Soccer City stadium used for local game ahead of WC kick off:
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1. Pan of Soccer City stadium in Soweto
2. Wide of spectators crossing bridge
3. Wide of spectators arriving through stadium main gates
4. Mid of people queuing at turnstiles to see Nedbank Cup game
5. Mid of turnstile operator checking tickets, swiping fans through gate
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Mapeta, football fan:
“I should think that everything has been well organised. Since I boarded the bus, the Rea Via bus, then we went through the tentacle (tunnel) downstairs, up to when we went there, the security, the searching and, I think everything has been well organised.”
7. Mid of fans waving South African flag and blowing vuvuzela (plastic trumpet)
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Pumeza Yako, football fan:
“It was very good, because they had signs of where we must park. And then once you’ve parked, they directed you to where you’re going to enter. And then, yeah, it was quite easy. Very well organised.”
9. Cutaway of child dancing, wearing and holding South African flags
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Pumeza Yako, football fan:
“I was blown away, goosebumps, can’t wait for the World Cup to start, so exciting, and yeah, just exciting.”
11. Interior pan of stadium grounds
12. Wide of crowd in stands
13. Wide of aircraft flyover, tilt down to pitch
14. Various of fans inside stadium
15. Various of players on pitch, warming up
16. Fans in matching yellow shirts dance, blow trumpets
17. Fans in stands cheering, zoom in to close-up shot of fans holding children
STORYLINE
Johannesburg’s main stadium, Soccer City in Soweto, got its first full-scale test of facilities ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which begins next month, as 76-thousand fans attended a match on Saturday between two local teams.
Johannesburg’s Bidvest Wits beat Amazulu of Durban 3-0 in the Nedbank Cup final on Soccer City’s lush green field, after kickoff was delayed for 30 minutes because of traffic gridlock outside.
Soccer City will host the opening and closing games of the World Cup, which starts on 11 June and ends on 11 July.
Tens of thousands of fans put transport links, security, ticketing and turnstile facilities to the test as they arrived at the stadium.
The facility has been given a 300 (m) million US dollar upgrade for the tournament.
One fan said she was “blown away” by Soccer City’s distinctive architecture; the exterior was built to resemble a traditional cooking pot covered in red-hued tiles.
Another man said that his whole experience, from boarding a bus to arriving at the stadium, had been “well organised.”
Inside the stadium, fans blew locally-made plastic trumpets, known as “vuvuzelas,” throughout the game and waved South African flags.
More than 100-thousand sports fans were due in Soweto on Saturday as the famous township also hosted its first major rugby game, a Super 14 semi-final between South Africa’s Bulls and Canterbury of New Zealand at the nearby Orlando Stadium.
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