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Thrilling midfielder Mogakolodi Ngele scored his third goal in two games to help Premiership newcomers Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila FC (TTM) force a 1-1 draw at home to fellow top-flight debutants against TS Galaxy on Sunday.
Center-back Bevan Fransman scored the Galaxy’s first DStv Premiership goal at halftime to go into halftime nose-forward after the TTM defense fell asleep at Thohoyandou Stadium in Venda.
But Ngele restored parity when he tied for TTM shortly after the restart with a header from a corner kick when the Galaxy defenders were caught breaking.
Both teams pressed hard for the winning goal, but to no avail with Thohoyandou’s heat taking its toll on the players in the second half.
TTM appointed a full team with nine players on the bench, a far cry from the embarrassing moment when the club only had three players, including a goalkeeper, as substitutes during the 3-2 cup outing against SuperSport United last week.
The Thohoyandou-based TTM beefed up their squad after their match against SuperSport with additional players, including Ndivhuwo Ravhuhali, Diamond Thopola, and Alfred Ndengane, who immediately moved into central defense.
The draw left the two Premiership rookies in the middle of the table with one point each from a game and meant that last season’s runner-up Kaizer Chiefs finished the first round of the new season propping up the table after a loss. 3-0 against champion Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday.
Galaxy will host AmaZulu at Nelspruit’s Mbombela Stadium on Wednesday for their second DStv Premiership outing, while TTM will travel to Loftus Versfeld for a date with the champions Sundowns.
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