Namibia have won the 2015 Cosafa Cup. They beat Mozambique 2-0 with tricky winger Deon Hotto scoring both goals. It’s a fairytale win for coach Ricardo Mannetti and his assistant Ronnie Kanalelo who came close twice as players in the late 1990s.
The highlights of the match courtesy cosafa.com:
1′ – We are under way in the COSAFA 2015 Final between Namibia and Mozambique!
2′ – Mozambique launch their first raid on the right flank with Saddan Guambe. It’s cleared by Willem Mwedihanga.
4′ – Deon H0tto for Namibia attacks from the left but can’t quite execute his final effort.
8′ – Not much goalmouth action in the opening eight minutes of the game!
10′ – Peter Shalulile shoots over the bar for Namibia from the middle.
12′ – Mozambique win the first corner of the match after Luis Parkim’s cross is deflected out. It comes to nothing.
15′ – A long ball intended for Deon Hotto goes wide.
17′ – Both teams resorting to the use of the long ball in the first quarter of the game.
19′ – Namibia try to come through from the middle as Wangu Gome is thwarted by Francisco Muchanga.
23′ – Benson Shilongo heads wide of the goal from a cross from the right by Shalulile.
25′ – Mozambique spread the ball wide to the left but Isac Decarvalho cannot connect.
27′ – Denzil Hoaseb sends looping cross from the right for Namibia that is cut out by the Mozambican defenders.
29′ – Decarvalho is caught offside as Mozambique break away.
32′ – Namibia employ the off-side trap again this time catching Saddan Guambe.
36′ – GOAL! Namibia have the lead! Deon Hotto nets after a swift counter-attack and the Brave Warriors are ahead! 1-0!
38′ – Hotto comes charging down the left flank again but he is halted by a clearance by Norberto Norberto.
39′ – Mozambique sub: An early tactical change as in comes Gildo Vilancoulous for skipper Momed Hagi.
41′ – Namibia survive a huge scare as Chris Katjiukua makes an acrobatic kick to clear the ball off the line with the keeper beaten.
44′ – Edmilson Dove goes down injured on the left flank.
45′ – There will be one minute of additional time …
HALFTIME: Namibia lead the COSAFA Cup 2015 Final 1-0 at halftime after Deon Hotto’s goal. Can Mozambique respond?
46′ – We are back under way in the second half!
47′ – No changes at the break by either side.
48′ – Yellow card for Mozambique’s Saddan Guambe for foul play on Shalulile.
57′ – Mozambique win a corner in the right channel. It is cleared to safety.
59′ – Mozambique pile on the pressure as Luis Parkim shoots from the middle straight at the goalkeeper.
62′ – Guambe’s curling shot is punched away to safety by Vries.
