Bahrain take on Socceroos in crucial World Cup qualifier.Australia's press on has lauded the national football team's early qualification for next year's World Cup finals ahead of their game today against Bahrain. The Socceroos' advance into their second successive finals may not have been as adrenaline-charged as their penalty shootout
A penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches which would have otherwise been drawn or tied. victory over Uruguay that took them to Germany in 2006, but the end result - a goalless stalemate stale·mate n. 1. A situation in which further action is blocked; a deadlock. 2. A drawing position in chess in which the king, although not in check, can move only into check and no other piece can move. tr.v. against Qatar - was the same. "It wasn't pretty at times, but who cares? The objective was to reach South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. 2010 and prove that the 2006 qualification was no fluke fluke, parasitic flatworm of the trematoda class, related to the tapeworm. Instead of the cilia, external sense organs, and epidermis of the free-living flatworms, adult flukes have sucking disks with which they cling to their hosts and an external cuticle that ," said The Sunday Telegraph after the team qualified unbeaten and with two games left. The Socceroos have two home qualifiers remaining, against Bahrain in Sydney today and Japan, who are also undefeated and through to the finals, in Melbourne on June 17. Bahrain hope to dampen the Aussie celebrations as a point, or win, will help the kingdom secure a play-off place and the chance of a backdoor See trapdoor. entry to the finals in South Africa. Australia narrowly beat Bahrain in their first encounter with a last-gasp winner. Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2009 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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