June 27, 2010
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Uruguay's Luis Suarez wheels away after opening the scoring
the in the eight minute against South Korea yesterday.
PORT ELIZABETH: Uruguay became the first country to make it into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 2-1 win over South Korea at a sodden Nelson Mandela Bay stadium here on Saturday.
Goals in either half from Luis Suarez earned Uruguay, who last made the quarter-finals in 1970 before finishing fourth, a last eight date with Ghana in Johannesburg on July 2.
"When I scored the winning goal it was an incredible feeling, an indescribable joy, I couldn't believe it," said Suarez.
Uruguay manager Oscar Tabarez added: "This Korea side played a great match, this confirms how balanced football has become around the world.
"Our victory was hard fought, it puts us into the quarter-finals and allows us to continue our dream.
"We are a country of only three million people, we have been a long time looking forward to something like this and now it's happened - we are one of the eight best teams in the world."
His South Korean counterpart Huh Jung-Moo said his players had done their best.
"My players never gave up, they were tenacious and rose to the challenge, they showed they were true Koreans," he said.
"We wanted to go into the quarter-finals, we had lots of chances. Uruguay were lucky enough to score, we lost because we weren't able to match them."
In a lively last 16 tie, played out in a venue which was only three-quarters full, South Korea almost caught Uruguay in the fifth minute.
A superbly taken free-kick by Park Chu-Young from 25 yards out curled past the Uruguayan wall only for the ball to ricochet off goalkeeper Fernando Muslera's right post.
Sloppy defending and poor goalkeeping by 2002 semi-finalists South Korea contributed to Uruguay taking control of the game three minutes later.
Edinson Cavani was the instigator of the move, the Palermo forward floating a high ball over to the left for Diego Forlan.
The in-form Atletico Madrid striker deftly slipped his marker to drill a pass across the Korean goalmouth.
Keeper Jung Sung-Ryong could have dealt with the danger but he seemed strangely lethargic in his reaction and Suarez was lurking unattended to chip into an open goal from a tight angle.
Once the South Koreans regained their composure they put together a handful of sharp attacking moves, with Park Chu-Young forcing a diving save out of Muslera.
Tabarez's men had yet to concede a goal in South Africa but they were having their work cut out to keep their fourth consecutive clean sheet.
With the rain teeming down South Korea finally got the breakthrough they deserved in the 68th minute.
Ki Sung-Yueng sent in a high-free kick into the area for Bolton's Lee Chung-Yong to head home the failed clearance.
But 12 minutes later Uruguay were back in front.
A corner taken from the right by Forlan found its circuitous way to Suarez, who then unleashed a brilliant curling right-footed shot from the left-hand corner of the area to leave Jung and his team-mates stunned.
With three minutes to go South Korea almost sent the game into extra time when Muslera failed to hold on to substitute Lee Dong-Gook's shot.
As the ball slowly made its way towards an empty goal Uruguay captain Diego Lugano saved the day. AFP
sodden – completely wet เปียกชุ่ม
incredible – difficult to believe ไม่น่าเชื่อ
indescribable – impossible to describe or explain because of being so extreme ซึ่งเกินกว่าจะพรรณนา, ซึ่งเกินกว่าจะบรรยายออกมาได้
counterpart – someone who has the same job or purpose as another person or thing, but in a different country, time, situation, or organisation ผู้ที่อยู่ในตำแหน่งเสมอกัน
tenacious – not willing to stop when you are trying to achieve something ที่ไม่ยอมง่ายๆ, ถือทิฐิ
tie – match
venue – the place where a sporting activity or event happens สนามแข่ง
superb – of the highest quality ยอดเยีี่ยม
curl – to cause to move in a curving or twisting way เตะโค้ง
ricochet – hits a surface at an angle and immediately moves away from it at a different angle เด้งกลับ, กระดอนกลับ, สะท้อนกลับinstigator
instigator – a person who makes something happen ผู้ก่อการ, ผู้เริ่มต้น
in-form – playing very well during the current period of time
deftly – done quickly and with skill อย่างคล่องแคล่ว, อย่างชำนาญ
slip – to get away from or escape from ออกไปเงียบๆ, หลบไปเงียบๆ
marker – a player whose job is to defend against an opponent ผู้ป้องกัน
drill – to kick or hit a ball hard ยิงทะลุ
lethargic – lacking energy and not wanting to do anything เฉื่อยชา, เอื่อย, เนือย
lurk – to wait, sometimes hiding, in order to frighten, annoy, or attack someone หลบ, ซ่อน, เดินลับๆล่อๆ
chip – to hit or kick a ball so that it goes high into the air for a short distance
composure – calmness and control ความสงบของจิตใจ
concede a goal – to allow a goal to be scored against you
have your work cut out – to have a very difficult job to do
consecutive – following one after another in order ติดต่อกัน
clean sheet – a game in which your opponent doesn’t score
teeming – (of rain) falling heavily
breakthrough – an achievement that comes after a lot of hard work การพัฒนาหรือการค้นพบที่ยิ่งใหญ่, การบุกเข้าไปในแนวเขตของคู่ต่อสู้
deserved - describes something that you earn or are given because of your behavior or qualities สมควรได้รับ
circuitous – not direct อ้อมค้อม
unleash – to release suddenly a strong, uncontrollable and usually destructive force ปล่อย
brilliant – very skilful, impressive, or successful ยอดเยี่ยม
stunned – very shocked or surprised มึน, ตกตะลึง, งงงัน
substitute – a player who replaces another member of his or her team during a match ตัวสำรอง
Sunday update
Once again let's start with the video highlights on the fifa.com website. You might want to watch before and after you read because the video will help you understand and remember the new vocabulary.Click button to listen to Uruguay-South Korea and rightclick to download
Suarez seals place in quarters
Uruguay's Luis Suarez wheels away after opening the scoring
the in the eight minute against South Korea yesterday.PORT ELIZABETH: Uruguay became the first country to make it into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 2-1 win over South Korea at a sodden Nelson Mandela Bay stadium here on Saturday.
