Wits coach Hunt fuming after dropped points against Downs
League leaders miss 'absolute sitters' in draw against Sundowns as title race hots up
Premiership leaders Bidvest Wits had no business dropping two valuable points against Mamelodi Sundowns at home in Milpark on Saturday night‚ said frustrated coach Gavin Hunt. Hunt’s irritation is understandable as his charges failed to capitalise on their numerical advantage over a handicapped Sundowns side that played close to 60 minutes with 10 men after defender Wayne Arendse was shown the red card later in the first half. Sundowns‚ who dropped to third place but still have two matches in hand over Wits and second-placed Orlando Pirates‚ opened the scoring in the seventh minute through Phakamani Mahlambi. But the home side levelled matters on the half hour mark through Gift Motupa. Hunt‚ who is gunning for a second league title with Wits in three seasons‚ felt that his team had enough opportunities before the sending off to secure the result that could have taken them four points clear of the Brazilians. “We just didn’t have the final touch and the final pass [to finish off the ...
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