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Bethlehem - Jomo Cosmos left Goble Park without a point thanks to Free State Stars goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene’s 80th minute penalty.
The Zambian international has become something of a penalty taker and has proven his reliability once more.
The spot kick was awarded when Mzikayise Mashaba went down inside the area under a challenge from Ezenkosi defender, Themba Shabalala.
On the bumpy Goble Park field, both sides struggled to put their foot on the ball and pass it around in the first half of this Absa Premiership clash.
Yet the home side did manage the first real attempt on goal when striker Aleni Lebyane got into a good position, but couldn’t get a proper touch inside the six-yard area.
Just before the break Noah Chivuta attempted to cross the ball instead of shooting, which was not the wisest decision and Lebyane sent a header just wide a few moments later.
In the second half Zimbabwean Taongo Dondo could not keep his shot down. It flew over the bar and never troubled Mweene.
In the final fifteen minutes of the game, Stars’ new signing from Togo, Ouro Sedata, headed an opportunity wide following Diego Brown’s corner kick.
Stars applied some more pressure in the closing stages with Edward Mnqele and Mashaba sending efforts just wide of goal.
Then it was time for Mweene to make the difference, sending his spot kick into the back of the net to the delight of the home fans.
Former South African Under-23 international, Thapelo Tshilo, made a return to Jomo Cosmos, having re-joined from Mamelodi Sundowns where he was seeing little action.
Scorers:
Free State Stars (0) 1 (Mweene 80pen)
Jomo Cosmos 0
Teams:
FS Stars: Mweene – Mashaba, Mhamha, Gilbert – Ouro-Akoriko, Masehe – Chivuta (Brown 58), Manqele, Wome, Mashego – Lebyane (Motaung 82)
Cosmos: Phali – Maseko, Tshilo, Appiah, Kobola – Nhlapho, Pila – Tukane (Theletsane 70), Maebela, Dondo – Nontshinga (Loke 58
The Zambian international has become something of a penalty taker and has proven his reliability once more.
The spot kick was awarded when Mzikayise Mashaba went down inside the area under a challenge from Ezenkosi defender, Themba Shabalala.
On the bumpy Goble Park field, both sides struggled to put their foot on the ball and pass it around in the first half of this Absa Premiership clash.
Yet the home side did manage the first real attempt on goal when striker Aleni Lebyane got into a good position, but couldn’t get a proper touch inside the six-yard area.
Just before the break Noah Chivuta attempted to cross the ball instead of shooting, which was not the wisest decision and Lebyane sent a header just wide a few moments later.
In the second half Zimbabwean Taongo Dondo could not keep his shot down. It flew over the bar and never troubled Mweene.
In the final fifteen minutes of the game, Stars’ new signing from Togo, Ouro Sedata, headed an opportunity wide following Diego Brown’s corner kick.
Stars applied some more pressure in the closing stages with Edward Mnqele and Mashaba sending efforts just wide of goal.
Then it was time for Mweene to make the difference, sending his spot kick into the back of the net to the delight of the home fans.
Former South African Under-23 international, Thapelo Tshilo, made a return to Jomo Cosmos, having re-joined from Mamelodi Sundowns where he was seeing little action.
Scorers:
Free State Stars (0) 1 (Mweene 80pen)
Jomo Cosmos 0
Teams:
FS Stars: Mweene – Mashaba, Mhamha, Gilbert – Ouro-Akoriko, Masehe – Chivuta (Brown 58), Manqele, Wome, Mashego – Lebyane (Motaung 82)
Cosmos: Phali – Maseko, Tshilo, Appiah, Kobola – Nhlapho, Pila – Tukane (Theletsane 70), Maebela, Dondo – Nontshinga (Loke 58
