Birds upend Amakhosi in first Swallows-Chiefs derby since 2015

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It seemed as if Kaizer Chiefs were on course to tough out a second away draw in succession to show signs of grit under new coach Gavin Hunt, but debutant substitute Joseph Mhlongo had other ideas with an 86th-minute strike to earn Swallows FC a 1-0 DStv...

The first Swallows-Chiefs Soweto derby since the Birds' relegation in 2015, and subsequent plunge to the fourth division, then revival under Panyaza Lesufi and David Mogoshoa, ended in triumph for the Birds at Dobsonville Stadium on Tuesday night.

But he must have seen some signs of encouragement in a tougher all-round performance from his team, where they also scored their first two Premiership goals , because Hunt retained the 3-5-2 formation, and personnel within it, in his XI. The first half was the kind of grind that has little to attract supporters, but might have had Chiefs' notoriously no-frills coach inwardly relatively satisfied.

 

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