Mpheni Home Defenders Lethal striker Mpho Miya scored the third goal for his team in the Nedbank Cup preliminary qualifier on Thursday afternoon.
By: Refilwe Sebola
Mpheni Home Defenders are through to the next stage of the Nedbank Cup following their 3-1 victory over Musina United at home in Elim on Thursday afternoon.
The last season Nedbank Cup last 16 contenders came in to the game guns blazing. As usual they played their intricate passing game which mesmerized their opponents whenever they were in possession of the ball.
They were awarded a penalty in the early minutes of the game which was converted by star defender Fisters Magodimisa. It was the experienced ex Black Leopard and Polokwane City striker Rendani Ndou who increased the tally to two goals few minutes later with a well taken shot at goal towards halftime.
The score red 2-0 to Mopheni at halftime break. However the visitors came back very strongly in the second half and created good scoring opportunities but failed to convert. In frustration they kept pushing more players upfront in attack however the move left them open at the back.
They were therefore punished on a counter attack and conceded a third goal via the boot of lethal striker Mpho Miya towards the end of the second half. Thereafter Mpheni took their foot off the paddle and were punished with a consolation goal in the last minutes by Justice Madidibula. The game ended with a 3-1 score. Mpheni will now face Munaca at home this coming Sunday morning at 09h00.
Meanwhile, some of the teams who were fixture to play the Nedbank cup preliminary qualifiers on Thursday did not honour their games. In Drakensers stadium, the game between visitors Nkowankowa Continental and Maruleng Celtics did not take place because the home side failed to honour the fixture while In Makgoka 2 Sport Ground, the host Eleven Fast Stars also did not honour their game against Mokopane PJ Stars. At Seshego Ground B Mighty FC and Ditlou also failed to avail themselves for the fixture.
Mpheni player Fusi Matlabe (left) gets ready to receive the ball from his teammate during his team’s Nedbank Cup victory over Musina United.