League

Kruisvallei
Spectators: 9316 (Terracing: 6988, Seating: 2143, VIP seats: 185) Merlin Taine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Takalani Mbule, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After a rather tough play, Eiffel's Siphokazi Madiba got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Papi Madima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Merlin Taine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the game, Eiffel's Siphokazi Madiba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Merlin Taine made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 16 minutes into the game, Papi Madima cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Merlin Taine was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 19th minute, Takalani Mbule left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eiffel fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. FC Kruisvallei's Merlin Taine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Takalani Mbule in the 24th minute of play. Merlin Taine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Takalani Mbule in the 26th minute of the match. In the 29th minute Siphokazi Madiba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merlin Taine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute Papi Madima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merlin Taine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Takalani Mbule sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Siphokazi Madiba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to FC Kruisvallei getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Danail Borchev hit a great ball. When Papi Madima came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Eiffel 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 Papi Madima couldn't finish the play. Merlin Taine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takalani Mbule in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, FC Kruisvallei's goal looked a bit too open when Siphokazi Madiba came free, but Merlin Taine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Terence Madiya made a precise shot to the right of Merlin Taine. FC Kruisvallei's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Merlin Taine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Siphokazi Madiba in the 45th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Kruisvallei getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Gérard Deroubaix hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Gérard Deroubaix in the 52nd minute of play forced Eiffel's goalkeeper Mpenza Madiya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58 minutes of play, Eiffel's Takalani Mbule made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Merlin Taine was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Papi Madima managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eiffel's supporters rose to their feet, but Papi Madima was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Merlin Taine breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Danail Borchev hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. FC Kruisvallei's Merlin Taine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Papi Madima in the 70th minute of play. Danail Borchev hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Eiffel's Papi Madima dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. Soloman Mbheki hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Kruisvallei's zone, Takalani Mbule stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Merlin Taine came out of the goal and Takalani Mbule tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With an all-out effort, Eiffel's Merlin Taine threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Papi Madima, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Terence Madiya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merlin Taine having to interfere. 84 minutes into the match, Eiffel's Papi Madima sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Merlin Taine narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Gérard Deroubaix 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. 89 minutes into the game, Lazarus King was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kruisvallei's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Eiffel the free kick. A collision led to FC Kruisvallei getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Lazarus King hit a great ball. When Takalani Mbule came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Eiffel 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 Takalani Mbule couldn't finish the play. When the match was over Eiffel could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Kruisvallei throughout the match.