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Agassi halts Kricltstein, faces Lansing's Martin next Mexico beats the heat as well as the Irish, 2-1 TODAY'S GA.V.ES I 1 i ISlJ in I I I PSJS II jr If ERIC RISBERGAssociated Press Brazilian forward Romerio reacts after scoring his team's first goal Brazil drums up victory, now moves on for more in Motown WIMBLEDON, from Page IB Club final two weeks ago, finally wore down Damm's resistance with the help of two net cords in the 19th game of the last set in a 6-2, 6-7 (1-7), 4-6, 6-3, 11-9 victory. That set up a fourth-round match between Agassi and Martin on Monday. The winner will be expected to reach a semifinal against Sampras next Friday. The third-round matches in the top half of both singles draws formed Friday's program, with the round to be completed today. There were two upsets: Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov, the 15th seed, lost, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, to 51st-ranked Daniel Vacek.

And on the women's side, sixth-seeded Kimiko Date of Japan was beaten, 6-3, 6-2, by Larisa Neiland. But overall, it was gentle stuff compared with previous days, which saw the elimination of Steffi Graf, Michael Stich, Stefan Edberg and Jim Courier. Agassi, 24, dropped his serve twice with errors to fall 2-5 behind Krick-stein in their tiebreaker, but won the next two points and took two more with a well-angled backhand volley and a backhand crosscourt pass, both of which clipped the sideline. On the final point, Agassi drew Krickstein into the net with a drop shot. Krickstein hit cross court in reply, only for Agassi to nail a backhand winner down the line as the rain set in.

Discussing his match against Martin, Agassi said: "Todd's game is tough, really. He hits everything well. He serves big, volleys well and hits winners off both sides. "I'm definitely going to have to return well because I can't afford for him to get the momentum going." Though he is seeded 12th, six places lower than Martin, Agassi probably will be favored because Martin had a greater struggle getting to the final 16. Martin, who has had two five-setters in three matches, said his contest turned on a loose game after he led by a set and 3-1 in the second.

"Not much was difficult until then, but suddenly I played one bad game. All of a sudden his serve was twice as good as mine and he was returning much better." They're coming your way. Enjoy. which appears certain to descend on metropolitan Detroit. They will come in yellow and green wigs, flags waving and whistles blowing.

And they will come as they have outside Stanford Stadium here in wave after wave of shuffling bands, moving to the beat of incessant drumming, kicking up dust as they go. They come with smiles and laughter, and nothing but the search of a good time in their hearts. As soon as one band disappears behind the dust storm it has kicked up, another approaches, bigger and louder and happier, some dancing with grinning women on their shoulders. If you like to fit in, buy a Brazilian soccer shirt, paint your face yellow and green, grab a can and something to beat on it with, and head for the Silverdome. Oh, their soccer team? At times it seems almost an afterthought to all the fun these people are having, but perhaps that is because it is sometimes taken for granted.

It is, probably, the best in this tournament. The bookmakers made the Brazilians favorites to win their first World Cup since 1970. And once again Friday, before 83,401 in Stanford Stadium, they showed the world why, beating a respectable Cameroon team into submission, 3-0, to become the first team to win 1 wo games. MEXICO, from Page IB half, Garcia opened the scoring with a rocket from the left side of the arc beyond the penalty area after a nice pass from Carlos Hermosillo, who replaced Mexican star Hugo Sanchez in the lineup. "I am very happy to get the opportunity to play and prove I am a good player," Hermosillo said after the game.

"I hope I've played well enough jo play on the first team." (Hermosillo's chances seem good, i He and Garcia clearly were the stars of the game. Mexico continued to control play "until midway into the second half. In the 66th minute, Garcia took a short pass from Alberto Garcia Aspe and beat veteran Irish goalkeeper Pat i 'IPackie) Bonner for the second time. Shortly after Mexico's second goal, Ireland substituted two of its most worn and dehydrated players, Tommy Coyne and Steve Staunton, and began to seize the initiative. But Bonner still jihad to make two tough saves off chances by Luis Roberto Alves, who is better known by his Brazilian-style nickname, Zague.

