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Aces in Play-off Final

Aces in Play-off Final

Posted: 2009-05-28 22:03

Mpumalanga Black Aces are through to the First Division Play-Off Final after beating Carara Kicks 2-1 (3-2 on aggregate) at the LC de Villiers Stadium in Pretoria.

David Vilakazi’s side looked far more determined in the opening stages and took a deserved lead on 18 minutes when Leonard Qaba headed home a corner.
 
Aces looked to hit back and were unlucky not to be given a penalty as Madoda Motha and Sibusiso Dlamini began carving into Kicks’ defence. Sammy Troughton’s team, quick on the counter-attack, showed more intent, but by half-time hadn’t managed to equalise.
 
However, they did level soon after the restart when some great work down the left by former Ria Stars man Jacob Machaka allowed Motha to score.
 
And then on 66 minutes Aces got the winner when Esau Mtsweni stroked a penalty home following a foul by Wilford Mothapo.
 
Aces now meet Thanda Royal Zulu for a place in the lucrative Absa Premiership.

Peter Raath

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Thuli : 2009-05-28 22:18

Carara Kicks should've got automatic promotion after winning the coastal stream; this is not acceptable how can you win the league and still not be promoted.

Mkhacani : 2009-05-28 22:19

I wld've liked 2c CARARA go 2de finals 4Oupa,Thanda shld've gone 2da dogs...They hd their chance inda elite league n they blew it,i hope Aces wins da final...

SHOOTTER : 2009-05-28 22:40

Come on! SAFA, ABSA premiership should suppose to be the best in Africa, but by only automaticaly relegating one team this makes it the cheapest and the less competetive league in Africa.

chili: 2009-05-29 06:58

Thuli,Mkhacani and Shooter you are making the mokery of yourselves guys.Stop complaining and buy your own clubs and shut your mouth guys.You stupit idiot.We are tired of people who complaining and not doing nothing to change th lives of onather peoples moegoes!!!!!!

Kali: 2009-05-29 08:45

Easy Chili, you are exposing yourself as an idiot of humungous proportions. Fans are stakeholders and are thus entitled to complain about what does not seem right to them. Besides, imagine this scenario in your empty head: all of us owning clubs....does it seem right to you? Stop being so childish, you could set a very bad example to your education-starved kids!