ELFA Cup: Boksburg through, CBC bow out
With league action taking a break, local teams Boksburg Football Club and CBC Old Boys took on Bonaero Park and Alberton, in their respective drama-filled quarter-final knockout ELFA Cup games.
CBC travelled to Alberton on Thursday evening, July 23, to take on the Eastern Premier League defending champions in a match that saw Alberton’s decisive goal scored in the dying minutes of the clash, for a nail-biting 3-2 win.
Meanwhile, Boksburg did things the hard way against Bonaero on Friday evening, at the Boksburg Stadium.
The Blues beat the visitors 3-2 in a penalty shootout after leading 2-0 at half-time. The teams couldn’t be separated at 2-all after extra time.
A brace, including an audaciously chipped goal by Bruce Pollen, put Boksburg in the driving seat and the Blues looked to be heading for a comfortable win.
But the visitors fought back in the second and forced the match into extra time. With the extra 30 minutes failing to separate the two sides, a penalty shootout would.
Boksburg’s in-field trio of Andile Mrubata, Tyler Fish and Donovan Kruger stepped up and buried their kicks, while goalkeeper Chad Lubbe made three telling saves to see the Blues through.
Jason Hill and David de Oliveira netted for CBC. – @SabeloBoksburg
