Highlights: Cape Town City edge struggling Pirates

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Kermit Erasmus of Cape Town City celebrates goal with teammates during the Absa Premiership 2019/20 match between Cape Town City and Orlando Pirates at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on 23 August 2020. ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
  • Post published:August 24, 2020

Watch as 10-man Cape Town City edge Orlando Pirates 1-0 in their Absa Premiership match played at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The Citizens played most of the game with 10 men after Mpho Makola was shown his marching orders in the first half, but managed to walk away with all three points after Kermit Erasmus found the net just before half time.

The result moves the Cape side up to seventh place in the league standings with 36 points, while the Soweto giants remain in fifth with 43 points after 27 matches played so far this season.

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