South Africa vs Brazil

Copa America winners Brazil were once again too strong for Africa Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) champions Banyana Banyana as they ran out 6-0 ...

João stepped up to take the resulting penalty and beat Swart to her right to give the vistors a 3-0 lead. Just before half-time, Brazil doubled their lead when Debora de Oliveira collected a ball over the top and chipped an onrushing Swart with ease to give the visitors a 2-0 lead at the break. Copa America winners Brazil were once again too strong for Africa Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) champions Banyana Banyana as they ran out 6-0 winners in their friendly in Durban on Monday.

African champions Banyana Banyana suffered a 6-0 defeat to Brazil an international friendly at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.

The visitors did managed to grab a sixth goal in the final 10 minutes when substitute Kerolin skipped past one challenge before picking out Debinha, who sent a towering header into the bottom corner. The South Americans added a fifth goal just before the hour mark, when Bia Zaneratto's fell kindly into the path of Kathellen who nodded home from three yards out. The fourth goal arrived three minutes later when Duda fired into an empty net despite the best efforts from Swart to deny Debinha seconds earlier.

Banyana Banyana's status as African champions was put to another rude test when they were hammered 6-0 by Brazil at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Monday.

The Banyana keeper was back again to make another mistake, this time around fouling Zaneratto inside the box and the Palmeiras attacker beat her from the spot. Then unmarked inside the box, Debinha headed in a cross from substitute Kerolin to seal her brace and a big result for the visitors. Bia Zaneratto then converted from the penalty spot four minutes into the second half, while Maria Eduarda Francelino was on target in the 52nd minute, before Kathellen further thrust Brazil ahead just before the hour mark.

Brazil played their second friendly against South Africa and came out 6-0 winners. Real Madrid center-back Kathellen Sousa played the entire 90 and scored a ...

Brazil doubled their first half lead within the opening 7 minutes of the second half via Duda with a simple ball in behind. The amount of times Brazil managed tried to slip in behind and attack the space also saw their pacey players get caught offside quite often, 6 times in the game. Brazil looked to target South Africa’s left flank with Debina and found a lot of success on that side. Brazil scored their first goal in the 4th minute straight from a mistake by the goalkeeper, who hit the ball straight at her own player and it fell kindly for Adriana to slot it home. South Africa didn’t help themselves by making multiple mistakes at the back which ultimate led to their demise. Brazil lined up in a back 3 (despite Google suggesting a 4-4-2), with Kathellen as the central center-back and Rafaelle Souza and Antônia playing as the wide center-backs.

Brazil women's coach Pia Sundhage will be hoping for a better performance from her charges when they take on Banyana Banyana on Monday.

We spoke about playing four or three at the back, whether we should push our outside backs and look at how South Africa plays. “We did our home-work, we analysed South Africa, playing the best team in Africa you have to do your homework and also on some of the players of course. “We win the ball a little bit higher and there are couple of players who had a hard time.