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Quicksand Arena
Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Shumani Radebe got the match started through his kick off. Mustafa Kemal El Abidine Ben Ali scored 2-0 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Freddie Mhlathe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Ryan Newland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ryan Newland could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Freddie Mhlathe made a huge save. Mzumbane's Freddie Mhlathe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Mzumbane from getting a goal against them. Freddie Mhlathe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dylan Worrall in the 14th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Mzumbane defense, Ryan Newland kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Freddie Mhlathe. The Mzumbane fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Freddie Mhlathe should have stopped the shot. 18 minutes into the game, Mustafa Kemal El Abidine Ben Ali cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Freddie Mhlathe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dylan Worrall in the 21st minute of play forced Mzumbane's goalkeeper Freddie Mhlathe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Jafta Tshabalala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ryan Newland in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Freddie Mhlathe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute Dylan Worrall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddie Mhlathe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mustafa Kemal El Abidine Ben Ali could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Freddie Mhlathe made a huge save. 35 minutes into the match, Dylan Worrall notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Mzumbane's Freddie Mhlathe. Freddie Mhlathe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 40 minutes into the match, Dylan Worrall dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Freddie Mhlathe, 9-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 11-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ryan Newland to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute, Dylan Worrall ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Freddie Mhlathe was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. After 63 minutes, Ryan Newland made it 13-0 with a short kick to the right side. Mzumbane's Freddie Mhlathe tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Sandhurst Boerboels booed when Mzumbane was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Godfrey Tshabalala didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sandhurst Boerboels's Xavi Sarria took a good shot, in the 71st minute, which hit the crossbar above Freddie Mhlathe's head, and flew over the goal. Mzumbane's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Sandhurst Boerboels. In the 72nd match minute, Mzumbane was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leon Macheke to maneuver through the defense. Dylan Worrall received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Freddie Mhlathe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Freddie Mhlathe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michael Bailey in the 74th minute of the match. Freddie Mhlathe came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Sandhurst Boerboels's Golo Gol. But to his dismay, Golo Gol quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 15-0. 79 minutes into the match, Mzumbane's goal looked a bit too open when Michael Bailey came free, but Freddie Mhlathe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Freddie Mhlathe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryan Newland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 81 minutes of play, Sandhurst Boerboels's Ryan Newland made it 16-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Freddie Mhlathe was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 84th minute, Ryan Newland left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sandhurst Boerboels fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 17-0. Mzumbane's Freddie Mhlathe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryan Newland in the 87th minute of play. Freddie Mhlathe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dylan Worrall in the 88th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Mzumbane's Godfrey Tshabalala got a free kick in the 89th minute. After 90 played minutes Mzumbane got a freekick which was hit by Leon Macheke. Freddie Mhlathe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dylan Worrall in the 93rd minute of play. In the 94th minute Sandhurst Boerboels were awarded a corner. Xavi Sarria went to the cornerflag to take it. Sandhurst Boerboels's Golo Gol was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Freddie Mhlathe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Freddie Mhlathe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryan Newland, who was totally free with the ball in the 99th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Sandhurst Boerboels had played much better football throughout.