Ten-man Maritzburg United fought back from two goals down for a 2-2 Premier Soccer League draw in an eventful KwaZulu-Natal derby against Lamontville Golden Arrows at Harry Gwala Stadium on Friday night.
United had Brian Onyango sent off in the 59 minute by referee Daniel Bennett for a second bookablke offence after he fouled Arrows’ Musa Bilankulu.
Arrows’ new signing Kagisho Dikgacoi got his first goal since his return to the club from a seven-year spell in England, opening the scoring with a low, placed shot past goalkeeper Virgil Vries in the 18 minute after being teed up free in the area.
The Durban team made it 2-0 in the 36 after a comedy of errors from Maritzburg. After Bevan Fransman could not clear, goalkeeper Virgil Vries could not collect a high, bouncing ball gifting Bilankulu a clear shot to blast into an open goal.
Evans Rusike pulled one back for United a minute before the break. The Zimbabwean’s burst of pace took him clear of a defender into space in the middle to unleash a 23-metre shot into the top-left corner past goalkeeper Maximillian Mbaeva.
In the 65 Danny Phiri’s skidding shot struck the upright for Arrows.
In the 72 Lebohang Meboe’s angled pass through the area found Kurt Lentjies free to sweep in a close-range equaliser.
- TMG Digital Sport
10-man Maritzburg fight back for a draw against Arrows in KZN derby
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Ten-man Maritzburg United fought back from two goals down for a 2-2 Premier Soccer League draw in an eventful KwaZulu-Natal derby against Lamontville Golden Arrows at Harry Gwala Stadium on Friday night.
United had Brian Onyango sent off in the 59 minute by referee Daniel Bennett for a second bookablke offence after he fouled Arrows’ Musa Bilankulu.
Arrows’ new signing Kagisho Dikgacoi got his first goal since his return to the club from a seven-year spell in England, opening the scoring with a low, placed shot past goalkeeper Virgil Vries in the 18 minute after being teed up free in the area.
The Durban team made it 2-0 in the 36 after a comedy of errors from Maritzburg. After Bevan Fransman could not clear, goalkeeper Virgil Vries could not collect a high, bouncing ball gifting Bilankulu a clear shot to blast into an open goal.
Evans Rusike pulled one back for United a minute before the break. The Zimbabwean’s burst of pace took him clear of a defender into space in the middle to unleash a 23-metre shot into the top-left corner past goalkeeper Maximillian Mbaeva.
In the 65 Danny Phiri’s skidding shot struck the upright for Arrows.
In the 72 Lebohang Meboe’s angled pass through the area found Kurt Lentjies free to sweep in a close-range equaliser.
- TMG Digital Sport
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