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Mwape Musonda of Black Leopards celebrates goal with teammates during the Absa Premiership 2019/20 match between Black Leopards and Maritzburg United at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on the 16 August 2020 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

Golden Arrows 1-2 Black Leopards: PSL highlights and results

A 92nd minute winner by Mwape Musonda earned Black Leopards a crucial PSL victory over Golden Arrows on Friday afternoon.

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Mwape Musonda of Black Leopards celebrates goal with teammates during the Absa Premiership 2019/20 match between Black Leopards and Maritzburg United at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on the 16 August 2020 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

A 92nd minute winner by Mwape Musonda earned Black Leopards a 2-1 victory over Golden Arrows at the Emirates Airline stadium in the PSL on Friday afternoon.

Black Leopards climbed out of the relegation zone thanks to a Mwape Musonda brace against Golden Arrows during a PSL match which saw two of the three goals scored come via the penalty spot.

Golden Arrows 1-2 Black Leopards: PSL match report

After a blistering start, Golden Arrows were awarded a penalty for a handball in just the 15th minute. Knox Mutizwa made no mistake from the penalty spot handing Arrows the lead against PSL relegation candidates Black Leopards.

Watch: Musonda levels matters with a well taken penalty kick

In the 26th minute it was Black Leopards’ turn to be awarded a penalty with Mwape Musonda making no mistake in leveling matters from the spot against Golden Arrows in their PSL clash.

Knox Mutizwa went close for Golden Arrows in the 33rd minutes with a freekick from the edge of the box however the Zimbabwean internationals effort went just wide of the Black Leopards goal.

Both Golden Arrows and Black Leopards pushed on for the lead during the reminder of the first half however it wasn’t to be with the scoreline locked at 1-1 heading into the break in the PSL clash.

Arrows’ Nkosinathi Sibisi would have been disappointed in himself for not giving his side the lead after missing a header from point blank range which he fired straight straight at Black Leopards goalkeeper King Ndlovu in the 54th minute.

Golden Arrows midfielder Lungelo Dube earned the second yellow card of the PSL clash for a reckless challenge on Leopards’ Lefa Hlongwane in the 64th minute.

Ntsako Makhubela’s volley went just wide of the Black Leopards goal after some neat Golden Arrows interplay leaving the PSL clash deadlocked at 1-1 heading into the final 20 minutes of play.

Thabo Matlaba came close to sealing a late PSL victory for Black Leopards after a well placed Hlongwane cross found him in the six yard box however he failed to make contact with the ball.

Watch: Black Leopards’ Musonda scores 92nd minute winner against Golden Arrows

Mwape Musonda wasn’t to be denied after slotting home the rebound from a well taken Hlongwane freekick in the 92nd minute to seal a crucial victory for Leopards.

Golden Arrows dropping points for the second game in a row means they move down into 10th place while Leopards jump out of the relegation zone and into 13th on the PSL standings.

PSL starting XI’s

Golden Arrows XI: Sibanda, S.Dube, Sibisi, Mathiane, Lunga, Makhubela, Dube, Phiri, Mtshali, Gumede, Mutizwa.

Subs: Mbaeva, Ndlovu, Nkombelo, Shitolo, Conco, Sibiya, Lamola, Khwela, Parusnath.

Black Leopards XI: K. Ndlovu , Mudau, Zulu, Masia, Gyimah, Abubakar, Makgetlwa, Hlongwane, Thutlwa, Musonda, Khutlang.

Subs: Maduwa, Ndawonde, Ndou, Mokoena, T.Ndlovu, X.Ndlovu, Matlaba, Andrianarimanana, Ng’ambi.