The Citizens got off the mark in the PSL with a 2-0 win over Kaizer Chiefs at the Cape Town Stadium.

It was the team’s first win in six outings and they have now shot up to 12th in the standings.

City manager, Eric Tinkler, says the win has brought relief.

“It's about time - I don't think it's been a case for us playing poorly, you know the results just haven't come. But we stuck to what we believed in and continued to believe in the team.

“I thought the first half was absolutely brilliant, we should have come in at half-time. I think 4-0, it should have been a rout.

“But you don't take your chances, they started a lot better than us in the second half, put us under a little bit of pressure but then obviously we got the second goal and that took a lot of weight off everybody's shoulders.”

In Tuesday night's other game, Swallows beat Sekhukhune United 2-1 at the Dobsonville Stadium to move up to 7th on the log.

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