A second-half goal by Lefika Mapitse secured maximum points for Black Lions, who moved to second position with nine points from four games. The result leaves them one point behind leaders Dinare, who scored late to grind out a 1-1 draw away to Jwaneng Young Fighters and remain top with 10 points. Former Premiership side Security Side remain unbeaten and occupy third position with eight points, just two behind the leaders, as the title race begins to take shape. Tsatsi was full of praise for his players, particularly after enduring difficult conditions in the first half, which was affected by rain. “First of all, I would like to thank my players. Looking at how the game started, the 20 minutes of rain affected the entire first half.
In the second half, we started well and wanted a goal, but they deployed a low block, which made it difficult for us to get into their final third. However, we eventually managed to get a goal,” he said. Tsatsi said the encounter was always going to be difficult, particularly after Black Lions had registered a convincing 6-0 victory in their previous outing. “We were coming from a 6-0 victory, and they came to make it difficult for us. But what is important is the three points,” he said. With the title race heating-up, Tsatsi said his immediate focus was on collecting maximum points rather than keeping tabs on their rivals. “At the moment, we have to keep winning our games and maybe at a later stage we will monitor other games.
