ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

Today's Games
Major League Baseball Playoffs
American League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at Chicago -130 Tampa Bay +120
at Boston -145 Los Angeles +135
Thursday's Game
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at Philadelphia -160 Los Angeles +150
Odds to Win Series
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

Philadelphia -135 Los Angeles +115
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NFL
Today's Game
FAVORITE OPEN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG

at New Orleans 3 3 (461/2) Minnesota
TRANSACTIONS

BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association• HOUSTON ROCKETS—Waived C Marcus Campbell.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League• ANAHEIM DUCKS—Claimed D Nathan McIver off waivers from Vancouver. Assigned D Brett Festerling to Iowa (AHL).
• ATLANTA THRASHERS—Assigned G Ondrej Pavelec, C Grant Stevenson and D Arturs Kulda to Chicago (AHL). Released D Jamie Rivers.
• CALGARY FLAMES—Assigned F Mikael Backlund to Vasteras (Swedish Elite) and G Matt Keetley and F John Armstrong to Quad CIty (AHL).
• CAROLINA HURRICANES—Signed C Zach Boychuk to a three-year contract.
• CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Assigned C Tim Brent to Rockford (AHL). Released RW Jesse Boulerice.
• COLORADO AVALANCHE—Assigned RW Chris Stewart to Lake Erie (AHL).
• COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled G Dan LaCosta from Syracuse (AHL).
• NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Assigned F Cal O'Reilly and D Alexander Sulzer to Milwaukee (AHL). Waived F Triston Grant.
• NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Assigned G Dave Caruso, G Scott Clemmensen, G Jeff Frazee, G Jason Smith, D Matthew Corrente, D Tyler Eckford, D Mark Fraser, D Jay Leach, D Olivier Magnan-Grenier, D Rosario Ruggeri, D Matthew Spiller, F Nicklas Bergfors, F Tyler Burton, F Eric Castonguay, F Kevin Cormier, F Patrick Davis, F Jon DiSalvatore, F Stephen Gionta, F Matt Halischuk, F Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, F Brad Mills, F Benoit Mondou, F Ryan Murphy, F Rod Pelley, F Pascal Rheaume, F Brad Snetsinger, F Michael Swift, F Chad Wiseman and F Vladimir Zharkov to Lowell (AHL).
• SAN JOSE SHARKS—Assigned D Derek Joslin to Worcester (AHL) and C Logan Couture to Ottawa (OHL).
• VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Assigned D Nolan Baumgartner to Manitoba (AHL).
American Hockey League• CHICAGO WOLVES—Released F Jacob Anderson, F Andy Brandt, F Jeff Prough, F Matt Robinson, F Luke Stauffacher, F Tim Verbeek, D Josh Engel, D Scott Marchesi and D Oriel McHugh.
• WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS—Assigned F Bryan Ewing, F Tommy Goebel and D Elgin Reid to Wheeling (ECHL).
ECHL• AUGUSTA LYNX—Signed D Mark Hammersmith, G Sean Hershman, G Joel Martin and Pier-Olivier Pelletier.
• PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS—Signed F Rick Cleaver.
• TRENTON DEVILS—Signed F Jeremy Akeson, G Anthony Felice and D Dylan Quaile.
COLLEGE• NEW MEXICO STATE—Named Mick Durham men's assistant basketball coach.
AUTO RACING
SPRINT CUP

AMP Energy 500

Sunday's Results
(At Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala. Lap length: 2.66 miles)
(Start position in parentheses)1. (34) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 190 laps, 106.7 rating, 195 points, $270,136.

2. (5) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 190, 115.4, 175, $177,400.

3. (16) David Ragan, Ford, 190, 121.5, 170, $149,200.

4. (17) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 190, 100.2, 165, $162,983.

5. (35) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 190, 90.7, 155, $125,525.

6. (32) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 190, 77, 150, $139,211.

7. (11) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 190, 82.5, 151, $117,083.

8. (42) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 190, 54.5, 142, $123,808.

9. (20) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 190, 64.2, 143, $137,661.

10. (40) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 190, 76.5, 139, $116,370.

11. (7) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 190, 68, 135, $81,875.

12. (14) Kenny Wallace, Toyota, 190, 62.4, 132, $97,758.

13. (3) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 190, 105.3, 129, $117,783.

14. (2) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 190, 79, 126, $95,725.

