Magesi Fc Fairytale Carling Knockout Cup Run Going To All The Way To The Final After Richard Bay Win

Magesi FC s fairytale run in the Carling Knockout Cup will in one way or another end in the final after they beat Richards Bay 1-0 in their semi-final on Saturday afternoon.

The newly-promoted side delivered another away win during this historic cup run, as Tshepo Mashigos first-half strike was enough to see them through to the November 23 final in Bloemfontein.

Magesi will now have to wait for Sunday other semi-final between Mamelodi Sundowns and Marumo Gallants to find out who they will play will play in the competitions showpiece match.

With the win over Richards Bay, Magesi became the first newly-promoted team since Silver Stars in to 2003 to make the South African version of League Cup final. However, they will be hoping to go one better than Stars, who lost in that final to Kaizer Chiefs.

Magesi, a club that was founded in 2011, made it into the semi-final by shocking the mighty Orlando Pirates in the round of 16 and beating TS Galaxy in the quarter-finals.