Basel FC beat Mighty FC 3-1 in their Safa second division match at the Makwarela Stadium on Saturday.
The score was not a true reflection of the game, as Basel wasted more than half a dozen scoring chances during the first 45 minutes. Their dribbling wizard, Lamola Mokeketwa, was the first player to cause an upset. In the 14th minute, he received a pre-cooked pass from Velile Mdaka and hit the upright from inside the box. Mdaka could not believe his eyes when his ground cutter went a little wide two minutes later.
Basel's vastly experienced striker, Japhta Mabosho, could not live up to his reputation as a scoring machine as he was tightly marked. Realising that the home side was not willing to score, Mighty regrouped from behind and started to create dangerous moves as they invaded their opponents' danger area.
Mighty were the first to find the net. Solomon Maake hooked the ball in, following a scramble within the box in the 29th minute. The goal was a wake-up call to the home side. They responded six minutes later. Lebohang Sithole beat the offside trap and scored to bring the half time score to 1-1.
Basel introduced Gift Ramaxwaila for Japhta Mabosho. Velile Mdaka scored the second for Basel after beating a number of defenders in a row. Their third goal was scored by Shonisani Rambebu, who came on as a substitute for Lucky Mkhari.