15. (37) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 190, 85.6, 123, $95,250.

16. (43) Ken Schrader, Toyota, 190, 43.1, 115, $88,300.

17. (23) Terry Labonte, Dodge, 190, 55.7, 112, $90,858.

18. (4) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 190, 67.8, 109, $88,650.

19. (25) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 187, 50.8, 111, $88,072.

20. (39) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 179, 83.7, 108, $129,486.

21. (33) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 177, 75, 105, $78,275.

22. (29) Dave Blaney, Toyota, engine, 176, 47, 97, $77,475.

23. (30) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 175, 73.8, 99, $105,264.

24. (22) Greg Biffle, Ford, accident, 174, 58, 96, $85,075.

25. (13) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, accident, 173, 75.1, 93, $104,708.

26. (31) Matt Kenseth, Ford, accident, 173, 93.4, 90, $121,091.

27. (1) Travis Kvapil, Ford, accident, 173, 91.9, 87, $109,664.

28. (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, accident, 173, 88, 84, $83,300.

29. (12) Carl Edwards, Ford, accident, 173, 55.4, 81, $120,075.

30. (6) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 169, 62.1, 73, $72,475.

31. (21) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 160, 49.3, 70, $72,325.

32. (28) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 159, 56.2, 72, $80,650.

33. (27) Jon Wood, Ford, 154, 31.3, 64, $91,295.

34. (8) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, accident, 148, 30.3, 61, $71,825.

35. (9) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 134, 86, 63, $79,650.

36. (38) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, accident, 112, 53.8, 60, $101,491.

37. (19) David Reutimann, Toyota, engine, 110, 39.6, 52, $71,375.

38. (26) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, engine, 104, 60.2, 54, $120,186.

39. (36) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, accident, 98, 74.7, 51, $106,116.

40. (41) David Gilliland, Ford, accident, 68, 49.2, 43, $70,985.

41. (10) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, accident, 68, 74.4, 45, $101,868.

42. (18) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, engine, 68, 37.4, 37, $70,705.

43. (24) Ryan Newman, Dodge, engine, 48, 42.9, 34, $112,653.

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Average Speed of Race Winner: 140.281 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 36 minutes, 10 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.52 seconds. Caution Flags: 10 for 41 laps. Lead Changes: 64 among 28 drivers.

Lap Leaders: T.Kvapil 1-8; C.Edwards 9; B.Vickers 10-13; A.Almirola 14-16; D.Ragan 17-25; D.Earnhardt Jr. 26-29; T.Kvapil 30-31; D.Earnhardt Jr. 32-34; C.Edwards 35; J.Gordon 36-38; J.Burton 39; M.Kenseth 40-42; B.Vickers 43; E.Sadler 44; C.Mears 45-46; K.Harvick 47; E.Sadler 48-50; Ky.Busch 51; Ku.Busch 52-53; J.McMurray 54; B.Vickers 55-59; D.Hamlin 60; K.Kahne 61; R.Sorenson 62-63; J.McMurray 64-65; M.Truex Jr. 66; K.Harvick 67; D.Earnhardt Jr. 68-69; S.Riggs 70; D.Earnhardt Jr. 71-73; D.Hamlin 74-75; J.Johnson 76; D.Earnhardt Jr. 77; J.Johnson 78-79; T.Stewart 80; J.Montoya 81; G.Biffle 82; Ky.Busch 83-89; D.Hamlin 90; D.Earnhardt Jr. 91; D.Hamlin 92; M.Kenseth 93; D.Hamlin 94-95; M.Kenseth 96; D.Hamlin 97-98; Ky.Busch 99; K.Wallace 100-101; S.Riggs 102-104; P.Menard 105-106; T.Stewart 107; P.Menard 108-111; T.Stewart 112-116; J.Burton 117-119; K.Harvick 120-139; K.Wallace 140; G.Biffle 141; J.Nemechek 142; Ky.Busch 143-153; D.Earnhardt Jr. 154-155; J.Burton 156-159; D.Ragan 160-161; D.Earnhardt Jr. 162-164; M.Waltrip 165; J.Montoya 166-173; T.Stewart 174-190.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): T.Stewart, 4 times for 24 laps; K.Harvick, 3 times for 22 laps; Ky.Busch, 4 times for 20 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 8 times for 19 laps; D.Ragan, 2 times for 11 laps; T.Kvapil, 2 times for 10 laps; B.Vickers, 3 times for 10 laps; J.Montoya, 2 times for 9 laps; D.Hamlin, 6 times for 9 laps; J.Burton, 3 times for 8 laps; P.Menard, 2 times for 6 laps; M.Kenseth, 3 times for 5 laps; S.Riggs, 2 times for 4 laps; E.Sadler, 2 times for 4 laps; J.Johnson, 2 times for 3 laps; K.Wallace, 2 times for 3 laps; A.Almirola, 1 time for 3 laps; J.McMurray, 2 times for 3 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 3 laps; C.Mears, 1 time for 2 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 2 laps; R.Sorenson, 1 time for 2 laps; G.Biffle, 2 times for 2 laps; C.Edwards, 2 times for 2 laps; J.Nemechek, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Waltrip, 1 time for 1 lap; K.Kahne, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Truex Jr., 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Johnson, 5,718; 2. C.Edwards, 5,646; 3. G.Biffle, 5,641; 4. J.Burton, 5,619; 5. C.Bowyer, 5,566; 6. K.Harvick, 5,547; 7. T.Stewart, 5,515; 8. J.Gordon, 5,486; 9. M.Kenseth, 5,473; 10. D.Earnhardt Jr., 5,469; 11. Ky.Busch, 5,387; 12. D.Hamlin, 5,383.

