TELKOM KNOCKOUT
Keeper Virgil Vries the hero as Chiefs sneak past Leopards
Kaizer Chiefs needed a penalty shootout to beat Black Leopards to advance in the Telkom Knockout and keep up their hopes of ending their long trophyless run as they edged through in front of a paltry 6‚000 spectators at Soccer City on Sunday. Ryan Moon scored the decisive kick after Chiefs’ keeper Virgil Vries made two stops in the shootout‚ which Chiefs won 4-2 after a 1-1 stalemate at the end of extra time. Phathutshedzo Nange had Leopards ahead in the 34th minute as they looked far from overawed. But the home side were a lot better after half-time and came back to equalise through Pule Ekstein to take the game to extra time. Chiefs struck the woodwork three times but also had some scares as the side from Limpopo put up a brave performance. Leopards served notice of their intentions within 90 seconds as their Zambian import, Mwape Musonda, beat the offside trap but let the ball get away with a heavy first touch as he had just Vries to beat. There were other opportunities for both ...
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