A last-gasp goal to Germany has denied the Matildas a crucial Rio Olympics group win, holding Australias women to a 2-2 draw in Sao Paulo.German captain Saskia Bartusiak drove in an 88th-minute equaliser at Arena Corinthians on Saturday night (Sunday AEST), just as the Matildas thought earlier goals to Sam Kerr and Caitlin Foord were enough to jumpstart their faltering campaign.After Wednesdays shock loss to Canada, three points here would have been more than useful as they attempt to progress beyond the group stage.The result leaves them in third place in Group F and three points adrift of second-placed Germany, with the top two nations from each group plus the two highest-ranked third-placed sides qualifying for the quarter-finals.Kerr netted the opener in the sixth minute, taking advantage of a swift break by Caitlin Foord to execute a solid finish.Australias defence was markedly improved in the first half, as Germany struggled for a clear shot on goal.Foord rewarded their efforts just before halftime, hammering home a cross from co-captain Lisa De Vanna.Germany quickly struck back.It came from young Bayern Munich midfielder Sara Daebritz, who executed an outrageous one-time finish with the outside of her right boot.Matildas custodian Lydia Williams was a safe pair of hands, pulling off several impressive saves including a bullet from striker Anja Mittag.Foord fluffed decent second-half chances to add to her goal tally, but Australias at times frightening counter-attack kept coming at their world No.2 opponents.Substitute Michelle Heyman ignited her side, putting herself about and driving hard at Germanys defence and laying off to Kyah Simon for a stinging shot that sailed just wide.But it was all for nothing once Bartusiak bundled home from close range.The Matildas play their final group game against Zimbabwe on August 9. Fjällräven Kånken No 2 Rea . Michell Burger, a woman who lives on an estate next to Pistorius gated community, said she and her husband were awoken by the screams in the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 14 last year, when Pistorius killed Reeva Steenkamp by shooting four times through a door in his bathroom. Fjällräven Kånken Stor . With the first unit struggling of late and Amir Johnson - one of the teams iron men - hobbling on an injured right ankle, Patterson knew he could get the nod in a challenging matchup against one of the leagues up and coming players at his position. http://www.fjallravenkankensverige.com/kanken-mini-ryggsack/fjallraven-kanken-rosa.html .com) - The Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks both take aim at their first wins of the season on Saturday, as the Canucks open their home slate at Rogers Arena. Fjällräven Kånken Rosa Stor . The Swede became the first golfer to win the PGA Tours FedEx Cup and European Tours Race to Dubai in the same season. "It is still taking a little time to sink in what Ive achieved this week as was the case when I won the FedEx Cup but then it just kept getting better and better as the days went on and I am sure this will be the same," he said. Kånken Ryggsäck Stor . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. Fremantle have cut defender Alex Silvagni as the fallout from the clubs disappointing AFL season continues.The 29-year-old was told he would not be offered a new contract, ending his seven-season 53-game association with the Dockers.He was axed from the playing list after managing just 14 games over the past three seasons because of injury.Alex came to the club via the rookie list and worked really hard to get elevated to the primary list and play a fair bit of senior footy in his debut season, Freemantle football operations general manager Chris Bond said.Unfortunately, opportunities for Alex to secure a regular spot in the senior side in subsequent seasons werre hampered by injury.ddddddddddddThroughout that time, though, Alex always displayed the many fine attributes that make him the quality person he is, and saw him held in the highest regard by everyone at Fremantle.Recruited from the Casey Scorpions, he made his debut in round one in 2010.He was in and out of the side over the past few years and ended 2016 with a WAFL premiership with the Peel Thunder.He joins Michael Barlow as casualties of the clubs disastrous 2016 campaign in which they finished 16th with four wins and 18 losses. ' ' '
