Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Orlando Pirates 3rd with 50 points, Bloemfontein Celtic 11th with 32, 18 apart. Bloemfontein Celtic had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall.
The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Orlando Pirates against 4/15 for Bloemfontein Celtic.
With 58 matches recorded and 1.9 yellow cards per game, M. Bambiso was the man in the middle. The venue was Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, with room for 40,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.