SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: WORLD CUP 2010: Serbian fans celebrate 1-0 win over Germany

Record ID: 452713

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: WORLD CUP 2010: Serbian fans celebrate 1-0 win over Germany
  • Date: 19th June 2010
  • Summary: PORT ELIZABTH, SOUTH AFRICA (JUNE 18, 2010) (REUTERS) SERBIAN SOCCER FANS LEAVING THE STADIUM FANS CARRYING SERBIAN FLAGS SERBIAN SOCCER FAN LEAVING VARIOUS OF SERBIAN SOCCER FANS CARRYING FLAGS AND CHANTING FOR SERBIA (SOUNDBITE) (Serbian) SERBIAN SOCCER FAN GEORGE GAJIC SAYING: "The team did very well this time and played very well and I wish they will continue like this." MORE OF FANS LEAVING CARRYING SERBIAN FLAG (SOUNDBITE) (Serbian) SERBIAN SOCCER FAN DRAJAN MATIC SAYING: "Germany is good team, we had few chances, we scored and won, but despite I'm Serbian I can say referee was too quick with yellow cards against Germany." SERBIAN FANS CELEBRATING THEIR VICTORY AGAINST GERMANY (SOUNDBITE) (Serbian) SERBIAN SOCCER FAN OGI SAYING: "It was a beautiful game , we destroyed them ..." MORE OF SERBIAN FANS CELEBRATING
  • Embargoed: 4th July 2010 13:00
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  • Location: South Africa
  • Country: South Africa
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA8TDQX58S3I2DKP09CY6RBXUAH
  • Story Text: Serbian soccer fans in Port Elizabeth, South Africa celebrated on Friday (June 18) the 1-0 victory of their World Cup soccer team against Germany in the team's second match in Group D.
    The fans were chanting, singing and dancing as they left the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium.
    "The team did very well this time and played very well and I wish they will continue like this," Serbian soccer fan George Gavic said.
    Serbia stunned Germany with a 1-0 win after Miroslav Klose was sent off and Lukas Podolski missed a penalty in the match.
    "Germany is good team, we had few chances, we scored and won, but despite I'm Serbian I can say referee was too quick with yellow cards against Germany," Serbian soccer fan Drajan said.
    Milan Jovanovic grabbed the winner in the 38th minute with Germany in disarray moments after striker Klose was sent off for a foul that landed him with a second yellow card.
    Germany should have equalised in the 61st when Nemanja Vidic needlessly handled in the area but goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic dived to his left to save Podolski's spot kick.
    The result takes the shine off a young German side that came into the match high on confidence after hammering Australia 4-0 in their opener and gives World Cup newcomers Serbia a chance to reach the second round after they lost they first match 1-0 to Ghana.
    Germany still lead Group D with three points from two games, ahead of Ghana and Serbia, also on three, and Australia on none. Ghana and Australia meet on Saturday in their second game.
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