East High Academy stunned Mbombela United

The game between the two was anticipated not only by the two teams but local football fans as a whole. United knew they had a tough game ahead of them and pressure of keeping their unbeaten run while East High wanted to be the first team to beat united this season. Mbombela had beaten east high 2-1 earlier this season. This was east high’s time to pay back and keep their third position on the log. East high succeeded, they revenged with the same 2-1 score as they beaten united on Saturday afternoon at Kanyamazane stadium.

Siya battles for the ball against two East High players.

The game started well for the opponents as they gave the hosts pressure they couldn’t handle. East high created early chances though they remained chances following their failure to convert. From how things began anyone could have concluded that it was east high’s game. The log chasers didn’t give united a chance to breathe as they were like a python on the neck. Mbombela tried to create chances but none of them were good enough to give the log leaders an early lead. United’s goal struggle was justified by this match as they struggled to come up with goals regardless of the fair chances they had.

Mbombela conceded a foul which changed the mood of the game in the early minutes. This free kick was well placed and well taken from range by Thabo Mohlala   as he found the net and gave east high a lead. United’s goalkeeper didn’t see that one coming; he just stood like someone who had just seen a ghost.1-0 it was in about 15min of the first half.  Mbombela felt the pressure and didn’t hesitate as Inky Masuku rescued united when he headed beautifully and found the net. The opponents were emotionally drained as they didn’t even celebrate enough or hold on their lead ‘boom’ united had equalized. Though united had equalized it was still east high’s game till the last minute of first half.

Second half came out to be another sensational moment as mbombela came back to the game while east high continued with its form. East high made 2-1 in the early 20minutes of second half. Mbombela created as many chance but then none of them worked. East high had more attacking power than united. The game was very emotional as mbombela wanted an equalizer. The hosts struggled to find a goal till the last 3 minutes of the game, were they scored and was judged offside. This decision got fans on their feet very frustrated. When the referee ended the game things got rough following the offside decision. Fans threw bottles inside the field and everyone had to run for their lives. The two sides were not available for interviews following the incident that took place after the match. After all east high was the happy side now having 38 points still in 3^rd position.