Phiva suffer a home defeat

A day that both phiva and mbombela fans awaited finally came. A lovely Wednesday afternoon it was very calm weather, cooler than the usual weather of Nkomazi, neither too hot nor cold just calm, a favourable weather for such a big game. Fans came out in numbers to witness all the actions, shibobos, referee’s decision, goals and celebrations down at Kamhlushwa stadium. The mood of the fans created a great atmosphere for the game as they sang joyously however this was before the game started. Phiva needed a win to catch up to the gap between the two, but then knew the toughness they were embarking on. Phiva again failed to conquer the log leaders as mbombela won 1-0.

Both teams were ready for the game that not even referees unpunctuality could have stopped it. The two giants performed sensationally from the go, attacking and defending. Phiva had early chances however they were denied by Simiso “nkabinde” a very trilling performance by the young keeper. When Mbombela paved a way for their chances they did it completely smooth with no thorns as Inky “susan” fired a shot and found the back of the net however it was denied by the referees. Fans got furious as they were already celebrating. While they were still on the first one Inky again managed to slip off phiva’s defence and found the net but then denied again by referees. Not even the referee’s decision can keep a good man down as mbombela remained on point and still owned the game.

Phiva almost found a lead when “Rogger” fired a thunderous shot but Simiso denied it with a super double save. Both teams experienced a goalless first half. Second half was a heat both teams were showing flames, with outstanding performance. Inky did it again for the third time hence the referees did it again and denied his goal. Fans became very emotional as they got on their feet; you would feel the stadium shaking like cyclone stricken the location. Sekome came in to the rescue when he made a lovely cross in the last 30min of the game which Inky headed and gave mbombela a lead this time around not denied. Mbombela defended until the end and walked away with 3 points. The winning side was very pleased with the team’s performance. “I knew it was going to be tough but then am happy with the overall performance. The boys gave their all and happy that our substitutions worked for us. As for referees I accept the decisions” said Mfanimpela Maseko. Mbombela plays Apollo in their next game while Phiva will took off to Secunda to play Secunda Stars.