Milano thrash Thanda to stay top

Football | National First Division

Milano United maintained their position at the summit of the National First Division table lead at the top of the table when they demolished a struggling Thanda Royal Zulu 4-0 at the Athlone Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Sibusiso Ntuli and Devon Saal were on target and Lesvin Stoffels netted a brace as the Cape side proved to be too strong for the KwaZulu-Natal outfit.
Milano remain at the top of the standings with 26 points from 10 matches, while Amabhubesi are rock-bottom with five points and seven losses from their 10 matches.
The action started on Friday night with Baroka FC securing maximum points away from home with a 1-0 win over Chippa United at the Philippi Stadium with Gift Motupa scoring the only goal of the match.

Santos took advantage of Chippa’s slip –up with a 1-0 win over Roses United courtesy of a lone strike from Suhayl Allie.
The Chilli Boys remain in second place with 18 points, edging the People’s Team only on goal difference.

Vasco complete the all-Cape top four with 15 points following Saturday’s 1-0 victory over neighbours FC Cape Town, with Brent Adonis scoring the only goal.
Elsewhere, David Zulu scored a hat-trick as Black Leopards hammered Maluti FET College 7-4 at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, while Madoda Motha handed Jomo Cosmos a 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers 1-0 at the Makhulong Stadium.

On Sunday, ten-man Sivutsa Stars fought back from being 3-1 down to force a 3-3 draw against United FC at the Moruleng Stadium.
Thulani Khwinama, Strydom Wombi and Siyanonga Zulu were on target for the hosts, while Samuel Manganyi, Rendani Ndou and Tshido Mosikidi replied for the Mpumalanga-based side.
Witbank Spurs moved up to the top half of the table when they edged African Warriors 1-0 at the Charles Mopeli Stadium with Ranga Chivaviro scoring the only goal of the match in the first half to hand his side their fourth win of the season.