On Wed May 4th, Royal AM and Maritzburg United will play a match in Pietermaritzburg in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 13th placed Maritzburg United, recorded a 1-1 draw against TS Galaxy. Augustine Chidi Kwem scored the first goal for TS Galaxy in the 63rd minute on a penalty kick, then Friday Samy tied it up for Maritzburg United in the 83rd minute on a feed from Nicholus Lukhubeni earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 2nd placed Royal AM, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against AmaZulu. Royal AM had 5 on net, and AmaZulu had 2, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Royal AM should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Maritzburg United and Royal AM last played eachother at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium on Sun Oct 3rd. Royal AM was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Sepana Letsoalo struck first for Royal AM in the 71st minute, then in the 85th minute, Leletu Skelem sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Zukile Kewuti.
Sepana Letsoalo has been the most prolific scorer on Royal AM in the last 5 matches with three goals. Maritzburg United’s top weapon lately has been Samy, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.