Panorama's season narrative is becoming all too familiar. Each week, they exhibit a strong start and gain an early advantage, but eventually, a series of critical errors at crucial moments, a lack of decisiveness in front of goal, and diminished vigor due to a short bench compounded by untimely injuries allow their opponents to stage a comeback and overtake them in the latter half.

If matches concluded around the 60-minute mark, Panorama would likely be contending for a top-four spot. Instead, they find themselves in a precarious battle against relegation.

In their latest outing, Panorama opted for an unconventional 4-4-2 lineup, welcoming back Garrard alongside Imbriolo in midfield to bolster physicality, with Solomon providing essential defensive cover. Upfront, Lindsay was unleashed in a versatile role, freeing Kennedy to challenge the opposition's last defender. Their strategy bore fruit when O'Sullivan intercepted a pass on the right, setting up Lindsay whose initial shot was deflected but fell perfectly for Kennedy to end his five-year goal drought.

Despite creating several scoring opportunities in the second half, Panorama’s habitual lapses allowed the opposing team to regain footing. Only a series of extraordinary saves by Moodley, acting as a sweeper-keeper, kept them in contention. However, Panorama’s resilience waned, and they conceded three late goals due to defensive blunders and visible fatigue from over-reliance on a core group of players, further hampered by injuries.

Stats from the game:

• This was the 36th game vs Randburg, with Randburg now coming up in the last 4 occasions
• The last win was against Leeds exactly 3 months ago
• Jason Kennedy return to score for the club for the first time since August 2019, almost 5 years (1700 days) ago. The opposition? Randburg, away. Like tonight