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Brandon Truter can’t forget that day some two decades ago!
A 21-year-old ‘Brakkies’ had led his young Santos boys to victory against Hellenic FC, revered as one of the best academies in Cape Town yesteryear.
After that nail-biting final, one of the boys who had fought tooth and nail to turn the tide in the ‘Greek gods’ favour was visibly livid.
The seething teenager threw his soccer boots aside and sat down to sob.
Uncontrollably that is.
That was the game that Vuyo got injured on Saturday running alone and the following day was suppose to report for Bafana Afcon squad sa Ted.
Nothing could convince him what had happened was part of a game he would play professionally for a good two decades…and counting. He just loathed losing.
“We won that game; it was a final between Santos and Hellenic. It was an Under 17 tournament,” Truter tells FARPost.
Vuyo Calvin Mere, captain on that day, was annoyed they had succumbed to defeat.
He wanted nothing less than victory. And, rightly so, because he had thrown everything at the opponents from that holding midfield position.
“He was livid; he threw his boots aside