AmaZulu FC made it two wins in a row in the Betway Premiership when they defeated Cape Town City 2-0 at the King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Therefore, Usuthu moved up to fifth place in the league standings as Arthur Zwane started his tenure as sole head coach with a win. The KwaZulu-Natal giants will be eyeing their third win in a row when Usuthu face SuperSport United on 5 March.
The Citizens got off to a decent start, and goalkeeper Richard Ofori was called into action twice in the opening exchanges of the match. The Ghana international made two saves to deny Jaedin Rhodes in the fifth minute and 10th minute.
Usuthu grew gradually into the match and they broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute. Tshepang Moremi’s low cross from the left was turned home by Elmo Kambindu and AmaZulu were leading 1-0 during the half-time break in Durban.
Usuthu continued to attack after the restart as they looked to double their lead. Moremi grabbed his second assist of the match when he set up Nkosikhona Radebe who made 2-0 to AmaZulu in the 62nd minute – the right-back’s second goal in as many games.
Coach Muhsin Ertugral pulled out ineffective Darwin Gonzalez and introduced Heaven Sereetsi in the 83rd minute as the Citizens looked to score at least two late goals. However, AmaZulu stood firm at the back, and ultimately, they secured a 2-0 win on the day.
AmaZulu (1) 2 (Kambindu 22′, Radebe 62′)
City (0) 0
AmaZulu: Ofori, Hanamub (Ngobeni 85′), Radebe, Fielies, Mthethwa, Mobara, Zungu (Ekstein 76′), Brooks, Human (Motshwari 66′), Kambindu (Haba 85′), Moremi (Sithole 84′)
City: Keet, Nyama, Dondolo, Fasika, Ziba, Petrus (Nodada 62′), Amato (Makaringe 68′), Rhodes, Gonzalez (Sereetsi 83′), Tjiueza, Francis (Witbooi 68′).
