Maart: I already looked up and I just hit it direct

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Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Yusuf Maart has revealed what Khama Billiat told him before he scored a halfway-line goal in the Soweto Derby on Saturday.

Maart scored what could be a contender for goal of the season after he produced a stunning striker from his own half to beat the Buccaneer’s goalkeeper Siyabonga Mpontshane in the 74th minute.

His goals saw the Glamour Boys climb to third place in the league standings with 21 points from 13 matches, while the Buccaneers remain in fifth place on the log with 19 points after 13 matches.

“The first opportunity I passed Khama the ball and Khama told me ‘check the goalkeeper, he’s from his line’,” Maart told SuperSport TV after the match.

“The second time, Khama intercepted the ball and I already looked up and I just hit it direct.

“I think, to be honest with you, a derby game is always a memory and is always something good. I think it will stay in the history books of the derby games and eventually they will show other people in the future what the derby means.”

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