‘BULL’ OFFICIALLY BACK IN PREMIER LEAGUE

LOBAMBA – It is now official, Mbabane Highlanders are back in the Premier League.

Wild celebrations were the order of the night as the black and white ensemble narrowly beat a stubborn Hellenic by 1-0 at Somhlolo National Stadium. Team boss, Bheki ‘Rubber’ Simelane, the technical bench, other officials and players flashed smiles while watering the turf with champagne after the sound of referee Ernest Dlamini’s whistle after substitute Sipho Tsabedze’s late strike sealed promotion for the outfit.

After only a season in the ‘wilderness’, Highlanders proved that they did not belong in the National First Division, winning the promotion with four games to go.
They are 15 points clear at the top and they will still be promoted even if they lose all the remaining games.

Despite a scare by the visitors, who frustrated Bail Petersen’s charges from spraying their neat and penetrative passes, the hosts showed character in front of a boisterous home crowd to have the last laugh.
There were no goals at the break. Tsabedze, who replaced Mphucuko Dlamini, who was average on the night, pounced on a loose ball in the box from a rebound to fire home 18 minutes from time.

Hellenic had a fair share of scoring chances and Gcina Dlamini was denied scoring opportunties twice by Highlanders goalkeeper, Thokozani ‘Beetle’ Mamba.
The lone strike separated the two sides and this meant Highlanders would only fight to be champions as their place in the Premier League was guaranteed.

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