Swallows get their promotion/relegation campaign underway against Cape Town All Stars on Wednesday afternoon at Lucas Moripe Stadium.
The Birds will be playing their home games at Lucas Moripe Stadium as their regular home venue Dobsonville Stadium is undergoing pitch resurfacing. Swallows finished 15th on the log in the DStv Premiership after playing to a 2-2 draw with Kaizer Chiefs in their last match, although even maximum points were not going to be enough after TS Galaxy won their match against Chippa United. Swallows get their promotion/relegation campaign underway against Cape Town All Stars on Wednesday afternoon at Lucas Moripe Stadium.
Michael Morton of Cape Town All Stars and Mbulelo Wambi of Swallows during the PSL Promotion Playoff match at Lucas Moripe Stadium on June 1 in Pretoria. Image: ...
All Stars lost 3-1 to University of Pretoria on Sunday and they are in a precarious position with two games to play. The result is a further blow for the Allan Freese-coached All Stars as they have now lost their two opening matches of the mini-league. In the second half, Swallows upped the tempo to some extent and put pressure on All Stars, who looked like they planned to defend the first-half goal for the rest of the match.
This was a must win match for the Capetonians after they lost their first match 3-1 at home to the University of Pretoria last weekend. Stars who were the ...
Substitute, Joseph Mhlongo, came off the bench to score the winner for Swallows in injury time. This was a must win match for the Capetonians after they lost their first match 3-1 at home to the University of Pretoria last weekend. Swallows FC have started the DStv Premiership promotional play-offs on a high note.
Swallows FC edged out Cape Town All Stars 2-1 in the PSL promotion/relegation playoffs match at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.
Second half substitutes Joseph Mhlongo and Ruzaigh Gamildien combined to put Swallows 2-1 up in stoppage. Gamildien did well to evade the All Stars defence ...
Gamildien, Siphesihle Mbhele and Mhlongo made their way onto the pitch in place of Lebogang Mokoena, Kamohelo Matlatsi and Monnapule Saleng respectively. Second half substitutes Joseph Mhlongo and Ruzaigh Gamildien combined to put Swallows 2-1 up in stoppage. The experience and quality of the Dube Birds started to come to the fore in the second half as they got their foot on the ball more and started to ask questions of the All Stars defence on a frequent basis, finding an equaliser in the process.