Tinkler tickled pink by City win
The new club’s semifinal victory over Free State Stars sends them into final against SuperSport
Eric Tinkler hailed his Cape Town City players for a "phenomenal performance" as they booked a cup final berth for the first time just five months after the formation of the club. Saturday’s 4-1 victory at the Athlone Stadium over Free State Stars in the Telkom Knockout semifinal could have been even bigger had it not been for wasted chances and the heroics of visiting goalkeeper Thela Ngobeni. But the Cape Town City coach remained delighted with the result and the way City have marched to the top of the domestic game after seven successive wins. "It’s been a fantastic campaign and when we started‚ right at the beginning‚ we said that the league would always be our priority," he said. "But in the cup, I told the players they had a chance to create a legacy and become part of the history of this new club. And they have done that. "It was a phenomenal performance — we created so many chances. We planned for a 3-5-2 approach from Stars and our planning turned out perfectly‚" said Tinkl...
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