By NAKAMPE LEKWADU

Pirates who opened the league season away to the newly promoted Vasco da Gama pulled a 2-1 victory over the Cape side at the packed Cape Town Stadium on Friday night before Ajax Cape Town could emerged 2-0 victors over Bloemfontein Celtic later at the same venue.

In Atteridgeville outside Tshwane at the Lucas Moripe Stadium, Sundowns emerged 2-0 victors over Moroka Swallows on Saturday while Chiefs beat Golden Arrows 2-0 at Rand Stadium on the same day.

Elsewhere BidVest Wits University took the defending champions, SuperSport United when they beat them 3-0 to claim the top position on the log.

The league matches reached the boiling point on Sunday, August 29 with two matches producing a ten goals thriller. At the Pumas Rugby Stadium in eMalahleni, Platinum Stars came from behind twice to beat Mpumalanga Black Aces with AmaZulu winning the KwaZulu-Natal derby when they lashed Maritzburg United 3-2.

Meanwhile Free State Stars were held to a goalless draw by Santos at Botshabelo Stadium in Mangaung on Saturday.

The Absa Premiership’s next matches will be on September 8 and the fixtures are as follows:

Golden Arrows v Vasco da Gama (Chatsworth, 3pm)

Santos v BidVest Wits University (Athlone, 7.30pm)

SuperSport United v Mpumalanga Black Aces (Lucas Moripe, 7.30pm)

Bloemfontein Celtic v AmaZulu (Seisa Ramabodu). Platinum Stars v Mameldi Sundowns (Royal Bafokeng, 7.30pm), Orlando Pirates v Free State Stars (Orlando, 8pm), Moroka Swallows v Ajax Cape Town (Dobsonville, 8pm) and Maritzburg United v Kaizer Chiefs (Harry Gwala, 8pm).