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In their bid for promotion to the Premiership in the new season, Cape Town’s Ajax will need a win against Black Leopards in their final playoff game tomorrow at Rand Stadium (3pm).
The victory will take Urban Warriors to nine points at the top of the table, but the same goes for the Leopards. So it’s life and death for both, even though the Leopards still have a game against Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) on Monday at the FNB Stadium.
After their 5-1 beating of TTM on Tuesday at Bidvest Stadium, Ajax moved into the top of the mini-log standings, same as Leopards on six points but with higher goal difference.
If the Leopards win tomorrow, they will retain their Premiership status, but if they lose, the result of the last play-off match between Lidoda Duvha and TTM on Monday will decide the eventual winners of the play-offs.
Ajax coach Calvin Marlin said he doesn’t care how many goals his team will score tomorrow as long as they win the game against the Leopards and put pressure on them.
“Great game on Friday; something we must win, we have to get a positive result, “said Marlin.
“I am not going to say how many goals we will need. I think we need a win and add three points and put pressure on the Leopards to win in their last game. “
Marlin also praised his players after they came off a goal down to win 5-1, which has now put them in a good position, especially if they can beat Leopards by more than two goals.
“We seemed like we were a bit nervous in the first half for some reason. We got to the second half and we played with very little fear. You could see the difference, ”Marlin said.
