Khune recieved his marching orders in the 75th minute

A sending off and a 3-0 defeat to Uruguay was not what South Africans were expecting at the start of their second group game.

A 75^th minute penalty was perfectly placed by Diego Forlan following the sending off of goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune after he fell Luis Suarez denying him of a clear goalscoring opportunity after he has beaten the offside trap.

The Athletico Madrid forward had earlier given the South Americans the lead in the first half when his deflected shot off Aaron Mokoena beat Khune in post from 20 yards.

Noisy sounds made from the vuvuzela’s by a packed house was not intimidating enough for the Uruguayans as they dealt a massive blow to the host nation which further weakens the African challenge in the African World Cup.

Just when one thought it couldn’t get worse, a defensive blunder opened the door for Parreira who made no mistakes in stamping the ball at the back of the net aggravating the pain of the home faithful.

Bafana Bafana will now need a miracle which will be heavily dependent tomorrow’s game between Mexico and France to stand any chance of qualification into the knock out stages.

South Africa will now have to deal with the heavy disappointment at least until the team take to the field again in their last match against former world champions France.