10-man TS Galaxy continued their run against Kaizer Chiefs as they held out a goalless win in the DStv Premiership at the Mbombela Stadium yesterday afternoon.
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Chiefs played just over 40 minutes of the match with the advantage of an extra man but still could not manage to win over the Galaxy.
The Galaxy are always going to be tough opponents for the Soweto giants and they proved it again, pulling out a draw in difficult conditions.
A draw doesn’t help every team in the league. Chiefs remain fifth on 28 points – equal with Orlando Pirates at the top – after 19 games.
The Galaxy – who need more points – remain 10th with 23 points. They are still uncomfortably close to the relegation zone.
A well-coordinated attacking move by Chiefs in the 11th minute set up Keagan Dolly, but Vasilije Kolak pulled off a brilliant save to deny him.
In the first 30 minutes, the Chiefs dominated and attacked everything. However, he couldn’t find the right pass in the final third.
The Chiefs’ best chance came in the 29th minute when Dolly sent Ashley Du Preez through on goal, but the latter’s close-range effort went wide.
Galaxy also had chances but didn’t use them well. But if the Galaxy were hoping for a better second half, things turned sour very quickly.
Red card
Just five minutes after the break, they were reduced to 10 men with Marks Munyai sent off.
This was after he received a second caution for a careless mistake that forced Caleb Bimenyimana to die.
Chiefs replaced Bimenyimana with new striker Christian Saile. They will be hoping Bimenyimana does not add to the list of injured players.
More drama was to come for the Galaxy as Pogiso Sanoka attacked Siyabonga Ngezana after he questioned him about a rough tackle on Mduduzi Shabalala.
But surprisingly, and perhaps luckily for Sanoka, the referee didn’t book.
It was Chiefs keeper Brandon Pieterson who even cautioned for dissent.
Saile had a good chance to score Chiefs’ first goal in the 79th minute but failed to connect properly with a cross from the right as he attempted a header.