Amakhosi beat Bidvest Wits in Nedbank Cup
Posted: 10 April 2011 Time: 17:16
Kaizer Chiefs are through to the quarter-finals of the Nedbank Cup after beating defending champions Bidvest Wits 4-0 at Bidvest Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Siphiwe Tshabalala got a brace; Stembiso Ngcobo and George Lebese made it four.
After playing to an exciting 1-1 draw in the League midweek, a lot was expected from both teams in their Nedbank Cup clash, but despite the four goals the match failed to produce similar excitement.
Chiefs were the dominant side as the Clever Boys struggled to keep up with, with Siphiwe Tshabalala calling the shots and giving the home side all sorts of trouble.
Amakhosi made their intentions clear in the first few minutes, and Darren Keet produced a great save to deny Siphiwe Tshabalala.
However there was nothing to stop 'Shaba' three minutes later as he beat the offside trap before rounding off the goalkeeper to put his side ahead.
Wits striker Sifiso Vilakazi had a header miss the target in the 16th minute.
In the 33rd minute, Amakhosi doubled the lead when Sthembiso 'Mapholoba' Ngcobo tabbed in a corner-kick from Tshabalala.
The score at half-time was 2-0.
In the 47 minute, Sibusiso 'General' Vilakazi played a neat one-two with Stanton Fredericks but Vilakazi's shot narrowly missed the target.
Tshabalala should have increased Chiefs' lead in the 73rd minute but sent his close range shot wide.
Two minutes later Shaba made up for his earlier miss as he beat two defenders before completing his brace.
In the 80th minute, Tshabalala was replaced by George Lebese, and within three minutes of being on the pitch Lebese grabbed the fourth goal for Chiefs, netting with a spectacular long-range free kick that beat Keet hands down.
In the last minute of the match, Sifiso Myeni was given his marching orders, a decision that left everyone puzzled.
HOME: Bidvest Wits
- 1 Darren Keet
- 2 Katlego Pule
72 mins - Mzwanele Maheshe - 2 Tefu Mashamaite
- 3 Patrick Phungwayo
- 20 Derrick Spencer
- 19 Asive Langwe
60 mins - Sipho Mngomezulu - 23 Sifiso Myeni
- 27 Sandile Sibande
46 mins - Ryan Chapman - 28 Stanton Fredericks
- 22 Sifiso Vilakazi
- 23 Sibusiso Vilakazi
AWAY: Kaizer Chiefs
- 32 Itumeleng Khune
- 2 Jimmy Tau
- 2 Punch Masenamela
- 13 Thomas Sweswe
- 13 Valery Nahayo
- 6 Reneilwe Letsholonyane
- 9 Josta Dladla
- 10 Mthokozisi Yende
76 mins - Abia Nale - 14 Siphiwe Tshabalala
81 mins - George Lebese - 11 Knowledge Musona
- 29 Sthembiso Ngcobo
63 mins - Stanton Lewis
Previous comments on this story...
weldone chiefs 4 making 60% of soccer fans in South africa happy!
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Chiefs are supported by 80% of the soccer loving fans in this country. The other teams like Chibuku and Sunflowers share the remaining 20%. In truth Chiefs are the only BIG team in SA the other are just big in paper.
You saw what happened on Wednesday. Chiefs had a full house (42 000 +) in Nelspruit whilke Chibuku's match attracted a mere 6000 fans in a derby match nogal. Sunclowns also had some 8000 fans. Chiefs match surpassed the two so-called big teams attendance combined by more than 200%. Not surprising as it is known that the stupid Chibuku fans will rather stay at home and watch the BIGGEST TEAM IN AFRICA in action than watch their kak team play kak football.
eishhh mara whatz wrong with dis idiot cabbles fc left back...'we came here to collect three points was dis league or nedbank?Bobby must send his players to ABET EDUCATION
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Are you educated yourself idiot??
Leave Punch alone and go on with you pathetic life jo'''''nxa!
shabba is da only who play wel in dat cabige farm,if he is off form they can't do anything 2 any1,nw ppl do u cal dat a team.if we toking bout a team we r toking bout pirates,if mabalane is injured tlou can do da job&score goals,if tlou is off form jali or manyisa can do da job,if mbuyane doesn't perfome mashigo or mabhena can,if chansa is of form we put mayambela&if otorugu can't musoya can.dat is what we cal a team.makhosikazi u can win by 20NIL BUT ILEAGUE EYEBHAKABHAKA
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Point taken. Pirates are a good example of a real team. That is why you DON"T win 1 cup in 10 years. and that is why why you have won the league with 4 games to spare. Pirates are indeed a great team.