{"id":88192,"date":"2015-04-30T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T07:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/88192\/gripping-fixture-leaves-germiston-city-on-top\/"},"modified":"2015-04-30T09:18:39","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T07:18:39","slug":"gripping-fixture-leaves-germiston-city-on-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2015\/04\/30\/gripping-fixture-leaves-germiston-city-on-top\/","title":{"rendered":"Gripping fixture leaves Germiston City on top"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Germiston City FC\u2019s u-17 Super League side took on Mondeor Meteors FC in Mondeor, last Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an exciting game which ebbed and flowed, with both teams matching each other in all departments and even down to the goals,\u201d said the local club\u2019s communications officer, Peter Oliver.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Germiston were first to score a fine goal in the first 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMondeor hit back in the 34th minute with a soft goal, where the Germiston goalkeeper failed to keep his eye on the ball and let it roll under his foot,\u201d said Oliver.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn the second half Germiston came out playing more striking football, and were soon rewarded with a well-taken goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMondeor hit back almost immediately and equalised, again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Germiston continued to put pressure on the Mondeor defence and were soon back in the lead by 3-2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA penalty after what seemed a clean tackle brought Mondeor back into the game, 3-3,\u201d said Oliver.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGermiston applied more pressure on the Mondeor side and were soon 4-3 ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSensing victory Germiston were not about to let their lead slip again and were rewarded with a well-worked goal, three minutes from time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Germiston won the game 5-3.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You may also be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/87817\/saa-knocked-out-during-final\/\">SAA knocked out during final.<\/a><\/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='192efa842106e105486c56efdb207270'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germiston City leads the 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