Patrick Maswanganyi miss proves costly! Cape Town City deny Orlando Pirates top PSL spot as Muhsin Ertugral's completes double over Soweto giants in four days

Orlando Pirates' quest to go top of the Premier Soccer League table suffered a massive blow thanks to a 1-0 loss against Cape Town City at the DHL Stadium on Wednesday night.

Both teams had good chances to get a goal in the first half, but the closest opportunity fell to the Buccaneers in the 13th minute. The unmarked Kabelo Dlamini struck the ball neatly from the edge of the 18-yard box but the crossbar denied him.

Pirates continued to push for an opening goal after the break. They had a massive chance to open the scoring in the 70th minute when Tshegofatso Nyama was harshly punished for blocking Patrick Maswanganyi in the danger zone.

Tito's effort from the penalty spot came off the upright before kindly falling on Darren Keet's safe hands.

Four minutes later, Bucs paid the price after Prins Tijueza set up Darwin Gonzalez whose shot was deflected by Thabiso Sesane past Sipho Chaine to give City a 1-0 lead.

Despite the spirited fight-back from the Sea Robbers, the hosts held on to claim maximum points. It was a massive win fthe or interim coach Muhsin Ertugral who beat Kaizer Chiefs by the same margin on Sunday.

The recent victory put City sixth on the table with 17 points from 12 games, a match more than Pirates who are second with 27 points, three less than leaders and defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns.

Goalkeeper Darren Keet was in an inspired form for the Citizens on Wednesday night.

He pulled some fantastic saves that kept his team in the game and eventually secured a clean sheet and maximum points.

Patrick Maswanganyi was under pressure to make an impact for his team. However, it was not his day.

He missed a penalty that could have influenced the direction of the game before missing a sitter.

A bad day at the office for the Bafana Bafana international.

The Buccaneers attention, for the next two weeks, will be on the continent whereby they are scheduled to host Khanyisa Mayo's CR Belouzdad and face Al Ahly away in back-to-back Group C's Caf Champions League outing.

The Soweto giants lead the pool with eight points meaning a win against the Algerian outfit will be enough to seal progress with a game to spare.

For the Citizens, Ertugral will have a relatively easier assignment in the Premier Soccer League on Saturday against Marumo Gallants who have been blowing hot and cold.