The Free State Stars Chronicle
Match12 Sep 2029
The small margins put Free State Stars out
Out, 2‑4 to Bloemfontein Celtic, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
Squad17 Sep 2029
A one-man rearguard from Kermit Zwane
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Player ratings17 Sep 2029
Bongani Williams scores twice — 8.72
Two goals and a mark of 8.72 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
The dugout17 Sep 2029
Pedro Fonseca: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Free State Stars have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match15 Sep 2029
At last: Free State Stars win one
7 matches without a win, and then this, against Platinum Stars. Relief is a strange noise in a football ground and it was the only noise at the end.
Squad17 Sep 2029
Tempers go at Free State Stars
Luther Mabunda was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match12 Sep 2029
Nobody could stop scoring
6 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Free State Stars and Bloemfontein Celtic in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Match15 Sep 2029
Free State Stars see off Platinum Stars
Three points for Free State Stars, 3‑1 the final word against Platinum Stars in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The terraces17 Sep 2029
One of their own: Bongani Williams
He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
In brief
- Player ratings Antonio Van Wyk in the eights
- Player ratings Ninety minutes of Asanele Velebayi at his very best
- Squad Itumeleng Vilakazi signs on for more