Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Ronaldo breaks record as brilliant Real destroy Bayern to reach final


Champions League, semi-final, second leg, Allianz Arena - Bayern Munich 0 Real Madrid 4 (Ramos 16' 20' Ronaldo 34' 90') (Real Madrid win 5-0 on aggregate)



Real Madrid booked their place in the Champions League final with a hugely impressive 4-0 victory against Bayern Munich.

Three first-half goals shocked the home side, who were constantly at risk from counter-attacks and set-pieces, unable to defend with confidence.

Sergio Ramos scored twice, the first coming from a simple Luka Modric corner, with no Bayern player marking him. A few minutes later, he and Real had their second when Pepe glanced on Angel Di Maria's cross, and the Spain defender was lurking to fire past Manuel Neuer again.

Cristiano Ronaldo then scored his 15th of his Champions League campaign - a record - by sweeping home a shot at the near post after a textbook counter.

In the second half, Real were content to sit back and absorb any pressure, as Bayern had to score at least five goals to progress.

Despite a couple of chances for Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery (who was lucky not to see red for a slap on Daneiel Carvajal which went unnoticed), Real never seemed troubled.

Ronaldo waited until the last minute to add a clever second, firing a free kick under the wall. This was a hugely disappointing display by Bayern, and Real should now consider themselves favourites for the final in Benfica.


KEY EVENTS


16' - RAMOS GOAL! (Bayern 0-1 Real): Luka Modric curls out a corner from the right, and Sergio Ramos is allowed to leap, unmarked, to the ball at the back post and thunder a header past Manuel Neuer.

20' - RAMOS GOAL! (Bayern 0-2 Real): Toni Kroos fouls Bale on the right wing. Di Maria curls in a left-footed cross, flicked on by Pepe, and Sergio Ramos is running behind to fire in his second header.

34' - RONALDO GOAL! (Bayern 0-3 Real):Karim Benzema sends the ball forward to Gareth Bale, who takes a few touches to the edge of the box. He slides a pass left for Ronaldo, sprinting to his left, who slots a shot past Neuer at the near post.

37' - RONALDO VOLLEY! Neuer heads away a long ball. It comes to Ronaldo on the left wing, and his volley from 40 yards bounces just in front of goal and wide.

38' - ALONSO BOOKED! OUT OF THE FINAL! Xabi Alonso's lunge on Bastian Schweinsteiger, 30 yards from goal and in front of plenty of Real players, is met with a yellow card, which means he misses the final.

57' - ROBBEN SHOT - The ball is worked to Arjen Robben on the edge of the box, and he curls a shot a fraction wide.

60' - RIBERY CHANCE - Franck Ribery engineers a gap in the Real defence, bursts through and fires in a shot at Casillas' near post that he saves well.


90' - RONALDO GOAL! (Bayern 0-3 Real):Ronaldo sizes up a free kick to the left of the D, and sends a low shot underneath the jumping wall, leaving Neuer rooted to the spot.

Hudud: Sarawak ikut keputusan Perdana Menteri

Menteri Muda di Pejabat Ketua Menteri (Hal Ehwal Islam) Sarawak Datuk Ir Daud Abdul Rahman. -Gambar Fail

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Sarawak akan mengikut keputusan dan pendirian yang dibuat Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak terhadap usul rang undang-undang persendirian bagi melaksanakan Hudud di Kelantan.

Menteri Muda di Pejabat Ketua Menteri (Hal Ehwal Islam) Datuk Ir Daud Abdul Rahman, berkata kerajaan negeri tidak menolak pelaksanaan Hudud, kerana sebagai orang Islam hukum yang ditetapkan oleh Allah tidak boleh ditentang.

"Pelaksanaan Hudud itu mesti mengikut perkembangan semasa supaya semua pihak termasuk mereka yang bukan Islam betul-betul memahami hukum tersebut.

"Seperti apa yang berlaku pada zaman Rasulullah SAW, hukum Hudud tidak pernah dilaksanakan sebaliknya ia merupakan satu proses yang berjalan dengan sendiri dan pelaksanaannya dilakukan kepada semua orang," katanya.

Daud berkata keadaan itu berbeza dengan hasrat PAS yang ingin melaksanakan undang-undang Hudud itu secara persendirian di Kelantan dan hanya dikuatkuasa kepada mereka yang beragama Islam.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita ketika ditanya pendirian Sarawak sama ada menyokong atau menolak usul rang undang-undang persendirian bagi melaksanakan Hudud di Kelantan yang dijangka dibentangkan di Dewan Rakyat pada Jun atau selewat-lewatnya Disember ini.

Terdahulu Daud merasmikan Seminar Fatwa Institut Pengajian Tinggi (IPT) peringkat Sarawak di Pusat Islam Tun Abang Salahuddin (PITAS) Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) di sini Selasa.

Mengulas lanjut, beliau berkata sekiranya hukum Hudud dilaksanakan sedemikian di Kelantan, ia akan mengundang pelbagai komplikasi, iaitu mewujudkan rasa tidak senang dalam kalangan mereka yang bukan beragama Islam.

"Sepatutnya penerangan dan pemahaman mengenai hukum Hudud itu perlu dilaksanakan terlebih dahulu kepada seluruh masyarakat dan dalam hal ini Pusat Penerangan Islam (IIC) harus memainkan peranan.

"Sekiranya masih ada yang takut mengenai hukum Hudud, sama ada orang Islam atau bukan Islam, membuktikan bahawa pemahaman rakyat mengenai hukum itu masih belum jelas," katanya.

Daud berkata dalam masa yang sama, penerangan mengenai Islam harus ditunjukkan menerusi amalan dan sikap umat Islam sendiri, supaya mereka yang bukan Islam menghormati dan tertarik dengan agama Allah ini.

- Bernama