Dylan Bettencourt
Umdlalo weligi wama-Portuguese obuphakathi kwe-Benfica ne-Belenenses lapho bekukhona ukungazwani khona umiswe ngemuva kwamagoli ayisikhombisa eqandeni, ngemuva kokuthi abadlali beqale umdlalo nabadlali abayisishiyagalolunye kuphela ngenxa yokuqubuka kwe-Covid-19 eqenjini.
Abadlali beqembu le-Belenenses bakhiphe isitatimende ngokuhlanganyela ngaphambi kokuqala komdlalo esithi: “Ibhola liba nenhliziyo kuphela uma kuncintiswana. Ibhola linenhliziyo kuphela uma kuyimidlalo. Ibhola linenhliziyo kuphela uma liyisibonelo sempilo yomphakathi. Namuhla, ibhola lilahlekelwe inhliziyo.”
Njengoba abadlali abayi-14 nabasebenzi abathathu behloliwe kwatholakala ukuthi bane-Covid-19 ekuqaleni kwesonto, umdlalo we-Belenenses ne-Benfica ububukeka njengomdlalo obungawungabaza. Kodwa, ngokumangazayo, umdlalo uqhubekile futhi njengoba iqembu likwazile ukumelwa abadlali abayisishiyagalolunye kuphela, i-Benfica isebenze ngokuzimisela, yashaya amagoli ayisikhombisa ngaphambi kwekhefu.
Lo mdlalo ungase udlalwe njengoba imithetho ikhomba ukuthi iqembu lidinga okungenani abadlali abayisikhombisa ukuze kuqhutshekwe nokudlala. I-Belenenses ibuye ngemuva kwekhefu inabadlali abayisikhombisa kuphela. Kodwa umdlalo ube usuphela ngemuva komzuzu owodwa njengoba unozinti wabo obedlala ngaphandle eshaye phansi ngonyawo okuphoqe unompempe ukuthi awumise umdlalo.
UMengameli weqembu le-Belenenses uthe akuphumelelanga ukuthi umdlalo uhlehliswe ngabahleli beligi.
“Besinabadlali abayisishiyagalombili abakwazile ukuphumelela kulo mdlalo futhi ngenxa yalokho basitshela ukuthi uma singayi kulo mdlalo, lokho kungaba into engafanele,” kusho uMengameli weqembu uRui Pedro Soares.
UMengameli weqembu le-Benfica uphendule i-farce ngokuphakamisa ukuthi iqembu lakhe alinayo enye indlela ngaphandle kokudlala.
“Asikuthandanga ukungena enkundleni ngaphansi kwezimo ebesibhekene nazo. Ngiyazisola ngokwenzeke namuhla, bekuyisikhathi sobumnyama ebholeni lase-Portugal kanye nezwe uqobo,” kusho uMengameli weqembu uRui Costa.
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