A red-carded coach, a dodgy foul decision and an action-packed game heralded the start of the ELFA (Eastern Local Football Association) Super League season, on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Germiston City Football Club went up against Old Bens on City\u2019s grounds, at the Germiston City Sports Club.<\/p>
The home side started well, with two early breaks down the left side of the field, which saw Lebogang Chokoe beating the Old Bens ‘keeper, but shooting wide into the side netting.<\/p>\n
The game then went through a settling-in period, with Old Bens coming close on one occasion.<\/p>
A good ball from Germiston midfielder Tiisetso Molemela set up Chenedu Ekwemuuo, which resulted in the first goal of the game.<\/p>\n
There was great celebration from the Germiston fans, but, this was short-lived as Germiston came under pressure after a clearance by Scotty Chando ricocheted off referee Trevor Dube, which allowed Old Bens to score the equaliser.<\/p>\n
Both coaches were extremely vocal from the side-lines, shouting advice and orders.<\/p>\n
A very vocal Germiston coach, Sreten Pavlovic, tried to encourage his side with Germiston making the most of the play midway through the first half and ‘keeper Mluleki Dlamini keeping Old Bens at bay with two excellent saves.<\/p>\n
The side was lucky, as a dodgy foul decision (which the GCN has on video) by Dube on the side of Old Bens could have resulted in the visitors putting another one into the back of the net.<\/p>\n