Maritzburg United must beat Casric Stars if they are to have any chance of staying in the PSL.
Only victory for do for the Team of Choice at this stage.
Cape Town Spurs made it three from three in the PSL Promotion playoffs on Wednesday afternoon, following their 1-0 victory against Casric Stars at Athlone Stadium.
It leaves them as serious front runners for PSL promotion.
But all is not lost for Fadlu Davids and his Maritzburg United side. The league format of these playoffs means that they can still stay up with two slender wins.
“Because of the magnitude of this game and the next, we just need to get results. Two 1-nil wins keep us in the PSL. Our focus at the moment is about getting results,” Davids said.
“Casric are not going to be easy; they’re a team that’s got nothing to lose; they have a bit of freedom, less pressure to express themselves. We can’t go into the game thinking they’re just going to pitch up, we know it’s going to be a very difficult game,” he said.
The two 1-nil wins Davids is targeting indeed will keep them up as it will mean they have a better goal difference than Spurs. Maritzburg have scored two and conceded one while Spurs have scored three and conceded zero.
“The main thing is for us to win the match. In the first game goal difference was a priority because we knew it could come down to goal difference… The 2-0 against Casric puts us in the driving seat in terms of goal difference. That’s why we have the possibility to win both games 1-0,” Davids said.