Tottenham 4 - Burnley 1 (League Cup, January 6, 2009) White Hart Lane fell silent 15 minutes in when Chris Eagles weaved his way past two Spurs defenders to dart into the box and pick out Martin Paterson at the back post for the opener. Redknapp brought on O’Hara at the break for the anonymous Bentley, and the sub made an instant impact, taking the corner that Michael Dawson headed home. Jamie O’Hara then got on the scoresheet himself, volleying home Pavlyuchenko’s cross. Spurs then moved up the gears, Bale fed Roman Pavlyuchenko who expertly fired in the third into the bottom corner. O’Hara then capped a crazy 20 minute spell delivering a delicious free-kick which Michael Duff headed into his own net.

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Atletico Madrid 1 - Barcelona 3 (Cope Del Rey, January 6, 2009) Leo Messi gave Barca the early lead at Atletico Madrid after receiving a beautiful pass in the build up from Danny Alves. And it was the same story after the break, Messi doubling Barca’s advantage from the penalty spot. Atletico pulled a goal back when Tomas Ujfalusi scored from a corner but ten minutes from time Messi completed his hat-trick after showing off supreme skill, to restore Barca’s two goal advantage.

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AC Milan 1* - Hamburg 1 (Pens. 4-3) (Dubai Cup, January 6, 2009) After a goalless first half (Hamburg’s chances here) the locals had to wait until just after the hour mark to witness a goal. And when it came it was soft, Massimo Ambrosini tumbling in the box and Ronaldinho rolled in the spot kick. But Hamburg, who had arguably been the better team, rallied, equalising minutes later when Collin Benjamin was in the right place to score from a corner after Dida had made an initial save. Milan won the match on penalties. (Penalty highlights here, longer highlights here.)

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Juventus 1 - Monaco 1* (Pens. 4-5) (Friendly, January 6, 2009) Jerko Leko gave Monaco the lead from the spot 10 minutes before halftime. Vincenzo Iaquinta equalised in the last minute of the match before Monaco went on to win on penalties.

Marsala 0 - Catania 6 (Friendly, January 4, 2009) Taka Morimoto and Jorge Martinez both hit a brace while Giuseppe Mascara and Michele Paolucci scored a goal apiece.

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Besiktas 3 - Gaziantep 1 (Turkish Cup, January 6, 2009)

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Melbourne Victory 1 - Adelaide United 0 (A-League, January 6, 2009) Melbourne’s narrow victory sent them top of the table in Australia, the only goal coming from Nicky Ward’s second half header.

Blyth Spartans 0 - Blackburn 1 (FA Cup, January 5, 2009) Blackburn had a goal chalked off in the first half when Matt Derbyshire’s overhead kick was headed into his own net by Andrew Leeson, only for the linesman to rule it out for offside. It took almost an hour for Rovers to show their Premier League class until Carlos Villanueva, on a rare appearance, sweetly curled in a free-kick across the keeper into the far corner.

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Braga 2 - Belenenses 0 (Superliga, January 5, 2009) Second half goals from Peixoto and a penalty from Meyong gave Braga the points.

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Hapoel Tel Aviv 2 - Maccabi Haifa 0 (Toto Cup, January 5, 2009) Maharan Lala hit a brace for Hapoel.

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UAE 3 - Yemen 1 (Gulf Cup of Nations, January 5, 2009) Goals from Mohamed Omar and Ismail Al Hammadi inside the opening quarter of an hour set UAE on their way and Mohamad Saeid Al Shehhi added a third before Fares Juma was sent-off after 68 minutes. Yemen, who themselves had Mohamad Al Ammari dismissed midway through the first-half, netted a stoppage-time consolation through Al Nono. (First half highlights here.)

Saudi Arabia 0 - Qatar 0 (Gulf Cup of Nations, January 5, 2009)

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Toluca 0 - Pachuca 1 (Interliga, January 5, 2009) Edgar Benitez’s header was enough for high-flying Pachuca.

Tecos 1 - Monarcas 0 (Interliga, January 5, 2009) Diego Jimenez’s strike in the 70th minute handed Tecos the victory and moved them to the second spot of the group with three points.

