Cape Town Spurs are on the brink of being relegated from the DStv Premiership following a 0-0 draw against SuperSport United on Friday evening at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane.
CT Spurs played a larger part of the match with 10-man after Gadiel Kamagi received a red card early in the first-half.
SuperSport failed to take advantage of the extra man as they fired blanks throughout the game. In the previous league encounter between the teams. In October 2023, SuperSport won 2-1.
Below are the talking points as SuperSport and 10-man CT Spurs share spoils.
NO CHANGES IN CAPE TOWN SPURS STARTING LINE-UP
Coach Ernst Middendorp didn’t make any changes in the starting line-up. He retained the same team that started the match as they defeated Royal AM 1-0 the last time out.
On the other hand, Gavin Hunt made five changes to the team that drew 1-1 against Sekhukhune United. Ime Okon, Onismor Bhasera, Terrence Dzvukamanja and Siviwe Magidigidi made way for Bilal Baloyi, Lucky Muthewi, Shandre Campbell and Selaelo Rasebotja.
GADIEL KAMAGI SHOWN A STRAIGHT RED CARD
The visitors suffered a huge blow just after 15 minutes in the match, as they were reduced to 10 men. Midfielder Gadiel Kamagi received a straight red card following a foul on Shandre Campbell. Minutes later, the Capetonians made their first change. Asanele Velebayi was sacrificed, and he was replaced by Rushwin Dortley.
CAPE TOWN SPURS ON THE BRINK OF RELEGATION FROM THE DSTV PREMIERSHIP
The draw against Matsatsantsa has put the Capetonians in a difficult position to survive the drop. The Urban Warriors are sitting at the bottom of the log table with 19 points from 28 matches.
They trail 15th-placed Richards Bay FC with five points, and the KZN side will be in action on Saturday, 11 May, against red-hot Orlando Pirates. The Natal Rich Boys only need two points from three matches to avoid automatic relegation.
The Tshwane side, on the other hand, moved to fifth as they continued to cement their place in the top eight. With two games left to wrap up the season, the Spartans have collected 40 points.
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