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Cape Town City and Casric Stars end winless playoff campaigns

football30 June 2025 15:12| © Backpage TXT
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Cape Town City were held to a 1-1 draw by Casric Stars in the conclusion of the PSL Promotion Playoffs at the Cape Town Stadium on Monday.

With the fate of both sides already decided, the fixture served as a preview for the two future clashes between the teams in the Motsepe Foundation Championship next season.

Cape Town City fielded a youthful team, making six changes from their loss against Orbit College, while Casric Stars made eight changes to their line up.

Amajita star Jody Lee Ah Shene fired City into the lead just seconds after Casric goalkeeper Tshigwana Mthombeni made a double save in the second minute, as he tapped home Luphumlo Sifumba’s pass from close range after Casric failed to clear the ball.

Casric’s first real chance came in the 13th minute as Augustine Mahlonoko played a beautiful through ball for Lifa Sylvester Makua, who shot from the edge of the area, his effort sailing over the bar.

The away team drew level in the 18th minute through captain Decide Chauke, who was played in by Teboho Lekhatla and showed great composure to hold off two defenders and find the back of the net.

Casric had a chance to take the lead in the 25th minute as Kabelo Mofokeng left the ball for Loatlile Tlholoe at the edge of the area, whose shot was off target.

City should have added another in the 39th minute after a defensive mistake from Makua, as the ball fell to Ah Shene in the box.

His dummy sent the keeper and Ofentse Mothapo the wrong way, but his shot was blocked by Joel Agoe.

The last chance of the half was Casric’s as Lekhatla’s cross found the arriving Tlholoe whose effort was headed out of box by Lorenzo Gordinho, falling to Agoe whose shot was not powerful enough to trouble the keeper.

MISSED CHANCES

City were denied a penalty in the 64th minute as Yagan Sasman brought down Siphamandla Dondolo, failing to get to the ball.

However, City’s protests fell on deaf ears.

In the 75th minute, substitute Abbey Junior Seseane cut onto his left foot on the edge of the box, his curling effort going narrowly wide of the post.

Substitute Mlungisi Zwane came close to a winning goal in the 78th minute, as fellow substitute Simon Moukete found him open on the far side of the box, but his volley went over the crossbar.

In the 82nd min, City youngster Emile Witbooi should have handed his side the lead from a swift counter attack but he tried to cut onto his favoured right foot and was dispossessed by Mothapo.

Cape Town City (1) 1 (Ah Shene 2’)

Casric Stars (1) 1 (Chauke 18’)

Cape Town City: L. Diana-Oliaro, S. Dondolo (P. Fisher 81’), N. Fasika, L. Gordinho, T. Nyama (L. Slatsha 56’), S. April (T. Goedeman 56’), G. Amato, A. Petrus, J. Rhodes, L. Sifumba (E. Witbooi 56’), J. L. Ah Shene (C. Bezuidenhout 62’)

Casric Stars: T. Mthombeni, O. Mothapo, C. Tchouplaou, L. Tlholoe (K. Erasmus 71’), K. Mofokeng, J. Agoe, A. Mahlonoko (A. Seseane 46’), Y. Sasman, D. A. Chauke (S. Moukete 72’), L. S. Makua (T. Semache 59’), T. Lekhatla (M. Zwane 59’)

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