Thursday, November 17, 2005
Socceroos Make it.
A quick congratulations to Boro's Australian internationals Mark Schwarzer and Mark Viduka who both played a crucial part in the Socceroos reaching the World Cup finals for the first time in 30 years with a dramatic penalty shootout win over Uruguay.Viduka missed his penalty after extra time in Sydney, but it was his assist for the goal that took them to extra time and beyond, allowing Scwarz to step up and become the hero on the night. The big Oz saved two of the South American's five penalties, the second of which (pictured) was quite spectacular, ending a night of drama for the fans in real style. It was a terrific occasion and should prove to be a great boost for our pair who were beginning to play with some degree of consistency anyway.
As a slight downer, both men are listed as doubtful for the upcoming Fulham game having taken a couple of knocks in battle. Hopefully they will soon be back in action scoring and saving goals with high regularity. Regardless, it will be great to see more Boro players in Germany next Summer.
