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The players and fans of Hotspurs celebrate the team’s goal.

Spurs too hot for All Stars

 

Although they still have three matches to play before they wrap up their league programme, Muraga Hazard Hotspurs secured a place in the SAB League by beating Mukoma All Stars 1-0 in their MTG League match at the Muraga grounds on Saturday.

The game was evenly contested, with the teams showing no respect for each other. The keeper of Hotspurs, Tshifhiwa Madevha, was the busiest player in the first 15 minutes. At that stage, Stars’ strikers were unstoppable, firing from all angles in their search for an early goal.

Madevha denied the Stars’ striker, Dovhani Munyai, a sure goal six minutes into the game. He received a neat pass from Meshack Kone and unleashed a half volley from close range. Madevha braved the shot and palmed the ball away for a corner kick.

Andani Thahale tried his luck with a ground cutter a moment later, and again Madevha made his presence felt by kicking the ball away.

Hotspurs took the game to the visitors in the last 20 minutes of the first half. Their centre forward caused an upset in the 35th minute. He received a beautiful pass from Patrick Mukhese at the edge of the box and hesitated for far too long to unleash before losing possession.

Hotspurs effected two changes to their starting line-up early in the last half. They replaced Ndamulelo Nevhukalanga and Rabelani Mphathele with Wanga Nemakhavhani and Mpho Ligunuba respectively. Stars responded by introducing Zwidofhela Mavhungu and Asivhothe Mashima for Dovhani Munyai and Adivhaho Neveni respectively.

The important goal that earned Hotspurs three significant points came in the 78th minute. A substitute, Wanga Nemakhavhani, finished off a loose ball, following scramble within the box. Stars, however, did not give in without a fight. They continued to initiate some promising moves from the middle of the park in their search for the equalizer.

 

Date:02 August 2018

By: Frank Mavhungu

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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