Magic down Civics
Tura Magic beat Civics through a brilliant goal by Theophilus Junius.
Tura Magic registered their third MTC Namibia Premier League (NPL) victory of the season when they beat Civics 1-0 at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Thursday.
Magic scored the only goal of the match through the individual brilliance of Theophilus Junius in the fifth minute.
The Brave Warriors fringe striker controlled a diagonal long ball from Erasmus Ikeinge on the left flank and was given too much time to take a couple of touches.
He then unleashed a powerful shot that beat Civics goalkeeper Welcome Nail at the near post.
Civics could have equalised three minutes later, when Vincent Namiseb shot over the bar following a neat exchange of passes by his teammates.
Nail then came to the rescue of his side when he stopped Larry Horaeb, who had beaten the offside trap in the 11th minute.
Junius could have doubled his account after he outpaced Mervin Katire, but he failed to beat Nail.
Both teams continued creating decent chances as Junius headed wide, while Namiseb shot straight at the keeper, leaving the halftime scoreline at 1-0 in favour of Magic.
The second half continued where the first half had left off, with Quinton Kuruseb weaving his way into the box, where he shot tamely at Magic keeper Mervin Kasetura.
Civics were then dealt a major blow when Jarurako Uahurirapi received two quick yellow cards within the space of four minutes, and was dismissed in the 52nd minute to leave his side one man short.
This did not deter his side from seeking an equaliser, as Namiseb outpaced the Magic defence before shooting straight at Kasetura in the 62nd minute.
Namiseb, who could have scored a hat-trick or more, shot weakly at the Magic keeper after finding himself at the end of a beautiful team move in the 68th minute.
Magic also had their chances as substitute, national under-20 midfielder Uetuuru Kambato, shot over following a mistake by Nail.
Namiseb then had a glorious chance to equalise when he profited from a mistake by Charles Hambira in the 85th minute, but once again failed to beat Kasetura.
Kuruseb then saw his thunderous free-kick crash against the cross bar, and the rebound was scuffled by Namiseb.
The win sees Magic move up to third on the log from sixth, with Civics staying 13th position, one point above the relegation zone.
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Magic scored the only goal of the match through the individual brilliance of Theophilus Junius in the fifth minute.
The Brave Warriors fringe striker controlled a diagonal long ball from Erasmus Ikeinge on the left flank and was given too much time to take a couple of touches.
He then unleashed a powerful shot that beat Civics goalkeeper Welcome Nail at the near post.
Civics could have equalised three minutes later, when Vincent Namiseb shot over the bar following a neat exchange of passes by his teammates.
Nail then came to the rescue of his side when he stopped Larry Horaeb, who had beaten the offside trap in the 11th minute.
Junius could have doubled his account after he outpaced Mervin Katire, but he failed to beat Nail.
Both teams continued creating decent chances as Junius headed wide, while Namiseb shot straight at the keeper, leaving the halftime scoreline at 1-0 in favour of Magic.
The second half continued where the first half had left off, with Quinton Kuruseb weaving his way into the box, where he shot tamely at Magic keeper Mervin Kasetura.
Civics were then dealt a major blow when Jarurako Uahurirapi received two quick yellow cards within the space of four minutes, and was dismissed in the 52nd minute to leave his side one man short.
This did not deter his side from seeking an equaliser, as Namiseb outpaced the Magic defence before shooting straight at Kasetura in the 62nd minute.
Namiseb, who could have scored a hat-trick or more, shot weakly at the Magic keeper after finding himself at the end of a beautiful team move in the 68th minute.
Magic also had their chances as substitute, national under-20 midfielder Uetuuru Kambato, shot over following a mistake by Nail.
Namiseb then had a glorious chance to equalise when he profited from a mistake by Charles Hambira in the 85th minute, but once again failed to beat Kasetura.
Kuruseb then saw his thunderous free-kick crash against the cross bar, and the rebound was scuffled by Namiseb.
The win sees Magic move up to third on the log from sixth, with Civics staying 13th position, one point above the relegation zone.
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