TS Galaxy will play Stellenbosch in the Carling Black Label Knockout final after the rockets beat AmaZulu 3-2 in a thrilling semifinal 3-2 at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Sunday.
Sead Ramovic’s Galaxy got off to a fast start and were two goals up before the half hour mark, a lead that AmaZulu were never quite able to recover from. The Rockets will now have a chance to add the Carling Knockout to the Nedbank Cup they won in 2019, when they stunned Kaizer Chiefs in the final.
Galaxy were a goal up inside the first two minutes and Lehlohonolo Motjela ran through on goal and cooly beat Veli Mothwa.
The same two players were then involved as Galaxy won a penalty in the 26th minute, Motjela going down under Mothwa’s challenge, with referee Bambiso Masixole pointing to the spot.
Higor Vidal stepped up and slammed a superb penalty into the top corner.
AmaZulu pulled one goal back in the 75th minute as Augustine Kwem fired home from close range. Galaxy, however, went 3-1 up in the 3rd minute of stoppage time, as Samir Nurkovic curled in a superb left-footed finish, and while Sede Junior Dion pulled another goal back for AmaZulu a minute later, it was too little, too late for Usuthu.
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