Relegation-haunted Baroka FC gave themselves a fighting chance while doing a big favour to long-time leaders Kaizer Chiefs by beating second-placed Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 at Dobsonville Stadium to stop the defending champions from going top of the table.
Sundowns missed a glorious opportunity to open a three-point gap at the top of the Absa Premiership with two matches remaining after leaders Chiefs were shot down by the same score-line by Bidvest Wits for a killer blow to their league title aspirations in the earlier match at FNB Stadium on a dramatic Sunday.
Sundowns remain level on 53 points with Chiefs but stay in second place due to their inferior goal difference. Baroka moved three points clear of automatic relegation ahead of their showdown against fourth-placed SuperSport United on Wednesday and will have a lot to say in the destination of the league title when they face off against Chiefs on the final day on Saturday.
The three Limpopo sides are propping up the table and one of them is the bookies' favourite to drop down to the GladAfrica Championship next season.
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