SuperSport United’s hopes of a Nedbank Cup title were dashed on Saturday, when they were eliminated from the competition by ABC Motsepe League side Dondol Stars.
The 2-1 defeat was met with heavy criticism from SuperSport coach Gavin Hunt, who pulled no punches when delivering his thoughts on his side’s performance.
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Dondol Stars, who play in the Gauteng ABC Motsepe League, have knocked SuperSport United out of the Nedbank Cup after beating them 2-1.
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“When you play this type of games you’ve got to score, take your chances and we didn’t and obviously… You got to give them credit, they rode it a bit, they rode it and yeah there’s nothing more you can say. I mean, we had enough chances. Just got to take them and we didn’t take them and that’s about it,” Hunt said after the game.
Hunt also raised eyebrows when he deployed Thamsanqa Gabuza at centre back, a shock considering that the veteran is known for his abilities as a striker. “We gave people a chance tonight.
We had players under different circumstances so, we’ve got a long season still, so it’s important. We had players out there that should be good enough to win the game so you can give them a chance.
We got Tyson out, but I don’t want to go there. We should be good enough to win the game, we had enough opportunities, and we didn’t take them,” the coach added. This marks the second time in two seasons that SuperSport have been eliminated from the cup competition by a lower division side.
Last season, they were bundled out of the Nedbank Cup by Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila, which proved to be the end of coach Kaitano Tembo’s tenure.
