Kaizer Chiefs left it late to claim a share of the spoils against TS Galaxy after their Betway Premiership clash ended in a 1-1 draw at the Mbombela Stadium on Monday.
Samukele Kabini's 35th-minute goal appeared to hand the Rockets all three points, but Ranga Chivaviro stepped off the bench to score a last-gasp equaliser.
It's another stalemate between TS Galaxy and Kaizer Chiefs 🤝
— SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) December 16, 2024
This is their seventh draw in nine #BetwayPrem meetings 👇 pic.twitter.com/6qeEgax2GR
Nasreddine Nabi's side are 9th and Galaxy 11th on the league table.
The Mpumalanga outfit were looking to keep the momentum going under Adnan Beganovic after registering their first home victory of the season against AmaZulu (1-0) on 7 December, while Amakhosi hoped to get back on the winning trail following a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Polokwane City most recently.
The hosts almost got off to a flying start in Mbombela when Dzenan Zajmovic fired inches wide of the target on three minutes, but Chiefs should have opened the scoring just before the half-hour mark, with poor finishing letting them down once more.
Mduduzi Shabalala played in Ashley Du Preez with a defence-splitting pass, only for the striker to hit the side-setting from 12 yards out with just the goalkeeper to beat.
Inacio Miguel also failed to test Ira Tape with a header that cleared the crossbar from Njabulo Blom's cross on 32 minutes and the visitors were made to pay three minutes later.
Sphiwe Mahlangu did well to send in a cross from the left byline and Kabini glanced his header into the bottom right corner of the net from a few yards out.
Galaxy went into the break one goal to the good and they survived a scare early in the second half as Shabalala's miscued cross brushed against the bar on 47 minutes.
The Soweto giants kept toiling away as Chivaviro and Mfundo Vilakazi both had shots blocked and their efforts were finally rewarded deep into stoppage time with an equaliser from the former Marumo Gallants striker.
Chiefs force it over the line in stoppage time 🤯👏#BetwayPrem | @Betway_za pic.twitter.com/TnZMYCuKEd
— SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) December 16, 2024
TS Galaxy (1) 1 (Kabini 35')
Kaizer Chiefs (0) 1 (Chivaviro 90+6')
TS Galaxy: I. Tape, K. Sebelebele, M. Mahlangu, K. Ndamane, S. Kabini, M. Mvelase, P. Dithejane, V. Letsoalo (L. Seema 82'), N. Mgaga, S. Mahlangu (N. Radebe 88'), D. Zajmovic (L. Mbatha 75').
Kaizer Chiefs: B. Bvuma, R. Frosler, I. Miguel, R. Dortley (H. Mashiane 67'), T. Ditlhokwe, Y. Maart, S. Mthethwa (C. Saile 77'), W. Duba (M. Vilakazi 46'), N. Blom (T. Potsane 46'), M. Shabalala, A. Du Preez (R. Chivaviro 46').