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Slobodan Drauposevic
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Villaboy wrote:Musky should probably try learning the players names though before opening his mouth........... I'm not in Aus so I don't have the luck to hear his commentary, but I can only imagine the joy I'd have at him trying to continually say Tshabalala or Letsholonyane.
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Re malaka
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ok, thanks for clearing that up because i was really confused
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scouse_roar
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Two players have to be behind the ball (usually a defender and a goalkeeper, but any two players will do).
Since the goalkeeper was nowhere and had come out there was only one defender behind the ball so it was offside.
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orroroo
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smething to do with two players having to be past the goal keeper when the ball is played
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Re malaka
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I must be the only person on the planet to have seen a South African player on the near post, so there for the goal should have stood, tell me if i am write or not
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jollyrodger
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:Fucking excellent way to open the tournament. +1
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Stupid linesman if Vela's goal coulda stood I would be up $400
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It's worth mentioning the incredibly high quality of the refereeing also. The ref and the linesmen did an wonderful job. The linesman making that call for the disallowed goal - in real time - must be one of the best bits of officiating I've seen. And it wasn't all on its own, there were many excellent calls. Also very little play-acting from either team. All-round a brilliant example of how I hope this World Cup progresses.
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orroroo
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Talk about party crashing, just watched the end of 'The Alomo' on 7two lol.. Maybe the Mexicans were watching it before their game and were inspired, safety in numbers. Strueth even 'The Duke' couldn't stop them haha
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Great game. Could have been Mexico's after that great first half, should have been South Africa's at the very end. RSA were surprisingly good; the no. 8 was brilliant!
And geez tottenham, what is going on with Dos Santos?
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Nice game first up and i thought Mexico really lost it after half time. i remember thinking they look tired or something and they might concede. Potentially a fitness thing though they picked the tempo back up in the final 20.
Not to take anything away from the first goal, it was a wonderful strike, but i would have liked to see a offside camera angle. Live i thought he looked ahead of the defender. Most likely wrong though.
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orroroo
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should also mention Dos Santos, sorry mate you shined.
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orroroo
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yep, great way to start the tournament. Was hoping Mexico would come away with a win, only because they were against a home side with 85000 noisy Sth Africans lol:) Great to see Sth Africa come out to play in the second half. With the other result being tied it makes this group real interesting. That ball seemed to cause alot of troubles to everyone except that old fella for the Mexicans
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Benjo
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great opener. Feel sorry for south africa, but a draw was probably the fair result.
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ESPN in the US have hired Tyler, so we won't be hearing him ... and I really missed him. The commentating was bad. Does Les or Fozzie ever commentate?
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fantastic match to open the tournament, 1-1 draw is good result for Bafana Bafana as they were playing against the toughest team in their group. You've got to wonder why Dos Santos and Vela (especially Dos Santos) both have struggled for club. Mexico need to bring in Ochoa for Perez who is very dodgy. Mexico also need to bring in Hernandez for Franco and Guardado into midfield.
South Africa on the other hand were excellent ecspecially Khume, Mokoena and the Steve Mandanda look a-like centre back. Both Mexico and South Africa will progress in my opinion. Referee was excellent
BTW any notice Muscat commentating and getting mixed up with the Mexican players all night long. Terrible choice by SBS to have him there. Is Martin Tyler gonna do any of the games?
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Brilliant game. Each side could have scored 3 or 4. Tshabalala is a great player, he's got speed, good control and a pretty handy shot on him too :D Khune did pretty well in goal too, couple of great saves but there was nothing he could do about Mexico's goal. He would have torn his defenders to shreds. On the other hand, Oscar Perez looked VERY nervous and out of his depth, though again, nothing he could do about South Africas goal either.
Dos Santos was great in midfield, his dribbling was tops and it makes me wonder how he hasn't seen more club game time. I'd say overall Mexico played a bit better but 1-1 was fair enough.
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"I'm disappointed that we didn't blow a lot of vuvuzelas, but let's hopes in the next game we'll blow more," Khune said. "There were not enough. It was more like a Mexico home game."
HAHAHA... They were noisy enough on TV, I don't think you could have heard many fans. They may as well put them where the sun don't shine.
@ Heineken - I'm guessing the GK on the bench would have saved it. Ochoa is a good and pretty young GK, but I guess they went for one with WC experience.
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Quote:South Africa keeper disappointed with crowd support By Frank Griffiths 4:00 AM Saturday Jun 12, 2010 South Africa goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune was disappointed his team didn't get loud enough support from the home fans Friday in the 1-1 draw with Mexico in the opening match of the World Cup. Khune said he hopes that South Africa supporters will be more vocal during the team's next Group A match against Uruguay in Pretoria on Wednesday. "I'm disappointed that we didn't blow a lot of vuvuzelas, but let's hopes in the next game we'll blow more," Khune said. "There were not enough. It was more like a Mexico home game." The South African fans in the crowd of 84,490 did blow the plastic trumpets throughout the match. But the noise was not as deafening as Khune expected, especially during the first half, when Mexico dominated and had the most chances. "The people who were making too much noise were the Mexicans, rather than hearing those vuvuzelas," Khune said. The noise level picked up after South Africa scored the game's first goal in the 55th minute, but died down again as Mexico pressed forward and then equalized in the 79th. "Our advantage should have been the 12th player, the supporters blowing those vuvuzelas," Khune said. "Let's hope in the next game there will be more vuvuzelas." - AP http://www.nzherald.co.nz/soccer-football/news/article.cfm?c_id=86&objectid=10651429
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Villaboy
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Good high tempo game, which it seems to me had a lot to do with the ball. Only watching other games will either confirm or dismiss that theory.
Musky should probably try learning the players names though before opening his mouth...........
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I was really impressed with the South African, comsidering so many of their players play in the local league. The right winger Modise looked really good all night. I have a feeling mexico and south africa are going to be the two teams to progress from this group.
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Great first game, hight tempo and full of emotions
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I watched the first 35 minutes before I went to bed...from what I saw SA were lucky not to concede early. Obviously the second half was a different story.
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Good first game by both teams. I was impressed at Marquez and Torrado managing the midfield. And Marquez's mobility as DM and CB was awesome to watch.
But damn, South Africa have a lot of speed, and link up passes fairly well too. Who would have thought?
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Good first up game. Not fantastic, but good.
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Excellent game, South Africa did well to regroup after that hammering Mexico gave in the first session of play. Mexico could be a real contender but for their keeper, what a numb nut.
That ball does seem to be troubling the players.
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Draw probably a fair result. Although the scores could have been anything
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Great start!!! should be a good tournament
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Great game to start. Bring on the roos.
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loved watching the Mexicans pass the ball, did not see second half though...
dos santos = championship player and spurs reject?? cmon arry give him a go!!!
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