Pirates have important points in the pocket now but played three more games than champions Mamelodi Sundowns.
A penalty from Musa Nyatama was followed quickly by a decisive second from Justin Shonga but Pirates had to endure a nervy finish at the Orlando Stadium last night after Eleazar Rodgers pulled one back with nine minutes left.
Stars were playing their first game since the untimely death of Sinethemba Jantjie, in a car accident on April 1, and also three days short of a month since their last outing against AmaZulu. Pirates failed to get a single shot on target in the first half and only got behind Stars’ defence when they were offside.
There was an early injury scare for the 37-year-old Rooi Mahamutsa after he fell badly in a challenge with Augustine Mulenga and looked to have done serious damage to his knee but despite Mahamutsa’s initial anguished cries of pain, he was soon back in the thick of the action.
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