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AUNZ2023: Argentina Forces Bayana Bayana of South Africa to 2-2 Draw in Group G.

Argentina on Friday forced South Africa to 2-2 draw at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in a match full of guts in a group G match of the current FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Thembi Kgatlana ran rings around the Argentine defence and found Linda Motihalo who plies her trade in Glasgow scored 30th minute with the side foot and it took some time for the VAR to verify the goal.
South Africa scored again at 45+7th minute from a good combination that found Kgatlana but it was ruled offside
Kgatlana of Louisville FC scored the second goal for South Africa in the 60th minute when Jermaine Seoposenwe grabbed the ball from a defender and laced a pass for her.
Argentina woke up from a deep slumber of a possible defeat when Bosengundo dribbled into the box and found Sophia Braun, a Defender for Leon FC who shot into the top corner of the net in 74th minute for their first goal.
Argentina equalized 79th minute when Rodriguez came from the right with a cross that found substitute Romina Nunez who scored with a header.
Argentina was at the 2003, 2007 and 2019 games but never went beyond the group stages. The team came from three goals down behind to draw Scotland in 2019 and have to avoid defeat in this tournament. Nigeria showed Argentina class in 1995 and 2015.
Argentina had been winless in 11 all-time matches at the World Cup drawing 3 (including against South Africa) and losing 8 matches played by any team without a win. The team has the most games played at the world cup without a win (played 11 matches, drew 3 and lost 8) and they failed to score in 7 of those 11 games.
South Africa scored the opening goal in three of their five matches at the world cup including their two matches in this tournament.
Sweden had beaten South Africa 2-1 on the 23rd in the group opener and Italy piped Argentina 1-0. The second match of the second round is between Sweden and Italy scheduled for Wellington Regional Stadium tomorrow Saturday with Wales Ref Cheryl Foster going to be in charge. The 3rd round matches in group G will be played simultaneously on 2nd August with Argentina facing Sweden at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton and South Africa tackling Italy in a most win encounter at Wellington Regional Stadium.
Sweden leads the group with 3 points from a match scoring 2 goals and conceding one; Italy is 2nd with 3 points from a match scoring a goal and conceding none; South Africa is 3rd with a point scoring 3 goals and conceding 4 while Argentina is 4th with a point scoring 2 goals and conceding 3.
The credentials of the School Teacher Referee who handled the match between Argentina and South Africa, Anna – Marie Keighley of New Zealand is unique. She officiated at 2014 World U17 cup; 2018 world U20 cup and 2022 U20 world cup. She was also at the 2019 tournament in France.
Keighley was criticized for awarding penalty to Japan for a foul that occurred outside the penalty area in the match between Japan versus England in the 2015 semifinal of the FIFA women’s world cup.
By Eniola Olatunji
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Barca Pissed As Yamal Caught In All Night Romp With Strange Model
Recently, Barcelona’s young star Lamine Yamal has once again found himself embroiled in off-field controversy. Just days after the defeat in the Clásico, on Monday local time last week, he was photographed travelling to Milan with several friends.
According to renowned paparazzo Jordi Martín, Yamal attended a party with a prominent Italian model during his trip and spent the night with her – a woman who is not his current girlfriend. Rumours suggest Yamal had previously shared an ambiguous relationship with this model before he began dating his current partner.
During his stay in Milan, Yamal attended a party with a prominent model who was not his current girlfriend Nicki Nicole. It is understood that this model, Anna Gegnoso, is Italian and rumoured to have had a prior romantic connection with Yamal before his relationship with Nicki Nicole began.
According to the photographer, Yamal first attended the party with Anna that evening before the pair spent the night together at Milan’s Armani Hotel – an incident that would undoubtedly displease Nicki Nicole should it prove true. Furthermore, Yamal and his accompanying friends deliberately obstructed media personnel from capturing photographs and footage at the scene.
Jordi Martin further disclosed that this behaviour has provoked considerable displeasure among Barcelona’s club hierarchy. They have grown weary of Yamal’s lifestyle. Several weeks prior, whilst injured, he flew to Croatia for a holiday with Nicki Nicole, publicly sharing photos of their trip on social media – an act that already drew criticism.
This latest incident – reportedly flying to Milan for revelry within hours of the Clásico defeat – has only exacerbated the situation. Particularly given his lacklustre performance against Real Madrid, he now finds himself dominating headlines for off-field reasons.
These successive off-field incidents, coupled with his earlier controversial remarks about Real Madrid at an event, have increasingly raised concerns within Barcelona’s ranks. Club officials fear he is becoming increasingly overwhelmed by this “noise,” drifting away from his core focus on football
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Ronaldo , Messi Top Penalty Misses Ranking List
According to the statistics in 2025/10/13, here are the top 7 players who miss most of the penalty.
Ranking of the number of missed penalties:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo: Missed 34 penalties, a total of 211 penalties taken, penalty kick success rate 83.8%
2. Lionel Messi: Missed 32 penalties, a total of 145 penalties taken, penalty kick success rate 77.9%
3. Neymar: Missed 22 times, a total of 113 penalties, penalty kick success rate 80.5%
4. Francesco Totti: Missed 20 times, a total of 106 main penalties, penalty kick success rate 81.1%
5. Ciro Immobile: Missed 19 penalties, a total of 105 penalty kicks taken, penalty kick success rate 81.9%
6. Zlatan Ibrahimović: Missed 17 penalties, a total of 104 penalty kicks taken, penalty kick success rate 83.6%
7. Ronaldinho: Missed 16 penalties, a total of 85 penalty kicks taken, penalty kick success rate 81.1%
Note: This data does not include penalty kicks missed in penalty shootouts
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Former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has been named Norwich City caretaker manager
Wilshere will take charge of the Sky Bet Championship club following the sacking of Johannes Hoff Thorup.
Thorup’s number two, Glen Riddersholm has also left Carrow Road on Tuesday.
Wilshere, who was part of the coaching crew under Thorup will be assisted by Tony Roberts and Nick Stanley.
Norwich City have two games left in their Championship campaign.
Sporting director Ben Knapper said: “Whilst we made this appointment with a long-term focus and in line with our wider club strategy and direction, unfortunately recent results and performances have deemed it necessary for us make a change.
“I’d like to place on record our sincere thanks to Johannes and Glen. They are both fantastic people who worked tirelessly to help improve and move our football club forward.
“We all wish the two of them the best in the next stage of their respective careers.
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