Swallows three amigos win

BY MOHAU RAMASHIDJA

Relegation threat is at its highest toll in the PSL this time of the season. While the scramble for the number one spot continues between the top four of the PSL log. Teams at the bottom half, like cats and water, they don’t want to find themselves in the stream of PSL relegation.

Thus it was Moroka Swallows up against Free State Stars at Globe Park stadium. Playing an away match, Moroka Swallows made their intensions clear that this was not a casual visit. And it was on the 11^thminutethat Nomvethe did the Honors of sending the keeper the wrong way to secure a lead.    

Being aware of the threat, Stars wanted to keep ground and not get beaten on home turf. And it was Stars captain goalkeeper Moweeni who took the responsibility on his shoulders to score a reciprocal penalty in the 34^th minute.

Now the score line being even, the home side was determined to keep things even. Moweeni made a courageous from a free kick taken by the opposition. Approaching the dying ends of the first half, Motha in pursuit to increase the lead for his side missed the far post by inches.

6 minutes in to the second half Free State Stars where dangerous in their attack but lacked the finishing touch. Swallows coach being aware of his struggling Birds made three substitutions in a period 12 minutes.

With changes in the striking force of Swallows, the Stars were now on a ball hunt and every muscle was stretched to keep the ball away from the dangerous zone.

It was on the 73^rd minute that Hendricks a spectacular goal for Moroka Swallaws placing the leading position. Wasting no time was Swallows super-sub Ritson who scored the 3^rd goal in the 76^th minute,

making the making the score line to be 3-1 in favor of the Birds.

It was after securing a solid lead that the Birds put on their defensive display on show for the remaining 14 minutes. “We forced into errors and we capitalized from capitalized from that,” said the satisfied Swallows coach.