The traditional image of goalkeepers launching long clearances has disappeared, replaced by players who initiate attacks from the back.
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Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Defenders Mbekezeli Mbokazi and Aubrey Modiba made heroic clearances, the former denying Jonathan David with an open goal gaping in the second half, while goalkeeper Williams made a string of important saves, too.
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