{"id":90760,"date":"2015-06-01T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/90760\/football-fever-in-germiston\/"},"modified":"2015-06-01T13:43:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T11:43:00","slug":"football-fever-in-germiston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2015\/06\/01\/football-fever-in-germiston\/","title":{"rendered":"Football fever in Germiston"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Germiston City Sports Club was set abuzz with football action on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are the central selections for the Eastern Local Football Association (ELFA) League\u2019s provincial side, and we were hosting the u-15s,\u201d said the communications officer at the Germiston City Football Club, Pieter Oliver.<\/p>

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\u201cThe teams we hosted were Germiston City, Luso Africa, Birch Acres, Benoni Northerns, Robertsham Callies, Old Parks, Florida Abion and BCC.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe teams had double the pressure as, although they were trying out for Easterns, the games used for the trials were full on league games.\u201d<\/p>

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The players had to play to impress and to win in order to better their standings on the Super League log.<\/p>\n

While some teams were winning and others losing on the other fields, Germiston City FC faced Benoni Northerns.<\/p>\n

A case of nerves seemed to be the order of the day for both teams and this was made evident by the players\u2019 performance throughout the fixture.<\/p>\n

Although Germiston had ball possession, Benoni dominated shots on target.<\/p>\n

Germiston\u2019s two goals by Sabata Dikgale and Alan Alho were overthrown by Benoni\u2019s four goals that ensured them a win.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe boys\u2019 performance was not bad, the team was started this year and I believe they are still gelling to each other\u2019s skills,\u201d said Wiseman Luthuli, Germiston\u2019s u-15 coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not a justification for the loss, there were mistakes here and there, we have to go back to the drawing board and the gym and work on them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an away game this Saturday. We will be playing against Birch Acres, which might be a tough one, but I believe we have what it takes to bag it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLuso Africa FC drew 1-1 with BCC FC, Robertsham Callies FC lost 2-5 to Old Parks FC, and Birch Acres FC won 8-1 to Florida Abion FC,\u201d said Oliver.<\/p>\n

In other news, Germiston City FC\u2019s first and reserves teams played against Kempton Park FC on Saturday, the first team lost 1-0 while the reserves drew 2-2.<\/p>\n