Ajax Cape Town will take on Supersport United in the final of the SAFA U19 Championships taking place in Bloemfontein.

The battle for gold will be staged on Thursday, 1 May 2014 at Clive Solomon Stadium.

Many in the crowd had hoped for a Bloemfontein Celtic/Free State final. But it was not to be.

“Supersport United was the first team to qualify for the final when they defeated crowd favourites Bloemfontein Celtic 2-0 in the first semi final, while Ajax booked their place in the final with a convincing 3-1 win over the host province.”

Sidney Mtshweni opened the scoring for Matsatsantsa in the 21st minute. However, the Pretoria side suffered a setback in the 37th minute when Jaisen Clifford was given his marching orders following a second bookable offence. He will miss the final.

“Despite playing with 10 men, Supersport United still managed to get the assurance goal in the 45th minute through Nelson Maluleke” Matlhomola Morake said.

Ajax captain Yagan Sasman led from the front when he scored his side’s first goal in the 23rd minute for a deserved 1-0 half time lead.

In the second half, the coastal side continued from where they left off when Curtly Poole made it 2-0 soon after resumption.

“Free State pulled one back six minutes later but any hopes of a remarkable comeback were dashed when Ajax scored through Olwethu Nguye midway through the second half” Morake said.

SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan and several SAFA NEC members are expected to attend the final on Thursday.

Free State and Bloemfontein Celtic will face off in the battle for bronze later on Wednesday, (30 April) at 16h00.

SEMI-FINAL RESULTS

1st Semi Final

Bloemfontein Celtic 0 – 2 SS United

2ND Semi Final
Ajax Cape Town 3 – 1 Free State

3rd/4th Place Play offs – 16h00

Wednesday, 30 April

Bloemfontein Celtic vs Free State
-TDN
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