ABSA PREMIERSHIP
2013/14 Season
MATCH PRESS KIT
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Maritzburg United v Golden Arrows
Harry Gwala Stadium
Sunday 06 April 2014
15h00 kick-off
Match background
- KwaZulu-Natal rivals
Maritzburg United and Golden Arrows will meet in an Absa Premiership derby at
the Harry Gwala Stadium on Sunday, 06 April 2014, kick-off at 15h00.
- Maritzburg ended a
winless streak in the league at three games when they claimed a 3-1 victory at
SuperSport United in midweek.
- The KwaZulu-Natal side
has claimed 15 points from 12 home matches so far this season.
- Their next three
league opponents are Polokwane City, Orlando Pirates (both away), Ajax Cape
Town (home).
- The Team of Choice is
placed 13th on the Absa Premiership log with 27 points from 24
matches.
- Arrows suffered a
sixth successive defeat (and a 12th loss from their last 13 league
matches) when they went down 2-0 away to Kaizer Chiefs in midweek.
- The Durban side has
claimed just three points from 11 away matches so far this season.
- Their next three
league opponents are Ajax Cape Town (away), Bloemfontein Celtic (home) and
Platinum Stars (away).
- Abafana Bes’thende
are placed 16th on the Absa Premiership log with 13 points from 23
matches.
- In head-to-head
stats, Maritzburg and Arrows have met in 15 league matches since 2005/06.
- Abafana Bes’thende
have nine wins compared to three for the Team of Choice, while three matches
have been drawn.
- Maritzburg have won
two of their seven home matches against Arrows, suffering three defeats in the
process.
- When the teams met
earlier this season in Durban, Abafana Bes’thende claimed a 2-1 home win thanks
to goals from Khuboni and Ntuli.
- Maritzburg’s line-up
from their 3-1 win over SuperSport: Vries, Cloete, M. Booysen, D. Booysen,
Evans, Mkhize, Hartog, Isaacks (Awal 70’), Lentjies (Morton 57’), Jayiya,
Smeekes (Mandaza 74’).
- Arrows’ line-up from
their 2-0 loss to Chiefs: Bartman, Zwane, Musonda, Nene, Ntombayithethi, Shange
(Bester 75’), Sikhakhane, Moholo (Khuboni 78’), Mlotshwa (Ntuli 56’), Mngwengwe,
Katongo.
Previous
meetings
Last ten league
meetings
Season Result Scorers
2008/09 Arrows 5-2 Maritzburg Kola, N. Zothwane, R. Henyekane 2, Musonda;
Dhladhla, Tsabedze
2009/10 Arrows 1-1 Maritzburg R. Henyekane; Obada
2009/10 Maritzburg 1-0 Arrows Davids
2010/11 Maritzburg 0-3 Arrows Mlotshwa, Tom, Bilankulu
2010/11 Arrows 3-0 Maritzburg Mbesuma (pen), Sithole, Manqana
2011/12 Maritzburg 2-0 Arrows Obada, Lentjies
2011/12 Arrows 4-1 Maritzburg Nkosi 2, Mbesuma 2; Diouf
2012/13 Arrows 0-1 Maritzburg Evans
2012/13 Maritzburg 2-2 Arrows Smeekes, Malajila; Ntuli 2
2013/14 Arrows 2-1 Maritzburg Khuboni (pen), Ntuli; Nkosi
Head-to-Head
(League
only, since 2005/06)
Home
P W D L GF GA
Maritzburg 7 2 2 3 7 9
Arrows 8 6 1 1 19 8
Away
P W D L GF GA
Maritzburg 8 1 1 6 8 19
Arrows 7 3 2 2 9 7
Total
P W D L GF GA
Maritzburg 15 3 3 9 15 28
Arrows 15 9 3 3 28 15
Fixtures
and results
Maritzburg United
2013/14 Absa Premiership results
No Date H/A Opponent (HT)
Result Goal scorers
1 03/08/13 H Polokwane (0-0) W 1-0 Mohammed
68’
2 28/08/13 A FS Stars (0-1) L 0-2
3 31/08/13 H U Pretoria (0-0) D 0-0
4 14/09/13 A Chiefs (0-1) L 0-2
5 18/09/13 H Aces (2-0) W 2-0 Nkosi 4’, M. Booysen 7’
6 21/09/13 A Swallows (0-0) D 1-1 Sekotlong 69’
7 23/10/13 H SuperSport (0-0) L 0-1
8 27/10/13 A AmaZulu (0-0) W 2-0 van Heerden og 47’, Sekotlong 60’
9 03/11/13 A Celtic (0-0) D 0-0
10 08/11/13 H P Stars (0-1)
L 1-2 Sarr og 58’
11 24/11/13 A Arrows (0-0)
L 1-2 Nkosi 71’
12 27/11/13 H Pirates (0-1)
L 0-1
13 06/12/13 A Ajax (0-2)
L 1-3 Buckley 62’
14 16/12/13 H Wits (0-1)
L 1-3 Sekotlong 82’
15 20/12/13 A Sundowns (1-1) D 2-2 Smeekes 35’,
M. Booysen 71’
16 05/02/14 A U Pretoria (0-1) W 3-2 Lentjies 82’ pen, M. Booysen 85’,
Jayiya 90+4’
17 11/02/14 H Chiefs (2-1)
D 2-2 De Jongh 2’, Jayiya 35’ pen
18 16/02/14 A Aces (1-2)
L 1-2 Smeekes 12’
19 28/02/14 H Swallows (1-0) W 1-0 Sekotlong
4’
20 11/03/14 H FS Stars (2-0) W 3-2 Evans 6’
21’, Jayiya 71’
