Mngqithi Leads Golden Arrows to Victory Over Kaizer Chiefs in Betway Premiership

• Kaizer Chiefs continue their poor run of form in the Betway Premiership as they suffered yet another defeat this season
• The Glamour Boys lost to the newly reformed Lamontville Golden Arrows side under Manqoba Mngqithi at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday afternoon
• The Backheels Boys claimed a back-to-back wins over the Soweto giants this season, and it would be Mngqithi's second win over Nasreddine Nabi this campaign

Former Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi continued his impressive work with Lamontville Golden Arrows, leading them to a 2-1 win over Kaizer Chiefs at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Nduduzo Sibiya's goal in the first half and Mutizwa's late strike gave the Backheel Boys the deserved win over Amakhosi.

The Arrows made it two wins in a row against the Glamour Boys this season as they won the away tie against the Soweto giants.

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Kaizer Chiefs started the match on a good note and were the better side. They were handed a good chance to go ahead after Glody Lilepo was brought down by Thokozani Lukhele in the box.

Yusuf Maart stepped up to take the resulting penalty kick but missed after hitting the post before the ball was cleared out of danger.

Few minutes after, Amakhosi were made to pay dearly for the penalty miss as the home side took the lead out of nowhere. Knox Mutizwa stole the ball from Inacio Miguel before deciding to square the ball back to Sibiya who made no mistake in tapping the ball in the net.

Arrows lead didn't last long as Chiefs pegged them back almost immediately. Gasto Sirino's pass found Maart in the box and the South African midfielder made to mistake but putting the ball past the on-rushing Maova.

The first half ended 1-1, with both teams creating enough chances to go into the lead before the break.

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It was an end to end game in the second period of the match, but both teams found it hard to break each others defence.

With few minutes left to the final whistle, Mutizwa broke Kaizer Chiefs fans heart as the scored a late winner to seal all three points for the home side.

Amakhosi now have just three 7 in their last ten matches in the Betway Premiership and are just two points ahead of Golden Arrows who still have three outstanding games.

Kaizer Chiefs' next match in the Premier Soccer League would be against TS Galaxy next weekend, while Mngqithi's men will host Chippa United at the Mpumalanga Stadium.

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Source: Briefly News