarton) Bull (Wc'vertiamploni Morley (Reading) jemson 0ford Utot SO Mendonca (Gnmsoyi, Aidndqe 'Tranmerel Ndylor Port Vale) IS Payton iHudderstieldi Pepper (Bradford C). t4 lorVcrk Redtearn (Barnsley) Devlin B'rminqnami 16 Dyer (Crystal Palace), bpencer iufH) SICOMO DIVISION 6fTriilffSBslae 9la4 lae Manchester United (1)2 West Ham United (0) 0 Leeds United Middlesbrough (0) (0) (0)1 Afcafat(li1 Holt 73 Bristol 0e-s28 Dodds34 Lekovic. MacPherson.

Kerr 1 Branvford iiS Smith 13 Taylor 30 Freedman late arrivals Montgomene. McGowrte. Aeiiiy. Began (Brown 52). Mitchell Mclntyre (Roberts 87).

Holt. Burke Sub (not used) Findlay Aavtawaast Stillie. Anderson. Tzvetanov Rovson. Inglis.Kombouare Milter Dodds Bernard Windaaa Woodthorpe Sub (nol used) Shearer.

Buchan Young Ala 10.027 PasflSDoiigallBurnside) arlstolCttyWfeich Owers Bainard Shall Pa'Pfsori Edwaras Hewlett (Tinnion 56) Mien, Nuqen! Ao.ostino68! Ooater Kuhl (Carey 75) Brentford Dearden Hurdle Andeison Hufnmos Bates McGhee Asaba Smith Beit Slatham Taylor Subs (not used) Canram Fernandes Dennis Arb'S581 HflUORennie(Sheltield) (DS Oia4armtkta Crawa 'Qi2 Rivers 53 Oldlield3 Sheffield United 1 Ipswich Town 1 Old hand gives Town the edge 0 A aaj lareialaa 30 16 11 3 43 19 4 Barns 30 16 7 7 36 23 44 Mar 30 13 12 5 42 29 41 Uate 33 13 8 9 43 30 47 4 si I an 30 13 8 9 47 36 47 lanealiila 30 12 9 9 50 41 44 UHnaaa 30 12 9 9 43 37 44 yieamuj 30 11 9 10 40 36 41 lasan 30 11 8 11 40 39 41 rWenuno 30 9 13 8 39 34 40 Alalailla 30 10 9 11 39 40 14 lama 30 9 10 1' 41 41 17 Waal! 30 8 13 9 31 37 47 tanwnia 30 6 IS 9 25 35 11 Caallll 30 7 9 14 36 49 rai iigsa 30 7 7 16 36 58 14 Varsna 30 6 8 16 35 54 14 Willlana 30 2 13 15 26 54 11 SPAIN Atletico Madnd 2 Athletic Bilbao 1 Sporting Gion 2 CeltaVigo 1 Seville 5 Hercules 0 Logrones 2 Real Bens 1 Compostela 2 Rayo vallecano I Tenente uvieoo 2arag02a 1 Espanyot 0 RealSoc.edad 2 Racing Santander 0 Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 0 Vailadodd 4 Exlremadura 0 A aj, Waal Modi III 37 24 11 2 76 30 44 aroalen 37 24 6 7 92 45 74 NaaiaaUe 37 20 12 5 75 38 71 00 Corona 36 20 12 4 55 25 71 Alleas Madrid 36 18 9 9 67 52 41 VaasadoaW 37 16 10 11 54 42 44 Waallialadad 37 15 6 14 42 41 41 AMIeUulaaao 37 12 16 9 64 53 41 TanarM 36 14 9 13 58 44 41 Voeneea 36 13 9 14 54 50 44 Wnlanlandir 37 11 14 12 44 42 47 MtaVlaa 37 10 13 14 44 46 41 Taianal 37 10 13 14 47 53 44 Ceittaealils 37 11 12 14 41 57 41 ipllllir 37 11 9 17 41 48 41 Osdldl 37 11 9 17 43 59 41 faMaoaaaiaa 37 10 10 17 31 55 40 laayaValisaaip 37 11 6 20 38 54 14 lliaiMnOMnn 37 10 9 18 39 63 14 Heraaaee 37 10 5 22 35 69 44 avMa 37 9 4 24 29 75 11 GERMANY Bayer Leverkusen 5 Hamburg 0 Bayern Munich 0 Freiburg 0 Schalke 0 FortunaOuesseldort I StPauli 1 BMnchngldbch 3 Karlsruher 1 Borusaia Dortmund 1 VfL Bochum 2 "IB Stuttgart 1 Armima Bielefeld 2 1860 Munich 3 0 A at, larroTT, Munleh 31 18 10 3 59 30 44 ajyrtaniaaaii 31 10 6 4 11 41 Vf IniHaart 31 17 7 7 7 2 32 44 Oertmeoad 31 17 6 8 58 37 47 aansaw 31 13 11 7 46 43 40 1440 Munich 31 12 10 9 54 49 44 airlands 31 11 9 11 48 43 41 Waraar aa omen 31 12 6 13 48 50 41 A4llllllld 31 11 7 13 42 45 40 ifiir I 31 10 10 11 33 36 40 OMllllaialMlh 31 11 6 14 36 40 41 Calsans 31 11 5 15 53 60 14 laawaial 31 9 10 12 43 54 17 laanaaWaataali 31 10 7 14 32 41 17 Pllleaiiraj 31 9 9 13 36 47 14 FDaaaaaMnrl 31 9 5 17 25 52 11 MPau 31 7 6 18 32 58 17 Praia ura 31 6 4 21 38 65 11 PORTUGAL Weir 32 French 38 Van Oer Gaag 73 Bingham 59 Msaaaiaiael Howie. May, Ross. Van Der Gaag. Martin. McMillan.

