Kaizer Chiefs secured their spot in the semi-finals of the Nedbank with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Royal AM on Sunday night.
Arthur Zwane named one change off the Amakhosi's draw against Marumo Gallants FC and dropped Mduduzi Shabalala to start Siyethemba Sithebe in midfield.
Royal AM were forced to make a change with just 20 minutes played after Happy Jele went stretchered off the park and saw Lesego Manganyi come on in his position.
Manganyi's entry proved decisive as he peeled off a corner-kick from Shaune Mogaila and headed in from the near post of the area seven minutes later.
Chiefs drew level ten minutes to halftime when Thabo Matlaba looked to clear a cross-field ball from Edmilson Dove but instead ended up finding his own net and levelled it up.
The Amakhosi came close to going ahead on the stroke of halftime with a low shot from range by Yusuf Maart, but Xolani Ngcobo steered behind goal.
Both teams went on the attack after the break though were heavily let down by the final execution around the proximity of the six-yard area.
Chiefs were inches away to the winner in the last 15 minutes when Sithebe's long-range drive hit the woodwork before Ngcobo gathered a low shot from Christian Saile Basomboli.
Neither side managed to get the much-needed breakthrough and therefore needed to settle the match in extra-time.
The Amakhosi kept pushing ten minutes in extra-time and won a penalty as substitute Mduduzi Shabalala beat Ngcobo to a through pass and Maart thumped the resultant penalty in off the woodwork.
Royal AM looked to go level before the end, but couldn't get beyond the lines of the Amakhosi and suffered defeat in addition to elimination from the cup.
Confirmed line-ups:
Royal AM: Ngcobo, Mogaila, Matlaba, Jele, Lingwati, Sikakane, Pelembe, Mahlasela, Macuphu, Msomi, Potsane.
Subs: Mpoto, Sera, Magaqa, Manganyi, Dube, George, Thikazi, Mashiane, Ncobeni.Kaizer Chiefs: Petersen, Frosler, Dove, Hlanti, Ngezana, Zwane, Sithebe, Maart, Dolly, Du Preez, Saile.
Subs: Khune, Kwinika, Ngcobo, Matlou, Shabalala, Mashiane, Mahlatsi, Bimenyimana, Duba.
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