Chippa United claimed a massive boost for their survival hopes with a 1-0 smash-and-grab victory over Kaizer Chiefs at FNB Stadium on Wednesday.
The Chilli Boys have now opened up a seven-point lead over them and bottom-of-the-table Black Leopards.
In the 12th minute, Chiefs almost opened the scoring as Dumisani Zuma fired a delivery across the box which Ismail Watenga punched out to Siyabonga Ngezana. His ball back for Lebogang Manyama saw contact on the shot though.
With 20 minutes gone Chiefs again came close to a goal after Zuma whipped in a corner from the left-hand side for Erick Mathoho to head wide.
Soon after Chippa had their first opportunity of the match.
Sizwe Mdlinzo threaded a through ball down the left for Augustine Kwem, who made a perfectly-timed run into the box and shot on his left from the angle but Mathoho made a brilliant block before clearing the danger.
Ten minutes into the second half Zuma delivered another good corner from the right and Bernard Parker headed wide as Amakhosi failed to take another set-piece opportunity.
Chiefs boss Gavin Hunt made three changes on the hour mark with Samir Nurkovic replacing Leonardo Castro, Reeve Frosler on for Zuma and Manyama replaced by Lazarous Kambole.
Remarkably, it took until the 73rd minute before the first shot on target from either side was registered. Njabulo Blom set up Nkosingiphile Ngcobo to strike at goal from long range for Chiefs but the effort was straight at Watenga.
The Chilli Boys then nicked a 1-0 lead in the 84th minute.
A long ball upfield was not dealt with by Mathoho Madea and substitute Bienvenu Eva Nga lobbed Khune to score the opening goal.
It was cruel irony for Hunt, who brought Eva Nga to South Africa while in charge of Bidvest Wits.
Chiefs pushed for an equaliser but Chippa captain Mthethwa made a superb intervention on the stroke of 90 minutes as he brilliantly cleared from under his own bar from a dangerous Bernard Parker delivery.