11 February 2023 1 Min Read
South Africa to fight for World Cup bronze after losing to dominant Dutch
in Sport by David Isaacson
Daniela De Oliveira scored South Africa's only goal in the semifinal against the Netherlands.
Image: Anton Geyser/Gallo Images
Image: Anton Geyser/Gallo Images
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The South African women will challenge for the bronze medal at the Indoor Hockey World Cup in Pretoria on Saturday evening after losing to Holland in the semifinals.
The Dutch, who had to work hard to beat South Africa 3-1 in their pool game earlier in the week, played at a higher level to win the last-four eliminator 6-1.
South Africa will face the Czech Republic at 6.30pm, while the Netherlands take on Austria in the final at 9.30pm.
Austria beat the Czechs 1-0 in the other semifinal.
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