LIMPOPO – Although TTM lost, their dribbling wizard, Mulalo Mufanadzo, remained a thorn in the flesh of the defenders of Maindies. Mufanadzo came close to scoring in the eighth minute when she tried her luck from the edge of the box. The ball missed the goal mouth by inches.
Maindies, from Nhjakanhjaka, village took the lead in the 10th minute.
Linkie Twala beat the offside trap and showed the keeper the wrong way. TTM did not give in without a fight. They continued to fight collectively, with their midfielders dishing out some telling passes to the goal poachers time after time. The goal did not demoralise defenders as they continued to play like a united team, creating some promising moves from the middle of the park. Maindies increased the margin in the 29th minute. This, after defenders started to set offside traps. Twala completed her brace, beat the offside-trap and sent the TTM keeper, Granny Theleli, the wrong way.
Maindies enjoyed their 2-0 lead until the referee, Mayala Malange, blew the half-time whistle. The only player who was reprimanded with a yellow card was Londolani Negota of TTM. She tackled from behind and the referee was quick to flash yellow.
The move was not good enough to stop Maindies from scoring one more goal.
Thembi Minyuku was on target in the 69th minute. She beat the keeper with a volley after she finished off a square pass from Lebo Thavhana.
