SA under-23 side crashes out of the Tokyo Games with their tails firmly between their legs BraMahlatse
The result ensured that their campaign ended hopelessly with the South Africans rooted to the foot of the group standings after defeats to hosts Japan‚ France and Mexico to confirm the team's worst showing in the Olympic Games after appearances in Sydney in 2000 and Rio in 2016.
For the opening goal‚ Antuna was allowed enough space on the right wing from where he spotted Vega‚ who got the better of a few South African defenders en route to beating hapless goalkeeper Ronwen Williams. Just before the hour mark‚ SA’s problems magnified when they were reduced to 10-men after captain Tercious Malepe was shown a red by referee Matthew Conger for an unsporting tackle on Henry Martin.
Mexico had a moment of ill-discipline as midfielder Carlos Rodriguez was the second player in the match to go for an early shower after he was adjudged to have obstructed South Africa’s attacker Luther Singh‚ who was in a good scoring position.In 2000 the SA under-23s captured the imagination of the football world when they registered their only victory in the Olympics after the Matthew Booth-led Amaglugl-glug stunned a Brazil side that had one Ronaldihno in its ranks.
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