Galaxy ready to deliver another Pirates upset

The league champions needed the lottery of the penalty shootout over the weekend to overcome very defensive Namibian side, African Stars, in the second leg of the CAF Champions League first preliminary round played at the National Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Galaxy won 1-0 in regulation time to make it 1-1 in aggregate score as African Stars had in the previous weekend won the first leg of the encounter by the same margin. It was a tough ask for the Galaxy Stars as the visitors deployed defensive strategies and kept the home team at bay for the majority of the match.

With the tie level at 0-0 at the break and with African Stars in the lead over two legs, Ramoreboli made five substitutions before the hour mark in effort to salvage the result. He introduced creative midfielder, Gift Moyo, forwards, Wendell Rudath, Thero Setsile and Onkabetse Makgantai. Notably, forward Omaatla Kebatho debuted for the team a year after signed for the club. He had missed the rest of last season due to a knee injury. In all the offensive changes by Ramoreboli, the African Stars’ defence was finally broken on the 68th minute. Full back, Benson Mangolo played a perfect cross for Kebatho who took the chance on a half volley to beat the goalkeeper to the bottom corner as he marked his club debut with a goal.