Stellenbosch FC head coach Steve Barker has praised his side’s ‘never-say-die attitude’ following their comeback victory against Orbit College.

The Maroons came from a goal down to secure a 2-1 victory over Orbit College at Olympia Park in Rustenburg.

The victory sees Stellies move up to 14th place on the table with 12 points from 13 games, while Orbit dropped to 13th place with 13 points from 13 matches.

Barker was delighted with his side’s performances and is hoping they can maintain their current form and mentality heading into their next match.

“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 told his club’s official website.

“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.

“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,” he concluded.