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Kaizer Chiefs are away to Maritzburg United in the league at Harry Gwala Stadium on Saturday looking for nothing but maximum points.

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Christian Saile of Kaizer Chiefs FC during the DStv Premiership 2022/23 match against Maritzburg United at Harry Gwala Stadium in Pietermaritzburg on 18 March ...

Both Pirates and Chiefs are now on 37 points and two points behind SuperSport with seven games to play. Keagan Dolly, Christian Saile and Yusuf Maart scored for Chiefs while Rafiq De Goede and Amadou Soukouna found the back of the net for the hosts. For a moment it looked like Chiefs were going to drop points in the City of Choice, but Maart’s second penalty kept them in the race.

A second half penalty helped Kaizer Chiefs claim all three points from their DStv Premiership clash against Maritzburg United at Harry Gwala on Saturday.

As the bodies began to tire in the second half, the tempo of the game slowed down too with a few errors creeping in for both sides. An Amakhosi outfit looking to make it four wins on the trot in all competitions visited one of their favourite opponents in the Team of Choice looking to claim a third victory over Maritzburg this season. A low-on-confidence Maritzburg outfit began the match in horrible fashion and pretty soon found themselves a goal down as a collection of errors allowed Keagan Dolly to open the scoring.

Kaizer Chiefs made it three wins on the spin in the DStv Premiership after they beat Maritzburg United 3-2 at a packed Harry Gwala Stadium on Saturday night ...

Maart maintained his composure to beat Leaner from 12 yards out and restore the Glamour Boys' lead. Hlanti, S. The Chiefs supporters were celebrating again just five minutes later after seeing Saile score a fine solo goal. Dove, S. Jooste 80'), K. The hosts were showing plenty of attacking intent and they went close on 12 minutes when Kimvuidi lashed a shot just past the left post after controlling the ball on the edge of the box from a free-kick.

Chiefs remain forth on the same points as Orlando Pirates above them following their win against Maritzburg.

But a little over five minutes later, Maritzburg cut the lead in half. They remain forth on the same points as Orlando Pirates above them. Maritzburg gave a spirited fight and will be left to rue their mistakes as they continue to fight for their lives in the DStv premiership with seven games to the end.

Take a look at how both Kaizer Chiefs and Maritzburg United have opted to lineup for today's DStv Premiership match below.

“Once you see players so hyped up and focused, you know that we are in the right frame of mind. For 90 minutes, we were on top of them though we did not take our chances and we knew at some point they would drop. “Today is match day minus one and we are doing strategic sessions. [ALSO READ • Itumeleng Khune makes shock Kaizer Chiefs statement!](https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/soccer/psl-south-africa/kaizer-chiefs-itumeleng-khune-shock-statement-7-year-drought-breaking-20-february-2023/) [ALSO READ • Did Orlando Pirates benefit from referee error?](https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/soccer/psl-south-africa/orlando-pirates-benefit-referee-error-video-shock-breaking-12-march-2023/) [ALSO READ • Pitso Mosimane suffers shock defeat in Saudi Arabia](https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/soccer/psl-south-africa/pitso-mosimane-shock-defeat-saudi-arabia-breaking-al-ahli-13-march-2023/) Kaizer Chiefs are currently fourth in the DStv Premiership log with 24 points after 14 matches.

Kaizer Chiefs made it three wins on the spin in the DStv Premiership after they beat Maritzburg United 3-2 at a packed Harry Gwala Stadium on Saturday ...

Maart maintained his composure to beat Leaner from 12 yards out and restore the Glamour Boys' lead. Hlanti, S. Dove, S. The Chiefs supporters were celebrating again just five minutes later after seeing Saile score a fine solo goal. Jooste 80'), K. Samu 80'), A. Human 88'), K. They threatened again shortly after the restart as Kimvuidi showed his strength to hold off Zitha Kwinika before hitting a shot on the turn just wide of the right post from the edge of the D. The hosts were showing plenty of attacking intent and they went close on 12 minutes when Kimvuidi lashed a shot just past the left post after controlling the ball on the edge of the box from a free-kick. The KZN outfit nearly took the lead on the stroke of halftime but De Goede was unable to hit the target with a header after meeting a free-kick at the back post. They hit back on the 20-minute mark as De Goede found space at the near post to beat Petersen with a header from an outswinging corner. The DR Congo striker picked up the ball in midfield and turned on the gas before unleashing a powerful shot into the bottom right corner of the net from just outside the area.

