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Spectators: 8419 (Terracing: 6352, Seating: 1947, VIP seats: 120) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Akil Thompson kicked off to start the match. Noxolo Thwala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxwell Roberts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Maxwell Roberts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 17 minutes into the match, Maxwell Roberts had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Noxolo Thwala. BLACK STARS FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maxwell Roberts was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 22nd minute, Sipho Mbule hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Akil Thompson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maxwell Roberts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noxolo Thwala having to interfere. Kenny Shongwe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Noxolo Thwala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tebogo Nkadimeng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noxolo Thwala having to interfere. Noxolo Thwala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxwell Roberts in the 32nd minute of play. Noxolo Thwala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxwell Roberts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 played minutes, BLACK STARS FC's Leon Sephadi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nazeer Mokhasi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in BLACK STARS FC reached it. Noxolo Thwala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tebogo Nkadimeng in the 38th minute of the match. If Tebogo Nkadimeng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 46 minutes into the match, BLACK STARS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kenny Shongwe came free, but Noxolo Thwala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Tebogo Nkadimeng managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dalpark United's supporters rose to their feet, but Tebogo Nkadimeng was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Noxolo Thwala breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Maxwell Roberts was the one to do the kick off. Tebogo Nkadimeng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noxolo Thwala having to interfere. Tebogo Nkadimeng who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Noxolo Thwala when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Noxolo Thwala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxwell Roberts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute, Sipho Mbule hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Akil Thompson came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the BLACK STARS FC 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 Akil Thompson couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxwell Roberts in the 71st minute of play forced BLACK STARS FC's goalkeeper Noxolo Thwala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Maxwell Roberts kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Noxolo Thwala. That made the score 0-2 in the 84 minute of play. If Maxwell Roberts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Noxolo Thwala acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 97th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Freddie Pretorius. When the match was over Dalpark United could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than BLACK STARS FC throughout the match.