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City sink Pirates, Amakhosi return to winning ways

football08 January 2025 21:00| © Backpage TXT
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Entertainment and drama was the order of the day in the latest list of Betway Premiership fixtures on Wednesday night, as Cape Town City triumphed over Orlando Pirates, while Kaizer Chiefs added their names to the winning column for the first time this year.

Beginning in the Mother City, Orlando Pirates suffered a 1-0 defeat against Cape Town City in their latest league assignment that took place at the DHL Stadium.

Fresh off a win against Kaizer Chiefs, City battled to fend off a well-drilled Bucs outfit, who were eager to leave the Mother City with maximum points.

However, Darwin Gonzalez had other plans as the Venezuelan star scored the only goal of the game in the 74th minute.

In what was most frustrating for Pirates, Patrick Maswanganyi missed a penalty moments before Gonzalez handed the hosts the lead, and they struggled to get into the game thereafter.

Elsewhere, Kaizer Chiefs were made to work for their first points of the year after recording a 2-1 win against Stellenbosch at the FNB Stadium.

Moans and groans sounded through the Calabash after Khomotjo Lekolane gave Stellenbosch the lead in the 20th minute. However, the Glamour Boys kicked into gear and levelled matters just eight minutes later, thanks to a timely effort by Wandile Duba.

Duba then put his side ahead in the 57th minute after beating the offside trap en-route to goal before slotting the ball from a tight angle inside the Stellenbosch 18-yard-area.

The victory saw Kaizer Chiefs move into fifth position, while Stellenbosch slumped to seventh place.

In addition, Sekhukhune United defeated AmaZulu 2-0 at the King Zwelithini Stadium thanks to goals from Andy Boyeli and Linda Mntambo.

Results

Wednesday, 8 January

Cape Town City 1-0 Orlando Pirates

Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 Stellenbosch

AmaZulu 0-2 Sekhukhune United

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