NASCAR Driver Rating Formula: A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
BASKETBALL
NBA

Preseason Glance

Sunday's ResultsDetroit 95, Miami 91, OT
New Orleans 106, Golden State 103
Today's GamesAtlanta at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Tuesday's GamesToronto at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Utah vs. L.A. Lakers at Anaheim, Calif., 10 p.m.
Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m.
WNBA

Playoff Glance

FINALS
(Best-of-five)

San Antonio vs. Detroit(Detroit wins series 3-0)
Game 1: Detroit 77, San Antonio 69
Game 2: Detroit 69, San Antonio 61
Sunday's Result: Detroit 76, San Antonio 60
FOOTBALL
CFL ,New,9.6,9.7

EAST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
y-Montreal 9 5 0 18 488 337
Winnipeg 5 9 0 10 326 384
Toronto 4 10 0 8 277 459
Hamilton 3 11 0 6 354 449
WEST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
x-British Columbia 9 5 0 18 411 351
x-Calgary 9 5 0 18 447 352
x-Saskatchewan 9 5 0 18 365 353
Edmonton 8 6 0 16 411 394
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division

NOTE: Two points for a regulation or overtime win and one point for a tie.
Late Saturday's ResultsHamilton 44, Montreal 38
Edmonton 36, Winnipeg 22
Friday's GamesToronto at Winnipeg
Edmonton at British Columbia
COLLEGE

Standings
Mid-American Conference

West Division
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.

Ball State 3 0 1.00 6 0 1.00
W.Michigan 3 0 1.00 5 1 .833
C.Michigan 2 0 1.00 3 2 .600
Toledo 1 0 1.00 1 3 .250
N.Illinois 1 1 .500 2 3 .400
E.Michigan 1 2 .333 2 4 .333
East Division
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.

Akron 1 1 .500 3 3 .500

Buffalo 1 1 .500 2 3 .400
Temple 1 2 .333 2 4 .333
Bowling Green 0 1 .000 2 3 .333
Miami, Oh 0 1 .000 1 4 .200

Kent State 0 2 .000 1 5 .167

Ohio 0 2 .000 1 5 .167
Saturday's Games
Toledo at Michigan, noon
Eastern Michigan at Army, 1 p.m.
Ohio at Kent State, 2:30 p.m.
Western Michigan at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m.
Miami OH at Northern Illinois, 4 p.m.
Temple at Central Michigan, 4 p.m.
Ball State at Western Kentucky, 6 p.m.
Bowling Green at Akron, 6 p.m.
Big Ten Conference

Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.

