Lower-league sides, in particular, often provide tricky obstacles to negotiate in a cup.
Chiefs’ nerviness against smaller sides recently did come later in cup competitions – in the final of the last Nedbank Cup against TS Galaxy, then the semifinals of the Telkom Knockout against Maritzburg United.
He had a quiet night in goal, but did provide the trademark long distribution ball that led to Lebogang Manyama’s 70th-minute winner. Apart from Khune and Billiat’s returns, notable was a middle four of Willard Katsande behind Kearyn Baccus and George Maluleka, behind Lebohang Manyama, in a diamond – effectively four central midfielders.
A static game was crying out for the introduction, finally, from a period of enforced rest, of Billiat from the bench.
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