As if they had won a cup final match, it was all joy in the camp of Rospa United when they registered their first victory on Sunday. They beat Lephalale Young Killers 3-1 in their Vodacom Promotional League match at the Tshifulanani Stadium.

The visitors were the first to find the net. Their solitary goal came in the seventh minute. Their left flank, Lesete Pholwana, beat the keeper with a groundcutter after receiving a beautiful pass from Lawrence Mbambo.

The goal was an insult to the players of Rospa. They took the game to the opponents soon afterwards, with their strikers, Mashudu Mashapha and Happy Mahuntsi, causing havoc in the Killers’ danger area. United found the equaliser in the 25th minute. Their playmaker, Marks Munyai, tried his luck form the centre of the pitch.

A defender of Killers, Danny Masango, deflected the ball back into his own net in an attempt to clear it.

A defender of Killers, James Maake, was lucky to escape with yellow after tackling Marks Munyai dangerously. Rospa were leading 2-1 when the teams adjourned for half time.

Their second goal was registered in Happy Mabulele’s name. He gave the ball a final touch after a scramble within the box. The keeper of United, Maemu Musekwa, was booked for wasting time in the 57th minute.

Rospa replaced Moremi Masenya with Mduduzi Skhakhane. Skhakhane was reprimanded with a card for ignoring the referee’s whistle in the 78th minute.

Mashudu Mashapha of United was brought down within the box a little later. The referee awarded a penalty. Marks Munyai converted from the penalty spot and sealed the game. The victory was the first for United in nine league matches this season.