Ngabe i-Orbit College ingawudunga umcimbi wePirates ngeseligi?
SIHLE NGUBO
I-Orlando Pirates isethubeni elihle lokuvala isizini ngegiya eliphezulu, iqukule isicoco seBetway Premiership okokuqala eminyakeni eyevile kweyishumi.
EZimnyama zivele sezihlobe ngeMTN8 neCarling Black Label Knockout Cup kule sizini esongwayo ngoMgqibelo ntambama.
Okudingwa yiPirates ukuthi ishaye i-Orbit College ngoMgqibelo ngo-3 ntambama, eMbombela Stadium.
I-Pirates izenzele umsebenzi waba lukhuni ibanjwa yiDurban City ngo 0-0 emdlalweni odlule.
Uma iPirates iphinda idlala ngokulingana, izobe seyinikele ngesicoco seligi kwiMamelodi Sundowns esiqedile ukudlala imidlalo yeligi.
Leli yithuba elihle leZimnyama lokuthatha izindebe ezintathu ngesizini eyodwa.
EZimnyama zike zazithatha izindebe ezintathu ngesizini ka-2010/2011 neka-2011/2012.
Ngesizini ka-2010/2011 iPirates yanqoba isicoco seligi, iMTN8 neNedbank Cup.
Ngelandelayo (ka-2011/2012) yanqoba isicoco seligi, iMTN8 neTelkom Knockout.
IBucs yagcina laphoke ukunqoba isicoco seligi ebesilokhu sidliwa yiSundowns kumasizini ayisishiyagalombili edlule.
I-Orbit College ngeke izibeke phansi kulo mdlalo ngoba ilwela ukungadliwa yizembe.
Ukunqoba kwayo kungayinika ithuba lokudlala imidlalo yokuhlunga, bese kuncika ekutheni izohamba kanjani eminye imiphumela ngoMgqibelo.
IMarumo Gallants nayo ivika ucelemba ngezandla njengoba inamaphuzu alinganayo ne-Orbit College (angu-24), njengoba kusongwa imidlalo yeBetway Premiership.
IGallants izobhekana neStellenbosch FC emdlalweni okumele iwunqobe nakanjani ukuze ingaweli eweni.
Elinye iqembu elingase lizithole lidlala imidlalo yokuhlunga, yiChippa United enamaphuzu angu-25.
IChilli Boys izobhekana neKaizer Chiefs eMoses Mabhida Stadium, eThekwini, ngoMgqibelo ngo-3 ntambama.
Egcina ukuhlangana la maqembu emdlalo uphele zibambene ngo 0-0.
IChippa isanda kuchitha obengumqeqeshi wayo uVusumuzi “Kanu” Vilakazi, ngenxa yokungahambi kahle kwemiphumela.
Yize amehlo ezobe ethe njo emdlalweni we-Orbit College nePirates kodwa nemidlalo yabavika izembe izobe ibhekiwe.
