Kaizer Chiefs defeated Moroka Swallows for the first time in a league game since the 6th April 2008 when they ran out 1-0 winners over their Soweto rivals at the Dobsonville Stadium on Wednesday evening.

The Amakhosi grabbed an early goal through Abia Nale and had ample opportunity to have scored more goals, Reneilwe Letsholonyane hit the Swallows upright early in the second half.

Chiefs were off to the best possible scoring just two minutes into the game, what was good overall team play was rounded off when Mthokozisi Yende chipped the ball over the Swallows defence and Nale managed to knock the ball past goalkeeper Greg Etafia who had come storming off his line and into the back of the net.

Zhaimu Jambo sent the ball long from the left wing in the thirteenth minute and found his Jimmy Tau on and overlapping run on the opposite flank, Tau managed to find Kaizer Motaung Junior inside the Swallows 18 yard area with a perfectly floated ball.

Motaung found shooting space before unleashing a shot Swallows defender Thomas Cichon got in the way to head the ball out for a corner, six minutes on Nale was played in on goal with a pass from the left and this time Thato Ferland got in the way to block another goal bound effort from Chiefs.

Swallows were pretty much pegged back in the opening half, as half time approached the home team had two great goal scoring chances which both fell to Auguston Leonard.

In the first instance in the 4th minute he was able to escape past the Chiefs defence as he picked up a long ball from the left, inside the Chiefs 18 yard area he tried beating Khune at his far post the Chiefs keeper lunged to his right to stop the ball.

A minute on and Leonard again stormed up the left wing and escaped from Isaacs but his final effort at goal resembled a back pass and not a shot on effort.

In the final minute of the first half Knowledge Musona terrorised Ramahlwe Mphahlele before unleashing a powerfully driven shot 20 yards out at goal, Etafia dived at full stretch to his left to block the ball. Nale attacked the rebound and Etafia again came out trumps as he blocked the Chiefs midfielders close range attempt, Chiefs though went into the break 1-0 up.

A minute after the restart Chiefs Reneilwe Letsholonyane found by a cross from the left struck the Swallows up right with an effort at goal from around eight yards from goal.

In the 48th minute Lethsolonyane failed to hit the target after being teed up by Musona who had done well to hold the ball before laying back to Letsholonyane who was waiting on the edge of the Swallows 18 yard area.

A minute on from there Letsholonyane linked up effectively with Mthkozisi Yende before being set free on the left he swung the ball towards Nale who waiting at the far post hit the ball at the first time of asking with Etafi beaten it was left to Swallows defender Keegan Ritchie to make a desperate goal line clearance.

On the hour mark Itumeleng Khune made dived in to acrobatically punch clear a cross from the left which was aiming to pick out Shaun Hashchick.

Eleven minutes from time Motaung played Nale through on goal after taking on and beating Vincent Kobola Nale tried lifting the ball over Etafia who came of his line to make a crucial block. Nale though did have Josta Dladla and Mandla Masango free to his left and could have chosen to lay the ball off to either.

Auguston Leonard was unable to hit the target from close range after getting goal side of the Chiefs he managed to connect with a an in swinging cross from the right by substitute Nhlakanipho Ngobese.

Nale’s early strike was enough to earn Chiefs the win and with it the three points which takes The Amakhosi up to joint second place with Ajax Cape Town on the league table, Swallows remain bottom of the standings.

Line Up’s:

Moroka Swallows: 34. G.Etafia, 2. P. Kobola, 22. T. Cichon, 3. R. Cichon, 3. R. Mphahlele, 27. K. Ritchie, 13. M. Shivambu, 25. T. Ferland (8. G. Ncaca 46’), 14. M. Shumana, 24. A. Leonard, 7. S. Haschick (26. S. Ngobese 82’) 15. O. Machapa (20. S. Zuma 72’)

Coach: R. Zobel

Substitutes Not Used: 29. S. Lottering, 6. A. Hendricks, 18. B. Mashishi, 12. L. Tsutsulupa

Kaizer Chiefs: 32. I. Khune, 29. Z. Jambo, 3. T. Sweswe, 5. D. Isaacs, 2. J. Tau, 8. T. Nengomasha, 6. R. Letsholonyane, 11. A. Nale, 10. N. Yende (9. J. Dladla 57’), 7. K. Junior (23. S. Ngcobo86’), 21. K. Musona (22. M. Masango 77’)

Coach: V. Vermezovic

Substitutes Not used: 34. A. Bartman, 25. W. Matle, 28. T. Molekwane, 44. S. Songwiqi

Cautions: D. Isaacs 22’, T. Nengomasha 52’, 3. T. Sweswe 89’