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Devolvendo o revés sofrido em Guayaquil, pela 2ª rodada, o Red Bull Bragantino bateu o Emelec na noite desta terça-feira, no estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, em Bragança Paulista, pelo placar de 2 a 0, ganhando uma sobrevida no Grupo H da CONMEBOL Sul-Americana.

Com o resultado, o Massa Bruta chegou aos 6 pontos somados, pulando para a vice-liderança, porém podendo cair para a 3ª colocação em caso de vitória do Talleres sobre o Tolima nesta 4ª rodada. Já a equipe equatoriana, com o revés, acabou mantendo-se na liderança da chave com seus 7 pontos, porém também poderá descer na classificação caso os argentinos conquistem o feito sobre os colombianos.

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RED BULL BRAGANTINO COMEÇA O JOGO PRESSIONANDO

Precisando do resultado, a equipe de Bragança Paulista não quis saber de dar chances ao adversário e logo partiu pra cima. Nos primeiros 15 minutos, chegou a oferecer perigo ao goleiro Ortiz nas finalizações de Claudinho e Ytalo, porém o camisa 12 mostrou que estava atento aos lances.

EMELEC IGUALA AÇÕES, MAS SOFRE O PRIMEIRO GOL

Com o tempo passando, a equipe de Isamel Rescalvo também se aventurou em seu campo de ataque. Entretanto, mesmo com a força ofensiva ditada por Zapata, Barceló e Cabeza, poucos foram os lances que exigiram do goleiro Cleiton.

Por outro lado, o Massa Bruta ainda seguia melhor em campo. Com isso, após novas tentativas, finalmente aos 29 minutos os comandados de Claudio Maldonado, que substituía o técnico Maurício Barbieri (suspenso), conseguiram abrir a contagem no Nabi Abi Chedid depois de escanteio cobrado por Claudinho indo na cabeça de Fabrício Bruno. 1 a 0.

EQUATORIANOS AVANÇAM A MARCAÇÃO, MAS TEM JOGADOR EXPULSO

Adotando uma postura mais ofensiva assim como foi em certo período do primeiro tempo, o Emelec não queria saber do Red Bull crescer em campo. Sendo assim, marcava a saída de bola do rival na expectativa de roubar a bola e tentar finalizar contra o gol.

Porém, a força excessiva na marcação fez com que os visitantes tivessem um de seus atletas expulso aos 11 minutos. Em jogada individual, Jadsom acabou sendo atingido por Leguizamón que, por sua vez, acertou a mão no rosto do meia fazendo com que a arbitragem o expulsasse na sequência.

BRAGA SOFRE SUSTO, MAS CONSEGUE MARCAR MAIS UM

Com um a mais em campo, era a chance do time da casa tentar crescer pra cima do adversário visando ampliar o marcador. Entretanto, mesmo com a situação, quem conseguiu chegar ao gol foi o Emelec, aos 24, porém o assistente acabou flagrando impedimento de Mejía que teve seu tento anulado.

Passado o momento de tensão, a equipe comandada por Maldonado não quis saber de apenas segurar o placar parcial. Sendo assim, em uma nova tentativa, encontrou mais um tento no duelo, desta vez marcado por Artur, aos 37, depois de um cruzamento para trás de Ytalo. 2 a 0.

CLEITON BRILHA E PEGA PÊNALTI NO FIM

Mais aliviado na partida, o Red Bull, embalado pelo marcador parcial, quase encontrou mais um tento, desta vez aos 43, novamente com ele, Artur, acertando a trave do goleiro Ortiz.

Depois do lance de perigo, Maldonado ainda promoveu mais uma troca em sua equipe visando ganhar tempo. Porém, para dar emoção na reta final, aos 49 minutos Cleiton fechou a vitória dos donos da casa com chave de ouro, depois de um pênalti cometido pelo próprio arqueiro sobre Caicedo, dando a deixa para o árbitro venezuelano encerrar o confronto.

