Bafana need to nail down victory, says Furman
Burkina Faso rescues the game from Bafana Bafana to even the score in stoppage time
DEAN Furman says Bafana Bafana should learn to seal the game after they were sucker punched by a late Burkina Faso goal in their opening 2018 World Cup qualifier in Ouagadougou on Saturday.Furman gave Bafana the lead with his third international goal after 80 minutes‚ latching on to a loose ball on the edge of the box to silence the home crowd.But substitute Banou Diawara rescued the day for the Burkinabe to make it 1-1 in stoppage time. Bafana should have really done better to clear the ball to safety.The visitors twice dodged a bullet‚ as the Stallions failed to convert two penalties. One of them was saved by Itumeleng Khune early in the first half‚ while the other was blazed over the bar by Alain Traore eight minutes after Furman had given Bafana the lead."To go 1-0 up was great‚ but in those situations, I feel we have to seal the game. They missed the second penalty and that gave us another lifeline to hold on to."There’s an overall feeling of frustration that we let it slip at ...
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