体坛英语资讯：S. African womens soccer team qualifies for London Olympics
<p><span word="JOHANNESBURG">JOHANNESBURG</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 12-- <span word="Banyana">Banyana</span> <span word="Banyana">Banyana</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="drawing">drawing</span> 1-1 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Addis">Addis</span> <span word="Ababa">Ababa</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Securing">Securing</span> <span word="a">a</span> 4-1 <span word="aggregate">aggregate</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ethiopians">Ethiopians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="tie">tie</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="booked">booked</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span>' <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Banyana">Banyana</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Mkhonza">Mkhonza</span>.</p><p><span word="Playing">Playing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 15 000 <span word="fans">fans</span>, <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Banyana">Banyana</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scoreless">scoreless</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="stanza">stanza</span>.</p><p><span word="Nompumelelo">Nompumelelo</span> <span word="Nyandeni">Nyandeni</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="goalkeeper">goalkeeper</span> <span word="Liya">Liya</span> <span word="Shibru">Shibru</span> <span word="Ossa">Ossa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="keeper">keeper</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="Banyana">Banyana</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="protested">protested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>-<span word="line">line</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="consultation">consultation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="referee">referee</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1-0 <span word="lead">lead</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> 12 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span>, <span word="Banyana">Banyana</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> <span word="Noko">Noko</span> <span word="Matlou">Matlou</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>-<span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="Gabisile">Gabisile</span> <span word="Hlumbane">Hlumbane</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ethiopians">Ethiopians</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tibyin">Tibyin</span> <span word="Mesfin">Mesfin</span> <span word="Tameru">Tameru</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="score">score</span>.</p><p><span word="Matlou">Matlou</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="tackled">tackled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="muddy">muddy</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="Sanah">Sanah</span> <span word="Mollo">Mollo</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p>
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