Cape Town Spurs conquers AmaZulu 3-1

CAPE TOWN. Cape Town Spurs overcomes AmaZulu 3-1.

By
John Ross
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Cape Town Spurs conquers AmaZulu 3-1

CAPE TOWN. Cape Town Spurs conquers AmaZulu 3-1. AmaZulu was surely better in terms of ball possession (70%).​

Boitumelo Radiopane didn’t convert a penalty (40′) for Cape Town Spurs.​

The match was played at the Cape Town Stadium stadium in Cape Town on Saturday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Moreki Lekwape with the collaboration of Patrick Denzel Jaftha and Sipho Macbeth Mahlangu. The 4th official was Thabo Twayise. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.04 degrees Celsius or 69.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Cape Town Spurs

3 - 1

Team 1

AmaZulu

  • ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
  • 11 Total 19
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 10
  • 92 Attack 154
  • 45 Dangerous attack 114
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 9
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

AmaZulu had a strong ball possession 70% while Cape Town Spurs was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AmaZulu was more pushing with 114 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Cape Town Spurs managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Cape Town Spurs shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, AmaZulu shot 19 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Cape Town Spurs received 1 yellow card (Jarrod Moroole). On the opposite side, AmaZulu received 2 yellow cards (Abbubaker Mobara and Ramahlwe Mphahlele).

Match Timeline

C. Butsaka(goal)
14'
12'
Ramahlwe Mphahlele- Yellow
30'
Abbubaker Mobara(goal)Hendrick Ekstein
25'
Abbubaker Mobara- Yellow
B. Radiopane- missed penaltyBoitumelo Radiopane
40'
A. Cupido- sub ->Boitumelo Radiopane
46'
M. Morton- sub ->Katlego Jackson Maphathe
46'
A. Cupido(goal)Luvuyo Phewa
56'
68'
Augustine Mulenga- sub ->Sifiso Ngobeni
69'
Tshepang Moremi- sub ->Ben Motshwari
J. Moroole- sub ->Asenele Velebayi
69'
A. Cupido(goal)
84'
B. Ralani- sub ->Chumani Thembile Butsaka
80'
J. Moroole- Yellow
83'
R. Dortley- sub ->Lubeni Haukongo
88'
89'
Ethan Brooks- sub ->Mondli Mbanjwa
89'
Victor Letsoalo- sub ->Wayde Jooste
89'
George Maluleka- sub ->Ramahlwe Mphahlele

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Mamelodi Sundowns
56
22
Stellenbosch
46
25
Orlando Pirates
40
24
Sekhukhune United
39
25
TS Galaxy
37
23
SuperSport United
35
25
Cape Town City
34
24
Kaizer Chiefs
33
25
Chippa United
32
25
AmaZulu
31
25
Golden Arrows
31
24
Polokwane City
30
25
Royal AM
29
23
Moroka Swallows
26
25
Richards Bay
20
25
Cape Town Spurs
15
25

After this match, Cape Town Spurs has 7 points to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, AmaZulu will stays with 22 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Cape Town Spurs will host TS Galaxy on the 3rd of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of TS Galaxy (0 draws).

AmaZulu will play away against Mamelodi Sundowns on the 2nd of March with a 18-5 head to head in favor of Mamelodi Sundowns (8 draws).

Cape Town Spurs – Formation

Cape Town Spurs
G
N. Boshoff 43.South Africa
7.0
D
L. Haukongo 15.Namibia
7.1
88'
D
R. De Goede 30.South Africa
7.1
D
S. Nkwali 36.
7.5
D
G. Michael 40.Tanzania
7.0
M
A. Velebayi 17.South Africa
7.0
69'
M
C. Butsaka 33.South Africa
8.1
80' Goals14'
M
L. Bern 34.South Africa
7.7
M
K. Maphathe 50.South Africa
6.4
46'
F
L. Phewa 8.South Africa
7.0
F
B. Radiopane 20.South Africa
6.0
46'
Substitutes
G
Z. Dlamini 1.South Africa
D
J. Moroole 6.South Africa
7.0
69' 83'
D
R. Dortley 24.South Africa
88'
M
B. Ralani 9.South Africa
6.6
80'
M
K. Buchanan 10.South Africa
M
M. Morton 14.South Africa
7.0
46'
M
R. Braithwaite 38.
M
S. Maduna 45.South Africa
F
A. Cupido 29.South Africa
8.9
46' Goals56', 84'

