10-man Spurs hold SuperSport to a frustrating draw

10-man Cape Town Spurs have stored their slim hopes of retaining their DStv Premiership standing alive following a goalless draw towards SuperSport United on the New Peter Mokaba Stadium on Friday night time.

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The consequence takes them to 19 factors after 28 video games within the league. Spurs can solely end on 25 factors in the event that they win their remaining two video games. The level would possibly nonetheless not be sufficient for the Urban Warriors who will likely be relegated if 15^th positioned Richards Bay wins towards Orlando Pirates on Saturday.

The recreation obtained off to the worst attainable begin for the Cape facet who have been diminished to 10-man after Gabriel Michael was proven a straight pink card for a determined foul on Shandre Campbell who was via on purpose within the 15^th minute.

Matsatsantsa a Pitori took management of proceedings from that time however failed to create clear-cut probabilities as Spurs sat deep in their very own half. Ernst Middendorp’s males did properly to maintain United at bay as the sport went into the break goalless.

Stubborn Spurs

It was extra of the identical within the second half with SuperSport seeing extra of the ball towards Spurs who have been completely happy to play on the counter. The Tshwane-based group failed to discover the breakthrough in a slightly uninteresting affair in Polokwane.

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Bradley Grobler, who was starved of provide the entire night time, missed a superb alternative to seize all three factors from a beautiful floated ball into the field by Campbell however his first time shot went over the bar with six minutes left. Four minutes later, substitute Aphiwe Baliti noticed his shot cleared off the road as Spurs held on for a draw.