Casric Stars moved to the top of the standings after a narrow 2-1 victory
over Baroka on Sunday afternoon at Solomon Mahlangu Stadium. Kgomotso
Mosadi opened the scoring for Stars early on, but his effort was cancelled
out by Baroka just before the break. New signing Keletso Sifama, on loan
from Kaizer Chiefs, snatched the winner for Casric with 15 minutes to go.
RESULTS
Casric Stars 2-1 Baroka
All Stars 0-0 Pretoria Callies
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Pretoria Callies extended their unbeaten run to three matches after
holding All Stars to a goalless draw on Sunday afternoon at Giant Stadium.
Callies moved out of the relegation zone by goal difference in 14th spot
on the table while All Stars remained in sixth.
Hungry Lions leapfrogged JDR Stars in the battle for promotion places with
a 2-1 win on Saturday afternoon at Windhoek Draught Park. Bongani Cele
gave Stars the lead on the half-hour mark, but Pitso Tlotlego levelled
matters for Lions seven minutes before the interval. Boikanyo Maritshe
scored what proved to be the winner for the Northern Cape outfit seven
minutes after the half-time break.
University of Pretoria got back to winning ways after edging Uthongathi
2-1 on Saturday afternoon at ABSA Tuks Stadium. Ayanda Mvambi broke the
resistance for AmaTuks ten minutes before the interval and Xolani Sithole
levelled matters for Uthongathi on 68 minutes. Vuyolwethu Dinge then
snatched the winner for the Tshwane side in the last quarter of an hour.
Polokwane City lost their spot at the top of the table after playing to a
goalless draw against Cape Town Spurs on Saturday afternoon at the Old
Peter Mokaba Stadium. Rise and Shine dropped down two points behind in
second place on the table while Spurs remained in third place.
Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila lost their sixth game in a row after going
down 2-1 against Platinum City Rovers on Saturday afternoon at Thohoyandou
Stadium. TTM slipped down to second-from-bottom while City Rovers climbed
up to 11th on the log.
Magesi ended their three-game losing run after a last-gasp 1-0 win over
Venda Football Academy in the Limpopo derby on Friday afternoon at
Thohoyandou Stadium. Debutant Manuel Kambala came off the bench and
snatched the winner for Magesi in stoppage time.
NB La Masia won for the first time in six matches after beating Black
Leopards 2-0 on Friday afternoon at Wits Football Stadium. La Masia broke
the deadlock on 24 minutes from the penalty spot and got a two-goal
cushion midway through the second stanza. Lidoda Duvha remained rooted at
the bottom of the standings, four points from safety while La Masia
climbed up to 12th.
