August 2005 in Sports - 26 August 2005

26 August 2005

  • Football:
    • UEFA Super Cup
      • Liverpool 3–1 CSKA Moscow (aet)
        • Djibril Cissé scored twice as a substitute — a game-tying goal in the 81st minute and the winning goal in the 103rd minute — to lead the UEFA Champions League titleholders past the winners of the UEFA Cup at Stade Louis II in Monaco. Cissé also assisted on the team's final goal, a header by Luis García in the 112th minute. UEFA web site
    • Domestic Leagues
      • The inaugural Hyundai A-League association football competition kicks-off, heralding a new era in Australian domestic football. (Official Website)

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