Swallows damage Ajax title hopes
Posted: 13 April 2008 Time: 19:11
Ajax Cape Town’s title hopes took another blow as they dropped points against Moroka Swallows on Sunday evening.
The game ended 2-1, after goals from Nathan Paulse for Ajax, and Sandile Ndlovu and Evans Gwekwerere for Swallows.
Ajax opened the scoring in the 30th minute, when Nathan Paulse rose to head home an Eyong Enoh cross.
But they held the lead for less than a minute, as Swallows equalised through Sandile Ndlovu. Ajax failed to clear a cross, and in the ensuing chaos Ndlovu was gifted a simple tap-in to make it 1-1.
Ajax took control of the game for the remainder of the second half, but although they enjoyed more territorial possession they couldn’t manage to translate that into goals.
Gwekwerere made it 2-1 to Swallows in the 72nd minute, scoring the winner with a header after a cross from Cecil Oerson.
Swallows had Patrick Mabedi sent off fifteen minutes from time for violent conduct. Ajax searched for an equaliser, and attempted to put their superior numbers to good use, but Swallows hung back in numbers to defend, and the Cape Town side couldn’t break through.
The loss leaves Ajax in second position, four points behind log leaders Supersport United, although the Urban Warriors have a game in hand. Swallows lie in seventh position, equal on points with Orlando Pirates.
HOME: Swallows FC
- 34 Greg Etafia
- 3 brent geyer
- 4 patrick mabedi
- 4 Vincent Kobola
- 16 Bevan Fransman
- 11 Japhet Zwane
62 mins - Evans Gwekwerere - 12 Lefa Tsutsulupa
- 14 cecil oerson
- 15 Mark Haskins
80 mins - edward malinga - 16 sandile ndlovu
- 19 James Chamanga
86 mins - maimane phiri
AWAY: Ajax Cape Town
- 1 Hans Vonk
- 2 Nazeer Allie
- 14 Eduardo Ferreira
- 25 Brett Evans
- 30 dikilu bageta
- 5 Mfundo Shumana
90 mins - Nhlanhla Shabalala - 5 Dipsy Selolwane
61 mins - Granwald Scott - 18 Eyong Enoh
- 42 Franklin Cale
- 19 russel mwafulirwa
84 mins - Sifiso Vilakazi - 29 Nathan Paulse
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