Shaun Bartlett has highlighted the importance of sealing a victory away from home in their second match of the new season against Motsepe Foundation Championship newcomers Magesi on Friday (3:00pm) at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium.
Bartlett stated that he was pleased with the Urban Warriors’ performance and work ethic in the 1-all draw against Pretoria Callies, in their opening league game. The Cape-side head into the Magesi encounter as favourites and they are gunning for all the three points.
“We started the season reasonably well with a point away from home against Callies, it’s something to build on,” said Bartlett.
“Hopefully this time around, our players can get over the jitters of the first game of the season and we can really push on. We are hoping to go to Magesi and get the three points, I think it’s important for us to get that first win under the belt to get rid of the nerves a little bit for most of the players.
“Overall, I was quite happy with the performance against Pretoria Callies, we came back well and could have won it in the end but at the end of the day, the work ethic was there,” concluded the Bafana Bafana legend.
Meanwhile, some big names like Black Leopards and Baroka FC who lost on the opening day of the leagues will be aiming to get back to winning ways, whilst newbies like La Masia would like to continue with their positive start.
Saturday, 10 September
Hungry Lions v Pretoria Callies
Hungry Lions take on Callies at Sivos Training Centre Stadium. The Lions will be aiming for back-to-back victories after defeating Black Leopards one nil. On the other hand, the Tshwane outfit are in search of the first win of the season after dropping two points at home against Spurs.
All Stars v Baroka FC
The new Gauteng outfit All Stars FC will be aiming to maintain their perfect start. They defeated Platinum Rovers 1-0 on the opening day. The Limpopo outfit on the other hand are hungry for maximum points are going down 2-1 to Uthongathi.
Polokwane City v Black Leopards
Both Limpopo teams are eager to get first maximum points for the season after dropping points last week. Leopards lost 1-0 to Hungry Lions whilst City were held to a nil all draw by AmaTuks.
JDR Stars v Casric Stars
This will be an entertaining match, JDR will going all out for victory after 2-0 shock defeat by newbies La Masia. Newcomers Casric Stars aim to keep their 100% record intact following comfortable 2-0 win over TTM.
Venda Football Academy v Platinum City
The duo will be in a battle of collecting their first points of the season in Motsepe Foundation Championship following defeats last weekend. They both lost 1-0 to All Stars and Magesi FC respectively.
Sunday, 11 September
TTM v La Masia
Newcomers La Masia started life in the Motsepe Foundation Championship on a good note, defeating JDR Stars 2-0. Heading into gameweek two, they will be aiming to be consistent with the winning ways when they take on former Nedbank Cup winners TTM. TTM will be in search of their first point after losing 2-0 to other newbies Casric Stars.
Uthongathi FC v University of Pretoria
The Uthongathi v AmaTuks clash headline the Motsepe Foundation Championship games for the weekend. KZN side started the league with a 2-1 victory over Baroka FC whilst the Tshwane outfit dropped two points at home after being held to a nil all draw by Polokwane City.
All matches kickoff at 15:00.
