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AmaZulus Goodman Dlamini in action against Moroka Swallows at King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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A swallow doesn\u2019t make a summer. In AmaZulu\u2019s case, the mid-week defeat of Moroka Swallows doesn\u2019t mean they have turned the corner. <\/p>\n
All the 2-1 win over Swallows did was restore belief in the squad that they can compete. <\/p>\n
It marked their first win of the season, and also their first goals after five barren league and cup assignments. <\/p>\n
Next they must raise the bar for yet another challenge away to |Platinum Stars tomorrow afternoon. <\/p>\n
Platinum are ahead of bottom side AmaZulu only through a better goal difference, so both outfits will be desperate for points. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t become a great team after just one game,\u201d said AmaZulu spokesman Philani Mabaso, \u201cand the result didn\u2019t do anything for our log position. Psychologically, it was a morale booster that gets us on a good footing ahead of the next game, but we\u2019re still rock bottom and need to work hard.\u201d <\/p>\n
According to Mabaso, AmaZulu have beaten Platinum four times in their backyard in recent seasons, and that could give his side an extra boost. <\/p>\n
Coach Roger Palmgren will rejoin the squad tomorrow after attending his mother\u2019s funeral in Sweden, but stand-in head coach Fani Madida is expected to call the shots. <\/p>\n
At the top end of the standings, Maritzburg United get the weekend\u2019s action rolling in tonight\u2019s only clash, at home against Bidvest Wits. <\/p>\n
Maritzburg are unbeaten after five games, while big-spending Wits come to the KwaZulu-Natal capital off a 3-1 loss to Kaizer Chiefs. <\/p>\n
The Team of Choice are enjoying their run, but are unhappy at having drawn their last two games after conceding late goals. <\/p>\n
\u201cGame by game, our combinations are getting better,\u201d said club spokesman Younus Kadodia. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t expect to gel the way we have, so in the next five games we should see better improvement. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur concentration needs to improve, especially after we take the lead. <\/p>\n
\u201cAgainst Free State Stars it was a tough and close game, but in the last game against Black Leopards, we should have had five or six more goals and wrapped it up.\u201d <\/p>\n
Coach Ernst Middendorp has a full squad after Ghanaian winger Frank Gyamfi returned from under-20 international duty. The added attacking depth will be welcomed, because Wits themselves have a solid arsenal. <\/p>\n
The Students have spent big in the off-season, and coach Antonio Habas can call on any of Thembinkosi Fanteni, Calvin Kadi, Ryan Chapman and Erwin Isaacs to lead their attack. <\/p>\n
The other local team, Lamontville Golden Arrows, enjoy home advantage over Leopards in Umlazi tomorrow night. <\/p>\n
Coming off a win and a draw, Arrows are in good form to climb further up the table. <\/p>\n
In their 1-1 draw away to Free State, Stars coach Muhsin Ertugral had Zambian international Joseph Musonda as part of a three-man central defence. <\/p>\n
It was Musonda\u2019s first appearance of the season after he obtained permanent residency. <\/p>\n
With defence having been their weakest area last season, Musonda\u2019s experience will give them a firm platform to build on. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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