Semifinal Post-Match Facts: Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 1-0 Simba Queens SC
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- Mamelodi Sundowns 1 Simba Queens 0
- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies are heading to their second CAF WCL Final, with victory over Simba Queens.
- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies defeat East African opponents for the second time after their 1-0 win over Kenyan club Vihiga Queens in 2021.
- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies - including games decided on penalties - have now won their last six games at the finals in succession, it was their fifth consecutive win in open play.
- Mamelodi Sundowns win a CAF WCL Semi-final in open play for the first time, their previous last four encounter in 2021 against Malabo Kings saw them win the game on penalties after it ended 0-0.
- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies in three knockout games at the CAF WCL finals are yet to concede a goal, while scoring three.
- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies have played 9 games at the CAF WCL and they remain undefeated this was their 7th win in open play (D2).
- This was the fourth time at the CAF WCL Finals that Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies had won a game by a single goal margin, this was their third 1-0 victory after winning by the same score-line against Vihiga Queens and Rivers Angels in 2021. They defeated Bayelsa Queens 2-1 at the current competition for their other game won by a single goal.
- All of the six goals scored in games involving Simba Queens at the tournament have been scored in the second half of matches.
- Joyce Rabale scored her third goal of the 2022 CAF WCL Finals, becoming the second Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies player to score three or more goals at the current tournament along with Lelona Daweti who has scored four goals.
- Melinda Kgadiete made her third assist of the tournament setting up Joyce Rabale for the game winner.
- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Melinda Kgadiete has had five goal involvements in the competition, she has scored two goals and made three assists. She has had more goal involvements than any of her teammates.
- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies completed 458 passes in this game to 266 passes completed by Simba Queens.
- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies completed 255 passes in their opponents half, for the second game in succession they were able to piece together more than 200 passes in their opponents half.
- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies manged four shots on target in this game with Joyce Rabale having three of those, in total she attempted five shots at goal two of which were off target.
- Lerato Kgasago managed a game high 49 passes for Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies, more than any other player in the game.
- Simba Queens Topister Situma loses to Mamelodi Sundowns at the CAF WCL for a second edition in succession, she was in the Vihiga Queens team who lost their opening game in 2021 against the defending champions 1-0.
- In all of the four games involving Simba Queens at the 2022 CAF WCL Finals, only the winner has managed to score.
- South Africa will have a representative in a senior CAF Women’s Competition to be staged in Morocco for the second time in five months after the senior Women’s team managed to reach and win the 2022 CAF WAFCON.
- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies playing their 9th game at the CAF WCL Finals manages to keep their 8th clean-sheet, this was their third clean-sheet in a row since conceding in their 2-1 win over Bayelsa Queens in their opening game.
- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies have scored 12 goals at the 2022 CAF WCL three times as many as they managed in 2021 when they scored 4 goals.
- Seven of Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 12 goals at the 2022 CAF WCL Finals have been scored in the second half.