SA vs Paraguay

[iDenTiTy]

No wonder it's hailing by me...

 

[waynegohl]

hmmm....were Paraguay paid to lose perhaps? A PR exercise for Bafana?

my sentiments exactly. carlos needs a win under his belt so he tells everyone that paraguay will be hard to beat, so if bafana bafana lose he will say i told you so and the guys are still learning, if we win, what a feather in his cap, maybe it was rigged he might have contacts in south america.

 

[Maelly]

Missed the game as well, but based on these arguments I believe they did very very well! Hhm, are the giod days of mid to late 90s (96-200) back? Only time will tell

 

[LancelotSA]

hmmm....were Paraguay paid to lose perhaps? A PR exercise for Bafana?

my sentiments exactly. carlos needs a win under his belt so he tells everyone that paraguay will be hard to beat, so if bafana bafana lose he will say i told you so and the guys are still learning, if we win, what a feather in his cap, maybe it was rigged he might have contacts in south america.

Ha ha ha damn these posts are taking that whole negativity thing to a whole new level!!! Pathetic really... well I'll look for you two waving your flags in support of Brazil in 2010....

Pity I missed this game too... Not bad when Paraguay is ranked 26th in the Fifa rankings and SA are 74th. Does anyone know what sort of team Paraguay played, was it their "first" team? I suppose it would be stupid for them to come and test SA conditions with an inferior team.

Actually just googled and answered my own question. Apparently this was the same Paraguay team that got them qualified for the World Cup.

There was nothing formidable about the Albirroja that presented itself in almost full force in Pretoria, South Africa. We suffered a terrible 3-0 defeat, raising concerns about our performance when one or two regular players are away.

Our starting team varied little from that which has carried Paraguay to the top of the South American World Cup Qualifiers.
Paraguay: Villar, Delio Toledo, Morel Rodriguez, Manzur, Carlos Bonet, Edgar Barreto, Victor Caceres, Johan Santana, Haedo, and Santa Cruz. The change over in Paraguay came with three players, all with international experience. They are Toledo, Manzur, and Santana.

South Africa played very aggressively from the first minute and imposed its football in a clear and deserved victory. Not much to say for Paraguay, Santa Cruz left early in the game after he was injured by Blackburn team-mate and South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena. He was replaced by Benfica-based top-scorer, Oscar “Tacuara” Cardozo, but he had few shots on goal and little else.

GO BAFANA!

 

[Maelly]

Great post for a great SA performance!

 

[Bageloo]

my sentiments exactly. carlos needs a win under his belt so he tells everyone that paraguay will be hard to beat, so if bafana bafana lose he will say i told you so and the guys are still learning, if we win, what a feather in his cap, maybe it was rigged he might have contacts in south america.

I suppose he can do the same during the world cup...he.he.he