Staff Reporter.
Kaizer Chiefs bounced back to winning ways in the Betway Premiership when they claimed a 1-0 win over Magesi FC at the FNB Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Despite the victory, Chiefs remained eighth in the league standings, but they are three points behind third-placed Stellenbosch FC. Magesi on the other hand, remained 15th in the standings after registering their 12th league defeat of the season.
Both teams struggled to create clear-cut chances in the first-half, but Amakhosi were able to register two shots on target with long-range efforts as goalkeeper Elvis Chipezeze had to dive to his right to deny Ranga Chivaviro in the 18th minute.
The Zimbabwean shot-stopper was also called into action six minutes before halftime and this time he denied Yusuf Maart whose shot lacked power. The score was 0-0 during the halftime break following a relatively quiet first-half in Nasrec, Johannesburg.
Both teams upped the tempo after the restart with Gift Motupa forcing keeper Bruce Bvuma into making a save in the 50th minute. At the other end, Glody Lilepo was denied by Chipezeze three minutes before the hour-mark.
With 21 minutes left on the clock, coach Nasreddine Nabi decided to refresh his attack by introducing Ashley Du Preez. The speedster proved to be a super-sub as he fired home eventual Man of the Match Lilepo’s cross to hand Chiefs a 1-0 victory over Magesi on the day.
Meanwhile Stellenbosch FC were made to work for gaining maximum points in their latest Betway Premiership assignment following a hard-fought 1-0 win against Marumo Gallants at the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium on Tuesday night.