{"id":117944,"date":"2016-04-13T09:34:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T07:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/117944\/germiston-defeated-by-visiting-sporting-fc\/"},"modified":"2016-04-14T08:22:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T06:22:21","slug":"germiston-defeated-by-visiting-sporting-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/13\/germiston-defeated-by-visiting-sporting-fc\/","title":{"rendered":"Germiston defeated by visiting Sporting FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/118164\/errors-lead-to-germistons-defeat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Germiston City Football Club<\/a> were defeated 5-2 by Sporting Football Club in their Eastern Local Football Association\u2019s (ELFA) Super League match, on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The loss was a blow following their 2-0 win over an undefeated Robertsham Football Club, last weekend.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Germiston started the match well on their home grounds, at the Germiston City Sports Club, with two near goal misses by Lebogang Chokoe and Tende Rufai in the opening minutes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Germiston FC defeated by visiting Sporting FC 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NC3vC4csmto?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>However, as the game progressed, Sporting began to gain a foothold, despite a strong defence by the home side.<\/p>\n<p>A mistake by goalkeeper Benji Kaunda saw Sporting score their first goal.<\/p>\n<p>Germiston\u2019s Tshepo Maiketso evened the score 10 minutes later, with an excellent run down the right wing and a well-placed kick at goal.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Germiston FC defeated by visiting Sporting FC 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SRS6V78dtSE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sporting continued their attack in the second half of the match, and a lack in defence from Germiston\u2019s right defender allowed the visitors to score their second goal.<\/p>\n<p>The Germiston defence was left in a shambles and, with no assistance coming from their midfield, Sporting scored another goal, taking a 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n<p>The home side refused to give up and managed to pull the score back to 2-3, but a comeback wasn\u2019t to be as Sporting was able to score another two goals by the final whistle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/118166\/germistons-reserves-take-on-sporting-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Germiston\u2019s reserve side<\/a> lost 3-1 to the Sporting reserve side after a tough match, while <a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/118167\/germistons-third-side-defeat-boksburg-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Germiston\u2019s third side<\/a> won their ELFA Division Three match against Boksburg Football Club 2-0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/117948\/tough-win-for-luso\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tough win for Luso<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/117861\/ernst-sets-new-record\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ernst sets new record<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/117828\/tebbutts-comes-out-tops\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tebbutt\u2019s comes out on top<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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