League

Hotolos
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 184) Legako Macheke made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Oliver Mbheki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Jafta Okpara in the 3rd minute really tested Ivan Mangope's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Edries Liau 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. 7 minutes into the match, Edries Liau had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vuyo Dube. Hotolos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edries Liau was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Johann Stoltz hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Hotolos's Vuyo Dube played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edries Liau in the 20th minute of play. In the 25th minute, Edries Liau 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. When Norman Miti fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hotolos's protests and gave Norman Miti a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th minute, Norman Miti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Springbok getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Takalani Josephs hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Boyisani Bandura in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivan Mangope saved Springbok from getting behind. Springbok's Edries Liau got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edries Liau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edries Liau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vuyo Dube made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Komani in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edries Liau to make the kick off. Samuel Komani who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 51stth minute tested the skills of Vuyo Dube when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johann Stoltz in the 56th minute of play forced Hotolos's goalkeeper Vuyo Dube to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vuyo Dube took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edries Liau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Legako Macheke's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Mangope was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. In the 73rd minute Legako Macheke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Mangope saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vuyo Dube showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edries Liau in the 75th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, Hotolos's goal looked a bit too open when Edries Liau came free, but Vuyo Dube reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute Legako Macheke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Mangope saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Legako Macheke's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Mangope was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Edries Liau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Vuyo Dube tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. During the 89th minute of the match Norman Miti completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Norman Miti a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edries Liau in the 93rd minute of play forced Hotolos's goalkeeper Vuyo Dube to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the game, Legako Macheke was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hotolos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Springbok the free kick. After a rather tough play, Hotolos's Legako Macheke got a free kick in the 96th minute. Springbok were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.