{"id":196807,"date":"2019-02-13T06:30:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T04:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=196807"},"modified":"2019-02-13T10:01:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T08:01:19","slug":"luso-africa-fc-impressive-form-ahead-2019-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2019\/02\/13\/luso-africa-fc-impressive-form-ahead-2019-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Luso Africa FC in impressive form ahead of 2019 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spectators happily gathered at Hattingh Park recently for an entertaining afternoon of football as the Eastern Local Football Association (ELFA) Super League pre-season Top 8 tournament got underway.<\/p>\n<p>Luso Africa Football Club hosted Alberton Football Club, and both teams\u2019 fitness was tested.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The second team\u2019s clash against Alberton was a tightly contested affair, with both teams making mistakes they would later regret.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_196810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196810\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-196810\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/07-GCN-SPORT-TOP8-KM4-Large-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/07-GCN-SPORT-TOP8-KM4-Large-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/07-GCN-SPORT-TOP8-KM4-Large-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-196810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Kelly launched himself into the air to head a possible shot on target.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They slowly familiarised themselves, once again, with the field of play after the end of season break.<br \/>\nAlberton looked sharper than their hosts and their efforts were rewarded with a 2-1 win.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The first teams had an exciting start to their game.<\/p>\n<p>Starting off with a very high tempo, Fulvio Pereira and Brandon Hendricks from Luso, scored two goals in the first 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_196808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196808\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-196808\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/07-GCN-SPORT-TOP8-KM2-Large-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/07-GCN-SPORT-TOP8-KM2-Large-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/07-GCN-SPORT-TOP8-KM2-Large-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-196808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karabo Molefe, Luso Africa FC\u2019s left wing, increased his pace against his opponent when his team faced Alberton Football Club in the Eastern Local Football Association (ELFA) Super League pre-season Top 8 tournament.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pace set by Luso forced Alberton back into the game and they managed to find the back of the net right before the half-time whistle filled the venue.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams returned to the pitch more competitive than before during the second half.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_196811\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196811\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-196811\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/07-GCN-SPORT-TOP8-KM3-Large-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/07-GCN-SPORT-TOP8-KM3-Large-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/07-GCN-SPORT-TOP8-KM3-Large-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-196811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New edition to Luso Africa FC, Grant Terrey, in great form ahead of the Eastern Local Football Association (ELFA) Super League 2019 season.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, Alberton\u2019s defence was too slow for Sizwe Magugu\u2019s shot which landed behind Alberton\u2019s keeper, pushing the score to 3-1.<\/p>\n<p>With Alberton unable to even the score, the 3-1 lead earned Luso a good win, right at the start of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p 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