1.   In a brief fit of carelessness, United threw away their two goal lead.

2.   Quakers stormed into a three goal half time lead, with Willis, Mitch Cook and Coatsworth on target.

3.   Antic has been helped by off-season acquisitions, most notably Luboslav Penev from Valencia, who has the early goal scoring lead with five.

4.   At Tampa, Florida, Alexei Yashin scored his seventh and eighth goals in the final two minutes to take the NHL goal lead as Ottawa beat Tampa Bay.

5.   At Athens, Greece raced to a three goal lead over Georgia in the first half.

6.   However, Perlis managed to ward off their attacks and hold to their two- goal lead.

7.   Stefan Baumgart and Nigerian Jonathan Akpoborie gave Rostock a two goal lead before Dortmund, missing five injured players, replied through Czech international Patrik Berger.

8.   The Liverpool star said that the whole team was upset and disappointed by throwing away a one goal lead and failing to beat Sweden at Saitama.

9.   Wizards forward Miklos Molnar, whose five goals lead the team, remained in Kansas City because he sprained his left ankle Tuesday.

10.   With four goals in the tournament, Alvarez is tied for goal lead with Peter Prosper of Trinidad and Ray Graham of Jamaica.