Ireland's two substitutes, Jason McAteer and John Aldridge, combined i on the Irish goal in the 84th minute. Aldridge headed McAteer's crossing pass past the outstretched arms of Mexican goalkeeper Jorge Campos. But except for a last-minute rocket by Andy Townsend that was parried by "Campos, the Irish were too out of gas Jt.the end to salvage a draw. Brazil 3, Cameroon 0: At Stanford Stadium, in Palo Alto, Brazil easily tamed Cameroon's Idomitable Lions and clinched a place in the second round. Romano, Marcio Santos and Bebeto scored for Brazil.

After a cautious start, the Brazilians i turned on the style with a display of fluent and skillful soccer which tore the Cameroon defense to tatters after 17-I year-old defender Rigabert Song was sent off for a scything second half jl tackle on Rai. The victory took Brazil to six points following Monday's 2-0 defeat of Russia, making it certain of a berth in the second round. Even 42-year-old Roger Milla, who came off the substitutes' bench in the 65th minute to become the oldest player to compete in the World Cup finals, could not inspire Cameroon. iThe Lions showed some skillful touches but were unable to create many openings and will almost certainly ieed to beat Russia in their final group match Tuesday to escape elimination. They drew their opening game with Sweden.

Brazil sent its drum-beating fans into delight after Romario scored in the 29th minute. He ran on to a pass from midfielder Dunga which split the defence wide open, resisted a challenge by Emile Mbouh and slipped the ball under the body of advancing goalkeeper Joseph-Antoine Bell. Romano's goal put him further on itne way to fulfilling his promise that this will be remembered as his World Although ineffective in the early his first glimpse of brilliance prevented what could have been a STANDINGS First round Friday's results Mexico 2, Ireland 1 BraiS 3, Cameroon 0 Sweden vs. Russia, Inc. matches Saudi Arabia vs.

Morocco, 1235 BeHium vs. Netherlands, 12 35 ySrfentina vs. Nigeria, 4:05 Nigeria Bulgaria 0 Greece 0 TODAY'S MATCH at Foxbora Argentina vs. JUNE 26 at Chicago Bulgaria vs. Greece, JUNE 30 Associated Press Andre Agassi takes to the air while serving to Aaron Krickstein on Friday.

Michigan Pnu fTATinil uu (iiiLbllUil Friday's results Todd Martin of Lansing defeated Martin Damm, 6-2, 6-7 (1-7), 4-6, 6-3, 11-9, in men's singles, third round. Aaron Krickstein of Grosse Pointe Woods lost to Andre Agassi, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), in men's singles, third round. Luke Jensen and Murphy Jensen of Ludington lost to Paul Annacone and Doug Flach, 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, in men's doubles, first round. Meredith McGrath of Midland lost to Gabnela Sabatini, 6-4, 6-1 in women's singles, third round. Amy Frazier of Rochester Hills and Kimberly Po lost to Catherine Barclay and Kerry-Anne Guse, 6-1, 6-0, in women's doubles, first round.

His two net cord points came at 30 all in the 19th game of the final set. French Open champion Sergi Bru-guera, ranked fourth but seeded eightl here, beat Jean-Philippe Fleurian of France, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 2-6, 7-5. now faces lOth-seeded Michael Chang, a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 6-2 winner ovei Canadian qualifier Grant Connell. wwmwjrj ii jsaai.il JT SAUDI ARABIA-MOROCCO WHAT: Group match WHERE: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. WHEN: 12:30 p.m.

TV: ESPN (on tape at 12.25 am. Sunday) OVERVIEW: Both teams lost their opening games despite spirited performances, and each team needs a victory to have a chance of advancing. BELGIUM-NETHERLANDS WHAT: Group match WHERE: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla WHEN: 12:30 p.m. TV: ABC (Channel 7 in Detroit), Unrvision OVERVIEW: Neighboring nations have been playing soccer against each other since 1905, building one of the fiercest rivalries in the sport That wiH be evident in the stands, where up to 20,000 fans from each country will be showing their respective tri-colors. ARGENTINA-NIGERIA WHAT: Group match WHERE: Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro, Mass.

WHEN: 4 p.m. TV: ABC (Channel 7 in Detroit), Unrvision OVERVIEW: A high-scoring game is possible. Both won their first games easily and showed strong attacks. frustrating start for Brazil. It was his second goal of the finals.

Cameroon hustled hard in midfield and made several promising moves in the first half hour but failed to create any real chances. The Brazilians began to get into their stride after the goal, with Rai starting to link up well with striker Bebeto and the Cameroon defense coming under almost constant pressure at the end of the first half. The second half was all Brazil. Bell was forced into several good saves while his opposite number Taffarel was untroubled. Milla, who led Cameroon to the 1990 quarterfinals with four goals, was unable to produce the heroics this time.

