Chiefs miss out on top spot

Kaizer Chiefs missed out on a chance to go to the top of the Premier Soccer League standings, as Polokwane City held them to a goalless draw at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Tuesday night.

Instead, Chiefs stayed in fourth place, as Bloemfontein Celtic leapfrogged above them into the top three on the log.

There was a late penalty call for Chiefs when Joseph Molongoane went down, but he did look to have dived when the television replay provided better proof of the incident.

Pule Ekstein, Siphiwe Tshabalala and substitute Dumisani Zuma all had chances in the last 15 minutes to take all three points for the visitors, but Polokwane City were also denied when Itumeleng Khune saved well from Rendani Ndou.

Just after half-time, Ndou probably had the best chance of the game when Khune palmed Jabulani Maluleke’s header straight at the Polokwane City striker, but his effort went wide.

Through Aubrey Modiba’s brace, SuperSport United bounced back from their Telkom Knockout Cup exit with a convincing 3-0 win against Golden Arrows at the Mbombela Stadium.

Goals from Reneilwe Letsholonyane and Modiba gave SuperSport United a deserved lead in a first-half they thoroughly dominated.

It came as no surprise that Letsholonyane’s 24th-minute goal was the by-product of the high pressing as Kudakwashe Mahachi tapped back a pass from captain Nkanyiso Mngwengwe to the under-pressure Musa Bilankulu. The converted central midfielder coughed up position to Letsholonyane, who combined well with Jeremy Brockie, whose cross provided an easy tap-in.

With SuperSport playing most of the football in Arrows’s half, they kicked the door down a minute before half-time as Modiba tapped in Bradley Grobler’s header that was well saved by Nkosingiphile Gumede. Thuso Phala’s cross from the outside of his boot that led to the goal was also a thing of beauty.

Modiba completed his brace in the 53rd minute with a wonderfully constructed goal, with Brockie again providing the assist. The one-two that Brockie played a part in with Modiba opened up the Golden Arrows defence and Modiba powered a left-footed rocket past the hapless Gumede.

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