FICHA TÉCNICA
RED BULL BRAGANTINO x EMELEC – FASE DE GRUPOS DA SUL-AMERICANA
Estádio: Nabi Abi Chedid, em Bragança Paulista (SP)
Data: 11 de maio de 2021, às 19h15 (de Brasília)
Árbitro:Alexis Herrera-VEN
Assistentes:Eduardo Cardozo-PAR eJosé Maria Villagra – PAR
Cartões amarelos: Claudinho e Cleiton (RBB) /Sosa, Mejía e Rodríguez (EME)
Cartões vermelhos: Leguizamón (EME)

GOLS: Fabrício Bruno, 29’/1ºT; Artur, 37’/2ºT

RED BULL BRAGANTINO (Técnico: Claudio Maldonado)
Cleiton; Fabrício Bruno, Léo Ortiz, Ligger e Aderlan; Ramires, Jadsom (Tomás Cuello, aos 14’/2ºT) e Edimar; Artur, Claudinho e Ytalo (Jan Hurtado, aos 47’/2ºT).

EMELEC (Técnico: Ismael Rescalvo)
Ortiz; Leguizamón, Mejía, Sosa e Caicedo; Arroyo, Sebastián Rodríguez e Jackson Rodríguez; Zapata (Sánchez, aos 40’/2ºT), Barceló (Orejuela, aos 27’/2ºT) e Cabeza.

أكد الكرواتي كرونسلاف يورتشيش، المدير الفني لنادي بيراميدز، أن فريقه جاء إلى الإمارات من أجل حصد لقب كأس السوبر المصري.

وتقام بطولة كأس السوبر المصري في الإمارات بداية من الأحد 20 أكتوبر حتى 24 من الشهر ذاته، بمشاركة 4 أندية.

ويشارك في بطولة السوبر المصري، الأهلي بطل الدوري المصري، بيراميدز بطل كأس مصر، سيراميكا كليوباترا بطل كأس الرابطة المصرية والزمالك الحاصل على الكارت الذهبي من اللجنة المنظمة للبطولة.

ويستهل بيراميدز بطولة كأس السوبر المصري، بمواجهة الزمالك، غداً الأحد، في دور نصف النهائي الأول للمسابقة.

وقال يورتشيش خلال تصريحات في المؤتمر الصحفي: “نحن أتينا إلي الإمارات من أجل حصد لقب كأس السوبر المصري، اللاعبين في مستوي وفورمة جيدة، البطولة ستكون من نصيبنا”.

وأضاف: “مباريات الأهلي والزمالك يكون لها تحضيرات خاصة، لكن لا أحب أن أضع اللاعبين تحت ضغط، نحن حضرنا اللاعبين ذهنيًا وبدنيًا من أجل تقدم المباراة بصورة أفضل”.

طالع | قائمة بيراميدز لـ كأس السوبر المصري.. موقف الصفقات الجديدة

وأكمل: “بالنسبة للصفقات الجديدة، أنا راض تمامًا، لديهم إمكانيات جيدة، هم متواجدون من أجل دفع زملائهم للأفضل، وهؤلاء اللاعبين بذلوا مجهودًا كبيرًا في معسكر تركيا وأنا سعيد بهم على المستوى الفني والشخصي”.

وأردف: “أمامنا إعاقة، هي أننا لا نمتلك جماهير، لكن من الممكن أن يتم تحويل هذا إلي حافز لنا، وأنا أبحث عن الشيء الذي يحول هذا الأمر إلى حافز”.

واستطرد: “بالنسبة للأهلي والزمالك فهما فريقان كبيران، في مصر وإفريقيا، ونحن لدنيا إمكانيات مثلهما ونستطيع منافستهما”.

وأتم: “بطولة كأس مصر، كانت انطلاق لبطولات كثيرة في المستقبل، في كرة القدم نحتاج إلى وقت لنحقق بطولات ذلك لتكوين قاعدة جماهيرية”.

Hamish Rutherford leads Worcestershire as Moeen ‘takes break’ from red-ball game, while Sussex recover to 150 for 5 on rain-hit day

