League

Middeldal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Nino FC's goal looked a bit too open when Elias Tshabalala came free, but Delron Klaasens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute, Middeldal's Elias Tshabalala ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Delron Klaasens. Delron Klaasens yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Elias Tshabalala sped through Nino FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Delron Klaasens. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Tshabalala in the 15th minute of play forced Nino FC's goalkeeper Delron Klaasens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Jafta Klein hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Thabile Setlaba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elias Tshabalala struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Delron Klaasens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Middeldal. Elias Tshabalala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delron Klaasens having to interfere. In the 27th match minute, Middeldal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thami Klaasens to maneuver through the defense. Jafta Klein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Maluleke Phakathi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, Nino FC's goalkeeper Delron Klaasens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thabile Setlaba. Maluleke Phakathi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jafta Klein, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Nino FC's Delron Klaasens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Nino FC from getting a goal against them. Francis Setlaba hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. 47 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Middeldal's Elias Tshabalala fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elias Tshabalala stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Elias Tshabalala managed to get in a good position for a shot. Middeldal's supporters rose to their feet, but Elias Tshabalala was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Delron Klaasens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Tshabalala in the 54th minute of play forced Nino FC's goalkeeper Delron Klaasens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thabile Setlaba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Delron Klaasens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francis Setlaba kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Jafta Klein sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Nino FC's zone, Henry Webb stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Delron Klaasens came out of the goal and Henry Webb tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nino FC's Delron Klaasens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thabile Setlaba in the 70th minute of play. Jafta Klein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Maluleke Phakathi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alex Mandla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maluleke Phakathi having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Nino FC's zone, Thabile Setlaba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Delron Klaasens came out of the goal and Thabile Setlaba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 80th minute, Thabile Setlaba made a precise shot to the right of Delron Klaasens. Nino FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Elias Tshabalala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Delron Klaasens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elias Tshabalala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Thabile Setlaba sped through Nino FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Delron Klaasens. Delron Klaasens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thabile Setlaba in the 93rd minute of the match. Middeldal's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.