Polokwane City returned to the top of the Motsepe Foundation Championship table after defeating Black Leopards 2-0 in the Limpopo derby on Sunday afternoon. Thabang Matuludi and Bafana Nana scored the goals for Rise and Shine as they restored their spot at the top of the log with a superior goal difference over Casric Stars. Leopards, meanwhile, remain rooted to the foot of the standings, four points adrift of safety.
University of Pretoria clinched back-to-back matches after defeating All Stars 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at Giant Stadium. Siphamandla Ncanana scored two goals within two minutes just after the half-hour mark to give AmaTuks a two-goal cushion heading into the break. Kamohelo Pheeane put the visitors out of sight early in the second stanza, before Menzi Ndwandwe scored a consolation goal for Stars shortly thereafter.
Baroka got back to winning ways after thrashing Venda Football Academy 3-1 in the Limpopo derby on Saturday afternoon at Global Stadium. Baroka were quick off the mark, as they scored three goals within the first 17 minutes courtesy of Ntiyiso Bombi, Dan Ndlovu and Santino Smith. Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Edmore Chirambadare scored what proved to be a consolation goal for VFA nine minutes before the break.
JDR Stars bounced back to winning ways after a last-gasp 1-0 win over Magesi on Saturday afternoon at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium. After a goalless first stanza, Stars snatched all the three points with the winner in stoppage time.
Casric Stars extended their unbeaten run to eight matches after they rescued a 1-1 draw against Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila at Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium. Luvulwethu Mpetha broke the deadlock for TTM around the half-hour mark but Casric got the equaliser 16 minutes before time thanks to an own goal by Joshua Netshilindi.
Relegation-threatened Pretoria Callies extended their unbeaten run to five matches after playing to a goalless draw against Platinum City Rovers on Saturday afternoon at Lucas Moripe Stadium.
Cape Town Spurs went up to third on the table after a narrow 1-0 win over Uthongathi on Friday afternoon at Princess Magogo Stadium. Ashley Cupido scored the decisive goal for Spurs on the half-hour mark, taking his tally to ten league goals for the season.
Polokwane City returned to the top of the Motsepe Foundation Championship table after a hard-fought 2-0 win over Black Leopards in the Limpopo derby on Sunday afternoon. Thabang Matuludi and Bafana Nana scored the goals for Rise and Shine as they restored their spot at the top of the log with a superior goal difference over Casric Stars. Leopards, meanwhile, remain rooted to the foot of the standings, four points adrift of safety.
University of Pretoria also had a successful outing, clinching back-to-back matches after defeating All Stars 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at Giant Stadium. Siphamandla Ncanana scored two goals within two minutes just after the half-hour mark to give AmaTuks a two-goal cushion heading into the break. Kamohelo Pheeane put the visitors out of sight early in the second stanza, before Menzi Ndwandwe scored a consolation goal for Stars shortly thereafter.
Baroka also got back to winning ways after thrashing Venda Football Academy 3-1 in the Limpopo derby on Saturday afternoon at Global Stadium. Baroka were quick off the mark, as they scored three goals within the first 17 minutes courtesy of Ntiyiso Bombi, Dan Ndlovu and Santino Smith. Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Edmore Chirambadare scored what proved to be a consolation goal for VFA nine minutes before the break.
JDR Stars bounced back to winning ways after a last-gasp 1-0 win over Magesi on Saturday afternoon at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium. After a goalless first stanza, Stars snatched all the three points with the winner in stoppage time.
Casric Stars also extended their unbeaten run to eight matches after they rescued a 1-1 draw against Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila at Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium. Luvulwethu Mpetha broke the deadlock for TTM around the half-hour mark but Casric got the equaliser 16 minutes before time thanks to an own goal by Joshua Netshilindi.
Relegation-threatened Pretoria Callies extended their unbeaten run to five matches after playing to a goalless draw against Platinum City Rovers on Saturday afternoon at Lucas Moripe Stadium.
Cape Town Spurs went up to third on the table after a narrow 1-0 win over Uthongathi on Friday afternoon at Princess Magogo Stadium. Ashley Cupido scored the decisive goal for Spurs on the half-hour mark, taking his tally to ten league goals for the season.
The past week saw a flurry of action in the Motsepe Foundation Championship, with Polokwane City, University of Pretoria, Baroka, JDR Stars, Casric Stars, Pretoria Callies and Cape Town Spurs all registering wins and draws. Polokwane City returned to the top of the table with a 2-0 win over Black Leopards, while University of Pretoria, Baroka, JDR Stars and Casric Stars all earned victories in their respective matches. Pretoria Callies and Cape Town Spurs both secured draws, with the former extending their unbeaten run to five matches.
