University of Pretoria 2-0 Marumo Gallants FC
University of Pretoria extended their unbeaten run to seven matches overall with a 2-0 victory over Marumo Gallants FC in the Motsepe Foundation Championship on Friday.
Bahlabane Ba Ntwa's poor run of results stretches to five matches in all competitions and dropped down to 13th place on the table.
A penalty in the first half from Denalo Abrahams set AmaTuks on the way before Thabang Sibanyoni complemented the opener to take the host over the line.
Maritzburg United 1-2 Black Leopards
Black Leopards came from a goal down to see off Maritzburg United 2-1 and picked up a second win on the trot in the day's other clash in the Championship.
Neither side were able to get ahead following the start before the Team of Choice hit the front thereafter courtesy of Joslin Kamatuka.
Lidoda Duvha rallied themselves and bagged the net twice in the space of minutes to collect the full complement of points and extended United's winless run in the league to five matches.
Platinum City Rovers 0-2 Orbit College
Orbit College returned to winning ways in the Motsepe Foundation Championship to maintain top spot after a 2-0 triumph over the struggling Platinum City Rovers on Saturday.
Before the match, the Leaders had gone on a six-match winless streak in all competitions, exited the Nedbank Cup and recently suffered a 6-1 mauling by Casric Stars.
There were very little between Rovers and Orbit, who struck twice in the first half and held on to the advantage to grab all of the points on offer.
Venda Football Academy 0-2 Upington City
Upington City's upward trajectory in the second tier continued when they recorded a 2-0 win over Venda Football Academy.
The in-form newly-promoted outfit had gone ahead at the break through Bokang Mokwena and put the icing on the cake thereafter courtesy of Keletso Makgalwa.
It's the high-flying Bafana Ba Gucci's third league win on the spin and remain hot on the heels of the leaders as well as fellow newbies Orbit College.
Milford Stallions 1-0 Baroka FC
Baroka FC's promotion push suffered a blow after losing 1-0 to Milford Stallions, who moved from the foot of the table.
Malelsela enjoyed a fine start at the club following his appointment a few weeks ago and helped the team to second spot at one stage.
However, the Limpopo side are now two positions adrift second-place on the back of the defeat to Milford who got the winner in the first half exchanges.
JDR Stars 2-1 Pretoria Callies
JDR Stars snapped a five-match winless run in the Championship when they edged the struggling Pretoria Callies 2-1 to remain in the top-half.
It was honours even at the interval with both sides managing to unlock one another to make the rest of the contest extremely interesting.
The Hammerboys proved more resilient of the two and got over the line to bag the full complement of points on offer and saw Callies bottom of the table.
Magesi FC 1-1 NB La Masia
Magesi FC and NB La Masia shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw in a mid-table contest in the Championship in Polokwane.
After a score-less opening spell, Magesi were ahead a little in the second half through Mcedi Vandala but Fuad Johnson rescued a point with two minutes to go.
The points shared prevents La Masia back-to-back wins in the wake of the 3-0 drubbing they dished out to Milford Stallions last Sunday, while Magesi claimed a second straight draw.
Hungry Lions 0-0 Casric Stars
Ten-man Casric Stars failed to sustain their winning momentum in the Motsepe Foundation Championship after playing to a goalless draw against Hungry Lions on Sunday.
The visitors were on the back-foot around the opening exchanges as goalkeeper Kgomotso Baloyi got his marching orders to leave his side with ten players for the rest of the match.
It was a crucial mid-table battle which finished goalless in the first half and the same followed through in the second period, as the clash ended even-stevens.
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