Johannesburg, June 13:World Cup goalkeeping howlers continued in Group C on Sunday with Algerian Faouzi Chaouchi gifting Slovenia a 1-0 Polokwane victory.
Captain Robert Koren from promoted English Premiership club West Bromwich Albion could hardly believe his luck on 79 minutes as a tame, curling shot from outside the penalty area slipped into the corner.
An even worse blunder by England goalkeeper Robert Green had presented United States striker Clint Dempsey with an equaliser in a 1-1 draw in Rustenburg on Saturday.
It was Slovenia’s first World Cup victory after three losses eight years ago and gave them a two-point lead over more favoured England and the USA.
Algeria looked slightly sharper for much of a match watched by former France star Zinedine Zidane only to play the last 17 minutes a man short after substitute striker Abdelkader Ghezzal was sent off for a second caution.
–Agencies