Date: 02-06-2002
Stage: first round
Place: BUSAN
Running time: 103 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Caceres,Gamarra,Acuna,Arce, Radebe,McCarthy,Fortune
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 2 June 2002, 15:30
Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 25,186
Meteo: Sunny, warm, 26 °C
PARAGUAY
José Luis Chilavert (c)
Francisco Arce
Carlos Gamarra
Celso Ayala
Denis Caniza
Julio César Cáceres
Carlos Paredes
Roberto Acuña
Jorge Campos
Roque Santa Cruz
José Cardozo
Coach: Cesare Maldini (ITA)
71′ Francisco Arce
84′ ↓Jorge Campos ↑Jorge Núñez
87′ ↓José Cardozo ↑Diego Gavilán
SOUTH AFRICA
Andre Arendse
Cyril Nzama
Pierre Issa
Lucas Radebe (c)
Bradley Carnell
Quinton Fortune
MacBeth Sibaya
Teboho Mokoena
Benni McCarthy
Sibusiso Zuma
Delron Buckley
Coach: Jomo Sono (RSA)
23′ Pierre Issa
76′ Lucas Radebe
61′ ↓Delron Buckley ↑Siyabonga Nomvethe
72′ ↓MacBeth Sibaya ↑Stanton Fredericks
85′ ↓Teboho Mokoena ↑George Hlongwane
Referee: William Mattus Vega (CRC)
Goals:
39′ Roque Santa Cruz PAR
55′ Sibusiso Zuma RSA
63′ Francisco Arce PAR
90+2′ Quinton Fortune RSA
Match overview
In a fiercely contested Group B opener, Paraguay took the lead twice through Santa Cruz and Arce, but South Africa replied each time, with Zuma levelling first and Fortune converting a dramatic injury-time penalty. The match ended in an intense 2-2 draw.
Trivia
Quinton Fortune’s stoppage-time penalty salvaged a point for South Africa and denied Paraguay their first World Cup win since 1986. José Luis Chilavert, the iconic Paraguayan goalkeeper, captained the team and narrowly missed scoring from a trademark free kick.
