Bump Jive FC won the recent Mabocha Soccer Tourney, after they defeated Mashamothane’s Happy Stars by 2-1 in the final on Sunday. The match was played at the Sehloi sports ground.
Bump Jive controlled the early proceedings of the match as they attacked through the flanks from the start of the match. After about 30 minutes, Happy Stars had recovered and enjoyed much of the possession.
The visiting team where caught off guard when Bump Jive scored the first goal of the match through midfielder, Fortune Maphanga in the 40th minute.
In the second half, Sipho Maunye scored Bump Jive’s second goal after the visiting team’s lapse in concentration.
Happy Stars’s late resurgence was not enough, as they only managed to score a consolation goal by veteran Elvis Ngwato in the dying minutes of the game. Stars huffed and puffed for the equaliser, but it was too little too late.
Bump Jive won R2 500 for clinching the match. Other teams that participated in the tourney included Nkoro FC and a squad comprising of Tubatse’s Driving School owners.
