Kaizer Chiefs pulled level with Mamelodi Sundowns at the top of the Betway Premiership with a 4-1 win over Orbit College, courtesy of Mduduzi Shabalala, at the FNB Stadium on Tuesday.
Shabalala bagged two goals and an assist, taking his scoring tally in the league to three goals for the season.
AmaKhosi remained unbeaten in the club's last six Betway Premiership fixtures and the last five fixtures in all competitions.
They sit level with Sundowns on 22 points and occupy second place on the standings due to goal difference.
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The Mswenko boys could not extend their winning streak in the league to three games and dropped from 11th to 12th on the table with 13 points.
Chiefs drew first blood in the fourth minute as Thabiso Monyane cut the ball back from the byline, bypassing Etiosa Ighodaro and finding Mduduzi Shabalala for his second league goal this season.
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Etiosa Ighodaro had a headed opportunity in the 11th minute, but could not find the target.
In the 35th minute, Chiefs were denied a penalty as Mfundo Vilakazi went down just inside the box.
The hosts had the last opportunity of the half in stoppage time. Shabalala’s free kick looking for Aden McCarthy at the back post traveled just over the defender’s head.
Ighodaro got behind the Orbit defence in the 48th minute and had just the goalkeeper to beat but poked his effort over the bar.
Shabalala cut the ball back for Monyane in the box, but his effort was deflected wide in the 50th minute.
In the 61st minute, Sibongiseni Mthethwa’s shot deflected off of Yanga Madiba into the path of Ighodaro.
The striker’s attempt was saved but the rebound bounced for Shabalala, who poked home his second of the game.
Substitute Ayanda Lukhele pulled one back for the visitors in the 70th minute, capitalising on a perfectly placed cross and rising above McCarthy to head home his second goal of the season.
Shabalala found Vilakazi with space on the right of the box in the 73rd minute. The 19-year-old took one touch before curling the ball into the top left corner for his first league goal of the season.
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In the 79th minute, Petersen was forced to make a triple save, denying the Mswenko boys another goal.
Substitute Flávio Silva bagged his fourth goal of the season in five appearances for AmaKhosi in the 89th minute, putting the result beyond any doubt.
Chiefs will face Magesi Seshego Stadium in Polokwane while Orbit will play against Stellenbosch at Olympia Park in Rustenburg on 22 November when the Betway Premiership resumes after the international break.
Kaizer Chiefs (1) 4 (Shabalala 4’, Shabalala 61’, Vilakazi 73, Silva 89’)
Orbit College (0) 1 (Lukhele 70’)
Kaizer Chiefs: B. Petersen, B. Cross, A. McCarthy, Z. Kwinika, T. Monyane (D. Solomons 76’), S. Mthethwa (L. Maboe 82’), T. Cele, M. Shabalala, M. Vliakazi (P. Mmodi 76’) , A. Velebayi (G. Sirino 76’), E. Ighodaro (F. Silva 73’)
Orbit College: S. Nkomo, N. Ngiba (T. Pitso 72’), Y. Madiba, O. Mokgosi, R. Mphahlele, A. Batsi, M. Thibedi, L. Modimoeng (L. Lesako 58’), T. Moleleki (A. Lukhele 58’), M. Saleng, A. Wagaba
