Moosa scores again as Spurs collect point at Upington
Cape Town Spurs drew 2-2 with Upington City in the Motsepe Foundation Championship match played at the Mxolisi Dicky Jacobs Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The draw saw the Urban Warriors remain 14th in the league standings, but they are now two points above the relegation zone and are also undefeated in their last two matches.
Coach Ernst Middendorp’s side will travel to the Limpopo Province where they are scheduled to take on Venda FC in the Nedbank Cup Last 32 encounter on 25 January. Kick-off is at 15h00.
The Urban Warriors got off to the perfect start in Upington as Asanele Velebayi hit the back of the net to hand Spurs a 1-0 lead just 10 minutes into the match and it was the club captain’s third goal of the season.
The visitors then pushed for their second goal of the match and they punished Bafana Ba Gucci in the 31st minute as Therlo Moosa netted his second goal in as many matches to make it 2-0 to Spurs.
However, the hosts applied pressure on the Urban Warriors towards the half-time break and they pulled one back through Trevor Mokwena who converted a penalty in the 44th minute. The score was 2-2 at half-time after Mokwena set up Karabo Theletsane who scored in first-half stoppage time.
Both teams created chances after the restart with Spurs goalkeeper Marlon Heugh making smart saves to keep Upington at bay. Ultimately, the game ended in a 2-2 draw with Spurs collecting an important point on the road.
Upington (2) 2 (Mokwena 44′, Theletsane 45’+2)
Spurs (2) 2 (Velebayi 10′, Moosa 31′)
Upington: Peters, Mambane, Ntombayithethi, Sibiya, Mokoena, Leepile, Rakosa, Van Rhyn, Nel, Theletsane, Mokwena.
Spurs: Heugh, Allie, Stander, Bern, Ryan, Moroole, Du Plessis, Claasen, Bezuidenhout, Velebayi, Moosa.