Kaizer Chiefs moved into the semifinals of the MTN8 after beating Maritzburg United 5-3 in extra time after regulation time ended 3-3 at the FNB Stadium on Wednesday night (Aug 5).
Confusion in the eighth minute in the Amakhosi defence between Siyanda Xulu and Ivan Bukenya resulted in Kurt Lentjies breaking through on goal, rounding goalkeeper Reyaad Pieterse before opening the scoring, 1-0.
Chiefs took control of the game thereafter, but for all their possession they struggled to find the back of the net due to some poor finishing in front of goal.
In the 13th minute some good work down the left flank saw Tsepo Masilela break down the left and square for Siphiwe Tshabalala, but he fired wide of the target from just inside the box.
In the 37th minute Bernard Parker should really have levelled matters when a pin-point pass from Reneilwe Letsholonyane saw the striker through on goal, but he shot over under a challenge from a defender.
Chiefs' problems were compounded in the first minute of first half injury time when Maritzburg debutant Thamsanqa Teyise doubled the KZN team's lead after heading home a corner-kick, 2-0.
The Soweto giants started the second half like a house on fire and pulled a goal back two minutes into the half when George Lebese headed home a Siboniso Gaxa cross, 2-1.
Chiefs should have levelled matters in the 50th minute when Lebese turned provider to play Tshabalala into space, but he fired straight at the keeper from close range only for the follow-up to be touched onto the post by David Zulu.
Nonetheless, the Amakhosi did find their equalising goal two minutes later when Parker drove home a 24-yard shot, 2-2.
Chiefs then took the lead just after the hour mark when Lebese tapped home from only a couple of yards out after a shot from Tshabalala was palmed into his path, 3-2.
The Amakhosi were their own worst enemies in the 83rd minute as a result of poor communication between defender and keeper when a long ball from Ryan de Jongh sawn Siyanda Xulu heading the ball over his own keeper, 3-3.
That is the way 90 minutes ended and the game went into extra time.
Extra time saw both teams struggling for fitness and chances on goal were few and far between.
Xulu, though, made up for his earlier own goal in the 114th minute when he acrobatically turned home the ball from six-yards out following a goalmouth scramble at a free-kick, 4-3.
Hendrick Ekstein added the icing on the cake with his side's fifth goal in the dying seconds of the match to send Chiefs into the semifinals of the MTN8.
Nonetheless, the Amakhosi did find their equalising goal two minutes later when Parker drove home a 24-yard shot, 2-2.
Chiefs then took the lead just after the hour mark when Lebese tapped home from only a couple of yards out after a shot from Tshabalala was palmed into his path, 3-2.
The Amakhosi were their own worst enemies in the 83rd minute as a result of poor communication between defender and keeper when a long ball from Ryan de Jongh sawn Siyanda Xulu heading the ball over his own keeper, 3-3.
That is the way 90 minutes ended and the game went into extra time.
Extra time saw both teams struggling for fitness and chances on goal were few and far between.
Xulu, though, made up for his earlier own goal in the 114th minute when he acrobatically turned home the ball from six-yards out following a goalmouth scramble at a free-kick, 4-3.
Hendrick Ekstein added the icing on the cake with his side's fifth goal in the dying seconds of the match to send Chiefs into the semifinals of the MTN8.
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