Check out our live blow-by-blow coverage of the 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup quarterfinal between South Africa and Lesotho at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek, Namibia on Saturday.
Starting line-ups:
South Africa XI: Reyaad Pieterse, Rivaldo Coetzee, Tshepo Rikhotso, Lebogang Phiri, Abbubaker Mobara, Gift Motupa, Thembela Sikhakhane, Tebogo Moerane, Thembinkosi Lorch, Judas Moseamedi, Maphosa Modiba.
Subs: Nkosingiphile Gumede, Siphesishle Stuurman, Rebo Malepe, Thabiso Kutumela, Menzi Masuku, Phumlani Ntshangase, Deolin Mekoa, Jody February.
Lesotho XI: Daniel Jousse, Basia Makepe, Mafa Moremoholo, Kopano Tseka, Hlompo Kalake, Mabuti Potloane, Kefuoe Mahula, Jane Thaba-Ntso, Tsepo Seturumane, Jeremea Kamela, Tumelo Khutlang.
Subs: Liteboho Mokhehle, Sepiriti Malefane, Phafa Tsosane, Sera Motebang, Motlomelo Mkwanazi, Montoeli Sonopo, Thabo Seakhoa.
MATCH UPDATES
PENALTY SHOOT-OUT: Mekoa scores! South Africa win 4-2 on penalties!
PENALTY SHOOT-OUT: Khutlang saved! 3-2! Advantage SA!
PENALTY SHOOT-OUT: Modiba scores! 3-2! Advantage SA!
PENALTY SHOOT-OUT: Masia saved! 2-2! All even!
PENALTY SHOOT-OUT: Masuku scores! 2-2! Advantage Lesotho!
PENALTY SHOOT-OUT: Kalake scores! 2-1! Advantage Lesotho!
PENALTY SHOOT-OUT: Mobara scores! 1-1! Advantage Lesotho!
PENALTY SHOOT-OUT: Kamela scores! 1-0 Lesotho!
PENALTY SHOOT-OUT: Coetzee has his effort saved! 0-0!
FULLTIME: It ends 1-1 and to penalties we go!
90+3′ – Lesotho sub: Interesting change as goalkeeper Liteboho Mokhehle replaces Jousse, obviously with penalties in mind.
86′ – RED CARD! Motuba gets his second booking and South Africa are reduced to 10 men!
81′ – Modiba has an attempt on goal but Jousse reads the move well.
79′ – Lesotho have all the defending to do as South Africa pile on the pressure.
76′ – Tseka cleares off the line from a tantalising cross from the right by Masuku.
75′ – Thabo-Ntso heads wide with the goal gaping, huge chance for Lesotho!
72′ – Phiri sends his volley from 20 metres high and wide.
66′ – GOAL! South Africa are level after a great move that sees Motupa head home! 1-1!
65′ – South Africa sub: Thabiso Kutumela comes in for Lorch.
65′ – Mekoa sends a rasping long-range shot just wide.
61′ – Lesotho sub: Sera Motebang comes in for Tsepo Seturumane.
55′ – A looping cross by Moerane is headed out for a throw.
51′ – Lesotho sub: Motlomelo Mkhwanazi comes in for Potloane.
48′ – Modiba’s attempt on goal was blocked by Makepe. Good chance!
46′ – We are back under way in the second half!
– South Africa subs: Menzi Masuku and Deolin Mekoa come in for Moseamedi and Sikhakhane.
HALFTIME: Lesotho lead 1-0 at the break and have probably just about shaded the first half!
44′ – Yellow card for Motupa for foul play.
43′ – Modiba’s low shot is too tame to trouble the goalkeeper.
40′ – Anxious moments for the South African defenders as an unmarked Kamela sends a low cross that finds no takers.
37′ – Sikhakhane’s long throw goes staright to the goalkeeper.
33′ – Play briefly stopped as Pieterse receives medical attention.
30′ – Seturumane just fails to pull the triggger and Rhikotso clears the ball fo a corner.
28 – Yellow card for Thabo-Ntso as he pulls back Lorch. Free-kick on the edge of the box for SA. Modiba lifts it over the bar.
26′ – Khutlang tries to shoot on the run and it goes wide.
24′ – Seterumane makes an attmept on goal with a rising shot that goeas straight to Pieterse.
21′ – Lorch blasts the ball into the side-netting from a tight angle!
19′ – GOAL! Lesotho lead against the run of play! Thabo-Ntso lobs a beautiful shot over Pieterse! That’s his third goal of the competition.
17′ – Nobody is able to connect with Sikhakhane’s low cross before Modiba blasts a free-kick over the bar. All South Africa.
9′ – Foul on Thaba-Ntso on the edge of the South African box but the free-kick from Kalake goes well over.
7′ – Jousse has to dive full strech to punch out an angled shot from Motupa.
6′ – Moseamedi’s left-foot shot just goes wide from the edge of the box.
5′ – Lesotho attack from the left with Kamela but his pass finds no takers.
3′ – Lesotho win their first corner taken by Kamela, but it’s headed out by Rhikotso.
3′ – Corner taken by Modiba and the header is over by Moseamedi.
1′ – We are under way in the first COSAFA Castle Cup quarterfinal between South Africa and Lesotho!
– Match officials – Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana); Asst. 1: Jerson dos Santos (Angola); Asst.2: Vivian Vally (Mauritius)
– Kick-off is at 15h00 local time, 16h00 South Africa and Lesotho time.
