ISundowns Ilungiselela iMC Alger ne Siwelele FC
IMamelodi Sundowns khathesi iselitshayela phansi ukulungiselela umdlalo wayo neMC Alger ozakuba ngoLwesihlanu, mhlaka 28 Mfumfu ngo-21:00 kuCAF Champions League.
Ithimba lasePitoli lifuna ukuqhubeka ngomgelo walo omuhle emva kokunqoba iSt-Éloi Lupopo 3-1 kumdlalo wokuqala weqembu labo kuGroup C.
Umqeqetshi uMiguel Cardoso ukhulume ngokuqinisa isizotha seqembu, wathi imidlalo elandelayo yonke ilinganayo njalo edinga ukulungiselela kahle.
“Umdlalo olandelayo yiChampions League. Sizahlaziya indlela okuzigqiliza ngayo iqembu neMC Alger, sizilungiselele, senze konke okungcono sibheke ukuthi lokho kuyanelisa ukuthola amaphuzu amathathu.
Kulula — umsebenzi wethu,” kutsho uCardoso. Uthe ukwenyuka komdlalo ngenxa yokuthi bazadibana loRhulani Mokwena akumele kube yingcindezi, wathi:
“Lokho kuyinto nje engabalulekanga, okusemqoka ngumdlalo uqobo.”
Ngakwelinye icele, umqeqetshi weMC Alger uRhulani Mokwena wamukele ukuthi umdlalo wabo wokuqala akuhambanga kuhle ngemva kokwehlulwa 2-1, esithi:
“Kunzima kakhulu, besikulindele lokho, kwaba nzima ngempela… isigaba sokuqala iqembu belingakabonakali ngendlela engilaziyo.”
Amazwi akhe abeka ekucacileyo ukuthi bazangena kumdlalo beqotho ofuna ukuphendula amaphutha abo.
Ngemva kokubuya eAlgeria, iSundowns izakuvala unyaka ngomdlalo weBetway Premiership leSiwelele FC mhlaka 3 Zibandlela.
UCardoso uthe kuyadingeka ukubeka amehlo emdlalweni ngamunye ngokwahlukeneyo ukuze kufinyelelwe impumela enqotshayo.
“Asingeni sokuzethembisa okukhulu, kodwa sizasebenza ku-90 minutes esiphambi kwethu njalo sizimisele ukuphuma lapha lamaphuzu.”
Ithimba lilindele imidlalo emibili enzima, kodwa isifiso sinye — ukuqhubeka lisakha inqgondo yokunqoba ekhaya lasemazweni.
