Argentine power Boca Juniors won the Toyota Cup on Tuesday with a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid, ending Europe's five-year winning streak in soccer's world club championship.
The South American champions took a 2-0 lead in the first six minutes on goals by Martin Palermo. Roberto Carlos scored in the 12th minute for the European champs from Spain.
Toyota Cup:丰田杯;也叫世界俱乐部杯,丰田杯每年举行一次,由欧洲冠军杯冠军对垒南美解放者杯冠军,今年轮到西班牙皇家马德里队与阿根廷博卡青年队对阵。
winning streak:连胜;在本届比赛之前的五年里,欧洲冠军连续五次击败南美冠军,这次博卡青年终于“报仇雪恨”。
"We took advantage of our chances," Palermo said. "We focused on not giving a ball to Real Madrid and taking control of the game. In the 90-plus minutes, our concentration was at the highest level."
In chilly and windy weather at Tokyo National Stadium, the team that once featured Diego Maradona became the first South American club to win this title since Velez Sarsfield of Argentina in 1994.
take advantage of:利用;博卡队的进球功臣帕勒莫认为他们在比赛中很好的抓住了机会。
concentration:专心;集中(注意力)。
Diego Maradona:球王马拉多纳;博卡青年是马拉多纳的母队。
Velez Sarsfield:阿根廷萨斯菲尔德队;这支球队在94年夺得丰田杯,然而在之后的五年里欧洲球队连续夺冠。