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SOUTH ETHICA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) King Von's Thomas Nhlapo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute, Sizwe Nomvete hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 14th minute, Tomas Magagane 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. Tyrell Okpara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Tomas Magagane came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the FC Randburg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tomas Magagane couldn't finish the play. Mthunzi Mumede made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Tomas Magagane sent off a good shot on target. King Von's Mthunzi Mumede played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tyrell Okpara in the 31st minute of play. After 38 played minutes FC Randburg got a freekick which was hit by David Wanani. After a rather tough play, FC Randburg's Mpenza Thokozani got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 47th minute Thomas Nhlapo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddie Sibeko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Tyrell Okpara made the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes FC Randburg got a freekick which was hit by Mpenza Thokozani. If Tomas Magagane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute Thomas Nhlapo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddie Sibeko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Randburg's Freddie Sibeko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Randburg from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the King Von defense, Tyrell Okpara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mthunzi Mumede. The King Von fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mthunzi Mumede should have stopped the shot. Thomas Nhlapo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Freddie Sibeko having to interfere. In the 78th minute of the match William Melele shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mthunzi Mumede showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Tomas Magagane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 88 minutes, David Wanani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Randburg and the King Von players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tomas Magagane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Tyrell Okpara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Randburg fans cheered their team off the field, for while King Von had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.