The national women's team bowed out of the competition after an impressive performance that saw them claim a spot in the last 16 of the prestigious tournament.
Right from the start, the Dutch outmuscled the South Africans in midfield, forcing Banyana to work hard to contain their strong running.Appreciate the beauty of Cape Town with a 60-minute cruise for just R155 . Get the dealThe quarter-finalists opened the scoring via a training ground corner, Sherida Spitse drilling in from the right for Victoria Pelova to head a save from Swart, Roord able to head in the rebound on the goal line.
In the second half, neither team made any changes, and Beerensteyn had the opportunity to increase Holland’s lead. Lieke Martens was assisted by Beerensteyn in the 54th minute, but VAR disallowed the goal because it was offside. Swart made a costly error in the 67th minute, allowing Netherlands to increase their lead to 2-0, and Beerensteyn’s perseverance was rewarded. Five minutes later, Linda Motlhalo had a chance to restore parity, but the Dutch goalkeeper made a save.
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