LMPS return to the top, Matlama and LDF enjoy wins

LMPS goal hero... Tefa Makhoana

LMPS are back on top of the Vodacom Premier League after a 1-1 draw with LCS this afternoon at PTC Ground. However, LMPS’s lead may only be for 24 hours with Kick4Life, Lioli and Bantu all in line to leapfrog Semunye when they take the field tomorrow.

LMPS’s goal hero was once again Tefa Makhoana who notched his sixth goal of the season to move to the top of the goal-scoring charts alongside Kick4Life’s Thabiso Brown. For LCS the result continued their frustrating campaign. Masheshena are now without a win since a 3-1 win over Sky Battalion on September 17. They remain ninth.

There was better luck for Matlama who notched a late 1-0 win over Likhopo at Pitso Ground. The result leaves Tse Putsoa as the only unbeaten side in the league and, more importantly, lifts Moses Maliehe’s side to 12 points, just two off the top, with a game in hand. For Likhopo, on the other hand, the 2016/17 season is starting to look like it will be one of struggle under new coach Tšepo Hlojeng.

There was also a win for LDF who beat newly-promoted high-flyers Sky Battalion 1-0 at the LCS Stadium thanks to a goal from ever-green striker Mojela Letsie. The three points lifts Sohe-Sohle to 10 points which means they are back in the title race, given that the top ten teams (LMPS in first to LDF in tenth) are separated by just four points.

Vodacom Premier League Results:
Saturday, 15 October

Likhopo 0, Matlama (Makhutla) 1

Sky Battalion 0, LDF (Letsie) 1

LMPS (Makhoana) 1, LCS (Mark) 1

Standings

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts.
1	LMPS	7	4	2	1	7	3	4	14
2	Kick4Life	6	4	1	1	14	6	8	13
3	Lioli	6	4	1	1	8	2	6	13
4	Bantu	5	4	0	1	10	3	7	12
5	Matlama	6	3	3	0	6	3	3	12
6	Sky Battalion	7	4	0	3	7	8	-1	12
7	Liphakoe	6	3	2	1	6	5	1	11
8	LCS	7	2	4	1	8	6	2	10
9	LDF	7	2	4	1	5	4	1	10
10	Linare	6	1	2	3	8	7	1	5
11	Likhopo	6	1	1	4	3	8	-5	4
12	Sundawana	6	0	3	3	3	7	-4	3
13	Rovers	6	0	1	5	3	13	-10	1
14	Butha-Buthe Warriors	6	0	0	6	3	16	-13	0