A beaming Molefi Ntseki hailed the all-round brilliance of Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Edson Castillo after the Venezuelan scored a stoppage-time winner to secure a dramatic 2-1 win over Cape Town City in an MTN8 quarter-final on Sunday.
The home side took the lead through Marc van Heerden in the 23rd minute with his header correctly adjudged to have crossed the goalline as goalkeeper Brandon Petersen looked to have pulled off a gravity-defying save.
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Chiefs then vitally drew level as livewire attacker Ashley Du Preez finished off a fluid attacking move in the 36th minute.
With the game heading into extra time, Castillo and impactful substitute Christian Saile combined excellently to fire Amakhosi to the MTN8 semi-finals.
Speaking after the final whistle, Ntseki hailed the overall quality of Castillo who is fast becoming a favourite with Chiefs supporters.
"We had scouts travel to Venezuela to watch him play, and we saw a player that we needed at the club," Ntseki said post-match.
"I think he's bringing that to the team, by the way it is only his third game in South Africa, and there is still more to come from him because he appears to be very intelligent midfielder.
"In terms of the pace [of the game], I think also he still needs to adjust to the weather conditions in South Africa and also the understanding of the type of opponents we play against.