21 14/03/14 H AmaZulu (1-0)
L 1-3 Lentjies 45’ pen
22 19/03/14 H Celtic (0-0)
D 1-1 Sekotlong 47’
23 29/03/14 A P Stars (0-0)
L 1-2 Mandaza 65’
24 02/04/14 A SuperSport (2-1) W 3-1 Isaacks 22’,
D. Booysen 27’, Mandaza 84’
2013/14 Absa Premiership fixtures
No Date H/A Opponent
25 06/04/14 H Golden Arrows
26 09/04/14 A Polokwane City
27 15/04/14 A Orlando Pirates
28 18/04/14 H Ajax Cape Town
29 26/04/14 A Bidvest Wits
30 10/05/14 H Mamelodi Sundowns
League
position – 13th
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 12 4 3 5 13 15 -2 15
Away 12 3 3 6 15 19 -4 12
Overall 24 7 6 11 28 34 -6 27
Golden Arrows
2013/14 Absa Premiership results
No Date H/A Opponent (HT)
Result Goal scorers
1 03/08/13 H Ajax (0-0) D 1-1 Wadwaba 48’
2 28/08/13 A Wits (0-1) L 0-1
3 31/08/13 H Sundowns (0-0) L 0-1
4 15/09/13 A Polokwane (0-0) W 2-1 Shange
62’, Khuboni 70’ pen
5 18/09/13 H FS Stars (0-1) L 0-1
6 22/09/13 A U Pretoria (0-1) L 0-2
7 26/10/13 A Aces (0-1) L 0-1
8 06/11/13 H Swallows (2-0) W 2-1 Khuboni 13’ pen, Ntuli 19’
9 09/11/13 A SuperSport (1-1) L 1-3 Shange
20’
10 24/11/13 H Maritzburg (0-0) W 2-1 Khuboni 63’
pen, Ntuli 66’
11 30/11/13 H P Stars (1-0)
L 1-2 Nene 36’
12 04/12/13 A Celtic (0-3)
L 0-3
13 16/12/13 H AmaZulu (0-3)
L 0-3
14 19/12/13 H Chiefs (0-0)
L 0-1
15 22/12/13 A Pirates (1-2)
L 1-3 Sithole 15’
16 05/02/14 A Sundowns (0-1) L 0-2
17 08/02/14 H Polokwane (2-2) W 3-2 Khuboni 32’
pen 42’ pen, Bester 90+3’
18 15/02/14 A FS Stars (0-1) L 1-2 Ntuli
84’
19 01/03/14 H U Pretoria (1-1) L 2-4 Ntuli
30’, Khuboni 78’ pen
20 12/03/14 H Aces (0-1)
L 1-2 Bester 62’
21 18/03/14 A Swallows (0-0) L 0-1
22 29/03/14 H Wits (0-1)
L 0-1
23 02/04/14 A Chiefs (0-0)
L 0-2
2013/14 Absa Premiership fixtures
No Date H/A Opponent
- N/A H SuperSport United – Postponed
25 06/04/14 A Maritzburg United
26 09/04/14 A Ajax Cape Town
27 16/04/14 H Bloemfontein Celtic
28 19/04/14 A Platinum Stars
29 28/04/14 A AmaZulu
30 10/05/14 H Orlando Pirates
League
position – 16th
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 12 3 1 8 12 20 -8 10
Away 11 1 0 10 5 21 -16 3
Overall 23 4 1 18 17 41 -24 13
League standings
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kaizer Chiefs 23 16 4 3 36 14 +22 52
2 Mamelodi Sundowns 24 15 4 5 43 24 +19 49
3 Bidvest Wits 22 12 5 5 28 17 +11 41
4 Orlando Pirates 23 11 4 8 24 17 +7 37
5 Mpumalanga Black Aces 24 10 7 7 28 25 +3 37
6 Platinum Stars 24 9 8 7 26 25 +1 35
7 AmaZulu 25 9 8 8 24 30 -6 35
8 SuperSport United 23 9 7 7 31 27 +4 34
9 Bloemfontein Celtic 24 7 12 5 30 28 +2 33
10 Moroka Swallows 24 8 6 10 27 30 -3 30
11 University of Pretoria 24 8 4 12 21 23 -2 28
12 Ajax Cape Town 24 7 7 10 21 27 -6 28
13 Maritzburg United 24 7 6 11 28 34 -6 27
14 Free State Stars 23 5 6 12 22 34 -12 21
15 Polokwane City 24 5 5 14 24 34 -10 20
16 Golden Arrows 23 4 1 18 17 41 -24 13
Round
fixtures
Friday 04 April 2014
20h00
– Moroka Swallows v Ajax Cape Town – Dobsonville Stadium
Saturday 05 April
2014
15h00
– SuperSport United v Orlando Pirates – Lucas Moripe Stadium
15h00
– Mpumalanga Black Aces v Bidvest Wits – Mbombela Stadium
18h00
– University of Pretoria v Polokwane City – Tuks Stadium
18h00
– AmaZulu v Free State Stars – Moses Mabhida Stadium
20h15
– Kaizer Chiefs v Mamelodi Sundowns – FNB Stadium
Sunday 06 April 2014
15h00
– Bloemfontein Celtic v Platinum Stars – Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium
15h00
– Maritzburg United v Golden Arrows – Harry Gwala Stadium
Club
information
Maritzburg United
Nickname: The Team of Choice
Formed: 1979
Major honours: None
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2013/14 season
results)
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
312 77 99 136 287 457 -170 330
Golden Arrows
Nickname: Abafana Bes’thende
Formed: 1943
Major honours: Top Eight Cup titles:
1 (2009)
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2013/14 season
results)
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
398 127 118 153 446 474 -28 499
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