Amanda Ilestedt's 90th minute winner gave Sweden a 2-1 win over South Africa in their Women’s World Cup Group G match on Sunday.

The goal came from Sweden’s 11th corner of the game which saw the lanky Ilestedt jump highest to save her team’s blushes.

Earlier, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd’s cross skewed off defender Lebohang Ramalepe and bounced into the net off Rolfo to hand the Swedes a lifeline in the 66th minute after South Africa’s Magaia had broken the deadlock two minutes after the break.

The result left the third-ranked Swedes top of Group G, before Italy and Argentina play their opener in Auckland on Monday.