Weir. Vallkarn. Coyne (McCulloch 87). McSkimmlng (Arnott 58) Coyle Sub(notuaed) Philliben rawfainaTaia Westwater. Flaming Tod.

Welah. Young (Ireland 89), French. Fraser (Rice 88). Smlttt. Brltton.

Bingham Sub (not used) Lemailc AM 9,676 ajaiW Young (Clarkston) Little68 Crew Kearton, Unsworth Smith Westwood. Macauiey, cnarnoch Whalley Little (Johnson fi2 R.ye'S jmrpy 74; MJrphy Artnla (not used) Anthrobus Luton Feuer James. Thomas WaddocK Marshall 8) Davis. Patterson. McLaren.

Alexander Oidheld Thorpe Fotiadis (Grant 60) Sub Inot used) Davis Atti5 467 ffcrtiTHeilbron (Newton Ayclitle nil Hwaniaaii ml Hi: Itotal) 11 Thorpe Jmrmmg AloiMiKlor 0ultield7 McGmiay26 nanh Thomson. McCulloch. Kirkwood (Harvey 75). Millen. Craig.

Mitchell. Twaddle (Stein 78) Oultield. Kirk (Dargo 67). Lennon. Millar raaasrnlanLetahton, Renwlck.

McQuilken. McLaughlin. Welsh. Dow. Tosh Power.

Elliot (WrightlO). Jackson. McGinlay (Lavety 67) Sub (not'ueed) Hunter AM 6 274 nasi Dallas (Motherwell) iLutom II Barnes iBurnley) Goatei (Bristol iWalsali) 14 Asaba iBientfcidl IS Onuora (Gillingham) It C'arkson (BlacKpooli 16 tor Scunthorpe lO Angeh tStochport' EII16 (Blackpool) It Stevens (Shrewsbury) tl Adabala (Crewel Reeves 'Preston) 4 tor Carlisle ITQuinn iSlartcpocM: Toiscn 11 Connolly (Wrehaml THHID DIVISION I Scorers Sotskjaer 1 1 Cnjyrf 34 Subs Clegg I Scow Deans 77. Subs Wallace (Rush 74). Laurent, Jackson.

Molenaar Beeney Booked Radebe aea)darsji Scorer Juninho 79 Subs Kinder (Hignefl 55), Freestone (Emerson 69). Vickers Packmore 80). Cox, Whyte. (fcrwm h-t). Cruyrl (Scholes 50), McClair (Pooorsky 71), Cole.

