Only one point for Stars

Lucky Mulovhedzi of Stars hooks the ball after beating Takalani Nengovhela of Maximum Force.

Only one point for Stars

Cobra Stars, an affiliate of the MMK Administrators Soccer League, managed to collect only one point from the team’s two matches this weekend.

They lost 1-4 to Tshivhazwaulu Peace Makers at Tshivhazwaulu on Saturday and played to a goalless draw with Voweto Maximum Force at the Zwavhavhili grounds the following day.

Cobra Stars could have won their match against Maximum Force convincingly, but their strikers were unlucky. Although they lost their number one goalkeeper, Khodani Matodzi, through injury in the opening minutes of the game, the Stars from Tshisaulu village did not lose their fighting spirit. Matodzi sustained an arm injury while clearing Mukovhe Maila’s volley in the 14^th minute. Enos Medzhuta replaced him.

Realizing that his strikers seemed to have forgotten their scoring boots at home, Rendani Masindi, the sweeper of Force, abandoned his position to assist the goal poachers. Masindi’s presence in the attacking line was felt when he tried his luck from just outside the box with a half volley. The ball went a little wide, much to the fans’ disappointment.

Maximum Force effected the first change to their starting line-up four minutes into the last half. They replaced Tsepo Ganyane, who paved the way for Awelani Ramavhulela. Cobra Stars came close to scoring when their diminutive striker, Thembuluwo Mabula, went loose from the middle of the park but shot straight to the stranded keeper.

The keeper of Maximum Force, Lutendo Ramuntshi, was forced to stretch to the limit to palm away Khuthadzo Mashau’s attempt for a corner kick in the 76^th minute. The game turned lukewarm in the last 15 minutes.

Takalani Nengovhela of Maximum Force (left) and Enos Madzhuta of Cobra Stars wrestle to win the ball.

Takalani Nengovhela of Maximum Force heads the ball away, while Lucky Mulovhedzi of Cobra Stars is ready to intercept.

Date:12 May 2017

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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