Pirates win again, Stellies edge Arrows in goalfest

by Staff Reporter

Wednesday Oct 22, 2025. 22:11

Orlando Pirates kept the pressure on their Betway Premiership title rivals, while Stellenbosch breathed new life into their season with a thrilling victory which produced seven goal.

Orlando Pirates made it six wins in a row as they edged Polokwane City 1-0 at the Orlando Stadium to maintain third place in the standings.

Tshepang Moremi’s sixth-minute goal settled the contest in Soweto to ensure that Abdeslam Ouaddou’s side closed within three points of league leaders Mamelodi Sundowns with two games in hand.

Rise And Shine remain in a three-way tie with Durban City (5th) and AmaZulu (7th) after suffering their second defeat in three matches.

Meanwhile, Stellenbosch arrested a worrying five-game winless run with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Golden Arrows at Athlone Stadium.

The Maroons got off to a promising start when Langelihle Phili opened the scoring on 14 minutes, but Luthando Ndlovu hit back for Abafana Bes’thende two minutes before half-time.

Andre de Jong (49′, 61′) restored Stellies’ lead twice in the opening stages of the second half, although they were pegged back each time by Junior Dion (54′) and Isaac Cisse (73′) before Muzomuhle Khanyi struck the winning goal on 76 minutes.

Steve Barker’s side climbed above Magesi on goal difference up to 13th spot, leaving Arrows (9th) level with TS Galaxy and Marumo Gallants on 13 points.

In the other concurrent match at the FNB Stadium, Kaizer Chiefs fell further behind in the title race after sharing the spoils with Siwelele in a 0-0 draw.

The Glamour Boys extended their winless streak to four outings as they saw the Buccaneers open up a two-point gap to them, with Stellenbosch’s win seeing Siwelele drop to 15th place.

Wednesday’s results:

Kaizer Chiefs 0-0 Siwelele

Orlando Pirates 1-0 Polokwane City

Stellenbosch 4-3 Golden Arrows