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Isiwengu sigadle kumqeqeshi wepirates

- PHILANI NCALANE

UDUNGWE yizinxushu­nxushu umdlalo wemamelodi Sundowns ne-orlando Pirates we-absa Premiershi­p ophele ngo-0-0 izolo ngomgqibel­o ntambama eloftus Versfeld Stadium, etshwane.

Lo mdlalo uxoveke ungakaqali njengoba onogada besundowns bevimbe ibhasi ebelithwel­e ipirates. Lokhu kuholele ekutheni kugcine sekubanjwa­na ngezandla, okwenze abadlali bangena ensimini sebephuke imimoya.

Lo mdlalo ubukhunget­hwe yizigameko zokudlalis­ana kabi, kanti uxola Mlambo wepirates nguyena abebemjuqa kakhulu abadlali bedowns njengoba eqalwe nguHlompho Kekana waphinde wahlaselwa ngugaston Sirino.

Ukushuba kwalo mdlalo kuholele ekutheni kube khona umlandeli wedowns ogulukudel­a enkundleni. Lo mlandeli uqonde ngqo kurhulani Mokwena ongumsizi womqeqeshi kwibucs, wamhlohlol­oza. Lokhu kucike kakhulu ibhentshi lebucs elivele lamthela isibhaxu lo mlandeli. Ugcine esezwelwa yibhentshi ledowns elihlasele elebucs. Upitso Mosimane ocija idowns nguyena obephambil­i evikela lo mlandeli.

Nokho-ke ngemuva komdlalo usigxekile isenzo salo mlandeli.

“Akukuhle lokhu okwenziwe ngumlandel­i kurhulani. Nokho-ke isimo sedowns norhulani asisihle ngenxa yendlela ahambe ngayo. Abanye abantu akulula ukwamukela isimo sakhe njengoba kwenzeka kwabanye bethu. Izixakaxak­a ziyalindel­eka emidlalwen­i emikhulu ngalolu hlobo.

"Nangesikha­thi sihlula yona ipirates ngo-6-0 abantu bahluthuke­lwa yizinhlizi­yo banqamula izintambo zikamabona­kude,” kusho umosimane.

Ephawula ngomdlalo umosimane uthe: “Sikwenze konke ebesikuhle­lile. Sidlale kahle, kodwa sangawakha­nda amathuba acacile okuvalela amagoli. Inhloso yethu bekuwukuva­la umlambo noben Motshwari esiswini. Sikwenzile lokhu, kodwa salinyazwa wukulimala kuka-andile Jali. Nokho-ke sizamile ukubamba isisu yize bese engasekho. Ukulinyale­lwa ngabadlali ngalolu hlobo akukuhle njengoba novilla (usibusiso Vilakazi) esalimele. Besibheken­e nekilabhu enzima kakhulu.

"Ngimethule­la isigqoko umilutin Sredojevic ocija ibucs ngomsebenz­i omuhle awenzayo. Ipirates isingcono kakhulu manje, kodwake besingeke siyivumele izobhiyoza enkundleni yethu njengoba ihlale yenza. Sisuka kude kakhulu nomicho. Besinobudl­elwane obuhle naye kusukela ngisacija isuperspor­t United.

"Ubalwa nabaqeqesh­i abayisihla­nu abahamba phambili e-afrika. Udennis Onyango ongunozint­i wethu ngimnikezw­e nguyena umicho,” kusho umosimane.

Umicho uthe uphoxekile ngokuhlase­lwa kukamokwen­a.

“Umokwena uyisebenze­le kanzima isundowns, kodwa usezohlase­lwa ngalolu hlobo. Nokho-ke umdlalo ubusezinge­ni eliphezulu. Umosimane ubesidlala ngomqondo. Ngicabanga ukuthi lo mphumela uwafanele womabili lama kilabhu. Womabili amakilabhu adlale kahle, yikhona nje wukuthi kayikho evakashele inethi,” kusho umicho.

Uthembinko­si Lorch obeyiphela endlebeni ezitobheni zedowns, uqokwe njengomdla­li ovelele kulo mdlalo. Lo mdlali ubalise kakhulu ngamaqhing­a okubaxova imimoya asetshenzi­swe yidowns kulo mdlalo, ikakhuluka­zi ukubavimbe­la ukungena enkundleni. Ipremier Soccer League (PSL) kulindelek­e ukuba icwaninge umbiko kanondweba ngakho konke okwenzeke kulo mdlalo bese ithatha isinqumo. Idowns ingase ihlawulisw­e kanzima ngesenzo sayo kwazise yiyona ebidlalela ekhaya. Komunye umdlalo we- pre

miership, ilamontvil­le Golden Arrows ihlulelwe ekhaya yibaroka kuba ngu-2-1 izolo ntambama eprincess Magogo Stadium, Kwamashu.

Amagoli okunqobe ngawo ibaroka avalelwe ngujemondr­e Dickens novusi Sibiya kwathi eleArrows okuyiyona elivalele kuqala lishaywa ngulerato Lamola.

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 ?? ISITHOMBE NGABE: BACKPAGEPI­X ?? ABADLALI bemamelodi Sundowns utebogo Langerman nolebohang Maboe bebanga ibhola nojustin Shonga wepirates koweligi ophele ngo-0-0 izolo ngomgqibel­o eloftus Versfeld Stadium, etshwane.
ISITHOMBE NGABE: BACKPAGEPI­X ABADLALI bemamelodi Sundowns utebogo Langerman nolebohang Maboe bebanga ibhola nojustin Shonga wepirates koweligi ophele ngo-0-0 izolo ngomgqibel­o eloftus Versfeld Stadium, etshwane.

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