As if they were not campaigning in the same division, the National First Division League match between Black Leopards and African Warriors at the Charles Mopedi Stadium on Sunday afternoon was a real mismatch. The final score was 5-2 for Warriors.
The defeat has been a big blow to the Thohoyandou outfit, as collecting maximum points would have narrowed the points gap between them and the logleaders, Chippa United, to 5, with Lidoda Duvha still having a match in hand.
The unexpected happened at the Makhulong Stadium in Thembisa last Saturday. Milano United, who had been leading the pack since the beginning of the season, dropped points to Jomo Cosmos. Cosmos rose to the occasion and proved all their critics wrong by beating United 1-0. The victory was the second in a row for Comsos. They narrowly beat African Warriors 1-0 at the same venue last Wednesday afternoon.
Cosmos moved three steps up on the log, following the results of the two matches.
In their Mpumalanga derby in Witbank, Sivutsa Stars shared the glory with Witbank Spurs when they played to a goalless draw. The score was not a true reflection of the game as the Stars from Nelspruit missed numerous chances.
FC Cape Town beat Chippa United 2-0 at the NNK Rugby Stadium in Cape Town and Vasco da Gama dropped two points when they played to a draw with Blackburn Rovers at the Sugar Ray Zulu Stadium in East London.
Roses United gave away league points to United FC when they were defeated 0-3 at the Moruleng Stadium in Rustenburg.