{"id":61153,"date":"2025-08-17T22:47:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T22:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=61153"},"modified":"2025-08-17T22:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T22:58:45","slug":"%e2%9a%ab-dying-minute-heartbreak-for-kaizer-chiefs-victory-slips-away-in-final-seconds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=61153","title":{"rendered":"\u26ab Dying Minute Heartbreak for Kaizer Chiefs! Victory Slips Away in Final Seconds&#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\u26ab <strong>Dying Minute Heartbreak for Kaizer Chiefs! Victory Slips Away in Final Seconds&#8230;..<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Johannesburg, 16 August 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Absolute drama unfolded at the FNB Stadium as Kaizer Chiefs saw three crucial points snatched from their grasp in the dying moments of the match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With the Amakhosi leading 1\u20130 thanks to a stunning first-half strike from <strong>Ashley du Preez<\/strong>, the crowd was already on its feet, singing and dancing in celebration. But football, as always, had its cruel twists.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>93rd minute<\/strong>, just as the referee checked his watch, Chiefs\u2019 defense faltered. A long ball over the top found the opposition striker, who slotted calmly past goalkeeper <strong>Brandon Petersen<\/strong>, silencing the entire stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The final whistle blew seconds<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>, leaving Chiefs players collapsed on the pitch in disbelief, while fans held their heads)<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u26ab Dying Minute Heartbreak for Kaizer Chiefs! Victory Slips Away in Final Seconds&#8230;.. 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