Kaizer Chiefs moved back into third place in the Betway Premiership after a 3-2 win over Siwelele on their return to Dobsonville Stadium on a stormy Sunday afternoon.
With the rain pouring in Gauteng over the past few days, it was credit to the groundsmen in Soweto as the game went ahead as planned.
Chiefs returned to the stadium for the first time since the CAF Confederation Cup qualifiers last season, this due to the Springboks hosting New Zealand in the Greatest Rivalry Test Tour at FNB Stadium yesterday.
It was a youthful XI selected by head coach Fernando da Cruz against an under-pressure Siwelele side who are still searching for their first win this season after five matches played.
Academy products, Mduduzi Shabalala, Wandile Duba and Mfundo Vilakazi formed a front three, with still no recognised left-back fit to start for Amakhosi.
And it was Vilakazi who bagged the opener after the half hour mark after prodding the ball beyond the onrushing Samukele Xulu outside his area, which the hosts saw through until the break.
Chiefs made it 2-0 with an emphatic effort, as Duba back-heeled a inch-perfect cross from Shabalala past Xulu but shortly after they had a scare when Aphiwe Baliti pulled one back with his first goal in his professional career.
The 24-year-old who is currently on loan from Orlando Pirates fired home with great composure just inside the area, beating Brandon Petersen.
But not to be denied their shine, the Glamour Boys, turning to their bench for another new signing, Faiz Abrahams, added the third, with his long-range free-kick deflecting the post and onto Xulu, which likely goes down as a own-goal for the keeper.
New Siwelele signing Michel NGuessan scored with his first touch in PSL football after coming off the bench to cut down the deficit in the 92nd minute but it was a little too late for the hosts.
Three points for Amakhosi moved them ahead of AmaZulu as they remain unbeaten this season with three wins and two draws – five points behind leaders Mamelodi Sundowns, who have played one match more.