SA denied dream start

南非失先手夢斷開門紅

Mexico deprived hosts South Africa(SA) of a dream start to the World Cup, equalising late in a thrilling 1-1 draw at Soccer City Friday night(Beijing Time). Siphiwe Tshabalala's glorious 55th-minute shot sent most of the 84000 crowd into ecstasy at the stadium. But Mexico, who dominated the first half but faded in the 2nd, struck back late through Rafael Marquez after 79 minutes when Bafana Bafana's offside trap went disastrously wrong. SA hit the post in a golden opportunity to win the match just before the whistle.

北京時間11日晚，2010年世界杯在足球城體育場揭開戰幕，東道主南非隊本有望取得夢幻開門紅，但墨西哥隊在比賽末段反戈一擊，雙方最終1比1戰成平局。本場比賽，墨西哥隊在上半場優勢明顯，但在下半場略顯沉寂。第55分鐘，查巴拉拉的精彩勁射為南非先拔頭籌，現場84000余名球迷頓時陷入癲狂。然而在第79分鐘，墨西哥球星馬科斯利用南非隊造越位失誤，將比分追平。終場前，南非隊擊中門柱，錯失了絕殺對手的黃金機會。

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