Van der Qouw. Booked Beckham Meat Ham Subs Hughes (Ferdinand 65). Sealey iMiklosko 89). Rieper, Bishop. Rowland.

Booked Kitson, Porfino (0)1 CardMf ioiO Norttvarnpton 1 38.567 Rater A Wilkie (Chester-le-Street) 1 55,249 Water Lodge (Bamsleyi FIRST DIVISION FA Ms Jorinelene(C) 36 24 8 4 74 23 DO AJrVt(B-0) 36 15 IS 6 56 34 40 Punalas 36 15 13 8 47 33 MIMrratl 36 17 7 12 48 41 44 Faaalrfc 36 lb a 12 aavtMk 36 12 12 12 49 48 44 llaaall 36 12 10 14 54 61 44 OVraanaaa 36 12 9 15 42 41 44 CtyaHanei (W) 36 7 7 22 31 59 14 aPw(ll) 36 2 8 26 28 92 14 injury', he is something of a Wark-like totem In youthful company. United, though relegated a year before, in 1994, are full of Premiership experience and failure. They smack of has-beens, shrewdly regrouped by Kendall. Ipswich are would-bes, nurtured by Burley and in danger of arriving too soon. They gambolled into the play-offs with five clean shee! wins on the iron grounds of April, and eventually found their feet in the Sheffield rain.

They also topped the mini-table of the semi-final ists, unbeaten with 12 points out of 18 to United's nine. Wolves' eight and Palace's four. That included beating United 3 1 twice. But neither side would overawe Nottingham Forest Parnsh77 Caralrf Williams Jarman Lloyd. Perry.

Young Eckardt (White 79) Stoker (Rollo87) Dale Hawortr, Middleton Sub'not HnMiiShitu It 01 Ihinaitim Woodman Clarnson Frain Sampson Warburton Rennie Parrish Grayson (Lee 87i Gayle (Peer 84i Coopei Hunter Sub mot used! Gibb Mil 1 1 369 Doll A Kirkby (Sheffield) 5 0 Sheffield Wed Liverpool (0) (0) (4) (0) Newcastle United Nottingham Forest O'O taranaaa i0)O Sinclair Davidson Jenkins Reid 101O MJaJmata 0i1 Coiquhoun 52 i McCurry (Glasgow) Woods Aistord Flitcroft Priest McDonald. Miner Alston Subs (not used! Fisher Brown 1 977 I Fieeslone Thomas 'Htggs 55) 101O latPNa ioi4 Ronald 46 Allan 47 Moreira Walker Edwards Jones Appleby Penney Toipev Ampadu Coates Subs inot used) Chappie Jenkins Attl'i 104 noftCRWilkesiGloucester) Dyer 87 Cusick88 26 7 Nefi Herald iNewton Mearns) I United, floating to buy. ap (2i4 tMarshMj (0)1 (total) 11 Jones WITH an away goal lps wich might feel they are more than halfway to Wembley on May 26. With the loss of home advantage Sheffield United might fear they are falling short. But neither manager would admit it.

"It's only half-time," agreed Howard Kendall and Ipswich's George Burley. The play-offs, new to each of them, are a game of two wholes. The first was a game of few holes. Caution constrained adventure; but, unless there is parity, one side's desperation can be expected to loosen things late on at Portman Road on Wednesday. United had the better of the first half but seldom committed enough men forward to support the darts of Petr Kat-chouro and the leaning tower of Jan Aage Fjortoft.

The Norwegian, adept at shielding, held off Chris Swailes to score i he turned and fell, his 11th goal in 18 games since joining from Middlesbrough. Ipswich made half-time adjustments, withdrawing Steve Sedgley from deep midfield in 4-4-2 to sweeper in 3-5-2. Passing more through the middle, they played the best football of the match when they forgot the occasion and deserved their late equaliser. Kendall blamed "defending too The defenders blamed one another. Mick Stockwell celebrated without analysis.

