If ever there was thirst for goals in the Carling Knockout Cup first round, then it was quenched over the weekend.
By the time the final match was decided at King Zwelithini Stadium, the goal count had reached 27 from eight games.
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Three of the matches produced five goals each and another three had at least three, leaving those baying for goals satisfied.
Hlayisi Chauke of Polokwane City scored the fastest after nine minutes, which carried the worth of R81 000 in the Fak' iGoal Uzobona initiative.
The Carling Knockout comes with the Fak' iGoal Uzobona initiative, which inspires teams to net early in the competition, starting with R90,000 which decreases by R1,000 for every minute without a goal.
Fans who accurately predict the team and the timing of the first goal enter a draw for the remaining amount on the clock.
Carling Black Label matches the winning amount and awards it to the team that scores the first goal, which meant there was at least R45 000 for each of Magesi FC's three first half goals against Orlando Pirates.
The tally of 27 goals scored this past weekend is the second-highest that has been netted in the round of 16 in this competition throughout the PSL era whenever this stage has only been one-legged.
In 2004, there were 29 goals scored with two matches producing five goals each and another two with four, including Mamelodi Sundowns' 3-1 win over Pirates on the day Esrom Nyandoro and Peter Ndlovu both scored, while Edelbert Dinha was on target for the Soweto giants.
Last year, 23 goals were scored at this stage with Polokwane City's 4-1 win over SuperSport United the only fixture with five goals.
There have been another six editions that had at least 20 goals in the round of 16 played as a once-off encounter instead of two legs.
The years when the competition ran under the Rothmans sponsorship from 1997-2000, there were two legs played at the Last 16 stage, which accounted for more goals being scored.
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There was also another two legs for the preliminary round tie, which cut down the teams by two to 16 as the league still had 18 teams back then.
The league was then trimmed down to 16 at the start of the 2002/03 season.