{"id":85691,"date":"2025-10-28T06:09:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T04:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=85691"},"modified":"2025-10-28T06:09:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T04:09:46","slug":"a-derby-win-for-sundowns-and-a-title-fight-for-highlands-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=85691","title":{"rendered":"A derby win for Sundowns and a title fight for Highlands Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Over the weekend, Mamelodi Sundowns<\/strong> delivered an outstanding performance in a Tshwane derby, while a win for Highlands Park<\/strong> underlined their determination to win the Gauteng Development League (GDL)<\/strong> title for a third consecutive time.<\/p>\n

Mamelodi Sundowns’ title aspirations were tested when they faced SuperSport United<\/strong> in a Tshwane derby. With the GDL nearing its conclusion, nothing but a win would do, and the Brazilians<\/strong> <\/em>rose to the challenge, claiming a 3-0 victory.<\/p>\n

While Sundowns celebrated their win, their title-chasing rival, Highlands Park, won on their home ground, Balfour Park<\/strong>, to stay top of the table.<\/p>\n

They took on the School of Excellence<\/strong> and won 2-0. It was a big result, not only for the vital three points the Lions of the North<\/strong> <\/em>added to their tally, but also because the School of Excellence had enjoyed an outstanding showing the previous weekend, netting ten goals without conceding any in two wins<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kaizer Chiefs<\/strong> and Seven’s Academy<\/strong> both recorded 4-0 victories, with Chiefs overpowering Joburg City<\/strong>, while Seven’s Academy accounted for bottom of the table Elspark.<\/p>\n

Panorama<\/strong>, whose form has slumped since they won the Engen Knockout Gauteng<\/strong><\/a> in July, was again on the wrong end of a result, going 2-3 down to the University of Pretoria (Tuks)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Randburg<\/strong> scored a 1-0 victory against Jomo Cosmos<\/strong>, while TS Galaxy<\/strong> recorded a 3-1 win over East Rand Athletic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Kathorus Hyper Academy<\/strong>, who had performed exceptionally well in the early part of the second round of the season’s fixtures before falling off the pace, scored a consequential victory on Saturday. Their hard-fought 2-1 win over Remember Elite Sport Academy (RESA) <\/strong>pretty much ended the Vereeniging club’s faint hopes of a second or even first-place finish.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Panorama, after their loss the previous day, picked up a point by securing a 1-1 draw with East Rand Athletic.<\/p>\n

RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, 25 October<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kaizer Chiefs 4-0 Joburg City
\nTuks 3-2 Panorama
\nTS Galaxy 3-1 East Rand Athletic
\nHighlands Park 2-0 School of Excellence
\nRandburg 1-0 Jomo Cosmos
\nMamelodi Sundowns 3-0 SuperSport United
\nKathorus Hyper Academy 2-1 RESA
\nSeven’s Academy 4-0 Elspark United<\/p>\n

Sunday, 26 October\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Panorama 1-1 East Rand Athletic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over the weekend, Mamelodi Sundowns delivered an outstanding performance in a Tshwane derby, while a win for Highlands Park underlined their determination to win the Gauteng Development League (GDL) title for a third consecutive time. Mamelodi Sundowns’ title aspirations were tested when they faced SuperSport United in a Tshwane derby. With the GDL nearing its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":29584,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}