{"id":22287,"date":"2013-09-01T13:59:50","date_gmt":"2013-09-01T11:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/another-defeat-for-psl-rookies\/"},"modified":"2013-09-01T13:59:50","modified_gmt":"2013-09-01T11:59:50","slug":"another-defeat-for-psl-rookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/another-defeat-for-psl-rookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Another defeat for PSL rookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=15205\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15205\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15205 \" alt=\"Another defeat for PSL rookies. Photo: KickOff.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/0c4fd_50f776dd1f86ff102d7f31c95cb94064-600x342.jpg\" width=\"420\" height=\"239\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another defeat for PSL rookies. Photo: KickOff.com<\/p>\n<p>Polokwane City made it three defeats from three games after a 2-1 loss to Platinum Stars at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Siphlele Mthembu had given Dikwena the lead on the stroke of halftime, before Robert Ng\u2019ambi added a second on the hour-mark. Issa Sarr scored a late own-goal, but it proved nothing more than a consolation.<\/p>\n<p>Stars dominated from the start, with their click football creating numerous opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran City goalkeeper Modiri Marumo was kept busy as shots rained down on his goal, but he withstood all until a minute before halftime.<\/p>\n<p>In the end it was a scrappy goal for the visitors to concede: a high ball into the box was headed on and Mthembu found himself in space in the box. He rifled the ball home from 12-yards off the post. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickoff.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">KickOff.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more Absa Premiership news,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tag\/absa-premiership\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more breaking sporting news and views, visit MySport24 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySport24\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mysport24?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/stars-and-sundowns-premiership-match-results-in-a-draw\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/0c4fd_197876032_80_801.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/stars-and-sundowns-premiership-match-results-in-a-draw\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stars and Sundowns\u2019 Premiership match results in a draw<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/psl-confirms-mtn8-semis-dates-and-venues\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/0c4fd_193760641_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/psl-confirms-mtn8-semis-dates-and-venues\/\" target=\"_blank\">PSL confirms MTN8 Semis dates and venues<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/psl-to-hand-over-nfd-trophy-to-polokwane-city\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/0c4fd_197531288_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/psl-to-hand-over-nfd-trophy-to-polokwane-city\/\" target=\"_blank\">PSL to hand over NFD trophy to Polokwane City<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/mtn8-semifinal-between-chiefs-and-pirates-moves-to-new-date\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/0c4fd_193985085_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/mtn8-semifinal-between-chiefs-and-pirates-moves-to-new-date\/\" target=\"_blank\">MTN8 semifinal between Chiefs and Pirates moves to new date<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/0c4fd_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another defeat for PSL rookies. Photo: KickOff.com Polokwane City made it three defeats from three games after a 2-1 loss to Platinum Stars at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Siphlele Mthembu had given Dikwena the lead on the stroke of halftime, before Robert Ng\u2019ambi added a second on the hour-mark. 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