Kane costs Bayern as Benfica top Group C
Football: Benfica beat Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich top finish on top of Group C in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
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It might not have been the shot heard around the world but it was a goal that reverberated 13,000 kilometres away when Auckland City FC scored to draw 1-1 with Boca Juniors at the FIFA Club World Cup. Christian Gray, a trainee PE teacher at Mt Roskill Intermediate School in Auckland, rose to meet the corner of Jerson Lagos, a barber, and headed in the equaliser as the mostly-amateur team from New Zealand held Diego Maradona's famous old Argentine club to a draw. Auckland lost 10-0 to Bayern Munich and 6-0 to Benfica in its first two matches, leading to questions over FIFA's decision to allow a team of part-timers from Oceania, it's smallest confederation, to compete with the professional superstars of world football. Even Auckland City's local paper, the New Zealand Herald, joined the critics, suggesting the team had "damaged Auckland City FC's proud 20-year legacy" in FIFA events. "It's been a trying few weeks," the Herald reported after two defeats. "In the past, Auckland City have been renowned for punching above their weight on the global stage, while usually having a couple of outstanding individuals. That hasn't quite been the case here." But Auckland City left its best to last, producing an outstanding performance to the satisfaction of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who was among the crowd at the match in Nashville. "It's been a tough trip, you know, we've had some tough results, but just happy for the team," Gray said. "I think we deserve it. We got a little bit of respect back, I hope. "We rely on volunteers, we don't have a lot of money, so I'm just happy that they're happy." Radio New Zealand described the draw with Boca Juniors as "stunning." "Thanks to Gray's heroics and some incredibly committed defence, Auckland City managed to pull off a result that will reverberate strongly around the football world," RNZ said. The New Zealand Herald branded it "remarkable" and "famous." "The squad of real estate agents, teachers, sales reps, tradesmen, and students would have hoped they could make a mark on the world stage while knowing it was probably impossible," the newspaper wrote. "But they have done it — against massive odds. "Anyone around the football world coming across this result will be rubbing their eyes in disbelief. But it's true. It's all true." AP
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Christian Gray scored Auckland City's first goal of the Club World Cup before a 50-minute suspension caused by lightning in the area, as the amateur New Zealand team drew 1-1 against Boca Juniors. The result of the match in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) means the Argentine club was eliminated. On a humid day with a game-time temperature of 34C, the crowd of 16,899 at 30,109-capacity Geodis Park was forced to wait when play was suspended in the 54th minute, the fifth weather delay of the tournament's group stage. Boca went ahead in the 26th minute when Lautaro Di Lollo's header from a corner kick hit a post and bounced in off goalkeeper Nathan Garrow's arm for an own goal. Gray tied the score in the 52nd minute for the already-eliminated Auckland with a header from Jerson Lagos's corner kick, before the match was suspended in the 54th minute. The start of Ulsan's June 17 match against Mamelodi Sundowns in Orlando, Florida, was delayed 65 minutes by thunderstorms, and the Salzburg-Pachuca game in Cincinnati the next day was stopped in the 54th minute for a 97-minute delay caused by a thunderstorm. A June 19 match between Palmeiras and Al Ahly in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was stopped for 50 minutes in the 62nd minute because of weather, and Auckland's game against Benfica in Orlando on Friday was suspended for more than two hours during halftime. Benfica finished first in Group C, with Bayern Munich second. Boca Juniors were third with two points and Auckland, outscored 17-1 in the tournament, had one point. "I'm just happy,'' Gray said. "It's been a tough trip. We've had some tough results, but I'm just happy for the team and the boys. I think we deserve it. We got a little bit of respect back, I hope." Meanwhile, Andreas Schjelderup's 13th-minute goal gave Benfica a 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich in scorching heat, sending the Portuguese club to the top of Group C. The 1-0 loss in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) was physically demanding for everyone in the venue. Players and spectators were tested by the conditions, with the temperature hitting 36C during the game. Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni was attended by the medical staff in the 25th minute because of heat-related issues and was replaced in the 55th minute. Schjelderup ran on to a cross from Fredrik Aursnes and scored with a right-footed shot from near the penalty spot. Bayern's Joshua Kimmich put the ball in the net in the 61st minute, but the goal was disallowed because Harry Kane was in an offside position in the line of sight of goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin. Bayern lost their first match of the tournament as they struggled to find a rhythm ahead of the knockout stages later this week, despite a late attacking effort, including a disallowed goal. Christian Gray scored Auckland City's first goal of the Club World Cup before a 50-minute suspension caused by lightning in the area, as the amateur New Zealand team drew 1-1 against Boca Juniors. The result of the match in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) means the Argentine club was eliminated. On a humid day with a game-time temperature of 34C, the crowd of 16,899 at 30,109-capacity Geodis Park was forced to wait when play was suspended in the 54th minute, the fifth weather delay of the tournament's group stage. Boca went ahead in the 26th minute when Lautaro Di Lollo's header from a corner kick hit a post and bounced in off goalkeeper Nathan Garrow's arm for an own goal. Gray tied the score in the 52nd minute for the already-eliminated Auckland with a header from Jerson Lagos's corner kick, before the match was suspended in the 54th minute. The start of Ulsan's June 17 match against Mamelodi Sundowns in Orlando, Florida, was delayed 65 minutes by thunderstorms, and the Salzburg-Pachuca game in Cincinnati the next day was stopped in the 54th minute for a 97-minute delay caused by a thunderstorm. A June 19 match between Palmeiras and Al Ahly in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was stopped for 50 minutes in the 62nd minute because of weather, and Auckland's game against Benfica in Orlando on Friday was suspended for more than two hours during halftime. Benfica finished first in Group C, with Bayern Munich second. Boca Juniors were third with two points and Auckland, outscored 17-1 in the tournament, had one point. "I'm just happy,'' Gray said. "It's been a tough trip. We've had some tough results, but I'm just happy for the team and the boys. I think we deserve it. We got a little bit of respect back, I hope." Meanwhile, Andreas Schjelderup's 13th-minute goal gave Benfica a 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich in scorching heat, sending the Portuguese club to the top of Group C. The 1-0 loss in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) was physically demanding for everyone in the venue. Players and spectators were tested by the conditions, with the temperature hitting 36C during the game. Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni was attended by the medical staff in the 25th minute because of heat-related issues and was replaced in the 55th minute. Schjelderup ran on to a cross from Fredrik Aursnes and scored with a right-footed shot from near the penalty spot. Bayern's Joshua Kimmich put the ball in the net in the 61st minute, but the goal was disallowed because Harry Kane was in an offside position in the line of sight of goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin. Bayern lost their first match of the tournament as they struggled to find a rhythm ahead of the knockout stages later this week, despite a late attacking effort, including a disallowed goal. Christian Gray scored Auckland City's first goal of the Club World Cup before a 50-minute suspension caused by lightning in the area, as the amateur New Zealand team drew 1-1 against Boca Juniors. The result of the match in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) means the Argentine club was eliminated. On a humid day with a game-time temperature of 34C, the crowd of 16,899 at 30,109-capacity Geodis Park was forced to wait when play was suspended in the 54th minute, the fifth weather delay of the tournament's group stage. Boca went ahead in the 26th minute when Lautaro Di Lollo's header from a corner kick hit a post and bounced in off goalkeeper Nathan Garrow's arm for an own goal. Gray tied the score in the 52nd minute for the already-eliminated Auckland with a header from Jerson Lagos's corner kick, before the match was suspended in the 54th minute. The start of Ulsan's June 17 match against Mamelodi Sundowns in Orlando, Florida, was delayed 65 minutes by thunderstorms, and the Salzburg-Pachuca game in Cincinnati the next day was stopped in the 54th minute for a 97-minute delay caused by a thunderstorm. A June 19 match between Palmeiras and Al Ahly in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was stopped for 50 minutes in the 62nd minute because of weather, and Auckland's game against Benfica in Orlando on Friday was suspended for more than two hours during halftime. Benfica finished first in Group C, with Bayern Munich second. Boca Juniors were third with two points and Auckland, outscored 17-1 in the tournament, had one point. "I'm just happy,'' Gray said. "It's been a tough trip. We've had some tough results, but I'm just happy for the team and the boys. I think we deserve it. We got a little bit of respect back, I hope." Meanwhile, Andreas Schjelderup's 13th-minute goal gave Benfica a 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich in scorching heat, sending the Portuguese club to the top of Group C. The 1-0 loss in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) was physically demanding for everyone in the venue. Players and spectators were tested by the conditions, with the temperature hitting 36C during the game. Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni was attended by the medical staff in the 25th minute because of heat-related issues and was replaced in the 55th minute. Schjelderup ran on to a cross from Fredrik Aursnes and scored with a right-footed shot from near the penalty spot. Bayern's Joshua Kimmich put the ball in the net in the 61st minute, but the goal was disallowed because Harry Kane was in an offside position in the line of sight of goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin. Bayern lost their first match of the tournament as they struggled to find a rhythm ahead of the knockout stages later this week, despite a late attacking effort, including a disallowed goal.
