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Stadium Mzumbane
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Thami Klaasens notched a goal, 0-1, 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. In the 7th minute, Thami Klaasens made a precise shot to the right of Freddie Mhlathe. Mzumbane's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Freddie Mhlathe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mawetu Thebile, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Thami Klaasens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Union Transvaal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Freddie Mhlathe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sipho Tau in the 16th minute of play. Shumani Radebe's late challenge caught a Union Transvaal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Shumani Radebe helped the player get up and apologised. 20 minutes into the match, Mzumbane's goal looked a bit too open when Sipho Tau came free, but Freddie Mhlathe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Thami Klaasens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Union Transvaal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Freddie Mhlathe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sipho Tau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the game, Thami Klaasens cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Freddie Mhlathe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sipho Tau in the 34th minute of play forced Mzumbane's goalkeeper Freddie Mhlathe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Thami Klaasens 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 0-7. In the 40th minute of the match Takalani Manyethela shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Freddie Mhlathe showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Leon Macheke hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute of the match Mawetu Thebile sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Freddie Mhlathe skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Magagane in the 46th minute of play forced Mzumbane's goalkeeper Freddie Mhlathe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Shumani Radebe to make the kick off. If Maxwell Mbule had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thami Klaasens got free with Freddie Mhlathe in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 55th minute, Sipho Tau left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Union Transvaal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. In the 58th minute, Thami Klaasens made a precise shot to the right of Freddie Mhlathe. Mzumbane's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. In the 61st minute Sipho Tau 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. A collision led to Mzumbane getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Jafta Tshabalala hit a great ball. When Sipho Tau came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Union Transvaal fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sipho Tau couldn't finish the play. Freddie Mhlathe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mawetu Thebile in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Sipho Tau notched a goal, 0-10, 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. Sipho Tau scored 0-11 in the 74th 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. The audience was convinced that Thami Klaasens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Freddie Mhlathe was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Freddie Mhlathe was a little too slow when Sipho Tau got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 0-12. Sipho Tau was extremely unlucky when he, in the 82nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Thami Klaasens put it in 0-13 from a short distance just to the right of Freddie Mhlathe. Thami Klaasens succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-14 in the 87th playminute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shumani Radebe in the 91st minute of play forced Union Transvaal's goalkeeper Sizwe Bartlett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Freddie Mhlathe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mawetu Thebile in the 92nd minute of the match. The supporters of Union Transvaal booed when Mzumbane was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jafta Tshabalala didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thami Klaasens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th 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 96th minute of the match, managed to save Mzumbane from getting a goal against them. Union Transvaal played a much better game than Mzumbane and deserved their victory. The Mzumbane players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.