The 2014-15 PSL thread

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It's time to get the thread started, with the new season starting tomorrow. The season is made up of the Premiership and 3 cup competitions. The first cup is the MTN 8, made up of the top 8 finishers from last year's league. The Telkom Knockout includes all 16 teams, and the Nedbank Cup has all 16 teams, as well as 16 clubs from lower leagues.

The 16 PSL teams are:
Ajax, Cape Town Stadium
Amazulu, Durban Moses Mabhida
Bloemfontein Celtic, Free State Stadium
Chippa United, PE, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
FS Stars, Bethlehem, Goble Park
Kaizer Chiefs, Joburg, FNB Stadium
Mamelodi Sundowns, Pretoria, Loftus Versfeld
Maritzburg United, Harry Gwala Stadium
Morokka Swallows, Joburg, Dobsonville Stadium
Mpumalanga Black Aces, Nelspruit, Mbombela Stadium
Orlando Pirates, Joburg, Orlando Stadium
Platinum Stars, Rustenberg, Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Polokwane City, Peter Mokaba Stadium
SuperSport United, Pretoria, Lucas Moripe Stadium
Tuks, Pretoria, Tuks Stadium
Wits, Joburg Bidvest Stadium

This week is the openning round of the MTN 8:

Friday
20:00 Wits vs Bloemfontein Celtic, Bidvest Stadium

Saturday
15:00 Mamelodi Sundowns vs Platinum Stars, Loftus Versfeld Stadium
20:15 Orlando Pirates vs SuperSport United, Orlando Stadium

Sunday
15:00 Kaizer Chiefs vs Black Aces, FNB Stadium
 
MTN 8 results:

Wits (4)0-0(3) Celtic
Sundowns 1-2 Platinum Stars
Pirates 2-1 SSU
Chiefs 4-0 Black Aces

Opening week league fixtures:

Friday
20:00 Mamelodi Sundowns v Maritzburg Utd Loftus Versfeld (SS4)

Saturday
15:00 Tuks vs Polokwane City Tuks Stadium (SABC1)
15:00 Free State Stars vs Kaizer Chiefs Charles Mopeli Stadium (SS4)
18:00 Chippa United vs Platinum Stars Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
20:15 Orlando Pirates vs Moroka Swallows (SS4)
20:15 SuperSport United vs Wits Lucas Moripe Stadium (SABC1)

Sunday
15:00 Amazulu vs Ajax CT Moses Mabhida Stadium (SABC1)
15:00 Bloemfontein Celtic vs Mpumalanga Black Aces Free State Stadium (SS4)
 
Chippa mark top-flight return with a win

Chippa United marked their return to the Absa Premiership with a 2-0 win over Platinum Stars at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday evening.

First-half goals from Andile Mbenyane and David Zulu secured all three points for the Chilli Boys, who move to the top of the log table on goal difference.

As for Dikwena, the result is a disappointing comedown, after their impressive win over league champions Mamelodi Sundowns in the MTN8 quarterfinals last weekend.
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http://www.algoafm.co.za/article.aspx?id=10297
 
bwana said:
Good game. Feisty too - 7 yellow cards and a red.
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Chippa played really well, the crowd was small, probably 7 000, hopefully it picks up as the season progresses. The groundstaff did brilliantly though, less than 24 hours after the rugby, and the surface looked great.

Round 1 results:

Sundowns 1-1 Maritzburg
FS Stars 0-1 Chiefs
Tuks 0-1 Polokwane
Chippa 2-0 Platinum Stars
Pirates 1-2 Swallows
SSU 0-1 Wits
Celtic 1-1 Black Aces
Amazulu 0-0 Ajax

Mid-week fixtures:

Tuesday
19:30 SuperSport United vs Chippa United Lucas Moripe Stadium
19:30 Wits vs Tuks Bidvest Stadium (SS4)

Wednesday
19:30 Moroka Swallows vs Amazulu Dobsonville Stadium (SABC1)
19:30 Ajax CT vs Mamelodi SUndowns Cape Town Stadium
19:30 Platinum Stars vs Free State Stars Royal Bafokeng Stadium
19:30 Bloemfontein Celtic vs Orlando Piartes Free State Stadium (SS10)
19:30 Mpumalanaga Black Aces vs Kaizer Chiefs Mbombela Stadium (SS4)
19:30 Maritzburg United vs Polokwane City Harry Gwala Stadium
 
Big news from SuperSport, the PSL will now have a youth league. Some speakers call it an u19 league others an u20 one. Either way it is still good. Details still coming through as the broadcast progresses.
 
Results

SSU 1-0 Chippa
Wits 1-1 Tuks
Swallows 2-1 Amazulu
Ajax 1-0 Sundowns
Platinum Stars 2-1 FS Stars
Celtic 2-2 Pirates
Aces 1-2 Chiefs
Maritzburg 2-1 Polokwane

Swallows and Chiefs are top with 6 points, while FS Stars are yet to gain a point.

This weekend has the MTN 8 semi-final 1st legs.

Saturday
20:15 Platinum Stars vs Kaizer Chiefs Royal Bafokeng Stadium

Sunday
15:00 Wits vs Orlando Pirates Bidvest Stadium
 
The Chiefs/Aces game was very exciting to watch. It was end to end stuff and both teams impressively kept up this tempo from the first to the last whistle. Was good watch instead of the usual lethargic affairs we tend to witness more so what happened to Chiefs in the run-in last season when they effectively handed Downs the title.
 
After the international week, there was a full round of fixtures:

Moroka Swallows 0 - 2 Chippa United
Bloem Celtic 0 - 1 Mamelodi Sundowns
Ajax Cape Town 2 - 1 Free State Stars
Orlando Pirates 1 - 0 Wits
SuperSport United 3 - 1 Platinum Stars
Polokwane City 2 - 2 AmaZulu
Maritzburg Utd 0 - 0 Black Aces
Kaizer Chiefs 2 - 1 University of Pretoria

Chiefs stay top with a prefect 18 points from 6 games. Ajax are second with 14 and Pirates third with 11.

In true PSL fashion, there are no league games this week, due to the MTN 8 final on Saturday. The league resumes on 26th.
 
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