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Final of the Maze Cup
Result: Kaizer Chiefs 1 (6) – (5) 1 Free State Stars
Date : July 14, 2018
Location: James Motlatsi Stadium
Kaizer Chiefs successfully defended his Corn Cup title after defeating the Free State Stars 6-5 on penalties on Saturday night.
Khama Billiat, Virgil Vries, Kabelo Mahlasela and Letlhogonolo Mirwa were the first to sign for the Soweto. Amakhosi started the match at a brisk pace and almost shot first in the first minutes, but Stars goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangare was on alert.
The Bethlehem formation could not come out of its own half in the first quarter of an hour.
Mahlasela had a great opportunity to open the scoring for the Chiefs in the 21st minute after going inside the box but he missed his chance.
Leonardo Castro finally broke the deadlock for Amakhosi in the 29th minute wit He knocked on the far post after Khama Billiat forced a mistake inside the area, from 1 to 0. [19659005] Castro almost got a second goal for the Glamor Boys six minutes before the break with a shot at the far post but Sangare made a
Ea Lla Koto saw a little more ball in the final moments of the half, but they were unable to dig a clean opening.
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Congolese striker Harris Tschilbou should have equalized for the Stars at the mark of the hour after being found with space and time in the end zone, but he opted for a reverse kick. Mabedi's troops defended themselves deeply in their own half 20 minutes from the end, giving the initiative to attack Luc Eymael's men.
The Stars received a penalty eight minutes before the next hour a difficult challenge inside the box and new rookie The Azure Rodgers calmly converted the free kick, 1-1
The two teams could not win the winner in regulation because they were heading towards the end and the match was in penalty, where the giants of Soweto held their triumph. 6-5
Here is how they aligned themselves:
Chiefs: 16. Vries, 3. Mathoho, 4. Cardoso, 24. Mirwa, 18. Moleko, 10. Ntshangase, 31. Katsande, 23 Molongoane, 11. Billiat, 17. Mahlasela, 8. Castro.
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