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Leopards hold Chiefs in Limpopo

football13 April 2019 15:13| © Backpage TXT
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Bernard Parker and Tshwarelo Bereng © Backpage Pix
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Black Leopards fought back to hold Kaizer Chiefs to a 1-1 draw in an Absa Premiership match at the Thohoyandou Stadium on Saturday.

The draw saw Lidoda Duvha and Amakhosi remain 12th and seventh respectively on the league standings.

The visitors fired the first warning through their talisman Bernard Parker just eight minutes into the encounter.

The experienced striker's glancing header was well-saved by Leopards goalkeeper King Ndlovu.

However, Ndlovu was beaten by Madagascar international Andriamirado Andrianarimanana, who is also known as Dax.

Andrianarimanana netted with a deflected shot to make it 1-0 to Chiefs in the 10th minute, with the midfielder scoring his first goal for Amakhosi.

However, the lead only lasted for 12 minutes as the Lidoda Duvha levelled matters through former Jomo Cosmos attacker Lefa Hlongwane.

The 25-year-old player scored with a beautiful header from Marks Munyai's free-kick to make it 1-1 for Leopards, much to the delight of the home crowd.

Chiefs pushed for another goal with the halftime break approaching, but the likes of Khama Billiat could not find the back of the net.

The score was 1-1 at the interval following a lively first half.

Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp decided to pull out Reeve Frosler and he introduced goal-scoring wing-back Philani Zulu after the restart.

However, Amakhosi were struggling to create chances for their forwards Parker and Billiat, with the Lidoda Duvha defence looking solid.

Middendorp's counter-part, Dylan Kerr introduced attack-minded player Lesedi Kapinga as the hosts searched for their second goal.

Leopards and Chiefs launched late attacks in search of a late winning goal, but it never came.

Ultimately, the match ended in a 1-1 draw as the two teams shared the spoils on the day.

LEOPARDS (1) 1 (Hlongwane 22')

CHIEFS (1) 1 (Andrianarimanana 10')

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