Check out our live blow-by-blow coverage of the first 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup semifinal between South Africa and Swaziland at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Wednesday.
Both these sides reached this stage of the competition with 4-2 penalty shoot-out victories over Lesotho and Zambia respectively.
Starting line-ups:
South Africa XI: Reyaad Pieterse, Thembela Sikhakhane, Rivaldo Coetzee, Repo Malepe, Tebogo Moerane, Abbubaker Mobara, Lebogang Phiri, Deolin Mekoa, Judas Moseamedi, Thabiso Kutumela, Maphosa Modiba.
31′ – Felix Badenhorst is in space but his attempted volley is not well executed.
28′ – Lukhele’s corner for Swaziland is punched by a towering Pieterse.
27′ – Kutumela’s header is rather soft as Ginindiza saves.
26′ – Phiri with a chance of his own for South Africa. Wide from some distance.
24′ – Tsabedse with a grass cutter inches across the face of goal.
21′ – Modiba slickly sways the ball into his path but his shot is blocked by Mduli.
19′ – Pieterse comes charging far out of his goal and is beaten but Nhleko runs the ball out of play before he had a chance to shoot. Pieterse lucky he did not make contact with the player or it would have been a certain red card.
17′ – Tsabedse fires in a shot but Pieterse is at full strech to deny Swaziland a goal.
16′ – Kutumela’s volley goes flying over the bar. Goal-kick Swaziland.
13′ – Badenhorst’s first involvement is well dealt with by South Africa and Lukhele’s shot is blocked. Pieterse yet to be tested.
11′ – Cross by Modiba and Ginindiza had to be quick to save.
8′ – Great one-handed save from Ginindiza to deny Moseamedi a glorious chance.
7′ – Phiri cross and Sandile spills but Modiba cant capitalise.
6′ – Free-kick for South Africa but Mobara blasts over the bar.
4′ – Lukhele’s header is well collected by Pieterse in goal for South Africa.
2′ – Sikhakhane delivers a good ball but Dlamini clears with diving header.
1′ – We are under way in the first Cup semifinal in the COSAFA Castle Cup between South Africa and Swaziland!
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