League Play-Off

Stadium Zwartberg
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joseph Mhlongo kicked off to start the match. After 4 played minutes, FC Mlamli's Steve Tembe shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alex Kolwa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Mlamli reached it. In the 13th minute Joseph Mhlongo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Kolwa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mthunzi Mufumadi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boyisana Maduna, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. A collision led to FC Mlamli getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Steve Melele hit a great ball. In the 25th match minute, FC Mlamli was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Soloman Shongwe to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Boyisani Miti in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mthunzi Mufumadi saved FC Mlamli from getting behind. In the 30th minute, Steve Melele 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. Alex Kolwa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Mhlongo in the 31st minute of the match. A long shot from Henry Nhlapo in the 33rd minute of play was well struck, but Mthunzi Mufumadi made a really good save at the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joseph Mhlongo during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Joseph Mhlongo kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. If Joseph Mhlongo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Boyisana Maduna was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, Steve Melele hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andre Mothobi lost his temper 66 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Zwartberg fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! Mthunzi Mufumadi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boyisani Miti, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. If Joseph Mhlongo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Dean Melele had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alex Kolwa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Mhlongo in the 78th minute of the match. If Dean Melele had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Dean Melele kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alex Kolwa. That made the score 0-2 in the 81 minute of play. After having played for 85 minutes, Boyisani Miti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zwartberg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boyisani Miti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in FC Mlamli's zone, Edries Modipa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mthunzi Mufumadi came out of the goal and Edries Modipa 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 Dean Melele in the 95th minute of play forced Zwartberg's goalkeeper Alex Kolwa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Joseph Mhlongo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Dean Melele had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.