KNYSNA NEWS - Local side Red Eagles Football Club went down 8-1 against Simunye FC in a Safa Hollywoodbets Regional League fixture at Lawaaikamp Stadium in George on Saturday 16 November.

Athenkonkosi Mahala, Yamkela Ntlaba (hat-trick), Lwazi Mkhetho, Sihle van Rensburg, Onika Zenzile and Shane Booysen scored for Simunye FC, while Stanley Pule scored for the Knysna team.

Red Eagles are at the bottom of the log after losing their first three fixtures, while Simunye FC have two victories and a draw.

After the start, Mahala netted a shot from a penalty for a dangerous foul by an Eagles back-line player, followed by Ntlaba getting his first goal for Simunye, from set play at the centre of the field, making it 2-0 going into the break.

Stubborn defenders

The second half started at a fast pace with Simunye building moves from the back line - trying to get more space on the field. Both teams were using forward touches in their search for a goal.

Liviwe Thethani of Red Eagles marshalled his defenders, pushing his side to get their first goal, but it was not easy for them to get past the stubborn defenders of Simunye.

Simunye kept on pressing, looking for more goals - and they managed to score six more, while Red Eagles scored a consolation goal in the last moments of the game.

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