Sekhukhune United snapped their three-match winless run in the Betway Premiership when they claimed a 1-0 win over TS Galaxy at the Mbombela Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The hard-fought victory saw Babina Noko remain fifth in the league standings, but they are now three points behind leaders, Mamelodi Sundowns.
Coach Eric Tinkler and his charges will be focusing on their upcoming Nedbank Cup Round of 32 fixture, which is against second-tier side, Highbury, scheduled for February 7.
The Rockets, on the other hand, also remained seventh in the standings - level on points with eighth-placed Polokwane City.
Coach Adnan Beganovic will be keen to ensure that the Mpumalanga side return to winning ways when they play host to their top-flight rivals, Marumo Gallants, in the Nedbank Cup Round of 32 match on February 8.
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With Bradley Grobler spearheading their attack, Babina Noko did most of their attacking down the wide areas and delivered crosses into the box.
The game plan paid off in the 19th minute when Shaun Mogaila's accurate cross was headed home by Grobler for his 10th goal of the season across all competitions and Sekhukhune were leading 1-0 at the interval.
Bradley Grobler does what he does best and puts Babina Noko ahead 😤🔥
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The second half saw Galaxy make two changes just before the resumption, introducing one of their best performers this season, Seluleko Mahlambi and Patrick Fischer.
However, the two teams were reduced to 10 players in the 72nd minute as Grobler and Sphesihle Maduna were shown straight red cards for violent conduct after tempers flared.
Both teams then pushed for a late winning goal with Sekhukhune introducing their new signing Lesiba Nku, with 11 minutes left on the clock.
Nevertheless, neither side was able to create clear-cut chances in the dying minutes of the match and, in the end, the game ended in a 1-0 win in favour of Sekhukhune.
Galaxy 0
Sekhukhune (1) 1 (Grobler 19')
Galaxy: Tape, Motaung (Fischer 46'), Mahlangu, Salatiel, Letsoenyo (Mgaga 90'+4), Mbunjana, Maduna, Keita (Mahlambi 46'), Mvelase (Ouamri 76'), Zindoga, Letsoalo (Moletshe 87')
Sekhukhune: Leaner, Cardoso, Mogaila, Letlapa, Ndlovu, Monare, Mncube (Mojela 67'), Khiba, Phiri (Nku 79'), Makgalwa (Mokoane 66'), Grobler