Silver Stars beat Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 in an exciting Castle Premier Soccer League clash at the Loftus Stadium in Pretoria on Sunday. The result means that Chiefs will not participate in the SAA Supa8 tournament, a cup they won last year.
Hareiapha ”Simba” Marumo headed in a Tshepo Ramokala cross to put Stars in the lead just on the half-hour mark.
The energetic Serge Djiehoua equalised for Chiefs in the 64th minute from a Jimmy Tau cross and despite the pressure Chiefs exerted throughout the game, they succumbed to a Ramokala cross, which Simphiwe Mkhonza directed past Rowen Fernandez to end off a poor campaign for the Soweto giants, who finish ninth on the 16-team league table.
Chiefs started the game at a blistering pace and rarely allowed Stars to get out of their half. However, the Lions of the North seemed content to sit back and soak up whatever their hosts threw at them.
When Stars got forward they did so with precision. — Sapa