Sekhukhune edge Chippa to reach Nedbank Cup semi-finals

First half goals from Elias Mokwana and Chibuike Ohizu were earn Sekhukhune United a 2-1 win over Chippa United and a place in the semi-finals of the Nedbank Cup at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

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Mokwana gave the visitors a perfect start to the match when he opened the scoring for Babina Noko inside the opening minute of the match.

Chippa were then forced to make an early change in the fifth minute when Khanyisile Mayo failed to recover from an injury and was replaced by Ronaldo Maarman.

Victor Letsoalo came close to doubling Sekhukhune’s lead two minutes later when his shot from a free kick went narrowly over the crossbar.

After shock start, the home side slowly found their rhythm and it did not take them long before they got the equaliser through their leading man Etiosa Ighodaro in the 17^th minute following a nice build up from the Chilli Boys.

Following the goal, the game then became a scramble and the man in the middle tried to control it by issuing various yellow cards.

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Just as it though the teams will go into the half-time break still locked at 1-1, Ohizu retained Sekhukhune’s lead with a brilliant header.

The half-time talk must have been a great one for Chippa as they came back a different side in the second half and they took the game to Sekhukhune.

Ohizu wasted a glorious chance to double Babina Noko’s lead when shots wide of goals with only the open net in front of him as the goalkeeper was in no-man’s land.

In the end, Sekhukhune hanged on to their slender lead and joined Orlando Pirates and Stellenbosch FC in the semi-finals.