Tuks go down to Chiefs
Amatuks unable to stop Chiefs after going down 1-0 at home on Tuesday.
Eliot Mahlase
The University of Pretoria failed to trouble Kaizer Chiefs as they went down 1-0 at the Tuks stadium on Tuesday evening.
A brilliant free kick from Siphiwe Tshabalala was enough to see off Tuks in the Absa Premier League clash. Chiefs are now six points away from clinching the title they last won in 2013.
Amatuks started the match well, holding on to the ball and dominating the midfield. However, Amakhosi created the first exciting moment when Tshabalala and Letsholonyane combined well to feed George Lebese, who somehow hit the post from an acute angle.
Thabo Mnyamane had a chance to open the scoring for Tuks but he was denied by Reyaard Pieterse. In the 26th minute, Pieterse made another good save when Thabo Mosadi fired a close range shot. The first half was equally contested with both teams coming close to finding an opener.
The second half saw Chiefs put pressure on Tuks. In the 70th minute, Tshabalala curled in a marvellous free kick to put the away team one up, Tuks tried to come back but solid defence from Chiefs saw the log leaders get all three points.