ESPNcricinfo staff and ECB Reporters Network23-Sep-2019

Moeen Ali began his break from red-ball cricket as he sat out of Worcestershire’s game at Hove, as half-centuries by Stiaan van Zyl and Delray Rawlins helped Sussex recover to 150 for 5 on a rain-shortened first day.Moeen told ESPNcricinfo he was “not ruling out playing Test cricket in the future” on the eve of T20 Finals Day after he missed out on a red-ball central contract, but was not involved at Hove, as Hamish Rutherford captained in his absence.ALSO READ: Moeen Ali ‘takes break’ from red-ball cricketIn a dead rubber – that both sides might have expected to be a promotion shoot-out at the start of the season – Sussex had been 32 for 3 following an uncontested toss with openers Luke Wells and Tom Haines both dismissed for ducks.But van Zyl and Rawlins led the recovery before both departed in an afternoon session cut short by bad light.Rain arrived shortly afterwards and umpires Jerry Lloyds and Paul Baldwin abandoned play at 4pm with only 50.4 overs possible.Worcestershire’s decision to bowl first was no surprise and they struck with the third ball when Wells, playing well away from his body, was caught behind off Ed Barnard.After a short stoppage for a shower, Haines’ leading edge ended up in the hands of mid-off and Sussex were 32 for 3 when wicketkeeper Ben Cox took a superb catch diving in front of slip to remove Will Beer for seven and reward Barnard for a lively new-ball spell.But gradually conditions eased and van Zyl and Rawlins began their rebuilding job. Rawlins reigned in his attacking instincts and took Sussex past 50 with successive boundaries down the ground off Charlie Morris, while van Zyl passed 50 for the sixth time this season off 91 balls with seven boundaries.They had put on 94 for the fourth wicket when van Zyl was superbly caught diving forward at mid-on by Rutherford to give Charlie Morris his second wicket. He had faced 119 balls and hit eight fours.Rawlins was struck on the shoulder by Morris and needed more treatment a few minutes later when he pulled a ball from Brett D’Oliveira into his midriff. Rawlins drove the next ball he faced from Adam Finch for his eighth boundary but then slashed outside off stump and Daryl Mitchell clung onto a sharp chance at second slip. It was the left-hander’s third half-century of the season but, like van Zyl, he was frustrated to get out when seemingly well set.”It was nice to get some runs today and I was disappointed to get out when I did because Delray and I had put together a good partnership,” van Zyl said.”From a personal point of view, it’s been an OK season, but extremely frustrating from a team point of view. We haven’t put together enough complete batting performances as a batting unit and hopefully the guys can go into their off-season, reflect on what they need to do and be better than we were this year.”England under-19 batsman Tom Clark, who has been in Sussex’s system since he was 10 years old only had time to face one ball from Finch on his debut, a bumper which he only just evaded, before the teams came off.Moeen isn’t the only big name not involved in a game where only pride is at stake. Sussex have rested both Phil Salt, who has been carrying a finger injury for much of the second half of the season, and Chris Jordan.

Manchester United are one of a number of clubs interested in signing an exciting young player with a £25.7m release clause, according to a fresh transfer update.

Who does Sir Jim Ratcliffe want at Man Utd?

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's influence at Old Trafford is growing all the time, and he will be looking for the Red Devils to make some great signings in the summer transfer window in order for them to return to the top of English football in the future.

Girona left-back Miguel Gutierrez has emerged as a rumoured transfer target for United this summer as he continues to enjoy an impressive season for a team sitting second in La Liga, which has been one of the surprise stories of the season. He has apparently been tracked for "months" as Erik ten Hag potentially looks to sign a long-term replacement for Luke Shaw.

Highly rated Benfica centre-back Antonio Silva has also been backed to join United in the near future, with their defence needing fresh blood added to it considering Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire and Jonny Evans are all in their 30s, while Victor Lindelof reaches that milestone in July.

Ratcliffe is also thought to be weighing up the idea of sacking Ten Hag at the end of the season and bringing in an upgrade, with Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi one of the rumoured targets for United.

Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has also been linked with replacing the Dutchman in the Old Trafford hot seat, having won the Premier League title with the Blues back in 2016/17.

Man Utd want Rafael Venancio

According to Globo Esporte [via Sport Witness], Manchester United are keen on signing Rafael Venancio this summer, with the teenage Corinthians defender a wanted player who has a €30m (£25.7m) release clause in his current deal.

The Red Devils are believed to have been tracking the 17-year-old for "years" and could look to "accelerate his development" by signing him soon. Chelsea are in the same boat, however, also seeing him as a great long-term option.

Venancio may be a relative unknown to many considering his age and the fact that he isn't playing in Europe, but he looks like a player who could have a massive future in the game. Granted, he is yet to actually feature for Corinthians at first-team level, but he has clearly caught the eye of United considering the length of time they have been tracking him for.

The fact that he has a release clause means that the Red Devils could simply meet the amount and get the business done seamlessly should they believe he is worth the gamble. He is contracted to Corinthians until the summer of 2026, but it looks as though United could make a bid in the coming months.

