{"id":104347,"date":"2019-06-18T06:47:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T05:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=104347"},"modified":"2019-06-18T06:47:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T05:47:50","slug":"germany-thrash-s-africa-to-top-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/germany-thrash-s-africa-to-top-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany thrash S&#8217; Africa to top group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Germany punished an error-strewn display from South Africa to finish top of Group B at the Women&#8217;s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time winners had ample chances to win by more than 4-0 against debutants Banyana Banyana, who leave France having failed to earn a point.<\/p>\n<p>Melanie Leupolz headed in the opener, then an awful error by keeper Andile Dlamini gifted Sara Dabritz a tap-in.<\/p>\n<p>Wolfsburg&#8217;s Alexandra Popp nodded in a third before the break and Lina Magull added another from a yard out.<\/p>\n<p>Germany, one of the favourites for the title, had only found the net twice in their previous two group games, but against a brittle South African defence they ran riot.<\/p>\n<p>They will now play a third-placed team from either Group A, C or D in Grenoble for a place in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa&#8217;s coach Desiree Ellis will likely have been disappointed with her side&#8217;s poor first-half display, highlighted when Dlamini flapped at a low cross from Verena Schweers which led to Dabritz&#8217;s goal.<\/p>\n<p>Her keeper did improve after the break, making a brilliant point-blank save from Dabritz, while pacy substitute striker Thembi Kgatlana was denied a goal in a one-on-one situation by Germany&#8217;s Almuth Schult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany punished an error-strewn display from South Africa to finish top of Group B at the Women&#8217;s World Cup. 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