Marumo Gallants and Chippa United had to settle for a point each after a goalless draw at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Wednesday.
Neither goalkeeper was tested in what was a dour display from both sets of players in the final third. Lentjies made four substitutions in the second half to change the outcome without success as the spoils were shared in the end, with Gallants moving up to ninth position, while Chippa remain unmoved in 13th place. Johannesburg โ Marumo Gallants failed to break down a stubborn Chippa United as the two teams played out to a dire goalless draw at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Marumo Gallants missed the chance to move into the top on the DStv Premiership standings after playing to a goalless draw with Chippa United on Wednesday ...
Ngema, 10. Mnyamane, 10. However, neither side could get the decisive goal in dying minutes and they settled for the share of the spoils, as Gallants remained in tenth place, and saw their their three-game winning streak in the league come to an end while Kurt Lentjies' troops moved four points clear of the relegation zone. Dan Malesela's charges were looking to continue their rich vein of form after they extended their winning streak in all competitions to five matches by knocking Pirates out of the Nedbank Cup in the round of 16. The Chilli Boys, meanwhile got over their four-game winless run with a 2-1 win over Golden Arrows and the sides after playing to a five-goal thriller just over two weeks ago entered the half-time break deadlocked. Marumo Gallants missed the chance to move into the top on the DStv Premiership standings after playing to a goalless draw with Chippa United on Wednesday evening.