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AMAZULU CROWNED THE NEW UTHUNGULU MAYORAL CUP CHAMPIONS _ Journalismiziko

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Lucky Mthembu
Lucky Mthembu

Amazulu defeated Mamelodi Sundowns 5-4 in a penalty shootout to win the inaugural uThungulu Mayoral Cup final in Richards Bay. Amazulu took an early 1-0 lead thanks to a goal by Bornwell Mwape, but Sundowns managed to equalize late in the second half through Keletso Makgalwa, sending the match to penalties. Amazulu converted all five of their penalty kicks while Sundowns missed two, allowing Amazulu to claim the trophy as the new champions. Both the Amazulu and Sundowns coaches praised their teams' performances in the competitive final.

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9/8/2015 AMAZULU?CROWNED?THE?NEW?UTHUNGULU?MAYORAL?CUP?CHAMPIONS?|?Journalismiziko http://journalismiziko.dut.ac.za/sports/amazulu?crowned?the?new?uthungulu?mayoral?cup?champions/ 1/3 AMAZULU?CROWNED?THE?NEW?UTHUNGULU MAYORAL?CUP?CHAMPIONS Sports ¡ª?07?September?2015 By:?Nhlanhla?Mthembu Amazulu?won?the?inaugural?uThungulu Mayoral?Cup?as?they?beat?Mamelodi Sundowns?5?4?on?penalties?after?a?one?all draw?in?Richards?Bay?on?Saturday. The?former?Premier?Soccer?League?team eased?into?the?final?after?thumping?Melford?FC 2?0?in?the?first?game?of?the?day.??Sundowns?on the?other?hand,?humiliated?home boys?Thanda?Royal?Zulu?by?a?whooping?4?0. These?wins?meant?the?two?sides?representing?Pretoria?and?Durban?respectively,?were?going?to?lock?horns?in?what was?deemed?to?be?a?fascinating?final. Steve?Barker¡¯s?side?broke?the?deadlock?30?minutes?into?the?game?with?a?strike?from?Zambian?talisman,?Bornwell Mwape. The?Brazilians?managed?to?level?matters?in?the?dying?stages?of?the?second?half?courtesy?of?a?strike?from?South African?U19?international,?Keletso?Makgalwa.??This equalizer?sent?the?game?straight?to?a?penalty?shootout. Usuthu?were?composed?enough?with?Tapelo?Nyongo,?Mwape,?Tshepo?liphoko,?Zungu?and?Sifiso?Hlanti?managing to?get?the?ball?past?goalkeeper,?while?Magwaqana?missed. Motjeka?Madisha,?Suprise?Moriri,?Teko?Modise?and?Samuel?Julies?scored?for?Downs,?with?Hlompho?Kekana?and Lebohang?Mokoena?failing?to?convert?for?the?Chloorkop based?side. Speaking?after?the?victory,?Usuthu?coach?Steve?Barker?said,?¡°The?boys?gave?it?all?on?the?field,?they?managed?to score?after?30?minutes?they?showed?improvement,?I?am very?proud?and?excited?about?the?result.¡± Mayor,?Cllr?Thembeka?Mchunu?said,?¡°As?the?uThungulu?district?we?are?very?excited?with?the?overall?performances and?looking?forward?to?next?year¡¯s?tournament.?We also?hope?our?home?boys?Thanda?will?win?it?for?the?district?next?year.¡± RELATED?ARTICLES SHARE ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (0)?READERS?COMMENTS RECENT?POSTS INANDA?SCHOOLS?JOIN?TOGETHER?IN?FIGHTING CRIME ILLEGAL?CONNECTION?CAUSES?MAYHEM SUNFOIL¡¯S?RISING?CRICKET?STARS USEFUL?LINKS Durban?University?of?Technology HIV?Aids?News Iziko?Facebook?Page izikonews META Log?in Entries?RSS Comments?RSS WordPress.org TWITTER?FEED HOME CONTACT?US ABOUT?US MEET?THE?TEAM News Lifestyle Features Sports Iziko?Live

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