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[DMcG]

From Paraguay.

http://uk.eurosport....t/article/2340/

I can't understand the commentator but he is still annoying.

[Caveman]

Thanks for that- I have finally got around to looking at it- the goalkeeper reacted to it a bit late I guess, but he strucj it beautifully.

The commentator and the stock standard GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
LLLLLLLLLLLLLL

we couldn't not have that could we in South America?

[Lisbon]

There's no match for the South Americans when it comes to calling goals. He's basically saying "what a great goal", using the Spanish word "golazo" ("golaço" in Portuguese), which basically means just that - a great goal - and "nearly from the centre line, he found the top corner".

The name of the team that scored that goal, Sol de America, means "Sun of America", which I find quite nice. And speaking of names, the Paraguayan league is known for boasting a few clubs named after dates, including "3 de Febrero" (February , 3rd), "12 de Octubre" (October 12th) and "2 de Mayo" (May 2nd). They also have teams with great names, like Olimpia, Libertad (Freedom), Cerro Porteño, named after a battle, and Guaraní, named after an Indian tribe.

If you like over the top South American commentary, here's a gem - some Argentinian guy gets histerical about River Plate's last minute winner against Quilmes a few years back, a goal that was actually scored with the hand! Hint: the name of the scorer is Ortega