Swallows finally get win 'neath their wings

12 April 2016 - 02:38 By Tshepang Mailwane

Moroka Swallows showed good character to come back from a goal down and beat FC Cape Town at the weekend, but captain Dikgang Mabalane is hoping their revival has not come too late in the season.Bottom of the National First Division on 16 points, the Dube Birds registered their first victory since November 7, with Aleni Lebyane and Clifford Mulenga scoring in the 2-1 victory in Cape Town.Swallows have picked up five points from a possible nine in their last three matches, which includes a hard fought draw against Black Leopards in Thohoyandou.Mabalane said: "It's a huge win for us, especially because we had not won in such a long time. The guys were so happy in the dressing room and on the flight back home."Things look promising and it gives us a lot of hope, but we still have a lot of work to do. We have six matches left, which is not much. We just hope that it's not too late in the season [to avoid relegation]."Swallows will have to work even harder to get a victory this weekend against title contenders Highlands Park, who beat Witbank Spurs 2-0 at Makhulong Stadium on Saturday.Highlands moved to within two points of leaders Baroka FC, thanks to second-half goals by Verenga Zivai and Mothubi Mvala.Baroka were denied a win by rookies Mbombela United in a 1-1 draw at Kanyamazane Stadium.New Leopards coach Sello Chokoe was delighted to see his side coming from a goal down to beat relegation-threatened African Warriors 2-1 in Thohoyandou on Saturday...

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