Winners Park beat Magezi FC

After leading the pack for just a week, Magezi FC surrendered their leadership to Bellevue Winners Park, who beat them 1-0 in their ABC Motsepe League match at the Giyani Stadium on Saturday.

The game provided maximum entertainment from the onset to the bitter end, with both sides creating scoring chances and failing to convert them into goals.

Magezi were the first to knock on their opponents’ door. Their centre forward, Donovan Matloa, committed an unforgivable blunder by shooting wide from the edge of the penalty box with the keeper already beaten. That did not affect his team’s fighting spirit as Magezi continued to press hard in their search for an early goal.

The Dzimauli-based referee, Mr Christopher Mugeri, flashed the first yellow card in the 24th minute. Kamogelo Kekana of Magezi tackled Sam Ndlovu from behind and that prompted the referee to produce yellow. Winners Park introduced Kabelo Seoketsa and sacrificed their right winger, Fina Mabasa, in the 37th minute in a bid to strengthen their striking force.

Blessing Maluleke of Winners Park was also booked towards the end of the first half. He obstructed Jerry Tshabalala, who was on the verge of unleashing from inside the box. The scoreboard was still blank when the referee blew the half-time whistle.

The goal which separated the boys from the men came in the 59th minute. Mpho Masenamela gave the ball a final touch after a heartbreaking scramble within the box. Masenamela was later replaced with Rendani Madega.

The keeper of Winners Park, Hlayisani Ntimane, was cautioned with a card for wasting time in the 78th minute. Winners Park came close to scoring again in the 86th minute, but Velile Mdaka’s shot went some inches wide.

Sport - Date: 20 February 2015

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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