Kaizer Chiefs secured a 1-0 victory over Orlando Pirates in the Soweto Derby on Saturday.
The only goal of the game came in the 85th minute when Olisa Ndah turned the ball into his own net. Chiefs defender Edmilson Dove was named Man of the Match, and he revealed that shutting down Pirates’ attacking threats was key to the win.
Dove, who was making his return to the Chiefs line-up after missing their game against Golden Arrows through illness, said that the team had to remain compact and move as a unit to negate the threat of Pirates’ wide players, Monnapule Saleng, Thembinkosi Lorch and Vincent Pule.
“We knew that we had to deal with their wide players, you know [Monnapule] Saleng is fast, (Vincent) Pule was there, [Thembinkosi] Lorch and I guess what worked for us is keeping a compact back-line and making sure that we move on as a team,” Dove said.
The victory sees Chiefs complete the league double over their arch-rivals and move to within one point of the top of the DStv Premiership standings.
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