With the start of 2009 we wave goodbye to the first half of the season, with teams knowing the the real business starts now. It’s time to stop making mistakes, start concentrating and begin churning out those results week in, week out to ensure that this current campaign ends on a high.

Unfortunately, some have been reluctant to give up their jolly holiday spirit.

The award for the biggest collective cock-up of the week goes to the entire Reading backline. Losing 2-nil to Cardiff in the FA Cup, Steve Coppell’s side gave away a disastrous first goal with no less then 8 players defending a set-play uniformly stepping up, leaving Ross McCormack the freedom of the box to calmly pick his spot and score. (Watch here.)

Manchester City are also having a tough time of it of late, but it’s easy to have sympathy with Mark Hughes when his players defend as pathetically as Dietmar Hamann. Already losing 2-nil to Nottingham Forest, you may have expected that an old, experienced-head of a player who has won the Champions League, UEFA Cup, League Cup, FA Cup and played in the World Cup final as a defensive midfielder, may know a thing or two about keeping possession. Wrong.

The “schmuck of the week” prize however can only have one rightful winner this week, and for that we have to go to France.

Giants Olympique Marseille were sent to fourth division, amateur side Besancon RC in the French Cup, and defender Ronaldo Zubar came within a whisker of seeing his greatest/worst own goal knock-out the Ligue 1 side out. With the game goalless heading into the final 20 minutes, Besancon’s lone striker Yohann Rangdet did fantastically well to get himself into a goalscoring position. Looking to make the saving tackle as the striker was pulling the trigger, Zubar, full of enthusiasm, came storming into the action with the intention of nicking the ball away. But to his horror, this happened.

Onto those worthy of praise.

This week’s list is the perfect tonic against the dreaded return back to work, with a superb selection of goals from the last seven days. Volleys and half-volleys have been all the rage, accounting for goals 5, 7, 8 and 12, while others have comfortably struck stunners from distance, including goals 1, 4, 6, 9 and 14.

Goals 2 and 3 are text-book free-kicks, and to cap off this week’s offering there were two overhead-volleys in the form of goals 13 and 16.

As always, all we ask is that you sit back and enjoy!

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1. John Hutchinson (v Perth Glory, Dec. 31, 2008)

2. Nicos Nicolaou (v Ethnikos, Jan. 3, 2008)

3. Ludovic Clement (v Ergotelis, Jan. 3, 2008)

4. David Silva (v Valencia, Jan. 3, 2008)

5. Hamed Namouchi (v Alencon, Jan. 3, 2008)

6. Amadou Alassane (v Alfortville, Jan. 3, 2008)

7. Jonathan Smith (v Derby, Jan. 3, 2008) (first goal on the video)

8. Leon Osman (v Macclesfield, Jan. 3, 2008)

9. Tommy Spurr (v Fulham, Jan. 3, 2008) (second goal on the video)

10. Albert Riera (v Preston, Jan. 3, 2008)

11. David Foley (v Stoke, Jan. 3, 2008) (0.42 seconds in)

12. Nathan Tyson (v Manchester City, Jan. 3, 2008)

13. Christian Rodriguez (v Nacional, Jan. 4, 2008)

14. Pedro Mendes (v Inverness CT, Jan. 4, 2008)

15. Arjen Robben (v Villarreal, Jan. 4, 2008)

16. Andoni Iraola (v Espanyol, Jan. 4, 2008)

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Narrowly missing this week’s list were goals from Aritz Aduriz, Paul Dixon (third goal on the video) and Jesus Navas.

Southampton 0 - Manchester United 3 (FA Cup, January 4, 2009) (Longer highlights here, extended highlights here.) Manchester United took the lead at st. Mary’s when Danny Welbeck was in the right place to turn in a Nani corner after O’Shea’s header had hit the bar. The Saints job then became much harder when Matt Paterson was sent off for a poor foul on Vidic. United went 2-up early in the second half when Nani scored from the spot. In total control United added a late third, Rooney teed up Darren Gibson to add his name to the scoresheet.

Gillingham 1 - Aston Villa 2 (FA Cup, January 4, 2009) Villa took the lead at the Priestfield stadium with a slick move finished expertly by James Milner after Stiliyan Petrov robbed Adam Miller of the ball in midfield. But in the second half the Gils experienced their own bit of cup magic when Simeon Jackson turned Zat Knight before slamming a shot past Brad Friedel. But hopes of an upset were dashed eight minutes from time, Ashley Young won a penalty and James Milner stroked home his second of the game.

