Chilli Boys too hot for AmaZulu

CHIPPA United brushed aside AmaZulu 2-0 in an Absa Premiership match at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Durban yesterday.

The victory takes the Chilli Boys to seventh spot on the league standings, while Usuthu remain 13th on the table.

Usuthu did most of the attacking in the game’s opening stages as they searched for an early goal against the Chilli Boys.

Sduduzo Dlamini was unfortunate not to break the deadlock for the hosts when his left-footed strike hit the woodwork with Chippa goalkeeper Brighton Mhlongo well beaten. The home side combined well in the Chippa half as they looked to unlock the visitors’ defence.

Jabulani Ncobeni set up Usuthu’s top goalscorer, Rhulani Manzini, who has scored five league goals, and whose effort was blocked inside the Chilli Boys’ box.

The visitors nearly broke the deadlock just after the half-hour mark when Zaphaniah Mbokoma cut inside, before unleashing a thunderous shot which narrowly missed the target.

The last chance of the first-half fell to Kurt Lentjies in the 43rd minute, but the Chippa midfielder was brilliantly denied by AmaZulu goalkeeper Ernegy Murambadoro from a one-on-one situation.

Chippa broke the deadlock minutes after the restart when Linda Mntambo netted with a long-range effort to make it 1-0. It was soon 2-0 to Chippa when Mntambo, who made his debut for the visitors, beat Murambadoro from close range in the 63rd minute. — SuperSport