Casric have best chances but held to draw by Orbit in playoffs opener

Orbit College and Casric Stars played to a 0-0 draw in their first match of the Premier Soccer League promotion play-offs at Olympia Park Stadium in Rustenburg on Wednesday.
After weeks of delays due to protests and legal cases, the play-offs finally got under way with the clash between the two Motsepe Foundation Championship teams.
Orbit were hoping for a victory since they were playing at home, but could not capitalise on that advantage and were left disappointed with the draw.
🎙️ ℂ𝕆𝔸ℂℍ'𝕊 ℝ𝔼𝔸ℂ𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ 🎙️
🗣️ "𝚆𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚍"
Casric Stars coach Joseph Mthombeni following their goalless draw against Orbit College in the opening match of the #PSLPromotionPlayoffs! #SABCSportFootball pic.twitter.com/xuoteQiWIt
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Stars came close to breaking the deadlock, but Orbit goalkeeper Sekhoane Moreane denied Thabang Semache's attempt. Moreane made sure Casric did not find the back of the net in the first half, with a few top saves.
Orbit could not create enough decent scoring chances in the opening half and were restricted to a single shot on target in the match.
Both teams had their moments, though it was Stars had better chances but failed to convert them.
🎙️ ℂ𝕆𝔸ℂℍ'𝕊 ℝ𝔼𝔸ℂ𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ 🎙️
🗣️ "𝙰𝚝 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗'𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎 - 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚍"
Orbit College coach Pogiso Makhoye reacting to their goalless draw against Casric Stars! #SABCSportFootball #PSLPromotionPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/fNnudhxJWH
— SABC Sport (@SABC_Sport) June 11, 2025
Stars were compact in their defence, which made it difficult for Orbit to break them down and create decent chances, with the result they never had a shot on target in the second half.
As the match progressed, Orbit looked tired. This could be because they had to wait for more than two weeks before playing after the playoffs were put on hold.
The result may give Cape Town City a chance to take an early lead if they win against Orbit at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

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