Money FC played their hearts out
IT was do or die at Rametlwana sports ground in Moletjie on Saturday when Polokwane Money FC played against Fast XI FC during the Rametlwana Tournament.
Desmond Boshego
LIMPOPO – IT was do or die at Rametlwana sports ground in Moletjie on Saturday when Polokwane Money FC played against Fast XI FC during the Rametlwana Tournament.
Money FC won 2-0.
The first goal from Mpho Motjela in the 52nd minute, following a rebound from the opponents, saw Money FC leading the match.
After half-time, Money FC learned from their mistakes and came back in full force when Enerst Mapogo scored a great goal following a square pass from Seun Masokameng in the 90th minute.
Money FC captain, Kgabo “Fabregas” Monama, punished the opponents in the middle of the ground throughout the game, where he tried several strikes from the centre circle, but was denied a goal by the opponent’s goalkeeper.
Fast XI failed to capitalise on Money FC’s mistakes through set-pieces, where Tsala Tshabedi striked the cross-pole with a good shot in the 28th minute of the first half.
Money FC assistant coach Caiphus Mphahlele congratulated the players on their good performance.
“I’m glad we managed to win the match, though it was tough as our opponents didn’t make it easy for us to win. We had several strikes from Monama, which was our plan. We saw that Masokameng had a clear shot from the opponents’ rear left, but it is a pity that the chances were not used as we agreed.
“We now look forward to the rest of the tournament and with a great team spirit, I believe we can make it to the finals.
“We are going to give our all during our training session from now on,” Mphahlele said.
According to Fast XI coach, Oupa Thantsha, both teams played their hearts out and he was happy with his team’s performance.
“The players played very well and no one is to blame for the loss, it was a team effort. The match was well balanced even though our players failed to score goals.
“We had several great chances that were denied, but that taught us about our shortcomings so we can improve on them for upcoming matches.
“We didn’t use our chances in the first half, but what makes me happy is that we managed to play according to our plans,” said Thantsha.
The tournament organiser Linda Meso, said the tournament aimed to unearth players from villages and expose them to professional leagues.
“With such tournaments, we want to improve sport in villages. We know very well that there are a lot of players in the villages which we can take to the professional leagues,” he said.
