AMAZULU have been dropped from the PSL into the coastal first division next season after they were beaten 2-1 by Ajax Cape Town on Sunday. To make matters worse, the KawZulu-Natal team was reduced to nine men, with the sending of of first Elasto Lungu (second warning for dangerous play) and then Jerry Skosana (red-carded for arguing with the assistant referee). Ajax went ahead in the 13th minute when Sam Pam Junior netted, followed by a Theo Hempe spot kick when Steve Pienaar was brought down in the box. AmaZulu struck back in the 89th minute through Richard Pier, but it was too late to avoid the chop.
CASTLE PREMIERSHIP RESULT
Sunday
At Rand Stadium: Moroka Swallows 1 (Sisa Nombe 51) Sundowns 0; At Makhulong Stadium: Classic 2 (Lincoln Mackett 34, 65) Free State Stars 0; At Caledonian Stadium: SuperSport United 4 (Raymond Seopa 25, 40, Seuntjie Monlhajwa 69, Thomas Madigage 79) Mother City 0; At Chatsworth Stadium: Manning Rangers 2 (Fees Moloi 16, Robbie Milne 84) African Wanderers 2 (Sifiso Gcaba 25, Robbie Milne 42-own goal); At Newlands Stadium: Ajax Cape Town 2 (Sam Pam 13, Theo Hempe 38-pen) AmaZulu 1 (Richard Peer 89); At Independence Stadium: Bush Bucks 4 (Humphrey Mlwane 8, William Mugeyi 54, Siza Dlamini 60, Patrick Mayo 85-pen) Wits University 0.
Saturday
At Vosloorus Stadium: Jomo Cosmos 2 (Dikgang Mabalane 46, Tebogo Mokoena 72) Hellenic 2 (Grant Young 66, Darryl Smith 88)
PSL STANDINGS
P W D L F A P
1 Sundowns 31 21 5 5 59 31 68
2 Orlando Pirates 32 18 9 5 70 31 63
3 Kaizer Chiefs 31 16 10 5 37 18 58
4 Ajax Cape Town 34 15 8 11 43 39 53
5 Wits Univ. 33 12 15 6 36 25 51
6 Jomo Cosmos 34 12 14 8 49 32 50
7 Mann. Rangers 33 13 10 10 51 48 49
8 Hellenic 34 13 8 13 62 45 47
9 Classic 34 13 5 16 44 64 44
10 Santos 33 9 15 9 48 50 42
11 Mor. Swallows 34 11 9 14 39 52 42
12 SuperSport Utd 33 10 10 13 49 47 40
13 Bush Bucks 33 10 10 13 48 48 40
14 Bloem. Celtic 32 10 10 12 44 49 40
15 Free State Stars 34 9 13 12 29 38 40
16 Afr. Wanderers 34 11 6 17 38 50 39
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17 AmaZulu 34 9 9 16 32 44 36 (Relegated)
18 Mother City 34 2 4 28 22 85 10 (Relegated)