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Wittebome
Spectators: 6871 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1871, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rafael Josephs took the kick off in the first half of the match. Patrick Mayoyo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Josephs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the game, one of FC Wittebome:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Patrick Mayoyo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thabo Josephs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Johann Smith made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafael Melele in the 15th minute. After 33 minutes, Norman Tau mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Thusano and the FC Wittebome players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 33rd match minute, Thusano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norman Tau to maneuver through the defense. Thusano's Johann Smith proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Thusano from getting a goal against them. Thabo Josephs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Patrick Mayoyo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thabo Josephs struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Patrick Mayoyo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Thusano. If Thabo Josephs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 41 played minutes Thusano got a freekick which was hit by Norman Tau. Rafael Melele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johann Smith having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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 Rafael Melele to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Mabusela Stoltz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Thusano's Rafael Josephs in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Wittebome's goalie prevented a goal. Patrick Mayoyo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Josephs in the 69th minute of the match. When Rafael Melele came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the FC Wittebome 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 Rafael Melele couldn't finish the play. Patrick Mayoyo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Josephs, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Thabo Josephs succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 78th playminute. In the 84thth minute of the game Rafael Josephs who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Wittebome's Patrick Mayoyo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thabo Josephs struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Patrick Mayoyo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Thusano. If Thabo Josephs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafael Josephs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Patrick Mayoyo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thusano played a much better game than FC Wittebome and deserved their victory. The FC Wittebome players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.