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Spectators: 8452 (Terracing: 6377, Seating: 1955, VIP seats: 120) Jonas Manyethela made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5thth minute of the game Elias Tshabalala who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BLACK STARS FC's Darren Arendse was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Manyethela in the 6th minute of play forced BLACK STARS FC's goalkeeper Darren Arendse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to BLACK STARS FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Lindo Khumalo hit a great ball. Darren Arendse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Manyethela, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 20thth minute of the game Jonas Manyethela who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BLACK STARS FC's Darren Arendse was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Johannes Smith hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Tshabalala in the 25th minute of play forced BLACK STARS FC's goalkeeper Darren Arendse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonas Manyethela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Elias Tshabalala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hlamane Khumalo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nkosi Machete having to interfere. After 32 played minutes Grasshoppers FC got a freekick which was hit by Kenny Mangope. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Tshabalala in the 34th minute of play forced BLACK STARS FC's goalkeeper Darren Arendse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Grasshoppers FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ricky Machete fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Elias Tshabalala came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Grasshoppers FC 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 Elias Tshabalala couldn't finish the play. Darren Arendse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Manyethela, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Ricky Machete could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Nkosi Machete made a huge save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

In the 52nd minute Hlamane Khumalo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nkosi Machete saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricky Machete received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Nkosi Machete tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elias Tshabalala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darren Arendse having to interfere. Elias Tshabalala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darren Arendse having to interfere. Akil Thompson kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. If Elias Tshabalala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 72 minutes, Jonas Manyethela managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grasshoppers FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonas Manyethela was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Grasshoppers FC's Jonas Manyethela in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BLACK STARS FC's goalie prevented a goal. 78 minutes into the match, Elias Tshabalala dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Darren Arendse, 0-2. Grasshoppers FC's Jonas Manyethela suffered a concussion after 81 minutes and had to leave the field. Ebrahim Fortuin's late challenge caught a Grasshoppers FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ebrahim Fortuin helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Grasshoppers FC booed when BLACK STARS FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ebrahim Fortuin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Darren Arendse stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elias Tshabalala's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. The supporters of BLACK STARS FC booed when Grasshoppers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Johannes Smith didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hlamane Khumalo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 94 played minutes Grasshoppers FC got a freekick which was hit by Kenny Mangope. If Johannes Smith had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Grasshoppers FC played a much better game than BLACK STARS FC and deserved their victory. The BLACK STARS FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.