SA denied dream start

南非失先手梦断开门红

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.

北京时间11日晚，2010年世界杯在足球城体育场揭开战幕，东道主南非队本有望取得梦幻开门红，但墨西哥队在比赛末段反戈一击，双方最终1比1战成平局。本场比赛，墨西哥队在上半场优势明显，但在下半场略显沉寂。第55分钟，查巴拉拉的精彩劲射为南非先拔头筹，现场84000余名球迷顿时陷入癫狂。然而在第79分钟，墨西哥球星马科斯利用南非队造越位失误，将比分追平。终场前，南非队击中门柱，错失了绝杀对手的黄金机会。

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