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Steve Komphela (Head Coach) of Kaizer Chiefs and John Paintsil

ROUND 12 of the Absa Premiership played over this weekend saw Cape Town City further entrench themselves at the top of the log with a stunning win over Bidvest Wits, while Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates once again flattered to deceive.

The round got under way on Friday night with a five-goal thriller between Wits and Cape Town City.

The Clever Boys came back twice from a goal down to draw level with the Citizens, but in the end the Cape side claimed all three points with a 3-2 scoreline thanks to a late winner from Lebogang Manyama – his second goal of the game in what is an increasingly impressive season from the attacker.

Moving onto Saturday’s action, the afternoon matches saw Mamelodi Sundowns trounce Free State Stars 4-1 thanks to a brace from promising youngster Percy Tau (in the Brazilians’ last domestic game before going to the Club World Cup in Japan), while Platinum Stars suffered a fourth successive loss when they were beaten 3-2 at home by Polokwane City.

The headline result in the evening was Chippa United’s 3-1 trouncing of Kaizer Chiefs (who have now gone six league games without a win) thanks to a brace from Lerato Manzini, while Tendai Ndoro scored two further goals in his prolific season but it wasn’t enough for Orlando Pirates to beat Highlands Park, as they were held 2-2 at Orlando Stadium.

Elsewhere, Ajax Cape Town claimed a third successive win thanks to Nathan Paulse’s late penalty on Saturday night, while the Sunday games saw just one goal: Sheldon Van Wyk was on target for Maritzburg United in a 1-0 win at Baroka, and the match between Bloemfontein Celtic and SuperSport United ended 0-0, though the former missed a late penalty. — SuperSport