Coach Des Ellis had said before the tournament that she would experiment and left star players Thembi Kgatlana and Linda Motlhalo on the bench.
Banyana were captained on the day by Refiloe Jane‚ who was making her 100th appearance in the national team and was handed a commemorative jersey before the fixture got under-way.
They were unable to offer much at the other end of the pitch though as Rhoda Mulaudzi put a header over the bar‚ and then fired wide with just the keeper to beat after a cross from Smeda. The players had to leave the field on the hour-mark due to the heavy rain‚ shortly after Motlhalo and Kgatlana had been introduced‚ but returned after 10 minutes or so.
But just as they pushed for a winner they were pegged back by Engman‚ who curled in an excellent shot to put the European side ahead.
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