South Africa's U20 side fell to a disappointing 3-0 loss to Vietnam in the Chinese U19 women's tournament on Wednesday.
Basetsana were hoping to recover from their 3-0 defeat to Thailand in their opening game of the event, but failed to get their campaign back on track in Xiamen.
On the other hand, the Vietnamese, who crumbled 4-0 against hosts China, outclassed the Africans to claim their first win of the tournament.
The opener was scored in the 13th minute before Vietnam doubled their lead in the 26th minute of the game at the Haicang Sport Centre Stadium.