Mphahlele goal sends Chiefs to semifinals
Chiefs are the last team to clinch their spot to go in the hat alongside Baroka‚ Bidvest Wits and Orlando Pirates
Kaizer Chiefs advanced to the Telkom Knockout semifinals with a disjointed 1-0 victory over SuperSport United at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Sunday. Chiefs were the last team to clinch their spot to go in the hat alongside Baroka‚ Bidvest Wits and Orlando Pirates for the semifinal draw. With Khama Billiat and Leonardo Castro leading the Chiefs’ attack, the only goal came from an unlikely source when rightback Ramahlwe Mphahlele rifled a rasping shot past Ronwen Williams with 38 minutes on the clock. A heartbeat earlier Chiefs had squandered a chance to take the lead. Daniel Bennett awarded Chiefs a penalty‚ judging Richard Boateng to have upended Mphahlele in the box. Up stepped Willard Katsande who blasted his spotkick against the crossbar and the ball ricocheted back into play. United failed to clear and in the resultant follow up play Mphahlele broke the deadlock with a well taken strike. Chiefs were far from fluid and they looked troubled when SuperSport surged forward. Things ...
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