LONDON UK AUGUST 19 Team Australia playing in the international football friendly match between Australia and South Africa
LONDON UK AUGUST 19 Team Australia playing in the international football friendly match between Australia and South Africa held at Loftus Road London 19 08 2008 LONDON UK AUGUST 19 Team South Africa playing in the international football friendly match between Australia and South Africa held at Loftus Road London 19 08 2008. South Africa midfielder Teko Modise struck a magnificent equaliser to ensure Tuesday night's friendly at Loftus Road ended in stalemate. Strikes from Mile Sterjovski and Joshua Kennedy cancelled out Siyabonga Nkosi's opener to give Australia a deserved half-time lead. The Socceroos dominated the first half but were assisted by abysmal South Africa goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune, whose incompetence helped them to both goals. But after the interval, when coach Pim Verbeek made a raft of changes, Bafana Bafana assumed control with some enterprising play - crowned by Modise's bullet finish. Australia approached the match as crucial preparation for the last round of World Cup qualifying and Verbeek gave a large portion of his squad some game time. Drawn alongside Japan, Bahrain, Uzbekistan, Qatar in Group A, they have a great chance of qualifying for 2010 with tonight's game the penultimate friendly before the serious business begins.
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Location: Loftus Road London UK
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