Casric Stars go to of the table as Polokwane City stumble

Casric Stars moved to the summit of the Motsepe Foundation Championship table after Polokwane City hit a stumbling block in the title race.

Casric Stars claimed a 2-1 victory against Baroka at Solomon Mahlangu Stadium on Sunday to move two points clear of second-placed Polokwane City.

Keletso Sifama netted a winner for Casric Stars a few hours after the club announced his arrival on loan from Kaizer Chiefs.

The first goal was courtesy of Kgomotso Mosadi in the fourth minute for Stars.

The Mpumalanga-based side is sitting on 36 points after 17 games with Rise and Shine following the chase for automatic promotion to the DStv Premiership with 34 points.

POLOKWANE CITY DROP POINTS

Elsewhere, Polokwane City slipped in the title race after playing to a goalless draw against Cape Town Spurs on Saturday at Old Peter Mokaba Stadium.

Meanwhile, Hungry Lions returned to winning ways after beating JDR Stars 2-1 on Saturday at Windhoek Draught Park Stadium.

Lions leapfrogged JDR Stars to move to the fourth spot on the log standings.

University of Pretoria [AmaTuks] ended their two-game winless run after brushing aside Uthongathi 2-1 at Tuks Stadium on Saturday.

AmaTuks, who were tipped to be one of the favourites to win the second-tier league are now 11 points behind from the log leaders Casric Stars.

Black Leopards remain rooted at the basement of the NFD log with just 13 points after suffering 2-0 defeat to La Masia on Friday at Bidvest Stadium.

Clinton Larsen-coached team Magesi walked away with the Limpopo derby bragging rights after handing Venda Football Academy 1-0 at Thohoyandou Stadium on Friday.

FULL RESULTS:

Magesi 1-0 VFA

La Masia 2-0 Black Leopards

Platinum City Rovers 2-1 Tshakuma Tsha Madzivhandila

AmaTuks 2-1 Uthongathi

Polokwane City 0-0 Cape Town Spurs

Hungry Lions 2-1 JDR Stars

Casric Stars 2-1 Baroka

All Stars 0-0 Pretoria Callies

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