Durban City vs Richards Bay

Play-offs 1/2 22 Mar 2026, 16:00
Durban City
Durban City
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Richards Bay
Richards Bay
🏟 Chatsworth Stadium 👤 M. Lekwape Round 22

Match report

Durban City edged past Richards Bay 1-0 in the Play-offs 1/2 on 22 March 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Richards Bay dominated possession with 79% of the ball, while Durban City had 13 shots to Richards Bay's 12.

The match was played at Chatsworth Stadium, with M. Lekwape in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 21% - 79% Shots 13 - 12 On target 7 - 4 Corners 9 - 9 Fouls 6 - 16 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
Samkelo Maseko
Durban City · 1 goal
8 Siphamandla Ncanana captained the side
8 Brooklyn Poggenpoel captained the side
8 Moses Mthembu captained the side
7 Darren Keet 4 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–6 6–6
Shots On Goal 5–3 2–1
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 5–6 4–3
Attacks 45–67 48–57
Match statistics
9 Corners 9
4 Substitution 5
93 Attacks 124
63 Dangerous Attacks 88
5 On Target 5
6 Off Target 6
21% Ball Possession 79%
13 Shots Total 12
7 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 5
1 Shots Blocked 3
12 Shots Inside Box 7
1 Shots Outside Box 5
6 Fouls 16
11 Corners 9
3 Offsides 1
49% Ball Possession 51%
2 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 6
357 Passes Total 375
276 Passes Accurate 281
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Durban City · 4-4-2
1 D. Keet
4 F. Gcaba 5 S. Ncanana 30 M. Mkhize 23 T. Mashego
10 S. Maseko 17 K. Jurgens 18 B. Poggenpoel 11 S. Magawana
35 L. Sifumba 15 B. Mokwena
Richards Bay · 4-1-4-1
1 I. Otieno
5 T. Sikhakhane 25 S. Mcineka 37 S. Zulu 47 S. Khumalo
6 T. Mthethwa
30 S. Barns 20 M. Mthembu 19 S. Nzama 17 T. Gumede
14 L. Mahala
Durban City
Coach
Sinethemba Badela
Substitutes
  • 26 Thabo Nodada
  • 2 Emmanuel Jalai
  • 20 Jean Lwamba
  • 3 Bongani-Junior Mthembu
  • 33 Frederick Asare
  • 22 Liam De Kock
  • 28 Siphelele Mthembu
  • 37 Ronaldo Maarman
  • 27 Taahir Goedeman
  • 19 Letsie Koapeng
Richards Bay
Coach
Papi Zothwane
Substitutes
  • 36 Lindokuhle Zikhali
  • 33 Wandile Ngema
  • 67 Khayalethu Ndlangamandla
  • 22 Lwandile Sandile Mabuya
  • 77 Luyanda Khumalo
  • 32 Siphesihle Mtshali
  • 55 Mnqobi Mzobe
  • 45 Baggio Tuli-Ngenovali Nashixwa
  • 35 Thabisa Ndelu
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ T. Nodada ↓ L. Sifumba Durban City
  • 65' ↑ L. Zikhali ↓ S. Nzama Richards Bay
  • 71' ↑ E. Jalai ↓ F. Gcaba Durban City
  • 71' ↑ J. Lwamba ↓ B. Mokwena Durban City
  • 75' ↑ W. Ngema ↓ S. Barns Richards Bay
  • 75' ↑ K. Ndlangamandla ↓ L. Mahala Richards Bay
  • 85' ↑ L. Mabuya ↓ T. Sikhakhane Richards Bay
  • 85' ↑ L. Khumalo ↓ T. Mthethwa Richards Bay
  • 90+1' ↑ B. Mthembu ↓ S. Maseko Durban City
Cards
  • 17' Z. Sbangani Richards Bay
  • 62' S. Barns Richards Bay
  • 77' K. Jurgens Durban City
  • 87' T. Mashego Durban City
Head-to-head
Durban City 1 1 draws 1 Richards Bay
2026-03-22 Durban City vs Richards Bay 1 - 0
2025-11-23 Richards Bay vs Durban City 0 - 0
2025-10-25 Richards Bay vs Durban City 3 - 1
Recent form
Durban City D D D L W
Richards Bay D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Durban City vs Richards Bay?
Durban City won 1-0 against Richards Bay on 22 March 2026.
Who won Durban City vs Richards Bay?
Durban City won the match 1-0.
Where was Durban City vs Richards Bay played?
The match was played at Chatsworth Stadium.
Who had more possession in Durban City vs Richards Bay?
Richards Bay had 79% of possession, compared to 21% for the other side.