The
Champions continued where they left off in the second half of the final, with
Knowledge Musona marking his return to the PSL with a goal. Kaizer Chiefs walked away with the trophy and
R500 000.00. An amount of
R100 000.00 and 5% of ticket sales were donated to Dreamfields, a section
21 company which is dedicated to uplifting communities through sports
development in the province.
The
semi-final match was not short of entertainment with Bloemfontein Celtic
scoring in the first half. AmaTuks came
back with true grit in the second half and eventually equalised. Subsequently, the teams went to penalties
with Bloemfontein Celtic emerging victorious.
Tshwane
Executive Mayor, Kgosientso Ramokgopa said, “City of Tshwane is proud to once
again host a tournament of this magnitude. The teams did not disappoint their
fans as they got their money’s worth from both teams who delivered an action
packed game”.
“The
2013 Gauteng Football Cup was a success.
We are delighted to have hosted 3 highly competitive teams. Well done to
all the players who displayed an abundance of talent on the field and thank you
to all supporters who came through to the game”, said Nhlanhla Ngwenya, CEO of
Ultimate Sporting Concepts.
“One
thing’s for sure, Gauteng has talent! We congratulate Kaizer Chiefs for their
sterling performance and would like to wish them well in the next season,” said
MEC for Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Lebogang
Maile. “We are positive that they will continue to shine and fly the Gauteng
flag and hope to see them again next year as the defending champions in a
bigger and better Gauteng Football Cup”.
“The
Gauteng Football Cup is growing in leaps in bounds. We are thankful to our sponsors – the Gauteng
Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation and City of Tshwane – as well
as the supporters, who came out in numbers, to celebrate sporting excellence in
the province. We will continue to work
hard to grow the tournament by bringing good quality teams and hope that
corporate sponsors will see the value and come on board”, concluded Ngwenya.
