Cape Town City and Kaizer Chiefs played to a 0-0 draw in their DStv Premiership clash at the Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Though the match went through a full 90 minutes without a goal, it was still an intriguing encounter between the Citizens and the Amakhosi, who are placed third and ninth respectively after picking up a point apiece.
City, fielding a makeshift line-up which featured debuts for 18-year-old midfielder Jaeden Rhodes and forward Mogamat May, showed signs of attacking promise in the opening quarter of the match.
Rhodes looked an eager and intelligent player on the ball, while May troubled the Chiefs defence with his movement.
The visitors generally fed off counter attacks, with the pace of Khama Billiat and the craft of Keagen Dolly giving them an outlet, though City goalkeeper Hugo Marques was not called upon to make any significant saves in the opening 45 minutes.
The closest either team came to a first-half goal was a 38th minute attack from the Citizens which saw May work space down the left of the penalty area before getting away a low shot/cross which was palmed away by goalkeeper Brandon Peterson.
City also had the first shot in anger in the second stanza, with Craig Martin shooting over the target with an effort direct from a free kick, while later moments for May and Terrence Mashego also kept the Amakhosi defence on its toes.
The Soweto side’s first threat on goal after the restart arrived just after the hour mark, with a counter attack seeing Dolly whip a long-range shot just wide of the City ‘keeper’s left-hand post.
City introduced Khanyisa Mayo off the bench midway through the second half and the young attacker added an immediate edge to the hosts team’s forward play.
Yet the defences remained on top through to the final whistle, with the teams forced to settle for a goalless stalemate and a share of the spoils.
City will be back in DStv Premiership action this coming weekend, as they travel to Golden Arrows on Sunday 20 February, while Chiefs’ next league encounter will be away to Baroka FC on Saturday 26 February.
Cape Town City 0
Kaizer Chiefs 0
City: Marques, Mkhize (Mayo 67’), Idumba, Fielies, Mashego, Mokhuoane, Mokeke, Rhodes (Cupido 55’), Martin, Mdantsane (Goedeman 74’), May (Morris 74’)
Chiefs: Peterson, Mathoho (Ngezana 85’), Cardoso, Dube, Mphahlele, Blom, Nange (Baccus 74’), Frosler, Parker (Nurkovic 57’), Dolly, Billiat (Manyama 85’)
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