After 16 years at Ipswich and recovery from cruciate Annand 18 Bennett 75 (pen! Raeside28 87 (pen) 0 Driscoll 68 Tait86(ogi SM2 089 ajefiGP Mitchell (Arbioathi 14 Ainsworth (Lincoln) llConroy iFuinam Bakei (Hartlepool) 21 toi S'unthuipe 11 Cramb (Doncaster) lODarby iHuil. 11 Roberts (Dartingtonl 17Fosler 11 Stant (Lincoln), I tor Bury 11 Maskell (Brighton) Devine (Barnet) 14 McGle.sh (Leytcn Orient) 7 tor Cambridge Utd. White M.iner (Chester! Adcnck iColchesten Estrela Amadora Sporting Espinho Farense n.A. Salguenos Chaves Setubal Gil Vicente Brag Lyttto raaklrk ml Morton ioiO Ja Fellner 79 AM2.CI8 HaflM Clark (Edinburgh! MMIrran (211 PartJch 1O1O Watson 11 log) Monroe25 AM2.R00 Nfi Alison (Dumfries) Mils SECOND DIVISION pear better off financially. Ipswich, selling to stay afloat, hold the brighter footballing promise.

United were looking back even as they looked forward. In the seventies Bramall Lane resounded to You Can Do Magic in praise of the fans' favourite Tony Currie. Now Debbie Currie. who has in herited her mother Edwina's diffidence, is trying to launch a pop career with a revival. The crowd responded to her blasted pie-match effusion with the same enthusiasm as the electorate in oiith Derby shire to the Tories; Currie and the Bacteria will not worry the Spice Girls.

Promo tion might prove a poisoned chalice at this stage and that goes for Ipswich too. Id Scorer Donaldson 75 Subs Oakes (Humphreys I Scorers Asprilla 20. Ferdinand 23. 26. Shearer 36.

A PI. Ayr(C) 36 23 8 5 61 33 77 Leca 1 Guimaraes 1 Portn BtlirMne 1 Mantimo 2 Bentica 0 FA PH Porto 30 24 4 2 69 21 74 14 Irani 30 20 5 5 48 16 44 aaflaa 30 16 7 7 47 24 41 rata 30 14 7 9 37 39 44 alius Bra 30 13 9 8 43 39 44 OAdniarasa 3u 13 7 lu 48 42 44 Ainadora 30 12 9 9 36 31 44 saylila 30 9 13 8 49 34 40 Chaae 30 11 7 12 35 42 AO MarHJn 30 11 6 13 31 38 11 lliainiss 30 9 9 12 35 46 14 laMlal 30 9 9 12 36 40 14 Laaa 30 9 8 13 33 38 14 a arenas 30 8 10 12 27 32 14 Rao Are 30 7 9 14 32 39 to apatlll 30 8 4 18 22 47 11 Uratolvaarla 30 7 5 IS 22 45 14 44J Meant 30 3 6 21 26 63 1 4 () 36 22 8 6 75 2BT4) Elliott 77 Subs Clark (Asprilla 65). Gillespie (Albert 68). Beardsley (Batty 72) Hmlop Hamilton IhUUiiaftw fenmi Subs Allen (Williams h-t). Saunders (O'Neil 77).

Roy. Jarkan, Henry 59), Donaldson (Hirst 59). Clarke (Pressman 73). Blinker. Nicol Rnnkrnl Pemhrirtge Carbon Sent Off Clarke 83 Ueerpeal Scorer Redknapp 83 Sub-Harkness (Ruddock 1 6) Barnes (CoHymore h-t).

