Two boxers slugging toe to toe would not go down to the canvas as eight goals were scored - six in normal time and two more in extra time - to take the game to the shootout.
Striker Andile Mbenyane put Chippa ahead in the third minute. Gift Motupa in the 20th and Terrence Dzvukamanja two minutes into first-half injury time made it 2-1 to Wits by the break.
Coach Clinton Larsen had a full-strength line-up out, and the battling Eastern Cape team, neatly organised under the former Manning Rangers winger, fought like warriors to trouble Gavin Hunt's second-placed PSL side. Another Hotto corner two minutes into injury time picked out the diminutive Dzvukumanja, who powered up to head in Wits' second.Just past the hour fullback Zita Macheke was played down the right and attempted to cross, striking the arm of Hlanti - who could have removed the limb from the path of the ball.
Wits' discipline went to pieces six minutes into extra time. Rakhale played Lerato Manzini into space on the right, who squared across goal behind the desperately lunging legs of the Wits defence for substitute Rhulani Manzini to sweep in at the far post.
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