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Spurs rekindle relegation escape with late victory to make Richards Bay and Swallows sweat

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Tshepo Gumede and Therlo Moosa of Cape Town Spurs celebrate beating Richards Bay 1-0 during the DStv Premiership match at Athlone Stadium. (Shaun Roy/Gallo Images)
Tshepo Gumede and Therlo Moosa of Cape Town Spurs celebrate beating Richards Bay 1-0 during the DStv Premiership match at Athlone Stadium. (Shaun Roy/Gallo Images)

Less than three months after he was released for undisclosed reasons by Stellenbosch FC, centre forward Azola Jakalashe came off the bench to guide Cape Town Spurs to a 1-0 victory against Richards Bay in a bottom-of-the-log DStv Premiership clash on Friday evening at Athlone Stadium.

The result, however, does not change Spurs' place on the standings (16th - P25 W4 D3 L18 - 15pts) as they remain anchored in last place, but the three points have given the Urban Warriors a glimmer of hope with now five matches remaining to salvage their top-flight status.

They close the gap to five points on Richards Bay (15th - P25 W5 D5 L15 - 20pts), who arrived in the Mother City with back-to-back victories against Moroka Swallows and Kaizer Chiefs, yearning for another pack of maximum points to help steer their way to safety from returning to the National First Division (NFD), two seasons after earning promotion.

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Fixtures
Wed 08 May 24 19:30 PM (SAST)
Stellenbosch FC
Stellenbosch FC
AmaZulu FC
AmaZulu FC
Danie Craven Stadium
SuperSport
Wed 08 May 24 19:30 PM (SAST)
Golden Arrows
Golden Arrows
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mpumalanga Stadium
Wed 08 May 24 19:30 PM (SAST)
Polokwane City
Polokwane City
Richards Bay
Richards Bay
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium
SuperSport
Results
Tue 07 May 24
Royal AM
Royal AM 0
Cape Town Spurs
Cape Town Spurs 1
Tue 07 May 24
SuperSport United
SuperSport United 1
Sekhukhune United
Sekhukhune United 1
Tue 07 May 24
Kaizer Chiefs
Kaizer Chiefs 2
TS Galaxy
TS Galaxy 2
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PTS
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1. Mamelodi Sundowns
24
19
62
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2. Stellenbosch FC
26
14
49
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3. Orlando Pirates
26
13
46
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4. Sekhukhune United
27
11
41