Banyana Banyana were beaten 2-0 by the Netherlands to exit the Women's World Cup at the round of 16 stage. Banyana Banyana lost their round of 16 World Cup tie 2-0 to the Netherlands at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday, but they did so with a high sense of pride and combativeness. The Dutch will face Spain on Friday in Wellington in the quarter-finals while Banyana are on their way back home. After Swart saved Esmee Brugts' eighth minute corner, the Dutch scored through Roord, who bundled the ball in after Lieke Martens had headed Sherida Spitse's corner goalward. Banyana's dam wall did break 12 minutes later when Swart didn't properly collect Beerensteyn's speculative long-range shot, with the ball trickling into the net.

Source: News 24 August 06, 2023 22:47 UTC