Tembo buoyed by win over Pirates

Sekhukhune United head coach Kaitano Tembo says their victory over 10-man Orlando Pirates in Polokwane last night is a sign of good things to come.

In what was only Sekhukhune™s second win in nine matches this season, the three points come as a huge relief for Tembo and his charges.

Goals from substitute Elias Mokwena and Vusumzi Mncube gave the hosts a much-needed boost and meant a lot to Tembo.

"I'd like to thank and [dedicate] this game to the chairman, Mr Simon Malatji, the CEO, Mr Jonas Malatji, the football managers as well as the technical team and players, because I think the support, patience and belief they've shown me kept me going," said Tembo.

"They could see what I was trying to do and they supported that, so I think it was just a matter of time for us to start getting good results. But this is only the beginning, to be honest.

"I thought we wanted it more, the players really worked very hard for it, we created chances the same way we have been creating [in previous games] and I think this time around we were a little bit more lethal.

"When they went one man down in the second half, we were also patient and we kept on doing the right things, we didn't really panic and we didn't start forcing things. We knew they would open up and that's what happened."

By Velile Mnyandu

Finished ICC Womens World Cup Twenty20