Kaizer Chiefs slumped to a humiliating 2-0 defeat against Richards Bay at the King Zwelithini Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
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The sides were deadlocked at 0-0 at the midway mark, but second half goals by Fezile Gcaba and Yanela Mbuthuma gave the Rich Boyz an unassailable 2-0 lead, one that sunk their more favoured and accomplished opponents.
The shock result sees Amakhosi’s stay in eighth spot in the league table with 29 log points, while Richards Bay are up 11th with 24 points.
KAIZER CHIEFS VS RICHARDS BAY: STATS TALE A HARROWING TALE
Depending on how you look at it, the match statistics illustrates how impotent Kaizer Chiefs were up front.
Amakhosi dominated every facet of this contest, and yet they failed to find the back of the net.
Chiefs took 15 shots of which five were on target; Richards Bay took aim at goal 12 times and four were on target.
Kaizer Chiefs enjoyed a whopping 74% of possession compared to Richards Bay’s 26%.
The Glamour Boys also boasted a 87% pass accuracy to Richards Bay’s 67%. And Chiefs committed only nine fouls and conceded no cards, while the Rich Boyz committed 13 fouls and conceded a yellow card.
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