Brazil's Alves scores 7 goals to set Dutch league record

Brazil's Alves scores 7 goals to set Dutch league record
Brazil's Alves scores 7 goals to set Dutch league record

October 7, 2007

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Brazil forward Afonso Alves scored seven goals, including four in 10 minutes, to set a Dutch league record Sunday and lead SC Heerenveen to a 9-0 rout of Heracles Almelo in the first division.

He scored his first goal of the season in the 10th and followed with goals in the 17th, 18th, 68th, 70th, 74th and 77th. Gerald Sibon also scored in the 60th and 80th minutes in the biggest victory for Heerenveen in its 87-year history.




Feyenoord regained first place after Nicky Hofs scored the only goal in the 1-0 win over Vitesse Arnhem, and Ajax drew 2-2 at Sparta Rotterdam. Feyenoord, a 14-time league winner, has 18 points, one above Ajax and PSV Eindhoven.

LONDON (AP) -- Arsenal returned to first place in the Premier League, defeating Sunderland 3-2 on Robin van Persie's second goal in the 80th minute.

Chelsea beat Bolton 1-0, giving Avram Grant his first victory as coach of the Blues. Chelsea ended a 460-minute goal drought in the league when Salomon Kalou scored in the 41st minute.

Fernando Torres scored in the 90th minute to salvage a 2-2 tie for Liverpool against Tottenham, and Michael Owen marked his return from minor surgery with a goal in Newcastle's 3-2 win over Everton.

Arsenal leads the standings with 22 points, followed by Manchester United with 20. The Red Devils had moved into the top spot Saturday for the first time this season with a 4-0 win over Wigan. Manchester City is third with 19 points and Liverpool is fourth with 16.

Reading beat Derby 1-0 on Kevin Doyle's 64th-minute header to end a two-game losing streak. Reading goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann kept his third shutout of the Premier League season -- a marked contrast to last Saturday, when the American let in seven goals in a 7-4 loss to Portsmouth.

Reading's other American international, Bobby Convey, was not in the squad because of a leg injury. U.S. midfielder Eddie Lewis came on as a 65th-minute substitute for Derby.

Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel helped his team win 2-1 by pushing a header from Birmingham's Olivier Kapo over the bar in injury time. Another American goalkeeper, Everton's Tim Howard, was not as lucky. Everton lost even though Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given scored a late own-goal.

Fulham started three Americans -- goalkeeper Kasey Keller, defender Carlos Bocanegra and striker Clint Dempsey -- in a 2-0 loss to Portsmouth. Dempsey's third-minute shot was turned around the post by Portsmouth goalkeeper David James.

MILAN, Italy (AP) -- Kaka and Alberto Gilardino scored two goals each, sending AC Milan past Lazio 5-1 for its first victory in six rounds of the Italian first division.

Kaka converted a penalty kick in the 33rd and in the 52nd held off two defenders and shot through the legs of Lazio goalkeeper Nestor Fernando Muslera. The Brazilian then created an opening in the 70th for Gilardino, who beat Muslera for his first goal of the season.

Adrian Mutu converted an 88th-minute penalty kick to help Fiorentina draw with Juventus 1-1 and Francesco Totti had two goals and set up another as AS Roma routed 10-man Parma 3-0.

Inter Milan, which beat Napoli 2-1 on Saturday, leads the Serie A standings with 17 points, followed by Juventus and Roma with 14, Fiorentina with 13 and Genoa with 12. Milan is tied with Napoli and Atalanta with 10 points.

MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Lionel Messi scored for the sixth straight game to lead FC Barcelona to a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the Spanish league.

Messi scored in the 19th, three minutes after Deco had put Barcelona ahead when he took advantage of a goalkeeping error by backup Christian Abbiati. Xavi Hernandez added a third in injury time.

Barcelona is second with 17 points. Real Madrid stayed atop the standings with 19 points after beating Recreativo Huelva 2-0 with second-half goals from Ruud van Nistelrooy and substitute Gonzalo Higuain.

Villarreal stayed third with 15 points after losing to Osasuna 3-2. Valencia, which lost to Espanyol 2-1 on Saturday, also has 15 points. Deportivo La Coruna handed Sevilla its fourth straight defeat with a 1-0 win.

BERLIN (AP) -- Bayern Munich extended its lead at the top of the German first division with two goals from Luca Toni in a 3-0 win against Bavarian rival FC Nuremberg.

Toni tied injured teammate Miroslav Klose for the league high of eight goals this season.

"You call that class, he's always in the right place," Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said.

Bayern is five points ahead of second-placed Karlsruher SC for a record lead after nine rounds of the season.

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 behind Sotirios Kyrgiakos's header goals in the 54th and 79th minutes.

Leverkusen dropped to eighth place. Last week, the team was second and gave Bayern its toughest match in weeks before losing 1-0.

PARIS (AP) -- Defending champion Lyon defeated Bordeaux 3-1 in the French first division with goals from Cleber Anderson, Karim Benzema and Kim Kallstrom.

Benzema, the most prolific striker in the league, beat Bordeaux goalkeeper Ulrich Rame in the 24th minute off a pass from Hatem Ben Arfa for his 10th goal this season.

Lyon leads the standings with 22 points after 10 games. Nancy, which upset Monaco 3-1 Friday, also has 22 points. It has the same goal difference but Lyon has scored more goals.

Toulouse edged Sochaux 1-0 and is in 10th place with 14 points. Sochaux remains stuck in the relegation zone with seven points.

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) -- Scott McDonald scored during injury time to give Celtic a 2-1 win over Gretna and returned to the top of the Scottish Premier League.

This was McDonald's sixth goal in the past four games. He also had the winner in the 2-1 win over AC Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Aberdeen beat St. Mirren 4-0 with two penalty kicks from Scott Severin, and goals from Lee Miller in the 63rd and 88th minutes. Celtic leads with 22 points, followed by Hibernian with 21 and Rangers with 19.

LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Nuno Gomes scored twice to lead Benfica over Leiria 2-1 in the Portuguese league.

A week after making his league debut with Benfica, American teenager Freddy Adu returned to the substitutes bench against Leiria and was not used.

Benfica improved to 13 points after seven games. FC Porto tops the league with 18 points after six straight wins.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- AEK Athens beat crosstown rival Panionios 3-0 in the Greek league for its fourth victory in four games.

Nikos Lymberopoulos scored his first goal of the season, Rivaldo converted a penalty kick and Julio Cesar netted another.

AEK is in first place with 12 points. Atromitos, which won 1-0 at Xanthi, follows with nine points. Defending champion Olympiakos Piraeus has eight points. Panathinaikos, which lost 1-0 to Asteras, has seven