Pirates banikela isibiko sezikali ngaphambi kweMagesi clash

I-Orlando Pirates inikele isibiko sezikali ngaphambi komdlalo weCarling Knockout ozakudlala namhlanje ntambama ibhekene leMagesi FC.

Lo mdlalo omkhulu wesigaba sama-quarterfinal uzakuba se-Orlando Stadium ngelanga lesibili kusihlwa ngo-7.

“Akulanto entsha ngezikali ngemva komdlalo owawulukhuni ngoMgqibelo,” kutjho isitatimende samaPirates.

“Abadlali abafana noSelaelo Rasebotja loThabiso Sesane basesephakathi kokufumana impilo ephelele ngemva kokulimala kwabo.”

Ngaphandle kwaboRasebotja loSesane, amaPirates aseswele noRelebohile Mofokeng, uTapelo Xoki kanye noDeano van Rooyen ngenxa yezikali.

AmaBuccaneers anqobile iSiwelele FC emzuliswaneni wokuqala ukuze afinyelele kuma-quarterfinal eCarling Knockout.

Ngakwelinye ihlangothi, iDikwena tsa Meetse iqhubekile nokuvikela isicoco sayo ngemva kokunqoba ngo-3-2 ngesikhathi idlala ne-AmaZulu emzuliswaneni wokuqala.

Liqembu elathusa amaPirates nyakenye ngokuwakhipha emncintiswaneni ofanako emzuliswaneni wokuqala.

Ngakho-ke, lo mdlalo ungathathwa njengomdlalo wokuphindisela, ozokuba nomlilo omkhulu.

Kanti-ke ngemva kokukhitjhwa kwabo kumaChampions League, lo mcintiswano ungaba yithuba lamaPirates lokuthulisa iintliziyo zabalandeli bawo.

AmaPirates azongenela lo mdlalo azimisele ukubuyisa isithunzi sawo nokutjengisa ukuthi asakghona ukulwela iinthelo.

Abalandeli balindele ukubona iqembu labo lidlala ngokuzimisela, liphakamisa ithemba ngemva kwezinsuku ezinzima ezedlulile.