DRUMMONDVILLE, Qc - Joey Ratelle scored twice and added an assist as the Drummondville Voltigeurs dominated the Sherbrooke Phoenix 6-2 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday. NMD Clearance .Alex Barre-Boulet, Mathieu Sevigny, Adam Chapman and Matthew Boucher also found the back of the net for the Voltigeurs (15-14-2), who scored six straight to start the game.Montreal Canadiens draft pick Daniel Audette and Tim Wieser had goals in the third period for Sherbrooke (16-10-3). It was the Phoenixs first regulation loss in five games.Louis-Philip Guindon made 21 saves for the win. Evan Fitzpatrick started in goal for Sherbrooke, turning aside 19-of-24 shots in 33:51. Alex Bureau stopped 10 shots in 26:09 of relief.Drummondville went 1 for 5 on the power play while the Phoenix scored once on four chances.---DRAKKAR 3 OLYMPIQUES 2BAIE-COMEAU, Que. — Luca Ciampini had a pair of goals to lead the Drakkar over Gatineau.Nicolas Leblond scored his first of the year on the power play for Baie-Comeaus (18-10-4) other goal.Marc-Olivier Crevier-Morin and Louick Marcotte responded for the Olympiques (14-14-4), who dropped their third straight.---TIGRES 7 REMPARTS 5VICTORIAVILLE, Que. — Angelo Miceli scored once and added three assists for the Tigres over Quebec.Tommy Veilleux, Samuel Blais, Jordan Ty Fournier, Phil Pietroniro, Filip Pyrochta and Gabriel Gagne supplied the rest of the offence for Victoriaville (16-10-4), in its third win in four games.Raphael Maheux and Marc-Olivier Roy both had three-point nights for the Remparts (20-10-1) with two goals and an assist apiece. Yanick Turcotte added the other goal.---FOREURS 6 TITAN 3BATHURST, N.B. — Julien Gauthier struck twice and added an assist as Val-dOr doubled up the Titan.Vytal Cote, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Shawn Ouellette-St-Amant and Pierre-Maxime Poudrier rounded out the attack for the Foreurs (13-15-4).Raphael Corriveau scored twice for Acadie-Bathurst (9-21-2) Egor Popov also chipped in with a goal.---ISLANDERS 4 WILDCATS 3 (SO)CHARLOTTETOWN — Chris Chaddock scored the only goal of the shootout as the Islanders downed Moncton.Alexandre Goulet had two goals and an assist in regulation for Charlottetown (15-15-2). Dexter Weber scored at 19:47 of the third period to force overtime.Jacob Sweeney, Stephen Johnson and Mario Jr. Duquette found the back of the net for the Wildcats (17-10-2).---SEA DOGS 3 MOOSEHEADS 1HALIFAX — Luke Green scored the first of three straight goals as Saint John slipped past the Mooseheads.Matthew Highmore and Mitchell Dempsey added the others for the Sea Dogs (18-6-5).Timo Meier chipped in with his 19th of the season in the second period for Halifax (14-14-3). NMD Replica . After missing 20 games as a rookie a year ago, Valanciunas - like the Raptors as a whole - has been fortunate to be in good health this season. As he spoke about it, the Raptors sophomore centre scanned the room for wood to knock on. "It is disappointing because we lost today so thats the worst part of the day," said Valanciunas, who left Tuesdays game with a lower-back sprain in the third quarter, missing the rest of Torontos 118-113 overtime defeat at the hands of the Hawks. NMD For Sale . The league-leading New York Rangers outhit and outmuscled the Maple Leafs during a 3-0 victory on Saturday. Backup goalie Martin Biron stopped all 20 shots he faced to complete a nice workmanlike effort by the visitors.Day 11 in 100 words or less We must remember that people are seeing a World Cup for the first time, just dont tell them it isnt always like this. Many of those eyes are in the United States of America, a country that the sport has wanted on its side for some time. On Sunday the football Gods delivered once again, only this time it was time for good old USA to experience as much heartache as joy. Portugal 2-2 USA Football is a funny old game. Last week the USA struggled to keep the ball, were not at their best, and still won. This time they treasured the ball far better, were absolutely outstanding, and didnt win. This World Cup has been an absolute blockbuster and some of its main characters have been counter-attacks, comebacks, headers, and substitute goals. All four starred together in an incredible last scene in Manaus. Portugal were on the ground, seemingly knocked out in Brazil, flat out on their back with the referee standing over them about to wave his arms and end their misery. They knew they were out of the fight. Angry, petulant, disappointed they were a wounded bunch. Then, like a boxer swinging one last right hook at an opponent just for the sake of it, they delivered a stunning final moment to another monumental match in Brazil. The clock read 94:25. Michael Bradley picks up the ball and has no outlets to pass the ball to. Eder, the Portugal striker who came on early in the first half finally did something valuable by making a crucial tackle. 94:28 - Nani counters with pace, looks up and sees Cristiano Ronaldo on the right side. It was the first time the talisman was in that zone where he could put a pass in. (stats powered by Opta) 94:31 - Ronaldo had just enough time to take one touch, look down at the ball, look up and deliver an absolutely incredible cross. 