Musina Family United will not take part in the quarterfinal stage of the Vhembe Mayoral Cup Tournament. They were booted out 1-0 by Rockers FC at the Tshifulanani Stadium on Sunday.
The team from Musina displayed entertaining football throughout the game, but at the end they were the losers. Their demon midfielder, Sinky "Africa" Matebela, was a difficult man to contain. Africa was everywhere, distributing dangerous passes to the strikers, who continued to let the fans down by squandering obvious chances.
The technical staff of United surprised everybody when they replaced the team's captain, Jeremy Khubana, with Mashudu Maluleke in the 29th minute. Khubana was an engine making things happen from behind.
Lerato Maiwashe of Family United could not believe his eyes when his close-range shot went a little wide in the 37th minute. The game became lukewarm in the last minutes of the first half. Rockers used aerial balls from behind in the last half, after realising that their opponents were beating them when it came to carpet football. It worked for them as they managed to win most of the high balls.
The goal that made the difference was scored in the 57th minute. Ofhani Mudau blasted in a rocket, following a heartbreaking scramble within the box. Family United continued to search for an equaliser, but they were unlucky.