Mbombela United’s come back

Inky and Msizi on for the ball against three Mapulaneng players.

Mbombela was out to face a very tough and significant game after their first loss of the season to East High Academy the week before last. United travelled to Thulamahhashe to face Mapulaneng United FC of which was not going to be an easy game. Mbombela indeed managed to come back and retained its dignity also made their fans proud when they triumphed 2-0 at Thulamahhashe stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The game started very well as Tingwenyama came back with a great attacking form though they failed to find an early goal. Inky Masuku had few chances however none of them were converted because he would turn around with the ball like Zion people when singing. It was evident that the log leaders were having  a great and promising first half but then playing good football with no goals means nothing as goals are important and you might have great ball position but still loose so convert as early as possible or in every chance you get. The new kid on the block ‘Nana’ really gave his all in his first game, contributed great balls, passes and even created scoring opportunities. His appreciation for the opportunity was evident through his performance. First half was very tough for mapulaneng while mbombela enjoyed it. A goalless first half it was as none of both wanted to score.

The second half was better as Mbombela found the net in the early minutes after Siya headed and gave mbombela a lead. The hosts couldn’t bare the heat and the pressure not even their fans as they threw bottles on the field. While they couldn’t handle the pressure like professionals, mbombela made it 2-0 after inky’s beautiful goal. The second goal devastated mapulaneng but still they tried to find a goal though they were unfortunate. Fans seem to have their heart more into the game than players as mapulaneng’s fans were on their feet swearing at the referee and throwing bottles. This was a controllable situation because the game continued to the end as mbombela triumphed 2-0, settled with 51 points on top of the ABC Motsepe log while Mapulaneng remained with 29 points on 8^th position.

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