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Stadium Mzumbane
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Shumani Radebe kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the match, Mzumbane's goal looked a bit too open when Jafta Okpara came free, but Freddie Mhlathe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Freddie Mhlathe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bilge Kağan Özaltay in the 4th minute of play. Freddie Mhlathe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bilge Kağan Özaltay in the 5th minute of play. After 8 minutes of play, Hotolos jk's Severo Santander made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Freddie Mhlathe was left in no man's land by his defense there! 11 minutes into the game, Hotolos jk's Bilge Kağan Özaltay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Freddie Mhlathe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Freddie Mhlathe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severo Santander in the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Jason Smith hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A sloppy throw-in by Bradley Mkhonza in the 25th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Hotolos jk's Boyisani Bandura. 26 minutes into the game, Hotolos jk's Bilge Kağan Özaltay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Freddie Mhlathe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. The supporters of Hotolos jk booed when Mzumbane was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucky Serage didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Samuel Magakula got free with Vuyo Dube in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mzumbane's Freddie Mhlathe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severo Santander in the 36th minute of play. Shumani Radebe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vuyo Dube having to interfere. In the 40th minute Severo Santander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddie Mhlathe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th match minute, Hotolos jk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jafta Okpara to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Mzumbane's zone, Jafta Okpara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Freddie Mhlathe came out of the goal and Jafta Okpara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bilge Kağan Özaltay scored 1-4 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Freddie Mhlathe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Severo Santander made a kick off. Freddie Mhlathe made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Bilge Kağan Özaltay sent off a good shot on target. When Jafta Tshabalala fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mzumbane's protests and gave Jafta Tshabalala a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th match minute, Mzumbane was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jafta Tshabalala to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute, Bilge Kağan Özaltay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hotolos jk fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Norman Miti got free with Freddie Mhlathe in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vuyo Dube stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Samuel Magakula's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. The supporters of Mzumbane booed when Hotolos jk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jafta Okpara didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Samuel Magakula managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mzumbane's supporters rose to their feet, but Samuel Magakula was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vuyo Dube breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Magakula in the 72nd minute of play forced Hotolos jk's goalkeeper Vuyo Dube to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the game, Shumani Radebe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. Vuyo Dube was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Shumani Radebe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Freddie Mhlathe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jafta Okpara in the 79th minute of play. If Norman Miti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severo Santander in the 86th minute of play forced Mzumbane's goalkeeper Freddie Mhlathe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mzumbane's Freddie Mhlathe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severo Santander in the 92nd minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Mzumbane's goal looked a bit too open when Severo Santander came free, but Freddie Mhlathe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norman Miti charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Norman Miti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Norman Miti hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When the match was over Hotolos jk could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Mzumbane throughout the match.