Hull 0 - Newcastle 0 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Shay Given was again in fine form as the Toon forced a replay with the Tigers.

The draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup can be seen here.

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Inverness CT 0 - Rangers 3 (SPL, January 3, 2009) Pedro Mendes curled home a wonderful strike from 25-yards out to give Rangers the lead. Kris Boyd added two goals inside the final 10 minutes (both goals here) to close the gap on Celtic to five points.

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Real Madrid 1 - Villarreal 0 (La Liga, January 4, 2009) Pepe had the first chance for Real Madrid against Villarreal, and Robben was unlucky to see a 25-yard shot strike the bar. Real’s pressure paid off when Arjen Robben cut in from the right, strode across the pitch and left rip with a beauty into the top corner. Casillas saved a Pires shot as the Yellow Submarine looked to level while at the other end Klaas Jan Huntelaar came close to scoring on his debut. (First half highlights here.) In the second half Casillas had to work a little harder to turn Llorente’s shot behind, and then Iker produced a brilliant stop to deny Rossi’s header.

Athletic Bilbao 1 - Espanyol 1 (La Liga, January 4, 2009) A near post header from Hurtado Moises gave Espanyol the lead at Bilbao. But with time running out in the second half, the hosts refused to let Espanyol clear their lines from a corner and Andoni Iraola popped up to score an overhead-kick to equalise.

Sevilla 1 - Osasuna 1 (La Liga, January 4, 2009) Jesus Navas struck a fine low drive from out the box to give Sevilla the lead but Walter Pandiani struck a last minute to earn Osasuna a draw.

Getafe 1 - Deportivo La Coruna 2 (La Liga, January 4, 2009) (Longer highlights here.) Depor striker Rodolfo Bodipo opened the scoring in the sixth minute. Manu del Moral brought Getafe level with an unstoppable effort, sending a left-footed volley into the far bottom corner of the net. But a late Sergio penalty kept up Depor’s recent good form to send them sixth.

Almeria 1 - Betis 0 (La Liga, January 4, 2009) Corona scored the game’s only goal in the 36th minute. The match was marred some what by red cards handed out to Almeria’s Kalu Uche and Sergio Garcia of Betis late on.

Malaga 1 - Sporting Gijon 0 (La Liga, January 4, 2009) Malaga move up to eighth thanks to Lolo’s strike in the 34th minute.

Tenerife 2 - Sevilla Atletico 1 (Segunda Division, January 4, 2009)

Alicante 0 - Real Murcia 2 (Segunda Division, January 3, 2009)

Castellon 2 - Elche 2 (Segunda Division, January 3, 2009)

Albacete 1 - Zaragoza 1 (Segunda Division, January 3, 2009)

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Besancon 1 - Marseille 1* (Pens. 4-5) (Coupe De France, January 4, 2009) Non-league Besancon looked set to record the shock of the weekend when they took the lead in the 66th minute, the home side’s number 10 did brilliantly to get himself into a shooting position only for Ronald Zubar to come steaming in and lob keeper Rudy Riou. But Marseille forced the match into extra time when Taiwo levelled from the spot five minutes from time. WIth neither side finding a winner the match went to penalties where Marseille won a nail-biting shootout.

Blagnac 0 - Monaco 1 (Coupe De France, January 4, 2009) Blagnac, playing in the fifth tier in the French football, could not have provided a less glamorous setting for their cup match for Monaco. The Ligue 1 side took the lead when Marquet diverted a right wing cross into his own net.

Montlucon 0 - PSG 1 (Coupe De France, January 4, 2009) A Stephane Sessegnon header from Rothen’s corner gave the Cup holders passage to the next round.

Raon l’Etape 0 - Grenoble 0* (Pens 3-4) (Coupe De France, January 3, 2009)

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Nacional 2 - Porto 4 (Superliga, January 4, 2009) From a botched free-kick, Edson’s deflected shot gave Nacional the lead. Hulk brought Porto level early in the second half and Christian Rodriguez put the visitors ahead in the 72nd minute with a tremendous overhead volley. Back came Nacional through Fidalgo’s header, but late goals from Gonzalez and Hulk gave Porto the points.