Matteo (Kvarme Carragher. Warner AWandanaa 38,943 Wafer Eiieray (Harrow) 36 18 10 8 56 38 44 36 14 10 12 42 39 41 36 13 8 15 55 57 47 Ouaae) 36,554 Hfr Heed (Birmingham) air 3C 11 11 14 43 43 44 36 10 11 15 36 49 41 36 9 9 18 29 51 14 (R) 36 9 8 19 44 66 44 Wimbledon Sunderland (0) (0) Tottenham Hotspur (1) 1 Coventry City (2) 2 (W) 36 4 11 21 32 75 11 ioiO Ayr Scott 44 Horace 4 li Rowbotham iKukcaidy) Gamai Yell Rad Ave arbar 21 87 1 4.14 Wd) 24 97 4 44 Danaan 18 70 2 odonrujun 23 85 2 9.T0 MTIHard 18 65 1 aval 22 76 3 Wfcifr 19 64 2 1.1T Wley 21 70 5 1.11 Aehby 13 "43 3 1.11 aWa 20 66 3 1.10 Dunn 23 73 2 Bhry '20 63 5 1.11 j.ada 21 57 3 t.Ti Alcock 21 62 2 tvM WHkl 53 1 1.1Q DHke 19 j43 1M4 ura 20 44 0 MO Durkai 'JZ 46 3" IjBQ Oolaaher JJ0 20 0 tr-OO Itretton 0 0 OvOQ High Low Ave Arewsal 38 264 33.461 37.821 A elan VIW 39,339 26.72636.027 Uckbum 30 476 19,214 24.947 CWefcvo "28.418 24,027 27,617 23.085 15.273 19.608 Pertry 16.287 17.022 "17.989 nrtoe 40.177 30 368 36.188 Uoda 39,981 25,860 32 118 balejoear 1,134 tr yiu rfUipa UVarpoal JO MO 361 26 39 777 lAonUid 55 314 54 178 65,081 Middleeareoan 30 215 29 485 29,871 Nmeastt 36.582 36 143 36.467 Norbn FortMl 29 181 17 525 24.587 ahW Wd 38.943 16.390 "25Tl4 IOIO ny Second Division Third Division uiancy 11 1 Eimslie (Aberdeen! (OlO 1 A Freeiand (Aberdeen! DUTCH IvIAOAlB Aa Amsterdam 2 Heerenveen 1 RKC Waalwiik 0 Doolm chem 3. Groningen 0 PSV Eindhoven 1, volendam 0 Sparta Rotterdam 2. Utrecht I Vitesse Arnhem 0. Feyenoord 1 Twento Fnschodo 1 A Alkmaar 1 Willnirt II Tilburg 0.

Fortune Siltard 3 NEC Nij-megen 1 PMHCM CUPl Nice 1 Gumgamp 1 (aet. Nice won 4 3 on pens) MaUUMJBi Nagoya 3 Urawa 1 Ka-shima 1 Osaka 2. Hiroshima 0 Hiratsuka 1 Shimizu 1 Yokohama M2 Fukuoka 2 Ichihara 1. Osaka 1 Kyoto 2 Kobe 2 Kawasaki 4 Yokohama 2 Kashiwa 0 WOmjB CU 04JAUVS(J Aswan Qraaaa UmM (Oushanbe)i Taiikiatan 0 China 1 AalaBaasds Tttrkrnaniston 2 Vietnam 1 Oilap Wan (Almaty)l Karakh-stan 3. Pakistan 0 Taylor-made for Brentford Quaan Mh 101O a Gibson AM 1 819 Refi Clyde (Beersdoni MeVaaa (0)1 RENTFORD took a giant 'step towards Wemblev McGeachie 7log) Stewart Ur-rffrw 7A Un 356 ajofl Orr (Kilbaichanl NU1 THIRD DIVISION A CT(C) 36 23 7 6 70 37 () 36 19 10 7 74 45 15.253 14.418 15.105 County 36 20 7 9 58 41 34 16 7 13 50 47 lundorland 22.512 18.642 20.974 Tattaiiliaill "33 040 22.943 31.067 Wart Mam 25 064 19.105 23.242 WWaalidon 25.786 7,979 15,139 36 13 10 13 50 47 36 12 7 lr 46 62 36 10 9 17 38 51 1 Scorar Euell 85.

Subs Fear (Jonas h-t). Ekoku (Gayle Scorer McVeigh 44 i'aark 36 9 9 IB 46 59 Jrana 36 8 a 19 38 58 eats 36 6 13 17 31 52 Parrish pumps up final hope NORTHAMPTON stole a march over Cardiff in the first leg of their Third Division play -off with Sean Parrish's 77th-minute winner at Ninian Park. Ian Atkins's side, content to soak up pressure for much of the game, looked vulnerable after their midfielder Mark Cooper was sent off for violent conduct, leaving them with 10 men for the last 20 minutes. But they managed to raise their tempo and the Welsh-born Parrish scored with a lob from just outside the penalty area. At the Deva Stadium, nine men were booked as Chester and Swansea fought out an ill-tempered 0-0 draw.

