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Sport Date: 15 February 2013
Tshakhuma RO United collected six league points over the past weekend. They beat Univen 3-2 at the Univen Stadium on Saturday, and on Sunday, they brutally walloped their neighbours, Tshakhuma FCKK, 4-0 in an SAB League match at the Tshakhuma Malaria grounds.
In Sunday's match, it took United only nine minutes to open their account. Ndivhuwo Makhado unleashed a half-volley from the 35-meter area. The keeper of FCKK, Lufuno Sikhwetha, watched in disbelief as the ball hit the back of the net. Sikhwetha then kicked the striker of United, Mulisa Luvhengo, in his groin. Although the referee turned a blind eye to the incident, his assistant, Mr Aubrey Mafune, raised a flag. That prompted the referee, Mr Kenneth Makondo, to consult with him. After a short discussion with his assistant, the referee awarded United a penalty.
The fans and players of FCKK then confronted the assistant referee in anger and ultimately manhandled him. The situation was calmed down after Mafune was taken away in a police van and the game continued as if nothing had happened.
Victor Makhaukhau scored from the penalty spot to bring the half-time score to 2-0. Godfrey Mudau of United, who came on as a substitute, was warned with a card for retaliating after he was tackled badly by Lindelani Gumani. The visitors were out of touch in the last 20 minutes of the game.
Ricardo Miriri of FCKK was also booked for a continued argument with the referee. Lufuno Mugodi scored the third after a mix-up within the box. Tshiwela Singo of FCKK came close to scoring in the 78th minute, but his ground cutter went a little wide. Godfrey Mudau score the fourth seven minutes before the referee’s final whistle.
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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