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Stadium Knysna
Spectators: 8432 (Terracing: 6325, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aubrey Webb got the match started through his kick off. After 5 minutes of play, PICOLO's Yacoob Klein made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Godfrey Mabalane was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Yacoob Klein sped through FC YamYam's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Godfrey Mabalane. Godfrey Mabalane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yacoob Klein, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. A collision led to FC YamYam getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Johannes Mhlongo hit a great ball. Basil Konza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Godfrey Mabalane having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basil Konza in the 21st minute of play forced FC YamYam's goalkeeper Godfrey Mabalane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When PICOLO's Yacoob Klein in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC YamYam's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yacoob Klein in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Godfrey Mabalane prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Godfrey Mabalane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basil Konza, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 37thth minute of the game Aubrey Webb who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PICOLO's Jason Thompson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 38 minutes, Joseph Nkadimeng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC YamYam's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joseph Nkadimeng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joseph Nkadimeng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yacoob Klein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Godfrey Mabalane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yacoob Klein blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Godfrey Mabalane having to make a save. The FC YamYam players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. PICOLO were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yacoob Klein to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Aubrey Webb's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jason Thompson was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 56th minute Aubrey Webb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jason Thompson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Solly Magakula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 61st minute Yacoob Klein shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Godfrey Mabalane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Godfrey Mabalane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yacoob Klein in the 65th minute of play. Solly Magakula charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Solly Magakula the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th match minute, PICOLO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Solly Magakula to maneuver through the defense. Joseph Nkadimeng scored 1-2 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jason Thompson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Aubrey Webb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yacoob Klein sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd minute, Joseph Nkadimeng got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.