Young side impresses in senior league

Germiston City took on Olympia, of Bedfordview, in their Eastern Local FA League fixture, this past Saturday, at the Germiston Stadium.

After a humiliating league defeat at the hands of Olympia two weeks ago, the young Germiston side were determined not to come away from this match without a win.

The team’s determination was spurred on by their win against Bedfordview, last week.

Their hopes were sadly dashed, with the match ending in a goalless draw.

Despite the final score, this game up was anything but boring.

City played most of the game in Olympia’s half of the field, with Olympia relying on the counter-attack to try to beat a resilient Germiston defence.

Keegan Mendes and Dembi Mayimela were on top form and were credited with being essential to City’s defence; they kept Olympia at bay for most of the match.

When the Olympia players did manage to pierce the Germiston defence, Brandon Greyling, City’s goalkeeper, was waiting.

Greyling boasted a number of impressive saves throughout the match and, by doing so, he kept the team’s hopes alive and momentum high.

In City’s other match played on the day, the reserves avenged their previous defeat by beating the Olympia reserve team 1-0.

The goal was scored by Chinnadu Ekwemmuo, in the dying minutes of the game.