Matome Lebea
Matome Lebea
This year's Metropolitan under-19 Cup is Limpopo property.
Limpopo beat hosts KwaZulu-Natal 4-3 on penalties on Saturday at SJ Smith Stadium in Lamontville, Durban after the game ended 2 all.
A great strike - arguably the goal of the tournament - by Khuludi Phago, equalising for Limpopo, took the game into extra time.
Tshepo Mothiba had put Limpopo 1-0 with a second minute goal but tournament's top scorer Mazwi Mncube leveled for KwaZulu-Natal. Thabani Masango made it 2-1 for the home team before half time.
Defending champions Gauteng, who lost to the runners up, took bronze beating Eastern Cape 5-0 in the losers' final.
Limpopo's Abele bagged coach of the tournament while Gauteng's Vusimusi Nemeka was named player of the tournament and Mpumalanga's Zama Dlamini, won the keepers' prize.
Limpopo crowned Metro kings
Matome Lebea
Matome Lebea
This year's Metropolitan under-19 Cup is Limpopo property.
Limpopo beat hosts KwaZulu-Natal 4-3 on penalties on Saturday at SJ Smith Stadium in Lamontville, Durban after the game ended 2 all.
A great strike - arguably the goal of the tournament - by Khuludi Phago, equalising for Limpopo, took the game into extra time.
Tshepo Mothiba had put Limpopo 1-0 with a second minute goal but tournament's top scorer Mazwi Mncube leveled for KwaZulu-Natal. Thabani Masango made it 2-1 for the home team before half time.
Defending champions Gauteng, who lost to the runners up, took bronze beating Eastern Cape 5-0 in the losers' final.
Limpopo's Abele bagged coach of the tournament while Gauteng's Vusimusi Nemeka was named player of the tournament and Mpumalanga's Zama Dlamini, won the keepers' prize.