{"id":182150,"date":"2018-07-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/182150\/a-weekend-of-wins-for-germiston\/"},"modified":"2018-07-09T15:49:34","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T13:49:34","slug":"a-weekend-of-wins-for-germiston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/07\/10\/a-weekend-of-wins-for-germiston\/","title":{"rendered":"A weekend of wins for Germiston"},"content":{"rendered":"

Germiston City Football Club and Sporting Football Club displayed an impeccable show of competitive football on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The two teams clashed in an Eastern Local Football Association (ELFA) Super League fixture at the Germiston City Sports Grounds.<\/p>

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Germiston kicked the game off well with an early goal in the third minute by Comfort Molobela.<\/p>\n

Two minutes later they went further ahead with a goal by Scotty Chando.<\/p>

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However, their celebration was short-lived as Sporting\u2019s counter-attack put them on the scoreboard.<\/p>\n

Germiston displayed great flair but that was not enough to generate more goals before half-time.<\/p>\n

Coach Sreten Pavlovic had some stern words for his team during the break.<\/p>\n

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At the start of the second half, Germiston was scattered and their defence was challenged in the 48th minute when Sporting equalised.<\/p>\n

The home side then saw themselves on the back foot after middle fielder Alex Njosa was sent off for a double yellow card.<\/p>\n

Germiston was left with 10 men to see out the final 35 minutes of the game.<\/p>\n

Coach Pavlovic was forced to ring some tactical changes, to boost a flagging midfield.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, realising their advantage, Sporting continued to pressure the 10 Germiston men, but their defence was unbreakable.<\/p>\n

In the 75th minute, Mduduzi Xulu latched onto a free ball in the Sporting box and sealed the winner for Germiston.<\/p>\n

The 3-2 win boosted Germiston\u2019s confidence in the league.<\/p>\n

The reserve side made it a good weekend for Germiston with their second win in a row and beat the Sporting reserves 3-1.<\/p>\n

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