Spurs held by Upington City in Cape Town

Cape Town Spurs were held to a 1-1 draw in a fierce contest with Upington City in the Motsepe Foundation Championship at the Athlone Stadium on Sunday evening, leading to a share of the points in the Mother City.

The match was intense from the very beginning, with City being awarded a free kick and Spurs defending the danger well. 

Unfortunately, Trevor Mokwena opened the scoring for the away team in the 27th minute and the Urban Warriors found themselves behind.

Mervin Boji scored for Spurs towards the end of the first half after receiving a pass from captain Asanele Velebayi in the 39th minute, making matters level. 

Both teams continued with high energy to grab the lead, but the scoreline remained 1-1 well into the 70th minute.

In the 79th minute, Michael Morton was sent off after committing a foul on Clayton Maravela. The match ended 1-1 and the two teams shared the spoils in Cape Town.

Emotions were running high from the bench, and for Upington City they’ll feel they’ve worked hard for the point, but for Spurs it’s definitely a disappointing result. 

Cape Town Spurs (1) 0 (Boji 39’)

Upington City (1) 0 (27’)

Cape Town Spurs: N. Boshoff, L. Bern, J. Moroole, M. Boji, E. Agyei, C. Ryan, A. Velebayi, E. Seedat, S. Nkwali, T. Gumede, D. du Plessis

Upington City: P. Motloung, A. Gwangqa, S. Andreas, V. Ntombayayithethi, G. Khupe, T. Leepile, K. Rakosa, C. Maravela, A. Buthelezi, M. Khunyedi, T. Mokwena