I actually watched almost all of the Bafana Bafana vs New Zealand Confederations Cup match last night.
I was impressed (which is why I watched most of the game) with the skill of the players on our team. I was impressed that we could score goals. Scoring goals has been a major issue of ours over the past few years. It seems we have found the net, eventually.
I was incredibly impressed with our defensive line. Booth, the man is massive and a towering figure (who occasionally needs to get in to the box and head the ball a bit more often) who holds up the defense brilliantly. Our midfield came to the party and fed brilliant ball to the striker and star of the evening, Bernard Parker, who put away two great goals and should’ve had more.
Personally I felt that Steven Pienaar was the man of the match (and also a member of my team, Everton, in the English Premier League). He played out of his boots, was aggressive and practical when feeding and holding on to the ball.
All in all a great performance rewarded with a 2-0 victory. Sadly the All Whites were yet again beaten and will probably be knocked out of the Confederations cup. Oh well.
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June 19th, 2009 at 12:11 am
Bafana, you have done both me and your country proud. Two fantastic goals by Parker and another great game by Pienaar! Tshabalala looked pretty upbeat as well.
I think our game against Spain on Saturday is going to be a serious challenge, but I’ll be supporting all the way.
The Proteas however didn’t come out victorious against Pakistan in the Semi Finals of the T20 World Cup. We choked yet again! Oh well, great winning streak lads!
Viva Bafana, Viva!!!!