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Spectators: 8252 (Terracing: 6315, Seating: 1936, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Francis Setlaba kicked off to start the match. If Francis Setlaba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Maluleke Mathibe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francis Etafia charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francis Etafia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 12 played minutes Walker Knights got a freekick which was hit by Francis Etafia. The audience was convinced that Maluleke Mathibe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jomo Mathibe was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Francis Setlaba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Jomo Mathibe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Delron Klaasens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darren Bartlett, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. If Francis Setlaba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th match minute, Walker Knights was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akil Shoba to maneuver through the defense. After 30 played minutes Walker Knights's Nicolas Koen stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Delron Klaasens stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Nino FC of the goal. Nino FC's Francis Setlaba got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Darren Bartlett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 43 minutes, Freddie Mkhize mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nino FC and the Walker Knights players grew even worse after the yellow card. Freddie Mkhize kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Delron Klaasens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darren Bartlett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 47 minutes, Maluleke Mathibe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nino FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maluleke Mathibe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Darren Bartlett to strike the kick off in the second half. Nicolas Koen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Darren Bartlett sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicolas Koen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Delron Klaasens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Delron Klaasens didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nicolas Koen went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Maluleke Mathibe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 70 minutes into the match, Walker Knights's goal looked a bit too open when Francis Setlaba came free, but Jomo Mathibe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Francis Setlaba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Walker Knights defense, Francis Setlaba kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jomo Mathibe. The Walker Knights fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jomo Mathibe should have stopped the shot. In the 95th minute Darren Bartlett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delron Klaasens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nino FC were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.