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'We keep making excuses for them'

DISAPPOINTED: Gaborone United head coach, Pontsho Moloi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
DISAPPOINTED: Gaborone United head coach, Pontsho Moloi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Gaborone United (GU) coach, Pontsho 'Piro' Moloi was left utterly disappointed by the performance of his players whom he said, "just didn't come to the pitch". This follows their goalless draw with Masitaoka at the National Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Moya goleele, as GU is also known, had one of their flat performances this season in a game in which they were looking to bounce back to winning ways following their disappointing midweek defeat to cross town rivals, Township Rollers.

With the match played under the scorching heat, GU players were guilty of poor decision making throughout the match. Their strikers Thatayaone Kgamanyane and Molaodi Tlhalefang wasted one-on-one goal-scoring opportunities. Following the match, GU coach Moloi was lost for words as he tried to explain his team's lacklustre performance.

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