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Winston Reid scores New Zealand´s first World Cup point ever
by Zuzana Zelenakova

Winston Reid scores New Zealand´s first World Cup point ever Football is certainly not as popular as rugby in New Zealand, but, who knows, that might change after the Tuesday match with Slovakia that saw the All Whites, as they are nicknamed, score their first World Cup point ever. Winston Reid who sent the ball into the net called it “probably the most important goal of my life.” "I didn't see the ball until late. I knew that if I got it on-target and didn't hit it too hard, I could just guide it in," he said. The audience saw two headers Tuesday. At first, Slovak striker Roman Vittek scored in the 50th minute and then, surprisingly, in the last instants o! f the game there came one from New Zealand´s Winston Reid. Not only New Zealand, but also Slovakia gained its first point ever in the tournament as an independent state. However, most probably that wasn´t any consolation to the Slovak players as they already saw themselves as winners. In the opening minutes, New Zealand´s Chris Killen came as a very active player creating most of the chances, but Slovaks prevailed eventually. Slovakia, whose qualification was a surprise, showed as more skilled team undoubtedly and "It's a pity we didn't take (advantage of) our chances," as coach Vladimir Weiss said. "We were the better team over the game." In particular, the young Slovak captain Marek Hamsik, who is considered one of the emerging football stars at World Cup, excelled creating many chances for the Slovaks. In the 22nd it was a right footer past the far post, and then a shot from outside the area that was averted by Mark Paston. With Monday´s 1-1 draw betw! een reigning World Champions Italy and an underdog Paraguay an! d Tuesda y´s 1-1 draw between outsiders Slovakia and New Zealand it means that all teams from Group F are on the same level as far as goals and points are concerned.

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by Zuzana Zelenakova for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

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