Despite drawing their last three matches and struggling with a limited squad, Panorama overcame their season-long issues in a commanding first-half display against Randburg. With only 12 available players and no natural center-backs, they had to improvise.

Olgiati deployed Liu and Almeida in defense, whose balance of tackling and control made the difference early on. Panorama also welcomed the return of Bailey, who hadn’t played in the winter league for six months. His impact was immediate, assisting Lindsay for the opening goal and later providing a backheel assist for Olgiati before scoring from a free kick to seal the game before halftime. Lindsay and Peters added to the scoreline with a well-worked second goal, despite a controversial offside decision that denied another.

Though Randburg scored a consolation goal in the final moments, Panorama’s defensive duo of Almeida and Liu shone, while Bailey and Lindsay controlled the midfield, leading to a man-of-the-match performance. Despite ongoing squad limitations, this win shows the team’s resilience, leaving room for optimism if they can field a full-strength lineup.

Some stats from the game:

• This was tje 4th match between the sides, with Panorama finally winning!
• Bailery's 127th game moved him in 9th overall position, at par with Lewis, and his 45th goal moves him to 5th, at par with the late Bezuidenhout. He's also only the 4th player to reach triple digits for goal contributions, with 100 (45+55)
• Lindsay goal and assist also moves him in the same night in the triple digits family of contributions, with 58 goals and 42 assists
• Ho Lam reached 33 consecutive games, same as Mdunge last year, the 6th longest streak in Panorama's history