Teams get closer to lifting the Selati Cup
Despite wet and rainy conditions on Saturday, fans packed Driekoppies Stadium to see if their favourites would beat the odds and get into the semi-finals.
Penalty shoot-outs proved the deciding factor for the majority of the matches in the Selati Cup quarter-finals.
Naas Academy bested Mananga Royal City with nine penalties to eight after a four-goal draw. Both teams were confident in their skills, beating tough opponents to get to the last eight.
The slippery pitch proved a huge challenge and fans had to watch a nerve-racking 35 minutes of penalty shoot-outs before the match was decided.
Steenblok Classic knocked former Selati Cup champs Block A Naughty Boys out of the running with four penalties to three.
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The teams had tied with one goal each. Shongwe Chiefs beat another tournament favourite, Schulzendal Eleven Experience, also with one penalty.
They achieved four penalties after a goalless draw.
Boschfontein FC proved too tough for opponents Tonga Chelsea with a score of 3-0.
On Saturday, Shongwe Chiefs, Boschfontein CFC, Naas Academy and Steenbok Classic will face-off to get into the Selati Cup finals.
Fans are expected to crowd Driekoppies Stadium, where the first two teams will face off at 12:00 and the others at 14:00.
The top-eight ladies will warm up the crowd with matches between 08:00 and 12:00.
Naas Cosmos and Phefeni United will be up first, followed by Chippa United vs Schoemansdal Super Strikers at 09:00.
Next Nkomazi Ladies will face Naas All Stars and Schoemansdal Ladies vs Mzinti Ladies will round off the match-ups.
