Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Paraguay Beats Japan On Penalties To Make It To The Quarterfinals
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Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Paraguay Beats Japan On Penalties To Make It To The Quarterfinals
In a match which frankly speaking could not have been more boring than it was, Paraguay managed to defeat Japan on penalties to gain access in to the quarterfinals. This being for the first time in their history and thus becoming the 6th South American team to reach this stage of a world cup. I for my part would say that Paraguay slightly out played Japan though not by much and basically have themselves to blame for having to suffer the anxieties of penalties; after a match which they should have won in regulation time.
Regarding Japan, though they in all truth did not play badly at end lost given Komana missed his penalty kick which happened to be Japan's 3rd which for all intensive purposes lost it for them though Honda would score his country's last. Paraguay however was able to close it out when Cardoso's calm, almost soft shot went in for a goal to give his team the win and their first passage to the quarterfinals. This in fact being strange for a nation like Paraguay which in the past has not only won the South American championship three times but has a team like Olympia which has won the "Copa Libertadores" on three occasions.