Saile clinches derby spoils for Chiefs

Cavin Johnson picked up the second win of his Kaizer Chiefs tenure after they beat Moroka Swallows 1-0 in a Soweto derby at the Dobsonville Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Gabadinho Mhango was denied by the frame of the goal early on, but Johnson's side quickly got a foothold in the contest and Christian Saile struck eight minutes from time to claim three precious points.

The Glamour Boys climbed up to sixth in the DStv Premiership standings, one point behind the Dube Birds who remain unmoved in fifth place after suffering their first defeat in six outings.

Three points in the bag plus derby bragging rights ✅

Christian Siale’s late goal sees Kaizer Chiefs take all three points in the #SowetoDerby

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Swallows were looking to keep the momentum going after a 0-0 draw with Polokwane City last time out extended their unbeaten run to five matches.

Meanwhile, Chiefs lost 1-0 to Orlando Pirates most recently and were determined to avoid back-to-back Soweto derby defeats.

The visitors survived an early scare when Gabadinho Mhango struck the outside of the left post from a direct free-kick in the sixth minute, but they went on to create the majority of the chances in the first half.

Ranga Chivaviro and Yusuf Maart came closest to breaking the deadlock for Amakhosi, with the former firing inches wide of the near post from inside the box on the left in the 21st minute before the latter flashed a shot from range just to the right of the goal four minutes later.

Bruce Bvuma was called into action for the first time on 28 minutes, although Lindokuhle Mtshali's strike from inside the 18-yeard