Chester had David Flitcroft's effort disallowed for offside and after that they could not break down tbe visitors' defence. Jan Molby'i Swansea team will now be confident of reaching the final. 66). Haald. Raavw.

Jupp tatatiana) Subs Bridges (Qumn 59). Jonnslon (Waddle 72). Rutaat (Bracawetl 72), Rao. Woods (McVeigh 74). Brown.

Brady. Aroer Booked Shemgham. Edkiburgh Cosonory Scorers Dublin 1 3, Williams 39 Subs Jets (Whetan 34). Strachan. Eustace.

Breen, Filan Booked Burrows, Williams. Rlchardaon, Whelan. 1 2 1 .338 wttm Gallagher (Bantxiry) A VAMl nnaoi Ferrlby Utd 0 Whitby Tn 3 N-W tMIMTIM UAOUCi ffat DfvkSHMU Eastwood Hartley 2 Kidtgrove 1. ME Pcnrltf; Hclr.cr Old Boys 1 Mostley 3. Maine Rd 4 Nantwtch Tn 1 33.029 rWfaraa Bodenham (East Looe) and promotion when David Webb's team overcame Bris tol City 2 1 in their Second Division play off opener at Ashton Gate yesterday.

Paul Smith struck after 13 minutes and though City equalised 15 minutes later through Gary Owers's header Brentford recovered the lead with Bob Taylor'? header on the half-hour. Brentford lost Carl Asaba. sent off for a second bookable offence in the 85th minute, and the striker misses the second leg on Wednesday. Crewe recovered to beat Luton 2-1 at Gresty Road. David Oldfield put Luton ahead after three minutes but the game was transformed in the second half.

Mark Rivers equalised after 53 minutes; Luton's Julian James was sent off for a second bookable offence (58); and Colin Little hit the winner (68). (0)0 Itotal) 11 Cadete ICellic) 11 Dodds (Aberdn) lO Laudrup (Rangers) McCoiat (Rangers) 14 Robertson (Hearts) 17 Wright (Kilmarnock). Gas-coigne (Rangers) 10 Windass (Aberdeen) 11 Bnfton IDunfrmlin). Di Canio (Celtic) 11 Olafsson (Dundee Utd) Alberu! (Rsngera). Winters (Dundee Utd) Hamilton IHearts).

7 lor Dundee II Jackson (Hibarnlan) 1LOI II1H lMmim Ural DMalia (tolal) 14 Annand (Ound). 24 lor Clyde: Grant (St Johnstone) 1 4 Boyle (St Johnstone) 14 Yardley (St Mirren) 14 Scott (SI Johnston! 11 Evans (Partick) 11 Bone (Stirling) 1 1 Moos (Partick). Driscoll (Dundee) tOMcGraw (Fal- ku ki. nowko iGi veiKick Sin (Partick) 1 McCormlck (Stirling). Cooper (Airdrio) IsssndOoHllin (total! 44 Ritchie (Hamilton) 14 Kerrigan (Ayr) 14 Harvey (Livingston).

Linl ISten housemuir). Mallan (Quean 0 South) 11 Flannigan (Queen of South) HBryce Oun c4 South) 10 Hsddow (Slen-housemulr). Smith (Ayr). English (Ayr) 1 Ballay (Livingston). Scott (Ayr).

3 tor East File, Kerrigan (Biothmi ThMDhr-Waal dotal) 14 Stewart 1 Inverness CT) Adama (Ross County) 11 Irvine (Alios) IT Honayman (Fortar). Morgan (Forttr) 14 McGlashan (Montrose) 11 Owyar (Alloa); Rots (Rost County). 11 Walters (Albion). Thomson (InywrneeiCT). InjUo (f el SHrMr-g) 1 for Fortar 10 Taylor (Montrose).

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