Friendly League

Pretorian Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thami Klaasens took the kick off in the first half of the match. 余帆南 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Sizwe Bartlett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Union Transvaal's Thami Klaasens got a free kick in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Truchampionero FC's Fred Branco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sizwe Bartlett narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 10 minutes into the match, Vidar Jespersson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sizwe Bartlett. Union Transvaal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vidar Jespersson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. With 13 minutes on the clock, Edries Mkhonza commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 13 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Union Transvaal! Sizwe Bartlett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Schumacher, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute of the match Truchampionero FC got a corner. Union Transvaal's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 余帆南 ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 20th minute Fred Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sizwe Bartlett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Union Transvaal's Sizwe Bartlett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilbur Bain in the 22nd minute of play. When 余帆南 came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Truchampionero 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 余帆南 couldn't finish the play. Sizwe Bartlett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilbur Bain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute of the match Truchampionero FC got a corner. Union Transvaal's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 余帆南 ran over to the corner to take the kick. Truchampionero FC's 余帆南 was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sizwe Bartlett in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 余帆南 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sizwe Bartlett having to interfere. Sizwe Bartlett came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Truchampionero FC's Vidar Jespersson. But to his dismay, Vidar Jespersson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 36 minutes into the match, Union Transvaal's goal looked a bit too open when Wilbur Bain came free, but Sizwe Bartlett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Truchampionero FC's Fred Branco in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Union Transvaal's goalie prevented a goal. In the 41st minute Fred Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sizwe Bartlett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vuyo Koen's late challenge caught a Truchampionero FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vuyo Koen helped the player get up and apologised. In the 43rd match minute, Union Transvaal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vuyo Koen to maneuver through the defense. Edmund Schumacher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Wilbur Bain made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Union Transvaal's goalkeeper Sizwe Bartlett had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fred Branco. Union Transvaal's defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when 余帆南 scored to the left of an out of position Sizwe Bartlett, making the score, 0-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by A.J. Belcher during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Truchampionero FC's A.J. Belcher got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 64th match minute, Truchampionero FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mitch Payton to maneuver through the defense. Thami Klaasens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 余帆南 in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sizwe Bartlett prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sizwe Bartlett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilbur Bain, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Sizwe Bartlett made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fred Branco in the 73rd minute. Sizwe Bartlett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 余帆南 in the 75th minute of the match. In the 79th minute Wilbur Bain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sizwe Bartlett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Edmund Schumacher made a precise shot to the right of Sizwe Bartlett. Union Transvaal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Sizwe Bartlett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilbur Bain in the 86th minute of the match. 余帆南 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Sizwe Bartlett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Union Transvaal getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Ambrosio Clodio hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, 余帆南 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. After 96 played minutes Truchampionero FC got a freekick which was hit by A.J. Belcher. 97 minutes into the match, Truchampionero FC's goal looked a bit too open when Thami Klaasens came free, but Cheng Hao Wei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Truchampionero FC played a much better game than Union Transvaal and deserved their victory. The Union Transvaal players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.