League

Ntshilini
Spectators: 7050 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) Agent 007's Júnior Donatello 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. If Mando Khomane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Agent 007's Bongi Mabele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lungie Madiya in the 4th minute of play. Lungie Madiya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Bongi Mabele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Agent 007's Bongi Mabele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lungie Madiya in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júnior Donatello in the 16th minute of play forced Ncambeli's goalkeeper Siyabonge King to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 24 minutes on the clock, Shaheed Strauss commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 24 played minutes Agent 007 got a freekick which was hit by Shaheed Strauss. In the 26th minute, Joseph Bandura left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ncambeli fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 31st minute, Lungie Madiya made a precise shot to the right of Bongi Mabele. Agent 007's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lungie Madiya in the 34th minute of play forced Agent 007's goalkeeper Bongi Mabele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Siyabonge King managed to avoid a goal in the 35thth minute, when Agent 007's Júnior Donatello fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 37 minutes into the match, Agent 007's goal looked a bit too open when Meshack Serage came free, but Bongi Mabele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Ncambeli's Lungie Madiya nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bongi Mabele made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 43rd minute, Alex Manyethela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 46 minutes, Mando Khomane mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ncambeli and the Agent 007 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ncambeli's Mando Khomane got a free kick in the 46th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joseph Bandura to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Agent 007's goal looked a bit too open when Joseph Bandura came free, but Bongi Mabele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Lungie Madiya ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bongi Mabele was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Agent 007's Bongi Mabele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joseph Bandura in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Agent 007's goal looked a bit too open when Meshack Serage came free, but Bongi Mabele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Bandura in the 60th minute of play forced Agent 007's goalkeeper Bongi Mabele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agent 007's Milton Mokatimi got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Agent 007's Bongi Mabele proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Agent 007 from getting a goal against them. After having played for 76 minutes, Joseph Bandura managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ncambeli's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joseph Bandura was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bongi Mabele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lungie Madiya in the 78th minute of play. When Meshack Serage came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Ncambeli 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 Meshack Serage couldn't finish the play. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Agent 007's goalkeeper Bongi Mabele, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 82nd minute, Joseph Bandura 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. 86 minutes into the match, Agent 007's goalkeeper Bongi Mabele had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lungie Madiya. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ncambeli walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.