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December 19, 2020
Kaizer Chiefs (1) 1 (Agay 9 ‘)
Celta de Bloemfontein (0) 1 (Mangweni 67 ‘)
Kaizer Chiefs drew 1-1 with Bloemfontein Celtic in a DStv Premiership clash at FNB Stadium on Saturday night. The Chiefs went ahead in the nine minute when a penalty corner from Nkosingiphile Ngcobo was clinically directed home by Anthony Akumu Agay, after being assisted by Khama Billiat. Celtic found a draw in the second half when Tumelo Mangweni did well to end a layup thrown by Ryan De Jongh at 67th minute.
The bosses calmed their nerves early on by keeping control of the ball and keeping things orderly at the rear. They took the initiative in the game with a well-worked corner in the 9thth minute, with Chiefs receiving a set piece to the right. Ngcobo rolled the ball towards Billiat, who deliciously curved it towards the goal, where Akumu timed his run to perfection getting between Tebogo Potsane and Siphelele Luthuli, detaching himself from the latter before jumping off the ground to head the ball into the corner of the goal. passing Jackson. Mabokgwane, who couldn’t stop the Chiefs from going up 1-0. Akumu participates in his fifth game of the DStv Premiership season scoring his first goal of the season. It was Billiat’s third assist of the season in the league.
Chiefs broke a Celtic attack on 22North Dakota Minute with Daniel Cardoso playing a short pass to Ngcobo who sped up the field playing another clean one-two with Leonardo Castro, before cutting off the Celtic defense with a grounder to Billiat from the left. He, in turn, ran to goal, created space for himself, and tried to circle the ball with Mabokgwane, but his effort failed, and the Chiefs were unable to double their lead.
Amakhosi was in control of the game and in 37th In the minute, a well-crafted team play culminated with Billiat carefully cleaning the ball in the way of Njabulo Blom, who drove the ball into goal with a ball that slid across the ground. Mabokgwane dived low to his left to save and prevent the Chiefs from increasing their lead.
In the last minute of the half, Blom and the Celtic goalkeeper tied again. Lebogang Manyama sent him on his way to the goal with a well-weighted pass, when Mabokgwane came out to thwart him Blom managed to get past him but lost control of the ball allowing the Celtic goalkeeper to compose himself and grab the ball by throwing himself at Blom’s feet and starting. the ball.
The Chiefs led 1-0 at halftime, the first time they took a lead at halftime this season in a league game.
Celtic made four changes at the start of the second half.
The Chiefs conjured their first chance of the second half at 59th Minute a free kick from the left of Billiat floated deep into Celtic’s penalty area. He saw Mulomowandau Mathoho rise above Celtic’s Thato Lingwati. With a light touch he managed to find Castro past him with only Mabokgwane to beat, the Chiefs attacker sent his effort out of goal.
Daniel Akpeyi ensured the Chiefs kept their lead at 65th Minutes after a Celtic free kick from the right floated off what looked like a docile header from Victor Letsoalo, he was deflected by Mathoho and Akpeyi ran to his left to stop the goal that went past him.
Celtic found a draw shortly after when they found the back of the net in 67th minute. De Jongh deftly lifted the ball over the Chiefs defense and found Mangweni, who jumped up and dug in a leg, controlled the ball and passed over Akpeyi to make the score 1-1, as Celtic’s two substitutes on the second half combined to bring parity.
The match ended with both teams sharing the spoils as it ended 1-1. The Chiefs closed the year in the DStv Premiership and will now turn their attention to their next assignment, which is a first round first-round match of the CAF Champions League against Angolan Primero De Agosto on Wednesday night.
Party fact:
The Kaizer Chiefs are unbeaten in their last 25 league games at home against Bloemfontein Celtic since 1993.
Game number 49
Chiefs defender Daniel Cardoso has started Amakhosi’s last 49 games in all competitions.
Most valuable player (MVP):
Daniel Akpeyi did well to stabilize the baseline and made a number of crucial saves. He had the bad luck of not having a clean sheet. Ramahlwe Mphahlele did a good job as team captain and he also managed to organize the baseline efficiently and skillfully assisted by Daniel Cardoso.
Teams:
Bosses: Akpeyi; Give it a © Cardoso (Test 88 ‘); Agay, Ngcobo (Parker 67 ‘), Blom (Ntiya-Ntiya 87’), Manyama (Katsande 87 ‘); Billiat, Castro (Zuma 75 ‘)
Unused subs: Khune; Sasman, Ntshangase, Kambole
Celtic: Mabokgwane; Horses, Matjila, Baloyi, Lingwati; Phalane (De Jongh 46 ‘), Masuku (Njoti 46’), Luthuli (Ndwandwe 66 ‘), Letsoalo; Potsane (Mangweni 46 ‘), Mabena © (Sera 46’)
Unused subs: Chain; Mashikinya, Chabalala, Ngobeni
Whats Next?
The Chiefs are next in action on December 23 when they host the Angolan 1st of August in a first round match of the First Round of the CAF Champions League at the FNB Stadium.
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