The likes of Rayners and Devin Titus found space toward the edge of the Spurs area but were met with aggressive defending by the Urban Warriors. Stellenbosch looked menacing during the opening exchanges of the second 45 and troubled the Spurs defence on a couple of occasions. However, with the end product missing, it was the Winelands side who headed into the break with a goal to the good. Spurs ended the half on a positive note and applied themselves well in putting pressure on the Stellenbosch defence. In what was a largely even affair throughout the first-half, both Spurs and Stellenbosch fought hammer and nail for the ball in the middle of the park. Following a lobbed effort into the Stellenbosch area, the Urban Warriors striker found himself through on goal, however Oscarine Masuluke did well to anticipate the danger before neutralizing the Spurs attack. The Stellies attacker latched onto a wayward back pass from midfield before finding himself through on goal before expertly slotting the ball into the back of the net.ĭespite conceding, Spurs did not hold back with Ashely Cupido producing the best chance of the half for his side. However, it was Stellenbosch who broke the deadlock in the 8th minute, as Iqraam Rayners got his name on the scoresheet.

Both Spurs players had attempts at goal with under five minutes on the clock, however, Stellenbosch sat tight in warding off their attacking advancements. The Urban Warriors started as the brighter side at the DHL Stadium, with Luvuyo Phewa and Rushwin Dortley putting the Stellenbosch FC defence on the backfoot. Jayden Adams and Darrel Matsheke piled on Spurs woes in the second half as Stellies marched toward victory.

Iqraam Rayners opened the scoring in the 8th minute of the match, after capitalizing on a mistake made by Luke Baartman in the middle of the park.

Stellenbosch FC moved up to 4th position on the DStv Premiership table this week, after a convincing 3-0 win over Cape Town Spurs at the DHL Stadium on Tuesday night.

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