Match Report
Polokwane City went into the game 7th in the table on 34 points; Cape Town City sat 15th on 27 — a 7-point gap. Polokwane City had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Polokwane City 0.68 scored and 0.89 conceded per game, Cape Town City 0.54 and 1.11, with the league averaging 1.01.
Defeat had followed defeat for Cape Town City — three in succession.
5 meetings are on record — 0 won by Polokwane City, 3 by Cape Town City, 2 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won.
Pietersburg Stadium in Petersburg staged the fixture, a ground that holds 41,733. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cape Town City led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Cape Town City: Darwin González (18'), J. Rhodes (50')