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Leading 2-0 on aggregate heading into the game, Baxter resisted the temptation to rest several first-choice players, making just two changes to his outfit, which had previously remained unchanged in five outings.

Rotation is around your opponent, rotation is about retaining some form of consistency,” Baxter said afterwards.

Tshabalala was Baxter’s third and final change after he had introduced Morgan Gould and Katlego Mphela with a half-an-hour left to play, giving Erick Mathoho a break in the process.

“I wanted to put in another couple (Gould and Mphela) and I wanted to give Shabba (Tshabalala) a run at the finish,” Baxter said.

Baxter praised Amakhosi for a clinical performance and was quick to point out that Chiefs refused to rest on their 2-0 advantage going into the game.

A man-of-the-match performance from Reneilwe Letsholonyane left Baxter a happy coach with his talisman in midfield, who put in arguably his best showing this season, having played 90 minutes in all six games.