Angola lose to South Africa on penalties in four-nation tournament

LUANDA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Angola lost to South Africa 7-6 on penalties on Wednesday and failed to advance to the final of the four nations friendly tournament, taking place in Ndola, Zambia.

Angola scored first and South Africa had fought back from 1-0 down at the break to 1-1 at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.

An attempted casual pass to Keet from Buhle Mkhwanazi resulted in Djalma Campos netting the opener for Angola in the 31st minute.

Bafana grabbed the equaliser via a backheeled finish from Mothiba in the 50th.

In the shootout, after Angola scored first, Furman and Sifiso Hlanti were successful before Mothiba's effort was saved. With Angola also having missed one Ryan Moon, Frosler and Motjeka Madisha were among successful takers as the score went to 6-6.

Keet pulled off a save, then Sibusiso Vilakazi slotted to put South Africa into the final on Sunday, against the winners of Zambia versus Zimbabwe.

Angola will play the team to lose in the match between Zambia-Zimbabwe, for the third place of the tournament. Enditem