Festive FC clinches 1-0 victory over Inner City FC
As fight broke out on the field it also spread to the managers on the bench.
Festive FC beat Inner City FC by a single goal to clinch the Festive Cup final on 16 December.
Known as bitter rivals, the final was the ultimate chance to settle the score for either side.
The Stanton grounds was the stage for this epic clash.
Inner City made their presence felt with a constant attack on their opposition’s goal.
Festive remained resolute and fought as hard by creating chances of their own.
Squandering chances seemed to make the Festive coach, Thulani Mbatha, furious on the goal line.
The match went to break with both teams evenly poised.
“My players know what to do, I have faith in them,” Lindo Kubheka, Inner City coach, said after the break.
It was pretty much a repeat of the first half with both teams eager to score.
That chance came early in 50th minute for Festive FC.
Inner City upped their game with the hope of equalizing.
A war of words broke out with the referee when Inner City thought they had equalized, but had the goal ruled out.
This fumed the Inner City players who were adamant to level the scores.
The Inner City goalkeeper was given a red card for his antics.
A Festive FC player was also given a red card for participation in the altercation.
Both teams were reduced to 10 players.
As fight broke out on the field it also spread to the managers on the bench.
It took the referee ten minutes to calm things down and the match eventually resumed.
Inner City FC was however unable to score and the referee blew the final whistle with the score 1-0 for Festive FC.
“It was not an easy game but we did our best and our best paid off,” Thulani Mbatha, Festive FC coach said.
“We were denied a fair goal, Im appalled by the poor level of refereeing,” Lindo Kubheka, Innerf City FC coach said.
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