Mammila not content with Chippa's Cup victory over second-tier Polokwane City

Chippa United coach Morgan Mammila was not entirely pleased with his side's performance against Polokwane City despite their 3-1 penalty victory in the Nedbank Cup last 32 at Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Tuesday.

Mammila feels his side took the Citizens lightly despite warning them that they would be dangerous as they had nothing to lose. “I was clear to the players and said Polokwane City are not coming here to play, [but] they are coming here to fight,” Mammila told the media after the match.

“Because a team that comes with excitement, firstly, they got nothing to lose and it is a motivation to play so-called big teams. And one thing for sure is they are a team that are doing well, very fit, speedy and they know how to cool down and go back to speed again.

“They created clear-cut chances because of how they play, they were attacking us on the right-hand side and I had to solve that problem. I dealt with that and that was it.”

City made a perfect start when Francis Baloyi gave them a lead with the match just three minutes old, but Chippa hit back with an equalizer a few minutes later through Thabiso Lebitso and the game needed penalties to decide the winner.