Sua coach defends goalkeeper’s blunder
Kabelo Boranabi | Tuesday December 5, 2023 10:42
The match was evenly contested until the 22nd minute when Lekuni misplaced his pass unto Siphamandla Sangweni’s path and the striker unselfishly passed the ball to Mogakolodi Ngele. The latter had the easiest job as he buried the ball into the net in what was a match defining moment. Neither of the two sides had a good start and Lekuni’s costly mistake proved to be the big difference. Two minutes after goal, Tendai Nyumasi was afforded space in the box but his headed effort went widely while on the other end, Segolame Boy directed his shot widely off the post. Thabo Rakhale came closer for Rollers but his shot was parried away for a corner from inside the box. Popa carried a 1-0 lead into the halftime break.
The second half was not any better as the two teams struggled to squeeze into the opposition’s final third. It was until the 58th minute when Bame Morwalela pulled a superb save from Kabelo Dambe with a header. Both sides struggled with goalscoring opportunities for much of the second half. Morwalela on the 89th minute came close to scoring. But he roofed his attempt from inside the box before Godfrey Tauyatswala hit the upright in the second minute of the four additional minutes. Sua Flamingoes head coach, Mandla ‘Lulu’ Mpofu said Lekuni’s mistake is ‘part of football’. “Football is a game mistakes but at times the mistakes cost you a game. We were unfortunate today, our goalkeeper, is his first game, he had the courage to save some balls which I felt Rollers should have scored. He should put his head down, the only good part about this industry is that the responsibilities will come to me not him but it is something we will talk about and rectify,” Mpofu said.
The Teams:
Rollers: Kabelo Dambe, Motsholetsi Sikele (Tapiwa Sepatela), Thabo Babutsi ,Mosha Gaolaolwe, Onkarabile Ratanang, Thabo Wetshoemang, Omphile Vissagie, Mogakolodi Ngele (Edwin Moalosi),Segolame Boy (Letlhogonolo Chenjela), Siphamandla Sangweni (Godfrey Tauyatswala), Thabo Rakhale (Obonwe Maome)
Sua: Keletso Lekuni, Ronald Ngwako, Goitseone Legopelo, Kaone van der Westhuizen, Gomotsang Tselaesele, Marius Kotze, Tendai Nyumasi, Boikobo Osupile, Samuel Makgoro, Botshelo Mafoko (Mcebisi Moyo), Godknows Mutina (Bame Morwalela) Cautions: Gaolaolwe
Rollers 1 (Ngele 22nd) Sua Flamingoes 0