Inspirational Richard Ofori inspire Maritzburg United to victory over Lamontville Golden Arrows

Black Stars number 1, Richard Ofori was at his usual best for Maritzburg United as they came back from a goal down to beat Lamontville Golden Arrows in the first game of the new year in the Absa premier league

Maritzburg United skipper was instrumental for his side with series of saves to keep them in the game as they went on to claim all maximum points on the night

Golden Arrows took the lead through South African midfielder Danny Venter with six minutes to finish the first half of the match

Maritzburg United returned from the break more determined as they chase the equalizer and were rewarded in the 88th minute as South African forward Daylon Claasen restored parity

With almost the last kick of the encounter, defender Nkosinathi Sibisi scored an own goal to help Maritzburg United seal a hard fought victory at home

Results mean Maritzburg United have gone 16 Absa premier league games unbeaten at the Harry Gwala Stadium on a Friday night dating back to September 2017

Richard Ofori has kept six clean sheets and conceded eleven goals so far this season in fourteen league matches featured

Maritzburg United sits 5th on the league table after 15 matches with 21 points

By: Kanyiri Suburu Lucio/@SuburuAbdulai