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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alex Mkhize took the kick off in the first half of the match. Michael Edwards took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lazarus Sephiri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Jonas Tau managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Wepener's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonas Tau was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Mbheki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Zwane in the 23rd minute of play forced RUYAL MADRID UNITED's goalkeeper Daniel Mbheki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes, Alex Mkhize mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Wepener and the RUYAL MADRID UNITED players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of RUYAL MADRID UNITED booed when FC Wepener was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Mkhize didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th match minute, FC Wepener was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Tau to maneuver through the defense. Alex Mkhize fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Mbheki having to interfere. Daniel Mbheki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliver Zwane in the 34th minute of play. Lazarus Sephiri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michael Edwards having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Madolo Kubheka 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. The supporters of RUYAL MADRID UNITED booed when FC Wepener was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Tau didn't get a good kick on the ball. Madolo Kubheka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lazarus Sephiri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michael Edwards having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Lazarus Sephiri made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, FC Wepener's Oliver Zwane sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daniel Mbheki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 65 minutes into the game, RUYAL MADRID UNITED's Lazarus Sephiri nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michael Edwards made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 69th minute, Lazarus Sephiri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Michael Edwards was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 75 minutes into the match, Madolo Kubheka notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of FC Wepener's Michael Edwards. Michael Edwards was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 79 minutes into the match, FC Wepener's goal looked a bit too open when Madolo Kubheka came free, but Michael Edwards reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. RUYAL MADRID UNITED's Daniel Mbheki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Mkhize in the 81st minute of play. Madolo Kubheka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Michael Edwards tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bomikaze Shoba's late challenge caught a RUYAL MADRID UNITED's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bomikaze Shoba helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Wepener fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 87th minute. Penalty! The referee gave RUYAL MADRID UNITED a penalty, 89 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Kingston Okpara, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Wepener's Michael Edwards. 4-0. Michael Edwards didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lazarus Sephiri went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC Wepener players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for RUYAL MADRID UNITED.