Kasey Keller goes down with Tottenham against archrival and title hopeful Arsenal. … Claudio Reyna and Sunderland fall to Leeds. … Earnie StewartGs NAC does a favor for John OGBrienGs Ajax Amsterdam. … Hannover, with Steve Cherundolo and Conor Casey, seal relegation for Tom Dooley-coached Saarbruecken. … The teams of Cory Gibbs, Tony Sanneh and Greg Vanney continue their fight against relegation.
England
= Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) vs. Liverpool Postponed till May 5. =
Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) vs. Arsenal (1-2) Started: 90 minutes. Keller was beaten on a close-range shot by Fredrik Ljungberg on a breakaway and on a penalty kick from Bisan Lauren. Keller made at least one brilliant save — a one-handed stop on the dive to block a 24th-minute Ljungberg shot. =
Claudio Reyna (Sunderland, PL) vs. Leeds (0-2) Started: 90 minutes. = Jeff Cassar (Bolton) vs. Ipswich (4-1) DNP. Not on bench. = Jovan Kirovski (Crystal Palace, D1) vs. Crewe (0-0) DNP: Not on the bench. = Gregg Berhalter (Crystal Palace, D1) vs. Crewe (0-0) DNP: Not on the bench. = Joe-Max Moore (Everton, PL) vs. Chelsea (0-3) DNP: On the bench. = Eddie Lewis (Fulham, PL) vs. Newcastle (Monday)
Germany = Conor Casey (Hannover 96, D2) vs. Saarbruecken (1-1) Started: 90 minutes. = Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96, D2) vs. Saarbruecken (1-1) Started: 90 minutes. The right back was hailed as one of the gameGs best players. Hannover, already assured of promotion, sealed SaarburckenGs fate with the tie. The team, coached by former U.S. international Tom Dooley, will drop to the Third Division. = Cory Gibbs (St. Pauli, D1) vs. Kaiserslautern (1-1) DNP. St. Pauli is second-to-last with 22 points and seven points away from safety. = Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg, D1) vs. Hansa Rostock (0-1) Started: 90 minutes. Nuremberg, 15th-place, is four points clear of the relegation zone with four games left. = Frank Hejduk (Bayer Leverkusen, D1) vs. Cologne (2-0) DNP. Netherlands
= John O’Brien (Ajax, D1) (next game: April 10 vs. PSV Eindhoven) = Earnie Stewart (NAC Breda, D1) vs. Feyernoord (0-0) Started: 90 minutes. Keeping second-place Feyernoord from taking three points at home helps StewartGs U.S. teammate, John O’Brien, whose Ajax Amsterdam has a four point lead over Feyernoord, which has a game in hand. France
= David Regis (Metz, D1) vs. Monaco (2-2) DNP. Not on bench. Metz is in a three-way tie for las place. = Greg Vanney (Bastia, D1) vs. Bordeaux (1-2) Started: 90 minutes. The loss means Bastia must still be concerned about relegation. It remains only six points out of the drop zone. Chile
= Jonny Walker (Universidad Catùlica, D1) vs. Huachipato (2-2) Started: 90 minutes.
