After witnessing one for THE most boring games in the Chris-tal Ball`s long life last Saturday night, we can only look forward to better performances this Wednesday as all sixteen teams take to the field once again!
The Ball`s Pick Of The Round :
SANTOS vs VASCO DA GAMA
The People`s team is in fifth place as it usually is around this time of the season. They defend and then hit the opposition with a sucker punch right near the end of the game, leaving the other team with no time to recover. Vasco, on the hand, are a hard running team with a couple of proficient strikers. So, dear reader, will Santos defend and wait for their opportunity against a team that can spend 93 minutes attacking? If you answered yes then you have obviously forgotten that those pointless Arrows were beaten by three goals to one by this very same Santos squad. My dear reader have gone about there business very intelligently. Mr Solomons clearly knows which matches will get him three points and which ones will not. Vasco will not show any respect to the People less team, they have not shown any respect to any team since arriving on the scene. This is a match that can actually turn out to be worth the 40 rand Dr Khoza and company expect you all to fork out for some rather sub standard football!
IT`S A DERBY!NOBODY CAN PREDICT A DERBY!NOT EVEN THE CHRIS-TAL BALL!
BLOEMFONTEIN CELTIC vs MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
The Singing Siwelele will give the Stylish Ones a good run for their millions! I can tell you that Botha and that huge choir of theirs will be singing their lungs out for the three points. On the pitch the players just need to make sure the ball in the net at least twice before the rich Downs bench start making substitutions. Sundowns` bench has proved to be very potent in changing the outlook of a game. Just ask the Team Of Choice who managed a whole half without conceding only end up with their goalie picking up the ball from net three times in the second half!
SUNDOWNS WIN.
SUPERSPORT UNITED vs FREE STATE STARS
The Champs will look this match and see nothing but a victory. A few weeks ago they would have seen only a fight to get a draw out of this match. If Steve Khompela has to use his command of the queen`s language to give a victory speech then someone at Supersport might resign or be fired! The team that was in the sick bay has joined the rest of the squad on the field of play so there really should be no excuse for failing to add three points to the small number of points Matsatsantsa have collected so far.
SUPERSPORT WIN.
KAIZER CHIEFS vs AMAZULU
Both these teams lost over the weekend. It was not necessarily because they played badly but it was just that their opponents scored more goals than both of them did. A defeat or draw will not go down well with the peace loving ones. Mr Smash `n Grab is on a mini drought and the Zulus will be hoping the dry spell continues for Knowledge. They did surprise my stylish neighbours last time they visited Gauteng. We would all be silly if we ruled out the possibility of a major upset here! Especially with Chiefs` players competing to see who can collect the most yellow cards.
CHIEFS WIN.
GOLDEN ARROWS vs ORLANDO PIRATES
The addition of an arrow from Zambia may turn out to be the second biggest problem the Buccaneers will have in this match. The biggest problem will be their own mistakes which they seem to bring to every game. By the way, where is Teko??? Ok, do not answer that. There is no way Pirates can perform any worse than they did against The People- less Team!
DRAW.
PLATINUM STARS vs BIDVEST WITS
The Not So Clever Boys dished up the second worst performance of the weekend. I do not see them improving. However they are up against a team that might actually let them think they`ve improved! I must confess I even forget who plays for Platinum Stars sometimes. This match presents the rich team from the North West with a very good chance to collect a valuable three points. Roger De Sar has promised to rid himself of some of the non performing students this month. I do not see any of them changing his mind!
PLATINUM STARS WIN.
MOROKA SWALLOWS vs MPUMALANGA BLACK ACES
I remember when Aces flew over the Dube Birds. That was before AmaZion decided that three coaches per season were better than one. Igusend will use all those borrowed players to put Aces to the sword on Wednesday. Nothing happening in Mpumalanga suggests that they will upset any team again this season, but that coach of theirs might provide some entertainment IF he will allowed to sit on the bench by the Department Of Home Affairs.
SWALLOWS WIN.
MARITZBURG UNITED vs AJAX CAPE TOWN
Do not hesitate to spend your hard earned 40 rand on a ticket to watch this game. Enough said.
AJAX WIN.
