Orlando Pirates 0-1 Swallows
Orlando Pirates' title chances were dented after a narrow 1-0 defeat against Swallows on Sunday morning in the Soweto derby at Rand Stadium.
Pirates missed a host of chances before Swallows broke the deadlock on the half-hour mark courtesy of Thabo Tsilo.
The early stages of the second stanza were an open contest, with opportunities on both ends but the Buccaneers had the momentum in the closing phase, as the Birds were reduced to ten men with three minutes to go after Senzelumusa Sibiya got a second booking and was dismissed.
Joseph Makhanya's charges fell five points behind leaders SuperSport United in third spot on the table, with three matches to go.
Stellenbosch 5-2 Kaizer Chiefs
Kaizer Chiefs suffered a heavy defeat for the second time in a week after a 5-2 crushing by Stellenbosch on Sunday afternoon at Idas Valley Stadium.
Chiefs were hammered 6-3 by TS Galaxy last week and although they redeemed themselves with a 5-0 thumping of Maritzburg in midweek in their game in hand, they were humiliated again by Stellies.
Amakhosi went to the break only 1-0 down but they conceded four more goals in the second stanza, as Stellenbosch ran riot, with Mervin Boji scoring all five goals for them.
Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 AmaZulu
Mamelodi Sundowns won back-to-back matches after beating AmaZulu 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at TUT Stadium.
Sundowns remained in fourth spot on the table but they are out of the running for the title while Usuthu dropped down to eighth.
Royal AM 2-4 SuperSport United
SuperSport United pulled four points clear at the top of the table after thrashing Royal AM 4-2 thanks to a hat-trick by Shandre Campbell on Saturday morning at Mpumalanga Stadium.
SuperSport had a perfect start after Shandre Campbell gave them the lead on six minutes with a powerful strike from outside the box and Campbell got the second goal for United and his brace just before the interval another thunderbolt from range.
Matsatsantsa thought they were out of sight on the stroke of half-time after Campbell made it 3-0 and completed his hat-trick with a strike from the penalty spot after Jabu Matsio was brought down in the box.
However, Thulebona Vezi reduced the deficit for Royal AM early in the second stanza with a shot from a rebound and Vezi got the second goal back for Thwihli Thwahla and grabbed his brace on 65 minutes, as the game came to life again.
However, Keenan Bezuidenhout finally put the game to bed for United in the last minute after he capitalized on a mistake at the back.
Cape Town City 0-1 Maritzburg United
Cape Town City lost ground in the title race by four points after they were edged 1-0 by Maritzburg United on Sunday morning at Malta Park Sports Complex.
Asanda Buthelezi opened the scoring for Maritzburg on 18 minutes after a mistake by City on the edge of the box.
The Citizens threw everything at the Team of Choice but could not rescue the game and fell four points behind leaders SuperSport United in second spot on the table.
Other results:
Chippa United 0-2 Golden Arrows
Marumo Gallants 2-2 Richards Bay
Sekhukhune United 0-2 TS Galaxy
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