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Spectators: 8433 (Terracing: 6363, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 120) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mpenza Miti took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rabelani Collins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shakeel Laher, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. If John Sephadi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Mkemane's Shakeel Laher got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Akil Thompson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Boyisani Thompson kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Akil Thompson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Thami Tau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If John Sephadi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind BLACK STARS FC's goalkeeper Rabelani Collins, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 33rd minute Shakeel Laher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabelani Collins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. BLACK STARS FC's Mpenza Miti got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Akil Thompson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thami Tau having to interfere. Sipho Mbule charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sipho Mbule the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rabelani Collins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Sephadi in the 39th minute of the match. Shakeel Laher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabelani Collins having to interfere. 47 minutes into the match, FC Mkemane's John Sephadi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rabelani Collins narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and John Sephadi made a kick off. Boyisani Thompson hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Akil Thompson managed to get in a good position for a shot. BLACK STARS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Akil Thompson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thami Tau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as John Sephadi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rabelani Collins. That made the score 0-1 in the 62 minute of play. Rabelani Collins made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Shakeel Laher sent off a good shot on target. Mpenza Miti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Thami Tau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rabelani Collins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Sephadi in the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Shakeel Laher reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rabelani Collins. The goal made the score 0-2. Akil Thompson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thami Tau having to interfere. Mpenza Miti might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thami Tau. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mpenza Miti ran back to his position shaking his head. Shakeel Laher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Rabelani Collins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind BLACK STARS FC's goalkeeper Rabelani Collins, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 93rd minute Mpenza Miti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thami Tau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thami Tau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mpenza Miti in the 95th minute of the match. Akil Thompson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Thami Tau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The FC Mkemane players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.