Kaizer Chiefs misplaced 1-0 to Golden Arrows at a moist Moses Mabhida Stadium of their Betway Premiership conflict in Durban on Sunday.

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Golden Arrows skipper Gladwin Shitolo scored the sport’s solely purpose within the 56th minute on what was one other disappointing day for the hundreds of Amakhosi followers who braved the climate to return out in a present of help for the group.

First begin of the season

The opening exchanges revealed that each groups have been keen to take the sport to the opposition and whereas there have been no actual scoring alternatives to talk of, there was a lot to admire from Amakhosi’s build-up play – significantly down the left flank the place Tebogo Potsane, making his first begin of the season following a protracted damage lay-off, posed a relentless menace together with his direct operating.

As the half progressed, Kaizer Chiefs’ dominance started to inform they usually got here near opening their account within the thirty fourth minute when Sibongiseni Mthethwa chipped an attractive move over the advancing Arrows defence and Inacio Miguel simply failed to attach with solely the goalkeeper to beat.

Two minutes later, Bruce Bvuma has to behave neatly to guard his purpose after a Siyanda Mthanti free-kick evaded all people within the field and bounced up awkwardly.

Moments later, Mduduzi Shabalala discovered himself clear by means of and rounded the ’keeper just for Nduduzo Sibiya to recuperate and nip the ball away from him as he was about to roll the ball into an empty web.

The finest probability of the half fell to Shabalala within the thirty ninth minute when, after a sweeping run up area by Bradley Cross.

Wandile Duba slipped his team-mate in behind the defence. however Shabalala couldn’t fairly get sufficient curl on his shot to steer the ball contained in the publish.

The groups went into half-time stage at 0-0.

Made no mistake

Substitute Ranga Chivaviro will really feel he must have finished higher when put by means of by Shabalala within the forty eighth minute, taking pictures properly large as goalkeeper Ismail Watenga got here out to slender the angle.

Then, 11 minutes after the restart, a deflected Golden Arrows free-kick ricocheted to Sibaya, whose shot was parried by Bvuma into the trail of Shitolo and he made no mistake from shut vary to place his group into the lead.

Amakhosi gallantly tried to regain an equal footing and got here desperately shut simply previous the hour mark when Pule Mmodi, on as a sub for less than a matter of seconds, performed a superbly flighted ball in direction of the far publish, the place one other substitute, Reeve Frosler, met the ball on the stretch however solely managed to information the ball onto the upright, as Arrows escaped as soon as once more.

Cross additionally got here inside a whisker of getting onto the top of a Nkosingiphile Ngcobo free-kick, however that was as a lot as Amakhosi may muster and, with circumstances deteriorating because the rain fell tougher, they have been finally unable to seek out the purpose they wanted.

Next match

Kaizer Chiefs dropped to sixth place within the Betway Premiership standings, remaining on 18 factors after 13 matches.

They may have further motivation to present their loyal followers one thing to have a good time after they play host to Sekhukhune United on the identical venue subsequent weekend, Sunday, 19 January.

Kick-off is at 15:30.

TEAMS

Kaizer Chiefs

Bvuma (44), Miguel (84), Ditlhokwe (24), Cross (48), Blom (6) (Frosler (39) 46’), Mthethwa (5), Maart – captain (8) (Ngcobo (12) 61’), Shabalala (42) (Matlou (22) 66’), Potsane (11) (Chivaviro (7) 46’) Vilakazi (28) (Mmodi (13) 61’), Duba (36)

Golden Arrows

Watenga (1), Shitolo – captain (5) (Lukhele (16) 64’), Phillips (33) (Theron (42) 46’), S. Cele (30), Mwengani (13), van Rooi (14) (Ncube (31) 73’), Mantshiyane (35), Ndwandwe (12), Sibiya (11)( Zwane (41) 80’), Mthanti (38), Moon (9) (Malinga (7) 64’)

UPDATED BETWAY PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS

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