75
08:36
Again, the defender Amanda Ilestedt comes to the leather after this standard. With the back of her head, she throws the ball right at Swart, so it doesn’t become dangerous.
74
08:35
Yellow card for Kholosa Biyana (South Africa)
Kholosa Biyana places Kosovare Asllani in midfield and sees the first card of the game.
71
08:32
Sweden want more now, South Africa have to catch up and be careful not to fall behind.
68
08:32
Triple substitution for Sweden and one substitution for South Africa. The new staff should now ensure that there is still a tiger here today.
67
08:30
Mapula Kgoale comes on as a substitute for South Africa
67
08:29
Substitution for South Africa: Noko Matlou
67
08:29
Hanna Bennison comes on for Sweden
67
08:28
Substitution for Sweden: Filippa Angeldahl
67
08:28
Substitution for Sweden: Rebecka Blomqvist
67
08:28
Substitution for Sweden: Rebecka Blomqvist
67
08:27
Olivia Schough comes on for Sweden
67
08:27
Substitution for Sweden: Fridolina Rolfö
65
08:26
Tooor for Sweden, 1-1 by Lebohang Ramalepe (own goal)
The compensation! After a cross from the right, Ramalepe underestimated the leather and Rolfö, who was lurking behind it, got to the leather in a five-pointer. The Swede shoots easily at Lebohang Ramalepe and the ball tumbles over the line to compensate.
64
08:24
Free kick for Sweden from the left half field. Kosovare Asllani finds Magdalena Eriksson’s head with her cross, but her header goes a good two meters to the left of the goal.
60
08:22
After this corner, Amanda Ilestedt has a double chance! First she comes to the leather with her head, but does not bring the ball in the direction of the goal. The second ball comes to her again after a cross. If she falls, she sends the ball onto the goal, but Swart saves safely.
59
08:20
South Africa continues to be very solid defensively, throwing themselves into every ball and driving the Swedes to despair. Again Mbane blocks a cross and there is only a corner for Sweden.
56
08:17
First change of the game: The goalscorer has to come off injured and is replaced by Gabriela Salgado.
56
08:17
Gabriela Salgado comes on as a substitute for South Africa
56
08:16
Substitution for South Africa: Hildah Magaia
53
08:15
Sweden is still unimaginative. Asllani tries a desperate shot from long range, which goes wide to the left of the goal.
50
08:12
How can Sweden cope with this setback here? A victory was actually planned for Peter Gerhardsson’s team.
48
08:09
Tooor for South Africa, 0-1 by Hildah Magaia
The lead for South Africa! Thembi Kgatlana fools her opponent Ilestedt in the penalty area on the left and then finishes at the pentagon. Zećira Mušović can only deflect the ball into the middle, where Hildah Magaia belly-sits it into the empty goal from close range, 1-0 for the outsider!
46
08:05
Let’s continue, with no personnel changes in round two!
46
08:05
Kick-off 2nd half
45+4
07:52
Mid-term conclusion:
Break in Wellington, 0-0 between Sweden and South Africa. The favored Scandinavians find it very difficult against Banyana Banyana and hardly ever get any deals. The South Africans had the better chances, despite having a much smaller share of the game. Only in the last five minutes did Rubensson and Ilestedt create good chances for Sweden, but they remain goalless. Excitement is guaranteed for round two.
45+4
07:50
End of 1st half
45+4
07:50
South Africa countered, but Thembi Kgatlana pulled away too hastily and put the ball well over the box.
45+2
07:48
Elin Rubensson with the best chance of the game! Her long-range shot from the center from a good 20 meters rushes just a hair’s breadth past the right corner of the cross.
45+1
07:47
There are four minutes because of the use of the VAR and two interruptions due to injury.
45+1
07:46
Official stoppage time (minutes): 4
44
07:46
Kaylin Swart suffered a minor injury in this scene, is being treated but is then able to continue.
43
07:44
Amanda Ilestedt gets the ball after the seventh corner for Sweden before Swart flies out of the goal, but heads the ball just over the box. Best chance for Sweden!
39
07:40
Corner ratio: 5:0 for Sweden. But Swart is there again and takes the leather out of the danger zone.
