Berea in final of Vhembe Mayoral Cup

Berea FC proceeded to the final of the Vhembe Mayoral Cup when they beat Tshivhidulu Hungry Lions 5-4 at the Rabali Stadium on Sunday.

The winner was determined by a penalty shoot-out as the two teams played to a 1-1 draw during regulation time. 

Berea took the game to Lions from the first whistle, with their midfielders demonstrating a spirit of commitment. They could have sealed the game within the first 10 minutes, but their strikers were not accurate in converting obvious chances into goals.

Ndivhuwo Sathuma, Lions' right flank, had his chance in the 15^th minute after receiving a brilliant pass from Lufuno Netshifhire. He shot aimlessly from close range and the ball went wide.

The referee flashed the first yellow card in the 30^th minute. Dzivhuluwani Simba of Berea obstructed Oscar Ramatsitsi. Shortly thereafter, a defender of Lions handled the ball inside the penalty area and the referee pointed to the white spot. Dakalo Ratshitanga scored from the spot.

The half-time score was 1-0 in favour of Berea. Lions had a taste of bad luck in the 66^th minute when Micheal Thidziambi shot into the hands of the keeper, Pfariso Khomunala, from the penalty area.

Lions equalised late in the match via Khumbelo Musundwa.

Date:05 April 2018

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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