Golden Arrows fought back to snatch a deserved 1-1 draw against Free State Stars in an entertaining Absa Premiership clash played at a rain soaked Chatsworth Stadium on Wednesday night.
Both goals came from defensive mistakes and at the end of the night the draw was a fair reflection of play.
Both sides created chances in a fast flowing first half despite the wet pitch and rain that made life difficult for the players.
The woodwork came to the rescue of both sides in the opening 45 minutes. Arrows took the initiative from the kick-off. Philani Shange shot over the Stars crossbar in the fifth minute as the home side made their attacking intensions clear.
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Arrows kept up the pressure and their South African under-23 midfielder Thokozani Mshengu took the wrong option in the 18th minute when he rounded Stars defender Ruben Cloete and instead of laying off the ball he went for glory and his shot flew well wide of the target. It was a good chance wasted.
Arrows Francis Kombe rattled the Stars woodwork in the 20th minute and from the rebound he put the ball into the net but referee Robert Smith ruled the goal offside. Four minutes later Stars Zambian international goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene did well to divert Kombe's well hit shot for a corner. And from the resultant corner Kombe, who posed a lot of problems for the Stars defence, headed wide.
But the best chance of the half fell to Stars in the 27th minute when they won a free kick on the edge of the penalty area. Arrows Brazilian keeper Helton Da Rocha did well to parry Siyabonga Mdluti's thunderous free kick and from the loose ball Stars ace striker Sthembiso Ngcobo hit the crossbar.
Arrows top marksman Richard Henyekane was wide after collected a pin point cross from Mzuvukile Tom on 33 minutes.
Cloete was able to push forward and help his attack and nearly scored when he found himself in space and unleashed a rocket that flew past the upright five minutes form halftime.
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