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Wild Arena
Spectators: 9219 (Terracing: 6915, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 183) Wild Elephants's Terence Thompson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Thomas Konza kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. When Mpenza Collins came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Skull Breakers 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 Mpenza Collins couldn't finish the play. 12 minutes into the match, Wild Elephants's goal looked a bit too open when Meshack Lekgwathi came free, but Legako Qabi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Legako Qabi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mpenza Collins in the 13th minute of the match. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Skull Breakers's goalkeeper Phillip Mkhize, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 19th minute Jakob Nhlapo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Legako Qabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Terence Thompson might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Phillip Mkhize. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Terence Thompson ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mpenza Collins in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Legako Qabi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 33rd minute Mpenza Collins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Legako Qabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute Jakob Nhlapo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Legako Qabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute Mpenza Collins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Legako Qabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Skull Breakers's Mpenza Collins got a free kick in the 40th minute. Legako Qabi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mpenza Collins, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Legako Qabi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mpenza Collins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When Skull Breakers's Mpenza Collins in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wild Elephants's goalie prevented a goal. Meshack Lekgwathi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Legako Qabi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mpenza Collins in the 64th minute of the match. Phillip Mkhize made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Terence Thompson in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Skull Breakers's goalkeeper Phillip Mkhize, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mpenza Collins in the 69th minute of play forced Wild Elephants's goalkeeper Legako Qabi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Wild Elephants's goalkeeper Legako Qabi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Terence Thompson might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Phillip Mkhize. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Terence Thompson ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 74th minute Terence Thompson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phillip Mkhize saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Legako Qabi made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Jakob Nhlapo sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 81 minutes, Terence Thompson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wild Elephants's supporters crossed their fingers, but Terence Thompson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st minute, Mpenza Collins reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Legako Qabi. The goal made the score 0-1. 95 minutes into the match, Wild Elephants's goalkeeper Legako Qabi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jakob Nhlapo. When the final whistle sounded Skull Breakers left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Wild Elephants.