Goals in either half from Luis Suarez earned Uruguay, who last made the quarter-finals in 1970 before finishing fourth, a last eight date with Ghana in Johannesburg on July 2.
"When I scored the winning goal it was an incredible feeling, an indescribable joy, I couldn't believe it," said Suarez.
Uruguay manager Oscar Tabarez added: "This Korea side played a great match, this confirms how balanced football has become around the world.
"Our victory was hard fought, it puts us into the quarter-finals and allows us to continue our dream.
"We are a country of only three million people, we have been a long time looking forward to something like this and now it's happened - we are one of the eight best teams in the world."
His South Korean counterpart Huh Jung-Moo said his players had done their best.
"My players never gave up, they were tenacious and rose to the challenge, they showed they were true Koreans," he said.
"We wanted to go into the quarter-finals, we had lots of chances. Uruguay were lucky enough to score, we lost because we weren't able to match them."
In a lively last 16 tie, played out in a venue which was only three-quarters full, South Korea almost caught Uruguay in the fifth minute.
A superbly taken free-kick by Park Chu-Young from 25 yards out curled past the Uruguayan wall only for the ball to ricochet off goalkeeper Fernando Muslera's right post.
Sloppy defending and poor goalkeeping by 2002 semi-finalists South Korea contributed to Uruguay taking control of the game three minutes later.
Edinson Cavani was the instigator of the move, the Palermo forward floating a high ball over to the left for Diego Forlan.
The in-form Atletico Madrid striker deftly slipped his marker to drill a pass across the Korean goalmouth.
Keeper Jung Sung-Ryong could have dealt with the danger but he seemed strangely lethargic in his reaction and Suarez was lurking unattended to chip into an open goal from a tight angle.
Once the South Koreans regained their composure they put together a handful of sharp attacking moves, with Park Chu-Young forcing a diving save out of Muslera.
Tabarez's men had yet to concede a goal in South Africa but they were having their work cut out to keep their fourth consecutive clean sheet.
With the rain teeming down South Korea finally got the breakthrough they deserved in the 68th minute.
Ki Sung-Yueng sent in a high-free kick into the area for Bolton's Lee Chung-Yong to head home the failed clearance.
But 12 minutes later Uruguay were back in front.
A corner taken from the right by Forlan found its circuitous way to Suarez, who then unleashed a brilliant curling right-footed shot from the left-hand corner of the area to leave Jung and his team-mates stunned.
With three minutes to go South Korea almost sent the game into extra time when Muslera failed to hold on to substitute Lee Dong-Gook's shot.
As the ball slowly made its way towards an empty goal Uruguay captain Diego Lugano saved the day. AFP
sodden – completely wet เปียกชุ่ม
incredible – difficult to believe ไม่น่าเชื่อ
indescribable – impossible to describe or explain because of being so extreme ซึ่งเกินกว่าจะพรรณนา, ซึ่งเกินกว่าจะบรรยายออกมาได้
counterpart – someone who has the same job or purpose as another person or thing, but in a different country, time, situation, or organisation ผู้ที่อยู่ในตำแหน่งเสมอกัน
tenacious – not willing to stop when you are trying to achieve something ที่ไม่ยอมง่ายๆ, ถือทิฐิ
tie – match
venue – the place where a sporting activity or event happens สนามแข่ง
superb – of the highest quality ยอดเยีี่ยม
curl – to cause to move in a curving or twisting way เตะโค้ง
ricochet – hits a surface at an angle and immediately moves away from it at a different angle เด้งกลับ, กระดอนกลับ, สะท้อนกลับinstigator
instigator – a person who makes something happen ผู้ก่อการ, ผู้เริ่มต้น
in-form – playing very well during the current period of time
deftly – done quickly and with skill อย่างคล่องแคล่ว, อย่างชำนาญ
slip – to get away from or escape from ออกไปเงียบๆ, หลบไปเงียบๆ
marker – a player whose job is to defend against an opponent ผู้ป้องกัน
drill – to kick or hit a ball hard ยิงทะลุ
lethargic – lacking energy and not wanting to do anything เฉื่อยชา, เอื่อย, เนือย
lurk – to wait, sometimes hiding, in order to frighten, annoy, or attack someone หลบ, ซ่อน, เดินลับๆล่อๆ
chip – to hit or kick a ball so that it goes high into the air for a short distance
composure – calmness and control ความสงบของจิตใจ
concede a goal – to allow a goal to be scored against you
have your work cut out – to have a very difficult job to do
consecutive – following one after another in order ติดต่อกัน
clean sheet – a game in which your opponent doesn’t score
teeming – (of rain) falling heavily
breakthrough – an achievement that comes after a lot of hard work การพัฒนาหรือการค้นพบที่ยิ่งใหญ่, การบุกเข้าไปในแนวเขตของคู่ต่อสู้
deserved - describes something that you earn or are given because of your behavior or qualities สมควรได้รับ
circuitous – not direct อ้อมค้อม
unleash – to release suddenly a strong, uncontrollable and usually destructive force ปล่อย
brilliant – very skilful, impressive, or successful ยอดเยี่ยม
stunned – very shocked or surprised มึน, ตกตะลึง, งงงัน
substitute – a player who replaces another member of his or her team during a match ตัวสำรอง