Sundowns And Pirates Keep Up Title Battle

Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates kept up their title battle in the Betway Premiership by both claiming home wins, while SuperSport Uniteds Gavin Hunt had his 1000th game as a top-flight coach abandoned at half time due to load shedding.

Its as you were in the title battle between Sundowns and Pirates after both claimed home wins on Saturday. The Brazilians trumped 10-man TS Galaxy 4-1 thanks to goals from Peter Shalulile, Iqraam Rayners two and Jayden Adams, while the Buccaneers got the better of Cape Town City 2-1, coming from behind to secure victory courtesy of strikes from Tshegofatso Mabasa and Goodman Mosele the latter returning from almost a year on the sidelines with injury.

Saturday also saw an emphatic 3-0 triumph for AmaZulu FC at home to Magesi FC goals from Nkosikhona Radebe, Tshepang Moremi and Andiswa Sithole, as well as Sekhukhune United winning 1-0 away to Chippa United courtesy of Shaune Mogailas strike, while the round got going on Friday evening with a 1-1 draw between Stellenbosch FC and Richards Bay Thato Mohammes opener for the Natal Rich Boyz cancelled out by Fawaaz Basadiens late penalty.

Sundays matches saw Marumo Gallants and Polokwane City draw 0-0 in Bloemfontein, while the late afternoon kick-off between SuperSport United and Golden Arrows could not be completed due to load shedding, with the fixture abandoned at half time with the score at 1-1.

In Gavin Hunts 1000th match as a head coach, SuperSports early opener from Christian Saile was cancelled out by a strike from Velemseni Ndwandwe for Arrows.