League

Brenthurst
Spectators: 6852 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Shaheed Nomvete took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Darren Kekana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Papi Melele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, Dikgang's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Mandela came free, but Papi Melele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Silas Laher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Dikgang's Silas Laher in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Brenthurst's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shaheed Nomvete in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lesego Thobejane prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mthunzi Inguanas short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Papi Melele to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 28th minute Shaheed Nomvete shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lesego Thobejane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute Shaheed Nomvete shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lesego Thobejane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Leon Mandela cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Papi Melele was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Shaheed Nomvete sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Silas Laher sped through FC Brenthurst's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lesego Thobejane. The audience was convinced that Shaheed Nomvete's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lesego Thobejane was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Papi Melele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Mandela in the 47th minute of the match.

In the 51stth minute of the game Leon Mandela who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dikgang's Papi Melele was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Dikgang booed when FC Brenthurst was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leon Mandela didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shaheed Nomvete in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lesego Thobejane prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Silas Laher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lesego Thobejane having to interfere. Lesego Thobejane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shaheed Nomvete in the 65th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Brenthurst's Hlamane Thembe got a free kick in the 67th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Brenthurst's zone, Shaheed Nomvete stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lesego Thobejane came out of the goal and Shaheed Nomvete tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shaheed Nomvete in the 74th minute of play forced FC Brenthurst's goalkeeper Lesego Thobejane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silas Laher who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 75thth minute tested the skills of Lesego Thobejane when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 76thth minute of the game Shaheed Nomvete who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Brenthurst's Lesego Thobejane was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 79 minutes into the match, FC Brenthurst's goal looked a bit too open when Shaheed Nomvete came free, but Lesego Thobejane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Shaheed Nomvete managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dikgang's supporters rose to their feet, but Shaheed Nomvete was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lesego Thobejane breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lesego Thobejane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shaheed Nomvete in the 82nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Brenthurst's Hlamane Thembe got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Lesego Thobejane made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silas Laher in the 84th minute. Lesego Thobejane stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Shaheed Nomvete's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute of the match Thami Shongwe sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Papi Melele skillfully saved the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Dikgang's goal looked a bit too open when Mthunzi Inguana came free, but Papi Melele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silas Laher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lesego Thobejane having to interfere. Shaheed Nomvete sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Brenthurst fans cheered their team off the field, for while Dikgang had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.