On-Loan striker Boitumelo Radiopane fired Cape Town Spurs to a 3-2 win on the road against Baroka FC in a Motsepe Foundation Championship clash at the Global Stadium in Limpopo on Wednesday. 

The game got off to a wonderful start for the Spurs right away as Rushwin Dortley gave them the lead after only eight minutes. The pressure on the home team increased as Jayden Petersen extended their lead in the 19th minute.  

However, just before the half-hour mark, Sydney Malivha pulled one back for Baroka.  

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BOITUMELO RADIOPANE WONDER STRIKE SEAL VICTORY 

Both teams made a strong start to the second half. But the visitor’s efforts were quickly rewarded when Boitumelo Radiopane’s thunder strike sealed a victory for Spurs. 

Meanwhile, Bakgaga consoled themselves with the Oscarine Masuluke penalty goal that saw them lose 2-3 to the Cape Town-based side.   

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Spurs coach Shaun Bartlett explained that his team is aware of the standards that are set for them on the field. He added that they had studied their opponents to take advantage of any weaknesses.  

“It is always important for our players to do what they do best and that is to win games, and fight for each other,” he said. 

“Obviously we knew it was going to be a tough game coming into this field, which is a new field. They capitalise on playing direct football and for us, it was to make sure we win more second balls than they did,” added coach Bartlett.  

RESULTS A REWARD FOR HARD WORK FOR CAPE TOWN SPURS 

Bartlett said that his side kept things straightforward, and he was happy to witness the results of their hard work in the training on the playing field.  

“We did the basic things the right way, and we scored goals, some cracking goals but it’s also goals that we work on the training field, which is very nice to see [them] come into fruition in a match.  

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“So, I’m very happy for the boys, now it’s about recovering and moving into the next game,” he concluded.   

Spurs are now second with 43 points, same as log leaders Polokwane City but the latter have a superior goal difference. They will now shift their focus to the next fixture against Hungry Lions on Saturday, 4 March. 

MOTSEPE FOUNDATION CHAMPIONSHIP WEDNESDAY FULL RESULTS:

La Masia 1-1 AmaTuks

VFA 1-1 Casric

Magesi 0-2 Polokwane

City Rovers 1-1 JDR

Caillies 2-1 Leopards

Baroka 2-3 Spurs

Hungry Lions 1-1 All Stars

TTM 1-2 Uthongathi

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By Sinolwetu Tompela