Blow by blow: Highlands Park vs Kaizer Chiefs
A place in the quarterfinals of the Nedbank Cup is up for grabs when Kaizer Chiefs visit Highlands Park at the Makhulong Stadium this afternoon.
Erick Mathoho of Kaizer Chiefs (hiden) celebrates goal with teammates Lebogang Manyama, Bernard Parker and Samir Nurkovic (Gavin Barker/BackpagePix)
– It’s all over! Chiefs are out of the Nedbank Cup after going down 5-4 on penalties to Highlands Park!
– Nyatama for Highlands. SCORES
– Billiat for Chiefs. MISSES
– Fransman for Highlands. SCORES
– Katsande for Chiefs. SCORES
– Shalulile for Highlands. SCORES
– Maluleka for Chiefs. MISSES
– Ramagalela for Highlands. MISSES
– Manyama for Chiefs. SCORES
– Mbatha for Highlands. SCORES
– Mathoho for Chiefs. SCORES
– Mzava for Highlands. SCORES
– Cardoso for Chiefs. SCORES
– It’s 1-1 after 120 minutes of football. Penalties will decide the outcome of the game
– 28′ chance for Highlands! But Shalulile fails to connect with the ball
– 24′ offside call goes against Chiefs
– 24′ free kick for Chiefs in a promising position
– 23′ Nyatama’s shot is saved by Khune
– 16′ offside call goes against Highlands
– second half of extra time is underway
Half-time of extra time: Highlands Park 1-1 Kaizer Chiefs
– 15′ free kick for Chiefs from a promising position
– 13′ another corner kick for Chiefs
– 11′ corner kick for Chiefs
– 3′ another corner kick for Chiefs
– 2′ free kick for Chiefs and it turns into a corner kick
Full-time score: Highlands Park 1-1 Kaizer Chiefs. We’re going into extra time at Makhulong Stadium
– 3 minutes of added time to be played
– 88′ free kick for Chiefs and Mathoho sends his header away from goals from it
– 85′ free kick for Chiefs and a yellow card for Banda
– 81′ free kick for Chiefs and a yellow card for Mzava
– 80′ corner kick for Highlands
– 78′ referee stops play for Heugh to receive medical attention
– 75′ Chiefs appeal for the penalty, but the referee gives a corner kick instead
– 74′ Substitution for Highlands: Mogaila makes way for Rodney Ramagalela
strong>- 70′ Mathoho’s header goes narrowly wide of goals
– 69′ Substitution for Highlands: Musa Nyatama comes on for Mokoena
– 65′ offside call goes against Highlands
– 62′ OWN GOAAAL! Motsepe puts the ball into his own net with a header!
– 59′ corner kick for Highands
– 57′ GOAAAL! Shalulile puts Highlands in the lead with a tap in!
– 52′ chance for Chiefs! But Mbatha failed to connect with the ball
– 50′ the rain coming down hard at Makhulong Stadium
– Chiefs get the second half underway
– Double substitution for Chiefs: Akumu and Parker make way for George Maluleka and Dumisani Zuma respectively
– referee blows his whistle for the half-time break. Half-time score: Highlands Park 0-0 Kaizer Chiefs
– 1 minute off added time to be played
– 45′ corner kick for Chiefs
– 42′ offside call goes against Chiefs
– 39′ free kick for Highlands from a promising position
– 37′ Chiefs appeal for the penalty, but the referee waves play on
– 34′ corner kick for Chiefs
– 30′ free kick for Chiefs from a good scoring position
– 18′ corner kick for Chiefs
– 14′ free kick for Chiefs, but it’s cleared by Highlands
– 7′ Shalulile is through on goals, but Khune pulls a good save to deny
– 2′ early set piece for Highlands and Mokoena comes close to opening the scoreline for Highlands, but his shot goes narrowly wide of goals
– kickoff
Starting XI:
Highlands Park: Heugh, Mokoena, Mbhele, Fransman, Banda, Mzava, Rae, Mogaila, Shalulile, Mbatha, Motsepe.Kaizer Kaizer Chiefs XI: Khune, Sasman, Cardoso, Mathoho, Moleko, Agay, Katsande, Parker, Billiat, Manyama, Nurkovic
Amakhosi edged Royal Eagles 1-0 in the first round to move to the second round of the Nedbank Cup.
The Lions of the North reached this stage of the tournament after beating Uthongathi 2-0 in the last 32 round.
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