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It looked like Kaizer Chiefs was on his way to enduring a second straight away draw to show signs of courage with new coach Gavin Hunt, but rookie Joseph Mhlongo had other ideas with a goal in the 86th minute to give Swallows FC a 1- 0 DStv Premiership victory.
Swallows-Chiefs Soweto’s first derby since the Birds’ relegation in 2015, and subsequent relegation to the fourth division, then resurgence under Panyaza Lesufi and David Mogoshoa, ended with a win over the Birds at Dobsonville Stadium Tuesday for the night.
It’s a measure of how far the aura the Chiefs once possessed has dissipated in their five seasons without a trophy that last season’s runners-up came into the game with a league win, now five games, while the rookies they had achieved two victories. (now three) and two draws.
Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt had said he was very disappointed in his team’s 2-2 away tie against Lamontville Golden Arrows in Durban over the weekend.
But he must have seen some signs of encouragement in a tougher performance in all aspects of his team, where he also scored his first two Premiership goals (by a Chiefs player), because Hunt kept the 3-5-2 formation. , and the staff within that, in their XI.
Promoted Swallows had started life at PSL with disciplined performances and the combination of coach Brandon Truter seemed to stretch the Chiefs.
They did it. The Chiefs had to work hard for yards on the Dobsonville surface. For Amakhosi’s efforts, they were given 85 minutes that showed the kind of unadorned determination Hunt wants to see from his teams, but they conceded the late goal and all three points.
The first half was the kind of routine that has little appeal to fans, but could have had the Chiefs’ notoriously uncomplicated coach relatively satisfied on the inside.
The swallows closed out with no chances, and Hunt’s team hitting the post from one of his two real chances is the kind of stat that makes for an unappealing match to look at, but ultimately the stats should pay off. .
It took Amakhosi until the 44th minute to design that opportunity. Lebogang Manyama fed Khama Billiat from the right into the Golondrinas area, who knocked Leonardo Castro out wide. Manyama was unable to connect down the middle as the ball fell to Philani Zulu down the left, who hit the crossbar.
The Chiefs’ second half of the opportunity in the first 45 minutes came within two minutes of injury time, when Virgil Vries blocked a Manyama free throw, which bounced off Maphoko Seabi and was touched by a knockdown by Daniel Cardoso. However, the Chiefs center-back was judged to have fouled goalie Vries.
The second half saw a lot of effort in the industry from both sides, but with less end product on either end.
With the clock about to run, Lebogang Mokoena crossed and Mhlongo, replacing Ruzaigh Gamildien at 74, went ahead of the marker Kgotso Moleko and connected a midfielder that beat Itumeleng Khune with his knee.
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