Steve Barker has lauded his side’s resilience after 10-man Stellenbosch FC staged a remarkable come-from-behind win over Orbit College on Wednesday evening.

Goals from Thato Khiba and Athenkosi Mcaba in the 89th and 92nd minutes saw Stellenbosch FC claim a memorable 2-1 Betway Premiership win away to Orbit College on a night in which the Maroons were reduced to 10 men following Thabo Moloisane’s earlier dismissal.

“It was massively important for us to get the win in the context of the league, and great for us to get our first away win of the season,” Barker said. “Traditionally, we’ve been a good away team, but it’s been eluding us a bit this season, so hopefully this can be the start of many more away victories.

Match report | 10-man Stellies record come-from-behind win over Orbit College

“And then obviously the manner in which it was done, being down a man and a goal at that time of the match, to firstly get the equaliser – which was an incredible goal by Thato Khiba – and then to follow that up with the winner from Athenkosi Mcaba with his first goal, was just really special.

“Once again, the team showed a never-say-die attitude and great resilience. They just kept plugging away, and I knew that if we could get one goal, then we could possibly get the second, but we did leave it late as we did in our last match.

“Hopefully, that can give us confidence that we’re never out of the game and that if we keep pushing hard and never giving up, anything is possible. The hope is that these two wins can give us the trust and belief in what we are doing, and that we can just continue improving going forward.”