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Bellavista
Spectators: 6869 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1869, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nelson Mabalane kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Steve Roberts 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. Shumani King didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Black Stallions's Nelson Mabalane shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Enock Thebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jikolo Takane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 minutes, Shaheed Lekgwathi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Black Stallions and the Bellavista players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hoadley Magakula took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Enock Thebe. Black Stallions's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Bellavista's Shumani King played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leslie Setlaba in the 36th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Bellavista's goal looked a bit too open when Nelson Mabalane came free, but Shumani King reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Steve Roberts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 39 minutes in the game, Nelson Mabalane dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 41st minute, Steve Roberts 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. In the 42ndth minute of the game Nelson Mabalane who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bellavista's Shumani King was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Steve Roberts received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Shumani King tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Black Stallions getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Steve Roberts hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jikolo Takane stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute of the match Bellavista got a corner. Black Stallions's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wycliffe Arendse ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Wycliffe Machete heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bellavista's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Shaheed Lekgwathi was slow to take the kick. During this time Black Stallions's players had a chance to rest. Nelson Mabalane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Shumani King tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Vuyo Tau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the game, Bellavista's Jikolo Takane nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Enock Thebe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 69th minute Delron Sephadi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enock Thebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Enock Thebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delron Sephadi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Black Stallions's Siyabonge Collins got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Shumani King made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nelson Mabalane in the 80th minute. In the 82nd minute Nelson Mabalane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shumani King saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shumani King made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nelson Mabalane in the 83rd minute. Steve Roberts kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Shumani King stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nelson Mabalane's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. In the 91st minute Jikolo Takane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enock Thebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nelson Mabalane got free with Shumani King in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Black Stallions played a much better game than Bellavista and deserved their victory. The Bellavista players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.