AmaZulu shocked Telkom Knockout champions Platinum Stars when they beat them 1-0 in a lukewarm game in front of 8 000 fans at the King Zwelithini Stadium on Sunday.
AmaZulu led 1-0 at half-time.
The only goal of the match came in the 16th minute when Mpho Maleka beat Wyne Sunderland with a low shot after he received a neat pass from Dumisani Ngwenya.
It was a ding-dong battle in which both sides created numerous goal-scoring opportunities throughout.
In the second stanza the visitors were all over their opponents but poor finishing by their strikers let them down.
Stars came close to equalising in the 57th minute but George Mofokeng missed his header.
Maleka nearly completed his brace in the 75th minute but his strike went wide. — Sapa