Stellenbosch FC striker Iqraam Rayners admits he knew his side would win the game following their comfortable victory over Richards Bay in the semi-final of the Carling Knockout Cup.

Stellies booked their place in the final after clinching a commanding 3-0 victory over the Natal Rich Boys thanks to goals from Devin Titus, Anicet Oura and Antonio van Wyk at the King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium on Saturday.

The Cape Winelands side will now face TS Galaxy when the two sides meet in the final at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on December 16.

Rayners, who walked away with the Man of the Match award, says he is delighted to finally reach a final after missing out.

“I just want to say thanks to the man above. It means a lot to us because two semi-finals and we missed out on going to the finals. I’m happy to be in a final finally,” Rayners said in his post-match interview on SABC Sport.

“For us, we had to kill the game in the first half, but we didn’t get many opportunities. [In] the second half we came out stronger and I knew we were going to win the game, so I am happy.

“We started a bit slow, and in the second half we came out with a bit of intensity, a bit of a fight because they were more physical and we knew that they weren’t going to keep up with us.”

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