Trofense 2 - Benfica 0 (Superliga, January 4, 2009) Reguila found himself free and alone at the top right of the Benfica box before the forward released a bullet into the near post to break the deadlock. Trofense doubled the lead seven minutes from time through Barbosa.

Maritimo 4 - Pacos Ferreira 1 (Superliga, January 4, 2009)

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Panathinaikos 0 - AEK Athens 0 (Greek Super League, January 4, 2009) Panathinaikos fell further behind leaders Olympiakos with the goalless draw.

PAOK Saloniki 2 - OFI Crete 0 (Greek Super League, January 4, 2009) First half strikes from Muslimovic and Ivic settled the match.

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Wellington Phoenix 3 - Newcastle Jets 0 (A-League, January 4, 2009) A bundled goal from Leo Bertos just after the hour mark and a double from striker Shane Smeltz (a cute lob and a penalty) ensured the Jets got nothing from their meeting with the Phoenix.

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Cavese 2 - Napoli 1 (Friendly, January 4, 2009) Cavese went 2-up after thanks to a Favasuli penalty and Tarantino angled drive. Napoli, fielding a strong side, could only pull one goal bank when Andrea Russotto tapped in a Mariano Bogliacino cross.

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Bahrain 3 - Iraq 1 (Gulf Cup of Nations, January 4, 2009)

Oman 0 - Kuwait 0 (Gulf Cup of Nations, January 4, 2009)

Highlights from Macclesfield-Everton, Hull-Newcastle, Forest Green-Derby, Arsenal-Plymouth and Preston-Liverpool can be seen here.

Manchester City 0 - Nottingham Forest 3 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) The so-called richest club in the world fell to Championship Forest in one of the main FA Cup shocks of the day. Nathan Tyson (fabulous volley) and Rob Earnshaw had first half goals for Forest and Joe Garner (shocking defending) scored in the 75th minute to complete an embarrassing defeat for City,

Preston 0 - Liverpool 2 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) (Longer highlights here.) Albert Riera arrowed a great effort into the top corner to give Liverpool the lead midway through the first half at Deepdale. Deep into injury-time of the game, man of the moment Steven Gerrard teed up Fernando Torres for the second. (First half highlights here, second half highlights here.)

Arsenal 3 - Plymouth 1 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Arsenal battered away at the Plymouth goal in the first half (highlights here) without finding the breakthrough. After the break the match came to life, Robin van Persie headed home Nasri’s cross before a van Persie cross was turned into his own net from David Gray. Karl Duguid pulled a goal back for the Pirates before van Persie bagged his brace five minutes from time.

Chelsea 1 - Southend 1 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Salomon Kalou gave Chelsea the lead in the 31st minute but the Blues never added a second, and were made to pay when Peter Clarke scored in injury time to force a replay.

Hartlepool 2 - Stoke 0 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Hartlepool went ahead early in the second half when Michael Nelson scored with a header before David Foley made it 2-0 with a 30-yard beauty in the 76th minute.

Sheffield Wednesday 1 - Fulham 2 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Andy Johnson scored after only 11 minutes at Hillsbrough but a wonder goal from Tommy Spurr brought the hosts level. Johnson then won the match for Fulham striking three minutes from time.

Macclesfield 0 - Everton 1 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Everton took the lead on the stroke of halftime at Macclesfield when Leon Osman scored a stunning volley that rocketed into the net off the underside of the bar.

Forest Green 3 - Derby 4 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Non-league Forest Green took a brilliant 2-nil lead over Championship Derby, Jonathan Smith struck a FA Cup special from 25-yards before Alex Lawless broke free to double the advantage. But back came the Rams, Rob Hulse headed a goal back in the 39th minute and Martin Albrechtsen nodded in the equaliser in injury time at the end of the half. (First half goals here.) In the 72nd minute Paul Stonehouse put the hosts ahead. But Derby rallied with goals from Paul Green and a Steve Davies penalty.

West Ham 3 - Barnsley 0 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Herita Ilunga’s first goal for West Ham, a penalty from Mark Noble and a third from Carlton Cole (3 goals in 3 games) gave the Hammers safe passage through to round four.

