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Sport Date: 14 November 2014
Five of the eight National First Division League matches played over the past weekend ended in draws.
Lamontville Golden Arrows are leading the pack, following their 4-2 victory over Maluti FET College at the Chatsworth Stadium in Durban. It took Golden Arrows only 12 minutes to open their account. Thato Masoake blasted in a rocket after a scramble within the box. The students found the equalizer on the stroke of half time.
The home side scored three more goals in quick succession early in the second half, before conceding an own goal towards the end of the game.
Vasco da Gama received the biggest hiding and were brutally walloped 4-0 by Jomo Cosmos at the Vaal University of Technology Stadium. Cosmos moved three steps up the log, following the impressive result. They are now in third spot with 17 points, five behind the pace setters, Lamontville Golden Arrows. Cosmos were leading 2-0 at half time. The final score would have been 5-0 had Cosmos managed to convert a penalty in the 29th minute.
Witbank Spurs received three valuable points when they beat Santos 1-0 at the Puma Rugby Stadium in Witbank. Just like Jomo Cosmos, Santos too missed a fortune after they were awarded a penalty in the 10th minute.
Black Leopards failed to impress their home crowd by playing to a 1-1 draw with Highlandspark at the Thohoyandou Stadium.
African Warriors shared the spoils with Royal Eagles with a 2-2 draw, while Garankuwa United and Baroka FC played to a goalless draw at the Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria.
In their Cape Town derby at the Philipi Stadium in Cape, Milano United and Cape Town All Stars scored two goals apiece. Thanda Royal Zulu held FC Cape Town to a 1-1 draw.
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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