A u-17 soccer team go down 1-0 to Malawi at Eldorado Park

Johannesburg – The South African under-17 soccer team were defeated 1-0 by their Malawi counterparts at Eldorado Park on Saturday.

The goal that broke the hearts of the South Africans was scored by Andy Simukonda in the 65th minute. He beat goalkeeper Abram Marosha with a powerful shot after receiving a fine pass from Innocent Jere.

The home side had their fair share of missed chances, with Zenzele Zungu being the main culprit.

Zungu missed in the 30th minute when he shot wide from close range.

In the 48th minute, he was guilty of missing another chance when he shot wide following a good build-up by his team-mates.

Substitute Sanele Mkhize did well when he was introduced in the second half, but he missed one of the match‘s easiest chances after outrunning the Malawi defenders.

The South Africans were let off the hook in the second half when Malawi struck the woodwork three times.

Those shots came from Luka Milanzi and Brian Ngalande.