Amajimbos coach Vela Khumalo has revealed how his side got a motivation to bounce back from trailing 1-0 and eventually won 3-1 over Lesotho.
The South African U17 Men’s National Team, Amajimbos, defeated neighbouring Lesotho 3-1 in their second friendly match held on Sunday morning at the UJ Soweto Campus. Lesotho were looking for revenge after a 4-0 loss in the first friendly.
These matches are part of the team's preparations for the COSAFA U17 Championships later this year.
Khumalo’s troops went to half trailing 1-0. However, they were quick to turn the tables in the second half as they came back and rattled in three goals to grab the victory.
Neo Bohlako scored the first goal in the 45th minute while Lebogang Dlamini doubled the lead for the South Africans in the 56th minute after a beautiful set up from Emile Witbooi.
The Cape Town City youngster, Witbooi also got on the scoresheet, scoring the third one for Amajimbos in the 61st minute.
Khumalo feels conceding an early goal in the first half was a wake-up call they needed as the tails were high after beating Lesotho 4-0 in the first match.
AMAJIMBOS COACH – WHY CONCEDING EARLY WAS HELPFUL?
“I believe it was good that we conceded early in the game because this gave the players a wake-up call after winning 4-0 in the first match on Friday,” said Khumalo.
“At halftime we spoke to them about the many chances they missed in the first half and believe that they took this to heart.
“We managed to get all the players some game time, and we are taking many positives from this week-long camp, and the two international friendlies we played.
“We believe we are on track with our preparations for the upcoming COSAFA U17 Championships and believe that we have the core of the team after almost a year of building this squad.”
