Manavhela Black Aces win Raimazoal tournament

Manavhela Black Aces won the Raimazoal Tournament when they beat Maisa Rainbow 3-0 in the final at Manavhela on Sunday.

It took Rainbow only two minutes to knock on Aces’ door. Their slender right flank, Nndwamato Netshaulu, miskicked the ball within the box. The game was 10 minutes old when the Aces took the lead. Khodani Masia dished a pre-cooked pass to Billy Kgobewa, who moved forward and unleashed a half volley.  The keeper of Rainbow watched helplessly as the ball hit the back of the net.

Mpho Chabalala, Rainbow's holding midfielder, was reprimanded with a card for a dangerous tackle in the 24^th minute. The keeper of Rainbow, Godfrey Manzhie, made his presence felt seven minutes before half time. He braved Tshilidzi Chabalala’s shot and palmed the ball away for a corner kick.

Aces increased the margin in the 64^th minute. Petrus Mpebe beat the offside trap from the left corner and unleashed a rocket from the edge of the box. The ball hit the crossbar and landed across the goal line.

Rainbow did not stop fighting, although victory was almost certain. Aces scored the last goal when Billy Kgobewa hooked in a loose ball to make it 3-0 in the 80^th minute.

Date:03 August 2017

By: Kaizer Nengovhela

Kaizer Nengovhela started writing stories for Limpopo Mirror in 2000. Prior to that he had a five year stint at Phala-Phala FM as sports presenter. In 2005 Kaizer received an award from the province's premier as Best Sports Presenter. The same year he was also nominated as Best Sports Reporter by the Makhado Municipality. Kaizer was awarded the Mathatha Tsedu award in 2014.

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