Benni McCarthy: We’ve piled the pressure back on Mamelodi Sundowns

Benni McCarthy was delighted after AmaZulu recorded a 2-1 DStv Premiership win over TS Galaxy on Saturday.

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Lehlohonolo Majoro (33rd and 42nd minutes) netted a first-half brace before a very late consolation goal from Lindokuhle Mbatha from the penalty spot on 95 minutes cut the deficit.

The result saw Usuthu reclaim second spot on the league standings ahead of Golden Arrows who play Chippa United away on Sunday.

Speaking after the match, Benni McCarthy admitted dropping points in the 0-0 draw with Mamelodi Sundowns in midweek was still on his mind as they returned to winning ways.

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He said on IOL: “We are delighted very happy with the performance, the attitude of the players, and the way we handled ourselves. We have now put the put the pressure back on everyone else, Sundowns and Golden Arrows, who had overtaken us.

“We were slightly disappointed in our last home game against Sundowns where we didn’t get the three points, so this was was the game where we needed to lift ourselves up. The game came three days after the Sundowns game, so this is the perfect way to bounce back.”

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Up next for AmaZulu is a trip to face Cape Town City on Wednesday, 28 April (17:00) ahead of travelling to play Golden Arrows next Saturday, 1 May (15:00).

Benni McCarthy continued: “We have two very difficult away games coming up, so if we collect three home points it will count in our favour. I’m very happy with the overall performance of every single player, the starting XI and the substitutes who came off the bench and made a difference.”

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