{"id":17700,"date":"2022-07-20T08:53:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T08:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/liphakoe-hold-bantu-2"},"modified":"2022-07-20T09:41:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T09:41:04","slug":"liphakoe-hold-bantu-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/liphakoe-hold-bantu-2","title":{"rendered":"Liphakoe hold Bantu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Defending Premier League champions Bantu were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Liphakoe in a premier league tie at Setsoto Stadium yesterday. It is just the second time the champions have failed to pick up maximum points this season.<br \/>\nBantu head coach Bob Mafoso said his team\u2019s performance showed they had not been playing for a long time. The match was the Mafeteng side\u2019s first league outing since a 1-0 win over CCX on June 27. It was also Bantu\u2019s first game of the second round because they were not in action last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018A Mat\u0161o Matebele\u2019 were supposed to have played against Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) but the game could not continue because LMPS were missing several players who were on duty with the national team at the COSAFA Cup in South Africa. Bantu dominated possession in the first half and created half chances that really did not bother the goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>It was skipper Lit\u0161epe Marabe\u2019s free header that gave the champions the lead and looked as though they would be able to maintain their lead through to halftime but, with the last kick of the first half, Thapelo Tale equalised for the visitors setting up an interesting second half.<\/p>\n<p>Mafoso said Liphakoe did well defensively. He said Bantu were knocked back by the goal they conceded in the last minutes of the first half and after that they never kicked on.<br \/>\n\u201cThe signs that we have not played for some time were visible today. It is just like in a knockout game, when you concede when you think you are winning, when you go to the penalties you are down,\u201d Mafoso said.<\/p>\n<p>Although Bantu failed to win the game, the title is still in their control. The champions still have two games in hand on second-placed Matlama who failed to capitalise on Bantu dropping points as they played a 1-1 draw with Lijabatho yesterday in Morija.<br \/>\nMafoso said in the context of their game and Matlama\u2019s draw, the point Bantu got against Liphakoe doesn\u2019t look too bad but they are not focused on what other teams are doing.<br \/>\nLiphakoe assistant coach T\u0161epo Hlojeng said the plan was to always sit back and catch Bantu on counterattacks which worked for them and got the visitors a point. Hlojeng said Liphakoe\u2019s games are not easy as they now turn their attention to Lioli this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. Defending Premier League champions Bantu were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Liphakoe in a premier league tie at Setsoto Stadium yesterday. It is just the second time the champions have failed to pick up maximum points this season. 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