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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Thabile Mkhize made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, Buccaneers's goal looked a bit too open when Thabile Mkhize came free, but Samuel Roberts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samuel Roberts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanton Shoba, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. With a little luck, F.C Catalunya's Takalani Madiba got control of the ball when Elias Mufadi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Samuel Roberts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanton Shoba, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Thabile Mkhize's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Samuel Roberts read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Thabile Mkhize received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Samuel Roberts tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stanton Shoba in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Samuel Roberts prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Buccaneers's zone, Stanton Shoba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Roberts came out of the goal and Stanton Shoba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 30 minutes into the match, Stanton Shoba notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Buccaneers's Samuel Roberts. Samuel Roberts was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mpenza Radebe to strike the kick off in the second half. F.C Catalunya's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Justice Bandura in the 54th minute. Buccaneers's defense didn't have a chance, in the 59th minute, when Thabile Mkhize scored to the left of an out of position Samuel Roberts, making the score, 0-3. In the 62nd minute, Thabile Mkhize fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Samuel Roberts, passed just outside the right post. The audience was convinced that Thabile Mkhize's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Roberts was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. If Stanton Shoba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samuel Roberts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thabile Mkhize, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Takalani Madiba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elias Mufadi in the 77th minute of the match. Alpheus Thobejane charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alpheus Thobejane the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to F.C Catalunya getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Alpheus Thobejane hit a great ball. Elias Mufadi took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Takalani Madiba. Takalani Madiba dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Buccaneers's Samuel Roberts proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Buccaneers from getting a goal against them. If Mpenza Radebe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. F.C Catalunya's Takalani Madiba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Mufadi in the 95th minute of play. The F.C Catalunya players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.