Neymar’ joined the Reds on Friday as the team’s marquee signing from rivals Double Action, just 48 hours before the yesterday tie played at the Lekidi East grounds. It did not take long for ‘Neymar’ to announce herself to the GU faithful as she headed home in the first minute to give GU the lead.
The Reds Ladies dominated much of the proceedings following the opener as the Alarm Girls sat back and looked to catch their opponents on the break. Keitumetse Dithebe missed a glorious chance for GU as she headed wide from inside the box on the 26th minute.
Three minutes to the break, Kesegofetse Mochawe missed the goal by a whisker with a free-kick. The Reds Ladies were a minute later forced into substitution as Annah Sechane replaced an injured Golebaone Selebatso. GU held a slim 1-0 lead at half time. It was a slow start to the second half compared to the first but Systems looked a better team early on.
Against the run of play, Dithebe shot over the bar after a mazy run through the Systems’ defence on the hour mark. ‘Neymar’ could have made it two but was superbly denied by the on rushing keeper in the 72nd minute. “This is why she (Ontlametse) is with us, we know what she is capable of and we will keep on helping her to do better and she will return help the team, she will get those goals,” GU’s coach, Stephen Maposa said after the match.
The teams GU: Tlamelo Pheresi, Gonayamodimo Macha, Masego Koboto, Kesegofetse Mochawe, Lone Gaofetoge, Golebaone Selebatso, Nancy Baeletsi, Kelebogile Magaga (Jessica Maphonga), Keitumetse Dithebe, Atlantic Busang, Gaonyadiwe Ontlametse
Systems Lesego Moeng, Pearl Sikwane, Wame Nkele, Chamade Pagiwa, Masego Montsho, Gobuamang Dintwa, Laone Moloi, Tshoganetso Mogomotsi, Bame Ngenda, Masego Joshua (Kelebogile Modimoeng), Lesego Keleboge Caution: Nkele
GU 1 (Ontlametse first) Systems 0