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The Red Devils have tracked him for “months”.

Posts ByHenry Jackson Mar 2, 2024

Signing exciting young players is refreshing to see, assuming this is part of Ratcliffe's approach to transfers, with United far too guilty of signing big names who are past their best in recent years, whether it be Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani, Casemiro or Varane, to name just a few.

TalkSPORT pundit Gabriel Agbonlahor has surprisingly told Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou to bench an in-form star and make a "top" signing instead.

Spurs given hope in Champions League chase

West Ham did Spurs an almighty favour on Sunday with their 1-1 draw at home to Tottenham's top four rivals Aston Villa, with the north Londoners still well and truly in contention for a Champions League qualification.

Related "Steal" – Reporter thrilled by "no-brainer" summer signing Spurs could make

It’s very affordable.

Posts ByEmilio Galantini Mar 15, 2024

Just three points separate Postecoglou's side in fifth and the Villans in fourth, with their goal difference proving neck-and-neck as well. Tottenham's race for fourth will be firmly in the narrative when debating the overall success of Postecoglou's first campaign in charge, but the Australian has been adamant that finishing in the top four will not define their project.

"I don't see fourth as the prize," said Postecoglou on Tottenham's European hopes.

"This club has finished fourth before. It's finished second before. You can throw all types of things at it, it's reached the Champions League final, you can throw all sorts of things but this club has achieved things. So fourth is not my end goal.

Tottenham's next league fixtures

Date

Luton Town (home)

March 30th

West Ham (away)

April 2nd

Nottingham Forest (home)

April 8th

Newcastle United (away)

April 13th

Arsenal (home)

April 27th

"I don't want to finish fourth if we haven't grown as a team and developed as a team. If nobody believes me then that's fine. Part of the narrative is to push you in these kind of positions where you think that fourth is some kind of achievement that gives you something for next year. It doesn't give you anything unless…fourth would be great if I feel like we're growing as a team and we're creating something that is going to bring us success next year.

"But fourth is not our goal."

Despite Postecoglou's adamance that fourth is less significant than people think, there are a few players who could prove key in their push. One of them is Timo Werner, with the German making an impressive start to life at Spurs since his loan move from RB Leipzig.

Reports suggest that Tottenham signing Werner permanently for £15 million is likely this summer, with the deal thought to contain a buy-out clause for that amount.

Ange told to drop Werner and sign "top" striker

Speaking to talkSPORT, Agbonlahor has told Postecoglou to drop Werner to the bench and sign a "top" striker this summer – despite the 28-year-old bagging two goals and two assists already.

“Spurs will make top five this season, could be in the Champions League and then in the summer they need to get some better players in," said Agbonlahor (via TBR).

“They need a top number nine, Son on the left, Kulusevski on the right. Werner and Johnson coming off the bench. They shouldn’t be starting games for Spurs in the Premier League, for me.”

Werner could feel pretty hard done by given his opening few games for Tottenham, but the club have actually been linked with a marquee centre-forward signing.

تمكن فريق الهلال من تحقيق الفوز على التعاون بهدفين دون رد، خلال المواجهة التي انتهت منذ لحظات ضمن منافسات بطولة دوري روشن السعودي.

ولعب الهلال مع التعاون، على استاد المملكة أرينا، ضمن مواجهات الجولة الثامنة من عمر مباريات بطولة الدوري السعودي.

بهذا الفوز، يتصدر فريق الهلال جدول ترتيب الدوري السعودي برصيد 24 نقطة، فيما يتواجد التعاون بالمركز التاسع، وفي رصيده 11 نقطة.

بينما حسم التعادل الإيجابي مباراة النصر والخلود بنتيجة 3-3، خلال المواجهة التي جمعتهما على أرضية استاد مدينة الملك عبد الله الرياضية.

