South Africa — Canada

Amashumi ayisishiyagalolunye emizuzu yokuminza – umzuzwana owodwa wokusindiswa. Yilokho okungachaza okwenzeka eSoFi Stadium, e-Inglewood: iKhanada iwine umdlalo neNingizimu Afrika ngo 0:1 ngenxa yegoli likaStephen Eustaquio ngomzuzu wama-90. Nansi into eyinqaba ezoshisa izingxoxo isikhathi eside: iKhanada yayilawula ngazo zonke izindlela ezingokoqobo – futhi yacishe yahlala ingenalutho. I-xG engu-1.38 kuqhathaniswa no-0.14 weNingizimu Afrika ikhuluma yodwa. Amathuba amakhulu amane, amashothi ayisikhombisa agoliwe – futhi akukho goli kuze kube isikhathi esengeziwe. Lokhu akuyona into yokunqoba ngamaqhinga, kuyinhlekelele efihleke njengokunqoba. INingizimu Afrika ifanelwe inhlonipho enkulu ngokuhlela umdlalo. URonwen Williams – iqhawe elikhulu elinesilinganiso esingu-8.5 kanye nokuvikela okuhlanu. Umugqa wokuvikela wawunciphisa isikhala, waphoqa iKhanada ukuthi isebenze ezinhlangothini futhi yenza konke ukuhlasela kube buthuntu kancane kunalokho umphikisi ayekufuna. Ukubamba ibhola ngo-58% kwakuyisikhali esiqaphelayo: bamba ibhola, bulala isivinini. Ubuthakathaka? Phambili – cishe akukho lutho. I-xG engu-0.14, amathuba amakhulu anguziro, ikhoneni elilodwa. Leli kwakuyicebo lokusinda, hhayi ukunqoba – futhi ekugcineni alizange lisebenze. Inkinga yeKhanada – ukusebenzisa amathuba. Amathuba amakhulu amane aphuthelwe kuleli zinga – isigwebo. Iphasi lokugcina lalivame ukuntuleka ubukhali. Ukushintsha kabili ngomzuzu wama-70 – uJacob Shaffelburg noPromise David – kwengeza amandla, kodwa ushintsho lwenzeka ngomzuzu wama-75 ngokungena kuka-Alphonso Davies. Uhlangothi lwesokunxele lwaphila ngokushesha, futhi ingcindezi yaba yingozi ngempela. Izigameko ezimbili ze-VAR zengeza ukwesaba: uLiam Millar ngomzuzu we-15 no-Oswin Appollis ngomzuzu wama-37. Ingabe izinqumo zazilungile? Lona umbuzo wamakamelo enu okuhlala, hhayi owami. Futhi nokho – u-Eustaquio. Umzuzu wama-90. Igoli. IKhanada iyaphefumula. Isikolo sikhuluma ngokunqoba okuqinisekile. Umdlalo ukhuluma ngokuthi iNingizimu Afrika yacindezela umuntu owayefaneleka ngempela odongeni futhi yacishe yathatha lokho i-xG eyayingakuthembisi nhlobo. Sekuyithuba lakho: ingabe umdlalo kaRonwen Williams wawuyinto engcono kakhulu eyenziwa umdlali ngamunye womgoli kule Ndebe Yomhlaba? Futhi ingabe iKhanada kufanele ikhathazeke ngempela ngamathuba amane agoliwe aphuthelwe? Enkundleni umphumela ungasuswa ngomzuzwana wokugcina – ku-FootLegion amagoli ezwe lakho ngeke asuswe muntu.