Golden Arrows and TS Galaxy played out a 1-1 draw in their Betway Premiership meeting at the Mpumalanga Stadium in Hammarsdale on Saturday afternoon.
The result sees Abafana Bes’thende and the Rockets remain in sixth on 19 points, and 11th on 15 points respectively. Arrows have recorded three draws from their last four league outings, while Galaxy extended their unbeaten run to eight matches.
Arrows found their footing in the game from the early stages and should have claimed the lead as early as the third minute, as Angelo Van Rooi powered through a couple of challenges and into the penalty area before shooting straight at Galaxy goalkeeper Eliezer Tape.
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On 17 minutes the hosts deservedly went ahead, with birthday boy Velemseni Ndwandwe getting ahead of his marker to meet Siyanda Mthanti’s corner kick and score with a glancing header.
Galaxy responded strongly and levelled the game at 1-1 just three minutes later. A well worked move down the left ended with Solomon Letsoenyo crossing for Victor Letsoalo, who nodded home with a close-range, diving header.
Arrows created the next big chance on 34 minutes, as Mthanti’s fine cross from the right picked out the late run of Van Rooi, but he was again denied by the ‘keeper, as Tape pushed away a goal-bound header to keep the score level.
On the cusp of injury time at the end of the first half, the visitors were inches away from a second goal when midfielder Nhlanhla Mgaga struck the post with a long-range drive, and the follow-up saw Arrows goalkeeper Ismail Watenga forced into a sharp save by Marks Munyai.
