Staff Reporter.
Golden Arrows returned to the winning trail in the DStv Premiership with a 3-1 victory over Black Leopards at Thohoyandou Stadium on Sunday.
Knox Mutizwa, Seth Parusnath and Velemseni Ndwandwe found the back of the net for Abafana Bes’thende following Lifa Hlongwane’s early opener.
The result moved Arrows up to fourth on the league standings and four points off top spot while Lidoda Duvha remain rooted to the foot of the table.
Leopards got off to the perfect start as Hlongwane rattled the back of the net in the fourth minute following a quick counter-attack.
Arrows pulled level just after the half-hour mark as Ndwandwe found Mutizwa who held off his man before firing past the goalkeeper to send the teams into the half-time break on level pegging.
Parusnath completed the comeback in the 79th minute. The midifielder finished smartly past King Ndlovu after receiving a precise ball from Siboniso Conco.
Arrows made sure of the result in the fifth minute of stoppage-time.
The result was finally put beyond any doubt deep in injury time as Velemseni Ndwandwe got in on the act, converting from close range after being teed up by another substitute in Siphamandla Sabelo.
Meanwhile Bulelani Alfred Ndengane scored a stoppage-time penalty as Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila held Swallows FC to a 1-1 draw in a 2020-21 DStv Premiership match at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto on Sunday.
The result leaves Swallows in fifth spot on the league standings having now failed to register a win in seven league matches.