Cape Town City secured their first win in the Betway Premiership after edging SuperSport United 1-0 on Saturday evening .
The Citizens made three changes from their heavy defeat against Stellenbosch, as Fortune Makaringe, Kamohelo Mokotjo and Amadou Soukouna dropped to the bench, with Lorenzo Gordinho, Prince Tjiueza and Gabriel Amato taking their places.
SuperSport, on the other hand, remained largely the same following their narrow win over TS Galaxy, with the exception of the return of Vincent Pule while Lyle Lakay dropped to the bench.
City were on the front foot in the opening exchanges, as they nearly got an early lead through Jaedin Rhodes, whose shot in the box was smothered by goalkeeper Ricardo Goss.
With Eric Tinkler's charges all over United, just before the half-hour mark, Rhodes came close again with an effort that flashed narrow wide.
City's pressure finally paid off ten minutes before the half-time break after Tjiueza converted a through ball by Haashim Domingo in the box.
The Citizens continued to have momentum and on the stroke of half-time, Keanu Cupido almost doubled their lead with a header in the box that missed slightly wide from a set-piece situation.
Gavin Hunt's troops needed to get into the game in the second, especially going forward.
However, Matsatsantsa's struggles to create chances carried on into the early stages of the second stanza and on 73 minutes, Hunt eventually reinforced the attack with the introduction of Nokutenda Mangezi in place of Pule.
Tinkler, in the closing stages, preferred to lock the game in midfield, as Mokotjo came on for Rhodes.
SuperSport, however, had the momentum and pressurized City in the dying minutes and late substitute Lakay almost snatched the equaliser with a strike that narrowly missed the top corner.
In the end, the Citizens won their first game while United lost for the first time.
Confirmed line-ups:
Cape Town City: Keet, Mkhize, Cupido, Gordinho, Petrus, Nyama, Amato, Domingo, Darwin, Rhodes, Tijueza
Subs: Oliaro, Mokotjo, Francis, Aphane, Soukouna, Slatsha, Sereetsi, Dondolo, Makaringe
SuperSport United: Goss, Mobbie, Rapoo, Sanoka, Hlatshwayo, Magidigidi, Ndlovu, Poggenpoel, Ayer, Pule, Dzvukamanja
Subs: Mbanjwa, Baloyi, Lakay, Moralo, Mbangossoum, Okon, Mangezi, Mahlangu