طالع أيضاً.. موعد والقناة الناقلة لمباراة الأهلي والأخدود اليوم في الدوري السعودي.. والمعلق

كما شهدت الجولة ذاتها تعادل الأهلي مع الأخدود بهدف لكل فريق، حيث سجل رياض محرز لصالح الأول وجودوين، للثاني. جدول ترتيب الدوري السعودي

1- الهلال 24 نقطة

2- الاتحاد 21 نقطة

3- النصر 18 نقطة

4- الشباب 15 نقطة

5- القادسية 13 نقطة

6- الرياض 13 نقطة

7- الرائد 11 نقطة

8- الأهلي 11 نقطة

9- التعاون 11 نقطة

10- الاتفاق 11 نقطة

11- الخليج 10 نقاط

12- العروبة 10 نقاط

13- ضمك 7 نقاط

14- الخلود 6 نقاط

15- الوحدة 6 نقاط

16- الفيحاء 6 نقاط

17- الأخدود 5 نقاط

18- الفتح 4 نقاط

يمكنكم متابعة ترتيب الدوري السعودي محدث باستمرار من هنا

India’s Smriti Mandhana slipped to the second spot after missing the ODI series against South Africa

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Oct-2019

If there isn’t a “World’s No. 1 Mom” mug at Amy Satterthwaite’s home, it’s time to get one. The New Zealand captain has been on maternity leave since August 2019 expecting her first child with wife and team-mate Lea Tahuhu but, due to a quirk of the ICC rankings system, she has become the world’s top-ranked batter in ODI cricket despite not playing a 50-over game in seven months.The 33-year-old had been in glorious form in 2019, scoring 346 runs in six innings, including a best of 92 against Australia.India opener Smriti Mandhana had held that position at the last update but she missed the recent three-match series against South Africa with a toe injury and has now dropped four points behind the new leader.South Africa’s young opener Laura Wolvaardt climbed six places to break into the top ten after her scores of 39, 69 and 23 against India this month. She is currently on the eighth position with 685 rating points. South Africa’s fast bowling duo of Marizanne Kapp and Shabnim Ismail also strengthened their position in the bowling chart. Kapp climbed two places and occupies the fifth spot while Ismail gained one place to move to seventh.India’s Jhulan Goswami, who failed to pick any wickets in the second ODI and didn’t play in the third, slipped four places and is currently at the sixth spot in the table headed by Australia’s left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen.Apart from picking up four wickets, Kapp also scored 94 runs in three innings that helped her jump six spots in the ODI allrounders’ rankings. She is in the second place with 370 points, but well behind Australia’s Ellyse Perry, who has 523 points.

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O Joinville teve um bom início de ano, mas depois acabou eliminado da Copa do Brasil e do Catarinense. Apesar da queda de rendimento, um jogador chamou a atenção, o atacante Luquinhas. O pernambucano, que iniciou a carreira no Fluminense e teve até experiência internacional na Eslováquia, vem agradando a todos com seus dribles e velocidade. Ele fez seu primeiro gol no empate por 1 a 1 com o Concórdia e analisou suas atuações.

– Começamos o ano muito bem, vencendo a Copa SC e a Recopa. Iniciamos o Estadual com bons jogos e sempre na parte de cima da tabela, mas infelizmente perdemos alguns partidas seguidas que nos complicou na tabela na reta final e acredito que isso tirou um pouco a nossa confiança. Pude ajudar o Joinville com três gols nesse início de ano, tive boas atuações também. Depois com a sequência de jogos sofri um pouco com a parte muscular e fiquei de fora de algumas partidas – afirmou.

Veja a tabela do Campeonato Catarinense

Luquinhas possui 36 jogos com a camisa do Joinville, onde está desde 2019. Ele teve formação na base do Fluminense e chegou a jogar no profissional em 2017 e 2018, mas foi para o Oeste e posteriormente voltou ao Samorin, um time com parceria com o Tricolor na Eslováquia, antes de ir para Santa Catarina. O atleta falou sobre a força do grupo e seus objetivos durante a temporada.

– Nosso elenco é muito forte e já joga junto a um tempo e isso facilita dentro de campo. Estamos trabalhando bem pra corrigir alguns erros que tivemos, tenho certeza que chegaremos na estreia da série D confiantes e preparados. Tenho algumas metas pessoais e coletivas a cumprir nesse ano, conquistar o acesso é o maior deles. Metas de gols e assistências também. Estou trabalhando muito para iniciar o campeonato da melhor forma fisicamente e tecnicamente e ajudar meus companheiros – finalizou.

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“الأهلي على بُعد خطوة من ريال مدريد”، هكذا تحدثت صحيفة “آس” الإسبانية عن فوز الفريق المصري على نظيره العين الإماراتي، في بطولة كأس إنتركونتيننتال، نسخة 2024.

