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Kroos scores winner in injury time

Panathinaikos, Everton post wins, Tottenham loses at home to Getafe

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THRILLING MOMENT: Bayern Munich’s players celebrate after defeating Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Cup on Thursday.

London: Teenager Toni Kroos scored in injury time to give Bayern Munich a 3-2 win over Red Star Belgrade on the opening night of the UEFA Cup group stage on Thursday.

Kroos, a 17-year-old midfielder, scored with a free-kick after Miroslav Klose had twice equalised for Bayern Munich.

Bayern is one of the favourites to win the UEFA Cup, which it claimed in 1996. But after that trophy, the four-time European champion played in the European Champions League for 10 straight seasons and only dropped into Europe’s No. 2 competition because it finished fourth in the German league last season.

Also winning on Thursday were Panathinaikos, Everton, Anderlecht, Bordeaux, FC Zurich, Hamburger SV, Bayer Leverkusen, FC Basel and Everton. Atletico drew 3-3 at Lokomotiv Moscow and Villareal drew 1-1 with Fiorentina.

Tottenham loses

Tottenham lost at home to Getafe 2-1 — with manager Martin Jol resigning just before the match after a dismal start to the Premier League season.

Red Star led in the 16th minute with a low shot from Ognjen Koroman, and Nenad Milijas put the Serbian side ahead 2-1 in the 74th minute with a long-range half-volley. Klose equalised in the 84th with a header and also scored in the 20th from a rebound.

Red Star defender Milos Bajalica was red-carded in injury time and Kroos scored from the resulting free-kick.

Bayern, playing without Martin Demichelis, Franck Ribery, Luca Toni and Daniel van Buyten, had difficulty controlling the game on the slippery and difficult field at the Red Star stadium.

In the other Group F game, Bolton drew in front of new manager Gary Megson, who was installed as the successor to Sammy Lee. Jailson scored the equaliser in the 87th minute after El Hadji Diouf headed in Bolton’s goal in the 66th.

Getafe, makings its UEFA Cup debut, won its Group G game with goals from Ruben de la Red and Braulio Nobrega. Jermain Defoe scored for Tottenham, a two-time UEFA Cup champion.

Nicolas Frutos scored in the 36th and 70th minutes for Anderlecht in a 2-0 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv in the other Group G game.

Bayer Leverkusen beat Toulouse 1-0 in Group E. Stefan Kiessling scored his fourth goal in three UEFA Cup matches in the 35th minute, chipping over goalkeeper Nicolas Douchez. FC Zurich also won in Group E with a 2-1 victory over Sparta Prague.

Tim Cahill marked his return from long-term injury with a goal in Everton’s 3-1 win over Larissa in Group A.

Leon Osman and Victor Anichebe added the others for Everton. Silva Cleyton scored for Larissa in the 65th, stealing the ball from Everton defender Joleon Lescott after he received a pass from goalkeeper Tim Howard.

The results: Second round:

Group A: Everton 3 bt Larissa 1; Zenit St. Petersburg 1 drew with AZ Alkmaar 1. Group B: Lokomotiv Moscow 3 drew with Atletico Madrid 3; Panathinaikos 3 bt Aberdeen 0. Group C: Elfsborg 1 drew with AEK Athens 1; Villarreal 1 drew with Fiorentina 1. Group D: Basel 1 bt Rennes 0; Brann Bergen 0 lost to Hamburg SV 1. Group E: Bayer Leverkusen 1 bt Toulouse 0; Sparta Prague 1 lost to Zurich 2. Group F: Bolton 1 drew with Braga 1; Red Star Belgrade 2 lost to Bayern Munich 3. Group G: Anderlecht 2 bt Hapoel Tel Aviv 0; Tottenham 1 lost to Getafe 2. Group H: Bordeaux 2 bt Galatasaray 1; Helsingborg 1 drew with Panionios 1. — Agencies