FOOTBALL Live

Wednesday January 23, 2008 Finished Tamale Stadium

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South Africa

van Heerden 87’

Angola

Manucho 29’

Live Commentary
Time:90'
- South Africa
- Angola
- 90+5' Ze Kalanga is in the South African box, but he's penalised for a foul on the goal-line. And the final whistle goes! Honours even, after an uninspiring game suddenly burst into life in the closing stages.
- 90+2' What a strike! Flavio comes inside and shoots from the edge of the box and the ball flies inches over Josephs' crossbar! At the other end, Lama makes another fine stop from Fanteni!
- 90+1' Zuma shoots from the left, but it's a straightforward save for Lama.
- 90' There will be FIVE minutes of injury time! Can the Bafana Bafana snatch a winner?!
- 89' Substitution for Angola. Marco Airosa is replaced by Loco.
- 87' GOAL! 1-1! What a goal! Substitute van Heerden cuts in from the right before sending a peach of a shot into the top-right corner with his left foot from 25 yards! That might just be the best goal of the tournament so far.
- 85' Great save Lama! Moon crosses from the right and the Angolan 'keeper produces a fantastic brave punch to clear the danger! Having been a spectator for long spells of this second half, Lama is finally being tested by South Africa.
- 82' GOAL! No! Mhlongo curls a free-kick into the box from the left, Mokoena gets a touch to take it past Lama and Manucho hacks it off the line! South Africa's players start celebrating, but the whistle had already gone for an infringement in the penalty area.
- 81' Great save by Lama! Fanteni shoots from 25 yards and Lama pushes it away at full stretch!
- 80' Bryce Moon is booked for a foul in midfield.
- 78' Just under 15 minutes remaining, and South Africa look no closer to an equaliser. You wonder what Carlos Alberto Parreira would give to have Benni McCarthy on the bench. The Blackburn striker was left out to give young hopefuls a chance to make a name for themselves, but it's looking like an ill-conceived decision now.
- 75' South Africa play a corner into the box from the right, but Zuma is penalised for controlling the ball with his hands.
- 73' Angola make their final change. Edson, who plays his football in Portugal, replaces Mendonca.
- 72' It's nearly two! Flavio throws a step-over and shoots from a tight angle, but Josephs blocks it at the near post with his legs!
- 71' South Africa make a change. Pienaar is replaced by Elrio van Heerden.
- 68' Masilela streaks into the Angolan box from the left and does well to keep his feet amidst some strong challenges, but is eventually crowded out. Nasief Morris is cautioned for a cynical body-check on Ze Kalanga.
- 65' Modise shoots from distance but doesn't catch it properly and the ball rolls wide.
- 64' Great play from Ze Kalanga! He comes onto Flavio's back-heel and flashes a powerful shot just wide!
- 62' Josephs does well to pluck the ball from the air under pressure from Manucho.
- 61' Modise crosses from the left and Lama catches it but takes it behind the goal-line for a corner. The corner clears everyone and is played back in from the right, and Mhlongo throws himself at a header that goes well wide!
- 59' Pienaar crosses to the back post, and Lama hurtles off his line to punch clear!
- 58' Flavio crosses from the right and Mhlongo has to put the ball behind with Manucho lurking.
- 56' Ow! Chabangu collapses noisily after being caught on the foot by Flavio. Looks like he should be able to go on though.
- 53' Chance for South Africa! Lerato Chabangu clips the ball into the box and Fanteni is through on goal, but the advancing Lama puts him off and the ball goes out for a goal kick.
- 52' Angola make a change. Figueiredo is replaced by the rangy Ze Kalanga.
- 50' Tsepo Masilela crosses from the South African left, but it clears the danger area and Jamba clears. Pienaar slips a cute ball through to Thembinkosi Fanteni, but he's offside. Lama slid out to challenge Panteni, and he's now lying on his back receiving treatment. Looks like he, too, took an unfortunate blow to the nether regions.
- 48' Kali receives treatment after blocking a shot using an unfortunate part of his anatomy...
- 47' Manucho is caught offside.
- 46' The second half begins! Angola go on the attack straight away, but after a positive burst forward Mendoca's shot is straight at Josephs!
- H-T South Africa make a couple of changes at half-time. Thembinkosi Fanteni and Lerato Chabangu come on for Siphiwe Tshabalala and Surprise Moriri.
