On Saturday, Orlando Pirates emerged victorious after a 2-0 win over
Maritzburg United at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium. Mpumelelo Ndaba scored a
brace to put the Buccaneers three points behind leaders Cape Town City in
second place on the log. On Sunday afternoon, Kaizer Chiefs also clinched
back-to-back wins for the first time this year, beating Golden Arrows 2-0
at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium. Mfundo Vilakazi broke the deadlock on the
stroke of halftime, with fourteen-year old Neo Bohloko securing maximum
points for Vela Khumalo’s charges with a goal in the last ten minutes.
In a narrow 1-0 loss, Mamelodi Sundowns dropped points for the second
consecutive game after a late goal from Khumalo at the death. AmaZulu and
Royal AM settled for a share of the spoils on Saturday after playing to a
1-1 draw. SuperSport United won their third game in a row after drubbing
Stellenbosch 3-1 courtesy of a brace by Keenan Bezuidenhout on Sunday
afternoon at Idas Valley Sports Ground. Other results from the weekend
include Cape Town City 8-3 Sekhukhune United, Swallows 3-0 TS Galaxy and
Chippa United 1-1 Marumo Gallants.
