SuperSport United beat Cape Town City at Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium on Saturday to move up to second in the DStv Premiership.
In true textbook style, the attacking midfielder Maseko cracked the ball from an acute angle across the face of the goals and past Darren Keet, the City keeper for a superb goal. As the second half wore on, City continued to dominate but did not threaten the opposition’s defence. With 32 points, SuperSport are one point ahead of Richards Bay and a whopping 23 points behind runaway log-leaders Mamelodi Sundowns.
SuperSport United claimed a 2-0 win over Cape Town City in a DStv Premiership clash at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Saturday evening.
[#DStvPrem]win over Cape Town with one of the strangest goals you'll see all season ?? [pic.twitter.com/AaGRu2MyX3]— SuperSport Football ?? City appeared well set in the match, but found themselves going behind on 18 minutes.
Matsatsantsa A Pitori won 2-0 at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville. New recruit Zakhele Lepasa immediately got himself into the good books of ...
Youngster Jamie Webber could have doubled up for United in the last five minutes of the opening stanza. However, the lanky attacker was caught flat footed when the ball arrived at his feet, and ended up just taping the ball into the hands of Keet. Lepasa was involved in the build up to Maseko’s goal as his industrious efforts saw him bulldoze City’s defence to go gain possession of the ball before he released it to Siphesihle Ndlovu, who found Maseko waiting around the goal mouth.
Darwin Gonzalez scored a bizarre own goal as SuperSport United edged out Cape Town City 2-0 in the PSL.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Gavin Hunt’s side are looking to finish as first among the rest with Mamelodi Sundowns nearing their coronation following their 15th straight league win on Saturday with second position guaranteeing a spot in the Caf Champions League. With Cape Town goalkeeper Darren Keet out of goal, having come to attack the set piece, SuperSport floated the ball forward in an attempt to score in an empty net. With SuperSport leading 1-0 and the game in the final minute of regulation time, Matsatsantsa defended well from a corner and launched one final attack against the run of play.