Reus and LA Galaxy celebrate a landslide win at the start of the play-offs
Former national soccer player Marco Reus started the Major League Soccer (MLS) play-offs with a resounding victory with his club Los Angeles Galaxy. In his team’s 5-0 (1-0) win against the Colorado Rapids, the long-time Dortmund player came on as a substitute in the 68th minute when the score was 3-0.
The goals for the team from California were scored by ex-Frankfurt player Dejan Joveljic (32nd, 75th), Riqui Puig (54th, 87th) and John Nelson. A German, Jasper Pfundsend, also came on as a substitute for Colorado. The second game of the best-of-three round of 16 series will take place on November 2nd in Colorado.
Peterka wins German NHL duel with Seider
NHL professional JJ Peterka and the Buffalo Sabers have extended their winning streak. In the German duel with the Detroit Red Wings and national ice hockey player Moritz Seider, the Sabers won 5:3 (2:1, 2:2, 1:0) and secured their third success in a row in the North American professional league.
Peterka prepared the interim 2-0 through Tage Thompson. It was the third assist of the season for the former Munich player. Two assists from Seider were not enough for the Red Wings. After three wins in a row, it was Detroit’s fourth defeat of the new season.
NHL: Defeats for Sturm, Reichel and Grubauer
National ice hockey player Nico Sturm also lost the ninth game in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks. The worst team of the previous season lost 3:7 to the Vegas Golden Knights. Sturm scored the goal to make it 2:5, it was his first goal of the current season. The Sharks remain last in the Western Conference with two points.
San Jose is the first team in NHL history to start consecutive seasons with nine losses. In the previous season, the Californians only achieved their redeeming success at their twelfth attempt.
Lukas Reichel and Philipp Grubauer also suffered defeats. Striker Reichel and the Chicago Blackhawks had to admit defeat 2:4 to the Stanley Cup contenders Dallas Stars. Goalkeeper Grubauer was not used in Seattle Kraken’s 1:4 defeat against the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Winnipeg Jets continue to present themselves in impressive form. The Canadians also won their eighth game with a 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames. The Jets extended their winning streak in the main round to 16 wins in a row across all seasons. Only the Pittsburgh Penguins had achieved more with 17 wins (1992). Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers also won 16 games in a row last season, as did the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2016.
Baseball: Dodgers win game two – Ohtani injured
After their second victory in the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers have the American baseball crown in sight, but are worried about their superstar Shohei Ohtani. On Saturday evening (local time), the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 4-2 in front of their home crowd and increased their lead to 2-0 in the Major League Baseball (MLB) final series.
Ohtani, currently the best player in the world, had to leave the field injured during his team’s second success. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called it a “minor left shoulder subluxation.” An MRI examination should provide further information. However, Roberts was already confident that Ohtani can also appear in the rest of the series.
In the seventh inning, the 30-year-old left the pitch while holding his left arm with a bent elbow. This season, the Japanese became the first player to hit 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in one season.
Freddie Freeman, who also entered the history books with a walk-off grand slam in the first game of the World Series, was once again the decisive player in Los Angeles. In the third inning he hit a two-run home run, giving his team his second win.
The third game takes place on Monday in New York. Four wins are needed to win the title.
NBA: Orlando loses despite strong Wagner
Basketball world champion Franz Wagner suffered the first defeat of the NBA season with the Orlando Magic despite a strong performance in the third game. In the 111:124 win against the Memphis Grizzlies, the 23-year-old Berliner scored 23 points and was the best scorer of the game. His brother Moritz had nine points.
“We have to learn from it, we had too many turnovers,” said Franz Wagner: “It was better in the second half, but it’s not enough to show that for just one and a half quarters.” There, among other things, the Magic had a strong 21: 0-run.
Maximilian Kleber and the Dallas Mavericks also suffered their first defeat of the season. The team around superstar Luka Doncic lost 102:114 to the Phoenix Suns. The Slovenian was the most successful scorer in the game with 40 points and also secured ten rebounds. Kleber contributed two points.
The Los Angeles Lakers, on the other hand, are still flawless. In the third game of the season, veteran star LeBron James’ team defeated the Sacramento Kings 131:127. James excelled with 32 points, 14 rebounds and ten assists – the 142nd triple-double of his career. As on matchday 2, Bronny James, son of LeBron, did not play. At the season opener, the two made history as the first father-son duo in the NBA.
