TEAM LAGOS EMERGES TOP AT 23RD NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL SOUTH WEST ELIMINATION. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 TEAM LAGOS EMERGES TOP AT 23RD NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL SOUTH WEST ELIMINATION Lagos State athletes proved their dominance in the South West by edging out regional competitors and emerging top in the five team events contested at the elimination series qualifier for the 23rd National Sports Festival later this year in Enugu. The elimination series featured team events in volleyball, basketball, football, beach volleyball, and cricket in male and female categories. While the team clinched only the female football ticket by topping their group, they showed dominance in three other sports by winning both the male and female tickets. Team Lagos took first position in the volleyball male and female categories. The male team defeated their counterparts from Ondo in the finals by 25-18, 24-26, 25-20, and 25-20, while the female team defeated Team Oyo by 25-18, 22-25, 28-26, 16-25, and 15-8. The Osun basketball team fell to the superior firepower of the Team Lagos male team in their last ...

ALGERIA AND AUSTRIA DRAW 3-3 IN DRAMATIC FINISH TO REACH WORLD CUP KNOCKOUT STAGE; IRAN ELIMINATED. (PHOTO).



 Algeria and Austria draw 3-3 in dramatic finish to reach World Cup knockout stage; Iran eliminated

  

Algeria and Austria played out a dramatic 3-3 draw in a chaotic World Cup group stage finale that sent both sides through to the knockout round and heartbreakingly eliminated Iran. With both teams aware that a draw would be enough to advance, the match instead turned into a relentless back-and-forth contest featuring late twists, stoppage-time drama, and a final equalizer on the last touch of the game.

Austria struck first through Marko Arnautovic, who finished a sharp one-on-one opportunity after breaking through the Algerian defense. Algeria responded just before halftime when Rafik Belghali leveled the score with a left-footed finish. The tempo only increased after the break as Marcel Sabitzer restored Austria’s lead, only for Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez to strike back shortly after to make it 2-2.

The closing stages became increasingly tense as both sides appeared aware that a shared result would be enough to progress. Algeria briefly appeared to seal the outcome when Mahrez scored again in stoppage time, but Austria refused to fold. In the final moments, Sasa Kalajdzic rose to head home a dramatic equalizer that completed the 3-3 scoreline and secured Austria’s place in the next round alongside Algeria.

The result proved devastating for Iran, which would have advanced as one of the best third-placed teams had either side lost. Instead, the late Austrian equalizer confirmed its elimination. Both Algeria and Austria now move on from Group J, with Algeria finishing third and Austria second behind Argentina, setting up knockout matches against Switzerland and Spain, respectively.

After the match, Austria coach Ralf Rangnick called the contest one of the most dramatic he had ever experienced, while Algeria coach Vladimir Petkovic praised his team’s resilience in a match that swung repeatedly from one side to the other. Fans in Kansas City were left stunned by a match that delivered nonstop momentum shifts from start to finish.


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