| Date | 30 November 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Competition | DSL Vets Summer League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Panorama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Match | Randburg AFC - Panorama F.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final Result | 0 - 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goals |
3 Gary Thornton 2 Greg Bezuidenhout 1 Andrea De Leo 1 David Harris 1 Rushin Lewis |
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| Assist |
1 Olaf Olgiati 1 Craig Atkinson 1 Rushin Lewis 1 Marco Almeida 1 Jason Kennedy |
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| Match Report |
Panorama temporarily returned at the top of the table with an incredible team performance that swept Ranbdurg 8-0. On a stormy night, with the game postponed 45 minutes while the referee was waiting for the lightining and rain to clear, Panorama started with intent and within 10 minutes went 2-0 up. Bezuidenhout took care of the first two goals. First by taking advantage of a tackle by Atkinson, which steered the ball in his direction and ended up with a precise shot in the corner, and then with a left foot from outside the area that gave the keeper no chance. Randburg tried to organize themselves, but they kept losing the ball in the middle were the strong and physical presence of Atkinson, Robson and Smith meant that Panorama could easily win the ball and counter attack whenever they wanted. The 3rd goal came in the same way, Panorama counter attacking on the left, Rushin beating the marker with his superior speed and then letting Thornton score with an easy tap in.. Few minutes later Harris made his mark on the game with a header from Olgiati's cross. If that wasn't enough, Kennedy few minutes later passed the ball to Thornton just inside the area and Thornton scored his second with a powerful hit in the upper corner. In the second half Kelly decided to mix and match the formation, introducing Miles and rotating pretty much every player in the team. Randburg started more cautious, but after Olgiati won a dead ball on the line and managed to get it to Almeida, Thornton was there to complete his hat trick , scoring 3 after a long 106 days drought spell, showing the detractors that there is still life in a body that refuses to age. Unfortunately soon after Bezuindehout, looking for his second hat trick of the season, injured himself. Rushin, Kennedy, Wills and Almeida all had good chances to score the 7th but it was down to De Leo to score his second of the season, with a precise shot through the legs of the keeper after once again Randburg lost possession. In the dying minutes of the game it was finally Lewis' time to shine and score. This was another great performance in an incredible second half of the year, which confirmed Kelly's team as one of the best in the league. |
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