After suffering a shocking 0-4 defeat at the hands of Orlando Pirates at midweek, Black Leopards rectified their mistakes and registered a 2-1 victory away from home against University of Pretoria at the Absa Tuks Stadium in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon.

The first 45 minutes was a half dominated by the home side, but despite all their ball possession, they were unable to find the back of the net and instead went to the half-time break a goal down. Both teams could not play their normal football, due to the wet pitch which made passing the ball along the surface slow.

Amatuks started the game brightly and had numerous shots at goal in the opening stages of the half, but they could not find the target. Bongani Zungu of Tuks found space just outside the box in the sixth minute, but his 22- yards shot sailed narrowly off the target.

Zungu was in the action again in the 11th minute, making his way into the box before shooting. This time around, his shot was on target, but the Leopards keeper, Azwinndini Maphaha, was up to the task with a fine save. Maphaha was made to work again five minutes later when he denied Mame Niang what everyone thought was a sure goal.

In the 34th minute, Lidoda Duvha took the lead against the run of play. A poor clearance by Tuks saw the ball headed back into the box, catching the home side’s defence napping. Rodney Ramagalela intercepted the move and executed a clinical finish to make it 1-0 at half time.

A substitute, David Radebe, scored the Tuks’ equaliser in the 80th minute. Just when it appeared that the points for the game would be shared, a penalty was awarded to Leopards deep into injury time. Ramagalela made no mistake from the penalty spot to seal the win for Leopards.