- 45+2' Pienaar catches Mendonca with a crunching challenge. And the half-time whistle sounds, after a rather drab first period illuminated by that excellent header from young Manucho.
- 45' Will South Africa boss Carlos Alberto Parreira make changes at half-time? His charges don't really look capable of scoring at the moment. Two minutes of injury time to come.
- 44' One minute until half-time. It hasn't really got going yet, this game.
- 43' Angola 'keeper Lama controls a South Africa through-ball on his knee. What a show-off.
- 42' Gilberto swings in a cross from the left, but it's too long for Manucho. Goal kick to South Africa.
- 40' Yamba Asha goes down in pain after thundering into a challenge on Moriri. He leaves the field on a stretcher.
- 37' Angola on the attack! Flavio's shot is blocked and when the ball falls to Mendonca he crashes a volley wide! Flavio wanted a penalty for hand-ball. The replays are inconclusive.
- 35' Flavio hooks the ball into the box, but Manucho isn't on his wavelength and Josephs claims it.
- 32' So close for South Africa! Lama gets nowhere near a corner from the right, but Zuma puts his header wide with the goal at his mercy!
- 29' GOAL! 1-0 Angola! Flavio dinks a cross across goal from the left and Manucho sends a thumping diving header past Josephs! That was some header!
- 27' Half-chance for South Africa! Moriri latches onto a flick-on and snatches at a left-footed half-volley that flashes well over the bar!
- 26' Gilberto volleys a cross across the face of goal from the left, but Manucho is caught on his heels and it drifts out for a throw-in on the far side.
- 25' Chance for Angola! Flavio holds off a challenge in midfield and races towards goal before curling a shot into the arms of Josephs!
- 23' The corner is played into the box and Lama punches it clear. A throw-in from the South Africa left finds its way into the Angola box, but midfielder Andre mops up the danger and then impudently scoops the ball forward to a team-mate.
- 22' Kali slides into a challenge on the Angola left, and the ball goes out for a corner.
- 20' It's a bit of a slow burner, this one. South Africa are trying to adopt a patient build-up, but there's been very little in the way of imaginative attacking play from either side.
- 16' Drama in the South African box! Flavio pursues a long ball towards goal with Benson Mhlongo, and Josephs races from his line and collides with them both! The South African stopper recovers quickly and gathers the ball, and despite picking up a nasty-looking head wound, Flavio is penalised for the challenge!
- 15' Yamba Asha crosses from the Angolan left and it skims the top of Flavio's head!
- 14' Chance for South Africa! Pienaar plays in a cross from the right that rolls right along the six yard box, Siphiwe Tshabalala plays it back across and Angola put it behind for a corner! The corner is well defended though, but that was a great opportunity for the Bafana Bafana.
- 12' Surprise Moriri is penalised for a foul on the edge of the Angola box. It's been a physical game so far.
- 10' Interestingly enough, the surnames of every member of South Africa's back four start with an 'M' - Masilela, Morris, Moon, Mokoena. Doesn't happen often, does it?
- 9' Angola counter, and a long-range effort from Flavio goes just over!
- 8' Modise slaloms his way into the Angolan box, but there are too many defenders in his way and he's crowded out.
- 7' South Africa keep coming, and Angola are forced into some desperate challenges on the edge of their own box.
- 6' Great strike! Teko Modise picks the ball up in midfield and unleashes a fierce right-footed effort from 30 yards that Lama has to push away!
- 4' Fine play from Gilberto! The Angolan midfielder looks to have lost the ball in midfield, but some strong challenges followed by a deft pirouette mean he emerges with the ball.
- 3' Sibusiso Zuma collects a pass from Everton's Steven Pienaar and races down the left wing, but he shows too much of it to Marco Airora, who clears.
- 2' Angola start on the front foot, but they're kept at bay for now by some tenacious South African tackling.
- 1' South Africa get the game underway! Lest we forget, the 2-2 draw between Tunisia and Senegal earlier on means that top spot in Group D is up for grabs.
- - Both teams take to the field, and the anthems are in full swing. South Africa are in yellow shirts (although they'd probably describe them as 'gold'), green shorts and yellow/gold socks, while Angola wear red shirts, black shorts and red socks.
- - Fans of Manchester United will be keeping a close eye on Angolan striker Manucho - the youngster recently signed a three-year contract with the club, subject to a work permit.
