A 10-man Royal AM held their nerve to earn a share of the spoils in a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Baroka FC in a league match played at the Chatsworth Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Royal have been riding the crest of the wave in their maiden season in the domestic topflight and will have arrived at the Durban venue with a confident swagger, given that they started the day at fourth place while Limpopo visitors Baroka were 13th.
It was a well-worked team effort that originated from goalkeeper Oscarine Masuluke, who whipped a long ball from the back that was quickly worked by the Baroka players in short passes and eventually rolled onto Goldstone's path, who beat home goalie Patrick Nyame with a low shot. Royal had opportunities to go into the lead but somehow contrived to spurn them when it seemed they were destined to take control of the match.
The sending off was deserved as Mashikinya raised his foot as the two players challenged for the ball and his outstretched boot landed on Monama's face in a horror incident that could have sent the Baroka player straight to hospital.Royal started the second period with 10 men, but the KwaZulu-Natal side managed to keep the visitors at bay to finish the match still tied at 1-1.
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