Until Milla came on, goalkeeper Dino Zoff had been the oldest player to play in the finals. He was 40 when he captained Italy to victory in the 1982 finals in Spain. Three players were booked. Cameroon defenders Stephen Tataw and Raymond Kalla received the yellow card for fouls and Brazilian midfielder Mauro Silva for handball. Gilligan opens with eagle, leads iMizuno by 1 stroke Fret Press Wire Reports IlAKUI, Japan Australian Anthony Gilligan started the second round with an eagle Friday and went on to shoot a six-under-par 66 in taking a one-stroke lead in the Mizuno Open with a 135.

First haH: 1, Mexico, Garcia 1, 44th minute. Second haH: 2, Mexico, Garcia 2, 66th. 3, Ireland, Aldridge 1, 04th. Yetow cards: Ireland, Irwin 26ltt, Pnelan 70th; Mexico, Del Olmo 4Mt; Campos 57th. Shots: Mexico 11 (Garcia 5, Alves 3, Ambriz 2, Garcia Aspe), Ireland 12 (Staunton 3, Townsend 3, Sheridan 2, Irwin, Keane, Houghton, Aldridge).

Fouls: Mexico 16. Ireland 13. Offsides: Mexico 1. Ireland 1 Referee Roethlisberger, Switzerland Linesmen: Alves, Brazil; Ust-kiewicz, Poland aUW. 9 pts 2 3 Brazil 3, Cameroon 0 I Brul 1 J-J First halt 1, Brazil, Romario 1, 39th minute.

Second hate 2, Brazil, Merck) Santos 1, 65th. 3, Brazil, Bebeto 1, 72nd. Yetow cards: Cameroon Tataw Ith, KaHa 38th. Brazil, Mauro Silva 45th. Red cants: Cameroon, Song 62nd.

Shots: Cameroon I (Kessack 2, Omam-Blyick 2, Libiih, Mfede, Foa, Milla). Brazil 15 (Jorglnho 3, Romario 3, Bebeto 3, Marcio Santos 2, Leon-hardo, Dunga, Rai, Paul Sergio). Fouls: Cameroon 16. Brazil II. Offsides: Cameroon 2.

Brazil 4. Referee: Brlzio, Mexico. Linesmen: James, Trinidad and Tobago; Christensen, Denmark. 83,401. ga pts 0 3 Thursday night South Korea 0, Bolivia 0 South Korea Bolivia .1 -( (-0 1st haH: Nona.

2nd hart: None. Yeiow cards: South Korea, Ko 39th, Shin 63rd, Park 90th. Bolivia, Cristakto 22nd, Rimba 24th, Bakfivieso 33rd. Red cards: Bolivia, Crislaldo (3rd. Shots: South Korea 20 (Hwang Kim Joe Sung 5, Nor, 3.

Seo 2, Ko, Ha). Bolivia 20 (Sanchez Bakfivieso 4, Quinleros 3, Sandy 2, Sorla 2, Metgar). Fours: South Korea 20. Bolivia 14. Offsides: South Korea 3.

Bolivia I Referee: Mottram, Scotland. Linesman: Everstig, Sweden, Matthys, Belgium. 56,456. 1 1 1-2 I 1-1 Amateur Photographers "TAKE PHOTOS i OF NUDE MODELS" Film, camera 4 developing available 10am-10pm. Closed Sunday.

CaJ 772-6911 L133 6 E. 10 Mile, warren. Credit cards and checks welcome Local repairman ovoFwhalmod by response to color ad in new Free Press TV Booh Vincent, from Page IB Some may be faster. Some may be stronger. Some may be better technically.

Some may be more patient. But no one does all those things as well as the Brazilians. As Cameroon captain Stephen Tataw said: "We did all we could; the Brazilian team is not a piece of cake." Brazil took a 1-0 lead in the 39th minute when forward Romario split three Cameroon defenders and chipped a soft shot past the charging goalie. It was Romario's second goal of the World Cup. Despite numerous other chances, the Brazilians couldn't score again until Cameroon's aggressiveness left it a player short when referee Arturo Brizio of Mexico red-carded defenseman Rigobert Song Bahanag in the 62nd minute for violent conduct Making the most of the one-man advantage, Brazil scored twice in the final 28 minutes, on header by Marcio Santos and on a rebound by Bebeto when Cameroon's defense failed to clear the ball.

