She had been running, by that stage, for roughly 100 minutes, mounting what appeared at times to be a fearsome, one-woman campaign to keep South Africa in the Women’s World Cup for as long as possible.
But Kgatlana, as she had already amply proved in this tournament, does not believe in stopping.
First, she spun and writhed and twisted away from a defender, leaving her sprawled on the turf.
The Netherlands, in the end, went through to the quarterfinals, where Spain lies in wait in Wellington, New Zealand.
Image Thembi Kgatlana, whose goal against Italy had sent South Africa to the round of 16, did all she could to extend its stay.
Persons:
Thembi Kgatlana, Stefanie van der Gragt, Daphne van Domselaar’s, Jill Roord, Mark Baker, van Domselaar, Kgatlana, Desiree Ellis’s, ” Ellis, “, ”, David Gray, Daphne van Domselaar, couldn’t, Franck Fife, Lineth Beerensteyn
Organizations:
Italy, Associated, South, Desiree Ellis’s South, Agence France
Locations:
South Africa, Netherlands, Spain, Wellington , New Zealand, Italy, Desiree Ellis’s South Africa, New Zealand, jubilation