Ajax Cape Town beat Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 at Cape Town Stadium
Posted: 14 September 2011 Time: 21:28
Ajax Cape Town rode their luck to defeat Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday night.
Terror Fanteni opened the scoring with a penalty on 20 minutes, after Itumeleng Khune was adjudged to have tripped him.
Reneilwe Letsholonyane equalised in the 48th minute, before Lebongang Manyama got the winner for the Urban Warriors on 75 minutes.
AmaKhosi were bright and breezy early on, putting the Ajax defence under immense pressure.
The hosts were lucky to escape in the 11th minute when Bernard Parker’s stinging drive was pushed by keeper Sean Roberts onto the bar.
However, following some sloppy play at the back, the Urban Warriors earned a 20th minute penalty when Fanteni drew Khune into a foul; Fanteni converting the spot-kick with ease.
Chiefs looked to hit back and were unfortunate to see Lucky Baloyi’s teasing cross failing to pick out a teammate, before Thomas Sweswe sent a volley just wide.
Despite having had the better of the opening half, Chiefs went into the break 1-0 down.
Whatever was said in the dressing-room at half-time worked, as Amakhosi levelled matters just three minutes after the restart, Letsholonyane expertly curling the ball past a helpless Roberts.
The game remained tight, with no more than half chances at either end, until the Urban Warriors regained the lead after 75 minutes when the ball broke nicely for Lebogang Manyama, who showed great cool under pressure to poke home a low shot.
Chiefs rallied hard in the closing stages for an equaliser, but Baloyi lacked the power in his shot to beat Roberts, while Tinashe Nengomasha sent a header just over.
There was more late drama to come however as Lehlohonolo Majoro’s header was touched onto the bar by Roberts, as somehow Ajax hung on.
HOME: Ajax Cape Town
- 30 Sean Roberts
- 2 Nazeer Allie
- 3 Thulani Hlatshwayo
- 21 Thato Mokeke
- 22 Aidan Jenniker
- 6 Nhlanhla Shabalala
78 mins - Cole Alexander - 12 George Maluleka
65 mins - Cecil Lolo - 50 Nhlanhla Vilakazi
- 11 Khama Billiat
- 21 Lebogang Manyama
- 29 Thembinkosi Fanteni
71 mins - Antonio Correia
AWAY: Kaizer Chiefs
- 32 Itumeleng Khune
- 2 Jimmy Tau
- 4 Dominic Isaacs
- 13 Thomas Sweswe
- 29 Jimmy Jambo
- 6 Reneilwe Letsholonyane
85 mins - Mandla Masango - 14 Siphiwe Tshabalala
- 24 Tinashe Nengomasha
- 35 Lucky Baloyi
85 mins - Josta Dladla - 25 Bernard Parker
- 29 Sthembiso Ngcobo
68 mins - Lehlohonolo Majoro
Previous comments on this story...
A: They played as usual
"Chiefs have parted ways with Vermezovic"...mark my words!!!
You couldn't have said it better, Buccaneer...my point precisely! Shame poor Zebras...I just they begin to shut their bloody holes and tunnels called mouths.
I'm going to the Doctor first thing in the morning, this headache and depression is killing me..eish!! And what makes it worse is on saturday rats are gonna give me a heart attack, damn!!! There goes my money as my medical aid is overused n the Doctors want strictly cash
The powers that be at Chiefs made the biggest blunder by giving this moron of a coach a third season with Chiefs.
He doesn't know what coaching is.
He must just pack and go!!
Your coach is unprofessional, why was he shouting at Ngcobo? Changing the team around everytime you loose a game does not help the players' morale and confidence. Anyway i enjoy seeing you loose but please dont be relegated.
Let Farouk Khan and Ace Khuse coach the tea.