Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Maritzburg United (5th, 45 pts) and Platinum City Rovers (16th, 25 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.27/0.9 for Maritzburg United and 0.73/1.37 for Platinum City Rovers (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.11.
Platinum City Rovers arrived off four straight defeats. The last-five ledger: Maritzburg United 9/15, Platinum City Rovers 1/15.
The match was played at Harry Gwala Stadium in Pietermaritzburg (capacity 12,000). With 28 matches recorded and 0.6 yellow cards per game, B. Jobela was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.