Linda Motlhalo converted a controversial late penalty as South Africa booked their place in the final
Linda Motlhalo changed over a controversial late Penalty as South Africa booked their position in the last of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations following a 1-0 triumph over Zambia in Casablanca on Monday night.Banyana Banyana were granted the spot-kick after the mediation of the Video Assistant Referee as Jermaine Seoposenwe seemingly ran into defender Martha Tembo, who had stood her ground.
Ref Lidya Tafesse waved play on, yet at the following stop in play she was persuaded to reverse her decision by the VAR in what seemed a soft award.Motlhalo penetrated the spot-kick low into the net having missed from 12-yards prior in the opposition against Burundi, as Banyana currently stand by to see whether they will confront host Morocco or lasting foes Nigeria in Saturday's decider.
They have proactively beaten the Super Falcons in the gathering stages, yet lost the 2018 last toward the west Africans, one of the five defeats in the mainland decider. They presently can't seem to get gold.Zambia will currently search for the consolation of the bronze decoration after they neglected to dominate a match they ruled for enormous parts, especially the first half.
Ochumba Lubandji had a phenomenal opportunity to open the scoring inside the first 10 minutes yet with just goalkeeper Andile Dlamini to beat, she discharged wide of the target.Zambia kept on looking the most liable to score and commander Grace Chanda discharged in a shot that was straight at Dlamini, and afterward missed a low cross minutes after the fact.
Banyana were missing the speed of harmed Thembi Kgatlana as an outlet front and center, and when they were in possession struggled to separate the Copper Queens' defense as the Zambians heaped numbers back.Their aim was clear as they attempted to hit Banyana on the break and surely caused some alert.
It was against the run of play when South Africa were granted a punishment by Tafesse for an unmistakable foul on Noxolo Cesane, yet on this occasion the VAR revised the decision to a free-kick after the underlying contact was outside the case. It was a sufficiently fair call.Seoposenwe took the set-piece yet the shot was redirected wide and the risk cleared for Zambia.
Cesane then, at that point, laid on a superb cross for substitute Hildah Magaia, however she neglected to get on the finish of the conveyance and on second thought rattled the ball into goalkeeper Catherine Musonda.Chanda flashed one more shot wide with Dlamini beaten, while at the opposite end Musonda made a splendid stop to deny Magaia when it looked specific she would score.
Yet, Banyana got their piece of favorable luck from the officials late in the piece as Motlhalo slotted her punishment in the fourth moment of injury-time.
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