Van der Gun shoots Utrecht to away win Utrecht extended their winning streak to seven with a 2-0 win at Twente in the first leg of the Eredivisie UEFA Europa League play-off.
With fifth position – which comes with a place in the Europa League – on the line over two legs, Utrecht made the perfect start with their win on Thursday.
Jan Wouters' side started superbly, silencing the crowd at De Grolsch Veste with an early goal.
Cedric van der Gun was the scorer as he made the most of an assist from Australian Tommy Oar in the ninth minute.
Twente, who had won their last four home matches, were shocked by Utrecht's early strike but they slowly worked themselves into the game.
Category: News Views: 1059 Added: SkyDate: 24.05.2013 - 02:50
Firmino double fires Hoffenheim to win Hoffenheim claimed a vital 3-1 win against second-tier Kaiserslautern in the first leg of the Bundesliga play-off on Thursday.
Hoffenheim – who only qualified for the play-off after a remarkable 2-1 win at Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund on the last day of the regular season – started superbly in front of their home fans at the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar Arena.
Brazilian Roberto Firmino fired the winners in front after just 11 minutes, converting Bosnian Sejad Salihovic's assist.
And Firmino doubled his account just before the half-hour mark as Hoffenheim carried a two-goal advantage into the half-time break.
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Category: News Views: 958 Added: SkyDate: 24.05.2013 - 02:49
Davies hails ´great´ debut season Swansea defender Ben Davies feels his debut season for the club has been a major success.
Davies, who was thrust into first-team action by Neil Taylor's broken ankle early in the campaign, made 44 appearances for the club over the season while he also lifted the League Cup and received his first international call-up.
The Welshman now has five caps to his name and says the season's successes have not yet sunk in.
"It's been a great season," he told the club's official website.
"Over the next few weeks we'll look back and realise we've had a really special season."
Category: News Views: 803 Added: SkyDate: 24.05.2013 - 02:48
Foster happy with eighth-placed finish West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster is pleased with the club's eighth-placed finish this season.
Steve Clarke's side amassed a club top-flight record 49 points despite a poor run of form towards the end of the campaign and Foster told the club's official website that it represents a job well done.
"It's really nice to finish eighth, I'm happy with that," said Foster, who made 31 Premier League appearances this season.
"The gaffer told us after the game that it is the club's best season since the 1980-81 season.
"We should all be very proud of what we've achieved. We've been in the top half all season."
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Category: News Views: 727 Added: SkyDate: 24.05.2013 - 02:46
Wickham eyeing first team Sunderland striker Connor Wickham says he can establish himself in the Premier League, if he is given the chance.
The former Ipswich Town forward has made just 12 appearances this season as the club finished 17th in the Premier League.
However, Wickham has backed himself to play a part in Paolo Di Canio's squad next season and says Sunderland should not be involved in any relegation scraps come the end of next season.
"We shouldn't be in that (finishing) position with the squad we've got," Wickham told the club's official website.
"We shouldn't be anywhere near that position so next season we
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Category: News Views: 756 Added: SkyDate: 24.05.2013 - 02:45
UEFA to announce Europa League incentive UEFA are set to announce plans to award the winners of the Europa League a place in the following season's Champions League on Friday.
Currently, the winners of Europe's second-tier competition are not guaranteed a European spot which is not earned by virtue of their league finish or winning a domestic trophy.
However, in an attempt to increase the prestige surrounding the tournament, Europe's football governing body have agreed to offer a UEFA Champions League place to the victors.
The plans will not affect each member country's allotted UEFA Champions League qualification spots, with an extra place set to be granted in special cases whereby a team wins the UEFA Europa Lea
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Category: News Views: 679 Added: SkyDate: 24.05.2013 - 02:44
Fonte looking to hit the ground running Southampton defender Jose Fonte has vowed to remain in peak condition so he can be fully fit when next season begins.
The 29-year-old made 28 appearances for the club over the course of the season just gone, despite losing his place to Maya Yoshida during the campaign.
However, the Portuguese wants to train hard during pre-season in order to ensure he can stake a claim for a starting place next term.
"I'm looking forward to next season, and to being a better player and improving to help this club move forward to the next level," he told the club's official website.
Category: News Views: 688 Added: SkyDate: 24.05.2013 - 02:42
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