2-2 Draw for Chelsea and Mabedengwa

Tshikota Chelsea came back from a 0-2 deficit to hold Elim Mabedengwa to a 2-2 draw in their MMK Administrators Soccer League match at the Elim grounds on Sunday.

Elim played entertaining football from the onset, but their strikers were unlucky. Geraldine Mabutla, the Elim right flank, missed an opportunity in the 9th minute, after he beat two Chelsea defenders in a row, only to cause dismay by shooting aimlessly from inside the box. The ball went far wide, much to the disappointment of the team’s fans.

Elim were the first to effect a change to their original line-up. They introduced Bornwise Mabasa and sacrificed Sydney Mamagau in the 17th minute.

The referee, Seani Muliwa, flashed the first yellow card in the 24th minute. Patrick Mathatha of Chelsea was warned for a late tackle on Ronald Baloyi. Mabedengwa opened their account in the 37th minute. Bornwise Mabasa made no mistake after receiving a square pass from his captain, Peter Sithole to bring the half time score to 1-0.

Elim replaced Hetisani Chauke with Nicolus Maluleke in the opening minutes of the last half. Chelsea lost their shape in the middle of the park shortly after the replacement from Elim. They were severely punished for that. Mabedengwa increased the margin via Geraldine Mabutla whose long range ground cutter was too hot for the Chelsea keeper to handle.

Chelsea did not lose hope despite trailing by two goals. They continued to play like a team, initiating some promising moves from behind. They reduced the deficit by one through Patrick Mathatha, when he beat the keeper with a volley. The keeper of Mabedengwa, Desmond Mnisi, was given his marching orders for ignoring the referee’s whistle. He kicked the ball away long after Muliwa had blown the whistle. Chelsea capitalized on this setback and scored the equalizer via Matha Ratshilaya late in the game.

Sport - Date: 24 October 2014

Frank Mavhungu

Frank is a Human Resources Manager at the Department of Public Works in Limpopo. He is the longest serving correspondent of the Mirror, having joined us at the end of 1990.  He mainly writes sports reports and resides at Tsianda Village. In 2004, Frank won the National Castle League Award, an award for the best reporter in the SAB league in South Africa.

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