Philani Kumalo's 49th-minute goal earned Lamontville Golden Arrows FC a 1-1 draw with Siwelele in the Premier Soccer League on Sunday. Christian Saile Basomboli restored Siwelele's lead twelve minutes later to share the points.
Golden Arrows began in a 4-3-3 formation under head coach Sifiso Pitso Dladla, with T. Mbanjwa, K. Shezi, E. Agnikoi, T. Mantshiyane, O. Maluleke, A. Maxwele, N. Dlamini, N. Zwane, P. Kumalo, S. Dion and R. Van Neel in the starting XI. Kumalo opened the scoring after 49 minutes, finishing from an assist by Van Neel to make it 0-1.
Basomboli levelled for Siwelele in the 61st minute, converting a chance to make it 1-1. Golden Arrows made two changes, bringing on S. Sithole for Van Neel in the 70th minute and Angelo Van Rooi for Kumalo in the 81st. Themba·Mantshiyane received a yellow card in the 90th minute for a foul.
The match statistics showed Golden Arrows had 37% possession, 11 shots with three on target, five corners, ten fouls, one offside and one yellow card, while making one save. The result leaves Lamontville Golden Arrows FC 11th in the Premier Soccer League table with six points from five games, one win, three draws and one loss, and fourteen points behind leaders Mamelodi Sundowns.
Their recent form reads DLLWW, with the last five results being a 1-0 win over Stellenbosch on August 26, a 2-3 loss to Mamelodi Sundowns on August 30, a 1-2 defeat to Sundowns on September 6, a 0-0 draw with TS Galaxy on August 16 and Sunday's 1-1 draw with Siwelele.
Golden Arrows will next play away to Cape Town Spurs on Wednesday, September 16, as they look to improve on their current league standing.