Penn State 2 0 1.00 6 0 1.00
Michigan State 2 0 1.00 5 1 .833
Ohio State 2 0 1.00 5 1 .833
Northwestern 1 0 1.00 5 0 1.00
Minnesota 1 1 .500 5 1 .833
Illinois 1 1 .500 3 2 .600
Michigan 1 1 .500 2 3 .400
Purdue 0 1 .500 2 3 .400
Wisconsin 0 2 .000 3 2 .600
Iowa 0 2 .000 3 3 .500
Indiana 0 2 .000 2 3 .400
Saturday's Games
Iowa at Indiana, 11 a.m.
Minnesota at Illinois 11 a.m.
Toledo at Michigan 11 a.m.
Michigan State at Northwestern 2:30 p.m.
Purdue at Ohio State 2:30 p.m.
Penn State at Wisconsin 7 p.m.
Scoring SummaryLate Saturday
NO. 14 OHIO STATE 20, NO. 18 WISCONSIN 17
Ohio State 7 0 3 10— 20
Wisconsin 0 10 0 7— 17
OSU—C.Wells 33 run (Pretorius kick), 11:49-1Q.
Wis—Turner 9 pass from Evridge (Welch kick), 4:35-2Q.
Wis—FG Welch 20, :01-2Q.
OSU—FG Pretorius 21, 7:43-3Q.
OSU—FG Pretorius 34, 10:52-4Q.
Wis—Hill 2 run (Welch kick), 6:31-4Q.
OSU—Pryor 11 run (Pretorius kick), 1:08-4Q.
Att—81,608.
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OSU Wis
First downs 17 19
Rushes-yards 40-183 39-179
Passing 144 147
Comp-Att-Int 13-19-1 13-25-1
Return Yards 37 (-4)
Punts-Avg. 4-48.8 6-42.0
Fumbles-Lost 4-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 5-30 3-19
Time of Possession 30:32 29:28
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Ohio St., C.Wells 22-168, Pryor 15-20, M.Wells 1-0, Team 2-(minus 5). Wisconsin, Clay 10-69, Hill 16-63, Gilreath 5-36, Rentmeester 3-15, Brown 1-0, Evridge 4-(minus 4).

PASSING—Ohio St., Pryor 13-19-1-144. Wisconsin, Evridge 13-25-1-147.

RECEIVING—Ohio St., Hartline 3-57, Sanzenbacher 2-40, Small 2-20, Robiskie 2-10, B.Smith 1-9, Posey 1-5, Herron 1-3, C.Wells 1-0. Wisconsin, Beckum 6-60, Gilreath 3-28, Jefferson 2-42, Turner 1-9, Anderson 1-8.
Harris Top 25

Note: The Top 25 teams in the Harris Interactive College Football Poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Oklahoma (106) 5-0 2,837 1
2. LSU (2) 4-0 2,604 2
3. Alabama (6) 6-0 2,594 3
4. Missouri 5-0 2,553 4
5. Texas 5-0 2,447 5
6. Penn State 6-0 2,210 6
7. Texas Tech 5-0 2,036 8
8. USC 3-1 2,025 7
9. BYU 5-0 1,964 9
10. Georgia 4-1 1,803 10
11. Florida 4-1 1,768 11
12. Ohio State 5-1 1,577 14
13. Utah 6-0 1,416 15
14. Vanderbilt 5-0 1,327 19
15. Boise State 4-0 1,177 18
16. Kansas 4-1 1,157 17
17. Oklahoma State 5-0 964 23
18. Virginia Tech 5-1 802 22
19. South Florida 5-1 593 12
20. Auburn 4-2 456 13
21. Michigan State 5-1 424 NR
22. Wake Forest 3-1 351 25
23. Northwestern 5-0 268 NR
24. Wisconsin 3-2 233 16
25. North Carolina 4-1 194 NR

Other teams receiving votes: California 169; Tulsa 143; TCU 139; Georgia Tech 126; Florida State 119; Illinois 108; Ball State 85; Pittsburgh 74; Kentucky 61; Oregon 51; Notre Dame 40; Boston College 38; Fresno State 36; Connecticut 29; Arizona 25; Minnesota 11; Maryland 10; West Virginia 3; Mississippi 2; UCLA 1.
Associated Press Top 25

