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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Speedy winger Ayanda Gadlela was the hero for the capital city glamour boys as he scored the goal that earned Mbabane Swallows a hard-fought 1-0 win over Denver Sundows.<\/b><\/p>\n

This was during their MTN Premier League match at Mavuso Sports Centre yesterday.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Kappa Boys\u2019 had frustrated the Mbabane giants, who were poor in the final third.<\/p>\n

Gadlela netted the only goal of the encounter in the 85th minute to give the \u2018Beautiful Birds\u2019 the three points. Swallows were seeking redemption after being held to a goalless draw by Madlenya in their previous match.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Sundowns were hoping to record a win having lost to Mbabane Highlanders.<\/p>\n

Sundowns sat back and allowed Swallows to dominate possession in the opening minutes of the match with the hosts looking to get in behind the visitors’ defence.<\/p>\n

Swallows did get in behind the \u2018Kappa Boy\u2019s backline with Neliswa \u2018Tiger\u2019 Dlamini playing a through pass for Felix \u2018Fela\u2019 Badenhorst, who was superbly denied by goalkeeper Bernard Nii Armah Ayikwei at the near post and Sizolwethu \u2018Nunu\u2019 Shabalala missed a sitter from close range.<\/p>\n

Swallows were leaving spaces behind their defence when they were attacking and Emmanuel Dufai played a long pass for Siphamandla Maseko, who took his effort wide.<\/p>\n

\u2018Nunu\u2019 was then presented with a golden opportunity to score after a defensive mistake, but again the goalkeeper was up for the challenge.<\/p>\n

Sundowns also launched their attacks and Alvin Shabashie fired wide of the target with only goalkeeper Sandanezwe to beat thus the Birds survived a scare.<\/p>\n

The score was 0-0 during the half-time break.<\/p>\n

Attacks<\/p>\n

Swallows launched attacks after the restart, having introduced striker Orion but he too was not clinical.<\/p>\n

Ncomo Gina was also introduced to bring stability to the hosts’ midfield but he found the going tough as he was also substituted for Ben 10.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Kappa Boys\u2019 reacted by applying pressure on Swallows and they came very close to scoring when substitute Bandile Zwane\u2019s top-notch cross found Shabashie at the back post. However, Sandanezwe produced a sublime save to deny the Denver Sundowns striker at his near post, much to the delight of the Swallows fans.<\/p>\n

The visitors bombarded Swallows box with long balls and crosses in the closing proceedings, but Sandanezwe and his defence, which was marshalled by Kwayki, dealt well with the aerial balls.<\/p>\n

Goal<\/p>\n

At this stage of the match, both teams pushed number forward in search for a goal but it was Swallows who created more scoring chances.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Beautiful Birds\u2019 eventually scored in the 85th minute with Ayanda Gadlela tapping in a \u2018Nunu\u2019 cross after an artistic build up.<\/p>\n

The match ended at 1- 0 in favour of Mbabane Swallows.<\/p>\n

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