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England will face South Africa in an international friendly as they continue their preparations for next summer’s Euro 2025. The Lionesses will be hoping to bounce back this evening after losing 4-3 to Germany in a shock result on Friday night.
Sarina Wiegmann’s side are hoping to defend their European Championship title in 2022 and are fine-tuning their team and tactics with less than a year until the next tournament.
South Africa are a different team to Germany and are a dangerous team who reached the last 16 of last year’s World Cup, so England will need to be wary. It will be the first time the two sides have played against each other since 2010, and Wiegman hopes it will be a “learning moment” for his players.
“I think this is a great opportunity to play against South Africa. It’s going to be another learning moment for us and how we approach it,” Wiegmann said. “We want to try different things and we want our players to see connections and a lot of games coming after camp.”
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england vs south africa liveEngland 2-1 South AfricaAt the other end of the pitch, the ball spilled to Ella Toune, who took her first shot on goal, forcing substitute goalkeeper Andile Dlamini to make a save stop.
She palms the ball over the top and concedes a corner kick.
Mike Jones October 29, 2024 21:27
England 2-1 South Africa
oh. Thembi Kgatlana quickly and easily leaps past Millie Bright despite the defender leading by several yards. The South African continued to deny the visitors an equalizer by carrying the ball into the box and leaving only Mary Earps wide with a shot.
Mike Jones October 29, 2024 21:26
England 2-1 South Africa
78 min: Kgatlana has another chance to score, but her shot is deflected wide by Lucy Bronze, who has been busy since coming on.
The South African team seems to have the best chance of scoring at the moment. This final stretch will be very interesting for England.
Mike Jones October 29, 2024 21:24
England 2-1 South Africa
75 minutes: Forbidden! Kgatlana sprinted backwards with a forward pass and got the ball in the back of the net again. She had the pace to beat Lucy Bronze into the box and fired a shot past Mary Earps but was flagged for offside.
England is in a dangerous situation. If they play like this against the United States in November, they will likely lose by a large margin.
Mike Jones October 29, 2024 21:21
England 2-1 South Africa
73 minutes: Wiegmann has his last two substitutes ready, with Millie Bright and Lauren Hemp ready to play. Leah Williamson will be one of the players to fall by the wayside as she is starting to make some simple mistakes.
Beth Mead replaced another player.
Mike Jones October 29, 2024 21:18
England 2-1 South Africa
70 minutes: The wonders of Lucy Bronze!
Kgatlana was again fed behind the England defense and ran up the pitch to pass to Hilda Maguire. McGuire takes a shot, but Bronze quickly crosses over to block it.
Mike Jones October 29, 2024 21:16
England 2-1 South Africa
67 minutes: England’s substitutes are trying to settle into the rhythm of the game, with the visitors looking for an equaliser.
Sarina Wiegman is a ruthless manager. She will want to score more goals instead of just sitting on this lead.
Mike Jones October 29, 2024 21:15
England 2-1 South Africa
64 min: Sarina Wiegman makes four changes at once as England look to regain control of the game. Featuring Lucy Bronze, Fran Kirby, Alessia Russo, and Ella Thun.
They replace Esme Morgan, Jess Park, Grace Clinton and Jessica Nas. The influx of experience should bring a bit of stability to the Lionesses.
Mike Jones October 29, 2024 21:10
England 2-1 South Africa
61 min: Chloe Kelly finds space and darts out from range. She hit it well and rattled the top of the crossbar!
Mike Jones October 29, 2024 21:07
England 2-1 South Africa
58 minutes: South Africa score their first goal against England with Katlana’s finish. It is well photographed and is a representation of the qualities she possesses.
After setting up great chances for others in the first half, she converted her own and got her team back into the game.
Mike Jones October 29, 2024 21:06
