Wits' title chase suffered a blow after losing 1-0 to Bloemfontein Celtic at the Wits Stadium.
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Johannesburg - Wits' title chase suffered a blow after losing 1-0 to Bloemfontein Celtic at the Wits Stadium on Friday evening.
Lerato Lamola's 82nd minute penalty clinched the tie late in the game after Celtic had contained the free-flowing Wits attack away from home.
Five minutes into the game Siyabonga Nhlapo was given his marching orders after he got two quick yellow cards. The second resulted in a penalty after a foul on Lamola.
The striker confidently stepped up and converted the spot kick to snatch the maximum points.
Wits were dominant for much of the encounter, but it was Celtic that pounced to hand the league contenders their first loss of the year.
Despite failing to open the scoring in the first-half, Wits were in the driver's seat. The Students were rooted in the Celtic's penalty box where main striker Henrico Botes used his aerial prowess to force into Patrick Tignyemb some reflex saves.
Botes, supported by attacking maestro Sibusiso Vilakazi, kept the Celtic defence busy doing all they could to thwart every threat.
Celtic defender Bevan Fransman came to the rescue for his side when he pulled-off a superb tackle in the 16th minute after Jabulani Shongwe had sight on goal.
Siwelele looked threatening when Lamola was involved in the build-up play. The nifty striker combined with Musa Nyatama on the edge of the box and unleashed a powerful shot that sailed over the crossbar in the 26th minute.
Wits midfield ace Faty Papy made a dashing run on the right-flank and whipped a curling cross into the box that found Sameehg Doutie on the volley Ä but his shot was miscued high into the stands.
Doutie looked to become the livewire for Celtic just after the half-hour mark when he whizzed past two tackles to drill a shot that flew inches wide of the upright.
In the 83rd minute Morena had a brilliant chance to score the second goal when he beat an offside trap, but his shot was blocked with the legs by goalkeeper Moneeb Josephs.
Sapa
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