Heartbreak For The African Champions! Banyana Banyana were denied their first-ever point at a Women's World Cup after suffering a 2-1 loss to Sweden, who are ranked third in the world. SLSiya Read more:
Coach Desiree Ellis went for Kaylin Swart ahead of Andile Dhlamini between the sticks, while Thembi Kgatlana was also named in the line-up as she is the only Banyana player with a World Cup goal to her name.
Sweden continued to dominate as the half went on but they were nearly caught out after 15 minutes when a poor clearance landed at the feet of Refiloe Jane, who looked to catch Musovic off her line but her effort sailed just over the crossbar. Are you enjoying our new online stadium? SNL24.com is Soccer Laduma’s new home. You’ll not only get the best soccer news, but you will also be able to comment on articles, view other comments, save articles to read later and much more! SIGN UP for free and explore our new home!The Swedes were also looking to make their dominance on set-pieces count, with both Amanda Ilestedt and Magdalena Eriksson going close with headers in the final ten minutes of the first half.
That would be Magaia's final major involvement in the game as the striker came off in the 56th minute with an apparent injury that sustained while scoring the goal.
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