League Play-Off

Cloeteskraal
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kenny Patel made the kick off which started today's match. Delron Sephadi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mabusela Machete didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Entafufu's Delron Sephadi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 9th minute, Nazeer Mumede hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mabusela Machete made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delron Sephadi in the 11th minute of play. Mabusela Machete stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maxwell Radebe's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Joseph Mncube put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Bradley Macheke. With a little luck, Entafufu's Bradley Macheke got control of the ball when Joseph Mncube tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Kenny Patel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Joseph Mncube managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Cloeteskraal's supporters rose to their feet, but Joseph Mncube was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bradley Macheke breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bradley Macheke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kenny Patel in the 34th minute of the match. In the 35th match minute, Entafufu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hassan Patel to maneuver through the defense. Mabusela Machete made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delron Sephadi in the 46th minute of play. When Noxolo Klein fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Cloeteskraal's protests and gave Noxolo Klein a yellow card for diving instead. Noxolo Klein hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Mabusela Machete made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxwell Radebe in the 48th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maxwell Radebe made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Kenny Patel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Cloeteskraal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. FC Cloeteskraal's Noxolo Klein got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Delron Sephadi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Mabusela Machete tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Entafufu's Maxwell Radebe got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 63 minutes into the match, FC Cloeteskraal's goal looked a bit too open when Delron Sephadi came free, but Mabusela Machete reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, FC Cloeteskraal's Mabusela Machete got control of the ball when Delron Sephadi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joseph Mncube sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joseph Mncube received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Bradley Macheke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kenny Patel in the 72nd minute of play forced Entafufu's goalkeeper Bradley Macheke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Delron Sephadi got free with Mabusela Machete in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Entafufu's Hassan Patel got a free kick in the 81st minute. 88 minutes into the match, FC Cloeteskraal's Joseph Mncube sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bradley Macheke narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mabusela Machete was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Hassan Mabele. Bradley Macheke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kenny Patel, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. FC Cloeteskraal's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.