Cape Town Spurs started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Ernst Middendorp decided to play with the following team: Neil Boshoff (7.0), Siviwe Nkwali (7.5), Mogamad De Goede (7.1), Lubeni Haukongo (7.1), Gabriel Gadiel Michael (7.0), Katlego Jackson Maphathe (6.4), Chumani Thembile Butsaka (8.1), Liam Bern (7.7), Asenele Velebayi (7.0), Luvuyo Phewa (7.0) and Boitumelo Radiopane (6.0).

The home team had on the bench: Zama Dlamini, Jarrod Moroole (7.0), Amethyst Bradley Ralani (6.6), Keagan Buchanan, Michael Morton (7.0), Rushwin Dortley, Ashley Cupido (8.9), Reece Braithwaite and Sphesihle Maduna.

Substitutions

Cape Town Spurs made 5 changes: Chumani Thembile Butsaka for Amethyst Bradley Ralani (80′), Asenele Velebayi for Jarrod Moroole (69′), Boitumelo Radiopane for Ashley Cupido (46′), Katlego Jackson Maphathe for Michael Morton (46′) and Lubeni Haukongo for Rushwin Dortley (88′).

Player of the match: Ashley Cupido​

The most impressive player for Cape Town Spurs was Ashley Cupido.

His rating is 8.9 with 2 goals, 7 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 4.

His performance was extraordinary also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 46′.

AmaZulu – Formation

AmaZulu
G
Olwethu Mzimela 1.South Africa
7.3
D
Abbubaker Mobara 2.South Africa
8.2
25' Goals30'
D
Ramahlwe Mphahlele 23.South Africa
6.3
89' 12'
D
Sifiso Ngobeni 25.South Africa
6.8
68'
D
Wayde Jooste 26.South Africa
7.3
89'
D
Taariq Fielies 43.South Africa
7.5
M
Ben Motshwari 8.South Africa
6.6
69'
M
M. Mbanjwa 15.South Africa
7.0
89'
M
Celimpilo Ngema 20.South Africa
7.0
M
Hendrick Ekstein 27.South Africa
7.1
F
Augustine Chidi Kwem 9.Nigeria
6.8
Substitutes
G
Andile Mbanjwa 38.South Africa
D
Mbongeni Gumede 17.South Africa
D
Veluyeke Zulu 24.South Africa
M
George Maluleka 12.South Africa
89'
M
Ethan Brooks 18.South Africa
89'
M
Tshepang Moremi 19.South Africa
6.8
69'
M
Msindisi Ndlovu 30.South Africa
F
Augustine Mulenga 11.Zambia
6.8
68'
F
Victor Letsoalo 28.South Africa
89'

AmaZulu started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Pablo Franco Martín played with: Olwethu Mzimela (7.3), Wayde Jooste (7.3), Abbubaker Mobara (8.2), Ramahlwe Mphahlele (6.3), Taariq Fielies (7.5), Sifiso Ngobeni (6.8), Mondli Mbanjwa (7.0), Ben Motshwari (6.6), Celimpilo Ngema (7.0), Hendrick Ekstein (7.1) and Augustine Chidi Kwem (6.8).

They had on the bench: Augustine Mulenga (6.8), George Maluleka, Mbongeni Gumede, Ethan Brooks, Tshepang Moremi (6.8), Veluyeke Zulu, Victor Letsoalo, Msindisi Ndlovu and Andile Mbanjwa.

Substitutions

AmaZulu made 5 changes: Sifiso Ngobeni for Augustine Mulenga (68′), Ben Motshwari for Tshepang Moremi (69′), Wayde Jooste for Victor Letsoalo (89′), Mondli Mbanjwa for Ethan Brooks (89′) and Ramahlwe Mphahlele for George Maluleka (89′).

Player of the match: Abbubaker Mobara​

The most impressive player for AmaZulu was Abbubaker Mobara.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 70 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​