Bidvest Wits captain Thulani Hlatshwayo saved this dull clash against SuperSport United with a 74th-minute winner and sent the Clever Boys back to Absa Premiership's second place last night.

There was very little separating the two sides at Milpark Stadium until defender Hlatshwayo rose high to stick one past substitute goalkeeper Dumisani Msibi. It was a loss of concentration from Matsatsantsa defence having just seen a clear opportunity to take the lead wasted by striker Prince Nxumalo a few minutes earlier.

After Wits won possession, Hlatshwayo launched forward and was rewarded for his appetite for goal.

It was difficult to see where the winning strike would come from, with both sides cautious and looking like they would be happy to settle for a share of the spoils. But maybe it was only fair that Wits were the victorious team.

They had a bit more fight in them and fluffed a couple of chances to have broken the deadlock early. Jabulani Shongwe had a chance, and so were Henrico Botes and Ben Motshwari but missed.