Official Cup

Sarkhouh Stadium
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Reinhardt Steyn got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Munir Abdallah in the 12th minute of play forced FC Johannesburg's goalkeeper Neville Smythe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Salmiyah Power's Munir Abdallah got a free kick in the 14th minute. Jussef Ben Mami took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reinhardt Steyn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Johannesburg's Neville Smythe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Epifanio Clementi in the 20th minute of play. Neville Smythe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Munir Abdallah in the 22nd minute of play. Neville Smythe was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Epifanio Clementi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 33 minute of play. FC Johannesburg's Henk-Jan Fortuin quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mohammed Sarkhoh, made in the 40th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Munir Abdallah in the 42nd minute of play forced FC Johannesburg's goalkeeper Neville Smythe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Reinhardt Steyn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

54 minutes into the match, Munir Abdallah had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Neville Smythe. FC Johannesburg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Munir Abdallah was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Neville Smythe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Epifanio Clementi in the 59th minute of the match. Neville Smythe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheb El Ouafi, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Neville Smythe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheb El Ouafi in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th match minute, Salmiyah Power was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noureddine Adjani to maneuver through the defense. FC Johannesburg's Neville Smythe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Epifanio Clementi in the 69th minute of play. Neville Smythe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Epifanio Clementi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, FC Johannesburg's goal looked a bit too open when Noureddine Adjani came free, but Neville Smythe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ismaïl Hadjadj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Neville Smythe having to interfere. Neville Smythe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Munir Abdallah in the 83rd minute of play. Mohammed Sarkhoh hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Neville Smythe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Munir Abdallah, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Epifanio Clementi in the 88th minute of play forced FC Johannesburg's goalkeeper Neville Smythe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neville Smythe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Munir Abdallah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes into the match, Epifanio Clementi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Neville Smythe. FC Johannesburg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Epifanio Clementi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0.