"We accept the defeat, but we would have liked to lose in a better way," said Tataw, who was outspoken in his criticism of Brizio. "He just came to break down the mood on the Cameroon team. I think it's not nice, OK?" In the stands, the Brazilians thought it was great. They blew whistles. They banged gongs.

Brazilian coach Alberto Parreira thought it was pretty neat, too, because the back-to-back victories over Russia and Cameroon clinched Brazil's spot in the second round. His happiness, though, was tempered by the opinion his guys could have played better. "We were not sufficiently patient in the first half, although our goalkeeper was not threatened at any moment," Parreira said. "We did not make enough of our opportunities in the first half but as a result of the second half, I am very happy, especially that we have qualified for the second round." It was a sad afternoon for Cameroon's Indomitable Lions, who charmed the soccer world four years ago with exuberance, charisma and unpredictability that carried it into the quarterfinals of World Cup '90. They showed no signs of their old explosiveness Friday and even Roger Milla, the star of their 1990 team who became the oldest man ever to play in the World Cup at age 42 could not put fire into their attack.

Coach Henri Michel, the team's third coach since last September, defended his players, but admitted they attacked less because they "dropped back out of fear" of the Brazilian attack. The game has been over for an hour now, but outside the press room I still hear the Brazilian party. Drums are beating. People are laughing. tt.11 'with transform Visa or Mastercard accepted! Ttetsts FIO IXH HsmsrtXHo Ortin Omm Thus KINGSWAY TRAVEL 1-800-365-9930 World Cup Authorized Tour Operator DEALS ON NEW 1995 I Maaaa UN camMm in V-Ma mat i mirtaaat ftatarat and Hoaai'i laalltf 1 DAY SPECIAL PRICING ON ALL NEW 1994 HONDAS IN STOCK Don't Be Fooled By Imitators "The real Powersport Store" HONDA Come ride with us.

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"Van I i aaf 10 0 3 10 0 10 0 Nigeria, 44)5 1235 at Foxboro, Mass, Greece vs. Nigeria, 735 at Daias Argentina vs. Bulgaria, 735 Group A 1 i wit 4 4 3 0 United States 10 13 1 Switzerland 10 15 2 Romania 110 4 5 'Colombia 0 2 0 1 5 SUNDAY'S MATCHES At Pasadena Kbmanla vs.Urdted Stales, 405 naf Stanford Switzerland vs. Colombia, 44)5 Croup Ireland Italy Mexico Norway FRIDAY'S 110! 110' 110! 110 1 RESULT At Orlando Mexico 2, Ireland 1 THURSDAY'S RESULT At East Rutherford, NJ. Italy 1, Norway 0 JUNE 11 At East Rutherford Ireland vs.

Norway, 1235 At Washington Italy vs. Mexico, 1235 Group I 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 Pis 6 1 1 0 "Brazil 'Sweden Cameroon Russia 0 1 0 FRIDAY'S RESULTS at Stanford Brazil 3, Cameroon 0 at Ponttac Sweden vs. Russia, Inc. JUNE a At Stanford Russia vs. Cameroon, 405 at Pontlac Brazil vs.

Sweden, 44)5 Group I I 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Belgium Netherlands Saudi Arabia Morocco Croup TODAY'S MATCHES at Orlando rY-'fyi- I Belgium vs. Netherlands, 1235 it East Rutherford Saudi Arabia vs. Morocco, 1235 JUNE it Orlando Morocco vs. Netherlands, 1235 At Washington Belgium vs. Saudi Arabia, 1235 I i 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 I 1 Germany Soain South Korea "Bolivia THURSDAY'S RESULT Foxboro South Korea 0, Bolivia 0 -JUNE 27 it Chicago "Bolivia vs.

Spain, 4.05 at Daias f-Gormany vs. South Korea, 405 Croup I of go pts Argentina 1 0 0 4 0 3 SUMMARIES Ronald M. Yieau, co-owner ofTbe Vacuum Hut, works on one of VCRs that came into the shop for repairs. He's a busy man these days because more than 100 Sunday readers responded to the ad in the new TV Book Tbe right medium. The right audience.

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