Amazulu 2:0 Siwelele: Premier Soccer League Match Result

Match report

Amazulu beat Sivellele 2-0 in their Premier League match on Friday evening at Kings Park Stadium. The hosts took control early and never looked back, moving up to fourth place in the table. Sivellele remain rooted to the bottom half after another difficult outing.

And here's the thing — the opening goal came at the twenty-minute mark when M. Mbanjwa found the net. By then Sivellele had already seen T. Potsane booked for a rash challenge. Ngwenya doubled the lead within two minutes, scoring first at thirty-one then adding another at thirty-two.

The game opened up after half-time with several substitutions. Ngwenya came off at fifty-eight, replaced by O. Mdaka. Margeman and Pule both entered at seventy-two, while Sivellele switched three players around the eighty-fifth minute. Two more yellow cards fell to Mokhachane and Hlangabeza in the opening exchanges of the second period.

To be fair, the statistics told a familiar story. Sivellele dominated possession at sixty-four percent and completed 639 passes compared to Amazulu's 361. They created more attacks — 98 to 90 — but produced zero big chances. Amazulu, by contrast, registered four big chances and converted two. Shots accuracy favoured the hosts at fifty-six percent against thirty-seven percent.

The result leaves Amazulu with ten points after five games, sitting four places above their opponents. Sivellele's two points from five matches keeps them in fourteenth place, though they have dropped further behind the mid-table pack. The hosts have now won three of their five outings, while Sivellele have failed to secure a single victory this season.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 36 – 64

Shots on target 5 – 7

Shots off target 3 – 8

Big chances 4 – 0

⚽ 20' M. Mbanjwa — Goal 🟨 22' T. Potsane — Yellow card ⚽ 31' T. Ngwenya — Goal ⚽ 32' T. Ngwenya — Goal ⇄ 46' J. Clifford — Substitution ⇄ 46' T. Potsane — Substitution 🟨 47' N. Mokhachane — Yellow card 🟨 48' S. Hlangabeza — Yellow card ⇄ 58' T. Ngwenya — Substitution ⇄ 58' O. Mdaka — Substitution ⇄ 72' G. Margeman — Substitution ⇄ 72' M. Pule — Substitution ⇄ 83' S. Hlangabeza — Substitution ⇄ 84' A. Maqokola — Substitution ⇄ 85' M. Mbanjwa — Substitution ⇄ 85' S. Hlangabeza — Substitution ⇄ 85' S. Jeza — Substitution

Match events

20' Amazulu Goal M. Mbanjwa assist: T. Ngwenya
22' Siwelele Yellow card T. Potsane
31' Amazulu Goal T. Ngwenya assist: N. Radebe
32' Amazulu Goal T. Ngwenya
46' Siwelele Substitution J. Clifford off: N. Mokhachane
46' Siwelele Substitution T. Potsane off: B. Thulo
47' Siwelele Yellow card N. Mokhachane
48' Amazulu Yellow card S. Hlangabeza
58' Amazulu Substitution T. Ngwenya off: T. Matlhoko
58' Amazulu Substitution O. Mdaka off: L. Mhlongo
72' Siwelele Substitution G. Margeman off: S. Rasebotja
72' Siwelele Substitution M. Pule off: J. Marks
83' Amazulu Substitution S. Hlangabeza off: S. Zikhali
84' Amazulu Substitution A. Maqokola off: A. Sithole
85' Amazulu Substitution M. Mbanjwa off: N. Mokoena
85' Amazulu Substitution S. Hlangabeza off: S. Zikhali
85' Siwelele Substitution S. Jeza off: C. Saile

Statistics

36 Possession, % 64

5 Shots on target 7

3 Shots off target 8

4 Big chances 0

90 Attacks 98

1 Corners 5

7 Fouls 6

6 Free kicks 6

4 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

17 Goal kicks 6

20 Throw-ins 26

All statistics

19/2770% Aerial duels 8/2730%

63 Backward passes 118

1 Blocked shots 4

27 Clearances 14

2/825% Crosses 3/1817%

5/1145% Dribbles 9/1464%

90 Failed passes 83

6 Goalkeeper saves 3

9 Interceptions 11

7 Key passes 15

36/7449% Long passes 40/7851%

47 Passes into the final third 128

165 Passes in the opposition half 368

204 Passes in own half 289

0.56 Shot accuracy 0.37

2 Shots from outside the box 13

7 Shots inside the box 6

13/1681% Tackles 13/1968%

361 Total passes 639

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