Absa Premiership
Result: Moroka Swallows 1-3 Kaizer Chiefs
Date: 20 April 2013
Venue: Dobsonville Stadium
Referee: Buyile Gqubule Kaizer Chiefs extended their lead at the top of the Absa Premiership table as they came from behind to beat Moroka Swallows 3-1 at the Dobsonville Stadium.
Giorgi Nergadze opened for The Dube Birds, but a Bernard Parker brace coupled with a George Lebese goal took The Glamour Boys up to 55 points – six ahead of second-placed Platinum Stars who were held by Chippa United earlier in the day.
There was a massive chance on five minutes for Swallows when Siyabonga Nomvete was given acres of space on the left and the striker unleashed a furious shot which had the better of Itumeleng Khune, but saw it come crashing back off the crossbar.
At the other end Swallows’ defence was caught napping and it took a save from Greg Etafia to deny Lebese from giving The Amakhosi the lead.
The deadlock was eventually broken on 20 minutes when Nergadze was afforded a free header and nodded it past a hapless Khune.
It went from bad to worse for Chiefs momentarily as Khune brought down Lerato Chabangu on the edge of the area and the referee pointed to the spot. It was a perfect finish by Katlego Mashego upon first ask, but he was forced to retake the spot-kick due to players encroaching in the area. It was the same result second time around, and upon third asking Mashego was denied by Khune.
At the other end Chiefs then brought themselves back level when Parker smashed it home from an acute angle following a cheeky back heel pass from Kingston Nkhatha.
Nine minutes into the second period Chiefs made it 2-1 when Parker slipped the ball into the corner following a brilliant cross from Willard Katsande.
With 19 minutes to play, the result was set when Lebese rounded off a brilliant Chiefs move and slotted the ball past an onrushing Etafia.
It was nearly four in the 90th minute when Parker came close to securing a hat-trick, but it wasn’t to be Etafia pulled off the save.
Swallows: Greg Etafia, Rudi Isaacs (Felix Obada 75), Luvhengo Mungomeni, Roger da Costa, Shere Lekhothoane, Lefa Tsutsulupa, Giorgi Nergadze, Katlego Mashego, Bennett Chenene (Joseph Makhanya 68), Lerato Chabangu, Siyabonga Nomvete.
Subs: Aubrey Mathibe, Ashraf Hendricks, Macbeth Sibaya, Dikgang Mabalane, David Mathebula
Chiefs: Itumeleng Khune, Siboniso Gaxa, Erick Mathoho, Junaid Mashamaite, Tsepo Masilela, Willard Katsande, Siyabonga Nkosi, Siphiwe Tshabalala, George Lebese (Josta Dladla 82), Kingston Nkhatha (Sthembiso Ngcobo 86), Bernard Parker.
Subs: Nhlanhla Khuzwayo,Keegan Ritchie, Lincoln Zvasiya, Lucky Baloyi, Lehlohonolo Majoro.
Goals: Giorgi Nergazde (Swallows 20), Bernard Parker (Chiefs 31, 54), George Lebese (Chiefs 72)
The Guardian 