With the second half of the season now well underway, Germiston City Football Club played against a tough Robertsham Football Club side, on Saturday.<\/p>\n
It was a home game for Germiston, at the Germiston City Sports Club.<\/p>
\u201cGermiston had a depleted squad, as many players are away for their winter vacation, and coach Sreten Pavlovic had to piece together a makeshift side from the reserves,\u201d said the local team\u2019s chairman, Peter Oliver.<\/p>\n
\u201cRobertsham, playing the more attractive football, met with a resilient Germiston defence,with goalkeeper Benjie Kaunda called upon to make a few outstanding saves in the goalless first half.<\/p>
After the kick-off for the second half, Germiston\u2019s resilience weakened and they soon found themselves a goal down, and two goals down five minutes later.<\/p>\n
\u201cPavlovic called for change and pulled off top scorer Lebogang Chokoe and replaced him with the reserve team\u2019s Sandile Shabangu, and shortly thereafter replaced Lucky Motupi with Sibusiso Shongwe,\u201d said Oliver.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese substitutes sparked a rebirth in Germiston\u2019s play and the team dominated the game from then on.<\/p>\n
”Thabang Tjkoetcha beat the diving Robertsham ‘keeper and scored the local team\u2019s first goal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Germiston\u2019s captain, Scotty Chando, beat three Robertsham players and released a thunderbolt of a kick to bulge the back of the opponent\u2019s net.<\/p>\n
The fixture ended in a 2-2 draw.<\/p>\n
The reserve team lost 0-1 to Robersham\u2019s reserve side.<\/p>\n
\u201cGermiston\u2019s high flying third side were humbly beaten in an away game against Birch Acres Football Club, to put a dent in their title aspirations,\u201d added Oliver.<\/p>\n
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