94:33 - Silvestre Varela then runs into the box and delivers a powerful header into the mix. The USA victory and place in the last 16? Gone in eight seconds. It was a fitting dramatic finale to an enthralling game in the Amazon. It will be remembered for the final scoreline, the Ronaldo pass, and the USA comeback, but we shouldnt forget about the tempo. The game was stretched throughout, played at an incredible pace in exhausting conditions. Watching it we learned many things. We learned that Portugal have very little depth. Anyone who has followed this small, yet proud football nation would tell you they already knew that but this exposed it even deeper. Anyone who criticizes Ronaldos performance would be best served to look at what he had to work with. They lost Helder Postiga early, threw on Eder and effectively played with 10 men for the second successive match. The sight of the worlds finest player having to play up front in the second half and get absolutely no service was an all too familiar one. A sad tale of what could have been. Nani scored a goal but was very disappointing the rest of the way, giving the ball away far too much. Joao Moutinho is a special player but his sparring partners, Miguel Veloso and Raul Meireles are not at the form of Euro 2012. Theyve been hammered by injuries, admittedly, but this was one of the worst showings by a Portugal team in two decades. Last week they could blame Pepe and a brilliant German attack. On Sunday their excuses ran out and they will likely fly home on Friday as another European team humbled in Brazil. Jurgen Klinsmanns team were by far the better side and will be happy to be on four points through two games but it is far from job done. Indeed, it could turn out to be what might have been. Sure, Jurgens new mates and old mates can kick a ball around for 90 minutes in Recife on Thursday and both go through but anyone who thinks Germany would agree to that are kidding themselves. Germany are in Brazil to win the World Cup, not risk playiing a close game with an inferior country, where a bad bounce or poor decision could end up costing them the chance to progress or, even, win the group. NMD Sale. If the game is even as it enters the final 25 minutes I could see the two teams defending deep and giving up very little but until then I expect Germany to use the game as an opportunity to get back the tempo and attacking guile that was missing against Ghana. Belgium 1-0 Russia The 2014 World Cup has been billed by some as the greatest ever but then Fabio Capello arrived in a time machine from 2010 to remind us just how easy a game can be killed off. It almost worked. To be fair, the dullest game of the tournament so far was not all Russias doing. An average Belgium defended deep and rarely got playmaker Eden Hazard into the game, looking to settle for a point they know would have helped them win the group. The schedule makers also played a small part in the snoozefest. Every team in this World Cup, Mexico vs Brazil aside, had four or five games off in between group games but all the teams who played on Sunday play again on Thursday, giving them just three days off before a crucial group finale. Thankfully, Belgium decided to find some extra gears in the last ten minutes and for the second successive match their changes made a difference. Substitute Kevin Mirallas got the best out of Hazard and the two combined on the goal, scored by another sub, 19-year-old striker Divock Origi. The extra gear found by Belgium showed, again, they can reach another level when required and also left Russia embarrassed that they couldnt. Russia were organized and clearly had a game plan that almost worked and it is hard to be too critical of that based on that game but the bigger question mark over this teams methods is do they have it in them at all to play a more open, expansive style that will be needed against Algeria to progress? This World Cup has made a mockery of players and coaches who have tried to play like it was 2010. Capello gets one last shot to prove otherwise, against Algeria. How did that work out for him in 2010? South Korea 2-4 Algeria Missed by many, this was a fantastic game. Algeria are a real threat to Russia. They are strong in attack, have a fine, technical leader in Sofiane Feghouli who can glide by midfielders and can score. Admittedly, South Koreas defending in the first half was woeful but Vahid Halilhodzics side deserve tremendous credit for sensing their opportunity to finish the game off early. It has been a good couple of days for African football. Man of the day Nominees.... Vincent Kompany - on a day where most of his teammates were average, the Manchester City skipper was fantastic in the middle of the Belgian defence. Islam Slimani - he got his first start at the World Cup and it wont be his last after he tormented the South Korean backline. Clint Dempsey - talk about a big game player. Not blessed with any one outstanding trait, he just seems to pop up in big moments. Jermaine Jones - After a brilliant display on the left of a midfield diamond against Ghana, he was asked to come more centrally this time and had a superb match. Cristiano Ronaldo - he was far from his best but, just like Lionel Messi on Saturday, he had his moment. Winner Cristiano Ronaldo - a defensive liability in the first half, clearly not fit, playing with a bunch of average players, sulking and then he does that. Wow. Whats next Australia vs Spain & Chile vs Netherlands (12pm/9am) Croatia vs Mexico & Brazil vs Cameroon (4pm/1pm) Burning question for Mondays games Can Chile win the group and finally carve open a path to the late rounds that doesnt include nemesis Brazil? Stat of day 11 Silvestre Varela became the 16th substitute to score at this World Cup. ' ' '
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