30 Jan 2022

Blackforest earned three valuable points after beating Motaung Young Fighters  2-1, in a Debswana First Division-South clash played at Mahusane play grounds on Saturday.

During the opening minutes of the game, plA past goalkeeper, Sekgele Monageng, thereby opening the score board of the first half.

The goal seemed to have fuelled their urge to bag more goals while their opponents were ball watching and it took them long to recover.

Just before recess, it was Brace again who inflicted pain to the host, after he broke through Motaung Young Fighters’ aka the Jungle Kings defence wall. Without thinking twice, he sent the ball pass the goalie to secure the second goal.

However, the second goal rattled the Jungle Kings’ cage, as they started pouncing fiercely on their opponents’ goal post but came empty handed.

However in the 50th minutes, Motaung Young Fighters were awarded a penalty after goal keeper, Michael James fouled Dennis Odirile in the penalty area, and Tebogo Malebogo did not waste time but scored the penalty. 

Motaung head coach, Goitsemodimo Morulane, decried deteriorating performance of his team. He said they suffered humiliation from their previous games due to lack of experienced players.

However, he was adamant that all hope was not lost, but said with courage the boys were developing and would put up a better performance in future.

Blackforest head coach, Reetsang Letlole applauded his team even-thought he said their play was not up to scratch due to the unfamiliar sandy pitch.

“Despite all odds, our heart was only set in winning golden points and we definitely got it,” he said. Ends