League

Ellis Park Stadium
Spectators: 8044 (Terracing: 6034, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) The audience was convinced that Eriberto Truylos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romeo Dominic was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Ted in the 16th minute of play forced Independiente's goalkeeper Bartolo Idacio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bartolo Idacio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvio Ted, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 17 minutes, Leonides Ihazintu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Independiente's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonides Ihazintu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Elvio Ted had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bartolo Idacio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvio Ted, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Romeo Dominic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Suy in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, one of SOUTH AFRICA:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for SOUTH AFRICA. SOUTH AFRICA:s Romeo Dominic showed great skill when he stopped Xu Wei Kun:s penalty. Martin Suy was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Romeo Dominic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xu Wei Kun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Independiente's Bartolo Idacio got control of the ball when Artemio Jokin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Elvio Ted received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Bartolo Idacio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 47 played minutes SOUTH AFRICA got a freekick which was hit by Cavit Sanay. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maikel Jol in the 48th minute of play forced SOUTH AFRICA's goalkeeper Romeo Dominic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eriberto Truylos to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, SOUTH AFRICA's goal looked a bit too open when Eriberto Truylos came free, but Romeo Dominic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romeo Dominic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eriberto Truylos, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. SOUTH AFRICA's Romeo Dominic proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save SOUTH AFRICA from getting a goal against them. Bartolo Idacio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Mel, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Martin Suy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute, Maikel Jol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bartolo Idacio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elvio Ted in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 64th minute Elvio Ted shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Idacio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martin Suy in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romeo Dominic saved SOUTH AFRICA from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Martin Suy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romeo Dominic was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Ted in the 79th minute of play forced Independiente's goalkeeper Bartolo Idacio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeo Dominic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maikel Jol in the 84th minute of the match. In the 87th minute Rafael Domeka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Idacio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, SOUTH AFRICA's goalkeeper Romeo Dominic had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eriberto Truylos. Independiente's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Maikel Jol in the 90th minute. A collision led to Independiente getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Lučano Lapotne hit a great ball. Bartolo Idacio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeo Mel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, SOUTH AFRICA's Oscar Ruggieri got a free kick in the 95th minute.