Cape Town City

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DStv Premiership Starting XI: Chippa United v Cape Town City 04 ... (Soccer Laduma)

Cape Town City will be looking to keep their CAF Champions League hopes alive when they travel to Chippa United on Wednesday evening.

Mkhize, 4. Mkhize, 17. The Citizens will be looking to complete a league double over the Chilli Boys after edging them 1-0 in the reverse fixture. Kazapua, 4. Chippa, on the other hand, extended their unbeaten run to three matches after holding Orlando Pirates to a goalless draw a week ago. The Citizens stretched their unbeaten run in the calendar year to ten matches after defeating Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 in a rescheduled fixture over the weekend.

Chippa United frustrate Cape Town City at the Nelson Mandela Bay ... (Independent Online)

As the first bit of action from the match, Azalea Matrose had a go at goalkeeper Hugo Marques, following a swift counterattack, however, the Chilli Boys were ...

In the 74th minute, City were awarded a penalty after Martin was brought down in the area. City dominated on the ball following the missed penalty as they continued to create chances during the final stages of the game, however, it was not to be for the Cape Town side with the game ending in a 0-0 draw. City began the second half as the more positive side, as Goedeman managed to get a shot away on the edge of the Chippa United area, however, his effort went wide.

Tinkler upset with Chippa draw as City miss chance to move second (Citizen)

Eric Tinkler was left disappointed after Cape Town City missed out on a chance to go to second on the DStv Premiership standings.

And with the little chances we got, we just couldn’t get to the end of it.” We didn’t get it into the right spaces which we could turn and have a shot at goal. And in the first half, we looked to break them down, created half chances and we got caught twice on the break from them and Hugo Marques had to make two good saves.

Eric Tinkler frustrated after Cape Town City miss the chance to go ... (Independent Online)

Had City won the game, they would have leapfrogged Royal AM into second place and been in line to qualify for next season's Caf Champions League.

The result means that City extend their unbeaten run to 11 games. We didn’t get into the right spaces which we could turn and have a shot at goal. For the rest of the game we were camping in their own half,” said Tinkler.

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Chippa share spoils with CT City (HeraldLIVE)

Chippa United were forced to settle for a point when their DStv Premiership game against Cape Town City ended in a goalless draw at the Nelson Mandela Bay ...

DStv Premiership Report: Chippa United v Cape Town City 04 May ... (Soccer Laduma)

Cape Town City's CAF Champions League hopes were dented after they were held to a goalless draw by Chippa United in the DStv Premiership on Wednesday ...

The changes by City had the desired effect as they were awarded a penalty in the last quarter of an hour after Martin was brought down in the box but Mdantsane missed the target from the spot-kick. The Chilli Boys frustrated the Citizens in the dying minutes and defended in numbers as the visitors could not find their way through, leaving the sides to settle for a share of the spoils. However, the sides could not maintain their tempo in the latter phase of the first stanza, as the visitors only threatened just before the half-time break after Khanyisa Mayo went through on goal but Kazapua came out quickly to avert the danger. Tinkler rang the changes after that as he refreshed the team with the introduction of Mduduzi Mdantsane and Thabo Nodada while Taahir Goedeman and Makola made way. The game got off to a lively start as Tashreeq Morris had a chance to give City the lead in the tenth minute after latching onto a through ball by Mpho Makola but he was thwarted by goalkeeper Lloyd Kazapua. Eric Tinkler's charges made a strong start in the second stanza and Craig Martin came close to breaking the deadlock just before the hour-mark with powerful strike that sailed inches over the crossbar. Scroll through the gallery to see the PSL stars turning out in the ABC Motsepe League. Cape Town City's CAF Champions League hopes were dented after they were held to a goalless draw by Chippa United in the DStv Premiership on Wednesday evening. Chippa also had a big chance to go ahead from a transition three minutes later after Bienvenu Eva Nga went clear on goal but shot-stopper Hugo Marques made a great save with his foot. The Citizens were boosted by the return of Fasika Idumba and Thamsanqa Mkhize, who both missed the win over Kaizer Chiefs while Chippa recalled Azola Matrose and Thokozani Sekotlong.