This weekend saw Germiston City Football Club take on Randburg-based Old Parktonians in an away match.<\/p>\n
The match saw both teams giving their all, and ended in a two-all draw.<\/p>
Germiston City went into this game full of hope following the good results they have been achieving in the league and Cup, thus far.<\/p>\n
They started their attack from the first whistle and a stunning strike from Terrance Kubeka narrowly missed the Old Parks goal in the early minutes of the game.<\/p>
This miss didn’t dampen the team’s spirits and City maintained the pressure in the opening minutes.<\/p>\n
The team’s strikers were unlucky not to be in the lead after a few near misses, with Old Parks relying on the counter-attack.<\/p>\n
Kubeka missed timed a pass in the eighth minute and set up Old Parks with a shot on goal, which was lost in the sun by City keeper Brandon Greyling.<\/p>\n
A wickedly dipping ball ended up in the back of the net for the game’s first goal.<\/p>\n
City sustained 15 minutes of pressure on the Old Parks goal, with some close misses.<\/p>\n
Old Parks relied on their counter-attack, bringing Greyling into action with a number of good saves.<\/p>\n
In the 36th minute, Old Parks tested the City defence with a break from deep in their own half, with a string of good passes.<\/p>\n
City sent in central defender Caleb Masangane, who made a goal-saving tackle just outside of City’s 18-yard box.<\/p>\n
This led to a break for City and a strike from Pizzo Muso that just skimmed over the Old Parks goal.<\/p>\n
The halftime talk from City coach Len van Rooyen was all but pleasant on his side, but was it enough to spur on the team?<\/p>\n
Apparently it did, from the kick-off Germiston split the Old Parks defence with Lebogang Choeke beating the keeper, but not the cross bar.<\/p>\n
City kept up the pressure and, in the ensuing attack, Zuma Maketso was fouled in the penalty area and a penalty was awarded.<\/p>\n
Kaka Rachane stepped up to take the penalty, but it was well saved by the Old Parks keeper.<\/p>\n
Some good play by City led to substitute Innocent Dhalmini threading a pass through to Kaka Rachane, to equalise for City.<\/p>\n
City kept up the pressure and a foul on Dhlamini saw a free kick given just outside the Old Parks goal area, which was easily saved by the old Parks keeper.<\/p>\n
Muso was thwarted in another break, with a timely tackle in the middle of Germiston’s half.<\/p>\n
The team kept up the pressure until the 82nd minute, and were rewarded with a goal from Rachane.<\/p>\n
With under two minutes left in the game, City lost the ball in the Old Parks half and a well aimed pass found the Old Parks forward beating a diving Greyling in his bottom right hand corner.<\/p>\n
The final score Old Parks 2 – Germiston City 2<\/p>\n
Germiston coach van Rooyen was unhappy at the lack of discipline shown throughout the game, especially leading to Old Parks’ second goal in the last minute of play.<\/p>\n
“We had had so many chances – but, in football, if you don’t take your chances you are not going to win games,” said van Rooyen.<\/p>\n
Germiston City’s reserve team’s game was cancelled, as Old Parks could not field a side.<\/p>\n