{"id":206626,"date":"2019-06-06T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/206626\/local-teams-battle-it-out-in-annual-ekurhuleni-sab-top-eight-semi-finals\/"},"modified":"2019-06-06T15:49:04","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T13:49:04","slug":"local-teams-battle-it-out-in-annual-ekurhuleni-sab-top-eight-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2019\/06\/06\/local-teams-battle-it-out-in-annual-ekurhuleni-sab-top-eight-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Local teams battle it out in annual Ekurhuleni SAB Top Eight semi-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Germiston City Football Club won their quarter-final match against Katlehong Zone Three Football Club on Saturday in the annual Ekurhuleni SAB Top Eight Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Kick-off was at 1pm at Vosloorus Stadium.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>This 3-1 win enabled Germiston to advance to the semi-finals of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Mqhele \u2018General\u2019 Nkosi scored his first goal in the 36th minute of the first half, and four minutes before the half-time whistle, Alex Petrovic joined Nkosi on the scoreboard through a penalty shot.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>In the second half, Nkosi scored his brace in the 62nd minute.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_206628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-206628\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-206628\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/20190602_110856_58162-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/20190602_110856_58162-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/20190602_110856_58162-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/20190602_110856_58162-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/20190602_110856_58162.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-206628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mqhele \u2018General\u2019 Nkosi led his team, Germiston City FC, to the annual Ekurhuleni SAB Top Eight Tournament semi-finals after scoring a brace, which led to a 3-1 win over Katlehong Zone Three Football Club on Saturday in the annual Ekurhuleni SAB Top Eight Tournament held at Vosloorus Stadium.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Katlehong scored their consolation goal right in the last minutes of the game.<\/p>\n<p>In the semi-finals the following day, fans saw a spectacular derby clash when Germiston faced local rivals Luso Africa FC.<\/p>\n<p>Kick-off was at noon.<\/p>\n<p>Following a 1-1 draw after over 90 minutes of game time, the teams prepared for penalty shoot-outs in which Germiston suffered a 4-1 defeat.<\/p>\n<p>In the final, Luso faced Highlands Park FC.<\/p>\n<p>The game ended 4-0 in favour of Highlands Park.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/204380\/photos-videos-germiston-city-fc-face-robertsham-fc-super-league\/\" target=\"_blank\">In Photos and Videos: Germiston City FC face Robertsham FC in Super League<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/206229\/luso-defeat-sporting-in-tough-match\/\" target=\"_blank\">Luso defeat Sporting in tough match<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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