PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE
Clever Boys give Ajax free lesson
Bidvest Wits crush Ajax Cape Town 5-0 to move to the top of the log in their first football game of the year
Bidvest Wits crushed Ajax Cape Town 5-0 to move to the top of the log in their first football game of the year. It was a chillingly efficient performance in which the hosts were clearly galvanised by Phakamani Mahlambi’s superb showing. The rest of the team also covered itself in glory in what was a profitable night for the Clever Boys. SuperSport United will have the chance to remove Gavin Hunt’s side from the summit when they face Golden Arrows in Atteridgeville on Wednesday evening, but the healthy goal difference that Wits have accrued for themselves cannot go unnoticed. Mahlambi picked up where he left off in 2016 with a hand in both first-half goals. He was the recipient of some generous Ajax defending in the 20th minute, with his right-footed shot from just outside the box going past Jody February’s outstretched left hand. While he didn’t quite get around Bafana Bafana defender Rivaldo Coetzee, the corner he forced led to Wits’ second goal through Thulani Hlatshwayo. The towe...
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