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Juventus Stadium
Spectators: 7980 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1900, VIP seats: 80) Lebang Thobejane's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sizwe Okpara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Noxolo Sephiri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of FC Ajax booed when JUVENTUS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Melusi Phakathi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute, Noxolo Sephiri 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. When David Patel came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the FC Ajax 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 David Patel couldn't finish the play. The supporters of FC Ajax booed when JUVENTUS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jomo Collins didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th minute, David Patel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Milton Mafuna was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If David Patel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Norman Makweni was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 33 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 33rd minute of the game. One of JUVENTUS:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Ajax:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noxolo Sephiri in the 40th minute of play forced JUVENTUS's goalkeeper Milton Mafuna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Noxolo Sephiri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Ajax fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Noxolo Sephiri stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Noxolo Sephiri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Milton Mafuna made a huge save. If Kingston Melele had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, Jomo Mokatimi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lebang Thobejane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute, David Patel fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Milton Mafuna, passed just outside the right post. 67 minutes into the match, FC Ajax's David Patel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Milton Mafuna narrowly saved just below the crossbar. FC Ajax's Cornell Manyethela suffered a fractured collar bone after 70 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Thabile Setlaba charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thabile Setlaba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to JUVENTUS getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Thabile Setlaba hit a great ball. Lebang Thobejane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Sizwe Okpara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Patel got free with Milton Mafuna in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Kingston Melele managed to get in a good position for a shot. JUVENTUS's supporters rose to their feet, but Kingston Melele was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sizwe Okpara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kingston Melele sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Patel kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in JUVENTUS's zone, David Patel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Milton Mafuna came out of the goal and David Patel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.