Note: The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Oklahoma (51) 5-0 1,608 1
2. Alabama (13) 6-0 1,537 2
3. Missouri (1) 5-0 1,487 4
4. LSU 4-0 1,444 3
5. Texas 5-0 1,374 5
6. Penn State 6-0 1,287 6
7. Texas Tech 5-0 1,163 7
8. Southern Cal 3-1 1,137 9
9. BYU 5-0 1,103 8
10. Georgia 4-1 1,014 11
11. Florida 4-1 977 12
12. Ohio State 5-1 931 14
13. Vanderbilt 5-0 833 19
14. Utah 6-0 815 15
15. Boise State 4-0 677 17
16. Kansas 4-1 623 16
17. Oklahoma State 5-0 565 21
18. Virginia Tech 5-1 485 20
19. South Florida 5-1 392 10
20. Auburn 4-2 236 13
21. Wake Forest 3-1 205 25
22. North Carolina 4-1 196 —
23. Michigan State 5-1 161 —
24. Pittsburgh 4-1 121 —
25. Ball State 6-0 97 —

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 96, Tulsa 85, Illinois 81, California 80, Northwestern 78, TCU 70, Georgia Tech 59, Kentucky 49, Florida St. 36, Notre Dame 6, Arizona 5, Fresno St. 5, Oregon 4, Boston College 3.
USA Today Top 25

Note: The Top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Oklahoma (60) 5-0 1,524 1
2. Missouri 5-0 1,404 3
3. LSU (1) 4-0 1,398 2
4. Alabama 6-0 1,339 4
5. Texas 5-0 1,305 5
6. Penn State 6-0 1,203 6
7. Texas Tech 5-0 1,101 8
8. Brigham Young 5-0 1,086 7
9. Southern Cal 3-1 1,055 9
10. Georgia 4-1 937 t10
11. Ohio State 5-1 893 12
12. Florida 4-1 883 13
13. Utah 6-0 793 15
14. Vanderbilt 5-0 704 19
15. Kansas 4-1 667 16
16. Boise State 4-0 624 18
17. Oklahoma State 5-0 523 22
18. Virginia Tech 5-1 393 24
19. Michigan State 5-1 273 —
20. South Florida 5-1 267 t10
21. Wake Forest 3-1 247 25
22. Northwestern 5-0 231 —
23. Auburn 4-2 121 14
24. Wisconsin 3-2 105 17
25. California 4-1 98 —

Others receiving votes: North Carolina 88, TCU 84, Tulsa 76, Ball State 75, Florida State 61, Georgia Tech 56, Kentucky 51, Pittsburgh 32, Illinois 25, Fresno State 19, Cincinnati 18, Arizona 16, Oregon 15, Notre Dame 11, Connecticut 8, Maryland 7, Boston College 6, Duke 1, Minnesota 1, South Carolina 1.
HOCKEY
NHL ,New,9.6,9.7

Preseason Glance

Late Saturday's ResultsN.Y. Islanders 3, Boston 1
St. Louis 4, Atlanta 1
Minnesota 3, Montreal 0
Detroit 4, Toronto 3
New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 3
Phoenix 5, Los Angeles 2
Sunday's ResultsCarolina 2, Nashville 0
Detroit 3, Buffalo 0
Boston 5, Washington 4, SO
Columbus 5, Toronto 4, SO
Colorado 4, Chicago 3, OT
Edmonton at Dallas, late
Los Angeles vs. San Jose at Salt Lake City, late
Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Today's GameN.Y. Islanders at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
End of PreseasonSOCCER
MLS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Columbus 16 6 5 53 46 31
New England 12 8 7 43 38 37
Chicago 12 9 6 42 35 26
New York 9 10 8 35 36 41
D.C. United 10 14 3 33 41 49
Kansas City 8 10 9 33 30 36
Toronto FC 8 12 7 31 29 37
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Houston 11 5 10 43 38 30
CD Chivas USA 11 10 6 39 37 37
Real Salt Lake 9 10 8 35 35 36
Colorado 10 13 4 34 39 40
FC Dallas 8 9 10 34 40 34
San Jose 7 10 9 30 27 32
Los Angeles 7 12 8 29 50 55

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

x-clinched playoff spot
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Late Saturday's ResultsColumbus 1, Los Angeles 0
Toronto FC 3, New York 1
CD Chivas USA 3, D.C. United 0
Real Salt Lake 2, New England 2, tie
Houston 3, Colorado 1
Sunday's ResultChicago 1, Kansas City 1, tie
Thursday's GameNew York at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN

Scoring Summary

BALL STATE 3, KENT STATE 0

Halftime: Ball., 2-0. Goals: Milillo (B), Rein (B), Alexander (B).