Orlando Pirates took full advantage of one of their games in hand when they beat Polokwane City 1-0 at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday afternoon. A few days after the club announced that coach Jose Riveiro will be leaving at the end of the season, as he decided against renewing his contact, all eyes were on the team's players' reaction and, if their performance on Saturday is anything to go by, they seemed focused on the job at hand. In an exciting encounter with both teams creating chances and looking like scoring, it took goalkeeper Brian Bwire's mistake as his mistimed Kabelo Dlamini's free-kick, fumbled the ball and gifted Nkosinathi Sibisi an easy tap-in from a rebound in the 67th minute. The win cuts the gap between log-leaders, Mamelodi Sundowns and Bucs to 12 points with three games in hand for coach Riveiro's charges.
AmaZulu FC secured seventh spot with their 1-0 win against Richards Bay FC in the KZN derby on Friday night. Defender, Taariq Fielies benefitted from goalkeeper, Ian Otieno's mistakes from what looked like a routine catch from a corner kick. The Kenyan international lost control of the ball unmarked and Fielies was first to react and duly slotted home to take advantage for coach Arthur Zwane's team in the 69th minute. The win sees Usuthu sitting seventh with 33 points from 25 games and they will be looking to widen the gap between themselves and eighth-placed Kaizer Chiefs who are three points behind them with a game in hand.
SuperSport United visited Marumo Gallants at Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium on Saturday, in a desperate search for maximum points to try and get themselves away from the relegation zone. However, the two teams had to settle for a draw after Bradley Grobler took the lead for interim coach, Andre Arendse's side in the 45th minute before Matome Mathiane pulled one back for coach Abdeslam Ouaddou's Bahlabane Ba Ntwa. Matsatsantsa a Pitori are sitting 15th on the log, three points behind 12th-placed Gallants who have played one game more.
Golden Arrows and Chippa United played to a goalless draw at Mpumalanga Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Kaizer Chiefs drew 1-1 against TS Galaxy at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday night, in a game that both teams could've easily won had it not been for missed chances.
Cape Town City's relegation woes were worsened by a 2-1 loss inflicted by their former coach, Eric Tinkler when Sekhukhune United left Cape Town Stadium with maximum points on Sunday evening. Samkele Sihlali and Chibuike Ohizu scored for the away team before Kayden Francis brought one back for interim coach, Diogo Peral's charges. The Citizens are sitting 14th on the log with 24 points out of 25 matches.
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