Brad Friedel and Joe-Max Moore advanced with their teams to the round of 16 in the English FA Cup and defender Greg Vanney got his first start with Bastia in the French First Division. Friedel’s exceptional performance allowed Blackburn Rovers to escape from Millwall’s Lion’s Den with a 1-0 victory when Andy Cole scored in the 87th minute.
England
FA CUP ò
Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) vs. Millwall, 1-0. Started (90 minutes). Friedel made several key stops, including one just before halftime that was “world-class” according to wire reports. Steven Reid’s far-post free-kick was met with a looping header by Darren Ward and “the American scrambled back to brilliantly scoop the ball off his goalline.” ò
Joe-Max Moore (Everton, PL) vs. Leyton Orient, 4-1. Entered as a substitute (45th minute). Moore replaced midfielder Niclas Andersson as Third Division (fourth tier) Leyton was no match for Everton’s Paul Gascoigne, who set up three goals.
Netherlands
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Earnie Stewart (NAC Breda, D1) vs. PSV Eindhoven, 1-3. Started: 90 minutes. Breda’s 84th minute goal was its only consolation prize against the No. 2 team in the Dutch Honor Division. ò John O’Brien (Ajax, D1) vs. FC Den Bosch, 1-0. DNP
France
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Greg Vanney (Bastia, D1) vs. Lorient, 2-2 (Lorient wins, 4-2 on PKs) Started: 90 minutes. ò David Regis (Metz, D1) vs. Montpellier, PPD
Germany
Dema Kovalenko (St. Pauli/D1) vs. Wolfsburg (3-1). Started: 90 minutes.
Cory Gibbs (St. Pauli/D1) vs. Wolfsburg (3-1). Started: 90 minutes.
Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg/D1) vs. Freiburg (0-2) Started: 90 minutes. Frank Hejduk (Bayer Leverkusen/D1) vs. Hansa Rostock (2-0) DNP (at Gold Cup)
Steve Cherundolo (Hannover/D2) vs. Alemannia Aachen (4-2) Started: 88 minutes.
Conor Casey (Hannover/D2) vs. Alemannia Aachen (4-2) Entered as sub in 71st minute. Scored in 88th minute.
