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Mcotsho
Spectators: 9201 (Terracing: 6902, Seating: 2116, VIP seats: 183) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thabile Mkhize in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jaak Taelma saved Mcotsho from getting behind. If Lazarus Komani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lazarus Komani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Henriksson having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alpheus Ntsume during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Blue Sharks's Thomas Mbheki got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 22 minutes into the match, Lazarus Komani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tommy Henriksson. Blue Sharks's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lazarus Komani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Phillip Maduna charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Phillip Maduna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Mcotsho's Phillip Maduna got a free kick in the 30th minute. After 31 played minutes Mcotsho got a freekick which was hit by Mthunzi Madima. Blue Sharks's Thabile Mkhize got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tommy Henriksson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leslie Sephadi in the 39th minute of play. Tommy Henriksson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mthunzi Madima showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 49 minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thomas Mbheki stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Mcotsho getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Sipho Nauseb hit a great ball. Thomas Mbheki succeeded in the game's 62nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. Blue Sharks's Thabile Mkhize got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Thomas Mbheki 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. Thabile Mkhize who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 71stth minute tested the skills of Jaak Taelma when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Lazarus Komani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Henriksson was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. When Mcotsho's Lazarus Komani in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Blue Sharks's goalie prevented a goal. 75 minutes into the match, Mcotsho's Leslie Sephadi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Henriksson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lazarus Komani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Tommy Henriksson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Mcotsho's Leslie Sephadi in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Blue Sharks's goalie prevented a goal. Thabile Mkhize could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Jaak Taelma made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Leslie Sephadi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Henriksson was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Thabile Mkhize could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Jaak Taelma made a huge save. Blue Sharks's Tommy Henriksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leslie Sephadi in the 91st minute of play. Mcotsho's Lazarus Komani got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lazarus Komani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Tommy Henriksson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Blue Sharks's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.