Prized/Friendly Cup

Strijdompark Complex
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Villa La Perla's Cristian Farias started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Teo Erauso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brandon Liau in the 5th minute. After 8 played minutes FC Johannesburg got a freekick which was hit by Kaidan Vangelfeldt. Neville Smythe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inocencio Inautzi in the 10th minute of the match. Villa La Perla's Teo Erauso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Villa La Perla from getting a goal against them. After 14 played minutes FC Johannesburg got a freekick which was hit by Cobus Bischoff. After a rather tough play, FC Johannesburg's Brandon Liau got a free kick in the 16th minute. After 23 played minutes Villa La Perla got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Farias. After 28 minutes of play, Villa La Perla's Rogelio Ignazio made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Neville Smythe was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to FC Johannesburg getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Cobus Bischoff hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, FC Johannesburg's Brandon Liau got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Neville Smythe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Farias in the 33rd minute of the match. With 45 minutes on the clock, Kaidan Vangelfeldt commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 48th minute there was a penalty for Villa La Perla. Inocencio Inautzi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Neville Smythe. 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alfred Mabalane was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Johannesburg's Alfred Mabalane got a free kick in the 56th minute. The supporters of Villa La Perla booed when FC Johannesburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfred Mabalane didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to FC Johannesburg getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Stanton Klaasens hit a great ball. Silvio Umbruso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Neville Smythe made a huge save. Ruan Botha hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Zeledon Abalos from long distance, 69 minutes into the match, got Neville Smythe's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Henk-Jan Fortuin kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Cristian Farias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Villa La Perla's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Farias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Neville Smythe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Neville Smythe made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Silvio Umbruso sent off a good shot on target. When Brandon Liau fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Johannesburg's protests and gave Brandon Liau a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd minute, Brandon Liau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of FC Johannesburg booed when Villa La Perla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Inocencio Inautzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Stanton Klaasens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Teo Erauso. Villa La Perla's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stanton Klaasens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3.