Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams has received a glowing praise from a coach in the USA at the Club World Cup in spite of his mistake against Borussia Dortmund.
Sundowns took a surprise lead early in the game against Dortmund but were unlucky to concede through an uncharacteristic mistake by Williams, who passed the ball straight to Felix Nmecha, who had a simple tap-in, trying to play from the back.
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After the equaliser by BvB, The Brazilians appeared to have taken a knock, as they conceded two further goals before half-time and by the hour-mark, they were 4-1 down.
Miguel Cardoso's charges picked themselves up, however, to get two goals and setup a grandstand finish at TQL Stadium, as Lebo Mothiba made it 4-3 in the last minute.
South African Kyle Timm, assistant coach at USL Championship side Lexington Sporting Club, tells KickOff.com that he was impressed with how Sundowns did not change their style of play, especially Williams, after that mistake.
"What I saw was a team that regardless of the mistakes they made, they still continued to play the same way, which I have a lot of time for, I have a lot of respect for that," Timm, who was in the stands, told this website.
"A lot of times a player, especially a goalkeeper would make that type of mistake and be hesitant to continue playing passes from the back.
"They continued to play," Timm applauded.
The former Colorado Springs Switchbacks mentor went on and suggested the equaliser was not the main reason Masandawana lost the game.
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"Of course it has an effect on the outcome but I wouldn't say it's the main cause of them not winning the game," Timm continued.
"The reality is after that it was 1-1 and they went down to 4-1, we're talking about one goal that put them to 1-1. Did it influence the game? Of course it did but they (Sundowns) continued to play, it didn't affect the way they are playing, because they still had a lot of possession. It was unfortunate.
"These things happen, when you play this way it's high risk, high reward. You can also get hurt when you play this way," the former South African junior international added.
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