GladAfrica Championship side Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila rallied back from two goals down to defeat SuperSport United and secured a spot in the Nedbank Cup semi-finals.
Nedbank Cup
Result: Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila 3-2 SuperSport United
Date: 08 April 2022
Venue: Thohoyandou Stadium
SuperSport made four changes to the side that drew with Chippa United, as they restored Keenan Phillips, Jesse Donn and Sifiso Ngobeni in the line-up while Thalente Mbatha got his second start of the campaign.
TTM had a bright start as Biodun Alabi had a chance to give them the lead in the ninth minute after he was allowed space on the edge box to have a shot at goal but his effort was smothered by goalkeeper Ronwen Williams.
However, Matsatsantsa drew first blood in the 17th minute after Donn unleashed a volley from outside the box that arrowed into the top corner after a cross by Aubrey Ngoma.
Tshakhuma had the attacking momentum as the first stanza drew to a close and Rhulani Manzini came close to levelling matters with a looping free-kick from a diagonal angle that parried away from top corner and over the crossbar by Williams.
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Kaitano Tembo's charges had a quick start in the second stanza as Selaelo Rasebotja was unfortunate not to double their lead just from the restart with a low strike across goal in the box that came off the post.
The visitors remained on the front foot and they were awarded a penalty just after the hour-mark after Ngoma was brought down in the box by Nicolas Motloung, which allowed Gamphani Lungu to double the lead from 12-yards out.
Phillips was denied the third goal for Matsatsantsa by the crossbar a couple of minutes later from a volley at the back post and that allowed TTM back into the game as Tumi Ngwepe pulled a goal back 21 minutes before time with a sensational volley from the rebound that sailed into the top corner.
With time running out, Naeem Amoojee snatched the equaliser five minutes before time with a neat finish past Williams at the near post after a through ball by Manzini, sending the game to extra-time.
Tshakhuma had the attacking momentum in the opening exchanges of extra-time, which resulted in the go-ahead goal through Tumelo Makha who latched on to a through ball by Teboho Motloung before slotting past WIlliams.
Tembo made a double change just after that, as Tendamudzimu Matodzi and Sibusiso Maseko both came on for Rasebotja and Ngoma but it was TTM who nearly added a fourth when Teboho Motloung forced an out-stretched save from Williams.
That proved to be the final opening of the encounter as Tshakuma became the first side to advance to the semi-finals this weekend/
Here's how they lined up:
Tshakuma: 27. Kock, 35. Thopola, 20. Mpeta, 29. N.Motloung, 6. Mlangeni, 34. Matete, 4. Alabi, 19. Ndou, 45. Dolamo, 2. Ngwepe, 9. Manzini.
Subs: 36. Machaba, 12. T. Motloung, 24. Muyambo, 23. Makha, 10. Mohoje, 13. Amoojee, 7. Masegela, 8. Nkebe, 15. Motebejane.
SuperSport: 30. Williams, 2. Ngobeni, 25. Fleurs, 14. Bhasera, 27. Phillips, 37. Johannes, 16. Mbatha, 26. Donn, 17. Lungu, 24. Ngoma, 35. Raebotja
Subs: 31. Pule, 38. Moralo, 21. Maziko, 5. Soumahoro, 23. Waiswa, 18. Nhlapo, 36. Matodzi, 40. Maseko