36
07:37
Now the South Africans with a longer ball possession phase. But there is no conclusion here either. Both lack the necessary precision in the last third.
33
07:34
After this corner, the Swedes complained about a possible handball. The VAR checks the scene, but it continues without a penalty, which is probably the right decision.
31
07:33
Kaylin Swart with an insecurity! Angeldahl looks for Stina Blackstenius with a cross on the second post. But Kaylin Swart comes out of her box and wants to fist the leather away. However, she does not hit the ball perfectly and almost steers it into her own goal. There is only corner, lucky for South Africa.
30
07:31
Jermaine Seoposenwe at the other end after a counterattack with the South Africans’ next goal. Zećira Mušović safely parried her shot from a good 20 meters away.
30
07:30
Jonna Andersson circles a corner from the right directly onto the goal, but the ball flies over the box.
27
07:28
Little is currently happening on the pitch, many bad passes and inaccuracies are currently shaping the game.
23
07:24
A good half of the first round has been completed. Sweden has almost 70% possession but so far has hardly been able to complete anything. South Africa tries to use the few mistakes made by the Scandinavians and become dangerous after counterattacks. Banyana Banyana didn’t have a really dangerous conclusion either.
20
07:22
A free-kick variant provided the Swedes with the first real shot on goal. Asllani takes a free kick from the right into the middle, where Filippa Angeldahl takes a shot from a good 20 meters away, but puts the ball too centrally on Kaylin Swart, who grabs and saves the ball.
16
07:18
Sweden insufficiently clears in their own half, bringing Jane into the show. She boldly takes off from a good 35 meters and places the leather on the goal net. South Africa gets its chances, although it has less of the game but the better chances to score.
14
07:15
First corner of the game and Sweden gets it. The cross from the right finds the head of a teammate in the middle of the crowd, but she cannot bring the ball dangerously towards the goal.
11.
07:11
Symptomatic scene: Johanna Rytting Kaneryd is staged superbly on the right with a pass, but then crosses into the goal.
9.
07:10
Sweden are looking for a gap, but they still lack clear chances to score, also because the Swedes’ crosses are still lacking in precision.
6.
07:07
Then suddenly the South Africans come! After a fine diagonal ball, Biyana comes to the end on the left in the penalty area. Your volley, however, goes quite well over the box.
5.
07:06
Only Sweden plays in these first few minutes. Banyana Banyana, as the South African national team is called, is very low and hardly comes from their own half.
2.
07:04
First offensive attack by the Scandinavians. Rytting Kaneryd charges through on the right, but her cross then gets too high and finds no takers.
1.
07:01
The ball is rolling, the Swedes have started.
06:53
The teams come to the Sky Stadium in Wellington. Referee Ekaterina Koroloeva from the USA selects sides. It’s about to start here!
06:44
These two teams have only met twice. The Swedes won both duels. They last met at the 2016 Olympics, where Sweden narrowly won 1-0!
06:36
With many Bundesliga players in the squad, Peter Gerharddson’s team now wants to cause a sensation at this World Cup: “We’re really looking forward to giving the Swedes an exciting summer on site and at home in Sweden.”
06:32
The Swedes are probably the favorites tonight. The Damlandslaget is one of the most successful women’s national teams in the world, and is the only European nation to have taken part in all world and European championships as well as all Olympic football tournaments, but it hasn’t yet won a World Cup.
06:24
In the run-up to the tournament, things went haywire in South Africa. The players, led by captain Refiloe Jane, boycotted the last preparatory game before leaving for the World Cup over discussions about outstanding bonuses and the fact that the friendly against Botswana was only played at the 5,000-seat Tsakane Stadium near Johannesburg, which the players saw as a lack of respect for their performance. Finally, however, agreement was reached and the team flew to New Zealand and Australia.
06:18
South Africa is eyeing its first World Cup win in history. At their first World Cup appearance, in 2019, the South Africans had to go home early after three defeats in the group stage. This year, the Africa Cup winner from 2022 wants to do better and, in the best case, even survive the preliminary round.
06:03
Group G enters the tournament! Good morning and welcome to the first preliminary round match in Group G between Sweden and South Africa. This game kicks off at 7:00!