Another
Spectacular derby is imminent in the Telkom Knockout Cup Final which is going
to be played in the Mbombela Stadium on the 07 December 2013. The possible
final between South African giants Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs will be
the best and early Christmas present to the loving soccer supporters in South
Africa. However, the finals between the PSL strongest team SuperSport United
and Platinum Stars will also be another great final.
Personally,
I want this possible derby final to settle the scores between fuming and bitter
Pirates and Chiefs fans who are forever attacking each other with unpalatable,
insensitive, reckless, distasteful and regrettable words using social networks.
Pirates
fans are still angry and bitter that Kingston Nkhatha illegitimate goal in the
1 Kilometre offside position was allowed to stand due to the assistant referee
Enoch Molefe's vision blunder of failing to spot that Nkhatha was miles ahead
of the Pirates defence.
The
TV replays showed that Nkhatha was offside to denied Orlando Pirates 3 maximum
points in the bag. The same Molefe allowed Lehlohonolo Majoro offside goal to
stand too in the Carling Black Label. Pirates fans strongly believe that Molefe
is in the Chiefs payroll.
Chiefs
fans are angry and disappointed that Daniel Bennett gave Pirates dubious and
soft penalty out of nothing in the second leg of the MTN8 to push Pirates into
the MTN8 final, Chiefs fans strongly believe that the "brown
envelope" was inserted underneath the Bennett hotel door to fix or
manipulate the game outcome. Chiefs fans
in the social networks clearly expressed their angers on so called match fixing
at Orlando Stadium during the MTN8 second leg.
The
TV replay showed that it was legitimate penalty but many referees would have
not taken such harsh decision to award a soft penalty in a game of that
magnitude. Many soccer pundits believed Daniel Bennett gave Pirates cheap
victory on the silver platter.
The
rival between Chiefs and Pirates fans will be infinite as they are bragging
rights at stake. This rival makes the Soweto derby one of the best in the
world. Players are doing the talking on the field of play whilst fans will be doing
the talking in the stands.
The
atmosphere of the derby is always vibrant but the atmosphere in the sold out
Mbombela Stadium will be out of this world if Pirates and Chiefs qualify for
the Telkom Cup Final but they need to pass over the stubborn, unpredictable and
on-form United and Stars.
Football
is unpredictable and anything is possible.
