MTN8: CAPE TOWN CITY 1-0 BIDVEST WITS - As it happened

by Phumzile Ngcatshe

Sunday Aug 27, 2017. 17:27

Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the 2017 MTN8 Cup semi-final first-leg match between Cape Town City and Bidvest Wits at the Cape Town Stadium in the Mother City, South Africa.

LINE UPS:

Cape Town City XI: Walters, Fielies, Johannes, Mkhize, Seedat, Putsche, Nodada, Masina, Patosi, Lakay, Majoro.

Bidvest Wits XI: Josephs, Frosler, Hlatshwayo, Damjanovic, Hlanti, Scott, Klate, Monare, Claasen, Mhango, Gamal.

COOMENTARY:

That's all from the Cape Town Stadium. Wits will host City in the second-leg clash at the Bidvest Stadium in two weeks time. Please join us again next time. Cheers!

FULL-TIME! City 1-0 Wits.

95' - GOOD SAVE! Wits attacker Kodisang forces City keeper Walters into a good save with a first time effort.

90' - The fourth official has added six minutes.

88' - Wits Caution: Hlatshwayo booked.

85' - City striker Majoro is substituted after failing to score from close range with the Wits defence exposed.


84' - City sub: Koapeng IN, Majoro OUT.

80' - Wits midfielder Kodisang beats his marker and he fires wide of the target as the visitors press City.

78' - Wits sub: Pule IN, Klate OUT.

75' - Fifteen minutes left for Wits to grab a crucial away goal and they are doing most of the attacking.

74' - City sub: Dove IN, Patosi OUT

70' - City sub: Modise IN, Masina OUT.

65' - Pressure is mounting on the City defence as Kodisang whips a great cross into the box and his Wits teammate Klate forces Walters into a good save with a decent header.

60' - City Caution: Seedat is booked.

59' - Wits sub: Kodisang IN, Monare OUT.

55' - City launch a quick counter-attack and Patosi bursts into the Wits box, but Hlatshwayo does well to block his cross.

50' - City forward Masina is stretchered off as Wits press for the equalizing goal.

46' - Wits sub: Pienaar IN, Mhango OUT.

46' - The second-half is underway.

HALF-TIME! City 1-0 Wits.

45' - The fourth official has added two minutes.

44' - GOAL! City 1-0 Wits. Patosi fires home from close range.

40' - Wits, who are attacking in numbers, are pressing City with the half-time break fast approaching.

35' - Johannes, who is captaining City in the absence of Lebogang Manyama, has done a good job thus far containing Wits' new signing Gamal.

30' - It is still 0-0 here at the Cape Town Stadium as we reach the half-hour mark.

25' - City winger Lakay plays a long ball for his teammate Majoro, who is ruled offside as the home side search for the opening goal.

20' - GREAT SAVE! Klate whips a good cross into the City box and his Wits teammate Monare forces City keeper Walter into a great save at the near-post.

15' - It remains goalless in a tightly contested opening exchanges in the midfield.

10' - CHANCE! City forward Masina bursts into the Wits box, but he fails to make contact with a high ball and goalkeeper Josephs gathers the ball with ease.

5' - City goalkeeper Walters is called into action as he gathers Wits full-back Frosler's long throw.

1' - The match is underway.