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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Lebang Serage took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Timoteo Abel. SV Transvaal's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jocob Kubheka in the 8th minute of play forced SV Transvaal's goalkeeper Timoteo Abel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SV Transvaal's Hans Hoffhuis got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Timoteo Abel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jocob Kubheka in the 19th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Siyabonge Liau during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Siyabonge Liau hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Jocob Kubheka managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gazini's supporters rose to their feet, but Jocob Kubheka was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Timoteo Abel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 26 in the game by Hans Hoffhuis from a close distance when the talented Bradley Phakathi managed to make a qualified save. Gazini's players were relieved. Johannes Sephiri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Hans Hoffhuis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bradley Phakathi was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. A hard, long distance shot from Johannes Sephiri flew over the goal. Hans Hoffhuis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Bradley Phakathi made a huge save. Jomo Phakathi hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. A collision led to SV Transvaal getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Jomo Phakathi hit a great ball. Timoteo Abel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gary Thompson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jocob Kubheka to make the kick off. Siphokazi Sewele hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Hans Hoffhuis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jomo Phakathi kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Gazini's Timoteo Abel threw himself towards the right post 57 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jocob Kubheka, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 58 minutes into the match, Johannes Sephiri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bradley Phakathi. Gazini's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Johannes Sephiri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 1-1 became the score in the 65th minute when Jocob Kubheka elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 69 minutes into the match, SV Transvaal's goalkeeper Timoteo Abel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gary Thompson. SV Transvaal's Jomo Phakathi got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Hans Hoffhuis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicolas Nauseb's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bradley Phakathi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. After having played for 77 minutes, Johannes Sephiri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SV Transvaal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Johannes Sephiri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Hans Hoffhuis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bradley Phakathi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hans Hoffhuis in the 82nd minute of play. Bradley Phakathi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hans Hoffhuis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lebang Serage took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Timoteo Abel. SV Transvaal's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Despite being the better team, SV Transvaal failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.