BanyanaBanyana had a fairly decent first half, managing to keep Sweden at bay for the entire stanza.
It was SA's discipline in defence that stood out in the first period. As expected, the Europeans dominated possession but they hardly created clear chances apart from set-pieces, especially corner-kicks. It was always clear that Banyana's approach was to use counter-attacks, using Thembi Kgatlana blistering pace.
Sure, Banyana managed a few good counter-attacks but Kgatlana proved rather selfish, choosing to unleash shots from unrealistic positions instead of passing to teammates, Jermaine Seoposenwe in two cases. Interestingly, it was Kgatlana's selfishness that saw Banyana broke the deadlock just three minutes into the second half, albeit courtesy of Magaia, who used her body to tuck it in from close range after Swedish keeper Zećira Mušović had spilled Kgatlana's shot. Magaia unfortunately sustained what looked like a wrist injury in the process and was replaced by Gabriela Salgado a few minutes later.
Banyana's next Group G tie is against Argentina at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium on Friday morning .
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