It was a comedy of errors in Banyana Banyana’s defence which saw them suffer a 4-1 defeat to Australia during their international friendly match played at the Kingsmeadow Stadium in London on Saturday.
Gabriela Salgado’s return to the team showed glimpses of confidence up front as she was pairing up with stand-in captain Jermaine Seoposenwe up front. Unfortunately, none of their attempts were enough to test the Australian keeper Teagan Micah.Australia continued where they left off when the match resumed for the second half as they camped in the African champions' half and it came as no surprise when they increased their lead.
Foord scored the last goal for Australia in the 52nd minute after numerous attempts by the 12th ranked team as they took this match beyond the reach of Banyana. Substitute Melinda Kgadiete made a bit of a difference upfront and one of those runs saw her find Magaia who looped the ball over Micah to score Banyana’s only goal in the 86th minute.
The win over SA was redemption for the Maltidas after losing two friendly matches against Olympic Games champions Canada in September.
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