South Africa went into Gaborone to take on Botswana with both sides desperate to right the ship after poor results in their opening matches in Group A. The home Zebras almost got an early goal when Joel Mogorosi headed into the crossbar. South Africa took advantage of the reprieve at the quarter hour mark when Morgan Gould (pictured, green) rose to head a Steven Pienaar corner kick home for a 1-0 lead. Katlego Mphela nearly made it 2-0, but his effort struck the crossbar. The Zebras took advantage of this reprieve when Ofentse Nato put back a rebound for the equalizer. The half ended 1-1.
In the second period, Bafana Bafana nearly had a second, but Kabelo Dembe was able to save Gould's header to preserve the tie with twenty-five minutes to play. Ten minutes from time, a Pienaar pass found Teko Modise wide open in front of an open net, but Modise somehow managed to blast over the bar from close range. Botswana escape with a 1-1 draw, but they do not escape the bottom of Group A.
Central Af. Rep. 3 pts +2
South Africa 2 pts 0
Ethiopia 1 pts 0
Botswana 1 pts -2
Goals
South Africa
Morgan Gould 15 (green)
Botswana
Ofentse Nato 38
Match Reports:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201206111409.html
http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=8&aid=902&dir=2012/June/Monday11
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