09 Dec 2014
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09 Dec 2014
***FULL TIME MATCH STATS***
Kaizer Chiefs Platinum Stars
4 Shots on 2
2 Shots off 4
7 Corners 3
2 Offsides 1
9 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 3
09 Dec 2014
***FULL TIME IN POLOKWANE***
Platinum Stars 2 (Ng'ambi 7',Rodgers 44') - Kaizer Chiefs 2 (Tshabalala 16', Mashamaite 62')
09 Dec 2014
90' +2 - Tshabalala from Stars is booked for a heavy tackle on Tshabalala.
09 Dec 2014
90' - Stars are finishing strongly here, Khuzwayo has to get down to save a thunderbolt from Ngele from outside the box.
09 Dec 2014
88' - Rodgers has other ideas though, he climbs above the Chiefs defence for a free header from a free kick, but steers it over the bar. That was a chance to win it for Stars!
09 Dec 2014
88' - Chiefs attacking play has gone off the boil here, but they still look the most likely team to get a winner.
09 Dec 2014
85' - Some heavy tackles flying in now by both sides
09 Dec 2014
83' - Chiefs looking for the winner, Masango gets a great cross in from the right, but it just eludes Nkhatha.
09 Dec 2014
82' - Now Gould is booked for Chiefs after a clash with Gumede.
09 Dec 2014
81' - Yellow card to Nyanda of Platinum Stars.
09 Dec 2014
78' - Platinum Stars substitution - Ng'ambi is replaced by Ngele.
09 Dec 2014
76' - Platinum Stars with very rare attack in this second half, but Chiefs deal with it easily and clear.
09 Dec 2014
71' - Tshabalala with some trickery on the right wing, he forces another corner for Chiefs. The ref's whistle goes for a foul by Chiefs.
09 Dec 2014
69' - Another corner to Chiefs, Platinum Stars cannot get out of their half. Cleared by Stars.
09 Dec 2014
68' - A corner to Chiefs comes out to Tshabalala on the edge of the box, but his shot sails well over the bar.
09 Dec 2014
65' - It's all Kaizer Chiefs at the moment!
09 Dec 2014
64' - Chiefs have a free kick after a foul by Semenya. Floated in by Tshabalala to that man Mashamaite again but he can't quite control a bouncing ball and blasts well over.
09 Dec 2014
62' - Chiefs have threatened a goal and now they score. A brilliant cross from Tshabalala and Mashamaite rises above the Stars defence to glance a header home. Great goal by Chiefs!
09 Dec 2014
GOAL - KAIZER CHIEFS!
09 Dec 2014
59' - Platinum Stars substitution - Mabena is replaced by Nyanda.
09 Dec 2014
58' - Another incredible save by Dambe as a shot from range hits another Chiefs player but Dambe is more than equal to the task.
09 Dec 2014
56' - Kaizer Chiefs substitutions - Gaxa is replaced by Mathoho. Lebese is replaced by Masongo.
09 Dec 2014
55' - Kaizer Chiefs substitution - Letsholonyane is replaced by Parker.
09 Dec 2014
53' - Brilliant passing by Chiefs and Nkhatha is through on goal, his shot is brilliantly saved by Dambe. The follow up shot goes into the side netting. That was an incredible save!
09 Dec 2014
50' - Platinum Stars with the early running this half. Rodgers winning a long ball in the air, eventually coming to Semenya but his wayward shot threatens the corner flag more than the goal.
09 Dec 2014
48' - Chiefs will be hoping for a tighter display from their defence this half.
09 Dec 2014
***SECOND HALF UNDERWAY***
09 Dec 2014
***HALF TIME STATS***
Kaizer Chiefs Platinum Stars
2 Shots on 2
3 Shots off 3
2 Corners 2
0 Offside 1
3 Fouls 4
0 Yellow 1
09 Dec 2014
***HALF TIME IN POLOKWANE***
Chiefs 1-2 Platinum Stars
09 Dec 2014
44' - A scrappy goal but Stars will take it. Chiefs do not deal with cross and it comes out to Semenya whose scuffed shot comes to Rodgers who reacts before the Chiefs defence can. He doesn't connect cleanly at all but it is enough to beat Khuzwayo. Stars have the lead just before half time!
09 Dec 2014
GOAL - PLATINUM STARS!
09 Dec 2014
42' - Nothing comes from the Chiefs free kick.
09 Dec 2014
42' - First yellow of the match to Semenya after a foul on Letsholonyane.
09 Dec 2014
40' - Great save by Khuzwayo from a thunderbolt from Rogers. It goes out for a corner but easily dealt with by Chiefs.
09 Dec 2014
38' - Poor Nkhatha! He is through on goal after beating the offside trap, his first tough lets him down however and Dambe collects at his feet.
09 Dec 2014
37' - Chiefs piling on the pressure, looking for a goal before half time. Maluleka tries a shot from long range, but it flies wide of the left hand upright.
09 Dec 2014
36' - Chiefs this time with a great attack, but the Stars defence managed to intercept and Dambe clears.
09 Dec 2014
35' - A good period for Stars as they threaten the Chiefs goal again through Semenya but his shot drifts wide.
09 Dec 2014
33' - Stars again putting Chiefs under immense pressure as Rogers wins a header against Gould and flicks it into the path of Ng'ambi. The Chiefs defence managed to scramble back and snuff out the danger.
09 Dec 2014
30' - Sloppy again from Chiefs, they gift the ball to Ng'ambi who tries an audacious chip after spotting Khuzwayo off his line but his effort is just over the bar. What a goal that would have been!
09 Dec 2014
28' - Masilela and Lebese combining well down the left for Chiefs. They look a threat to the Stars defence.
09 Dec 2014
24' - Ng'ambi is a real threat to Chiefs tonight as he wins a corner, but it comes to nothing for Stars.
09 Dec 2014
21' - Free kick to Platinum Stars, swung in, but to long and claimed by Khuzwayo.
09 Dec 2014
16' - It's that man Tshabalala. Intially a cross from the right is just over Nkhatha. It is collected on the left hand by line and a cross is swung into the big box by Masilela which eludes Dambe, the Stars keeper only for Tshabalala to tap home.
09 Dec 2014
GOAL - KAIZER CHIEFS!
09 Dec 2014
14' - Platinum Stars with some great movement and passing down the right with Ng'ambi prominent again. He shoots from distance but it is well over the bar.
09 Dec 2014
13' - Chiefs getting into their stride now. Lebese prominent but Platinum Stars managed to clear and break up field. A poor cross however goes straight to a Chiefs player.