Cautious Celtic elect to leave decision on Langerman controversy in the hands of the officials

  • 📰 TimesLIVE
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 34 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 17%
  • Publisher: 59%

South Africa Headlines News

While Bloemfontein Celtic coach John Maduka admitted it could have been the inexperience of his players that led to them surrendering the Nedbank Cup trophy to Mamelodi Sundowns at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday night‚ it is the controversial circumsta...

Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

That didn’t escape the eye of the Celtic officials who promptly laid a protest after the match in an attempt to deny Sundowns their first domestic treble in the PSL era‚ which came courtesy of Gaston Sirino’s 79th minute strike. In chapter 4 of National Soccer League’s Handbook‚ which deals with Protests and Complaints‚ rule number 51.3 states that:

Commenting on the match itself‚ Maduka agreed that his team hardly matched Sundowns on the field of play and it was probably because of their lack of experience in such big matches that led to their failing to emulate the class of 1985 who are still the only Celtic side to win this cup for Phunya Sele Sele.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 28. in ZA

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Bloem Celtic lodge official complaint over suspended Tebogo Langerman.Bloem_Celtic have reportedly laid an official complaint over Tebogo Langerman, whose yellow card last week meant he was ineligible to appear on the bench for Masandawana in the NedbankCupFinal. | IOLsport
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »

Gaston Sirino scores winner as Sundowns beat Bloem Celtic to complete historic trebleUruguayan hitman Gaston Sirino scored the winning goal as Masanawana beat Bloem_Celtic in the NedbankCupFinal, helping the Brazilians seal a historic domestic treble. | IOLsport
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »

Stellar Sundowns completes rare treble with victory over Celtic in the Nedbank Cup finalMamelodi Sundowns claimed a rare treble following the hard fought 1-0 win over stubborn Bloemfontein Celtic in the Nedbank Cup final at Orlando Stadium on Saturday night.
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »

Stellar Sundowns completes rare treble with victory over Celtic in the Nedbank Cup finalMamelodi Sundowns claimed a rare treble following the hard fought 1-0 win over stubborn Bloemfontein Celtic in the Nedbank Cup final at Orlando Stadium on Saturday night.
Source: SowetanLIVE - 🏆 13. / 63 Read more »

Five reasons Sundowns can beat Celtic for a rare treblePitso Mosimane and his band of merry Mamelodi Sundowns marauders stand on the cusp of Premier Soccer League (PSL) history for the club.
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »

Bloemfontein Celtic have their chance to run Mamelodi Sundowns off their feetA place in the history books of South African football awaits Bloem_Celtic if they achieve the improbable by defeating Masandawana in the NedbankCup final at Orlando Stadium this evening | By Mihlalibaleka IOLsport
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »