ISundowns isisondele kowamanqamu, kodwa… uCardoso ukhipha isexwayiso
IMamelodi Sundowns ithathe igxathu elibalulekile elibheke kowamanqamu kwiCAF Champions League ngemuva kokunqoba okubalulekile ekuhambeni emdlalweni owandulela owamanqamu eTunisia.
Kodwa umqeqeshi uMiguel Cardoso uyagcizelela ukuthi umsebenzi awuphelile njengoba kuseneminye imizuzu engu-90 okumele nayidlale nompetha baseTunisia i-Esperance de Tunis ngempelasonto ezayo.
Igoli elingene esiwombeni sesibili sikaBryan Leon ngomzuzu ka-51 yilo eliweze iMamelodi Sundowns ekuhambeni.
Lezi ziqhwaga zaseTshwane sezisalelwe yimizuzu engu-90 ukuthi zifinyelele kowamanqamu iminyaka emibili kulandelana.
Kodwa-ke, uMiguel Cardoso usesheshe wakhipha isixwayiso ngokuzitshela ukuthi umsebenzi awukapheli neze.
“Umdlalo ube yilokho ebesikulindele. Besifuna ukuwulawula futhi sithole izikhala,” kusho yena ngemuva komdlalo.
ISundowns ithole isigqi ekuqaleni kwesiwombe sokuqala, kodwa umqeqeshi uthi kukhona la bebengenzi khona kahle.
Ukulungiswa kwamaqhinga ngesikhathi sekhefu kube wukhiye, njengoba iqembu libuye libukhali futhi selenza kangcono uma liya phambili.
“Silungise izinto ezimbalwa esiwombeni sesibili, futhi igoli lisinike ukuphakama okubalulekile, kuchaza uMiguel Cardoso.
Izigaba zokugcina zilethe ukushuba kwesimo ngesikhathi uGrant Kekana ekhishwa ngekhadi elibomvu sekusele imizuzu embalwa.
“Kwaba nzima kakhulu ngemva kokulahlekelwa uGrant. Bekumele sivale futhi sivikele ebesinakho,” kwengeza uCardoso.
Umlenze wesibili uzoba seLoftus Stadium, umqeqeshi weMamelodi Sundowns usevele ukuvezile yalokho okulindelekile.
“Isimo sengqondo ekhaya kufanele sibe namandla nakakhulu — ukuzibophezela okwengeziwe, isiyalo esengeziwe, ukulawula okwengeziwe,” kusho yena.
