■EGYPT
Uruguay defeat England
Uruguay defeated England 1-0, while Germany easily beat the US 3-0 at the under-20 World Cup on Saturday. Also, Ghana and Cameroon won their opening games. Uruguay’s Tabare Viudez scored in the 84th minute, beating goalkeeper Elliott Parish with a skillful scissor-kick. England were strong in possession, but short on scoring chances. Also in Group D, Ghana came from a goal down to beat Uzbekistan 2-1. Sherzodbek Karimov gave Uzbekistan the lead in the 47th minute, but Ransford Osei leveled on the hour. Striker Dominic Adiyiah scored Ghana’s winner in the 75th minute. In Group C, Germany secured the result against the US with two first-half goals. Semih Aydilek put the Germans ahead with a penalty kick in the 30th minute. Florian Jungwirth added another two minutes later, firing the ball past keeper Brian Perk from the edge of the area. In the 72nd minute, Manuel Schaeffler sealed the Group C game after converting a cross from substitute Cihan Kaptan. Cameroon’s Andre Akono Effa and Germain Tiko scored for a 2-0 win in Group C over South Korea.
■PORTUGAL
Porto down Sporting
Radamel Falcao’s early goal gave defending champions Porto a 1-0 victory over nine-man Sporting in the Portuguese league on Saturday. Porto’s win kept them in third place, five points behind surprising leaders Braga, who won 1-0 at promoted Olhanense on Friday. Meanwhile, second-placed Benfica continued their impressive start to the season with a 5-0 win over a nine-man Leixoes to remain two points off the lead. Falcao, a Colombian striker signed from River Plate, won the game for Porto with a third-minute header from Fernando Belluschi’s free-kick. Falcao wasted the chance to double his tally when he missed a penalty that brought the ejection of Sporting defender Anderson Polga. Sporting then had midfielder Miguel Veloso sent off in injury-time for a foul on Jorge Fucile. In Saturday’s other games, it was Maritimo 1, Naval 2; Setubal 0, Pacos Ferreira 1; and Rio Ave 0, Academica 0.
■NETHERLANDS
Utrecht beat the champions
Sander Keller scored on Saturday to lift FC Utrecht to a 1-0 win over AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch league, handing the defending champions a third straight defeat. Keller headed in the winner in the 14th minute from Nana Asare’s cross. Utrecht moved up to fourth, level with Ajax on 14 points with a game in hand. PSV Eindhoven top the standings with 20 points after dismissing Willem II 3-1, with goals from Otman Bakkal, Danko Lazovic and Ibrahim Afellay. Frank Demouge scored a late goal for Willem II. Steve McClaren’s FC Twente, who are undefeated this season, beat VVV Venlo to sit level on points with PSV. Also on Saturday, newcomers RKC Waalwijk grabbed their first win of the season by trouncing Roda JC 4-1.
■ARGENTINA
Estudiantes top the table
Juan Sebastian Veron’s Estudiantes opened a two-point lead in the Apertura championship with a 2-1 victory over Boca Juniors on Saturday. South American champions Estudiantes have 16 points from six matches. Striker Jose Luis Calderon put Estudiantes ahead in the 12th minute when he turned in his 299th career goal. Two minutes after the break, striker Martin Palermo volleyed an equalizer after a poor clearance out of defense, but Boca had little time to enjoy the goal. Less than three minutes elapsed before winger Enzo Perez rifled in the winning goal unmarked on the right.
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