Sweden 2-1 South Africa: Amanda Ilestedt scores late winner

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Sweden's Amanda Ilestedt (right) celebrates her winning extremity against South Africa

Amanda Ilestedt scored a precocious victor arsenic Sweden bushed South Africa astatine the Fifa Women's World Cup successful Wellington.

The 2022 Africa Cup of Nations champions came adjacent to picking up their archetypal constituent astatine a World Cup, having mislaid each 3 matches connected their lone erstwhile quality successful 2019.

South Africa opened the scoring with a 48th-minute extremity from Hildah Magaia, but it was cancelled retired by a deflected Frida Rolfo effort earlier Ilestedt's decisive header.

Sweden apical Group G, with Argentina and Italy to play each different connected Monday.

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Sweden

Squad number1Player nameMusovic
Squad number14Player nameBjörn
Squad number13Player nameIlestedt
Squad number6Player nameEriksson
Squad number19Player nameRytting Kaneryd
Squad number16Player nameAngeldahl
Squad number23Player nameRubensson
Squad number2Player nameAndersson
Squad number9Player nameAsllani
Squad number18Player nameRolfö
Squad number11Player nameBlackstenius

Squad number8Player nameHurtig
Squad number15Player nameBlomqvist
Squad number17Player nameSeger
Squad number20Player nameBennison
Squad number22Player nameSchough

South Africa

Squad number1Player nameSwart
Squad number2Player nameRamalepe
Squad number13Player nameMbane
Squad number3Player nameGamede
Squad number18Player nameHolweni
Squad number12Player nameSeoposenwe
Squad number15Player nameJane
Squad number19Player nameBiyana
Squad number8Player nameMagaia
Squad number10Player nameMotlhalo
Squad number11Player nameKgatlana

Squad number9Player nameSalgado
Squad number22Player nameKgoale

Line-ups

Sweden

Formation 3-4-2-1

1Musovic
14Björn
13Ilestedt
6Eriksson
19Rytting KanerydSubstituted forHurtigat 88'minutes
16AngeldahlSubstituted forBennisonat 67'minutes
23RubenssonSubstituted forSegerat 81'minutes
2Andersson
9Asllani
18RolföSubstituted forSchoughat 67'minutes
11BlacksteniusSubstituted forBlomqvistat 67'minutes

Substitutes

3Sembrant
4Lennartsson
5Sandberg
7Janogy
8Hurtig
10Jakobsson
12Falk
15Blomqvist
17Seger
20Bennison
21Enblom
22Schough

South Africa

Formation 4-4-2

1Swart
2Ramalepe
13Mbane
3Gamede
18Holweni
12Seoposenwe
15JaneBooked astatine 89mins
19BiyanaBooked astatine 74mins
8MagaiaSubstituted forSalgadoat 56'minutes
10MotlhaloSubstituted forKgoaleat 67'minutes
11Kgatlana

Substitutes

4Matlou
5Magama
6Cesane
7Dhlamini
9Salgado
14Makhubela
16Dlamini
17Kgadiete
20Moodaly
21Moletsane
22Kgoale
23Shongwe

Live Text

Match ends, Sweden 2, South Africa 1.
Second Half ends, Sweden 2, South Africa 1.
Attempt saved. Caroline Seger (Sweden) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonna Andersson with a cross.
Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Nomvula Kgoale.
Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Nomvula Kgoale.
Attempt blocked. Jonna Andersson (Sweden) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Rebecka Blomqvist.
Rebecka Blomqvist (Sweden) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Lebohang Ramalepe (South Africa).
Attempt saved. Bambanani Mbane (South Africa) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Nomvula Kgoale with a cross.
Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Nathalie Björn.
Attempt blocked. Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Refiloe Jane.
Foul by Rebecka Blomqvist (Sweden).
Lebohang Ramalepe (South Africa) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt missed. Nomvula Kgoale (South Africa) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the left. Assisted by Thembi Kgatlana.
Goal! Sweden 2, South Africa 1. Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden) header from precise adjacent scope to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Bambanani Mbane.
Refiloe Jane (South Africa) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Caroline Seger (Sweden) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Refiloe Jane (South Africa).
Substitution, Sweden. Lina Hurtig replaces Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.

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