West Brom 1 - Peterborough 1 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Jonas Olsson’s second half goal looked to be good enough to send Baggies through but with three minutes remaining Craig Mackail-Smith scored a late leveller for the Posh.

Sunderland 2 - Bolton 1 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Sunderland’s strikers Kenwyne Jones (terrible celebration) and Djibril Cisse (a fine volley, but another terrible celebration) both scored second half goals for the Black Cats. Bolton’s Polish striker Ebi Smolarek scored a deflected lob for the visitors.

Portsmouth 0 - Bristol City 0 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) The FA Cup holders Pompey could only draw with Championship side Bristol City.

Torquay 1 - Blackpool 0 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Championship side Blackpool were dumped out of the cup by Conference club Torquay as Matthew Green’s goal just past the half hour mark ensured the upset.

Watford 1 - Scunthorpe 0 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) A Jobi McAnuff corner was met by the unmarked Adrian Mariappa to see the Hornets through.

Kettering 2 - Eastwood 1 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Kettering won the battle of the non-league sides with goals from Craig Westcarr and Gareth Seddon. Paul Robinson scored for Eastwood.

Middlesbrough 2 - Barrow 1 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Afonso Alves ended a barren run in front of goal with his first in nine games. After the interval Alves grabbed his second of the afternoon with Jason Walker’s late goal nothing more than a consolation.

Ipswich 3 - Chesterfield 0 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009)

Coventry 2 - Kidderminster 0 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Leon McKenzie and Leon Best goals were enough for Chris Coleman’s side.

Leicester 0 - Crystal Palace 0 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009)

Charlton 1 - Norwich 1 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Phil Parkinson’s first game in charge for the Addicks began well with 16-year-old Jonjo Shelvey thumping home Hameur Bouazza’s cross. Arturo Lupoli fired in the equaliser following good work from Wes Hoolahan.

Cardiff 2 - Reading 0 (FA Cup, January 3, 2009) Last year’s beaten finalists Cardiff progressed to the next round courtesy of goals from Ross McCormack and Joe Ledley.

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Celtic 2 - Dundee United 2 (SPL, January 3, 2008) Georgios Samaras scored in the 12th and 57th minutes to give the champions what appeared to be a comfortable lead at Parkhead. United left back Paul Dixon reduced the deficit on the hour mark with a wonderful free-kick and then Warren Feeney grabbed a dramatic equaliser in the closing stages.

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Barcelona 3 - Mallorca 1 (La Liga, January 3, 2008) (Longer highlights here.) With Lionel Messi sat next to Argentinean manager Diego Maradona in the stands, Aritz Aduriz gave the visitors a 15th minute lead with a sweet chip over Valdes, but Thierry Henry equalised just after the half hour mark for Barca. With 15 minutes remaining Andres Iniesta put Barca in the lead and Yaya Toure sealed the win with a late third. (First half highlights here, second half highlights here.)

Valencia 3 - Atletico Madrid 1 (La Liga, January 3, 2008) Valencia won a very soft penalty that David Villa slotted home and David Silva doubled the lead after running untracked into the box. But Atletico got a foothold in the game on the stroke of halftime when Diego Forlan scored a penalty for the visitors. After the break David Silva restored Valencia’s two goal cushion with a superb strike from 25-yards out.

Albacete 1 - Zaragoza 1 (Segunda Division, January 3, 2008)

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Montpellier 0 - Dunkerque 1 (Coupe De France, January 3, 2008) Dunkerque caused a major upset knocking out Montpellier thanks to Tainmont’s first half goal.

Alencon 2 - Lorient 2 (Pens. 4-5) (Coupe De France, January 3, 2008) Daniel put Alecon in the lead but Gameiro pulled the Ligue 1 side level. Namouchi then scored a wonderful half-volley from 30-yards out only for the minnows to equalise through Paris’ late volley. Liorent won on penalties.

Bordeaux 0 - St. Etienne 1 (Coupe De France, January 3, 2008) St. Etienne caused a mini-upset knocking high-flying Bordeaux out the cup, Batefimbi Gomis found a little space in teh box which allowed him to score a 74th minute winner.

Sochaux 0 - Rennes 1 (Coupe De France, January 3, 2008) Moussa Sow headed home the only goal of the game just before the break.