- - South Africa are without first-choice goal-keeper Rowen Fernandez, who is out with a broken finger. Moeneeb Josephs deputises between the sticks.
- - Referee: Koman Colubaly (Mali)
- - Angola: Lama; Airosa, Yamba Asha, Kali, Marques; Figueiredo, Macanga, Gilberto, Mendonca; Flavio, Manucho
- - South Africa: Josephs; Masilela, Morris, Moon, Mokoena; Tshabalala, Pienaar, Modise, Mhlongo; Moriri, Zuma
- - Good evening, and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of this Group D encounter between South Africa and Angola from the Tamale Stadium in Tamale. Kick-off is at 19:30 GMT.
Summary
- 90+2' What a strike! Flavio comes inside and shoots from the edge of the box and the ball flies inches over Josephs' crossbar! At the other end, Lama makes another fine stop from Fanteni!
- 87' GOAL! 1-1! What a goal! Substitute van Heerden cuts in from the right before sending a peach of a shot into the top-right corner with his left foot from 25 yards! That might just be the best goal of the tournament so far.
- 85' Great save Lama! Moon crosses from the right and the Angolan 'keeper produces a fantastic brave punch to clear the danger! Having been a spectator for long spells of this second half, Lama is finally being tested by South Africa.
- 82' GOAL! No! Mhlongo curls a free-kick into the box from the left, Mokoena gets a touch to take it past Lama and Manucho hacks it off the line! South Africa's players start celebrating, but the whistle had already gone for an infringement in the penalty area.
- 81' Great save by Lama! Fanteni shoots from 25 yards and Lama pushes it away at full stretch!
- 72' It's nearly two! Flavio throws a step-over and shoots from a tight angle, but Josephs blocks it at the near post with his legs!
- 64' Great play from Ze Kalanga! He comes onto Flavio's back-heel and flashes a powerful shot just wide!
- 61' Modise crosses from the left and Lama catches it but takes it behind the goal-line for a corner. The corner clears everyone and is played back in from the right, and Mhlongo throws himself at a header that goes well wide!
- 53' Chance for South Africa! Lerato Chabangu clips the ball into the box and Fanteni is through on goal, but the advancing Lama puts him off and the ball goes out for a goal kick.
- 37' Angola on the attack! Flavio's shot is blocked and when the ball falls to Mendonca he crashes a volley wide! Flavio wanted a penalty for hand-ball. The replays are inconclusive.
- 32' So close for South Africa! Lama gets nowhere near a corner from the right, but Zuma puts his header wide with the goal at his mercy!
- 29' GOAL! 1-0 Angola! Flavio dinks a cross across goal from the left and Manucho sends a thumping diving header past Josephs! That was some header!
- 27' Half-chance for South Africa! Moriri latches onto a flick-on and snatches at a left-footed half-volley that flashes well over the bar!
- 26' Gilberto volleys a cross across the face of goal from the left, but Manucho is caught on his heels and it drifts out for a throw-in on the far side.
- 25' Chance for Angola! Flavio holds off a challenge in midfield and races towards goal before curling a shot into the arms of Josephs!
- 16' Drama in the South African box! Flavio pursues a long ball towards goal with Benson Mhlongo, and Josephs races from his line and collides with them both! The South African stopper recovers quickly and gathers the ball, and despite picking up a nasty-looking head wound, Flavio is penalised for the challenge!
- 14' Chance for South Africa! Pienaar plays in a cross from the right that rolls right along the six yard box, Siphiwe Tshabalala plays it back across and Angola put it behind for a corner! The corner is well defended though, but that was a great opportunity for the Bafana Bafana.
- 6' Great strike! Teko Modise picks the ball up in midfield and unleashes a fierce right-footed effort from 30 yards that Lama has to push away!

Live Team Line-Up

Referee: Coulibaly Koman
South Africa

Manager: Carlos Alberto Parreira

On the Field
- Josephs
- Masilela
- Mokoena
- Morris
- Mhlongo
- Modise
- Tshabalala
- Moon
- Moriri
- Zuma
- Pienaar
Subs
- van Heerden
- Mphela
- Chabangu
- Fernandez
- Bevan
- Brett
- Dikgacoi
- Fanteni
- Khune
- Nhlapo
- Walaza
Injured

None

Suspended

None
Angola

Manager: Luis de Oliveira Goncalves

On the Field
- Lama
- Airosa
- Kali
- Jamba
- Marques
- Andre
- Gilberto
- Figuereido
- Mendonca
- Manucho
- Flavio
Subs
- Kalanga
- Delgado
- Loco
- Love
- Maurito
- Mateus
- Yamba Asha
- Amaral Gilberto
- Machado
- Cadete
- Hipolito
- Dede
- Edson
Injured

None

Suspended

None