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Stadium Louisdal
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lesego Mbheki got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Thebile in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Etienne Tau saved Buccaneers from getting behind. In the 5th minute, Mthunzi Mokatimi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Thebile fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Etienne Tau having to interfere. With his leg Etienne Tau managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Louisdal's Tomas Thebe fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Aubrey Setlaba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Thebe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Etienne Tau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Thebe succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 17th playminute. 24 minutes into the match, Buccaneers's Lesego Mbheki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elias Madima narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Louisdal's Elias Madima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aubrey Setlaba in the 28th minute of play. After 29 played minutes Louisdal got a freekick which was hit by Gordon Takane. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aubrey Setlaba in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elias Madima saved Louisdal from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Tomas Thebile took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Etienne Tau to make any attempt to save it. With a little luck, Buccaneers's Etienne Tau got control of the ball when Tomas Thebe tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tomas Thebile fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Etienne Tau having to interfere. Etienne Tau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Thebile, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Elias Madima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lesego Mbheki in the 42nd minute of the match. A collision led to Louisdal getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Promise Radebe hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Lesego Mbheki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elias Madima was relentless in the 49th minute of the game.

Tomas Thebile recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Louisdal booed when Buccaneers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jomo Takane didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aubrey Setlaba got free with Elias Madima in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Buccaneers's Lesego Mbheki in the 65th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Elias Madima was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Louisdal through an amazing save. In the 83rd minute of the match, Lesego Mbheki tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Elias Madima saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Louisdal's Gordon Takane got a free kick in the 84th minute. Tomas Thebile received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Etienne Tau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Buccaneers players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Louisdal.