Chiefs the big winners as Sundowns and Pirates slip up

Aubrey Modiba and Oswin Appollis © Backpagepix

Kaizer Chiefs were the big winners in matchday 11 of the Betway Premiership, which saw Mamelodi Sundowns, Sekhukhune United and Orlando Pirates drop points.

The action started on Friday with Flavio Silva's late goal earning Chiefs a 1-0 victory over Durban City in eThekwini and, as a result, Amakhosi are placed fourth in the league standings - three points behind leaders, Sundowns.

In Tshwane, Sundowns let a lead slip away when they drew 1-1 with Pirates on Saturday as Cemran Dansin cancelled out Peter Shalulile's opener. Pirates are placed third in the standings, level on points with Chiefs, but Bucs have a game in hand.

Sekhukhune, on the other hand, remained third in the standings after succumbing to a 1-0 defeat to Siwelele FC, who secured all three points thanks to 20-year-old Siviwe Magidigidi's second-half goal in Bloemfontein on Friday.

Meanwhile, AmaZulu, who are placed fifth in the standings, also closed in on the top four teams after thrashing rock-bottom Chippa United 3-0 in East London, where Hendrick Ekstein (brace) and Athini Maqokolo hit the back of the net on Saturday.

In Rustenburg, Monnapule Saleng produced a Man of the Match performance to help Orbit College make history by winning back-to-back top-flight matches for the first time, when they claimed a 3-1 victory over Magesi FC.

Two matches were played on Sunday, with Stellenbosch FC's woes continuing after they suffered a 2-0 defeat to TS Galaxy, who found the back of the net through Selukelo Mahlambi and Sanele Barns (own-goal) in Mbombela.

The last game of the weekend saw Golden Arrows ease into the eight after hammering Marumo Gallants 4-0, in a match which saw Thokozani Khumalo coming off the bench to score twice and provide an assist in Durban.

Betway Premiership matchday 11 results

Siwelele FC 1-0 Sekhukhune United

Durban City 0-1 Kaizer Chiefs

Mamelodi Sundowns 1-1 Orlando Pirates

Orbit College 3-1 Magesi FC

Polokwane City 1-1 Richards Bay

Chippa United 0-3 AmaZulu FC

TS Galaxy 2-0 Stellenbosch FC

Golden Arrows 4-0 Marumo Gallants