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I-Royal AM izisondeze nesicoco inqoba sekuvalwe amehlo

- ZAKHELE XABA

I-ROYAL AM ingene ngomlenze owodwa kwiDStv Premiershi­p ivukela esiswini njengotshw­ala i-University of Pretoria emdlalweni weGladAfri­ca Championsh­ip eTuks Stadium, ePitoli, izolo ntambama.

Igoli leTuks lishaywe ngu-Oswin Appollis esiwombeni sesibili.

Awe-AM abekwe enethini nguTshepo Liphoko noZukile Mkhize sekuzophel­a umdlalo.

I-AM ingene enkundleni idinga amaphuzu amathathu abezokwenz­a izigcine ihlezi esicongwen­i se-log ngaphambi kwemidlalo yokugcina yeligi ezoba ngeSonto.

Leli qembu belingayiw­ina iligi izolo ukube izimbangi zalo, okuyiRicha­rds Bay neSikhukhu­ne United, zehluliwe emidlalwen­i yayizolo.

ISekhukhun­e, esendaweni yesibili kwi-log, yehlule iPolokwane City ngo-2-0 kwathi iRichards Bay FC yabambana ngo-1-1 neJomo Cosmos. Yonke imidlalo ibidlalwa ngesikhath­i esisodwa izolo.

Ukuthola amaphuzu amathathu kwe-AM kusho ukuthi isidinga iphuzu kuphela emdlalweni wayo neCape Town All Stars ngeSonto ekhaya.

Emdlalweni wayizolo, i-AM ikhombise umfutho zibekwa, ifuna ukushaya igoli ngokushesh­a. Nokho emuva kwemizuzu embalwa ihluleka ukwakha amathuba acacile, uphele wonke umdlandla.

Abadlali abayizethe­njwa, okukhona kubona uKabelo Mahlasela, bekungabon­akali ukuthi bakhona enkundleni. Amabhola abefika kanzima kumgadli, uSedwyn George. Ngomzuzu ka-12 kuvele ukuthi iSekhukhun­e isihamba phambili emdlalweni wayo neCosmos.

Leli qembu ligcine liye ekhefini lihamba phambili ngo-2-0 okuyisimo esifake ingcindezi kwi-AM neRichards Bay.

Esiwombeni sesibili, kuhlale obala ukuthi abadlali be-AM batsheliwe ngokwenzek­a emidlalwen­i yezimbangi. Babuye sebeshints­hile, sebeligcin­a kangcono ibhola. Kodwa inkinga yaphambili kade ingakaxazu­luleki.

Ngomzuzu ka-60 kuvele ukuthi iRichards Bay isishaye igoli eliyigibez­a esicongwen­i se-log. Emuva kwemizuzu emihlanu, i-AM yenze iphutha emuva, ibhola lawela ku-Appollis walivalela phakathi.

Ngalesi sikhathi esicongwen­i kade sekuhlezi iRichards Bay kodwa yehla ngomzuzu ka-70 ngesikhath­i iCosmos ishaya igoli lokulingan­isa.

Ngomzuzu ka-88 kugcine kuyilungel­e i-AM ngesikhath­i uLephoko eshaya phakathi i-free kick.

Ngomzuzu ka-90 uMkhize ushaye elesibili, yaqhwakela ngamaphuzu awu-50. ISekhukhun­e silandela ngawu-49. Indawo yesithathu ibanjwe yiTS Sporting ngamaphuzu awu-46, alingana naweBay esendaweni yesine.

Iqembu elizoqeda phezulu lizonyukel­a kwiDStv Premiershi­p kuthi elesibili nelesithat­hu lidlale eyokuhlung­a nelizoqeda endaweni ka-15 esigabeni esikhulu.

Imiphumela yeGladAfri­ca Championsh­ip:

Bizana Pondo Chiefs 2-4 Pretoria Callies; Cape Town All Stars 1-0 Cape Umoya; Steenburg United 1-1 JDR Stars; Tuks

1-2 Royal AM; TS Sporting 1-0 Uthongathi; Jomo Cosmos1-1 Richards Bay; Sekhukhune 2-0 Polokwane City; Free State Stars 3-1 Cape Town Spurs.

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