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Lindelani Baloyi of Soccer Academy prevents Amon Nekhavhambe of Brothers from reaching the ball.
Mixed fortunes for Soccer Academy
Sport Date: 15 June 2012
After crushing the Tshitungulwane Reformed Squad 10-0 in their Makhado Local Football Association League match on Saturday, Tshivhazwaulu Soccer Academy shared the spoils with their neighbors, Tshino United Brothers, the following day.
Sunday’s match was played at the Tshivhazwaulu grounds and it ended in a goalless draw.
United Brothers were well organised in all departments and they managed to match the hosts throughout the game. The home side missed a fortune in the 24th minute. Their right flank, Thendo Mabudu, was brought down within the box. The referee never hesitated to point at the white spot. The referee’s decision to award a penalty did not go down well with the players of United Brothers. They confronted him in anger, accusing him of taking sides.
The referee stood by his decision and the penalty was finally taken by Thendo Mabudu. The keeper of United Brothers, Thendo Tshishonga, impressed even the opponents when he braved the shot and palmed the ball away for a corner kick.
Soccer Academy used all their substitution chances. The only player who was cautioned with a card was Ndanduleni Matidza of United Brothers.
Written by
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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