South Africa manager Desiree Ellis has cited decision-making as one of the problems during Banyana Banyana’s 2-2 Group G Women’s World Cup draw with Argentina on Friday.
Ellis’ ladies were 2-0 up after 66 minutes but Argentina found their back with two goals scored in the space of five minutes between the 74th and 79th minute, denying the South Africans another chance for an historic first win at the global showpiece.
Ellis did not see the defence as a problem but also pointed out the players not taking their chances when it was presented to them.
“I don’t think it was the defence that was the problem, the defence held out really well,” the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations winning coach said after the game in Dunedin.
“It was the chances we created, it was the moments when we got into the final third and made the wrong decisions, the players running free on goal. If we had made better decisions, we would be talking differently right now.
“We cannot create all those chances, and then they get those two chances at the back and they score. It’s about taking our chances and making the right decisions in the final third.”
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South Africa will have one last chance in trying to book a place in the World Cup knockout stage when they take on Italy in Wellington next Wednesday.
