Durban derby draw

Lamontville Golden Arrows and AmaZulu shared the spoils‚ and the bragging rights‚ in a 1-1 draw here on Sunday afternoon.

Arrows missed out on a chance to go into the top eight, while AmaZulu are still only three points above the relegation drop zone.

AmaZulu‚ coming into the game having lost four of their last five league games‚ were first to make a breakthrough as captain Sadate Ouro-Akoriko scored with a header from a corner as Arrows went to sleep at the set piece.

But the 12th minute lead lasted only six minutes before Divine Lunga won a free kick at the edge of the AmaZulu box to set up Arrows’ quick reply.

Richard Matloga took the free kick from a tight angle‚ striking it against the crossbar.

It bounced out and from the resultant melee‚ and Lunga put it away for his first goal since joining the club from Zimbabwe at the start of the season.

It was a real derby clash‚ full of crunching tackles and mistimed challenges. It had a real edge of urgency about it, with both sides desperate for local bragging rights.

Arrows should have had a penalty in the second half when substitute Lerato Lamola was brought down.

But the referee turned down what appeared to be legitimate appeals for a spot kick.