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Maluti village
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Shumani Shoba started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Shumani Shoba reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Andre Mkhwanazi. The goal made the score 1-0. Jafta Sephadi's late challenge caught a Mdakeni's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jafta Sephadi helped the player get up and apologised. Jafta Sephadi hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Mthunzi Radebe's late challenge caught a Mdakeni's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mthunzi Radebe helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Christ The King getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Mthunzi Radebe hit a great ball. The supporters of Mdakeni booed when Christ The King was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricky Klaasens didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute of the match Melusi Macheke shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thanyani Mumede showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Mdakeni's Leon Mhlathe in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Christ The King's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Mdakeni booed when Christ The King was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mthunzi Radebe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andre Mkhwanazi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elias Konza in the 30th minute. Shumani Shoba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Andre Mkhwanazi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shumani Shoba in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andre Mkhwanazi saved Mdakeni from getting behind. Ricky Klaasens, 39 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Elias Konza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andre Mkhwanazi having to interfere. Elias Konza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elias Konza's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 48thth minute, Andre Mkhwanazi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leon Mhlathe to make the kick off. Elias Konza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Andre Mkhwanazi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th play minute Hassan Mkhwanazi came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Thanyani Mumede. 1-1. Lucky Takalani's late challenge caught a Christ The King's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucky Takalani helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Mdakeni's Lucky Takalani got a free kick in the 58th minute. Mdakeni's Andre Mkhwanazi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Konza in the 59th minute of play. In the 64th minute, Hassan Mkhwanazi 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. 66 minutes in the game, Leon Mhlathe fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Thanyani Mumede having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Christ The King's Shumani Shoba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andre Mkhwanazi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Shumani Shoba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andre Mkhwanazi having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Elias Konza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Christ The King fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Elias Konza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andre Mkhwanazi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hassan Mkhwanazi got free with Thanyani Mumede in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When David Koen fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Christ The King's protests and gave David Koen a yellow card for diving instead. After 83 played minutes Christ The King got a freekick which was hit by David Koen. With a little luck, Christ The King's Thanyani Mumede got control of the ball when Hassan Mkhwanazi tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Konza in the 91st minute of play forced Mdakeni's goalkeeper Andre Mkhwanazi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Konza in the 93rd minute of play forced Mdakeni's goalkeeper Andre Mkhwanazi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Mdakeni players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Christ The King.