Blow by Blow: Chippa United vs Ajax
Chippa United welcome Ajax Cape Town to the Buffalo City Stadium in East London in a Absa Premiership clash.
Prince Nxumalo of Ajax Cape Town celebrates a goal (Chris Ricco/BackpagePix)
– full time: Chippa United 0-1 Ajax Cape Town
– 90′ 3 minutes of added time will be played
– 85′ Mayambela is replaced by Mzwakali
– 80′ Bergman is carried off the field with an injury
– 78′ Thabo Mosadi goes around Akpeyi to get the opening goal. Chippa United 0-1 Ajax Cape Town
– 71′ both teams failing to make five or six passes before losing the ball to their opponents
– 66′ throw in for Ajax as Mako puts the Urban Warriors under pressure with his pace
– 63′ referee’s call is in Ajax’s favour
– 57′ Petersen produces another brilliant save to keep a shot from Chippa out
– 54′ Petersen with a brilliant save to deny Manzini
– 50′ Akpeyi intercepts a cross into the box
– 49′ corner kick to Ajax
– 47′ Ajax knocking the ball around
– second half is underway
– half time: Chippa United 0-0 Ajax Cape Town
– 45′ 1 minute of added time will be played
– 42′ Mvelase wasteful in front of goal after beating his marker for paces to get a shot away, the ball goes over the goal posts
– 39′ Pietersen’s free kick shot is punched over the goal posts by Akpeyi
– 38′ free kick to Ajax outside the penalty box
– 33′ corner kick to Chippa, ball goes out for a goal kick
– 30′ Mosadi’s effort is narrowly wide at goal
– 29′ good save from Petersen to keep the ball out
– 25′ a cross from Ajax in deflected out for a corner
– 21′ corner kick to Ajax, Chippa manage to get the ball out of the danger zone
– 18′ offside call goes against Chippa United
– 16′ an attempt from Chippa goes over the goal posts
– 15′ Manzini with a tame shot at goal, he control the ball extremely well in the box to free himself off his marker
– 13′ Mayambela fail to combine effectively in the final third for Ajax
– 8′ Coetzee recovers quickly after losing the ball in the final third with an opponent behind him
– 3′ great start to the game as both side fight for the ball
– kickoff!
Starting XI
Chippa United: Akpeyi, Mako, Bergman, Mvelase, Thopola, Zuke, Mbenyane, Zulu, Wambi, Manzini, Sekome
Ajax Cape Town: Petersen, Isaacs, Pietersen, Coetzee, Sasman, Graham, Mosadi, Margeman, Nxumalo, Mdabuka, Mayambela
