So too was the ending of an eight-match winless streak. It won t suddenly make Amakhosi feel like they can conquer the world, but it should lift some of the gloom and anxiety the lengthy run without a win has brought on the squad.
Certainly, Chiefs can t afford to get carried away by victory over a rather average Petro side who seemed to give too much respect to the Soweto club. Bottom of Group C, the Angolans played with little intent or purpose.
It can t be said though that Amakhosi were bright and full of ideas upfront either, and with Khama Billiat, Samir Nurkovic, Leonardo Castro and Dumisani Zuma all injured, the attack looked blunt.
Man City change six, seven every week and they keep winning, so I don t know, Hunt told the media after the game when questioned on the changes.
The Amakhosi mentor admitted that inconsistency in the line-up made things more difficult, but claimed that he had little choice. We made changes because we had lots of players out and that, Hunt said. And obviously that affects the balance of the team, and when the balance of the team goes, you need to play players, like I played Lazzy (Lazarous Kambole) on the right, you know we don t really have a right-sided player. I had to play him there, he did okay and ran hard for us.
One of Kaizer Chiefs' problems still lingered underneath the surface in Saturday night's 2-0 win over Petro de Luanda in a Caf Champions League Group C encounter.
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Pirates extended their unbeaten run to eight matches when they thrashed Chippa United 3-0 in a PSL encounter on Saturday.
Their arch-rivals Chiefs then snapped their eight-match winless run when they brushed aside Petro de Luanda 2-0 in the Caf Champions League game on the same night.
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Erick Mathoho and Daniel Cardoso showed that they remain Amakhosi s best central defensive pairing.
Chiefs go into this match heavily depleted due to injuries, suspensions and family commitments.
For a side desperate to pick itself up from a difficult run of form, the conditions are not favourable for victory.
Amakhosi will miss the services of goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune who has been granted compassionate leave following the passing on of his sister on Thursday.
This comes as Khune had just reclaimed the number one spot. Daniel Akpeyi is expected to guard goal for Chiefs on Saturday while being deputised by Bruce Bvuma.
In what could be their biggest blow for a side facing a goalscoring crisis, the Soweto giants will be without the attacking pair of Samir Nurkovic and Leonardo Castro who are both injured.