Nedbank Cup

Result: FS Stars 1-2 Celtic

Date: 16 March 2013

Venue: Charles Mopeli Stadium

Bloemfontein Celtic fought back from a goal down to beat local rivals Free State Stars 2-1 in their Nedbank Cup last 16 clash at the Charles Mopeli Stadium on Saturday.

Luyolo Nomandela had given Ea Lla Koto the lead but Lyle Lakay equalised and substitute Lennox Bacela snatched victory late on for Phunya Sele Sele.

The game got off to a slow start with both sides having to try their luck from distance but the hosts would then take the lead in the 19th minute.

Nomandela latched onto a lobbed pass from Dove Wome and fired past Patrick Tignyemb to continue his stunning form.

Celtic were struggling to get things going but had a chance in the 36th minute when Joel Mogorosi curled a shot at goal only for Kennedy Mweene to make the save.

Wome then saw a shot deflected just wide of the target on the stroke of half-time as Stars went into the break with a narrow advantage.

Celtic came out a different side in the second period as Johannes Motlhaping fired a shot just over early on before Wome had a shot turned around the post.

Lakay would then bring the game level in the 65th minute when he latched onto a loose ball and fired a piledriver into the bottom corner via the fingertips of the goalkeeper.

Chances came for both sides in the final few minutes but Bacela would decide matters when he got onto Lerato Manzini’s flick and slid his shot past the goalkeeper to send Celtic into the quarter-finals.

FS Stars:  Kennedy Mweene, Enva Wiltwer, Daniel Cardoso, Luyola Nomandela, Dove Wome, Angelo Kerspuy, Sadate Ouro-Akorika, Mbhuyiselo Sambu, Danny Venter, Paulos Masehe, Fikru Lemessa

Celtic: Patrick Tignyemb, Tsietsi Mahoa, Johannes Motlhaping, Dominic Isaacs, Limbikani Mzava, Lyle Lakay, John Aruwah, Joel Mogorosi, Kurt Lentjies, Lerato Manzini, Ruzaigh Gamildien.

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