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Cape Town City slow out of the blocks in race to save PSL status
The PSL play-offs are under way, with three sides jostling for a place in the Betway Premiership next season.
City finished 15th in the Premiership and have a chance to rescue their elite league status.
Casric Stars are the third contestants in the mini-league, which runs until 30 June.
Cape Town City's campaign to save their Betway Premiership status started on a slow note when they were held to a goalless draw by Orbit College at the PSL promotion/relegation play-offs in the Mother City on Saturday.
City head coach Diogo Peral admitted during a post-match interview that a draw at home is not good enough. The match was played at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town.
The previous play-offs showed that, at most, two wins and anything between seven and 10 points guaranteed a ticket to the Premiership.
For Orbit, the match was their second goalless stalemate after their match against Casric Stars in the opening match.
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Cape Town City coach Diogo Peral reflecting on their performance after their match against Orbit College! #SABCSportFootball #PSLPromotionPlayOffs
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The Citizens are in the three-team tournament after finishing 15th in the Betway Premiership. Orbit and Stars finished second and third, respectively, in the Motsepe Foundation Championship.
The standings
Orbit lead the play-offs log with two points after two matches, while City and Casric have a point each.
Each side will play home and away against the other.
The team that tops the play-offs table will gain the Premiership slot.
In the game on Saturday, City and Orbit had equal chances to score, but failed to capitalise.
City were denied by a crossbar and the brilliance of Orbit goalkeeper, Halalisani Moerane, who stopped a goal-bound attempt in the closing minutes of the game.
City will face Stars on Wednesday in KwaMhlanga in Mpumalanga, an opponent Peral observed as a lot more direct in their play.
The play-offs end on 30 June, with City hosting Stars in Cape Town.
