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The Slaughter House
Spectators: 5335 (Terracing: 4200, Seating: 1050, VIP seats: 85) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anas Al Dowaisan got the match started through his kick off. Anas Al Dowaisan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Patrick Nhlapo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Mamphokgo's Patrick Nhlapo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simamane Nomvete in the 8th minute of play. Patrick Nhlapo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simamane Nomvete, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boyisana Mahlangu hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Boyisana Mahlangu charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Boyisana Mahlangu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 14th match minute, FC Mamphokgo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boyisana Mahlangu to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, FC Mamphokgo's William Kolwa got a free kick in the 16th minute. 17 minutes into the match, FC Mamphokgo's goalkeeper Patrick Nhlapo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anas Al Dowaisan. In the 18th minute Simamane Nomvete shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Nhlapo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, Jikolo Madiya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Machete didn't quite understand what happened when in the 22 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. A hard shot 26 in the game by Anas Al Dowaisan from a close distance when the talented Patrick Nhlapo managed to make a qualified save. FC Mamphokgo's players were relieved. With a little luck, FC Mamphokgo's Patrick Nhlapo got control of the ball when Anas Al Dowaisan tried to sneak it across the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Simamane Nomvete notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of FC Mamphokgo's Patrick Nhlapo. Patrick Nhlapo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 34 minutes into the match, FC Mamphokgo's goal looked a bit too open when Justice Dube came free, but Patrick Nhlapo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patrick Nhlapo was a little too slow when Justice Dube got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Mamphokgo's goalkeeper Patrick Nhlapo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, David Fredericks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

After 52 minutes of play, Fc Eleven Old Crooks's Alex Machete made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Patrick Nhlapo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benicio Calixto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boyisana Mahlangu, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Patrick Nhlapo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anas Al Dowaisan in the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th match minute, Fc Eleven Old Crooks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jouke Lensen to maneuver through the defense. When Simamane Nomvete came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Fc Eleven Old Crooks fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Simamane Nomvete couldn't finish the play. In the 66th minute, Justice Dube left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fc Eleven Old Crooks fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Alex Machete fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrick Nhlapo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justice Dube in the 70th minute of play forced FC Mamphokgo's goalkeeper Patrick Nhlapo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Mamphokgo's zone, Anas Al Dowaisan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Nhlapo came out of the goal and Anas Al Dowaisan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Samuel Manyethela fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fc Eleven Old Crooks's protests and gave Samuel Manyethela a yellow card for diving instead. Samuel Manyethela hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Bernard Steyn could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Benicio Calixto made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Anas Al Dowaisan put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Patrick Nhlapo. Anas Al Dowaisan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Patrick Nhlapo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Patrick Nhlapo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anas Al Dowaisan in the 89th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Eleven Old Crooks's zone, William Kolwa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benicio Calixto came out of the goal and William Kolwa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Fc Eleven Old Crooks had played much better football throughout.