Mexico vs. Angola

by Golden Goal | June 15, 2006 at 08:35 pm

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Mexico will look to take another step toward the Round of 16 on Friday when they face upstart Angola in a Group D encounter under the night sky in Hannover.

Golden Goal reporting:

The World Cup is set for its first 9-5 work week of the tournament.
Over the weekend, England met Paraguay for the opening match on Saturday in
Frankfurt's, Commerzbank Arena. Host team, Germany, opened the
tournament in Munich (the capital of Bavaria) against Costa Rica. On Friday, the host team, Germany won 4-2 over Costa Rica... While Ecuador defeated Poland 2-0.

In Monday's early game Australia was down 1-0 in the second
half,but scorched Japan with three goals in six minutes to win a big
match 3-1.

In the second match it was a very good showing for the Czech Republic as
they proved that they are the team to beat in this group, leaving the
Americans with an uphill battle for the rest of this round an dbeating them 3-0...

The final game of the day was suprisingly a bit of a track meet
for two teams known for their defense, as Italy ran away with a 2-0
victory in their World Cup debut...

Tuesday starts as South Korea comes back in the second half,
after Togo is hit with a red card, losing their captain, an extra man,
and the match 2-1...

In the second game of the day France was off-target on more than one
occasion in their opening match against Switzerland. The match ended
with an unsatisfying stalemate: 0-0.

And the final game of Tuesday witnessed Croatia play a heavily
favored Brazilian team. Brazil showed their usual consistency but
Croatia played a strong game holding the Brazilians to one goal, which
proved to be the final score. 1-0...

Yesterday was the final day of round one and the start of round two as Germany kicked off the second round of matches.The
first game was Spain vs. Ukraine. It is the Ukraine's first time in
theWorld Cup and they played a very talented Spanish team. Spain was
justto much for the Ukrainians as they could not handle the spanish
strikers,losing 4-0...

The next match was easily one of the most thrilling bouts of the
week as Tunisia scored in the final minute of extra time to tie Saudia
Arabia 2-2. The scoring was brilliant and at times acrobatic...

The final game of the day signaled the start of the second round
as Germany played Poland. This was a very close team with a lot on the
line for both teams. However, in the closing minute of extra time the
host team, Germany put themselves into the second round with the go
ahead goal, literally with time expiring. Germany won 1-0.

In the first game of today's action, Ecuador has beaten Costa
Rica 3-0, and advanced both themselves and Germany to the round of 16.
Ecuador looked very impressive, and must still play Germany to decide
the winner of this group. Ecuador still has not given up a goal in this
World Cup, and has scored 5 against their two opponents...

It is now official England has advanced to the round of 16 by
beating Trinidad 2-0. The first half was a real scare for England as
both teams left the pitch with a tie. And then it took until around the
80th minute before England stepped it up, and scored two goals to
pacify the English faithful. However, Trinidad, who played very well
are still alive but need some help to advance...

In the final game of the day Sweden used almost the entire match
to pull out a last minute win with a series of headers to best Paraguay
1-0, sending the South American team packing...

Friday has bore witness to two matches so far, with Argentina beating Croatia 6-0 in the early game. And after that run away match the Neatherlands slipped past the Ivory Coast with a score of 2-1...

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Let the fun begin. Mexico/Angola!

The Mexican National Anthem reveberates around Hannover's AWD arena ...the match between Mexico and Angola is about to start. The Mexican fans are cheering ... the noise is earsplitting.

The Angolan fans are waving their flag as Angola's National Anthem is played.

This is an important match for Angola, since defeat would mean that the players will be going home.

12 PM Kick off

Mexico begins the game with an immediate!!! But Angola's goalie catches the ball in his arms ...

And a second Mexican attack ... the striker kicks the ball on top of the goal ...

12: 05 Angola is recovering from this shock and starts to play with more confidence

12: 07 Ze Kalanga (#17) is down ... he took a hit in his chest ... the medical trainers run on the field ... but Ze Kalanga decides to be able to continue the exciting match ...

12: 10 First Free Kick for Mexico!!! The ball flies right in the arms of Angola's goalie ...

12: 15 Ze Kalanga down again, he is holding his leg ... he is taken of by a stretcher ...

12: 17 Foul on Mexican player. 2nd free kick for Mexico ... Angola's goalie stops the ball ...

12: 20 First yellow Card for Angola's player Delgado (#21)... another free kick for Mexico, but the Mexican striker misses the goal by some centimeters ...

12: 22 And the 4th free kick for Mexico ... the same scenario ... Angola's keeper fends off the ball with a spectacular jump...

12: 25 Franco (#10) leaves the field limping ...

12: 30 Angola's player (#7) is down ... he limps off the field ... this match has been filled with injuries so far ... players of both teams have spent time on the ground ...

Nice long shot on the goal ... but the Angolan striker is off target ...

12: 31 Foul on Loco (#20) ... free kick for Angola ... again ... the striker is off target ...

12: 32 Mexico's counterattack ended with a half-hearted kick on Angola's goal ...

The noise in Hannover's arena is ear-splitting ... the fans are cheering for their respective teams to score ... both teams seem to have had equal chances for a goal ...

12: 35 free kick for Angola!!! Good effort ... but still no goal for Angola ...

Corner kick for Angola ... missed once more ...

This African team has proven to be a tough opponent for the highly ranked Mexican team ...

12: 39 Header by Mateus (#11) ... missed the goal ...corner for Angola ... but an off-side is called by the referee ...

12: 42 Mexico missed their big second chance to score in this match ...

Half-time

Mexico 0 - Angola O

We are back for the second half

1: 06 PM Yellow card for Ze kalanga (#17) but no free kick for Mexico ...

1: 10 Mexico has had some promising attacks in this second half of the match ... however Angola's defense is holding strong ...

1: 15 Two great opportunities for Mexico to score have been defended by Angola ... the crowd in the arena is excited ...

1: 16 free kick for Mexico ... once more fended off by Angola's keeper

1: 17 Jamba (#3) is down ... and back in the game ...

1: 20 The fans are chanting: ole, ole, ole, ole, ...

1: 25 The defense players of both teams have been sucessful in fending off any attack ...

1: 26 Yet another great chance for Mexico ... but Angola's keeper is on top of his game ...

1: 27 Mantorras (#9) replaces Mateus (10)

Mexico misses a great scoring chance again ... La Volpe holds his face in despair ...

1: 28 free kick for Mexico ... will they score now?? No ... the Mexican striker is off target ...

Another substitution by Angola's team ... and the match continues ...
and a substitution by Mexico's team

Corner for Mexico ... the strike is an easy catch for Angola's goalie!!!

1: 33 Corner for Angola ... the Mexican team wins the ball back ...

1: 34 Red Card for Andre ... Angola's team is down to 10 players ...

Angola's preformance has not been affected by the absence of Andre ...

1: 37 However, Mexico's attacks are becoming more aggressive ...

1: 39 Corner kick for Mexico ... Ricardo receives a yellow card ...

1: 42 A long kick by a Mexican striker is blocked by Angola's keeper

A second Mexican attack ... the ball hits the pole ...

The crowd is energized!!! The big question is: Can Angola's defense survive the Mexican attacks???

1: 45 3 minutes additional time ...

Angola's fans are dancing and cheering for their team ...

60 seconds remaining ... Can Mexico find a way through Angola's defense? 25 seconds left ... last Mexican attack ... Angola's keeper catches the ball!!!!

The game is over!!! Angola's defense did an amazing job in fending off the Mexican attacks! Frustration for Mexico, Celebration for Angola!!!

Mexico 0 - Angola 0