Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis says her side is looking to bounce back when they face Australia on Saturday.
The 2022 African Women's Cup of Nations (AWCON) winners suffered back-to-back defeats from Brazil at the start of September, this year.
The first encounter, played at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg ended with a 3-0 drubbing by the Brazilians.
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The second encounter was played at the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban and ended in a humiliating 6-0 thrashing for the South Africans.
The two results effectively meant that Banyana were beaten 9-0 on aggregate by the South American champions.
Ellis insists that it's important that her side bounce back when they take on Australia on Saturday.
"We want to be better than what we were against Brazil," Ellis told SAFA media.
"Defensively we've got to be more organased, we've got to make sure that we minimize our mistakes."
"I think when we're on the ball, we can also be better.
"Our decision making needs to be better, and in the final third, when we get an opportunity, we need to take that because it's been that at this level, you miss an opportunity and the next minute the ball is in the back of your net.
"We're looking for an improved performance, obviously, compared to the showing against Brazil because we know we're better than that.
Banyana will be without vice-captain Refiloe Jane and goalkeeper Andile Dlamini.
The game will be the first time Banyana meet the Matildas and is scheduled to kick off at 13:30 (South African time).
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