/ 1 October 2006

Swallows too strong for Ajax

Former Hellenic player and Moroka Swallows coach Gavin Hunt returned to his old stadium and collected four points as his team beat Ajax Cape Town 2-1 in their Castle Premiership League match at Green Point on Saturday.

Although Ajax had most of the first-half possession, it was Swallows who scored. Cecil Oerson beat the Ajax offside trap to steer the ball past goalkeeper Hans Vonk in the 36th minute.

The second half had its fair share of drama. First, the injured Vonk was replaced by Andre Petims midway through the half. In the 80th minute, Ajax coach Muhsin Ertugral was red-carded from the bench. Seconds later, Terror Fanteni scored with a header after a corner kick to equalise.

With three minutes to go, Mark Haskins took a snap shot from outside the box to score past Petims and seal the game for Swallows. — Sapa