Gogobole Bucs emerged as the champions of the Limpopo Dairy League after their 3-0 victory over Matika FC at Tshikota last Sunday.
Matika created some promising moves from behind in the opening minutes, but their strikers let them down by shooting aimlessly. Their overlapping midfielder, Reason Malenga, had his chance in the 15th minute. He received a neat pass from German Tshikovhi and shot wide from just outside the box.
The visitors from Gogobole knocked on Matika's door in the 24th minute. Takalani Bakali tried his luck from the edge of the box. His volley hit the crossbar and bounced out of the field of play for a goal kick. That did not kill their fighting spirit. Bucs were rewarded with a goal in the 29th minute. Hulisani Funyufunyu was on target, following a mix-up within the box.
Matika lost cohesion in the middle of the park after the goal. They were severely punished and Bucs made it 2-0 before the half-time whistle. Their second goal came via Lutendo Ramalivha, whose close-range ground cutter was too hot for the Matika keeper, Isaac Mukwevho, to handle.
In the second half, Matika cooled the ball down in the middle of the park, giving their opponents no chance to do as they pleased. They were strong in the far-back and the striking-force departments, but the team lacked cohesion in the middle of the park.
Bucs' third goal came in the 85th minute, when Takalni Bakali dribbled past three Matika defenders in a row and scored easily. Matika got a chance, but their striker, Justice Singo, shot wide with only the keeper to beat late in the match.