Polokwane City moved three points clear at the top of the Motsepe Foundation Championship after this weekend’s round of fixtures.
Duncan Lechesa’s team were in action on Sunday and came from a goal down to beat NB La Masia 2-1 in a match marred by bad weather and controversial decisions. After 11 games Rise and Shine are now on 25 points, three ahead of Hungry Lions.
Lions lost 2-0 to Casric Stars on Saturday. That result also saw Casric jump up to third.
AmaTuks suffered their second successive defeat as they lost 1-0 at home to Platinum City Rovers, and Tuks have now dropped down to fifth.
All Stars won 1-0 away at Pretoria Callies, while on Friday JDR Stars beat Tshakhuma 1-0, as JDR moved up to fourth, to be the highest of the Tshwane teams.
Also on Saturday, Cape Town Spurs moved up to the seventh as they resumed action after two weeks, beating Venda Football Academy 2-1 at the Athlone Stadium,
And the final whistle goes !
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Woodwork saving Spurs just before the end.@CapeTownSpursFC 2-1 @vendafootball #motsepefoundationchampionship pic.twitter.com/BI129jy6mK
— Rob Delport (@FMSouthAfrica) November 5, 2022
Sunday’s two other results ended in draws as Baroka and Magesi ended 1-1, while Uthongathi and Black Leopards shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw.
There are still six more fixtures this week before the league goes on hiatus. On Wednesday TTM host Spurs, All Stars host VFA, while Baroka host Casric Stars. On Saturday Leopards will host Spurs, Magesi will welcome All Stars, while Callies while visit TTM.
