FA Cup delivers the thrills

The four games lived up to the saying ‘wa bonya wa jewa' (you snooze, you lose), as fans were kept on the edge of their seats. Each of the four games brought a different dimension of cup football and 14 goals were scored making it an average of three and a half goals per match. The ties surely thrilled the thousands glued to their television sets and the handful who thronged the various stadia. On Friday evening, Jwaneng Galaxy and Notwane stuck to a perfect script of a national cup-tie quarterfinal.

The pair entered the fixture against contrasting backgrounds. Galaxy were enjoying a spell after reaching the CAF Champions League quarterfinals, while Notwane were still chasing their first win of the season. In the first half, the teams were level in terms of scores and play. The final 45 minutes produced a thriller. Despite Notwane drawing first blood, Galaxy came back to score four to win the match 4-1. The five goals were scored in one half, as a goal was scored every nine minutes of the second stanza.