European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 24,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 19 Frank Rijk aard of the Netherlands gets a leg of on Ireland s John Aldridge in to bar 1-1 tie thursday night in , no More ties hands Are still not allowed in soccer except for our boy Diego Armando Maradona but hands do keep getting into the act. ,. First there was the hand of Sophia Loren making the first pick in the draw for the world cup last december and of my goodness coming up with the United states is. Italy in Rome just As everybody had hoped. And thursday night another hand belonging to Monique Furica an assistant with the world soccer group dipped into what looked like a Brandy snifter for King Kong and made a Blind draw that could Mutlu ence the rest of this world cup. The draw at the main press Center in Rome set up the Netherlands to play West Germany in Milan a game that could have been a final under other conditions. The suspense of the draw was a lot More exciting than the last 10 minutes of the Netherlands Ireland match in Palermo. The two squads had Hung on to a 1-1 tie that would get them both through to the second round As Long As England held off Egypt which it did 1-0. By winning its group known generally As the Hooligan division England qualified to play Belgium in Bologna thereby putting that ancient University Ana culinary town on full time lout Alert. Now having got rid of the third world including the United states there Are just 16 teams m this world cup. Starting saturday we no longer have some teams dancing the Waltz or the tango. The major flaw in the world cup is that in the first round Many teams play not to lose figuring that three ties Worfie three Points will see them into the single elimination round. Of there Are some incentives to play hard l he italian team wanted to win its division and stay in comfortable Rome rather than schlep Down to ban. But the general Tenor of the first round is that of a new play working out the kinks in new Haven before hitting the Bright lights of Broadway. The italian team for example conducted on the Job auditions for its attackers moving from came Vale and Villi to Schillaci and Baggio As an entire nation added its comments. The ennui of the first round wac in the Hooligan division with England Ireland the Netherlands and George Vecsey w Egypt All going into thursday night with two ties. Before Monique Furica had to decide the croup with a couple of flicks of her hand Ruud Gullet checked in to score for the Netherlands and Ireland capitalized on a mistake to tie that game. F meanwhile in Cagliari England stopped waiting for Stanley Matthews to come Back and pushed across a second half goal to actually win its division the first thing England has won since Ginny Wade won Wimbledon More than a decade ago. Fortunately we Are Down to single elimination play with ties followed by 30 minutes of overtime and then if necessary the brutal uncertainty of a penalty kick shootout. The lads will now go out and play some soccer. In Between the positioning we have had Happy surprises with outsiders like Colombia Costa Rica Cameroon Ireland and Romania All reaching the second round for the first time with enthusiasm. The biggest disappointment was the Netherlands tying three times and the soviet Union going backward. But the Saddest sacks of All were the referees who were publicly criticized and then sent packing by Joseph a use  Blatter the Secretary general of the world soccer body and Monique fun a s Doss. Erik Fredn Cusson of Sweden got into trouble after Maradona stopped a shot with his  against the soviet Union. Never mind that the goalkeeper would probably have stopped the shot anyway. It was a Gross violation by Maradona who has been swatting at the Ball regularly since he got away with it in 1986. Fredn Cusson missed it or ignored it and he was soon battered. This entire nation has mounted a defense of Luigi Anolin who was stepped because he did not Call an obvious foul on a yugoslav player against Colombia. That was in the first round. Now comes the second round when the dancing stops. Tow Yortis to rom world cup �?T90netherlands�?T defense faces hot germans by the associated press dutch manager Leo Beenhakker refused saturday to Point the Finger at his defense for lacklustre work that helped Force a second round match against West Germany at 9 . Sunday in Milan. Defensive vulnerability twice led to late equalizers for dutch first round opponents. Had the Netherlands beaten either of them it would have avoided the lottery that assigned it top scoring High flying West Germany in the round of 16. A i done to think its Only the problem of defense a Beenhakker told reporters. A in the football of the 90s, defense is a problem of the whole  the dutch will need to tighten and quicken their rearguard sunday to survive favored West Germany s a notes assault led by Rudi Voeller and Jue Ipen Klinsmann both of whom play in Italy s first division. At the other end of the Field Marco Van Basten twice european footballer of the year but in a scoring drought will return to the front line after playing toward Midfield in thursdays first round 1-1 tie with Ireland. A no Way a worried authorities have assigned More than 5.000 policemen to Security duty in Milan where West German and dutch fans Are flocking for sundays second round game. The size of the Force is nearly double the number of policemen fio were on duty for the meeting of the european common Market prime ministers in Milan in 1986. A police spokesman speaking on condition of Anonym it said 55,000 West German and 10.000 Duth fans were expected for the game that kicks off at 9 . Sunday. He said a few thousand fans already had arrived but that most would not reach the City until sunday. A goodbye Jersey a Pele s legendary no. 10 Jersey has been stolen from a display of orld cup items at the Rome fair. The Jersey we As worn by Pele in Brazil s 4-1 Victory Oer Italy in the 1970 world cup final in Mexico. A goodbye fans a almost 2.000 English fans departed for Home on charter flights following first round games in Cagliari. Some 1,200 passengers departed on 12 charter flights Friday and another six flights carrying 750 fans left for England on saturday. ,. A few Hundred English supporters also Lett Sardinia by boat to follow the team to Bologna. A we need you a Belgium appealed to fans Back Home to attend its second round game against England saying visitors have nothing to fear from unruly crowds. We want our supporters to know that special Security measures have been taken and they need to have no fear to make the trip to Bologna a said or. Michel d Hooghe president of the belgian football federation. A cheers a Britain s sports minister announced saturday that Bologna will ban the Sale of alcohol for a 48-hour period spanning England s game against Belgium. In a move similar to a Public drinking ban on Sardinia during England a three first round games gnats officials agreed to ban alcohol sales in bars and supermarkets for the two Days around the game said the minister Colin Moynihan. The ban will be in effect from 7 . Monday to 7 . Wednesday. The second round game at the Renata Dally Ara stadium is tuesday night. A Secretary of soccer a former . Secretary of state Henry Kissinger says Italy has a very Strong team and a Good Chance of winning the world cup. Brazil and West Germany Are other Strong teams in the Field Kissinger told the italian news Agency Ansa during his three Day visit to Warsaw. Kissinger an avid soccer fan plans to be in Rome for the july 8 final. A suicide a an egyptian government employee committed suicide in grief Over Egypt a elimination in the first round two Cairo newspapers reported saturday. The state owned Akbar Al yom and Al go Houna said Sayed Abdel Aal 40, hanged himself in his apartment at the Mediterranean town of Damietta 120 Miles North of Cairo. The suicide followed Egypt a 1-0 defeat by England thursday night which sent the egyptian team packing. The newspapers quoted police sources As Abdel Aal leu a suicide note saying that his life ended with Egypt a elimination and wishing the National team Success in the next world cup. The sources said Abdel Aal who lived alone had been suffering from depression