{"id":67796,"date":"2014-09-04T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T09:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/67796\/football-action-at-hattingh-park\/"},"modified":"2014-09-04T12:02:59","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T10:02:59","slug":"football-action-at-hattingh-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2014\/09\/04\/football-action-at-hattingh-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Football action at Hattingh Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luso Africa FC&#8217;s first team faced Randburg FC, at Hattingh Park, on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>It was an interesting fixture to watch, as it was quite clear that both teams are skilled and determined to win.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The warm-up analysis session showed more dominance in Randburg&#8217;s play, while Luso saw this as an opportunity to shake things up a bit, with a long-shot and bended goal in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>The goal definitely rattled Luso&#8217;s opponents, who reverted to a robust defence line and neglected attack, just to ensure no further goals from Luso till half-time.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The scoreboard was sitting at 1-0 in favour of Luso when the fixture went into half-time.<\/p>\n<p>Randburg seemed to have gone back to the drawing board during the break, as they gave Luso a tough time and still managed to increase their almost non-existent shots at target.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67798\" style=\"width: 423px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/09\/35GCNSPORTSLUSOPS_584057353.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-67798\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/09\/35GCNSPORTSLUSOPS_584057353-423x317.jpg\" alt=\"A Luso Africa FC first team player attempts to get the ball from Randburg FC players, during their fixture at Hattingh Park, on Saturday.\" width=\"423\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/09\/35GCNSPORTSLUSOPS_584057353-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/09\/35GCNSPORTSLUSOPS_584057353-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/09\/35GCNSPORTSLUSOPS_584057353.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Luso Africa FC first team player attempts to get the ball from Randburg FC players, during their fixture at Hattingh Park, on Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Things got a bit tense when Randburg&#8217;s goalkeeper was shown a red card, as a result of a foul on his opponent.<\/p>\n<p>The referee signaled for a substitute and Randburg&#8217;s substitute goalie came onto the field with no further delay.<\/p>\n<p>Back to the basics worked well for Randburg, who landed a fine and well-deserved goal towards the end of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Just as a 1-1 draw was expected, Randburg bagged another goal, minutes before the game ended, securing their 2-1 lead against Luso.<\/p>\n<p>It was all spills and no thrills for Luso, as their reserve team lost 2-0 earlier, just before the first team game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='85200a8f134802dd452522a59edc9676'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All-out-action between Luso Africa and 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