Ucijimpi uphaka impi ngaphambi kowe-downs
UYAWETHEMBA amabutho akhe umqeqeshi wamazulu FC, upablo Franco “Cijimpi” Martin, ukuthi azokwazi ukumelana nompetha bedstv Premiership, imamelodi Sundowns abazobhekana nabo namuhla kowedstv Premiership. Kulokhu usuthu luzobe luyizivakashi eloftus Versfeld ngo-7.30 ebusuku. Ezikacijimpi zibuye kabi emidlalweni yeligi zishaywa yicape Town Spurs ngo 3-1 kodwa zivukile zanqoba iroyal AM ngo 1-0 kowenedbank Cup Last 32 ngempelasonto edlule. Amabrazilian adlale ngokulingana ngo 1-1 ne-orlando Pirates emdlalweni wakamuva weligi. Abe eselandelisa ngokuxebula INB La Masia ngo 6-1 kowenedbank Cup ngaphambi kokushaya IFC Nouadhibou ngo 2-0 kowecaf Champions League ngempelasonto edlule. Ngesikhathi begcina ukuhlangana eking Zwelithini Stadium ngodisemba akenye, isundowns yanqoba ngo 0 ngephenathi eyashaywa ngulucas Ribeiro, okuwumdlalo ufranco Martin abona sengathi kwakufanele bathole okuthile kuwona. “Angikhathazekile nakancane. Ngiyazi kuzoba wumdlalo onzima kakhulu. Wonke umuntu ulindele ukuthi sihlulwe. Kodwa-ke wonke umu tu wayelindele ukuthi sizohlulwa ngesikhathi sidlala nabo lapha okokugcina,” kusho lo mqeqeshi. “Bafika lapha neqembu eliqinile basishaya ngoba kuqoshwe phansi ukuthi bayasishaya. Sashaya igoli elihle elalisemthethweni (elaphikwa). Bathola iphenathi kodwa ngokwami uma uthi ugumede (Mbongeni) wayebambe umgadli kwakumele ubone nokuthi umgadli uyena owabamba kuqala. “Ngaphandle kwezinto esasingakwazi ukuzilawula, sasingayihlula isundowns. Sasizoba yiqembu lokuqala ukuyihlula kule sizini kwiligi yase aya njengoba ingakashaywa a anje.” Isundowns iqhwakele kwi-log ngamaphuzu angu-39 weni engu-15, Usuthu lusendawen ka-10 ngamaphuzu ngu-22 emidlal ni engu17. Ucijimpi ukholelwa ekutheni banabadlali abazokwazi ukuqh elana neqembu likarhulani Mokwen eselinqobe midlalo engu-12 yeligi ladlala ngoku ingana kwemith hu kule sizini. “Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi abadlali bazogqugquzeleka kakhulu futhi sizoba walisa . Sizokwenza konke okusemandlen ethu. Siyalazi izinga lethu nokuthi sizobe sidlala ekuhambeni, yingakho kuzoba nzima kakhulu,” kusho yena. “Siyazi ukuthi izinto esingeke sikwazi ukuzilawula zingasilimaza kodwa ngaphandle kwalokho sihamba nethemba, nomqondo wokudlala ibhola elisezingeni eliphezulu futhi sithole
okuthile.” Amazulu agcina ukuhlula isundowns ngo-2021, lapho ayishaya khona ngo 1-0 emdlalweni weligi ethekwini. Agcina ukuyishayela epitoli ngesikhathi enqoba umdlalo weligi ngo 2-0 ngo-2019. Eminye imidlalo yedstv Premiership kuleli sonto: Kusasa - Ngo-7.30pm: Cape Town City v Supersport United (DHL Cape Town Stadium); Golden Arrows Sekhukhune United (Mpumalanga Stadium).