Ngumdlalo esifuna ukuwulibala msinya, utshilo uSeema

Umqeqeshi weSekhukhune United, uLehlohonolo Seema, ushiyeke engonwabanga emva kokubethwa kweqela lakhe elenze iimpazamo ezimbi kakhulu ekuqaleni komdlalo ogqithileyo. OkaSeema ukuvakalise oku emva kokuba iSekhukhune United iguqiswe phantsi yiMamelodi Sundowns ngamagowuli amabini kwelinye emdlalweni weDStv Premiership obubanjelwe eLoftus Stadium ngoLwesibini wale veki. Amagowuli weSundowns afakwe nguTashreeq Matthews emuzwini wokuqala noThapelo Morena emva kwemizuzu embalwa kwisiqingatha sokuqala.

Ikwazile ukufumana igowuli elifakwe nguChibuike Ohize kwisigaba sesibini somdlalo – kodwa ayakwazi ukufumana elokulinganisa. USeema ukholelwa kwelokuba iqela lakhe liphise ngawo amagowuli ephumelele ngawo iSundowns emdlalweni ogqithileyo eLoftus Stadium. “Akukho mfuneko yokuba sijonge umdlalo wonke, siphulukene nomdlalo emizuzwini esixhenxe yokuqala emdlalweni. Senze iimpazamo ezimbi kakhulu futhi ndiqinisekile nayo iSundowns yothusiwe lithamsanqa elifumeneyo,” utshilo umqeqeshi emva komdlalo.

Nakubeni idlale kakubi kwisigaba sokuqala emdlalweni – kodwa isidlale ngcono kakhulu isigaba sesibini somdlalo. Umqeqeshi uthi iSekhukhune ivuke mva iSundowns sele iwuthathele kuyo ngokupheleleyo umdlalo. “Ukuba uqala umdlalo kakubi, iSundowns iya kohlwaya. Xa ungakwazanga ukwenza kakuhle ekuqaleni, unyuka umnqantsa kwiqela elifana neSundowns. Alihlelanga phezulu kwiDStv Premiership ngempazamo. Kodwa nangona kunjalo, abadlali bethu bazamile ukulwa. Omnye umntu ebenokucinga ukuba yonke into isongiwe kula mizuzu esixhenxe yokuqala,” utshilo uSeema.

Ukubethwa kwayo iSekhukhune United ziindaba ezimbi kuyo ngoba ayikwazanga ukuvala umsantsa phakathi kwayo anamaqela angasentla kuyo kwindawo yesibini. Yona isahleli kwindawo yesine, entla kwayo kukho i’Orlando Pirates neStellenbosch kwindawo yesibini. Kuba sekucacile ukuba iSundowns iza kuhlala kwindawo yokuqala, amaqela amathathu alwela indawo yesibini ukuze akwazi ukudlala imidlalo yeCAF Confederation Cup kwisizini ezayo. UJose Ribeiro wePirates ugxeleshe la ndawo, kanti noSteve Barker uyakwa kwelakhe icala.