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“Once you see players so hyped up and focused, you know that we are in the right frame of mind. For 90 minutes, we were on top of them though we did not take our chances and we knew at some point they would drop. “Today is match day minus one and we are doing strategic sessions. “It’s a critical phase of the game, we started very good. The fight, the performance, you can’t fault the players, they gave their all. Take a look at the penalty incident below.

Amakhosi clinched a hard fought 3-2 victory over The Team Of Choice thanks to a Yusuf Maart second half penalty and kept up their dreams of playing ...

Zwane and his men have been racking up a good set of results recently and their victory against Maritzburg meant that Chiefs have won four consecutive games across all competitions for the first time since April 2017 (also 4). [Yusuf Maart penalty sees Kaizer Chiefs grab all three points against Maritzburg United](/sport/soccer/psl/yusuf-maart-penalty-sees-kaizer-chiefs-grab-all-three-points-against-maritzburg-united-10d28275-5c82-493b-bda6-aebb5d6e4e69) [It’s almost party time for Sundowns after Orlando Pirates beat SuperSport United](/sport/soccer/psl/its-almost-party-time-for-sundowns-after-orlando-pirates-beat-supersport-united-7b6e101a-95fc-4d42-bd3d-8282a2038a99) [Stellenbosch move into Top 8 berth after win over AmaZulu, Golden Arrows defeat Swallows](/sport/soccer/psl/stellenbosch-move-into-top-8-berth-after-win-over-amazulu-golden-arrows-defeat-swallows-28185be7-4147-4bcd-9352-ef0ab4d60dd8) [Orlando Pirates want to finish as high a possible after a bumpy league campaign](/sport/soccer/psl/orlando-pirates-want-to-finish-as-high-a-possible-after-a-bumpy-league-campaign-f30f0997-3102-443f-9979-e2aeff18e042) [Maritzburg to test depth of Kaizer Chiefs, who are missing key players for KZN clash](/sport/soccer/psl/maritzburg-to-test-depth-of-kaizer-chiefs-who-are-missing-key-players-for-kzn-clash-39c302e5-1dd8-4db0-947e-40b98454970b) [Five Maritzburg United players that could hurt Kaizer Chiefs](/sport/soccer/psl/five-maritzburg-united-players-that-could-hurt-kaizer-chiefs-40519ccd-f632-491d-8d28-36e227fc29d4) However, the leader of the pack, Zwane has revealed that the trust he has built with his players eased him going through that seemingly harsh period in the match and he in fact was convinced that his boys would find their way back into the match eventually.

Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane was left angry despite his side managing victory over Maritzburg United on Saturday.

They were struggling to seal a run of four successive victories but Zwane has guided them to break that jinx. “At some point, you make mistakes that are going to be costly and you look at the goals we conceded again today. WHAT ZWANE SAID: “As I said, we still have a lot of work to do. “And let’s hope this time around when we come back we’re going to come back stronger and better than now because my worry is the momentum we were gaining that we might lose when we come back.” "My only worry now is we were gaining the momentum now and we’re going to lose the momentum now again because we going to be off for two weeks," said Zwane. We could’ve done better.

Kaizer Chiefs head coach Arthur Zwane insists he was under no pressure at all, and fully trusts his team to win matches at the moment.

“Once you see players so hyped up and focused, you know that we are in the right frame of mind. For 90 minutes, we were on top of them though we did not take our chances and we knew at some point they would drop. “Today is match day minus one and we are doing strategic sessions. “Simply because I believe in my players. Take a look at the penalty incident below. Kaizer Chiefs are currently fourth in the DStv Premiership log with 24 points after 14 matches.