South Africa were cruising to a first-ever win in five matches at the World Cup
ROMINA NUNEZ SCORED the equaliser as Argentina roared back from two goals down to draw 2-2 and deny South Africa a landmark first Women’s World Cup win on Friday.
But Argentina pulled one back via a stunning Sophia Braun strike in the 74th minute and then drew level five minutes later when Nunez headed home. “It is about taking our chances, making better decisions in the final third. If we take our chances we have a different conversation,” coach Desiree Ellis said.Advertisement“I am really proud of how we came back, we never gave up. We showed a lot of heart,” said Braun, Argentina’s US-born full-back.Favourites Sweden and Italy have three points before playing each other in Wellington on Saturday, before a decisive final round of games on August 2.
The Argentina players stopped tracking back, convinced Kgatlana was offside in the build-up, and the flag did initially come up.Paulina Gramaglia hit the bar with a cross-cum-shot for Argentina before Kgatlana put the ball in the net again in first-half stoppage time, but this time the goal was ruled out for offside.
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