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Thursday, March 4th, 2010Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 - Day 2
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
There was a festival of goals on day 2 of the Confederations cup as Group B got underway with 2 of the best footballing nations taking to the field.
The game of the day was from the Free State Stadium in Mangaung/Bloemfontein where the South African crowd were treated to some skillfull and flowing football from both sides as Brazil defeated Egypt 4-3. The samba stars stormed to a 3-1 half time lead before the brave Egypt got back on level terms shortly after the break. It took an injury time penalty for Real Madrid new by ‘Kaka’ to claim the victory for Brazil. It was Kaka who gave Brazil the lead after just 5 minutes as he slotted home from inside the box. Mohamed Zidan then levelled matters after just 9 minutes, the impressive Borussia Dortmund star headed home from Mohamed Aboutrika’s cross. 3 Mintues later Luis Fabiano got a head to Elano’s free kick to restore Brazils advantage and then Juan scored the 3rd header of the match to make it 3-1 to Brazil at half time. Egypt Levelled after the break with 2 goals in as many minutes from Mohamed Shawky and Mohamed Zidan. In the last minute, Lucio’s shot was handled on the line by Ahmed Al Muhamadi. The Egypitan defender was sent off, and Kaka then slotted the penalty home to claim the win.
The second game of the day came from the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Tshwane/Pretoria where Italy defeated the USA by 3 goals to 1. It was quite ironic that it was supersub Giuseppe Rossi who was born in New Jersey in the USA who won the match for the Azzuri. After half an hour of patient play by the Italians Houston Dynamo midfielder Ricardo Clark lunged at Gennaro Gattuso leaving the referee with no option but to brandish the red card. It was 10 man Usa however that took the lead just before the break as Landon Donovon converted from the spot after Giorgio Chiellini brought down Jozy Altidore inside the box. Supersub Giuseppe Rossi levelled the match after 60 minutes as he picked up the ball and smashed it home from 30 yards after being on the pitch for less than 1 minute. The Italians took control of the match then and after 70 minutes Daniele de Rossi gave them the lead after firing home from the edge of the box. Giuseppe Rossi finished the game off from close range late into stoppage time to complete the victory for the Italians.
South Africa warm up kicks off well
Monday, June 15th, 2009
The 2009 Confederations Cup is off and running and plenty of encouragement can be taken from this as we look forward to the World cup in South Africa next year.
Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg was the venue for the opening ceremony of Africa’s first major Fifa tournament and it was buzzing with excitement and vibrant colour as the tournament intro burst into life. Nearly 50,000 fans packed into the stadium to watch the ceremony and opening game.
The hosts;Bafana (South Africa) were unable to add to the opening day fun as they drew a blank in a goaless draw against Iraq in Group A. The other game from that group resulted in a 5-0 Demolition of New Zealand by European champions Spain. Fernando Torres hit a 17 minute hat-rick before Cesc Fabregas and David Villa completed the rout.
Zakumi- South Africa 2010 Mascot
Monday, June 15th, 2009
Zakumi South Africa 2010 Mascot
This is Zakumi, the fun loving mascot that will be promoting the World Cup in South Africa 2010. Zakumi is a Leopard who loves the game of football and lives in South Africa.
The name Zakumi comes from the letters ‘ZA’ which stands for South Africa and also ‘Kumi’ which translates into 10 various languages across Africa.
Zakumi has green hair and is the normal colour of a Leopard with the usuall spots. He was born on June 16, 1994 and shares his birthday with ‘Youth Day’ in South Africa. With being born in 1994, Zakumi is also part of the ‘born free generation’ in South Africa as this year marked the birth of democracy in South Africa.