وتلاقى الفريقان في إطار منافسات بطولة كأس إنتركونتيننتال، على ملعب “استاد القاهرة الدولي” حيث فاز الأهلي بثلاثة أهداف دون رد.

وتأهل الأهلي، بعد ذلك الفوز، إلى مرحلة نصف نهائي كأس إنتركونتيننتال لملاقاة الفائز من فريق باتشوكا وممثل قارة أمريكا الجنوبية.

وقالت صحيفة “آس” الإسبانية في تقريرها بعد المباراة: “الأهلي على بعد خطوة من مدريد، بطل دوري أبطال إفريقيا يفوز على نظيره العين الآسيوي ويتأهل إلى نصف نهائي إنتركونتيننتال، ريال مدريد ينتظر في النهائي”.

وأضافت: “تأهل الأهلي إلى دور نصف النهائي من كأس إنتركونتيننتال، وهي المنافسة التي ضمن فيها ريال مدريد، بطل أوروبا، مكانه في النهائي”.

وواصلت: “وتغلب بطل إفريقيا على نظيره الآسيوي العين في المباراة التي تُعادل الدور ربع النهائي للمسابقة التي تحل محل كأس العالم للأندية القديمة، حيث أعيدت هيكلتها الآن لتصبح بطولة كبرى تقام في يونيو القادم”.

وأردفت: “وبهذا يضمن الأهلي، وهو النادي الأكثر نجاحًا في القارة الإفريقية، مكانًا في نصف النهائي الذي سيلعبونه في قطر ضد الفائز من المواجهة بين باتشوكا (بطل كونكاكاف) والفائز التالي بكأس ليبرتادوريس”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. ماركا: الأهلي يدمر العين في كأس إنتركونتيننتال.. وريال مدريد ينتظر

واستكملت: “من المقرر أن تقام مباراة نصف النهائي يوم 14 ديسمبر، وسيواجه الفائز ريال مدريد بعد أربعة أيام في النهائي الكبير، والذي سيقام أيضًا في قطر”.

وتابعت: “واجه الأهلي وريال مدريد بعضهما البعض بالفعل في نصف نهائي كأس العالم للأندية 2023، حيث شارك الفريق الأبيض في البطولة بصفته بطل دوري أبطال أوروبا للمرة الرابعة عشر، في حين كان الجانب المصري بطل إفريقيا للمرة الحادية عشر”.

واسترسلت: “وفاز فريق أنشيلوتي بنتيجة 1-4 بأهداف كل من فينيسيوس وفالفيردي ورودريجو وسيرجيو أريباس، في مباراة أهلت ريال مدريد للمباراة النهائية ضد الهلال (5-3)، والتي فاز فيها النادي الملكي بكأس العالم للمرة الخامسة”.

Earlier, Callum Ferguson and Tom Cooper had helped South Australia put up a competitive score

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Victoria slipped to a last-ball one-run defeat against South Australia in Melbourne despite being on top of their 323 chase until the 45th over, with Aaron Finch’s 119. They needed 39 off 31 balls when Finch fell to Adam Zampa before Kane Richardson conceded only 10 runs in his two remaining overs and Cameron Valente defended 11 in the final over. The result had no bearing on next week’s final.Jake Fraser-McGurk scored eight runs off four balls as soon as he got strike in the final over, but with three needed off the final ball, he failed to connect and only managed a leg bye.Victoria’s chase had been set up by Finch’s 21st one-day hundred and Peter Handscomb’s 87 off 75 balls after Callum Ferguson scored 122 and captain Alex Carey and Tom Cooper struck half-centuries for South Australia.Ferguson has been in stunning form of late – he came into this match on the back of scores of 127 and 91 in the competition – and continued to dominate the Victoria bowling after Carey opted to bat, his 122 coming off 128 balls. Jake Weatherald fell early, and Ferguson lost the company of Harry Nielsen in the 19th over, but added 104 runs with Carey for the third wicket to put SA on the road to a solid score. More than Ferguson, though, it was Cooper’s blitz towards the close – 76 runs came in the last four overs of the SA innings – as his 81 off 46, with five fours and seven sixes, powered them to 4 for 322.In reply, Victoria lost opener Sam Harper in the first over for a duck before Finch led the reply smartly almost till the end, with a 147-run stand for the third wicket with Handscomb. Richardson accounted for Handscomb and Matthew Short chipped in with 35 before Finch was dismissed and the chase went out of their hands.