Thembi Kgatlana scored a last-gasp winner to provide South Africa their first ever Women’s World Cup win with a 3-2 victory over Italy that despatched them thru to the Spherical of 16 on the expense in their warring parties.
Striker Kgatlana struck two mins into stoppage hour to ship her crew off to Sydney for a strike with Netherlands on Sunday and unpriviledged the hearts of the Italians, who had most effective wanted a draw to advance.
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Italy had looked as if it would salvage the draw they wanted when Arianna Caruso scored from a nook within the 74th tiny however had been left to rue what may have been next a order of past due ignored possibilities.
Italy had opened the scoring when Karabo Dhlamini tripped Italy ahead Chiara Beccari simply throughout the field within the tenth tiny and Caruso transformed the penalty with a assured shot into the base left nook of the web.
South Africa equalised within the thirty second tiny thru an personal purpose from Benedetta Orsi, who didn’t test the place goalkeeper Francesca Durante used to be sooner than creating a again cross.
South Africa went forward for the primary hour within the 67th tiny when Kgatlana’s neat inside of cross discovered Hildah Magaia sovereign in the back of the defensive series and the ahead swept it into the web.
Caruso spoke back seven mins next from a nook when the ball stuck her hip in a goalmouth scramble and cannoned into the base proper nook of the purpose.
It appeared as although Italy may grasp on for the attract a frantic finale however Magaia’s cross discovered Kgatlana within the field and the striker smashed the ball into the web to retain 2nd playground within the workforce in the back of Sweden.
