han normal in the early rounds _ I think it was good preparation for him coming into this third round,” Lopez said. In ODIs, Ajinkya Rahane still has to prove he is a 'strike' force. Teams that already clinched often experiment with young players in their final qualifiers. That was the first time in the 36-year-old Federer’s career that he opened a Grand Slam tournament with two consecutive matches that lasted five sets. The introduction of Woodburn came as a surprise because the striker has not featured for Liverpool t. Algeria is eight points behind runaway group leader Nigeria with three games remaining in qualifying. That ensured a frenzied finish with another substitute Hal Robson-Kanu firing over when Bale was completely free in the area. Mexicoleads with 17 points, followed by Costa Ricawith 14. He probably planned several even before key mistakes by goalkeeper Tim Howard and central defenders Tim Ream and Geoff Cameron led to goals Friday night. The senior group of players has been together for the last 4-5 years.