{"id":156856,"date":"2017-07-23T05:50:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T03:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/156856\/one-win-one-loss-for-germiston\/"},"modified":"2017-07-23T20:47:25","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T18:47:25","slug":"one-win-one-loss-for-germiston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/07\/23\/one-win-one-loss-for-germiston\/","title":{"rendered":"One win one loss for Germiston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The chilly breeze last Thursday evening didn\u2019t deter Germiston City Football Club\u2019s first and reserve sides from playing against Highlands Park Football Club.<\/p>\n<p>The teams continued their struggle to move to better standings on the ELFA Super League log.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Germiston\u2019s reserves had a fair start but were rattled by Highlands Park\u2019s first goal in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Although they beefed up their defence, they also couldn\u2019t get past Highlands\u2019 defence and gave the visitors a 1-0 lead at half-time.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Also read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/156577\/hard-fought-win-for-local-side\/\">Hard fought win for local side<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An equaliser by Germiston minutes into the second half gave them hope for a win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe boys were playing well, but they lost focus after their equaliser,\u201d said the reserve side\u2019s coach, Toni Kazeem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had more chances but failed to deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Germiston failed to progress to a lead but it was a different story for Highlands who netted three more goals ending the fixture with a 4-1 score.<\/p>\n<p>The first team had a more pleasant evening than the reserve side.<\/p>\n<p>Germiston\u2019s first team dominated the entire first half and proved their dominance with a 1-0 lead into half-time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second half was more challenging and the boys had to up their game to ensure they remain on the winning side,\u201d said Germiston\u2019s first team coach Sreten Pavlovic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe could have scored more goals but Highlands\u2019 defence was a bit tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pavlovic said they managed to make their way past Highlands\u2019 strong defence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe managed to score another goal, which was a hard fought one,\u201d said Pavlovic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHighlands were awarded a penalty 10 minutes before the end of the fixture but they couldn\u2019t score a consolation goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Germiston claimed victory with a 2-0 score.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' 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