Arras 1 - Nice 3 (AET) (Coupe De France, January 3, 2008) In heavy fog Ben Saada fired Nice in the lead but Arras levelled through Michael Bellatreche in barely visible conditions. (Both goals here.) In extra time the Ligue 1 side took control, Eric Mouloungui and Ben Saada ensuring Nice’s passage through to next round.

Romorantin 0* - Nancy 0 (Pens. 4-2) (Coupe De France, January 3, 2008) Nancy were the top flight’s biggest casualty losing to fourth division Romorantin on penalties.

Ajaccio 1* - Auxerre 1 (Pens. 3-2) (Coupe De France, January 3, 2008) Benoit Pedretti put home side Auxerre in front after 26 minutes but Ligue 2 Ajaccio equalised nine minutes later through Cedric Uras. The Corsican club then won on penalties.

Alfortville 0 - Le Havre 2 (Coupe De France, January 3, 2008)

Vannes 1 - Chateauroux 0 (Coupe De France, January 3, 2008)

Nantes 2 - Caen 2* (Pens. 3-5) (Coupe De France, January 3, 2008)

Louhans Cuiseaux 0 - Troyes 1 (AET)  (Coupe De France, January 3, 2008) A horrific 120th minute own goal from Moulin dumped Louhans out the cup.

Schirrhein 4 - Clermont Foot 2 (Coupe De France, January 3, 2008)

Toulouse 0* - Valenciennes 0 (Pens. 5-4) (Coupe De France, January 3, 2008)

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Vitoria Setubal 0 - Sporting Lisbon 2 (Superliga, January 3, 2008) First half goals from Liedson and Joao Moutinho gave Sporting the points.

Rio Ave 2 - Vitoria Guimaraes 4 (Superliga, January 3, 2008) A frantic first half ended 2-apiece, Gaspar and Mendes for the hosts, Arnolin and Felipe for Vitoria. (First half goals here.) The visitors won the match after the break with goals from Desmarets and Roberto.

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Ergotelis 0 - Panthrakikos Komotini 1 (Greek Super League, January 3, 2008) Ludovic Clement curled home a fine free-kick for the winner.

Asteras Tripolis 0 - Olympiakos 1 (Greek Super League, January 3, 2008) Galletti’s first half penalty gave Olympiakos the points.

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Ethnikos 0 - Anorthosis 1 (Cypriot First Division, January 3, 2008) Nicolaou’s perfect curling free-kick was the difference between the sides.

All the goals from Saturday’s action in the Cypriot First Division can be seen here.

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Adelaide United 2 - Sydney FC 0 (A-League, January 3, 2009) The Reds took the lead just before halftime as Cassio tucked the ball in from just outside the six yard box. Alemao doubled the advantage in the 83rd minute, racing through and beating the keeper to send Adelaide top of the table.

Tottenham 3 - Wigan 1 (FA Cup, January 2, 2009) (Longer highlights here.) After a goalless first half, Spurs took the lead when Richard Kingson fouled Fraizer Campbell in the box and Roman Pavlyuchenko slotted home the spot-kick. The Lilywhites double their advantage when Jamie O’Hara’s sweet left-footed shot rebounded off the post and Luka Modric, prostrate on the floor, was perfectly placed to head in the rebound. Henri Camara scored a late consolation for the Latics but a free-flowing Spurs counter-attack ended with Roman Pavlyuchenko scoring a third and confirming Spurs progress to the fourth round.

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Sainte-Genevieve 0 - Lille 3 (Coupe De France, January 2, 2009) After Heritier Lunda saw red for Sainte-Genevieve for a professional foul, Mathieu Debuchy headed the Ligue 1 side ahead on the stroke of halftime. A second half own goal from El-Othmani and a last-gasp header from Robert Vittek sealed Lille’s safe passage through to the next round.

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Academica Coimbra 0 - Leixoes 0 (Superliga, January 2, 2009)

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Melbourne Victory 2 - Queensland Roar 1 (A-League, January 2, 2009) All the goals came in the second half, with Danny Allsopp scoring for Melbourne in the 55th minute and Rodrigo Vargas making it 2-nil in 67th minute. The Roar replied through skipper Craig Moore but but failed to find an equaliser.