Cambridge face hard match
The match was abandoned after the referee was assaulted.
Cambridge FC faced 11 Experience FC from Kwa-Thema on April 9.
“The clash was seen as a do or die match for that second place playoffs spot in the men’s Regional League SAFA Ekurhuleni,” explained chairperson Ignatius Maphike.
The match began slowly, with Cambridge conceding a goal to the other team only 10 minutes into the game.
Wayne Matle of the Cambridge team scored an equalising goal, ending the first half with a score of 1-1.
In the second half of match the opposing team scored, making the score 2-1 for Experience FC.
Cambridge managed to bounce back, scoring again with only 10 minutes left to play, tying the score at 2-2.
In the very last minutes of the game, the opposing team managed yet another goal, putting them in the lead 3-2.
“The team pushed forward after this, and was awarded a penalty kick after a long ball was placed inside the box and the opposing team created a foul,” said Maphike.
“But the match was abandoned when the opposing team’s players assaulted the referee, who had to be escorted by members of the EMPD.”
“This was not a good scene for football,” said coach Godfrey Hermanus. “These things happen and we need to learn the ref’s decisions are final.”
